Chapter 173 opens with a description of the city of sycca, which is described as "a fireball" . The city is described by the narrator as being "exactly alike" , and the characters are described as being similar in body and appearance. The narrator tells the audience that he and his friend, lucyluc, are the same height, shape, and color as Douby, and that they should not go out in the city looking like them. He also tells them not to take a bath with themselves, as they are not the same shape as the girls in the town. He tells them that he is going back to his guild to ask for help. He says that he does not believe that they can change the world in such a short amount of time, and he wonders why they should go to the capital and fight on their own. He wonders if they should take an airship to get there, as it looks like the land is much more advanced than the city they are fighting on. He asks the narrator if his elder brother, who is currently involved in a battle, will respond to his summons. He replies that he cannot, as he is not yet involved in the battle. The airship releases some of the magic of the cannon, and it releases a projectile of air from the fissure in the wall of the lion. The ship will get them there faster than a rusty old horse.