Under Cannibal’s watch, the female employees begin to apologize to McGillis. McGillis forgives them. Meanwhile, as McGillis explains the reason for the lack of contact from the Royal Capital, which Cannibal had been wondering about, Won and his group, whose women and organization were destroyed by McGillis, are in despair. Hiding their machine with a camouflage robe [brown] that blends into the background of the knight (Golem), Won slams his fist into the ground in frustration, giving up on using them as hostages to lure out McGillis.
“Damn it, damn it, damnnnnnnn! Why there! Why did the noble army collapse all at once? The stalemate was broken in just one place! Yet, three places collapse almost simultaneously!”
*CRUNCH! THUD THUD*
He wanted to smash the ground, but it only resulted in hardening it. He stomps on the ground again. Finally, Kongo makes the ground crack.
“…Nod.”
*CRACKLE! SHATTER*
Cracks spread several centimeters.
“Alright, as expected of Kongo.”
“……..”
Won pats Kongo on the back, acknowledging his efforts. He decides to stop taking his frustrations out and starts devising a plan for revenge against McGillis.
“I never expected him to come all the way from the Royal Capital to where we are ♪”
He chuckles, realizing he can skip the trouble of taking hostages. He smiles smugly at new information obtained through radio interception.
While they won’t be able to get revenge for what McGillis did, they chose a method that would surely take his life. That method is to plant explosives on the ship (airship, noble-exclusive airship) returning to the Royal Capital.
“With this, with this, I can finally avenge Toa and Meril, and my subordinates who followed me… ♪♪ Huhu,hahahahaha.”
“……..”
***
As Won and his group stealthily began planting explosives, McGillis and his companions were enjoying themselves.
“Ahahahah ♪ Ahahahah ♪”
McGillis twisted the memories of the previous night to suit his convenience. He was having a grand banquet with Cannibal and the female employees.
His family was causing chaos in the Royal Capital. Returning with the Can Company would be like adding fuel to the fire. Until things cooled down, they would be digging up the corpse of the heinous criminal Tōyashi in the North.
Won’s plan is suddenly thrown into disarray. Furthermore, because the Can Company had bought up all the explosives beforehand, no matter how much Won threatened them from behind the scenes, they couldn’t obtain any explosives.
“Wwhhhyyyyyyy!!!??”
A cry echoed somewhere in the territory. The residents assumed it was the death throes of the defeated soldiers of the noble army and stayed completely out of it.
“Well then, let’s blow it up ♪”
“Yes, Older Brother ♪”
*Tinkle Tinkle ♪*
He rings the bell to call the employees and heads outside with the male employees who appear.
“Explosion.”
“Yes, we will detonate.”
At Cannibal’s command, the buried explosives detonate simultaneously. Even though they were watching from a safe distance, the shock and sound were tremendous. A few seconds later, sand dust falls on their heads.
“Umbrella.”
“Yes, right away.”
*Rustle Rustle*
They are handed rain umbrellas by the employees. The Cann Company employees, who impeccably block the dust, are amazing.
“Now, let’s search for the body ♪”
“Yes ♪ You guys, let’s go too!”
” ” ” “Yes, President!” ” ” ”
Taking the candy imbued with Cannibal’s abilities, I swing my pickaxe at the same speed and efficiency as everyone else to search for the likely corpse or parts of the heinous criminal Tōyashi.
*CHOP CHOP CHOP! SCRAPE SCRAPE! CLANG CLANG CLANG! ROAR ROAR!*
Excavation sounds, like those of heavy machinery, create a grand chorus everywhere. When I suggested synchronizing the sounds, Cannibal happily agreed. They decided on the sounds for each section and began a fun corpse search.
*Clatter Clatter ♪*
*Scrape Scrape Scrape ♪*
*Swish Swish ♪*
Won watched this grand chorus with indignation.
“Why aren’t they going to the Royal Capital?!”
“……..”
Kongo, sensing Won’s voice, stays alert, ready to dash to his exclusive machine [Bloody Pierrot] at any moment.
***
There are others who want to go to the Royal Capital. Many nobles died in the noble army… or were executed as rebels. Those who originally ruled these lands were also found to be heinous criminals… traitors to the nation. Merchants were mostly gone, leaving no work. Going to the central area would allow them to travel to other regions. If they disliked work, they could live off their adventurer boyfriends or girlfriends, or swindle materials with enticing offers. With such thoughts, they set their sights on the Royal Capital.
En route to the central area, explosives detonated inside the aircraft. Shortly after, explosions occurred near the engine room that provided propulsion. Although the explosion occurred inside the aircraft, those who were fortunate enough to have the flight attendants in the seats in front of them act as cushions and buffers, saving their lives, were thrown into despair by the crash.
“Wwhhhyyyy―――――”
*BOOOOOOM!!!!*
The crash site was fortunately located. Well, the northern region had not yet advanced in the production of labyrinths and dungeons, making collision highly unlikely. The human casualties were limited to everyone on the airship. A nearby village discovered the impact sound and the aircraft (airship) emitting thick black smoke. They reported the airship’s crash in order of Village > Town > City. Several Unmanned Machines [Alexy] and security drones were dispatched from the city, and the incident became the country’s responsibility. The village elder who reported it finally felt relieved, as it proved they were not the ones who shot it down.
“What a nuisance.”
“Poor maintenance, perhaps.”
“Which travel agency was it?”
“If there’s a culprit, I won’t forgive them.”
” ” ” “Absolutely.” ” ” ”
The investigation into the airship crash began. Then, the next flight to the central area also crashed. It began to be sensationalized as a series of bombings, but Won and his group, who were not paying attention to the central or eastern and western regions, did not notice.
“Travel to the North.”
“Search for clues.”
“Apprehend suspicious individuals.”
A division-sized deployment of security drones. The Unmanned Machine [Alexy] proceeded carefully from both air and land, collecting information by focusing on anything that caught their eye, such as the airship and the village.
