No chapters for tomorrow, so I did them in advance
I was looking down on Hamilton Fortress from the sky.
I can't transfer to places that I've never been to.
Since I started moving freely, not much time has passed.
That's why, the places I can transfer too are basically just the skies.
Ever since I left, I've been freely soaring through the skies with levitation(flight) magic.
It seems that since I was flying at an amazing speed, I was observed as a mysterious phenomenon all across the world, however.
Using Evil Sight, I looked inside Hamilton Fortress.
Probably, she'd be in a place where nobody would see her, underground.
I easily saw the scene of Auretta was being tortured.
I instantly release my curse magic.
Fuu. With this, I've averted the crisis of Auretta's life ending.
However, Auretta's torture continued.
I'm not so kind as to forgive him.
Leaving myself to anger, I was about to charge in there, but I stopped myself.
It'd be easy to break in there, and save Auretta.
But what would I do after that?
Unless I do something about the Scottyard Kingdom, this problem doesn't seem like it will be solved.
They've already put their eyes on me.
However, I still don't know about going that far.
It's not like I want to conquer the world or anything.
When I was thinking that, the old man and Serena transferred next to me.
"What's that?"
I look at the two of them, taken aback.
Serena was being princess carried by the old man.
"I knew that you were in the sky, so."
The old man said that, and let Serena down.
Of course, Serena also uses floating magic(levitation), and stood in the sky.
"We've also heard of what happened. We hurriedly came to support you."
"Right now she's being tortured."
Auretta couldn't endure the torture, and began to speak.
"Can you see inside? Hamilton Fortress has the best defense magic casted on it. Naturally, detection magic should also be prevented, but……"
"Our magic won't be stopped by something like that."
Without delay, the old man answered Serena's question.
"Putting that aside, if we leave this alone, the problem will become even bigger."
"Yeah, I was just worrying about that."
"We need to prepare for urgent situations."
"But, there's no time to talk about it. I'll be back."
I can't just leave Auretta in that state.
Thinking that, I used magic.
It's a defense magic around Auretta.
Auretta seems to think that it's the curse activating, but that's not it.
Usually the magic formation would disappear immediately, but I made it stay visible.
That was make them aware that I had cast a defense magic.
Then, I released my floating magic(levitation), and dropped down.
Hamilton Fortress is different from a normal castle or fortified city.
A normal structure would have weak protection against enemies flying from the sky.
If they can easily invade from the sky, then there'd be no point in holding the castle.
Thus, the whole surface of the castle is covered in hard materials.
Of course, it isn't a square.
There are several protrusions, and a portion is made to open and close.
It seems that since it's not currently wartime, there are openings too.
I landed on the southwest rooftop.
There are no guards.
"Correct."
I answered the panicking torturer.
Naturally, I'm using magic to project my voice.
Auretta is in the cellar right beneath me.
This fortress' walls seem to have the best defense magic casted on them, but that doesn't matter to me.
I build up my jaki in my leg, and trample on the floor.
*Bikubikubiku* The floor cracks.
It's harder than I thought it would be.
I jump up, build up even more power, and kick the floor.
I knock down the rooftop, and all the buildings under it.
Then, I descend on the stairs, and reach the cellar.
"Ashtal-sama!"
Auretta saw me, and was surprised.
I blew one of the torturers in the room away.
The man stopped moving.
"Ar,are you Ashtal?"
The other torturer must be trying to use Auretta as a hostage.
He approached Auretta, but was repelled by the barrier.
"Geeeeeee!"
Without me having to do anything, the torturer fell down in front of my eyes.
I stabbed his hand with a large metal needle that was in the room.
"Gyaaaaaaa!"
I took the key that was on the torturer's waist, and released Auretta's handcuffs.
Auretta, who was exhausted from the torture, fell into me.
I held her in my arms.
"Ah, I didn't think you'd come so quickly."
"Sorry, I was a little late."
"No, I spoke about your secret. I apologize."
"That information already has no value. There's no problem."
Auretta must think it's strange that the curse didn't activate even though she spoke.
I explained the reason to her.
I told her that right before she did, I cancelled the magic.
Then, the old man and Serena came in.
I left her treatment to Serena, and looked down at the torturer.
"Pl,please forgive me. I only did it 'cause I was ordered!"
I pull out the metal needle, grab the torturer, and push him against the wall.
"Who ordered you?"
"It's Captain Curtis, who's in the fortress now. That's why……"
"Hou, I see. So you were just following orders right?"
I narrow my eyes.
"That's right."
"In that case, this isn't your fault, right?"
To those words, the torturer showed a happy expression.
"Well then, will you overlo——ugyaaaaaaa!"
I blow away his right arm.
"Wh,why!?"
"Still, I won't forgive you."
"Even though it's not my fault."
"Yeah, this is the fault of the person responsible. I'll send him to hell later, so ready your complaints and wait for him there."
That was a death sentence.
I found something interesting among the torture tools.
It's something like a coffin with countless needles attached to the lid.
I stick the torturer in there, and try to close the lid.
"This one is appropriate for you."
"Wait a second, if you close that lid, I'll really die!"
"Then why is something like this here?"
"It's used to threaten people. We don't actually close the lid."
"Well then, I'll teach you how to use it correctly."
"NOOOooooo!"
I close the lid, and build up some power to keep it shut.
Along with the screams and agony of the torturer, blood overflowed from the coffin.
"Should I have made him suffer more?"
When I looked to Auretta, she shook her head.
"Ashtal-sama, you don't need to waste any of your time on things like this."
I looked at the old man, and he looked like he wanted to say something.
"If you have something to say, let it out."
"I thought up some countermeasures, but if you're going to rampage like this then I won't use them."
I look to Auretta.
I looked at her wounded figure.
"That's not a choice."
I have something I need to show to the people who did this.
"Think up something else to do."
"Yes, my God."
The old man made a bitter smile while saying that, and took Auretta and transferred away.
I headed above ground, and climbed the stairs.
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