Chapter 133 – Southern Nobility Council – 2
A gymnasium usually prepared for the training of knights.
There was a dog in a huge cage made of iron in the center, and around it were heavily armed knights waiting in case.
“Are you testing on animals?”
Is it an illusion to feel regret in Count Tote’s words?
Even death row inmates cannot conduct human experiments. Because doing it once is a problem. Even if it’s not a big problem, you can’t just get a pod in a place like this. Justification is a nose ring when worn on the nose and an earring when worn on the ear.
At that, he shrugged his shoulders.
“For reference, the experiment itself was conducted only twice.”
“No.2? Too enemy.”
“The amount of medicine itself is small. After this experiment is over, what remains is an extremely small amount. We decided to send the rest to the capital.”
Count Thoth’s eyebrows twitched at those words.
“Is it really necessary to send me to the capital, Lord Müller?”
A drug that could change the game of war.
A drug that creates monsters that nullify mana.
A drug that could possibly make those without magical powers able to have magical powers.
And perhaps.
Considering the possibility of increasing the mana of the mana possessor, it is understandable that he does not want to hand it over to the capital.
But.
“There is no place more certain than the capital.”
“Mmm.”
The reason for passing it over is that the capital wants it. There is no reason to refuse.
Above all, the capital city is the only place where the foundation for researching the drug was prepared in the first place.
It was the same with Count Tote and other families.
It is a place where results can be produced most reliably among this kind of research institute, and there is no other place that has facilities comparable to that of the capital city.
Both Franz and Müller are still at the basic level, and it’s hard enough just to study the ideas I gave them.
I don’t know how much the other family’s territory is, but at most it’s on the same level as ours.
At least, it would be about Archduke Croches…
He has no relationship at all. It cannot be handed over to a place where reliability and credit are not certain.
And above all.
“The amount of medicine acquired in the first place is small. Even if we hand it over this time, we cannot say with certainty that actual results will come out.”
I don’t know how competent the intellectuals of this world are, but the dose of the medicine itself was small. I wrote about half of the experiment with that little drug. Even if it goes to the capital’s research institute, I don’t think it’s enough for experiments and analysis.
So pass it.
In any case, the nobles and the royal family would really feel this situation when they saw it with their own eyes.
“Hmm. Are you sure?”
I laughed at the words that Archduke Croches passed by.
“Haha. Would you believe me if I said no?”
“That’s right. Haha.”
You can’t trust the nobles’ conversations 100%.
Now, they must be doubting whether the information written in the document I explained and handed over is correct.
So the monster actually shows.
To make it real.
“Ruler. We begin now.”
As I gestured, one of the knights stepped forward.
“Awake, kaeng! Hey hey!”
Feeling uneasy, the dog groaned and started walking back and forth in the cage.
The knight next to him bound that movement with magic and opened his mouth.
“Ki-ing!”
The knight, who was holding the medicine in the dog’s open mouth while being held by the knight’s magical power, slowly begins to administer the medicine.
“As written in the document, the drug also works for animals.”
Starting with my words, the dog in the cage collapses and begins to wriggle.
“It takes about 1 to 2 minutes until it turns into a monster. The animals tested were dogs, pigs and cows. All animals have some margin of error, but at most 2 minutes, and that animal was a pig.”
-Wriggling, wriggling… !
After the time I said, the dog began to squirm and slowly inflate.
However, its size is at most that of a large dog.
“As you can see, he hasn’t moved out of dog size, but he’s bigger than he used to be. In this way, when administered to pigs or cows, it showed a slightly larger appearance than the existing body shape.”
As it wriggles, it turns into a strange mass of flesh. It’s not much different from what I’ve seen.
“There is a difference in size like now, but everyone turns into that kind of flesh. And as you can see, there are still some of the original body organs between the flesh. At this time, we have yet to find anything in common about the remaining organs.”
It was swollen like a piece of flesh, but something like a dog’s fingernails and claws protruded, and a little bit of dog hair remained in the middle of the flesh, and traces of the tail were also visible.
“In the case of the power to nullify mana, there are subtle differences depending on the animal, but they are almost the same.
In fact, right now the knights are emitting magic and showing the power of the nullity. In fact, the nobles who saw the scene could hear the admiration.
