Magic Gems Gourmet Chapter 186

Chapter 186

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Chapter 186 – Those Who Have Landed

The Ishtalika Battleship.

In particular, the ships chosen for this expedition were all equipped with the latest technology, and if you were to engage in a naval battle, it would be difficult to face them without bringing something as powerful as the Sea Dragon.

If Heim were an island nation, the battle would have been decided simply by firing the main cannon from a distance.

The weapons on those huge battleships are so destructive.

“Lloyd-sama? We’re about to enter the battle zone, but aren’t you eating too much?”

“…Huh? What are you talking about? What would you do if you got hungry on the battlefield!”

Lloyd, sitting in the chair in the c.o.c.kpit, replied when a Royal Knight called out to him.

The Royal Knight then crossed his arms in exasperation.

There were several things he could have said, such as why he was eating in the c.o.c.kpit, but he decided to swallow his questions, thinking it was a consideration so he could act quickly.

“What if you get so full you can’t move?

“Don’t be silly. This is just right… Phew, that was good meat.”

After finishing the thick steak, he wiped his mouth with a napkin.

From the royal knight’s point of view, it was a large piece of meat that would normally cause heartburn.

The savory aroma whets the appet.i.te. However, in the tense situation before the start of the war, it’s a smell you don’t want to smell too much.

“All right, I’m full of energy. How’s the situation? Is anything wrong with the fleet?”

“There is nothing wrong. The deployment has been completed as planned, so we are currently waiting to hear from the front.”

“Have you found that… strange creature?”

“No, we have received no reports of it. It seems that the only ones attacking Rockdam are the humans of Heim, led by General Logas.”

That’s strange.

Lloyd muttered to himself.

Now, there were too few elements to consider a hypothesis about why the creatures were used in the attack on Euro.

He put his hand to his mouth and seemed to think, but then he remembered Lili’s report.

Even now, when it seemed a little scary, there was one piece of information that wasn’t bad.

“Even if they appear, we know that a single knight can kill them. The most worrying thing is the total number.”

“We have not overlooked this point either. We also have magic weapons for land battles, so if it’s a frontal battle, we have more than enough power.”

“That’s right. We just need to push forward. We’ll quickly deal with Heim’s knights in Rockdam and then push back all at once.”

“Ha. …Then shall we check the map?”

The royal knight replied and then unfolded a large map.

The knights who had been standing apart also came closer.

“The land in Rockdam will be to our advantage. Please take a look at this.”

“We also checked this before leaving Ishtalika, but it’s the best location.”

When Lloyd smiled, the nearby knights also smiled happily.

“This is perfect.”

“Yes. It’s the best possible conditions.”

The two knights let out a shout of joy.

“Hmm. I hear that Rockdam is a region where agriculture thrives. In other words, it’s flat.”

The map showed a vast area stretching from the center of the continent to Birdland.

The most striking thing was that it was flat.

There were no mountains or valleys, no steep slopes, and it was truly the perfect land for marching.

“It’s about time. …Inform the entire Twelfth Fleet. Full speed to the designated distance. The first ship’s gun will be the signal to land.”

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It was dusk. The weather was rainy, and the light rain took the heat from their bodies.

The Knights of Rockdam had been fighting since morning, and their energy was running out. They were about to lose the will to live.

The several-day invasion of Heim Kingdom had not only drained their physical strength but also poisoned their minds.

The border and many farmlands have already been invaded, and the walls of the royal capital are about to be destroyed. Just when they thought that the Knights of Heim would arrive tomorrow morning…

A knight from Rockdam Castle, which stands by the sea, notices a sudden change in the sea.

“…Hey, wake up.”

“Please, leave me alone. The Heim barbarians have finally left. Let me rest for a while.”

When Elena crossed over to Isthalika for the purpose of espionage.

A harbor was used on that occasion. The knight who guarded the sea there called out to his exhausted colleague.

“Something is wrong. The sea looks rough…”

“I think there’s a storm coming… So what?”

