Campione! - Volume 20 - Chapter 4.1

Chapter 4 –And Then to the Fairy Realm

Part 1

「Ahhahaha. We did it everyone!」

「Yes. This is a great step forward toward our objective!」 

The two Campiones were innocently in joy. 

Of course, they were Salvatore Doni and Madam Aisha. In contrast with the kings, the two knights accompanying them were making completely exhausted face.

「What fell from the sky at the end there……was it a meteorite?」

「Different from Lord Lancelot’s rush# it looked like it really fell from space. I think the one who called it was Lord Salvatore though.」 

Liliana and Erica grumbled. Falling star was rushing down through the night sky, approaching closer toward them steadily――somehow the ritual of world transfer succeeded under such acute situation. 

Marquis Voban transformed into dragon and breathed out crimson flame. 

Sect Founder Luo Hao put ultrasonic wave on her song and heightened her destructive power indiscriminately. But, they finally arrived here by driving off all danger. 

――The place was a city made of stone! 

There were only houses made of brick. The pavement of the road was also using brick. 

There wasn’t any modern rebar construction building anywhere# it had stylish bearing of European rural town’s appearance. This place had the atmosphere of the Middle Age. 

However# there wasn’t any sign of human! It was an uninhabited city. A corner of Astral world.

「I had come here before. Previously when I wandered in Astral world together with Godou, this is the place that we slipped into by chance.」

「Then, surely this place is dragged out by the memory of that time.」 

Liliana nodded at Erica’s report!「This time――it was because I didn’t have the composure to clearly imagined the transfer destination. Or rather, I think that I did really well to make the ritual work under such situation if I say so myself……」

「Hahahaha! As expected from Godou’s knights!」

「Anyway, we now have to search for the rumored temple. It will be fine if we can ask someone who seem to know about it.

」 

The devil kings were acting completely like usual. Liliana sighed deeply.

「It was only once, but I had gone there before.」

「Is that true, Liliana-san!?」

「Yes! It’s just# it was a really unique sacred ground# so I don’t know if I will really be able to guide you there well without actually trying it. If Mariya Yuri who is familiar with Astral world is here# it will be very reassuring but……」

「It will be great if we can contact Yuri though.」

Erica nodded at her sworn friend’s words! 

After ascertaining the name of the hero Rama, Mariya Yuri stayed behind at Astral world. 

They heard that at that time she relied on the person that was the princess of glass. That person was an acquaintance of 

Seishuuin Ena’s “grampsy” Susanoo# and seemed to be the reincarnation of goddess Sita. 

In that case# if they searched at nearby Susanoo’s residence# perhaps they would be able to meet Yuri. But, there was no guarantee. Erica glanced at Doni.「Lord Salvatore. How is your body condition right now?」

「It’s not the worst# but it’s also not really good huuh!」 

The scar running from vertically from left shoulder that looked like『hardened melting metal』――! 

There wasn’t any sign at all that it was healing. It was a damage that was hard to conquer even with the abnormal flesh body of Campione. Perhaps it should be said as expected from the result of the joint effort of King of Sword and the Black Prince. Although Doni was acting carefree, but his complexion wasn’t well. 

At this rate wouldn’t it worsen the more time passed? (I don’t want to do it at all though# I don’t plan to do it one hundred percent sure.) Erica secretly thought. About should she consider applying healing magic using oral administration to the King of Sword. But, she immediately rejected that option. A wound this serious would need a healing power at the level of Madam Aisha’s authority to heal! It wasn’t something that the power of a mere magician could do something about.

「It can’t be helped! Let’s give up reuniting with Yuri for now!」

「I see! Something like a meteorite fell on Hachiouji……」 

(Fortunately it was in a mountain that was far from urban area, and it was already night, so it ended up with only the minimum damage……) 

Yuri gave additional information to Godou who was whispering seriously! She chased after her comrades’ movements with her spiritual power of telepathy.「And, the presence of everyone in that place vanished huh.」

「It’s possible……that they don’t exist anywhere on earth right now.」 

In contrast with Yuri who seemed a bit worried, Ena who actually had excellence academic performance spoke a bit of trivia.

「Come to think of it, Ena had heard before. In the past, at the Bunka era of Edo period, a meteor fell on Hachiouji. As expected someone among the kings reproduced that event once more there.」

「Other than Aisha-san who lost her power, everyone else are suspect. What a horrible story.」

「Fumu. If four Campiones are removed with this then」 

John Pluto Smith jokingly spoke to Godou who was feeling exasperated already.

「The participants of devil king civil war are decreased by more than half. What do you think, Kusanagi Godou?」

「This one and that one! Didn’t you also go through something like that with the corridor.」

「Then# let’s not be optimistic that they were annihilated. Now, just where the six Campiones and magicians vanished to……」 

Even though Smith replied noncommittally with relaxed attitude that left the burden to him, but Smith was guessing what he was feeling. 

Godou felt a mysterious bond with the eccentric that didn’t show his bare face, it was at that time a light melody was playing, notifying them of a coming call in a mobile phone. 

It came from the skirt of the uniform that Ena was wearing――from her pocket!

「Yes」 

The princess shrine maiden of the sword took out her favorite mobile phone and put it on her ear. They were at a ridge with great clear view# so the signal’s reach should be better than inside dense mountain forest. However. 

Generally speaking, Seishuuin Ena was careless with the charging of her battery. 

A contact reached this girl that was unbecoming as modern person in this timing. Could it be.

「It’s message for your majesty!」

「Is it from that gramps?」

「Ahaha# right on the mark! Let’s see# 『The people you all are looking for are all coming here, so come here to deal with them!

』# that’s what grampsy said!」 

The elder that took guardianship of the princess shrine maiden of the sword, Haya Susanoo no Mikoto. 

It was information from the hermit that was once a『Heretic God』.

「Hou. So you too have an acquaintance in the Astral world.」

「You notice it even though I still haven’t told you anything huh.」 

Smith spoke as though it was obvious to the admiring Godou.

「Let me repeat# I’m a fairy king even if an unimportant one! I would immediately know about the news from over there. And then# perhaps this isn’t something I should say but……I am blessed with perception greater than your average person.」

「That’s really not something you should say yourself!」 

This time Godou smiled wryly. This masked man really couldn’t speak less! (Excuse me……Godou-san. Yuri’s telepathy came to him! (If everyone is in the realm of the dead# then I’ll try searching for them with my power.)

「Mariya’s body is over there after all! Also we too……should head over there.」

「Grampsy also told us so already.」

「Seishuuin. Can Susanoo summon us from the realm of the death like before――」

「Wait, Kusanagi Godou.」 

Smith interjected when Godou was consulting with the princess shrine maidens. 

「I should have told you already# I’m a fairy king! If I used that authority# it’s a trifling matter to take you all to the world over there.」

「Really!?」

「Yeah. However I’ll put on a condition!」 

Smith stared fixedly at Godou through the visor of his mask.

「I’ll have you take separate action from the shrine maidens over there and also from your other comrades too.」

「What?」

「This John Pluto Smith will become the guide and lead you to a certain place! It’s a journey of two fellow devil kings without any outsider present. During that time, if you refuse an instruction from me then……fufufufu! It will be a restart of the suspended devil king civil war.」

「A journey――of just the two of us?」

「Yeah! If you can accept that condition# then I’ll be generous and open the gate to the fairy realm.」