Wavelength Tracking Synchronous Spatial-jump ship, Red Owl was not affected by Chaos Particles, unlike the Transfer Gate.
In the manual, it was written that the spatial-time device built into the red owl works through the shapeless 'wavelength' that exists in the world, unlike instantaneous movement through the magic of existing Transfer Gates.
“I’ve seen previous failed works break during spatial jumps…… It is difficult to describe the abilities of Sir Qwaul and Miss Valeria, young master.”
Jin had already seen Zipfel using the spatial-time device in the Gaifa Islands, but comparing the Red Owl to Zipfel’s technology at the time was in itself rude.
“It feels like entering a whole new world after 2 years and 6 months.”
boo, woo-.
A gloomy ghastly wail was heard from all directions in the forest surrounding the ghost castle.
The coordinates set in the red owl were of the campsite of the fellow ghost crew and Jin’s comrades. Jin was able to realize the seriousness of the situation once more just by seeing that they formed campsite and gave up on ghost castle, the headquarters of the Ghost mercenaries.
As the red owl descended slowly, everyone in the camp looked at it. It was the first time that everyone had seen the red owl in action.
However, the most surprising thing was the fact that Jin was among the Red Owl's passengers.
“Lord Jin……!”
“You’re back, Jin!”
Ghost mercenaries saluted, and comrades shouted his name and ran.
Cuicantelle, Alisa, Kuzan, Veris, Yulian, Enya, Lata, Faye, Amela. And about 30% of the members of the Black Kings mercenaries and more than 80% of the ghost mercenaries.
Tikan was literally concentrating on Smarion, leaving only the bare minimum force for defense.
All of them were haggard due to the operation that had been going on for over three months.
‘A terrifyingly thick chaos covers the whole forest of Ghost Castle……. The non-combatant would have gone mad just by being around here.'
The nerves in Jin’s whole body were on edge even if he didn't want to be conscious.
Others also vaguely felt that the chaos of Smarion encroaching on Ghost castle is enormous, but it fell far short of the level that Jin recognized. It's because they don't have the same sense as Jin.
Such a gigantic aura could only be properly recognized by the level of at least the Battle King of the Plutonian tribe.
For a while, they exchanged words regarding each other. However, as the situation is, it quickly changed to a conversation about the current situation.
“As soon as you return, I am putting a heavy burden on you, my lord. I’m sorry."
Lata said in a somber voice.
-The reason I showed this place to my lord first is because this is currently the biggest and only problem with the Ghost castle. It's embarrassing, but you could also say that this seal threatens the existence of the Ghost mercenary.
From the moment Lata first decided to serve Jin as his lord, he felt sorry for sharing the risk of 'Smarion Proch'.
“Sir Lata, don't talk like that. From the moment Sir became our comrade, this has been everyone's problem. Rather, it is something I should be sorry for leaving my position and the situation has reached this point.”
As Lata lowered his head, Amela came to Jin's side.
“My cutie said we had to solve it before the lord came, so we went through a lot of trouble. So we all worked hard, but we couldn't deal with it with our power...….”
Fortunately, the chaos of Amela, Lata, and Faye did not resonate with the energy of ghost castle.
Jin took out the chaos purifier that he had brought with him.
“This is a chaos purifier made by the Plutonian brethren. I brought it just in case, but I don't think Sir Lata and Faye's father can be healed by it.”
The chaos purifier was only effective against the infected people before complete encroachment and body transformation took place.
Smarion had already deviated from the standard from the time he was sealed, and even if he wasn't, the size of the chaos itself was too huge.
Therefore, since purification was impossible, the only way to resolve the situation is subjugation.
“…… Jin. If it bothers you that you have to kill our father. You don't have to. The reason we were waiting here in the first place was to deal with the monster that was our father.”
Lata and Faye didn't have very good memories of Smarion. It's because they have been abused and trained since they were a child.
Rather, when siblings think of their father, the emotion associated with him is closer to hatred.
