Chapter 1101 – Procrastination

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Melusine burrows into the narrow space with light movements accompanied by a clattering sound.

Perhaps thanks to her becoming a nocturnal beast, she confirmed that her insides could be seen just as well in the dark as in the light, and with the tentacles growing behind her, one of the half-eared wolf cubs following behind her -〈 br〉

Since he was politely at the front, it was probably ‘Aine’.

He grabbed her, lifted her up, and put her in the vent.

“It’s okay if I go in alone.”

When Melusine said that to the eldest daughter of Banguidae, who insisted on following her, Aine took a seat behind her and laid down her body.

“Of course, I don’t expect Melusine to fail, but it’s for the sake of efficient work.”

There was a reason why Aine answered like that; it was her intention to share what Aine saw with Fleur by using sensory sharing through imprinting.

Fleur turned off the power to reset the control of the elevator.

After that, a body that could pass through the narrow space was needed to enter the place where the wiring above was complicated and turn the power back on.

While he was wondering what to do, what caught Cleon’s eye was Melusine, who unfortunately had once again taken the form of a pink weasel-like magical beast.

Now, Bavanshi’s body, reason as Melusine, and intellect remain intact.

She was the most suitable person to enter that narrow space and do her delicate work.

However, she had one problem: she did not have expert knowledge of mechanical engineering like Fleur.

No, no one in her group would have had as much knowledge as Fleur, so it was necessary for Fleur to check inside herself.

What was needed there was someone who could become Fleur’s eyes.

And what was chosen there was a method that took advantage of the fact that imprint owners could share their senses and thoughts with each other through the ‘imprint’ given by Cleon.

I don’t know if it’s a trick of fate, or if it’s guiding them the other way.

There were people in the party who had the physique to fit into the vent.

That was the sisters of the Half-Gwidae, who had shrunk to such a small size that it was not difficult at all to hold the three of them in one’s arms, resembling wolf demon beasts.

Although they no longer looked human, their imprints still remained on their bodies.

It was hard to see because it was covered with fur.

So, Melusine was in charge of the work, and Aine’s role was to judge what should be touched and what should not be touched.

Please, two people… Two? With the people in the hallway praying that he would return safely from work.

Melusine and Aine, as if they were the main characters of a spy story, will pass through narrow spaces and eventually enter a space filled with wires wrapped in rubber cables.

“These are all… To supply power to the machine.”

In some ways, Melusine, who had the least connection to machines, reacted a little overwhelmed when she saw it.

To be honest, she didn’t think she wanted to be involved with machines again.

After all, the execution platform that took away his appearance and memories and ruined his hometown was a mechanical object, even though it contained magic.

Now that I think about it, what is her hometown like now?

It’s been over a week since I came here.

If you are on the other side, where the flow of time is 10 times different, then almost two months have already passed.

‘If Her Majesty the Queen is here, nothing will happen…’

So, while reassuring herself, Melusine held on tightly to focus on the task in front of her.

[Fleur. I entered the wiring pipe.]

Meanwhile, as Aine focused her mind on the imprint on her own body for the first time, she sent her voice towards Fleur beyond. 〉

Then after a while.

[D-I heard it…! Oh, can you show me what’s inside?]

Her voice returns.

Because it was her first time feeling a voice flowing directly into her head, rather than through her ears, Aine was a little confused because she wasn’t used to it.

Soon, after she naturally nodded that she understood, she recalled the sensation she had heard from Lila.

‘So first… Calm her own mind…’

Make the wall that the soul has that separates ‘others’ from ‘self’ and establishes ‘self’ as thin as possible.

Those who have been imprinted can feel each other close by recognizing that their minds can be connected as one through the imprint.

Then, slowly, in Aine’s mind, around her – another self.

No, to be precise, you will feel the presence of characters connected by imprints.

One, two… This many?

Of course, his entire party, including himself as a half-ghost, is like that.

Excluding the disciples of Attis, it would be faster to find a female group that does not have Cleon’s engraving on it.

And after a while.

With the sense that a passage connecting not only Aine and Fleur’s heads but also their souls was created.

Fleur’s senses were connected to Aine, and Aine’s senses were connected to Fleur.

[Ah, I can see ahead. This person’s eyes are closed…!]

[It seems to be connected properly.]

With this, all that’s left is to find the power source.

“Melusine. We have successfully connected with Fleur. Let’s move forward while being careful.”

“Okay. Follow me.”

As she said that, she used the fluttering tentacles on her back as if they were tactile senses, touching each and every power source that extended before reaching the main body.

“Are you okay? Fleur said there may be electricity flowing…”

“It’s okay. This part of the back is made of rubber-like material, so electricity doesn’t flow through it.”

To be exact, it doesn’t ‘not flow at all’, but it feels like it’s flowing very slightly, so when the tentacle touches it, it feels a little numb.

