Chapter 218 – Please

000

While Medjed and Verastol were attacked by strange monsters and were stranded, Cleon and Quon were also fighting monsters that suddenly attacked the laboratory.

Just as he was about to confirm that the movement of the two people outside had stopped, it fell as if it were flowing from a gap in the ceiling vent and immediately attacked Cleon and Quon in front of him.

When Cleon’s sword was swung fast, it was cut in half during the attack, but it just broke its form and immediately fell to the ground, reattached itself, and tried to resume the attack.

“Damn it, these guys are all regeneration monsters…!”

Recalling the nightmare match against Humbaba at the academy, Cleon clicked his tongue.

At that time, there was a powerful counter called divine magic, so I was able to defeat them somehow, but now that I can’t use magic, I just don’t know how to deal with them.

“Warriors of the alien world! Those guys are weak against fire and heat!”

“Fire and heat? Kwu… I never thought there would be an adventure where I miss Lila like this…!”

To put it bluntly, even if she had Lyla, she could n’t use magical powers, so she would n’t be able to use her specialty, fire magic her.

Seeing that Quondo did not deny Cleon’s words and nodded her head, it seems that among the group, Lila was the first thing that came to mind when talking about fire.

“Isn’t there anything useful…!?”

What Cleon found while looking around, he headed for the automata—Mejai’s Shabti that was erected like a statue nearby.

They were equipped with swords and shields, but considering that this strange monster was the enemy they were facing, there must have been some countermeasure.

“Anubis! That armor must have weapons to fight monsters!?”

Anubis nodded his head as Cleon shouted after regenerating and rushing at him by chopping them into small pieces with the swords in both hands to slow their regeneration.

“As you said. Their swords and shields are equipped with the ability to generate heat by vibration. But-“

“Then there’s no reason not to use it…! Borrow it!”

Saying that, Cleon ran to the nearest armor, grabbed the sword and shield from their hands and pulled them out of their hands, which did not let go even after they stopped functioning-

“Keugh!”

In an instant, I felt the vitality of my whole body being sucked into that sword and shield.

“All of Shabti’s weapons use soul power as power instead of mana. It’s too dangerous for a living human to handle as a soul.”

Even after listening to Anubis’s slightly belated advice, Cleon somehow puts his feet firmly on the ground so as not to fall on the spot.

`Because of the vibration of the sword, his posture his is disturbed even when he swings it … If this is enough… !`

Cleon clenched his teeth tightly, grabbed the sword that was starting to radiate heat, and thrust it toward the monster that had almost finished regenerating.

At the same time, using a shield that glows like a red-hot seal, it presses down on the body of the monster fixed with the sword.

It twisted its whole body as if it let out an inaudible scream, but it was soon engulfed in flames and turned to ash before disappearing.

After confirming that the guy had disappeared, Cleon quickly put down his weapon and had no choice but to sit down and break into a cold sweat.

“Damn… Where the hell did this monster come from?”

It was similar in appearance and nature to Humbaba’s mud, but I felt something different from it.

It was gradually taking shape, but it was increasing in volume where there was nothing.

If it is a slime, it absorbs surrounding materials to increase its size.

The mud of Humbaba could increase its mass and volume through black magic.

However, the guy was slowly growing from a place where there was nothing.

The guy’s regeneration occurred on that principle.

Instead of reattaching the part that was cut off, it is restored by replenishing the missing part somewhere.

It was clearly a phenomenon that could not be seen in living beings in this world (all beings including monsters and monsters).

Seeing Cleon’s fatigue, Quon approached Cleon and handed him some water.

Neither healing magic nor potions would be of any use, but in order to stabilize the body and mind, it was necessary to quench one’s throat.

Cleon, whose mouth was dry from sweating from the weapon she wielded, carefully took the water bottle she gave her and quenched her throat.

Anubis was silent for a moment as he looked at the ash and scattered monsters, then spoke again as if answering Cleon’s question.

“These… Suddenly appeared in the tomb of the royal family during the Kingdom’s experiments.”

“Experiment… I heard that it was an experiment of forbidden techniques.”

When Cleon answered that, Anubis nodded his head.

