Chapter 93

◆4-05 Ultimate Life Form Yumiera

Feeling the blood rush to our heads, I decided to use the family heirloom phrase, "I will return to my parents' house."

If there's any lingering resentment from the wedding, it will definitely lead to trouble later.

For example, a certain relative's sister divorced two years after a marital dispute. The dispute started because the wedding reception couldn't be changed due to budget constraints.

Of course, that wasn't the only reason; there were also minor differences in personality and values. However, it was a fatal cause for the divorce.

I can't understand why she wanted to prolong that hellish event, but I should take the lesson to heart.

Let's calm down. Returning to my parents' house is one way to do that.

As I stood up to start packing, Patrick calmly said,

"Isn't Yumiera's parents' house here?"

"Oh!"

That's right. My parents' house is here.

With the cake incident earlier, it seems like I only say weird things. No one listens to such a person's opinions.

I have to somehow admit my mistake and find a way out. I need to rack my brain and create a non-existent parents' house. I need to defeat the nobleman who is pressuring me to get married—aha!

"Moon!"

"Moon?"

"I came from the moon. I'm going back to my parents' house on the moon."

"…There are no people on the moon."

Looking out the window, the full moon was shining just in time.

For some reason, it had the same pattern as the moon in my previous world. I pointed at it and said,

"See, can you see the rabbit?"

"…I can't see the rabbit."

"Maybe you see a crab?"

"…I can't see the crab either."

Patrick stared at the full moon and shook his head.

He has no sense of the mood. Indeed, I can't see the rabbit or the crab either.

"Well, I'm going back to the moon."

"Yumiera, listen to me. You can't go to the moon."

"Are you saying it's impossible for me?"

"No matter how good your flying ability is, it's impossible to reach the moon."

No, no, you can go to the moon. People have actually been there. There are even conspiracy theories about the Apollo missions, but I believe in Captain Armstrong. After all, a person with strong arms can't lie.

What level of impossibility is Patrick talking about? Is it scientifically impossible to travel through space for three days, or is it conceptually and religiously impossible to reach the moon, which is hung by the gods? Let's clarify this.

"In the world I was in before, people have reached the moon. Multiple people."

"…You can't be serious."

"In this world, the planet is spherical, and the moon orbits around it. If you can fly high enough, you can reach the moon."

"I've heard that the world is spherical. When you see a ship coming from far away at sea, the top is seen first."

In this world, there is no religion that only accepts the geocentric theory.

It's not well understood, but sailors say the world is round.

This feels like the first time I'm using my scientific knowledge in a different world. It could be more effectively used, but opportunities are rare.

"So, I'm going to the moon."

"Wait, wait, is there no danger on the way to the moon?"

"……No."

"There must be! Yumiera, it's a big deal if you feel it's dangerous. Hey, wait—"

Ignoring Patrick's stop, I ran outside.

Hmm. I started my well-planned moon trip on a whim. If I don't take advantage of such an opportunity, I might never do it. Let's go to the moon.

The only problem is that there's no oxygen in space… but I'm sure it'll be fine. I heard somewhere that the lack of air in space is an urban legend.

As a child of science and logic, I entrusted my hope to the presence of oxygen in space and took off.

"Ryu, are you awake!? It's bedtime for good kids, but sorry."

It was bedtime for good kids, but the delinquent dragon, Ryu, was awake.

As expected of my child. Staying up late and not following instructions is definitely my DNA.

Ryu spread his wings wide to welcome me. Sensing the emergency, he got ready to take off immediately. He's so capable, it's hard to believe he's my child.

"I'm going to the moon, so take me as far as you can. Up to your limit."

As soon as I jumped on his back, he roared in confusion and took off.

Ryu seems skeptical about going to the moon. He's probably thinking, "Can we really go? Is it okay?"

With each flap of his wings, we accelerated and left the ground at an incredible speed.

I wonder if we can reach the second cosmic velocity? The second cosmic velocity is the speed required for an object to escape Earth's gravitational field.

The first cosmic velocity would just make you orbit the Earth like a satellite. Don't get them confused. The third cosmic velocity would take you out of the solar system, which is too scary to try.

By the way, I have no idea how fast the second cosmic velocity is!

However, Ryu is like the first stage of a rocket. As long as he takes me to a certain height, it's enough. Then, I'll detach and use the second stage… but there is no second stage. Can you go to space with just one booster?

The air is getting thinner. It's almost Ryu's limit height.

Just as I was thinking about preparing for the detachment, I heard a sound from behind. The voice, which shouldn't be heard, made me jump.

"Where are you going!?"

"Eh!? Patrick!?"

