48 - Chapter 44: And Then the Three Idiots Arrived Like a Shooting Star
Comedy-san "We have arrived☆" Serious-san "Help me (´・ω・`).;:…（´・ω...:.;::..（´・;::: .:.;: slithers away.."
Time winds back just a little bit.
About seven hours had passed since the Three Idiots' party left the Imperial Capital and became passengers of a pegasus carriage rather than an aircraft. The journey through the sky, which allowed them to rush the shortest distance without obstacles, progressed with a comfort and speed unparalleled in this world, and by around noon, they had reached the outskirts of the Harvester Plains.
At first, the three girls had been noisy, shouting and screaming in the carriage during their first flight, but they had since grown accustomed to it and had the composure to simply enjoy the scenery. However, once they actually arrived at the scene, they were speechless.
"What on earth is this...?"
"It doesn't look like... a war, but..."
"No, look over there. Something like... wreckage of the Kessel army."
The three girls, Latia, Kazuha, and Lilitia, were bewildered by a situation that differed from the war they had imagined.
They were supposed to have come to lend a hand in the war, but...
Why has this turned into a kaiju movie?
The Three Idiots, Geoglyph, Marianne, and Later, also tilted their heads from the driver's seat and voiced the same thought.
Indeed, from the perspective of the Three Idiots, who had no way of knowing the detailed circumstances such as the secret machinations of the Delgamiride cult, the root cause of the war, Diad's revenge, or the life-risking summons by Karina and Basra, there was an undeniable sense of anticlimax, as if they had come to see a war movie only for it to turn into a kaiju movie halfway through.
It was strange. They thought they had come with a tragic resolve, not hesitating to take other people's lives if it meant saving their own family and comrades... but that was that.
"But it is incredibly huge, incredibly huge. Isn't the magic density about fifty times that of Geo's serious effort? This thing."
"I said it twice because it's important. Well, I don't really get the situation, but I can tell that thing is bad. It has an oppressive feeling like Go◯zilla. ...What should we do, Sensei?"
"Hmm... with that massive body, I want to investigate its durability first, now then..."
The Three Idiots were slightly excited to see an unidentified giant creature that could not exist scientifically or physically in their previous lives, but they could somehow sense that the giant creature's next target would be the Triad army.
If that was the case, Geoglyph decided on a policy.
"Marie. Is it okay if I break this carriage? I'll arrange for a carriage from my family home for the way back."
"We have spares at the base, so it's fine, but what are you planning to do?"
"Ram attack, Kamikaze, Hard Luck."
At the three words presented, the two idiots made disgusted faces.
"Hey now, Sensei. Of all things, you're planning to make me, a pro, do something like an amateur who confuses the accelerator and the brake?"
"Isn't that just a convenience store missile, or rather the Go◯-go? I hate it."
"If you hate that, how about V-MAX? Your nickname is Rei, after all."
"It's not a bike from a certain instrument shop. In Sensei's case, it's the shooting star one. ...Should I say Ready?"
"Like Run, Melos?"
"My name is Geo... Triad is being targeted!"
I know that!
"That's for sure."
They're getting excited again, saying things that make no sense...
While the three girls looked at the laughing Three Idiots with cold eyes, the giant creature moved. It was a sluggish movement, but it was gradually turning toward the Triad army.
"Oops, it looks like we don't have much leeway. Alright, then I'll put away the bothersome luggage. Everyone, please take out your hand luggage because it's dangerous. I'll store it. Marie, strengthen the pegasus. Rei, I'll leave the reins to you. I'll deploy the barrier."
Hurry up and get it done!
As Geoglyph began preparations hurriedly while shouting instructions, Latia asked while handing over her luggage.
"What are you going to do, Geo?"
"It'll be great if it's decided in one hit. Even if it's not, I can measure the opponent's regeneration and defense. The most optimal and insane tactic."
Then, the Three Idiots, who went out of their way to make '!?' appear in the background with fire magic...
We're gonna charge in, Yoroshikuuu...!!
For some reason, they suddenly made realistic facial expressions.
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And now, returning from the past to the present.
"Ora ora ora! I ain't got optional insurance! I don't even have compulsory insurance, so if you don't want to just cry yourself to sleep, run for your life!! ...If you can even run away from a pro like me!!"
Hyaaaaaaaah!!
Immediately after the SF otaku launched a joke in a fit of excitement, the furry fan charged at Delgamiride, who still seemed fine, with high tension. The three girls, who had just grown accustomed to the sky journey, couldn't help but scream at an attraction that far exceeded a roller coaster and put their lives at risk, but Later paid no mind to that and gripped the reins, charging toward Delgamiride.
Of course, it was not a simple suicide attack.
The pegasus pulling the carriage had its speed enhanced by the magic supply from its master, Marianne, and furthermore, Geoglyph deployed barrier magic to cover the pegasus and the carriage, hardening the defense to the point where colliding would not be a problem. The excess magic that overflowed during this process shone like phosphorescence, sparkling just like a comet.
Guiding that, Later drew an infinity trajectory and charged into Delgamiride's face over and over again, shouting "Full speed! Full speed!"
