Kuro no Maou - Chapter 421

Chapter 421

11th day of the month of Gloom . 1st corps of the Spada army’s fourth squad ‘Gladiator’ safely reached the Galahad fort .

The mountain road was put in order before but there was no trouble or dropouts even considering the piled up snow and the intense slope . We were able to reach according to the schedule without any accidents .

I have passed this road once before but was shocked seeing how I couldn’t recognize it at all . Of course, that’s not only the road between Galahad and Spada, but also this overwhelmingly big fort’s majestic appearance .

“Was Galahad fort this huge before…”

What stood in front of me was a gigantic wall . Galahad’s huge castle walls made its beholders think that nobody has ever been able cross these walls, regardless of whether they knew the history of it or not .

Although, to people who actually know the history, it is even more surprising .

It seems this huge castle wall has been constructed on top of an ancient ruins . It is said that at first, it was just a giant steel gate and a few dozen meters of crumbling walls around it . However, even though these were at a bad condition, they were built with ancient technology and were still very solid . Which is why long ago, the first generation Spada king decided to use this location and build upon it .

And like that, in the span of many years and months, slowly but steadily, a lot of expanding and strengthening was done before this enormous castle wall was done .

The location of this historical fort was miraculously just in the gap between the mountains . Just that one point has a lower height from the sea level and on both sides, two rocky mountains stood out . It gives an impression of a huge valley rather than being between mountains .

It might be that this miraculous terrain was also formed during the ancient times .

And the huge Galahad castle walls were 1 kilometer long in width, going from one end of the valley to the other end, completely blocking it off from the outside .

Its height is about 15 meters tall . This precisely constructed vertical wall would probably look like a huge dam from the attacking Daidaros’ side .

On the other hand, from the Spada side where I am standing, you can also see the fort befitting of the huge walls . It has the shape of a rectangular box with defense towers on all four corners, similar to Iskia’s old fortress . However, it’s size is on a different level . Seems at least twice as big .

And that’s not the only thing that’s different . On top of the deep armoring on the wall, the entire structure was also equipped with a wide area magical defense barrier .

Not only does the fort in itself exhibit high defense, these four sky-scraping defense towers further amplify that .

At the top of these towers are Spada’s imperial magicians launching maximum firepower magic from cannons . And on the root of these towers, deep underground, lies the devices activating the barrier around all of Galahad fort except the walls . It’s an important point of defense .

What’s even more surprising is that apart from the huge fort itself, there’s also structures such as barracks, warehouses, and stables to keep horses . It’s like a small city at this point .

“It was just after the Alsace fight that time so it’s not really odd for you to not remember . ”

I was the only one surprised by the scale of the fort . Fiona was still pretty much expressionless . Or rather, it seems the fort is none of her concern .

“I troubled you a lot that time…”

After grouping with the relief Spada army, all my mental strain had been lifted so I was kind of in a trance state . And before I realized, I was sleeping at the Cat’s Tail restaurant .

I had thought I was being normal in front of Lily and Fiona to not make them worry but… now that I think about it again, I don’t really have any memories of that time .

I had been relying on the two all the time until I met Mia so I am eternally grateful and also sorry to them .

“It’s okay, Lily, I won’t lose anymore!”

“Yeah, that’s right . We have gotten stronger . Even if the apostles come, we will definitely win this time .

With strong fighting will and an oath of certain victory, I held Lily and got off Merry . From here on, I will just head towards the designated stable with the horse .

Fiona also got off Marie and started walking with the reins in her hand . Towards a building with a signboard in which “Galahad Restaurant” was written broadly .

“Oi, Fiona, that’s the restaurant . ”

“I know . ”

“You can’t go in with the horse . ”

“… . . I know . ”

No, you definitely didn’t know, did you? What’s with that sulking face?

When the establishment is that complete, I guess you would be tempted . After all, everyone’s more or less hungry at the battlefield .

But, what’s with being hungry immediately as we arrive?

“We will go have something to eat after leaving these guys to the stable, alright?”

“Understood . ”

The Spada regular soldiers get supplied to them but we do not . We need to take care of our won expense . And that’s why such a normal restaurant is also built here . Well, there are also canteen merchants who do business with military too so this kind of shops aren’t non-existent .

Especially here in Galahad fort, they can boldly open up shop right next to the wall as there’s hardly any worries of it ever being penetrated . And that very brothel like 3-storied building seems old as well . Or rather, is it really okay for it to be so close, a place like that? Makes me worry in a different sense .

“Even still, these people are amazing… Lily, don’t get lost . ”

“Ye~s . ” Lily replied energetically while moving wave of people with light footsteps . Well, she’s basically floating, rather than her footsteps being light . As I thought, those ‘Fairy Dance Shoes’ look fun .

Here, the new adventurers as well as Spada’s main force is gathered . The population density is quite high .

Most of the Spada knights have already went towards the fort but as the 2nd squad ‘Tempest’ has a lot of horse riders, they made tents and stationed outside . It seems they will be taking care of their horse themselves . I guess if you aren’t willing to do that much, you can’t really become partners who entrust their life to each other in the battlefield .

Anyway, with the whole army’s soldiers and the adventurers, the fort and its surroundings were filled with people . Of course, I had thought we would also be camping outside but surprisingly enough, we were able to find lodgings . Rather than being lucky, it feels more like a side benefit of being rank 5 . Although it is just a guestroom for the countryside guild members .

And like that, while we were doing our best to somehow get through the crowd, a huge shadow fell on us .

“Ooh, so that’s a dragoon, eh?”

When I looked up, I saw green-scaled wyverns landing on a helipad-like thing one after another . It seems to be an exclusive spot for the dragoons to station .

Although they are about half the size of salamanders, the wyverns were also part of the dragon lineage and that can be understood from its strong and heavy flapping wings .

“Ah, there’s a white one among them . ”

“Right, is that the leader?”

The white dragon with its pure white scales were dazzling and it looked beautiful as it landed last . The surge from its wing flaps almost reached here as we felt a gentle breeze pass by .

“White flying dragons are quite rare . You can’t really ride those unless you’re very strong or you’re very rich . ”

Fiona said, sounding apathetic .

“That flat, it’s the Avalon national flag . If so, then it’s probably the 1st dragoon squad ‘Dragon Heart’ . ”