[?]
[What the hell?]
[Are we falling?]
[Huh?]
[Did Lily do this?]
[Great technique, special skill, and then we crash, LOL!]
[What’s going on??]
[There’s something over there at the end.]
[Lily?]
One side of the floating ship tilts drastically, unable to maintain balance and shaking precariously.
It’s a magnificent vessel that boasts grandeur, capable of grinding even mountains to dust with its hundreds of cannons.
There are countless functions, techniques, and equipment I don’t know about…
“Whoaaa!!”
─Stop! Please stop! What are you doing?!
As expected, the more extravagant, the more fragile.
Leo, who has taken control of the rear end of the massive ship, shines with excitement as he focuses on it.
Five ships, each embodying different attributes, revolve around due to Leo’s command.
In an instant, Leo left the five ships and straight-up entered the large vessel.
Gugugung…!!
As soon as she entered, the tilting of the ship worsened with a rush of green wind.
The blue metal that previously filled most of the floating ship had quickly turned to green metal, coming under Leo’s influence.
That’s the biggest flaw of the floating ship.
“U-uh, how…?”
“It’s fundamentally an absorbing form. It’s vulnerable to intrusions, after all.”
“Y-yes?”
The Golem Lover, unsure of what to do, looks at me.
He seems completely lost about the situation.
I pull in a small ship that’s flying around far off in the sky and slightly detach a section of the wall.
Inside, there’s a familiar spell inscribed.
“Earlier, Mr. Leo examined the ship and told me its structure had a special magic on it.”
“…Oh.”
“It’s called the absorption spell, and what that does is absorb a specific object or power.”
The floating ship was born not from special engineering but literally through ‘summoning magic.’
Because of that, the Magic Engineering Guild could churn out countless ships in no time, but it also had a major downside.
Tok!
“It’s that it’s very easy to erode under other powers.”
As a drop of holy power falls from my fingertips, the blue small ship instantly transforms into a brilliant white-light emitting vessel.
It looks divinely holy just by looking at it.
[Oh]
[Wow]
[????]
[That looks cool]
[Isn’t that big ship gonna crash?]
[Uh-oh]
[Big Lily]
[Isn’t that actually good?]
“Of course, as the ship absorbs power, it becomes stronger, which is a good thing. No matter how small the ship is, it’s several times stronger than just an ordinary small ship.”
Like when Leo used the Spirit King’s power to create a speedboat that crossed the entire kingdom.
Like it’s been pounded.
Even this ship, which I dropped a holy drop of mana on, can outperform a regular small vessel.
Not even needing to worry about durability, like a gun.
This floating ship doesn’t have any special restrictions and can fully unleash its power.
In fact, its durability might even increase.
“But if that’s applicable to everyone, then the story changes. The easier it is to absorb, the easier it is to steal as well.”
“…I get it, so please block that—”
“The floating ship doesn’t accept anyone’s power and rejects others. It has property defense, but that’s just defense against ‘damage.’”
Swoosh.
“‘Teleportation’ makes it easy for anyone to steal.”
A large ship that seems about to fall.
“Oh? The structure of a large ship is different from a small one, huh?”
─Stop…
A third of the large ship was already tainted in green.
“Just like Lord Leo over there.”
“I understand—”
“I understand, okay!”
Thud!
Something rushes in from the air.
Along with fast-moving twin ponytails, the woman I saw earlier landed in front of me.
She had something resembling gauntlets on both hands, with a blade of blue mana manifesting on the upper side of the gauntlet.
“Could you please stop that? What are you doing, Sister Lily!”
“Exactly. Are you declaring war on the Magic Engineering Guild right now?”
“You’ll regret it.”
And two more elders arrived from behind.
One male and one female.
Their outfits were similar, but all their weapons were different.
[?]
[Are we fighting right now?]
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[Let’s go for a massacre~]
[This is insane]
[Let’s cut the harassment~]
[But isn’t it true that Lily threw the first punch?]
[She crossed the line, lol]
“Isn’t there a gunner?”
“The gunner is off—Ugh! Just know, if you don’t answer the question, be prepared!”
One of the elders, Inoo, brandished the blue blade towards me, glaring like a beast.
At this moment, the altitude of the large ship was gradually decreasing, and it seemed like an attack was being made on Leo’s side, but it didn’t hold much significance.
“Are you treating us this way after saying you’d help? Just because you’re famous and strong, does that give you the right?”
“I never said I wouldn’t help.”
“What are you doing right now?”
With a sharp question, I pointed to the nearby pristine small ship.
“Floating ships have countless advantages, but their drawbacks are so large that they swallow it all up.”
“So?”
“I’ll help.”
