Chapter 430.2: King's Case
The King of Code raises his trembling arm. The floor opens up, revealing a staff impaled into a pedestal.
It is a strange Staff with a large round gem floating on top of it…… Hm, wait a minute. Something about this staff seems familiar somehow, no?
Before I can get a good look, the staff disappears onto the floor again. The King of Code carries on as if nothing has happened.
“This staff will give the king information about Code. Cry. This highly mobile fortress city called Code is――Not a highly mobile fortress city. Upon learning Code’s original mission, the first King, forcibly expanded it by using the 『Royal Decree』, but initially this was merely a small floating city. No――That is not it. It was merely, a house. A floating city for private and recreational use. It was only moderately equipped with military equipment. Originally, there was a highly mobile fortress city that was much larger than this one.” (Cross)
The words coming from the King, who seems to be in a feverish state, are hard to believe. A city this huge that even the Explorer Association couldn’t get a hold of, is just a private floating city………… What’s a private floating city?
“However, that is not where the problem lies. The problem is that――Code has an opponent to fight. A terrifying enemy that once destroyed an Advanced Physical Civilization in the past. And now, in the absence of the true highly mobile fortress city, this city――The King of this city has the mission to fight this nemesis that would soon manifest.” (Cross)
There are certain laws that the Mana Materials follow to manifest something. It is said that the Relics of the era of an Advanced Physical Civilization are more likely to manifest in the Treasure Shrine of that era, that swords and sheaths are more likely to manifest together, and there are also records of a holy sword capable of killing a demon king appearing in a Treasure Shrine where a demon king appeared. It is neither far-fetched nor entirely wrong to say that the manifestation of a fortress city whose mission is to fight monsters suggests the manifestation of its natural enemy.
………… Well, If it were me, I would think that it would be fine and leave it aside.
“To achieve this, the previous king created weapons, destroyed and absorbed countries, and increased the power of the city. I worked to repair the damage caused by the Explorer Association’s attacks, created a stronger king, and took all possible precautions. When I die, my children will seek the throne and start a bloody war. But, Cry, I have no right to stop them.” (Cross)