The Night Queen, who’s breathing heavily, grabbed my sleeve.
“Bring Redas here as soon as possible! I’ll give you anything on this island. Take as much gold and jewels as you want!”
The Night Island is a place where a lot of such things are produced. I feel like there was an island with such a setting at Island Maker too. I rarely got to go there, though.
But how does the Queen mine it?
There’s no house or living quarters on the way to the mansion and I didn’t see a single human being either.
There’s no way the Queen is mining it herself, right?
I can’t imagine the Night Queen holding a pickaxe…….
Well, maybe I just can’t see it now, but there must be residents somewhere.
“Redas was taken away by a giant named Argo, right?”
“That’s right. He must have fallen in love with beautiful Redas!”
“…I understand. Please tell me where Redas-san is held so I can rescue him.”
“Well, then I’ll explain the specific plan.”
The Night Queen regained some composure and began to speak.
“Argo lives in a cave on the rocky mountain on the other side of the island.”
“How far is it from here?”
“It’s 10 kilometers away.”
That’s quite far. It would probably take about two hours on foot.
“Redas-san is also there, is that right?”
“Yes. By the way, did you bring the deep-sea flute?”
“That’s a given. After all, without the flute I would not be able to get Redas-san back.”
The deep-sea flute is tucked into my belt and hidden behind my waist.
“The cave is full of holes, so if you approach it gently and play the flute there, Argo should be able to hear it. But be careful. Argo is a monster with a hundred eyes all over his body. I think it’s going to take a while to get him to sleep completely.”
Once you listen to the sound of this flute, a normal person will fall asleep in about five seconds, and even Char fall asleep in ten seconds.
However, while Char only has two eyes, Argo got hundred eyes. If I multiply that by 50, then playing it for 500 seconds should make Argo fall asleep, right?
500 seconds is 8 minutes and 20 seconds. Even if I play it for a full second just to be sure, it’s still a lot of effort. It’s not so much a matter of stamina, it’s a problem with my repertoire. Well, I can play the same song again.
“There are two problems though.”
“Tell me.”
“First of all, even if I bring Redas-san back, Argo may attack again.”
“Hmm, indeed. Don’t worry, I’ve strengthened the defenses of this pavilion, it’s impossible for him to break through.”
The queen seems to be full of confidence, so I don’t think I need to worry about that part.
“The other problem is that I can put Argo to sleep, but if I do that, Redas-san will fall into a deep sleep too. When that happens, it will be hard for me to carry him back.”
There’s also the possibility that Argo will wake up first before Redas-san. It will be a problem if he got angry and chase after us.
We have to get into a safe zone before Argo catches up.
“Why not just bring him back while he’s asleep?”
“Even if you say that….…”
I’m only a thirteen-year-old boy you know.
It is impossible for me to walk 10 kilometers with an adult man on my back.
“Alright, I’ve thought about that problem. You can use my horse and I’ll lend you a carriage.”
I didn’t see any stable, and I didn’t sense its presence either.
I wonder if there is really a horse here….
Well, with my physical strength, I should be able to carry Redas-san to the carriage.
But not all problems have been solved.
“I’m grateful for the horse, but if it hears the whistle, it will fall asleep too, right?”
“Don’t worry, my horse won’t fall asleep. I already arranged them at the back door, you can ride on it and go. I really wish I could go with you……”
That would be impossible. After all, the Night Queen is already out of breath after just a short walk. Even if she came with me on the rescue mission, she’d only end up being a hindrance.
But, what does she mean when she said her horse won’t fall asleep?
I was skeptical but I still went to the back door. When I saw the horse, I was convinced.
What was waiting for me there was a horse-shaped golem. Its entire body shines silver as if it was chrome plated. Indeed. With this, I will not be able to put it to sleep even with my deep-sea flute.
Hmm…., which one should I try and play?
So-ra-so do So-la-so ♩ Amaryllis ♩
Oh, it really won’t sleep!
It can hear the sound, but the horse golem only glanced at me then it continues to scratch the ground with its metal hooves.
This would allow me to ride close to the cave then.
I didn’t know there was such a horse. There was no signs of people in the mansion, but there may have been golems taking care of the Night Queen. It’s evident as the Night Queen is not exercising enough. It’s also impossible to maintain such a large place. Yet the entire place was clean from corner to corner. I don’t think robot vacuum cleaners can do that.
There are a lot of golems working here for sure.
She said that if I helped Redas-san, she would give me anything. If possible, I’d like her to give me some knowledge about golems. If I can get a book about it, it will be a good souvenir for Nowald-sensei.
I got into the carriage and set off to the cave where the giant, Argo, lived.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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