Chapter 330 – Volume 66 – Kirishima City (5)
“Tsk…!”
“Is this an Orca in real life…?”
When it comes close, it fills the nipple with aura and bounces it away.
The moment I walked away, I pierced the opponent with an arrow filled with aura.
In fact, the opponent was pushed to a level where nothing could be done.
Assuming the opponent was a proper sword master, it was a truly incredible result.
Yuria and I’s magic provided minimal assistance, but even without it, the result would have been similar.
Anyway, both we and Orca are specialized in long-distance situations.
‘Adding an aura to magic is definitely okay, but…’
It wasn’t even that we didn’t use Aurors at all.
As soon as the battle begins, utilize the power of the candy you put in your mouth.
I tried to incorporate a little bit of aura into my attack magic and show skills that are somewhat similar to those of a knight.
However, Orca’s arrow is a pure purification of aura.
It was truly embarrassingly powerful and boasted incredible penetrating power.
It was much faster than the speed of a normal sword, so it was not easy to respond with aura.
“… And you?”
As soon as you overpower the opponent, take off the mask and see who it is.
I couldn’t help but frown right away.
Contrary to the expectation that he would be a complete stranger, he was a knowledgeable person.
“Neo Hvitia…?”
“It’s a strength I can’t understand. I heard you’ve just reached master level…”
“Why you?”
“It’s been a while. Long time no see. Kalich Gladys.”
The leader of the Ativ Knights, a talented knight order directly under the imperial family.
Although he is a person worthy of being a sword master.
It was someone I never expected to appear in this incident.
“Why did you attack us?”
“Haha… Isn’t that because we have to protect the empire?”
Although it was said in a slightly playful way.
There was a strong feeling that they were drawing a line, as if they were trying not to give out any information.
But this situation was too important for me to ignore that.
“Even if you glare at me like that, even if you say I’ll kill you. I can’t say anything.”
“Is it okay to think of it as the will of the Knights of Ativ?”
“It’s my opinion.”
“I see. But since you are the leader, you have to hold everyone accountable.”
“…”
“His Majesty the Emperor is behind us. Perhaps the moment I tell you, the Knights of Ativ will disappear into the dew of execution.”
Of course, I didn’t intend to go that far.
First of all, it would be possible to use the Ativ Knights as a threat material.
Thinking like that, I pushed Neo.
“…”
“You won’t tell me until the end?”
“It’s for the empire.”
“A group unknown to His Majesty the Emperor is now confronting them in violation of their commandments. Is it for the sake of the empire?”
“Yes, I am.”
“Is that treason?”
“…!”
If we talk about treason, the story is a little different.
It’s not just a problem with the Ativ Knights, it’s a problem with all the numerous families and connections connected with it.
No matter how much your Majesty loves the empire, he will not let those who point their sword at him.
… Especially to protect his own succession, he would choose that way.
“Is it so great that you have to risk the lives of not only your family, but also the lives of all family members and people involved with the Knights of Ativ?”
“Yes, because it should never be revealed.”
“…”
Although these actions were close to threats.
In conclusion, the conclusion that this guy was dangerous only strengthened.
Because I know that people with such strong beliefs are the most scary.
“Ha…”
“I don’t think it will help.”
“I will formally report this matter to Your Majesty.”
“Yes.”
We took his sword and tied it tightly to his wooden pole.
If this happens, you won’t be able to escape unless someone comes and saves you.
Even if you help, you won’t be able to move your body for a while because of the relaxant you were injected with.
“Let’s go.”
The magic drawn by Yuria split her seemingly ordinary floor.
The empty space inside was revealed, and a staircase that was sufficiently walkable was revealed.
… I ignored the door, but this seems to be the right passage.
“Is this right?”
“It seems to have changed a little, but the smell and shape are the same.”
“…”
Yuria examined her insides for a while.
It was pointed out that most of the employees inside had disappeared.
In other words, it appears that this place has already been used and withdrawn.
“Perhaps the guy who guarded this place earlier was in charge of the final destruction of this place.”
“If it had been just a little bit later, it would have been impossible to conduct this investigation here.”
“Yes.”
However, it may be because she decided to destroy this place.
Some of the materials had already been taken away and did not exist.
Most of it was just data or corpses related to the failure.
“… It’s bizarre.”
“Well, I guess so.”
Leaving the space of an experiment that was close to a success.