“Yes. They appeared while researching ‘the technology to control time as desired’, which was led by His Majesty the Sun King’s father.”

“…You’re trying to do that with science and technology, not magic?”

I had heard from the previous sage, Sophia, that time-related magic exists only in theory.

Also, it is a magic that can never be used by a human body, and it is said that only ancient dragons can use it.

However, dragons also needed to use their lives to use that magic, and they were extremely reluctant to actually use it because touching the time axis would greatly harm the providence of the world.

The remaining five Elemental Dragons in modern times – including Luti and Letty, were told how dangerous it is to tamper with time because the magic was not handed down.

“Yes. You may think it’s a ridiculous story, but at the time, I heard that it was almost on the verge of realization… It was a short time, but it succeeded in sending the present object to the past.”

“Succeeded…!? But then-“

Wasn’t it possible to prevent the destruction of this country? What he was about to say, Cleon stopped him by shutting his mouth her.

In reality, there must have been a problem.

It was a huge problem that humans at that time could not solve.

“Yes. As you expected, those monsters just appeared to interfere with the research. They instinctively killed the research institute and researchers at random without intelligence or rationality. They say it’s because they couldn’t stop things from entering this world.”

“…”

Quon squeezed his hand tightly, as if the image of a mass of things appearing and slaughtering humans just naturally came to his mind.

“If there is a problem, the previous king did not stop research even after seeing it. “

“It seems that the strange monsters appeared to stop you guys from researching the technology of time manipulation… Originally, the spirit veins would have stopped it, but this country, which is not protected by the spirit veins, continues to be attacked by strange monsters. Are you starting to receive it?”

The trigger was research, but the cause was that the spirit vein and magic power of this land were all exhausted.

“…Even the previous king must have thought that if they could manipulate time at will, they could stop all these tragedies. They tried to change the present by enduring somehow and changing the past.”

“But he was poisoned too… The culprit is-“

Anubis kept his mouth shut.

Perhaps, Anubis knew who the poisoner of the previous king was. But that’s why he might not be able to speak.

“For the sake of my king’s honor, I must first say that His Majesty the Sun King is not like that. He calls the people of the royal family foolish idiots, but it’s not like he didn’t have family love at all.”

And, in order to avoid unnecessary suspicion, it is nailed down like that.

“Yes. It doesn’t matter who poisoned it… But, why did it start to appear again?

When Cleon questioned Anubis with legitimate doubts, she just shook her head.

“Yes. That’s what I thought too. I can’t express it properly because I became a machine and my emotions have faded, but… I’m quite surprised to see this. The thing related to time research is, after all , His Majesty’s order when the kingdom perishes. So we scrapped them all. Then, like a lie, the door through which they poured out was closed, and all the remaining remnants were burned.”

“…You don’t even know… Maybe, it’s a pretty serious situation.”

Quondo nodded her head at Cleon’s words her.

“Yeah…If this isn’t just a remnant, it’s a new appearance…”

If this is a precursor to the reappearance of the disaster at the time – or about to appear. Residents of the villages near the tomb could have suffered great damage.

Of course, if the situation was prevented, it could spread beyond this land – even to the kingdom or other regions.

It is said that it can be defeated by using fire, but as the number increases, there will be a limit to counter-

If fire was simply a weakness, the kingdom would not be cornered until it had gained possession of Galatine.

“The cause of this must also be found out… “

Cleon stood up, feeling a new item added to the quest window in his head her.

It was a waste of time to sit still, considering that there were three things to be solved in this room.

“Anubis. If you don’t know… How about the ‘Sun King’?”

“He… At least understood the story of the researchers rather than an unmanned man like me. Maybe, he would know something. But-“

“But, let’s tell the opponent we have to fight from now on. Don’t worry, we’ll do something about that part.”

At Cleon’s words, Anubis nodded slowly.

“Then I’ll take this.”

Saying that, Cleon tied the bandages he had taken out of his bag to the handles of the dropped sword and shield, so that they would not touch his flesh her directly, and held them in his hands her.

That way, even if you can’t use the function to generate heat, the transport itself will be possible.

“…I’m putting too much on your shoulders.”

