Seiya - Flight Speed

“You said the fortress was due north-northeast, right? Exactly how far are we talking?”

“It wouldn’t take more than an hour on horseback!”

“That’s not far at all. Let’s fly.”

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Mash explodes with childlike joy as they take to the sky. With Elulu at my side, I follow along as we head toward Olga Fortress, leaving the soldiers behind.

After ten or so minutes spent following the superspeedy Seiya, Elulu pipes up.

“Hey, Ristie! What’s that?”

I notice a black cluster up ahead in the sky.

“Maybe it’s a rain cloud?”

At least, that’s what I think while gazing at it from afar. However, the closer I get, the clearer it becomes. It looks like a large cloud of black things gathering together.

“Um... That isn’t a rain cloud! That’s... That’s a swarm of flies! It’s the enemy!”

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Volume 2, Chapter 29