Translator: Silver Editor: Namorax
Arc In the Sky
The sky was perfectly clear.
An eighty foot-long, huge dragon was lying on the ground in front of , only its head was raised so that its reptilian could look directly on .
Are you sure about this?
I stared up at the intimidating dragon at Dragon King Ferufivisurotte when I made that inquiry.
Ferufivisurotte regarded
with her violet eyes as she answered my question, making a lets go gesture with her chin.
Didnt you say it yourself? To use your transfer magic you need to visit the intended destinations at least once. If you fly on my back we can reach them in no ti.
She urged
to climb on her back as she spoke.
Yesterday, it was decided that the best way to face the undead horde would be to divide our forces and face them on two fronts. When I explained the familiarity requirent of the spell, she insisted that the fastest way to reach those locations was by flight.
Certainly Flying straight to our destination would be quicker than traversing the topography with my secondary transfer magic.
Ti was of the essence, now that Hirukus undead army had been unleashed, and it was without saying that her proposal was the most efficient option.
However. I was sowhat reluctant to do as she said and climb on her back.
I had no issue with riding my dragon mount Shiden, but even in her massive draconic form that was still able to speak I couldnt see it as anything but straddling a woman.
Ariane-dono, Chio-dono would you care to tag along?
I tried to remove the option of riding alone as I called out to Ariane and Chio behind , in an attempt to erect a barrier by having other won accompany .
I-Ill have to decline. Such a dreadful task
Flying through the air just imagining it is frightening.
Ariane vigorously shook her head and refused to join the ride, while Chios ears were flat against her head and her tail was hanging low to the ground as she hid behind Ariane.
Sohow, the two of them were not very keen about the idea of flying on a dragon kings back.
You shouldnt force a woman to take part in sothing she didnt want to As I gathered my resolve, Ponta cried out from her usual spot.
Kyun! Kyun!
Oh, you what to co along Ponta
After hearing Pontas cry, Ferufivisurotte urged
to get on her back even more forcefully than before.
Arc-han, stop being stupid and climb on my back. Besides, you already have the fluffy fox on your head. If too many people co, Ill have to fly slower to avoid having any of them fall off.
She used the crystalline sword on her long tail to push
towards her back after saying so.
What she was saying was true or rather, her point was absolutely correct.
In order to use transfer magic, I had to be able to visualize the location and taking
alone would be sufficient to morize it.
It wasnt necessary to bring multiple people.
The only issue was my reluctance to climb upon her back I thought it over again as I stared at the black scales that covered her back.
There was no proper way to go about this.
I used a saddle whenever I rode Shiden, but there was no such padding or anything similar on her back.
Naturally, there wasnt a saddle large enough to fit a dragon king because no one would ever think of doing sothing as foolish as riding one. Not even a reckless person would do sothing so obviously detrintal to their health.
If I had to ride on her back as we flew in the sky then the answer was simple.
Just as Ponta always clung to my helt, I had to hold onto her and try not to be thrown off.
For the ti being, I wrapped my knapsack, which contained my drawing implents for sketching the location of the transfer point, around my shoulders.
I may have looked like an old-tiy burglar, but it was the only way I could hold on to her with both hands.
After receiving further prompting from her, I placed Ponta on her large back.
The glossy black scales had a mysterious feel to them. Despite the hard texture, they had an elastic feel to it, I was so fascinated by the scales that I received a scolding from Ferufivisurotte.
Arc-han, dont stroke a womans back without permission!
Oh, sorry. It was unintentional, the feeling of your scales was
I imdiately stopped my hand and apologized to her.
Ariane, who was now watching from a distance, was directing unspoken pressure at my back, preventing
from carelessly turning around.
Although Id hesitated to ride on the back of a woman, I imdiately began rubbing said womans back as soon as I climbed aboard while I was reflecting on my actions, Ferufivisurotte slowly rose to her feet and unraveled her wings, which caused the surrounding elves to back away from her.
Well then, lets go! Dont fall off, kay?
Understo!?
After her warning, she began to flap her gorgeous, large wings at a rapid pace, resulting in such a rapid increase in wind pressure that my body was pinned to her back.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ~~~~~~~~ !!?
A scream leaked from my mouth as a torrent of wind that accompanied our rapid ascent pushed
backward before a strange sensation washed over .
There was no ti to look at the surroundings and only the sensation of being launched skyward was clear, which made
wonder if this was what astronauts experienced aboard a rocket.
Kyun!
Ponta, whod been pushed against my chest, let out an excited shout.
Even though I was envious of Ponta, I desperately clung on and fought against the wind pressure, until it suddenly stopped and my body beca light.
I was finally able to take in our surroundings, and it was clear that we were a considerable distance in the sky. Soulia looked like a small speck in between Ferufivisurottes flapping wings.