“…It’s not that.”

“What do you mean by it’s not that? Well, whatever. Just let me rest.”

Covering himself with a piece of poor-quality cotton cloth, his colleague closed his eyes and collapsed.

Then, with his eyes closed and looking exhausted, he opened his mouth.

“Heim will attack tomorrow. You should be praying to G.o.d instead of worrying about nonsense.”

“L-Like I said, look at it! Hey!”

Perhaps his confusion had overcome his fatigue. The knight violently shook his colleague’s body, forcing him to look ahead.

His colleague’s face showed irritation at the sudden action, but then he suddenly noticed something strange about the sea.

“What the h.e.l.l, hey! …Huh, what is that?!”

He rubbed his tired eyes with his tired hands and stared.

“W-what the h.e.l.l is that?!”

“…R-right! I told you!”

“The waves are churning…? No, what’s going on here?”

Perhaps due to the light rain, it is difficult to see what is happening on the sea where the fog is floating.

However, looking at the surface of the water nearby, it is possible to feel something stirring.

“Hey, someone calls the general…”

…And that was the moment when the cotton cloth was removed in a flurry.

The knight who first noticed the change raised a loud voice.

“Ah… Aaahhh… G-giants! There are giants in the sea!”

Twelve giant shadows appeared, lined up in a row.

Something of a size never seen before was advancing in a straight line toward the capital of Rockdam.

It was silent but full of unique power, and it moved with a momentum that seemed to devour everything in its path.

“G-giants? Hey, what the h.e.l.l are you… Eh?”

The knight’s loud voice startled those nearby who had been resting, and they came over.

They saw the knight fall to the ground, pointing to the sea, and his resting companions just standing there, dazed.

What on earth happened? He also turned his eyes to the sea and saw the strange phenomenon.

“S-sea giants…!”

The newly arrived knight muttered these words, and one of the twelve giants suddenly emitted a particularly large light.

“What?!”

Then, after a pause of about a breath, the next thing that came was a roar that made people want to cover their ears as if a huge monster had let out a battle cry in addition to the impact of having taken the brunt of the storm.

What’s going on? Have they been attacked? They looked back at the castle in panic, but they couldn’t see any damage.

“H-hey, what was that?”

“That was a loud noise, right?!”

As more and more knights gathered, they looked confused as to what the noise was.

However, when they saw that there was no damage to the capital, they looked even more puzzled…

“H-hey, over there… smoke is rising!”

A man wearing a cotton robe noticed the smoke rising from beyond the castle gates.

It was thick smoke that could be seen clearly even in the evening.

“It is outside the castle gates? Could it be that Heim has been attacked?”

“Hey, someone, please go and call the general!”

＊＊＊

Returning to the location of the first ship of the Ishtalika fleet.

The first strike came from the first ship. It was Lloyd’s battleship, and it targeted the area in front of the castle gate where the humans of Heim were preparing for their encampment.

“Lloyd-sama, we have confirmed the impact.”

When the crew reported the success of the attack, Lloyd replied with a satisfied smile.

“Good! This attack will take them by surprise and fill them with fear! This is the perfect opportunity to land and attack at once!”

Lloyd announced loudly, and then he headed for the door with the Royal Knights in the control room.

“It would be easier if Logas-dono were dead. But that’s probably too much to hope for.”

He tried to hope for a so-called windfall, but he didn’t think the commander would be resting right next to enemy territory.

Lloyd, who had expressed his wishful thinking, laughed at himself.

“Lloyd-sama! Looks like you hit it!”

“That was a good shot.”

Lloyd came out into the corridor.

Then, the knights, who had also finished their preparations and came out, called out to Lloyd.

“Ah, I think they were probably preparing for camp, but we interrupted them. This is our chance. We’ll land and attack immediately.”

Hearing this, the knight followed Lloyd, who was taking long strides.

“Inform the entire fleet! With the land magic weapons we’ve brought with us, we, Ishtalika, will dominate this battlefield!”