Cleon shook his head at the apologetic voice that could be clearly felt even in the voice mixed with mechanical sounds.

“We do what we want to do. That’s all. It’s not really like saving the world or anything like that… It’s because if we let it go, people who are important to us will also suffer.”

“…Is it.”

Anubis nodded slowly at Cleon’s words.

Then, the door that was blocked on the other side of the door I came in opened and I saw a light come on in the passage.

“If you go straight through this aisle, you will meet your colleagues… Your Majesty, take good care of Galatine.”

Being sent off by Anubis, the two left the room.

What I felt beyond the slowly closing door was anticipation and regret.

001

Pass… Ashes scattered with a sound.

Medjed and Verastol were catching their breath after defeating another strange monster.

While doing so, Vera Stoll clicked his tongue and looked at the dying shield and fire in his hand her.

“Why?”

When Medjed asked that question, Verastol answered quietly.

“The oil has run out. That was the last one.”

“Uh, uhm… Since it doesn’t seem like a dragon to light fire in the first place… Then I’ll have to do this by myself.”

Verastol looked at Mejed’s staff.

Unlike the fire she lit herself, she could see the fire attached to her wand her burning continuously.

“Yeah… That’s what the principle is.”

She knew very well that she couldn’t use magic.

If so, she would have to show some refueling, but I’ve never seen Mejed do such an act in my entire life.

Medjed blinked her eyes at Vera Stoll’s question, then she said as she put her hand on her chest her.

“This is the power!”

“The strength of the chest?”

Certainly, Mejed’s breasts are big enough to be the difference between dough and puffed bread compared to Berastol’s, but…

When Vera Stoll becomes her grim eye her and gazes at Mejed’s breasts at her, Mejed replies by raging at her.

“What kind of power is the power of the heart! I’m talking about the power of the mind.”

“…”

“Wow, you’re showing an incredibly unbelievable look in your eyes without hiding it…”

Medjed felt Vera Stoll’s gaze at her, and as if she couldn’t help it, she shook her head and answered.

“The power of the mind refers to the power of the soul. It is the power created by burning the soul.”

“Burning the soul…?”

The word itself was plausible, but I could tell that it was a bit absurd without thinking about it closely.

Even Verastol knew that there were many people on the continent who possessed skills other than mana.

It is said that martial artists somewhere are able to manipulate not only their own body but also the other person’s body by using ‘ki’, which is a mixture of vitality and magical energy.

Also, evil beings somewhere on the continent are said to deal with long-term (?氣), an evil energy different from black magic.

But, the power of the soul. Such words were words that would appear in children’s favorite fairy tales.

“It seems that you don’t believe me.”

“I know you well.”

At Vera Stoll’s answer her, Mezai looked a bit sullen and put her hands on both of her waists her.

“You don’t have to think hard about it. The power of the soul literally means burning one’s existence itself. To put it simply, it means changing ‘life span’ into strength.”

Vera Stoll, who was halfway through Medjed’s words, stopped her movement at her last words her and looked at her.

“Life span…?”

“Yes. We Mezai were born with the responsibility of protecting this land from our ancestors, but since we do not have magical powers, we needed another method. That is why we came up with this staff – to use the weapon made using ‘Soul Eater Metal’. Will do.”

When Medjed said that and waved his staff, Vera Stoll had no choice but to shut his mouth for a moment.

“The ancestors made armor with the same material and transferred their souls to it, but now the technology doesn’t exist.

When Medjed finished her explanation, she looked at her incredulously, and Vera Stall looked at her for a moment and then muttered…

“You’re crazy.”

“What!?”

“I don’t think it’s normal to not hesitate to fight at the expense of one’s lifespan for the sake of that duty. Humans are originally human beings who think that their own life is a waste first.”

Saying that, Verastol looked down at his hands her.

Medjed tried to refute her something, but she quietly shut her mouth at her unusual mood her.

“Sorry for treating you like an idiot.”

“No… Well. If you say that… Huh? Are you being treated like an idiot?”

Medjed, who seemed to have heard something inaudible from her, raised her question mark above her head her—but before that, the two of them glared forward again at the presence they felt from the front.

