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Author:

みのろう (Minorou)

Translator:

Yukkuri Oniisan!

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Prologue

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Part 7

The next day,

Central Calendar Year 1639, Month 2, Day 6.

j.a.pan Air Self-Defense Force’s Tsuiki Airbase

Hanki and Yagou were in the visitor seat of the Air Festival. Tanaka was

accompanying them.

(Actually, that so-called expressway is astonis.h.i.+ng, but I could finally see

the metal dragon’s capability from a close distance.)

It wasn’t just Hanki, Yagou also was interested in the capabilities of the

metal dragon. After all, it was necessary to confirm the report about the

unidentified unit. That duty was shouldered by Yagou from the Foreign Affairs

Ministry.

While both of them were languis.h.i.+ng in their nervousness, the Air Festival

began.

For common citizens to enter the base and mingle with the military was

something that was strange for Qua-Toyne Princ.i.p.ality’s common sense. However, seeing

the huge number of people who come to observe, Hanki felt that this country’s military

was loved by the citizens.

『Right now, the

will perform an acrobatic flight. Please look at the sky on your right.

will approach with a speed of 850 km/hour.』

「Wh-……!」

「What did they just say!? Tanaka-dono!

Did they just say 850 km/hour? Am I mishearing things!?」

The agitated Hanki began to address Tanaka.

「No, you didn’t mishear it. The

announcer indeed says that the speed is 850 km/hour.」

From the right side, a flying object was approaching in silence. Then when

it approached the visitor seats, finally they begin to hear a sound.

「What a speed!」

Hanki yelped.

──iiiiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIII ──

The 『F-15』 that was covered with

non-glossy paint, began to climb in a trajectory that was close to vertical. The

surface of its wing cut through the air, which then formed a white cloud, from above

and below the wing tip, which then parted as if it was a white wake of a boat

in the sky.

──Gooooooooooooooo──

A thunder-like roar resounded in the surrounding area. From behind the

object, there was two red flame could be seen. It was the flame from the

afterburner. That aircraft then in that short time span had disappeared into

the blue sky.

「「…………」」

Hanki and Yagou, both of them were lost for words at the fighter jet that

they saw for the first time.

『Please look at the sky on the

left. The previous

has returned back.』

「Eh!? Already?」

『

will approach

with a speed of 600 km/hour and then will turn in front of everyone. During

this time, the pilot will experience a great amount of G-force.』

The 『F-15』 made a sharp turn in front of the

audience seat.

「So it has a maneuverability

this great……」

Then it climbed again.

「Even with that position, it

could even ascend again?」

Afterward, there were various airplanes performed acrobatic performance and

with the acrobatic flying from the Blue Impulse[1],

the Air Festival reached its end.

「…… Say, Tanaka-dono. That…… ef……

something, the metal dragon, how fast the speed it could have? Surely, this is

not their whole power.」

「You mean 『F-15』? Its fastest speed is Mach ── speed of sound, that is to say, twice and a half faster than the speed of

sound could be transmitted by the air. Since there will be a shockwave produced

when it crossed the speed of sound, for today’s flight, it looks like the speed

has been reduced to just about 850 km/hour.」[2]

「「…………」」

✦✧✦✧✦

From Hanki’s Diary. That day’s entry.

A city that is overflow with huge buildings, then large covered roads

suspended up in the air (they called it the expressway), the large-scale transportation

systems called railway. This country called j.a.pan that could build such tremendous

structures makes me startled.

Furthermore, this city is not j.a.pan’s capital city. This city is nothing

more than a provincial city. I wish there is a word that conveys surprise

greater than shocked.[3]

The combat metal dragon can fly with a speed 2.5 times the speed of the

sound and its climbing power is also unbelievable. It’s a monster that not only

possess such tremendous speed, but its combat operational range is also

exceeding 1,000 km. From their point of view, our country’s wyverns might be

seen like they are not moving at all. From what I heard from our guide, Tanaka-dono,

that metal dragon could even be used for air support in the sea or the land.

The metal dragon that intruded on Maihark before is a threat, but it’s not

their true strength.

If it was the combat metal dragon, then they could raid Maihark without

even giving us the chance to do anything. In other words, their intrusion on

Maihark can be guessed to be completely nothing more than a patrolling action.

We absolutely must establish a friendly relation with j.a.pan.

To make enemies of them is more frightening than making enemies of the major

countries in the Civilized Land.

We must never be hostile to them no matter what.

✦✧✦✧✦

 s.h.i.+nniko Hotel, Suite Room.

「Say, Yagou-dono.」

「What is it?」

「What’s do you think about

j.a.pan?」

「Let’s see…… If I could express

it in one word, then it will be 『affluent』, so astonis.h.i.+ngly…… The interior of the hotel has a fixed maintained

temperature, just like that large s.h.i.+p. To warm a building this large, just how

many fuels they used…… Furthermore, they are not only warming this room that

has been specially prepared for us, but also controlling the temperature in the

entrance hall and even the corridor. They even have a device that just by

turning it, hot water will come out. Without needing even to make the smallest

fire, we can use hot water. The toilet also don’t smell at all.」

Just the sense of surprise from the housing accommodation that he had

experienced so far had almost cause Yagou paralyzed.

However, even though he received an impact from the Air Festival as if his

head had been hit, when he returned to the hotel at the evening, he experienced

the unknown world even more.