Lloyd picked up the magic communication device and shouted into it.

It seemed to be heard throughout the first ship, and Lloyd’s voice could be heard from everywhere.

“No mercy! Destroy the beasts of Heim for the victory of the Isthalika!”

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The port of Rockdam did not have the capacity to accommodate the Isthalika fleet.

Therefore, the Isthalika fleet divided into several locations and anch.o.r.ed ash.o.r.e, opening the front of the battleship and letting the knights carry down the magic weapons.

Faced with the sudden appearance of this group, the Rockdam Knights, who were exhausted from the battle with Heim, panicked and raised their swords while observing the situation from a distance.

“I’m sorry for causing you a little trouble.”

Under the circ.u.mstances, the Ishtalika fleet makes them feel more afraid than usual.

With a hint of regret in his voice, Lloyd steps onto the land of Rockdam for the first time.

“What shall we do, Lloyd-sama?”

The Royal Knight calls to him.

“…Hmm. We were the ones who landed without informing Rockdam because we didn’t want any information to leak out. For that, we must express our grat.i.tude. Ah, it seems that the commander has arrived.”

While watching from a distance, a knight came riding at a gallop.

He looked like he was still in his forties, and his armor and sword stood out from the others.

There was a large scar on one of his eyes, and Lloyd sensed that he had probably been through many battles.

Seeing this, Lloyd raised an arm to signal the knight.

Zap, zap.

The knight, who had been on the first ship with Lloyd, lined up in unison and stopped, facing forward without saying a word.

“My name is Lloyd. Lloyd Glacier. I apologize for this sudden visit.”

As he spoke to the man who seemed to be the commander, he got off his horse, looking surprised.

“I am Randoll, commander of the army of the Rockdam Republic. Unfortunately, we do not expect our guests until tomorrow, and we do not have time to entertain new guests. Tell me what you are here for and where you are from!”

The man who introduced himself as Randoll said this and put his hand on the long sword on his back.

“I see. You seem to be a good commander.”

Although it was said with a hint of sarcasm, his att.i.tude wasn’t bad.

The fact that he answered without flinching in the face of Ishtalika’s intimidating presence caught Lloyd’s attention.

However, it seemed that the people who had come had no idea that they were dealing with Ishtalika.

“Excuse me. I am General Lloyd Glacier of the United Kingdom of Ishtalika. By a strange twist of fate, I have come to fight alongside you, the people of Rockdam!”

When Lloyd announced his ident.i.ty as a general, the knights all drew their swords and held them in front of them with both hands.

Their orderly movements caught the eyes of the exhausted people of Rockdam.

Moreover, when they heard the word “Ishtalika,” many people naturally relaxed, and some even fell to their knees.

In Rockdam, where there was a regular ferry service to Ishtalika, people’s understanding of the country of Ishtalika was stronger than in Heim.

“The words spoken after landing… We ask forgiveness for this rudeness. From now on, we will exterminate the beasts of Heim.”

Hearing these words, the people of Rockdam were confused and panicked, not knowing what was going on.

Of course, Randoll also looked confused and blank, as if he didn’t understand what had happened, but then he pinched his cheek hard as if to check if he was dreaming.

When he realized from the pain that it was real, he walked over to Lloyd’s side with a leisurely gait as if to say he couldn’t believe it.

“!”

“It’s okay. Don’t do anything.”

Seeing this, the Royal Knight tried to stand in front of Lloyd, but Lloyd held him back with his hand.

“Is it a G.o.d, a devil, or an angel? Or maybe something like an evil G.o.d?”

Randoll was unable to sort out his feelings about the sudden appearance of Ishtalika.

He reached out to Lloyd as if seeking salvation and stared at him, his breathing ragged.

“But even if it was a devil, such a thing would be a trivial matter for someone who will be destroyed tomorrow…”

Randoll reached out in front of Lloyd’s eyes.

He threw off the leather gloves and gripped Lloyd’s hand tightly with his bruised hand.

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