Since it wasn’t unbearable, it was just the perfect way to find out which line the electricity was flowing through.

“Follow me while avoiding this and this.”

“I understand.”

As she watched Melusin freely use her tentacles as if she were her own hands, Aine couldn’t help but think it was amazing.

Of course, as for Melusine, it must be said that the reason she can handle this body so well is because of the manipulation method that the body has memorized.

The memory of fainting as a bavanshi was like a faint dream, but the moment I came into this body, I could definitely feel it was reality.

How far did you walk like that?

As it moved carefully, as if crawling, with its shortened limbs, it had no choice but to move forward much more slowly than when it was in human form.

[Neither this… Nor that…]

Fleur’s voice heard in Aine’s head.

Now that I think about it, this may be the first time I hear her voice so clearly.

Every time, all I could do was talk through the Kshat or listen to the sound of breathing through the gas mask.

It was such a clean, clear voice that made the listener feel comfortable…

[Ah!]

At that time.

Fleur’s voice, which had previously been a quiet whispering voice in Aine’s ear, suddenly echoed in Aine’s head like thunder.

Because of this, Aine flinched so much that she had to hit her back against the ceiling.

Craddangtang! When the sound was heard from behind, Melusine glanced back.

“What’s wrong…? Are you okay?”

“Yes, it’s okay…”

While Aine was rubbing her back with her front legs, she suddenly asked Fleur, who made a loud noise.

[Why, why are you doing that?]

[In front of it! Little button! That’s it!]

At the sound of Fleur’s voice shaking her head, Aine automatically folded her ears that had grown on her head and stretched her front legs forward.

“Melusine. He says that’s the button there.”

“Is this it?”

As Melusine stretched out her own tentacle and rubbed over her button.

[Yes!]

Probably, you didn’t hear Fleur’s answer.

“You say so…”

When Aine answered clearly again, Melusine pushed her tentacle in and tried to push her button.

But.

“… Nothing happens?”

[Fleur. Is something changing outside?]

[Oh, no… Here too… Maybe…]

“Melusine, please look behind that button. Is there a wire connected to it?”

If Fleur conveys what she guessed to Melusine as is.

Melusine stretched out and looked at the back of the plank where the button was attached.

“Ah… I’m connected…”

[Then, I guess I’ll probably have to take it out and put it back on. Could you please come closer and take a look, Aine? You have to insert the right line in the right place…]

“Oh, I understand.”

It was quite narrow there, but Aine tried to push her head in somehow.

Pajik!

“Huh!?”

At that time, the child saw sparks flying from the side as other wires touched each other, and let out a surprised voice.

“Hey…”

Melusine will quietly repeat Aine’s screams.

“K-k-hum! Whatever it is, Fleur!”

[Ah, no, we should talk about it this way. Fleur! Can you see it?]

[Yes, I can see it…]

Maybe it’s because of her mood, but Fleur seems to be holding back laughter somewhere…

Aine thought that if she were human, her face would be bright red, but she checked the wires of her buttons so that Fleur could see them clearly.

Then, following Fleur’s instructions, Aine delivers, and Melusine moves her tentacle to pull out her wire and insert it into the correct position.

“If it weren’t for these tentacles, we would have been in big trouble… The animal’s front paws are too blunt to be used for this kind of work…”

“I see…”

Aine nods her head as if she agrees with Meluzin’s words.

[Tentacle…]

At that time, when Fleur speaks as if that part is called something.

[Why are you doing that? Fleur.]

[No… Uh, those… Weren’t wings?]

“Wings…?”

Aine put Fleur’s words into her mouth without realizing it.

To that extent, Fleur’s point meant that it was outside Essat.

Hold on!

Meanwhile, Melusine, who has replaced all the wires, finally presses the restart button.

‘Keyiing-!’

And then I heard the noise of something running fast somewhere.

[Ah! It restarted! With this, the door will open!]

“Thank God…”

At Fleur’s words, when Aine lets out her sigh of relief, Melusine also turns her body around, pretending to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

But then.

“Ugh…!?”

“Melusine—Ugh…!?”

The child sounded worried at Melusine’s sudden scream.

But after Meluzin, Aine also suddenly felt pain.

And at the same time, she feels pressure pressing down on her whole body.

“This, this…”

“No way—”

The illusion that the space is narrowing.

But that’s not an illusion.

They realize that their bodies are getting bigger.

Could it be that the body is returning to its original state in this situation?!

“If I keep going like this, I’ll be crushed to death…!”

“Ah… It’s a little violent, but I have no choice but to go down through the bottom!”

The next moment, Melusine clenches her fist.

Something like ice formed on her fist.

At the same time, ‘Bang!’ And she hit the floor-

To be exact, in the original hallway, it would hit the part corresponding to the ‘ceiling’.

Then, the iron plate surrounding that part fell with a strong impact.

