#89
89. Niflheim (1)
I put the files in the drawer and locked it.
I picked up the scabbard and shield leaning against the wall. The time indicated by the clock is 8:27 PM. Amkena was connected.
[Master, an airship from another account has requested a port call!]
[The airship will land in this waiting room for a while. Accept?]
[Yes / No]
[Opening a dimensional rift to Airship ‘Landgrid 07’!]
[Captain ‘Mishikas (★★★★★)’ requests a trade from the Master.]
[Requires – 1,500 Gems]
An exchange window appeared on Amkena’s control screen.
Niflheim is demanding payment for educational services. Soon after, a leather pouch containing blue jewels appeared in the exchange window.
I left the room with the screen removed to one side of my field of vision.
There is nothing to bring other than equipment. Everything you need will be provided in Niflheim. I ran into two people walking out of the hallway across from me. It was Jenna and Aaron.
“Are you ready?”
“It’s done.”
“Me too, brother.”
I nodded.
Neither of them has private property. bow and spear. A few daggers in all.
I joined and left the dorm. The door in front of the plaza on the second floor, the dimensional gap, was open. A few familiar figures caught my eye beside the open door.
“Are you leaving now?”
Edith and Roderick.
“It must be boring.”
“I’ll wait.”
Belquist, Nerissa, and even Iolka.
All combat personnel on the second floor are gathered in one place.
In the corner, there were also a few assistants such as Chloe and Enoch.
“The send-off is splendid.”
I laughed.
“You don’t have to make a fuss. This will happen more often in the future.”
It’s not uncommon to send a hero to a place other than the waiting room.
Right now, almost all heroes are stuck here, but if the number of floors to reach increases and airships start to appear one by one, not only the tower raiding team, but also a dedicated party in charge of outreach will appear.
“Did you say a month? Are you sure?”
“I can’t guarantee. It could be late or it could be early.”
“I’m anxious. Aren’t they going to jump out somewhere else?”
Iolka inflated her cheeks.
“You do your research while I’m gone.”
“Uh, I…”
“Edith, keep an eye on him. He’s goofing around without me.”
“okay.”
Climbing will be delayed as long as the core members of the attack are missing.
There are many things that need to be dealt with in it. I told Edith in advance that the hero had to help the Master. I responded one by one to the assistant members who greeted me. After the greeting, the heroes left one by one to their original place.
“All right.”
The last remaining Edith reached out to me.
handshake. I felt awkward for some reason and held her hand.
After saying hello to the two people behind, Edith entered the training center. Jenna looked at Edith’s back and said.
“Can you come back?”
“No needless worries. Just go.”
enter the dimensional gap.
A straight aisle extends long. While walking slowly, Isel appeared with a familiar light.
[Haaaaan!]
“what?”
Isel’s snowball was red and swollen.
Isel, who had wet her eyes with a white handkerchief, wept.
[I heard a strange rumor! Is it really that you’re not coming back from Niflheim? It’s a lie!]
“Who said that?”
[Right, is that nonsense?]
The story seems to have been twisted.
I shook my head and moved my feet.
“Don’t worry. I’ll take responsibility and bring it to you!”
Jenna rolled up her arms and assured Isel.
[Really? Can’t lose it! You can’t lose them to them! they are thieves The tyranny of large corporations… … ugya gyaya!]
I pulled Isel’s cheek.
Issel’s cheeks stretched like clay.
“I’m sorry for being tyrannical.”
[Oh no! I’m not talking about Loki… … come back anyway Promise me!]
Isel held out her little finger.
He was ready to burst into tears if he refused.
‘Your nose is completely stuffed.’
I put my hand on my forehead.
I reached out my right hand and grabbed it, and Isel’s tear-stained face widened.
[I promised you this. I will definitely come back!]
“Okay, so stop whining.”
[Yes, I’ll wait.]
Isel turned into light and disappeared.
I lost strength in my body. Aaron laughed lightly.