I had no idea what the exact altitude was, but based on the size of the capital below Id say we were between a thousand and two thousand ters in the sky.
I-it would be instant death if you fell from this height
Kyun! Kyun!
At this height, I couldnt even locate the elves who had gathered to send us off. Honestly, I would be cowering if I werent in my skeleton form right now.
However, at the sa ti, the feeling of taking in the otherworldly beauty of the scenery I was currently seeing, all the while being caressed by the wind, was utterly enthralling.
Eventually, Soulia faded into the background as Ferufivisurotte flew westward, in the opposite direction of the rising sun.
Now, the landscape that spread below was that of the Sobiru mountain range, which acted as a natural border between Nozan and Salma, and the forest at the foot of the mountains.
The height of the mountain range wasnt low by any ans, since so of its highest peaks were snowed over, which only occurred at three thousand ters. However, Ferufivisurotte easily increased her altitude once more and leisurely flew westwards over the mountains.
It seems that we will arrive at Salmas capital earlier than anticipated.
Kyun! Kyun!
As I was looking down at the landscape slowly wandering past us, Ponta finally popped out from under my chest, spread out her fluffy tail and let out a pleased cry.
Ferufivisurotte briefly looked back at
before puffing out her chest and boasting about her own prowess.
Naturally, it is because of my wings. This ti we checked the maps, so you can just relax on my back and enjoy the ride, Arc-han.
Certainly, in regards to travel speed, nothing expect my long- distance transfer magic matched a dragon king, but that wasnt sothing everyone could use.
I guess that the act of a dragon king placing soone on their back was dependent on Ferufivisurotte, Williahsfim, and the other kings attitudes.
However Things like altitude, the chilling wind and the effect of rapid acceleration and ascension on the body, in addition to maintaining ones grip, had to be considered as well. In hindsight, it was probably for the best that Ariane and Chio hadnt co along.
She must have understood all of this from the beginning, which is why she refused to let anyone but
ride her, as I had proven myself capable of withstanding it lets not think about whether or not that had been a thought-out conviction, or just an optimistic guess on her behalf.
Well, in terms of viability, it wasnt all that different from my transfer magic.
Still, neither the cold, altitude or speed prevented Ponta from cheerfully wagging her tail.
While I was thinking over such things, Ferufivisurottes violet eyes focused on
again as she spoke in an irritated tone.
Arc-han, youve been quiet for a long ti, say sothing.
She thrust her long tail up as she made her demand to .
It was enough for
to silently take in the scenery, but that didnt seem to be the case for her, so she asked her passenger to speak with her.
I didnt have anything to add anything to the abrupt conversation, but after scratching my head for a while I rembered sothing from our first encounter.
Well, Ferufivisurotte-dono, if you would allow
there is one question Id like to ask.
Huh, what is it?
When I first t her the most surprising thing about her wasnt her appearance or aura around her, it was the peculiar accent.
The first dragon king I had t was Williahsfim and Id just assud that all of them would speak in his formal manner, so itd been a bit off-putting when Id t her.
However, since nobody had comnted on it, I gradually started to accept it.
Ferufivisurotte-dono, your manner is speaking is a little peculiar, did you always talk like that? Or do you normally speak in a similar fashion to Williahsfim?
She rapidly blinked her reptilian eyes at my question for a few monts before replying with a hearty chuckle.
Ahahhah, thats right. You also ca from the other side
She paused for a mont before she settled her gaze on
again.
Its sothing that Eva-han taught . Its an elegant manner of speaking on the other side, isnt it?
Ferufivisurotte seed a bit confused when I nearly choked on my words as I turned to reply to her.
Umm, thats the case, in a certain sense
Her dialect certainly resembled a Kyoto dialect it wasnt dishonest to say that, but frankly speaking, it was obviously fake.
What on earth did the first chieftain teach her?
Given everything I know Id thought that Evangeline, the one whod created Great Canada Forest, had been Canadian, but perhaps shed been Japanese like
no, it was just a possibility, not a fact.
While I pondered Evangelines nationality, Ponta looked towards the ground and wagged her tail more vigorously.
Kyun! Kyun!
When I heard that cry, I looked down and saw that the mountain range was giving way to plains.
Oh, weve already crossed the border. That was indeed fast.
The plains beyond the Sobiru mountains rested within Salma.
If Im not mistaken the capital of this country, Larissa, should be a coastal city.
Ferufivisurotte had grasped the surrounding geography on a map before we left Soulia and seed to know the route by heart, or was comparing the surroundings to her mory of the map.
Vast pains spread out beneath my gaze and the horizon stretched out in the distance.
Perhaps that was the southern sea. It hadnt taken half a day to get here, and I let out a relieved sigh as things seed to be going ahead of schedule.
Eventually the massive walls of a sprawling port-city spread out in front of us, next to the southern sea.
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