The floor of the place where Melusine and Aine were together collapsed at the same time.

“Wow!?”

And Aine, she screamed without realizing it.

I could feel her fingertips and toes returning to their original human form.

However, it was still smaller than its original appearance!

A hallway with a fairly high ceiling to begin with.

At the same time as she confirmed that her appearance had returned to that of a very young girl of about 10 years old, her posture in the air had collapsed, and she was unable to even use her falling techniques.

From falling head first, she would try to protect herself with both arms.

But the next moment.

When she thought something reached out and grabbed her body, it was Melusine’s hand.

If you look over there, there is beautiful hair with a blue glow that is her original hair…

And at the same time, at the end of it all, there was a girl with hair that was still dyed pink and had become a strange two-color.

“Are you Melusine too!?”

Instead of answering Aine’s question, Melusine unfurled the sword growing behind her back.

It stretched out as if splitting on both sides and really looked like ‘wings’.

‘Could it be that Fleur’s guess was correct…?’

Then Melusine flaps her ‘wings’—

“Oops.”

When the clicking sound rings out again.

She slammed it hard into both walls.

With that, she slowed down her fall and slowly descended toward the bottom of the hallway, landing lightly with Aine.

“Whew, I thought she was suddenly back to her normal self, I was shocked.”

Then, she will sigh with relief, as if one thing has been solved.

Aine and Melusine went down the hallway and looked at each other.

“Well, it wasn’t a wing after all.”

“Huh? Ah. This… Actually, I don’t know what kind of organ it is…”

Even as Melusine said that, she was moving the long black thing on her back as if it was fluttering.

Maybe it’s because the body has grown, but it seems to have gotten a little thicker…

“Ah!?”

And at that time.

A loud voice coming from behind.

Then, there, girls wearing clothes that were too big for their bodies were running towards us.

At that meeting, Aine felt for her younger sisters.

It’s exactly like the girl days I remember…

“Huh…?”

No. Part of the hair still looks like a ‘canine ear’ and the tail is wagging under the back, so it looks a little different.

“Sister! Clothes! Clothes!”

“Clothes…? …!?!”

Then, the next moment, Aine realized that she was ‘naked’ and she quickly covered her body.

The moment it became an animal, the coat was peeled off because it was the wrong size, so of course-

That means Melusine is also naked—

“Oops.”

When I turn around to hear the voice coming from behind her,

There, Melusine could be seen using her water magic to construct her own clothes and even tie her hair.

“Chi, it’s shameful!”

“What!?”

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In any case, after confirming that control of the elevator was restored thanks to the two people’s activities, the group boarded the elevator one by one.

In the meantime.

“I can’t see…”

Looking at Cleon’s crumpled face, Kuon was casting healing magic.

Perhaps that too is a result of Lila’s creation?

[The door closes.]

“You have to be careful. Cleon tends to like children who are a generation younger than us…”

Seeing Cleon like that, Artis leaves a comment for fun.

“Attis… Wait and see…”

With Cleon’s voice full of resentment, the group tried to press the button toward the bottom and-

“Now that I think about it, Lila.”

“Huh? Why, Amelia?”

[Going down.]

When Amelia called Lila’s name as if she remembered something, Lila answered while pressing the button on the lowest floor.

“What are you going to do with your wife’s ‘brain’ that the Wyvern Wild God spoke of?”

“──.”

For a moment, there was silence among the group.

“Wyvern’s wild god? Wife?”

Cleon will ask what that means.

“I forgot! I have to find that!”

“Layla…”

Amelia says it’s hard to believe, but Lila will refute it.

“Oh, no! I’m sure everyone had forgotten until now!? Right, Sasha!?”

“Oh, hey, that…!”

Lyla grabbed Sasha’s shoulder and glared at her.

Sasha nodded her head sheepishly, as if she had no choice.

“Look, look~”

Lila grins and tries to push her button so that she can stop on another floor.

Ding-!

[The door opens.]

While making a sound, the door of the elevator that arrived at the lowest floor of the laboratory opens.

Then.

“Welcome, guests.”

A large space on the lowest floor with almost no lighting.

From beyond, a woman’s voice was heard.

A voice I’ve heard somewhere.

Tension passes through Cleon’s spine.

But the next moment.

[The door closes.]

The sound rang again.

At the same time that Lila was pressing her close button, she was pressing the appropriate level button again.

“Sorry! You guys, just wait a little longer!”

She pointed her index finger beyond the closing door.

“Ha, ha…?”

The voice that welcomed them responded as if they were dumbfounded and disappeared through the closed door.

“Phew… Okay then.”

[Going up.]

And Laila wiped the sweat from her forehead and turned to the group.

That expression was a smile that filled her face.

“Let’s find the brain first!”

“”It will work!””

At the same time, Cleon and Cuon held hands on her shoulders.