However, it is not like there are no memories like any other ordinary family.
When Chiron was concerned about Smarion's chaos and often visited the castle, Smarion became a benevolent father and gave the two of them sweets while they sit on his lap.
It had happened only a few times, but it must have been a precious moment in childhood of the Proch siblings. Even if they hated Smarion enough to not want to admit it.
“We rather think that getting rid of that monster as soon as possible is the duty of the Ghost mercenary. That's the right thing to do even if we think of our comrades. Of course, even after considering all of that, it's shameless to leave this to you...… I beg you, lord."
Jin nodded heavily.
Then, Cuicantelle informed Jin about the approximate situation so far. According to her, there have already been three chaos explosions in Ghost castle.
The first explosion caused about 30 casualties, and from the second explosion, there was no damage thanks to the expansion of the encirclement in advance.
“…… Explosions are getting shorter and shorter, and even getting stronger. If this continues, there is a high possibility that damage will go beyond the entire forest and to neighboring Vermont territories.”
Dante was already supporting the Vamel Alliance as the ghost castle is within Vermont.
The knights of Hairan and Perral were completely blockading the area. To prevent exposing the dangers of the Vamel Alliance to other giant forces, and to prevent them from taking advantage of it.
In the meantime, Jin’s comrades were just waiting and unable to do anything.
The expected damage was too great if they entered first to subdue it, and they could not use their cards because they might be 'annihilated'.
It was because Talaris, Misha, Murakan, and Jin, their powerful allies were not there.
“We stopped Dante Hairan from going in to subdue him alone.”
If the seal is completely broken and it is judged that the Vamel alliance alone cannot handle it, then Dante will have no choice but to step in.
Dante is the hope of the Empire and the ruler supported by all the people. In a situation where everything was uncertain, it was right to exclude him from participating in the subjugation as much as possible.
In addition, Dante went directly to the contaminated areas within the empire, and he was alone keeping the giant forces in check, so he couldn't afford it at all.
In the midst of this, if Dante chooses the ghost castle for Jin and his comrades, the people will have no choice but to die elsewhere.
“Good job.”
Jin looked at the front gate of ghost castle.
‘Smarion Proch…… Are you aware of my arrival?'
The aura of chaos spreading throughout the ghost castle area was deepening. It was a phenomenon that started immediately after Jin arrived, and this time, only he recognized the fact.
As if waiting for an opponent, the energy of chaos spread by Smarion was slowly concentrating on Jin.
Jin calmly faced that mighty energy. And he came to a conclusion right away.
"I'll rest for a day, and tomorrow morning I'll enter in the ghost castle."
It took a little bit time to heal injuries and energy that consumed in the battle with Ranke.
"Tomorrow?"
“Yes, if the seal lasts until tomorrow, no. It would be more accurate to say if Smarion Proch waits for me until then. He is already in a state where he can break through the seal.”
"What are you talking about?"
“As soon as I arrive, Smarion's energy is amplifying. If the seal hadn't completely lost its function, it couldn't have grown at such a rapid rate. The deep killing intent and hostility are all directed at me.”
Jin’s comrades do not know whether he has achieved enlightenment or acquired the sense of genesis knight. They only have a vague feeling that Jin has become stronger.
Because of this, no matter how strong he became, they doubted whether he would be able to subdue Smarion alone, but they did not express it. It was because it is Jin.
“Then what should we do?”
Jin turned his gaze and looked at the ‘artifacts’ installed in the camp.
These were the artifacts that he had personally experienced at the day when he first met Qwaul at the cabin.
It was an artifact that claimed to be all sorts of obstacles, including the blue rod made for the great knight battle, the ‘Aura Jammer’ and the net.
“Prepare for the aftermath of the battle nearby. Neighboring cities can also be damaged if the protective shield is not tightly formed. And concentrate all the Aura Jammers on the battlefield where I and Smarion are fighting.”