The moment I arrived at the place where the initial experiments were being conducted, I felt a huge headache.
From here on, there were definitely a lot of abnormal situations.
“Are you trying to mix humans with monsters?”
“I don’t know for sure, but wouldn’t it be similar to that? I know I went through a similar process.”
“This is all subject to eradication.”
The monsters of this world are.
Basically, they are monsters from the demon race and the demon world.
Many of them are designated as targets for extermination, and the military wipes them out whenever they appear.
Only a very few weak ones are provided with necessary goods in the form of breeding…
In fact, there are some forms where they are treated like animals.
Most of these powerful individuals are absolutely prohibited from being bred.
So the concept of monsters has almost disappeared in the empire.
It is something that is taken for granted, and is almost like a legendary entity.
However, in the case of high-ranking nobles, they have the obligation to handle it.
I’m still learning about it to some extent…
“This is my first time seeing it in person.”
“… Why on earth do you go to these lengths to gain strange abilities?”
Develop new magic to create firepower.
Alternatively, there is a way to develop overwhelming Auror power by sharpening and polishing the sword.
In this world, there already exists a way to obtain such normal strength.
It may have been necessary in the past.
Now that the empire has become so overwhelmingly strong, there is no need for more power.
It was incomprehensible to me that this group was still carrying out these human experiments.
Even doing all the actions prohibited by the empire.
Why are those guys trying to get new powers?
Is it also to satisfy self-interest?
“Of course, it’s a human instinct, but…”
No matter what, it is the power to create people by mixing them with monsters.
For me, I couldn’t help but feel very negative.
In fact, there are two victims who are my acquaintances.
Honestly, no matter what the reason, I think the disgusting feeling I’m feeling right now will remain the same.
“What is this facility?”
“It’s probably the burning room. Can this facility be moved to connect to all the rooms?”
“Then, then we force them into this room and burn it down?”
“Yes.”
Even though it is now abandoned, there are a lot of items that appear to be bombs.
It was a place where a system was applied with the awareness that something that could not be handled could come out.
… A person with common sense would have tried not to conduct an experiment like this from the moment they knew about it.
“This child…”
“It hasn’t been long since he died. The body is in the deepest part. Does it mean something?”
“This kid.”
“Huh?”
“The success story I was talking about is this kid.”
But this child’s body was already broken.
Of course, rather than extracting or taking away something.
It was broken from the inside, as if the body had been destroyed after using something it could not handle.
“It’s open.”
“Is this a side effect of using this child as a key?”
“It seems so.”
In our prediction, Rika is the most talented person these guys have created.
She needs the key to unleash that power, so she’s been experimenting for a long time.
As a result, Yuria and this child were created.
Of course, it was completed a few years ago, but for some reason it was postponed until now.
In the end, after kidnapping Rika, he used that child to unleash her abilities.
… The key was developed as a consumable item, so it seems to have been damaged after being opened.
“Even if it was completed, I was going to die. It makes me feel a bit lost.”
“Yuria…”
After that, we searched for this ‘Kirishima City’ as much as we could.
Thanks to that, I was able to find a note that could be a hint.
It looks like it’s probably a memo written by an employee…
“It seems like it’s moving here?”
“Yeah. Considering it’s quite out of the way, maybe it’s a new research lab? I’m not sure about the exact details, but it seems like a good reason to make it our next destination.”
“Gun…”
I thought it would end if I searched here.
In the end, we were too late, so we had to find the next location.
“Rika, please wait a little longer. My brother will definitely save you.”
I crumpled the note that remained as my only clue and promised myself once again.
I’m taking revenge on those who bullied Rika like this.
I will definitely get Rika back.
“Carly, that seems like breaking a promise.”
“…?”
After leaving the field, I am preparing to return.
As if they were tackling the sound I was muttering to myself.
Someone’s voice interrupted the conversation.
‘Who is it?’
Considering that there was a big guy guarding this place earlier.
After discovering that the explosion here was delayed, a slightly bigger guy might have appeared.
I raised my level of tension as much as possible, slowly took out the pen, and looked in that direction.
“… Why?”
And the moment I check the person who spoke to me.
I was embarrassed by the unbelievable reality and dropped the pen I was holding.
“I’m warning you. Get back from here.”
“… Father?”
The person pointing the sword at me was, surprisingly, my father.