“You’re the only one a fairy treats like that.”
Continue walking down the straight aisle.
The dead end of the dimensional gap. An unusual object came into view.
Size is about 20m. A streamlined black fuselage reminiscent of a ship. A goat decorated with gold is drawn on the prow. It was the Landgrid series, an airship model of Niflheim.
“Isn’t it nice?”
Jenna smiled.
“Do you know about airships?”
“Yes. I heard from my father. There are ships floating in the sky.”
“I’ve seen it before. I couldn’t ride it because it was exclusively for nobles.”
‘is it.’
It seems that Taoni also has the concept of airship.
but. If you don’t even have that concept, you won’t find an engineer. I followed. The distance gradually got closer.
<Verify your identity!>
somewhere in the air.
A woman’s voice rang out.
<Are you Mr. Han Israt, Jenna Sirai, and Aaron Delkard from Taoneer?>
I nodded.
<Confirmed. Eject the inlet. Climb carefully.>
clap.
A mechanical sound came from the railing of the ship, and the stairs descended.
“It’s function is different from what I’ve seen.”
“Are you a bit up-to-date?”
“It seems so.”
Aaron smiled bitterly.
“let’s go.”
I stepped on the stairs to the airship.
[Master, start dispatching!]
[Dispatch Heroes – ‘Han(★★★)’, ‘Jenna(★★★)’, ‘Aaron(★★★)’]
[Region – Niflheim (101.***.***.***)]
[Type – Education]
[Duration – 10 days]
[※caution!]
[From the moment the dispatch is sent, the hero’s affiliation is temporarily changed to ‘Nippleheim’.]
[Do you want to accept?]
[Yes / No]
The exchange process is over.
The dimensional vortex behind the airship began to glow blue. As soon as she took her first step inside the railing, a girl in a black uniform crept up to her.
“Nice to meet you! I’m Liddell, the guide who will take you all the way to Niflheim.”
“hello?”
Liddell grinned at Jenna’s awkward greeting.
I checked the airship’s deck.
There is nothing noteworthy. The main material is metal. Except for the fact that there is no sail, it is not very different from the appearance of a ship.
‘Even though it’s flying in the sky.’
A few people are seated on the deck.
Their curious gazes were directed at us. Liddell cleared her throat and cleared her throat.
<Landgrid 07. Boarding complete. depart.>
The voice rang clear as if through a loudspeaker.
‘You must be a magician.’
One per unfair period.
For proper maneuvering, a magician, a higher class of wizard, is required. It was clear that he belonged to Niflheim, but it was unclear who it was. Because there are hundreds of magicians in possession. I didn’t remember all of them.
Boooung.
A strange feeling of floating enveloped his entire body.
Jenna and Aaron, who were standing on deck, were startled. It’s the first time anyone can see it riding an airship. I laughed and leaned my arm on the deck. An airship about 3m from the floor was moving slowly towards the dimensional vortex.
“It’s okay, right?”
Jenna said anxiously.
The duo of men and women who were looking at this from the other side giggled. As I glared at them, the two turned their heads.
“Because you won’t die, stay still. Don’t show off as a country boy.”
“Ah, okay.”
The dimensional vortex began to swallow the bow.
[Teeling!]
[The airship ‘Landgrid 07’ belonging to ‘Nippleheim’ departs.]
At one point, the entire ship became blurry, and a white light covered my eyes.
And when the light faded, the airship was flying over an unfamiliar sky.
“…”
The wind brushed my cheeks.
Clouds appeared first. Altitude of at least 1,000 meters.
Looking down, a familiar sight caught my eye.
‘That’s… … .’
Barren land where not a single blade of grass grows.
You can tell even from a distance. It was the post-destruction Taoni that I had seen in my meeting with him.
I looked back.
On the far side, a circular tower soared. The lower part of the tower is buried underground. The upper part was obscured by clouds.
‘Was it like this?’