“Do you mean that those who are skilled enough to withstand the shock wave should keep their distance and continue to use jammers on you and Smarion?”
“Exactly, Miss Cuicantelle.”
Naturally, doing so would inevitably put some restrictions on the use of Jin and Smarion's Aura. Naturally, the external damage will be reduced as much as that.
If Jin was an ordinary martial artist, then he should never use this a method. Because Smarion can use the power of chaos even without aura.
However, Jin has shadow force and mana.
“I can't predict exactly how far the impact of battle will be transmitted, so it's definitely better for mine and Smarion's powers to be reduced. As long as the performance of the jammer supports it.”
“Anything else?”
“Please use all possible means to prevent damage to the imperial lands other than ghost castle. Also, keep an eye on the Red Owl so that it doesn't get into trouble. That's it.”
* * *
Noon, next day.
Fortunately, Jin was able to head to ghost castle after taking a full day of rest.
He meditated all night, so he couldn't talk more with his comrades.
Jin was classifying Smarion as a target to deal with that much concentration.
“It is likely that the battle will begin as soon as I enter. So be especially careful Miss Cuicantelle, Sir Valkas, Lady Amela, and Enya.”
“Yes, young master!”
Those four people were closest to the battlefield and had the role of protecting the jammer and those who used it.
Enya's dragon fire blocking curtains and Cuicantelle’s power of time were the core of the protective shield.
Five hundred jammers were stationed near ghost castle. That was more than 80% of the current jammers possessed by the Vamel Alliance.
“My lord, I wish you luck.”
“Don’t worry too much, everyone.”
Jin turned to Lata and Faye. The two still suffered from the fact that Jin is taking this kind of role, but they kept firm eyes on him so that he would not feel more uncomfortable.
“If I hadn't met my lord, then the ghost mercenaries would have been annihilated one day by that monster who encroached on my father. Just like my mother get killed. Don't get hurt, my lord."
Jin patted the Proch siblings on the shoulder once and moved to ghost castle.
Wavelength Tracking Synchronous Spatial-jump ship, Red Owl was not affected by Chaos Particles, unlike the Transfer Gate.
In the manual, it was written that the spatial-time device built into the red owl works through the shapeless 'wavelength' that exists in the world, unlike instantaneous movement through the magic of existing Transfer Gates.
“I’ve seen previous failed works break during spatial jumps…… It is difficult to describe the abilities of Sir Qwaul and Miss Valeria, young master.”
Jin had already seen Zipfel using the spatial-time device in the Gaifa Islands, but comparing the Red Owl to Zipfel’s technology at the time was in itself rude.
“It feels like entering a whole new world after 2 years and 6 months.”
boo, woo-.
A gloomy ghastly wail was heard from all directions in the forest surrounding the ghost castle.
The coordinates set in the red owl were of the campsite of the fellow ghost crew and Jin’s comrades. Jin was able to realize the seriousness of the situation once more just by seeing that they formed campsite and gave up on ghost castle, the headquarters of the Ghost mercenaries.
As the red owl descended slowly, everyone in the camp looked at it. It was the first time that everyone had seen the red owl in action.
However, the most surprising thing was the fact that Jin was among the Red Owl's passengers.
“Lord Jin……!”
“You’re back, Jin!”
Ghost mercenaries saluted, and comrades shouted his name and ran.
Cuicantelle, Alisa, Kuzan, Veris, Yulian, Enya, Lata, Faye, Amela. And about 30% of the members of the Black Kings mercenaries and more than 80% of the ghost mercenaries.
Tikan was literally concentrating on Smarion, leaving only the bare minimum force for defense.
All of them were haggard due to the operation that had been going on for over three months.
‘A terrifyingly thick chaos covers the whole forest of Ghost Castle……. The non-combatant would have gone mad just by being around here.'
The nerves in Jin’s whole body were on edge even if he didn't want to be conscious.