Heavy impact sounds echoed with every hit, and as a driver, the sounds of crushing that would normally be terrifying...
"Ah! What a great feeling! Being allowed to crash into things on purpose is the best!!"
Since it was permitted for today, he shouted "Hyahha!" and intentionally messed up the steering with excitement, as if the brakes were broken.
"Hmm, Geo. Actually, wasn't this a bad choice of personnel?"
"Apparently, being a professional driver builds up stress. It seems that when they're messed with by lazy passenger cars, they want to apply physical sanctions like they do overseas. They drive carrying the company's sign, and they endure it because it would stain their license, but..."
Marianne and Geoglyph looked at each other while maintaining the enhancement and barrier, watching the state of the horse (Serious Breakers) deer (Special Attack Captain) who was letting loose.
"Gera gera gera! Don't just enter the gap I opened so I can stop safely! One brake and the cargo collapse is out of your own pocket! In a bus, one internal casualty and you're fired! What's this about being an essential worker! An indispensable job! Despite that, neither the law, nor society, nor the company, nor anyone protects us! That's how it is! The ones deciding the laws for blue-collar workers are the white-collar bureaucrats who never grip a steering wheel and the black shippers who sponsor politicians with corporate donations! There are plenty of replacements!? Then if we disappear, carry it yourselves!? With those bodies that are lacking exercise from polishing chairs with your butts too much, you can't even do a single load of chaburi!! Truly, the logistics industry is hell! Fu ha ha ha haaa...!!"
"He had quite a lot built up, didn't he, Rei?"
"You say that as if it's someone else's problem, but we probably fall into those categories, don't we?"
In their previous lives, Geoglyph was on the side of the politicians who didn't change the laws at all, considering the labor unions as a source of votes and companies with the capital to donate, and Marianne was on the side of the black shippers who wanted to buy things as cheaply as possible.
"...Next time, shall we take Rei to Mahora?"
"Animal therapy, indeed."
Ignoring the two who quietly looked away, the charge seemed to have reached its climax...
"Dorrashaaaaaaah!"
Ah
Delgamiride, who was charged into from below right at the chin as a finish, finally rolled its eyes back and fell over on its back.
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While dust was still rising from the giant beast's fall, the shooting star... no, the pegasus carriage carrying the Serious Breakers party arrived at the Triad army's headquarters. The Triad army was in an uproar over the unidentified intruder, but the lord's family and the gang noticed. After all, they had said they returned to Triad.
They only knew one idiot who would do something so unreasonable. Regrettably, they would come to know two more shortly.
"Brother! Father!"
Geo! It was you after all!
When Geoglyph jumped off the carriage and waved his hand, the Triad family wore complex expressions, as if they were relieved, or as if they were convinced that no one else but this guy would do such a thing.
Geoglyph gave a wry smile at that reaction and looked around. As far as he could see, there were people injured everywhere. There were also recovered corpses. Among them were faces he knew. The part of him that was a politician from his previous life, thinking it was natural since they were at war, and his emotions as the current Geoglyph clashed for a moment.
Swallowing all of that, he took a breath.
"It doesn't look like you're safe, does it? ...Lilitia, could you treat Father and Brother first?"
"Understood."
"And then, Mid-niisama, what happened?"
Leaving the treatment of the seriously injured Radglyph and Ludglyph to Lilitia, Geoglyph turned to Midglyph.
"I don't know. That thing suddenly appeared in the middle of the battle. According to Lord Rakkas, the military supervisor, based on that miasma and appearance, he thinks it might be an ancient artificial evil god. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to involve the Kessel army, so the victory is ours, but..."
Midglyph cut his words off and looked at Delgamiride.
Height about 90m, width about 40m, total length including the tail probably over 180m. It was certainly out of spec as a living creature, but it was small compared to the entire Triad region. The problem was that this giant beast was a living creature that rampaged indiscriminately. If the legends were true, not only Triad, but the Leonesta Empire itself would soon be destroyed.
To put it simply...
"It's problematic to have something like that in my own territory."
As a ruler, he could not overlook an existence like an uncontrolled bomb.
"...What do you think?"
That's only natural, Geoglyph nodded and directed the conversation to the two idiots who were observing the fallen giant beast from a distance.
"Hmm... from the feel of it, it seems it was simply summoned. And forced, to the point that the caster died. That's why it's not controlled, and it's just rampaging halfway based on instinct."
"But that massive body and amount of magic are incredible. Even just rampaging, the damage isn't a laughing matter."
"It would be fine if it disappeared if left alone, but..."
Did Geoglyph's mutter become a flag?
"R-Reporting! The evil god has started to move!"
I figured
A messenger reported that the giant beast was restarting and beginning to stand up, making a sound like a landslide.
"It can't be helped, then."
"Well, it would be painful to abandon Sensei's hometown."
"...Then, shall we do it? Cleaning up after Evil God-chan."
In the headquarters that suddenly became noisy, the Three Idiots wore fearless smiles.
Next time is also next Wednesday.