Patrick was chasing us through the air, closing in on Ryu.

I can't fly at that level. I can change direction in mid-air or slow down while falling, but purely releasing magic is extremely inefficient.

Flying in the air is as tiring as repeatedly creating black holes.

Putting aside the very impractical dark magic, only one type of mage can fly: a high-level wind mage. Only a select few can fly freely in the air…

A super high-level wind user. Patrick fits the bill perfectly. He could fly a long time ago, but he's afraid of heights.

He closed the distance and shouted,

"Ryu! Stop!"

"Ryu! Don't stop!"

Between my foster parent and Patrick, who is not related by blood, it was obvious which one Ryu would listen to…

Ryu slowed down as Patrick commanded. Why?

"Ugh… Sorry, Ryu!"

Fortunately, we were well above the clouds, near the limit height.

With the thin atmosphere, Patrick's wind magic should be less effective. I apologized to Ryu and kicked his back.

Of course, I held back. I can't kick my cute, cute Ryu with full force.

"Ryu, detach the first stage!"

We increased our speed slightly, and I launched myself higher.

I released magic downward with all my might. In this thin atmosphere, it's a more effective way to accelerate than a dragon's wings or wind magic.

With the lift from Ryu and my jump, I gained considerable speed. Converting kinetic energy to potential energy, I rose higher and higher.

Despite my full boost, my speed was gradually decreasing. If this continues, I'll stall…

Looking down, I saw Ryu and Patrick falling. They should be able to fly once they fall a certain distance.

I'm going up, they're going down, and the relative speed is incredible. In a moment, Patrick and the others became tiny.

Sorry, I'm going to the moon.

The effect of surpassing level 99, I guess. Even with this much magic release, I don't feel my magic power decreasing much.

But the speed is dropping due to insufficient output.

Will I make it? Make it, make it, make it…

And then, I was free from the planet's gravity.

"…"

I wanted to say it was beautiful, but my mouth just opened and closed.

Of course, there was no air in space. Duh.

I'm probably in a satellite orbit, spinning around. I didn't reach the second cosmic velocity, but I did reach the first cosmic velocity.

Well, the first cosmic velocity is the initial speed at zero altitude, meaning you can reach a satellite orbit without accelerating midway, but that's not exactly the case.

Looking down at the planet, it was blue and more beautiful than the Earth I saw in photos.

I knew the continents were different. I never thought I'd end up in a different world's space. Life is unpredictable.

It's really beautiful. I could look at it forever.

"…"

I said I was getting bored… and my mouth opened and closed again, forgetting there was no air.

Well, I'll go back now. Going to the moon is too much. I don't have the confidence to hold my breath for the round trip.

This is a practice for holding my breath and a chance for a rematch.

"…"

I said, "How do I get back?" I don't learn from my mistakes.

If I can't return to the ground, I'll be stuck in a satellite orbit until I die.

But with my life force surpassing level 99, will I die just from the lack of air?

I'll wander in space forever. And even if I want to die, I can't…

"…"

Yumiera stopped thinking… I knew it, but I wanted to say it out loud.

Well, normally, I just need to release magic upward.

If I release air, it will freeze and I won't be able to return.

So, the beginning of the Yumiera drop.

I released a little magic upward and headed toward the ground. With a little more force, I was caught by the planet's gravity and quickly pulled down.

This time, I released magic downward. Rockets have more accidents during re-entry than launch. Maybe coming back is harder than going. I'll be careful.

As I fell, my body started to warm up.

The red glow during re-entry is not due to friction with the atmosphere, as I always thought. It's a phenomenon called adiabatic compression, where air molecules compressed by a high-speed object collide and generate heat.

Thank you to the person who taught me this! I thought as I approached the ground.

Well, I'm pretending to be calm, but I'm actually struggling.

If I fail to decelerate and crash into the ground, it would be like a colony drop, killing half the Earth's population. No way.

I'm decelerating with all my might while continuing to fall.

So focused on deceleration, I only realized the landing spot when I saw a roof.

Oh, I won't make it. And where am I? Not in the Dorkness territory, right?

From what I could see from the air, it was a fairly prosperous city. Smaller than the capital of the Balshain Kingdom, but much larger than the city of Dorkness.

There should be far fewer inhabited areas than uninhabited ones… Is this good luck or bad luck?

I crashed into the roof of an unknown house in an unknown city, broke through the unknown ceiling, and finally stopped in an unknown room.

Lying on the broken furniture, I was in a daze for a while.

Then I heard footsteps running up the stairs. The family must have come to check on the noise.

A young man with gray hair and a very tired face burst into the room.

He lit the built-in magic device and confirmed my appearance.

"Who are you?"