And.
“Can you feel it?”
I took my eyes off the monster and looked at the nobles.
Archduke Croches hardened his face. The Marquis of Greenucci, Count Thoth, Alina Earthlane too.
Stupid Toad, Count Voltron too. Baron Larson, who had a disapproving expression on his face, too.
All the nobles hardened their faces.
“You must think many things after hearing the news I gave you. Exaggerated bullshit, useful tools, new weapons.”
-Thud!
I can feel it as the wriggling mass of flesh struggles to get out of the iron cage. An unpleasant magic that seemed artificially created.
“Look. That is our enemy.”
The obnoxious monster slowly raised its body to its feet.
* * *
It’s dead
It wasn’t that he was killed on purpose.
Over time, it gradually loses its energy and suffers and dies.
A battle lasts as long as possible, but too little to be used in warfare.
It is not yet known how much this drug can be produced, but even so, it is not profitable to lead so many animals. If you attack by sacrificing an animal in number, it won’t be harmless, but it’s not very threatening. However, to do it to people, it is impossible to know how many people will be sacrificed in every war, and it will be difficult to find enough people.
A report compiled by me and my subordinates. And the meeting of the nobles who had actually experienced the monster a while ago proceeded quite seriously.
I must have thought it wasn’t something to look at.
Although it is not yet a big threat considering the data such as the drug’s performance and side effects, the fact that Purple used it openly became a problem in this case.
They will slowly move
That’s how the conclusion came about. The problem is after that.
“Huh. Red blood at best. They react too sensitively to movement. There are monsters of that level. We can organize enough for the knights of our territory.”
The reaction of Count Voltron and Marquis Kilias.
It was said that there were commoners with red blood and magical powers, but at most they criticized this side as coward, such as being too afraid of the resistance of red blood.
“Looks like it will be fun. Isn’t it?”
The reaction of Count Thoth and Archduke of Croches.
I don’t reveal my inner feelings, I just laugh as if I’m having fun. Even though he fully knows the seriousness of the situation, he seems to be using it as an opportunity. I guess we’ll have to keep an eye on them going forward.
It seems that there will definitely be a movement before this chaos ends.
And the Marquis of Greenucci from the capital.
“Here is the car.”
“Thank you, Lord Müller.”
“Whoops. Be at ease. He’s an acquaintance of my grandfather, isn’t it a private place?”
“It’s an acquaintance. In the case of that person, it seemed that all the nobles around him were enemies… If you do, then do so.”
The Marquis of Greenucci picked up the tea with a wry smile.
“Whoa. I feel more at ease now.”
“Haha. Because the meeting is getting longer.”
“No. My body doesn’t seem to be the same these days. I guess I should retire too.”
Retire
The Marquis’ words reminded him of his situation.
Marquis of Greenucci. He has no children
The number of such nobles is not small.
“The family lineage…”
When I blurted out, the Marquis let out a light laugh.
“I can’t help it. Already gave up I just feel sorry for your wife.”
He smiled as if he was really okay, and he seemed sincere.
“That’s my story. Let’s talk about work.”
“All right.”
The Marquis of Greenucci closed his eyes once and looked at me.
“The capital, to be precise, the palace wants you to be the sword of the South.”
Haha.”
How funny would you say that if you look at me?
At my laughter, the Marquis of Greenucci also shook his head.
“Really. The peace is too old.”
“It is as you say. I don’t know war either, but this crossed the line. Does the capital want to go to war with the South?”
“Precisely, he must be trying to keep Count Tote in check. Franz says they’ve had a bad relationship before, but he doesn’t come out first unless there’s a justification for it, and Boring is also a friend of both the southern and capital cities.”
“Isn’t Count Thoth like that?”
Laughter emerges. In other words. Müller in the southwest, I told you to check Count Thoth in the far south.
“Why are you even talking about it honestly?”
“You don’t think that will work. Like this one, they seem to have judged that you bowed your head in the palace for the sake of your title, but I don’t think so.”
The Marquis of Greenucci looked me in the eye and said.
“Are you going to start a war? Lord Müller.”
I laughed.
“You have revealed this to me. I will not stop until I uproot them. The Marquis of Greenucci.”