Others also vaguely felt that the chaos of Smarion encroaching on Ghost castle is enormous, but it fell far short of the level that Jin recognized. It's because they don't have the same sense as Jin.
Such a gigantic aura could only be properly recognized by the level of at least the Battle King of the Plutonian tribe.
For a while, they exchanged words regarding each other. However, as the situation is, it quickly changed to a conversation about the current situation.
“As soon as you return, I am putting a heavy burden on you, my lord. I’m sorry."
Lata said in a somber voice.
-The reason I showed this place to my lord first is because this is currently the biggest and only problem with the Ghost castle. It's embarrassing, but you could also say that this seal threatens the existence of the Ghost mercenary.
From the moment Lata first decided to serve Jin as his lord, he felt sorry for sharing the risk of 'Smarion Proch'.
“Sir Lata, don't talk like that. From the moment Sir became our comrade, this has been everyone's problem. Rather, it is something I should be sorry for leaving my position and the situation has reached this point.”
As Lata lowered his head, Amela came to Jin's side.
“My cutie said we had to solve it before the lord came, so we went through a lot of trouble. So we all worked hard, but we couldn't deal with it with our power...….”
Fortunately, the chaos of Amela, Lata, and Faye did not resonate with the energy of ghost castle.
Jin took out the chaos purifier that he had brought with him.
“This is a chaos purifier made by the Plutonian brethren. I brought it just in case, but I don't think Sir Lata and Faye's father can be healed by it.”
The chaos purifier was only effective against the infected people before complete encroachment and body transformation took place.
Smarion had already deviated from the standard from the time he was sealed, and even if he wasn't, the size of the chaos itself was too huge.
Therefore, since purification was impossible, the only way to resolve the situation is subjugation.
“…… Jin. If it bothers you that you have to kill our father. You don't have to. The reason we were waiting here in the first place was to deal with the monster that was our father.”
Lata and Faye didn't have very good memories of Smarion. It's because they have been abused and trained since they were a child.
Rather, when siblings think of their father, the emotion associated with him is closer to hatred.
However, it is not like there are no memories like any other ordinary family.
When Chiron was concerned about Smarion's chaos and often visited the castle, Smarion became a benevolent father and gave the two of them sweets while they sit on his lap.
It had happened only a few times, but it must have been a precious moment in childhood of the Proch siblings. Even if they hated Smarion enough to not want to admit it.
“We rather think that getting rid of that monster as soon as possible is the duty of the Ghost mercenary. That's the right thing to do even if we think of our comrades. Of course, even after considering all of that, it's shameless to leave this to you...… I beg you, lord."
Jin nodded heavily.
Then, Cuicantelle informed Jin about the approximate situation so far. According to her, there have already been three chaos explosions in Ghost castle.
The first explosion caused about 30 casualties, and from the second explosion, there was no damage thanks to the expansion of the encirclement in advance.
“…… Explosions are getting shorter and shorter, and even getting stronger. If this continues, there is a high possibility that damage will go beyond the entire forest and to neighboring Vermont territories.”
Dante was already supporting the Vamel Alliance as the ghost castle is within Vermont.
The knights of Hairan and Perral were completely blockading the area. To prevent exposing the dangers of the Vamel Alliance to other giant forces, and to prevent them from taking advantage of it.
In the meantime, Jin’s comrades were just waiting and unable to do anything.
The expected damage was too great if they entered first to subdue it, and they could not use their cards because they might be 'annihilated'.
It was because Talaris, Misha, Murakan, and Jin, their powerful allies were not there.
“We stopped Dante Hairan from going in to subdue him alone.”
If the seal is completely broken and it is judged that the Vamel alliance alone cannot handle it, then Dante will have no choice but to step in.
Dante is the hope of the Empire and the ruler supported by all the people. In a situation where everything was uncertain, it was right to exclude him from participating in the subjugation as much as possible.
In addition, Dante went directly to the contaminated areas within the empire, and he was alone keeping the giant forces in check, so he couldn't afford it at all.
