Chapter 466 – Narcissus and Dangerous Counseling

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Hehe-“

Artis leads the way while humming.

And with the captain of the investigation team in front of them, the members of the investigation team sighed in relief and wiped their hearts out.

It must be because Artis, who was adamant and didn’t let me investigate anything on the way to the command room in Area B, felt much better.

The reason was simply because she was able to find what she was looking for.

“Oh, that’s right Amelia. Would you like some candy?”

Like this, she seemed to be in a good mood to take out her sugar candy from her pocket her and hand it to Amelia.

“As you know, our purpose is to stop the Leviathan from starting at the bottom of the Dragon Mountain.

Lyla warns Artis, who seems to be in a very good mood, by saying that, perhaps feeling something sinister.

Artis then looked at Layla and raised the corners of her mouth with a smirk.

“Of course. Here and now, my purpose has changed.”

“Changed? To what?”

She adjusts her glasses, then turns her gaze back to the front.

And when she kept her mouth shut for a while, her investigators only looked at her as if they were watching her closely to see if they were curious.

“Dismantling Leviathan. Thoroughly disassembling and dismantling it so that no one can recreate it, and flattening the Dead Dragon Mountains. How about it? It will be fun, right?”

“Ha?!”

At Artis’ words in her, when Lyla raises her voice in surprise, she makes her investigation team follow-

“Yeah!?”

“School, Professor! But finding Leviathan was the Professor’s purpose…”

When the assistants talk like that in disbelief, Artis says ‘Yeah’ and puts both hands in his pockets with a pained sound.

And yet, without stopping her steps her, what she says is—

“It was my father’s influence that I was chasing the Leviathan—mechanical snake to be exact. I knew that it existed. After that, I had to decide what to do with it, right?”

After Artis said that, she slightly turned her head to look back at her assistants.

“But did you see it too? The scene seen on the monitor. When Leviathan starts to maneuver, it will suck in magic around it at random. The beam of light fired will burn everything it touches, regardless of whether it is good or evil .”

“And, the land where magic was depleted quickly lost life and turned into a desert… “

The sight of her gave her goosebumps even at the thought of her, Amelia darkened her face as she clasped both of her own hands.

The members of the investigation team nodded their heads while raising their voices as if thinking in their own way.

“It goes beyond the scope of humans being able to control it and not being able to control it, and its existence itself is a curse. It is like a disaster. Me and our research team’s knowledge and achievements must be used solely for the development of mankind. Would you agree to that part?”

When she showed her usual, uncharacteristic, moral appearance, Lyla also looked a little surprised, but the investigation team also showed a surprised face.

“Wait. Why are you looking at me like that?”

When Artis said that with a slightly dissatisfied expression, the members of the investigation team answered even after hesitating.

“No. We… Thought Professor Artis was some kind of mad scientist…”

“I never dreamed that the professor would give such an excellent answer.”

“I was impressed. You’re a professor after all.”

At the answers that came back in turn, Artis blankly looked at his disciples, scratched his head, and smiled.

And he said this in a kind voice.

“Okay. You all have a pay cut.”

“Yes!?”
“Why! Right now, the atmosphere was good! Wasn’t this the flow of bonuses!?”

The disciples who start a fuss in astonishment, and Artis who speaks harshly towards such disciples.

When Innis giggled in such a noisy situation, Layla let out a sigh.

“Really. There’s no such thing as vigilance. …More than that, Amelia. How is your body? It’s awkward to move your body, or your magical powers aren’t well-coordinated. If you feel that way, you should talk to her right away.”

Amelia slowly nods her head at Layla’s worried words to her.

“Ah, yes. It’s fine. There’s no hindrance to moving the body… And about magic.”

“Then I’m glad I did.”

Amelia answered that, but the last words of the artificial spirit were still lingering in her mind.

‘If she could properly understand the meaning of what she said, I would be able to help everyone too…’

As she walked along thinking that way, her gaze her was naturally lowered.

Amelia’s footsteps stopped on the spot as she caught something sparkling in the corner of her vision that others who were walking towards the front couldn’t see.

“…?”

Did Layla find it strange that Amelia suddenly stopped there?

“What’s wrong Amelia? After all, aren’t you feeling well?”

“Oh, no. It’s not like that… Wait a minute!”

When Amelia says so, she runs away, convinced that what she saw was not in vain.

Lila calls her behind her, much to her dismay her.

“Amelia! Wait! …Really!”

Just like that, Layla was running after her.

“Master!?”

Naturally, Ennis, who was watching the scene, did the same.