In the middle of the sky, the vortex from which we escaped swirled.
Aaron, who was sticking his upper body out of the railing, said.
“That’s great.”
It’s like you don’t know where this is.
“Is that so?”
“I’m sure my brother is a wood stone.”
“Look around and come in. It will arrive in two days.”
There was a staircase in the middle of the deck.
I stepped on the stairs leaving the two alone. A message popped up at the top of my field of vision.
[Dimension 1935 – Taoni]
‘I can see the system from here.’
The stat window also comes to mind.
This place also seemed to be in the realm of pick me up. I yawned and went inside the ship.
Going into Niflheim will get busy. I needed to replenish my stamina.
<Dimensional jump begins. Be careful not to fall!>
As I entered the sleeping room and lay down on the hammock, I heard Liddell’s voice.
I half opened my eyes. I will not go straight to Niflheim. Besides us, there must be quite a few guests to load.
Landgrid 07 carried guests from different dimensions.
These are the heroes of other masters who won the trainee recruitment. The total number of guests in issue 07 is 20 including us. The remaining personnel are transported via other airships.
“There were a lot of weird places.”
Inside the assigned cabin, Jenna muttered.
“We were a barren land. Cracked in pieces, places burning, places covered with water. What is it?”
“Nandl, do you understand?”
Jenna is rocking on the hammock.
It seemed that the outside view was also tired.
<Dimensional leap, start!>
I felt a tingling sensation deep inside my body.
It was a signal announcing a leap in dimension.
‘Suddenly.’
I got up from the bed.
A familiar landscape was reflected through the narrow window. Volcanoes constantly spewing lava and sulfur clouds covering the sky. Floating islands are floating everywhere. It was the same field I saw when I replayed the 80th floor of Niflheim.
[Dimension 1106 – Niflheim]
It became clear.
I picked up the weapon I had leaned against the pole.
<Beep! Notify passengers on board. This ship will arrive at its destination soon. Please come out to the deck.>
Liddell’s voice rang out.
I opened the door leading into the hallway.
“Where’s Aaron?”
“He said he was renting an empty warehouse for training. I’ll bring it!”
I do it for a while.
I shook my head and went out into the hallway.
Passengers on board are moving on the stairs. Although the gender and clothing varied, they all carried weapons. I mingled with the crowd and slipped out onto the deck.
“Don’t lean over the railing! It’s dangerous to go outside the shield!”
Amidst the buzz, Liddell shouted, brandishing a fluorescent stick.
“Arrival time is about 5 minutes later. There may be some shaking during the entry process, so please hold onto the pedestal next to you!”
“Brother, I brought you… huh?”
Jenna opened her eyes wide.
Same goes for Aaron. The two were looking around with blank eyes.
‘It can’t be helped.’
I chuckled.
I saw several people with the same expression as the two.
There are dozens of dimensional vortices spread out in the air.
Near the whirlpool, large and small airships were coming and going in the sky. Even if you roughly count, that number is more than thirty.
gee gee.
Something huge passed beside our airship.
I tried estimating the size, but I can’t pinpoint it. Roughly 5,600m.
This airship was so large that it seemed like a pea.
“Hey, what the hell is this?”
Jenna pointed at the airship next to her.
The right field of vision was completely blocked by the size of the airship.
“Sigdrippa 01. It’s an airship that can mount 37 combat airships. The airships seen to the side are dedicated frigates. Trude 03 and Trude 18, respectively…”
A small airship was being sucked into the hangar at the bottom of the aircraft carrier.
‘It’s not for combat.’
The Siegdrippa model was used on the 60th floor, and has already been retired for combat purposes.
Liddell explained dozens of airships flying in the sky one by one. Jenna ran a hand through her red hair.
“I don’t know what you mean.”
“I understand roughly.”
<Anyway, everyone.>
After Liddell explained, he smiled.
A dimensional vortex was swallowing the bow.
<Welcome to Niflheim, the land of Fallen!>
