I could have likely spent an entire evening discussing things with Lord Duran. The future of Dioshin was directly related to Chalm’s success, after all. Chalm would be the gateway between the east and the west of the continent, and so the more I understood about our neighbor’s political situation, the better off we’d be. However, as soon as he mentioned the airship, my interest was piqued.

For the longest time, I hadn’t even known airships existed in this world. There had never been one floating over Aberis. Dioshin was previously a no-fly zone, the birdkin made sure of that, and so very few Jespain airships ever made it to this side of the continent. Supposedly, airships were extremely expensive, and even the King of Aberis didn’t have the kind of money to afford one. The Imperial Cloud Meadow was rumored to have a few, but given their extreme cost, it wasn’t surprising that they weren’t regularly used.

So, why was there one currently docked in the home city of the wolfkin tribe? This was something Lord Duran had managed to set up. We were being allowed a cultural exchange with the Jespain, and to bring us to their country, they sent one of their airships. When we headed outside and I saw the massive ship, I had to admit I geeked out for a moment. This was the ultimate dream of every RPG video gamer.

The ship was exactly as I imagined it would be. It was a wooden ship, but it floated in the air. There were massive cloth balloons, as well as various fans. I didn’t understand what they were there for, but they were pretty cool! I mean, the ship could never fly with just propellers and a few balloons. They were powered by magic. If you were using magic to defy gravity to that extent already, what was the point of all of the other stuff?

This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it.

The airship was floating just above the tree-line. It was anchored with ropes to several trees to keep it in place, and even then, the beating of the propellors caused the trees to push away slightly, giving it a real presence.

“We-we’re going to fly on that?” Terra asked with a gulp. “Did I ever mention I was scared of heights?”

“Terra is scared of heights?” Lydia asked. “It’s not good to hold onto these irrational fears.”

Miki pointed behind Lydia. “There’s a ghost.”

“Ahh! Where?” Lydia’s tail shot straight up and she spun around wildly, before jumping at me, her claws digging into my flesh.

“Miki, stop teasing Lydia.” I spoke in a voice used to such things.

“Yes, Master.” Miki pouted, turning back to the airship.

“Hmph, what’s so impressive with that?” Celeste looked up at the flying airship dismissively.

“You have wings, of course, you wouldn’t be impressed.” Shao snorted.

“And if she can fly even with those massive balloons, then a flying ship is much more believable.” Terra started giving Celeste’s chest a scathing look, but before Celeste could respond, they were immediately overshadowed.

“I haven’t flown on an airship in a long while.” Mary stretched her back, her massive melons nearly casting a shadow over the fairy.

“S-sorry… Celeste.” Terra glanced away sheepishly.

“Hmm? What for?” Celeste asked, not even realizing what Terra had been glaring at.

“Just when you think you’ve reached the peak, there is always a larger one.” Shao patted the golem comfortingly while looking at her own chest, which could only be counted as modest amongst these giants.