When Artis, who was too late to notice it because he was bickering with his disciples, saw it, three people had already separated from the ranks and were on the way to run.

“Wait a minute. Where are you going? Those three people. Assistants. Let’s go together!”

“Please don’t change the story! There is no pay cut, Professor!?”

“Guaranteed human rights! Minimum wage guaranteed!”

“Okay! It’s like the dead of this money!”

While Artis is talking like that, if you follow the three of them a little later, you will find Amelia sitting not far away holding something, and Innis and Layla looking down at Amelia.

“It’s difficult, Lila~ If you try to disappear so suddenly.”

“Ah, sorry. But, Amelia…”

Lila looked a bit serious and pointed to what Amelia was holding in her hand her.

Then, Attis also shuts him up, shifts his gaze there, and—

“…”

With a surprised face, she had no choice but to open her mouth.

What was there was a small beast covered in yellow-no, golden fur.

Long ears, short tail. With four legs, no matter how you look at it, it looked like a ‘rabbit’ with a unique color.

However, if there is another part, it is the horns that grow from the head.

The fact that it had a wonderful tip like a rare monster, a unicorn, meant that the rabbit was no ordinary rabbit.

Part of its fur was dyed red, as if it had suffered a wound somewhere on its body, and it was barely recovering its weakened vitality with Amelia’s healing magic while emitting a gurgling sound.

Amelia, her expression darkened as she watched her life her die in her own hands.

But neither Lyla nor Atis could help but turn a blind eye to the creature she held in her hand.

“Almirage.”

When Lila muttered that, Artis looked back at her and nodded her head.

“…A legendary monster. It is said to calm the hearts of other monsters and suppress their ferocity to create a link with humans. Fossils have been discovered, so it was expected to exist, but it is now extinct. Is the orthodoxy .”

The knowledge stored in Attis’s head flowed out of her mouth without her hesitation.

“And. The characteristics of that horned rabbit in front of you. It’s the same as the Almirage in the legend.”

“It’s probably right. I can feel the reaction of magical power, and this is a magical beast. …Almirage, which is said to be extinct, why is it in this research facility…”

Lila shut her mouth for a moment, seemed to think about something, then-

Suddenly, as if recalling something she had forgotten, she looked back at Artis and opened her mouth.

“Could it be, the synthetic water in Area A?”

“The possibility is the highest, but this place is still close to Area B. Do you think such a monster can survive in a place that has been neglected for thousands of years?”

“…”

Artis’ answer also made sense, and Leila’s face her became even more unknown to her.

In the meantime, when Almiraj’s breathing stabilized, having received enough of Amelia’s recovery magic, he opened his closed eyes and blinked two or three times with his pomegranate-like red eyes.

As if he it could n’t speak human words, he it moved on top of Amelia’s hand her while emitting an ordinary rabbit’s cry, and licked Amelia’s hand as it was.

It was like expressing gratitude.

“It’s all good… I was worried about what to do if the recovery magic doesn’t work well because I’m a witch beast…”

As Amelia let out a sigh of relief, she stroked the beast’s face with one of her hands.

“Hey, Amelia. That rabbit-“

“Uh…?”

Just when Lila was trying to tell her something of her own. Amelia examines the rabbit’s neck, presumably an egg mirage, as if she’s found something.

Then, there was a choker with something like a yellow tag attached to it.

“Lyla. This child might have an owner.”

“Host?”

At Amelia’s sudden noise, Layla blinks her eyes.

Then, Amelia stretched out her arms and held her bunny’s belly out in front of Lila, as if to look.

She shows her tag the guy is wearing around her neck her.

Layla was also momentarily taken aback, but after reading the ancient language written on her tag she showed her, her expression her became extremely serious.

“Synthetic Water Project 001. Monolith Almirage.”

“So, after all, is this the guy who escaped from Area A?”

Artis also frowns at her, looks at it together, then makes eye contact with Lyla and nods her head.

“There could be something wrong with Area A because we came here. Let’s go and check it quickly. The fact that you’re injured… Means that there are aggressive demons.”

At Lila’s words, Artis nodded and talked to their assistants her.

“Everyone. Check your armed status. Make sure you protect yourself.”

“Yes. Professor.”

And, while watching the reaction of the two, Amelia looked at Layla as if she didn’t know what to do with Almirage.

“…For now, you have that child. According to the legend, it’s a magical beast that is friendly to people who live in Almirage.”

“Almiraj… Is it really the Almirage in the book?”