Although they were in human form, it was impossible for the two of them to judge that they were not enemies just because they were in human form.

“Has it appeared again… It’s unstoppable…”

Vera Stoll, starting to get a little annoyed, immediately raised her shield and ran in front of her.

“No, wait! If you say you can’t use fire and jump out like that… Really!”

As Mejed also ran quickly after her, the sound of her shield her hitting something hard on her part her rang in her ears her.

“Ohhh. Did the guy using the weapon appear now?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but isn’t it kind of like swinging a shield for nothing?”

Vera Stoll’s shield her collided with a black shield, although slightly smaller than the one she was holding.

And what caught it, too, was her black hair and black eyes.

“…Cleon?”

Verastol looks at the man blocking him and puts on a slightly disbelieving expression.

“Yeah. It’s good that you’re safe, it seems like you have enough strength left to run amok like this.”

When Cleon muttered sarcastically to her, Mejed also cautiously approached Vera Stoll from behind, confirmed the two of her, and immediately brightened her face.

“Ohhh! Strangers! You’re all right!”

Quon looked at the almost naked girl who suddenly appeared in front of her and blushed at her, then tried to cover Cleon’s eyes with her with one hand.

Suddenly, his vision of her was blocked, but Cleon, who had already seen the scene just before that, could not say anything to Quon and just waited quietly.

“U-Um… Is that Mr. Medjed…?”

When Quon asks cautiously, Mehjed nods her head in reply, ‘Yes!’

“Well, what should I say. Isn’t that an overly provocative outfit…?”

“This is our Mezai’s traditional attire. From my point of view, I feel like you guys are dressed too tightly. That’s why it’s hard to avoid because your body is heavy when you need it.”

At her words her, Vera Stoll tried to retort, but then shook her head and kept her silent.

“Rather than that. How did you get back here? I thought you fell really deep.”

“…I’m going to have to explain it in many ways. First of all, Kuon, I’d like you to step out of your way.”

When Cleon let out a slight sigh, Quon lowered her hand again, just as carefully as he had put it.

The appearance of Medjed in front of him was certainly, as Quon said, quite a stimulating outfit, but-

If you think that the nude side of Quon you usually see is much more stimulating, his heart is peaceful. It was itself.

“I’ll explain what happened…”

…

“Ah, you mean you met Anubis!? Strangers!”

Mehjed raised his voice with a surprised face, forgetting even his usual manner of speaking.

When Quondo nodded her head, Vera Stoll seemed to be thinking about something of her, with her hand her placed near the mouth of her helm her.

“Yes. Come to think of it, is she your ancestor?”

“Eh, I heard they’re from the same family, though not directly… I see. Anubis-sama is still in this tomb…”

She seemed to be thinking about something as she tightened her hand on her wand her.

“The difficulty of the mission is higher than I thought. The Sun King and the strange monsters…”

“Kuhmm… To me, it’s amazing that the Sun King still has his soul in his in this tomb… Besides, if Anubis wants to free him himself… I’ll do that.”

When Medjed, who seemed to calm down a little, regained his usual tone and spoke, Cleon nodded his head.

“Galatine is also by the Sun King’s side… That must be certain.”

“Yes. Since Anubis said so. He is still the owner of the Holy Sword, and he would know the location of the Holy Sword best.”

Vera Stoll heard Cleon’s answer to her, and she stood up.

“Then hurry up, because you never know when the monsters will appear again.”

“Yes, yes… Ah.”

As if suddenly realizing something, Cleon raised her body and then stopped and looked at Vera Stall.

“…What?”

“No… I’m answering normally.”

“…”

Come to think of it, Quonon answered and looked at Verastol, and Verastol stepped back as if he was a little embarrassed.

“That, that’s…”

As if looking for an excuse, he rolled his eyes and was silent for a while.

“That’s… It’s because the mission has become difficult, it’s ‘unavoidable’. Negligence in communication puts your life at risk… It’s not like you forgot or something like that.”

The last words were in a slightly low voice, but Cleon only shrugged his shoulders.

“Ah, if you knew, you should move too. Physical strength and water are not unlimited.”

Saying that, Verastol walked down the hallway at a slightly faster pace, while the other three just silently watched.