「If you go outside there is unmanned

selling machines, where you could obtain cooled drinks or alcohol depending on

the location. You can always obtain freshly cooked food or clothes from the

shops that opened in the nighttime, even the fine quality ones. The food selling

counters in large stores always lined up with fresh foods. The major roads of

the city are brightly illuminated from the street lamp that you could walk

without using a lantern and the public order is extremely good. It vexing me

but the difference in national power is apparent.」

Yagou paused for a moment and shook his head. In his eyes, there was a hint

of fear.

「…… I am honestly surprised at the

Air Festival. It displayed the overwhelming difference in power. I think that we

must not make enemies out of j.a.pan.」

「As expected, you have the same

conclusion……  In front of that combat

metal dragon, wyvern’s sky combat tactic won’t be useful. Tomorrow we will

depart to the capital. j.a.pan is really bad for my heart.」

「I am also frightened by it,

but on the other hand, I also get thrilled. For a country like this suddenly

appeared close to us, furthermore, it possesses a civilization higher than even

the Civilized Land that looked down on others. And our country is the first

country they made contact with…… If they don’t have any hegemonic ambition, then

this is a fortunate boon for us.」

Yagou and Hanki continued their conversation until late at night.

✦✧✦✧✦

The next day,

Central Calendar Year 1639, Month 2, Day 7.

It was a cool morning, The cloud was high and the sky was clear, and the

visibility was good.

Since the air pollutant PM 2.5 drifting from China had disappeared too, the

sky of j.a.pan became clearer as days pa.s.sed.[4]

One man wearing a stylish clothing ── the so-called suits ── was standing in the lobby, waiting for the delegation members.

「Good morning, everyone. Do you

have a good sleep last night?」

Tanaka greeted the gathered delegation members.

「For today’s schedule. After

the breakfast, there will be an explanation about the event in Tokyo at 10

o’clock, then we will then depart the Hotel at 11.30. At 12 o’clock, we will

board the Tokyo-bound s.h.i.+nkansen that depart from Hakata. Then at 17.04 we will

arrive at Tokyo Station, afterward……」

While listening to the explanation, one thing that Yagou had sensed every

day since his arrival in j.a.pan was that they have a clear concept of time pa.s.sage.

Every member of the delegation was given a delicate machinery called a

wrist.w.a.tch.

It could mark the pa.s.sage of time in second and also could be easily

carried around, then for the military, it might be possible to perform a

simultaneous attack without any time difference. In the context of its effective

military application, it was amazing. What was even more astonis.h.i.+ng, the

distributed watch is called an 「elektrik solar watch」,  as long as there is a light, it

could continue move, and as long as it was in j.a.pan, the time calculation error

will be only 1 second in 100,000 years.

He didn’t know how to explain it since he didn’t understand the

construction of the watch itself.

Instead of asking that, Yagou has one question about the time.

「Tanaka-dono, I had heard that the

distance between Hakata and Tokyo is more than 1000 km…… But I had heard the

explanation that the vehicle that is called s.h.i.+nkansen that we will board today

is a vehicle that travel in a great speed over the land.」

「That’s correct. Is there

something that makes you concerned?」

「That we will arrive at 17:04,

what does this means? Could you accurately calculate it even to the minutes?」

「Yes. Unless for a disaster or

accident, it will punctually arrive on time.」

(…… It seems that j.a.pan really can’t be measured with our common sense.)

「I understand. Thank you ver-……」

*screech*────*shhhh* ──*blam*.

There was a sound of objects colliding.

Yagou looked at the outside and saw a woman collapsed with blood leaking

from her head and one strange yellow vehicle stopped beside her.

「So it’s yet another taxi

accident?」

Tanaka spat out.

It was something that could be said often happened in f.u.kuoka’s downtown, an

accident involving a Taxi.

The accident victim woman collapsed on the ground feebly.

「Not good! She needs immediate

treatment‼」

Yagou ran outside.

「Please wait, Yagou-dono. The

ambulance will soon ──」

Yagou eluded Tanaka attempted to stop him and ran outside the hotel to

approach the collapsed woman.

From Tanaka’s point of view, a member of foreign diplomatic mission like

Yagou wouldn’t be able to treat an injured person. He followed Yagou and ran

towards the accident location.

A crowd already formed in the surrounding, but Yagou pushed his way through

the people and looked at the injured woman.

The woman hung her head down and from the wound opened in her head, blood vehemently

flowed at each pa.s.sing heartbeat.

「This is bad …… 『وزرةفشهلاشوخزولاوشكصسخث٤هلشةخهسثخ』……」

Yagou started to chant something and his right hand over the woman’s head

began to shed a pale light.

「──‼! Th-……the wound is‼」

The wound in the woman’s head immediately closing.

「Am-……amazing‼ Do you see!? That

thing just now‼」

Someone amongst the crowd yelled.

「Look‼ That man chanted

something and the wound is closing‼」

「Un-…… Unbelievable. It’s like

a magic‼」

After the woman’s wound finished to be closed, Yagou tilted his head at the

expression of the surrounding people.

「? Certainly, it’s magic, but is there something wrong?」

「「「Oooooooooooooooo」」」

The people made a commotion at his nonchalant answer.

The confused Yagou was engulfed in that clamor.

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Next part. The final

prologue!