Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

But in my impression, Gileno, as the Sword King, seems to be on par with Almanfi. Why is that?

Perhaps it’s because Almanfi’s ability is simply to move.

……

……

Not long after Almanfi left, he reappeared.

He brought the message from Pergius:

"Lord Pergius has granted me permission to see you."

"Then let's go."

"Yes."

At Orsted's urging, Almanfi took out the teleportation magic circle used to reach the aerial fortress. As long as he passed through this teleportation magic circle, he could reach his destination in an instant.

After we go to the aerial fortress through the transfer magic circle, Almanfi will use his ability to return.

It's a really handy ability.

No wonder Percius often used Almanfi to run errands.

……

……

Think so.

When I came to my senses, Qixing, Orsted, and I had already arrived at the Sky Fortress.

The original novel generously uses various flowery words to describe the magnificence of the sky fortress, but after seeing it with my own eyes, I feel that words are still not enough to describe its magnificence.

I once gazed at the Silver Palace from afar in Ars, the capital of the Asura Kingdom.

At that time, I was impressed by the splendor of the Silver Palace.

But that level of splendor pales in comparison to the sky fortress that now appears before my eyes. Rather than a fortress, it's more like a palace suspended in the air.

Just looking at the bricks and tiles on the ground and the seamless walls, one gets the feeling that "the owner of this place must be very rich."

When I thought so.

A figure came into my sight.

It was a woman, with her jaw slightly lowered and her hands hanging naturally in front of her abdomen. She stood there in a very dignified manner. Her nearly white blonde hair hung straight down to her shoulders, and her body curves were like a work carefully carved by an ancient Greek artist.

She was dressed in pure white clothing like a cassock and held a staff.

The front end of the staff is inlaid with black magic stone, which looks quite expensive.

The most eye-catching thing is that she has a pair of astonishingly huge black wings growing on her back. The pure white clothes and the black wings complement each other, showing an extraordinary beauty.

The wings had an unimaginable presence that drew my attention to them.

"...Hey, stop staring at people. It's very rude."

Qixing poked my waist from the side.

The force was so great that it seemed as if he wanted to poke a hole in my waist and kill me.

And, how should I put it...

Although she was wearing a mask, I always felt that her expression underneath the mask was very unhappy.

"Lord Orsted, long time no see."

Just as I was daydreaming, the beautiful woman spoke.

She saluted Orsted with a very skillful gesture, then looked at me and Qixing with a smile.

"And two distinguished guests, welcome to our aerial fortress."

"Oh, hello..."

I'm not very good at dealing with this type of woman and could only scratch my head and say hello.

Qixing poked my waist hard again.

To be honest, when I'm not entangled in fighting spirit, I'm just an ordinary person.

I really want to ask her to show mercy.

"I am Lord Pergius's first servant, the Void Silvalir. I would love to show you the Aerial Fortress, but Lord Pergius has been very interested after hearing your stories, so please accompany me to an audience with him first."

"That's what we're here for."

Qixing said.

She also couldn't wait to meet Pergius.

Pergius is an authority on transfer and summoning magic, so perhaps he could understand what's happening to us.

"Then please follow me."

Silvalir led the way.

……

We walked in a straight line across the courtyard.

Finally, they arrived in front of a huge gate similar to the Arc de Triomphe.

There are very delicate reliefs on the door. As mentioned before, every inch of this castle is full of artistic atmosphere, even the doors and ceilings.

After passing through the gate and continuing forward, there is a long corridor.

The corridors and walls were lined with various artworks. Although I didn't understand art, I knew they were worth a fortune. At the end of the corridor was our destination, the audience room of the Sky Fortress.

"this way please."

Silvalir said, pushing open the door.

……

The first thing that caught my eye was Pergius sitting on the throne.

With his shining silver hair, three white eyes and golden pupils that seemed to intimidate his opponents, his whole body exuded a kingly aura.

Unlike Orsted.

Orsted's temperament gives people a feeling of loneliness, solemnity and indifference.

Pergius, on the other hand, was upright and had the air of a king who looked down upon others.

They are both from the dragon clan, but they are completely different.

A red carpet leads from the gate to the throne.

Eleven men and women stood on both sides of the carpet. They were the eleven familiars of the Armored Dragon King.

I followed Orstead along the carpet.

When Orsted stopped, Pergius's calm voice came.

"Long time no see, Orstead."

"Yes. I'd like to introduce you to two people."

Travel: 22. The Anxiety of the Seven Stars

Orsted didn't exchange too many pleasantries and went straight to the point in a concise and clear manner.

"Ron and Nanahoshi Shizuka."

Orsted pointed at me and Nanahoshi.

The next moment, I felt Pergius's eyes on me.

That is a scrutinizing gaze.

"Well, from the outside, they look no different from ordinary humans. But... Caravante, what do you think?"

After Pergius said this, one of them looked towards us.

After a brief gaze, he said:

"Although their appearance is no different from that of ordinary humans, their body structures are slightly different. Furthermore, neither of them possesses magical powers."

"I see. It seems Orsted wasn't lying."

Pergius said this and actually stood up from the throne.

Then he walked step by step to me and Qixing.

The powerful aura made people subconsciously want to look away, but Qixing kept staring at him, and I didn't want to fall behind in this matter either.

"Orstead said you came from another world. So, how did you get here?"

"The great transfer incident that occurred in Fitoa territory three years ago."

Qixing spoke in a clear voice.

"When I came to my senses, Ron and I had already arrived in this world. At the beginning, we couldn't communicate with each other, and it was thanks to Orsted that we survived."

"interesting."

Pergius looked at us with interest.

"So, what do you want to know after coming to me? Or...what kind of mentality and purpose have you been using to spend each day in this world so far?"

"I don't have any particular purpose. I just want to find a way to go back, that's all."

Almost without thinking, Qixing answered the question.

But I didn't do that.

Mindset and purpose?

Indeed, like Qixing, I also want to go back.

But my desire to go back is not as strong as Qixing's.

Rather, what concerns me more is why I came to this world.

The causes of large-scale transfer events are very complex.

I came into this world with the Great Shift event, and my intuition tells me that it was definitely not a coincidence.

"Ron?"

Qixing looked at me in confusion.

Pergius's gaze also fell on me.

"It seems that you have different ideas. Don't you want to go back?"

"No, I have the same idea of ​​going back, but how should I put it..."

I thought for a moment, then said:

"Rather than knowing how to get back, I'd rather know why I ended up in this world. Was the Great Shift truly just a coincidence? Could there be a deeper reason behind it, or was it someone's deliberate act?"

He ignored the surprised look from Qixing.

I continued:

"If we were summoned artificially, what purpose do you think it was for, Lord Pergius?"

“…Interesting question.”

Pergius thought about it with great interest.