In the midst of this, if Dante chooses the ghost castle for Jin and his comrades, the people will have no choice but to die elsewhere.
“Good job.”
Jin looked at the front gate of ghost castle.
‘Smarion Proch…… Are you aware of my arrival?'
The aura of chaos spreading throughout the ghost castle area was deepening. It was a phenomenon that started immediately after Jin arrived, and this time, only he recognized the fact.
As if waiting for an opponent, the energy of chaos spread by Smarion was slowly concentrating on Jin.
Jin calmly faced that mighty energy. And he came to a conclusion right away.
"I'll rest for a day, and tomorrow morning I'll enter in the ghost castle."
It took a little bit time to heal injuries and energy that consumed in the battle with Ranke.
"Tomorrow?"
“Yes, if the seal lasts until tomorrow, no. It would be more accurate to say if Smarion Proch waits for me until then. He is already in a state where he can break through the seal.”
"What are you talking about?"
“As soon as I arrive, Smarion's energy is amplifying. If the seal hadn't completely lost its function, it couldn't have grown at such a rapid rate. The deep killing intent and hostility are all directed at me.”
Jin’s comrades do not know whether he has achieved enlightenment or acquired the sense of genesis knight. They only have a vague feeling that Jin has become stronger.
Because of this, no matter how strong he became, they doubted whether he would be able to subdue Smarion alone, but they did not express it. It was because it is Jin.
“Then what should we do?”
Jin turned his gaze and looked at the ‘artifacts’ installed in the camp.
These were the artifacts that he had personally experienced at the day when he first met Qwaul at the cabin.
It was an artifact that claimed to be all sorts of obstacles, including the blue rod made for the great knight battle, the ‘Aura Jammer’ and the net.
“Prepare for the aftermath of the battle nearby. Neighboring cities can also be damaged if the protective shield is not tightly formed. And concentrate all the Aura Jammers on the battlefield where I and Smarion are fighting.”
“Do you mean that those who are skilled enough to withstand the shock wave should keep their distance and continue to use jammers on you and Smarion?”
“Exactly, Miss Cuicantelle.”
Naturally, doing so would inevitably put some restrictions on the use of Jin and Smarion's Aura. Naturally, the external damage will be reduced as much as that.
If Jin was an ordinary martial artist, then he should never use this a method. Because Smarion can use the power of chaos even without aura.
However, Jin has shadow force and mana.
“I can't predict exactly how far the impact of battle will be transmitted, so it's definitely better for mine and Smarion's powers to be reduced. As long as the performance of the jammer supports it.”
“Anything else?”
“Please use all possible means to prevent damage to the imperial lands other than ghost castle. Also, keep an eye on the Red Owl so that it doesn't get into trouble. That's it.”
* * *
Noon, next day.
Fortunately, Jin was able to head to ghost castle after taking a full day of rest.
He meditated all night, so he couldn't talk more with his comrades.
Jin was classifying Smarion as a target to deal with that much concentration.
“It is likely that the battle will begin as soon as I enter. So be especially careful Miss Cuicantelle, Sir Valkas, Lady Amela, and Enya.”
“Yes, young master!”
Those four people were closest to the battlefield and had the role of protecting the jammer and those who used it.
Enya's dragon fire blocking curtains and Cuicantelle’s power of time were the core of the protective shield.
Five hundred jammers were stationed near ghost castle. That was more than 80% of the current jammers possessed by the Vamel Alliance.
“My lord, I wish you luck.”
“Don’t worry too much, everyone.”
Jin turned to Lata and Faye. The two still suffered from the fact that Jin is taking this kind of role, but they kept firm eyes on him so that he would not feel more uncomfortable.
“If I hadn't met my lord, then the ghost mercenaries would have been annihilated one day by that monster who encroached on my father. Just like my mother get killed. Don't get hurt, my lord."
Jin patted the Proch siblings on the shoulder once and moved to ghost castle.