“?”
The essence of the floating ship is absorption.
Due to the production method via the suction technique, changing its form and structure isn’t possible unless starting from scratch.
So I will compensate for the ship’s shortcomings here.
“I’ll help you with the ship’s shortcomings.
“I’ll share some countermeasures against erosion and some magic formulas for deodorization. Since the structure itself is quite good, it should be quick if we just apply it.”
“…Is that really possible?”
“Yes.”
It is possible.
I didn’t come here first just to examine the ship’s structure and manufacturing method for no reason.
I’ve already completed research on the magic formulas and have even integrated them, so unless there’s someone with magic knowledge of an intermediate demon level, there’s no way to break it.
‘If it’s more than that, there’s no need to deodorize.’
─Please just die! Die, I say!
“This is quite bad now… down to 30%…”
─Uaaaarrrgh!!
“…Let’s organize that first.”
Leo’s fun stops here.
■
“Hmph.”
Hmph-Hmph-Hmph.
Leo turned his head while puffing up his cheeks.
He successfully occupied 36% of the floating ship, but due to its vast size and the complex structure of the large ship, it was difficult to occupy everything with just Leo’s abilities.
Still, given the characteristics of the floating ship, it would have been fully occupiable if there had been enough time.
“But that was fun, right?”
“…Yeah.”
“You can go and rest now. It seems you can take on another small ship.”
Leo nodded weakly and flew away with five ships clustered together.
Now that he has completely transformed into a nymph, he was incredibly sulky when the game he got interested in was forcibly interrupted.
He might feel very bad right now, but once he logs out and returns to reality, he’ll kick the blanket several times.
‘Or maybe he’ll get used to it?’
“Hah…”
“Thank you for your hard work…”
“G-Guild Master!”
“Are you alright?!”
The large ship on the brink of crashing due to Leo barely regained its balance, 500 meters above the ground.
With the large ship safely docked, the Guild Master, Robus Opher, came over after talking with the elders.
In just about 10 minutes, he looked like he aged ten years.
The Guild Master, Robus Opher, looked at me with his impressive mustache twitching as he sighed.
“…I thought we were going to lose the ship.”
“I think Leo went too far. I apologize.”
I bowed my head.
Robus, who accepted my apology, twitched his mustache in a way that seemed to suppress his anger, and then shifted the topic as if to give up.
Yelling at me wouldn’t change anything.
“You said you’d help with the floating ship.”
“As you can see, the defects in the floating ship are bigger than expected. If we engage in battle like this, we’ll surely fall into the sea without even being able to use our power.”
“Our ship isn’t that weak.”
“That’s the problem. It’s not weak.”
If the ship were to be stolen by some evil person, the mountains would smash into the village, and further down, into the cities where people live.
The soul will target the village, and even the cities where the people live.
Even in a stronger state.
“Defense measures against the ship’s seizure are essential. A ship that can be taken by anyone is of no value, right?”
“…Do you have a plan?”
“Just a few more spells need to be added. Since I can’t apply them to every ship, I’ll have to provide them in scroll form. By the way, you can just do it as you’ve been doing without necessarily needing to apply things.”
“As we’ve been doing?”
“Yes. Just as we’ve been doing.”
As the golem randomly scattered various materials and manufactured them.
If you put the scroll in there, the magic will be automatically applied.
Robus nodded and gave several instructions to the elders next to him.
They are those who contribute to shipbuilding.
“Lady Lily’s reputation makes me believe they haven’t done anything strange.”
“Hmm.”
“Then, before I inquire about costs, I shall change my seat.”
The elders and Robus guided me to the upper levels of the spire.
■
[Looks delicious]
[Wow]
[Look at that feast, haha]
[All that is money taken, right?]
We arrived at a long table set for a banquet and sat down.
On either side sit two elders, except for the gunner, with Robus at the head. I am seated across from him.
Originally, it seemed like a very long table, but the distance between Robus and me wasn’t that far, possibly adjustable in length.
“I have prepared dishes with expensive ingredients that are hard to find in Deoen. I hope you like it.”
“Thank you for your hospitality.”
“Eat up, eat up!”
“I will eat well~”
“Hey! Give me that!”
Clatter.
After a moment of dining and as the awkward atmosphere began to dissolve.
Clink.
Robus put down his fork.
“It’s time to ask about the cost.”
“Hmm.”
I also set down my utensils.
“Although there was a bit of friction, if you assist with the ship’s security as you said, I believe I can supply floating ships to Lady Lily at a very low price. If desired, I can offer a discount of up to 70%…”
“99%.”
“Excuse me?”
For the price of all floating ships.
“Let’s agree to reduce it to 99%.”
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