Amelia looks down at the rabbit as if she does n’t quite understand, and Lyla responds with her hand raised to her forehead her.

“I’m not sure. Like the color of the fur, the horns. Because the characteristics are the same. Maybe, it’s a work made in this laboratory. That monster.”

“…”

It is possible to make a chimera with modern technology, but considering that parts such as seams remain.

Composite water in front of my eyes – Almirage seemed to be born as such a creature from the beginning.

That much means that the original world’s technological power is overwhelming compared to the inherited world.

Layla, unable to let go of her tension, naturally stood in front of her as if protecting Amelia and threw her voice at Cleon, Beyond the Imprint.

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[…Yes. Okay.]

Cleon stood up from her seat her, responding to Lyla’s voice her in her head her.

She was beside her and taking care of Kshat, who had lost her mind and collapsed, but she had been asked for her support her by Layla.

That’s why, when she came out of the tent, she saw Sasha sitting on top of the tent and continuing to look out for Laplace’s attack.

“Sasha”

“Eww!”

However, perhaps she was too nervous, when she heard Cleon’s voice of her, she was startled and her tail and ears soared into the sky.

Soon after, realizing that it was Cleon, he let out a sigh of relief and jumped lightly from the top of the tent.

“Lyla called me. I think I’ll have to go too. I think there’s a problem on the inside.”

“I see… I’ll be guarding this place. Mr. Cleon. Please let her go!”

Watching Sasha bring her fist to her own chest as if to beg her, Cleon smiled at her too.

“Ah. I’ll beg you. But, don’t overdo it. If you think it’s dangerous, take everyone and run away. Okay?”

Sasha vigorously nods her head as if she understands Cleon’s words her.

Then, when I looked around to tell the same story to Quon, I couldn’t see Quon near the tent.

“…Huh? Quon hasn’t returned yet?”

“Yes. I think you are still talking to the lady.”

After Kshat collapsed, Kuon approached her to appease Fleur, who was feeling heartbroken, but several tens of minutes had already passed since then.

If she’s still talking about-

‘Did the personalities of the two match better than I thought?’

She was a Fleur who wore a mask and rarely spoke, but given the circumstances, maybe she was talking normally with Quon.

Then, Cleon, sorry to disturb it, tried to transmit his voice her to Quon telepathically, just like Lyla.

[Quon. Are you still talking to Fleur?]

[Hey, Cleon!? Ah-yes! Yet. A little bit, the story got longer… What’s wrong?]

Quon returns with a voice that seems to startled by Cleon’s call her.

Feeling something strange in the answer, Cleon thinks that he was surprised by the sudden telepathy and does not think it is a big deal, and tells the story he received from Layla.

[Yes. Okay. Then we’ll go back to the tent.]

[Where are you going?]

[Uh? Um… It’s because we talk while walking. It’s just that we’ve come a little far don’t worry.]

At Quon’s words, Cleon could only nod his head while smiling wryly.

——After talking with Cleon like that, Quon probably didn’t hear what he was talking about with Fleur until just before that. While worrying, he looks at Fleur.

There stood Fleur, head bowed and speechless.

“I got a call from Cleon. I think we have to go inside the ruins.

Fleur replies by shaking his head up and down, albeit shyly.

‘Was it too much stimulation…?’

As Quon regrets it, he recalls the content of the story he was talking about earlier.

At first, to console Fleur himself for blaming himself for not doing anything for Kshat, he started by saying that Quon had felt the same way.

Although Fleur spoke in a very, very low voice, listening to Quon’s story seemed to ease her mind a little.

Then, Fleur asked Quon as if he had any guesses about Kshat’s treatment method.

Naturally, a story about the stamp of dominance and how to make it also came out.

Fleur, too, was not completely devoid of such knowledge.

That’s because the romance novel I read just before had an affair scene.

Such things were born naturally in the relationship between a man and a woman in love.

However, when I hear the story of Quon’s lively relationship with Cleon, I feel like I shouldn’t hear something, but I want to hear it even more.

When he comes to his senses his, he hears about Cleon’s relationship with a woman, and even the fact that Quon is pregnant.

Under the mask she was wearing, she was completely red and sweaty.

“Uh, anyway! Miss Kshat’s body, Cleon will definitely take care of it. So, don’t worry.”

Hearing Quon’s voice her saying that, Fleur nodded her head.

In her head her, she gets to imagine Cleon and Kshat overlapping bodies, but-

At some point, as soon as she imagined superimposing herself on it, and not Kshat, she was once again tinged with shame to the point that steam rose from her head her.