Chapter 519
"Agarta, the drone city?
"Yes, an underground city created by a people fleeing Darnasia, an ancient kingdom that once flourished north of here."
The silver-haired woman with bright white toga answered my question carefully with a smile.
"What is the ancient kingdom Darnasia?
"It"s one of two ancient kingdoms that once fought for hegemony on this continent."
Now Kuhn will explain. I"m sorry, I don"t know anything.
It"s true that in ancient times, the two kingdoms took the lead and fought, putting in ma.s.sive amounts of golem and causing tremendous damage to the world. Was it "Ancient Golem War"?
Once the war began, the world perished, and it was civilization that rebuilt from it.
That should have been the case in history in the Western continent.
"It"s not like anyone or he wanted to fight during the war. Those who denied fighting and fled the kingdom lurked in this underground facility they stumbled upon and waited for the end of the war. But after decades, the war didn"t end, and eventually they decided to live this land as their second home."
"They do say the Ancient Golem War lasted more than three hundred years, so I know it will..."
c.o.o.n gives an explanation in support of the words of a Toga woman. More than three hundred years.
There was definitely a "war of three hundred and thirty-five years" on Earth, too.
But this one, they surrendered and settled in a year, but they didn"t make a declaration of termination or a peace treaty.
A future historian says, "Well, this war isn"t over, is it?" So, three hundred and fifty-five years after the war, a peace treaty was finally concluded? What a strange story.
You were told it was the most peaceful war in the world or something, finished without a single shot.
"Then you are descended from the ancients who lived here......?
Toga woman shakes her neck to the side in Lene"s words. That, isn"t it?
"The humans who lived in this land have since gradually decreased in number, and in about two hundred years they have all died. It was difficult for humans to live underground without the light of day."
The light of day...... lack of sunlight? Sure, the drawstring doesn"t look good for your health.
""Vitamin D deficiency", I think. They become more susceptible to infections and osteoporosis."
"That"s a lot of detail..."
"It was in a book I brought home from Earth."
Soon our daughter-in-law absorbed more of the Earth"s knowledge than I did. Did Leanne even buy a medical book?
... Wait a minute. If the people of this city perished in the 200 years since the war, who the h.e.l.l is this woman in front of you? Surely the Ancient Golem War was about 5,000 years ago, wasn"t it? That means......
When I wondered, the coun next door hit Pong and one hand.
"I see. You"re an anthropomorphic golem, aren"t you?
"Yes, my name is PEL-42, "Perrazione" series, Golem for medical nursing, Perlucica"
The anthropomorphic Golem, gracefully named Perusicaa, gave us a salute.
Anthropomorphic golem? As always, it"s hard to tell when it"s an ancient fuselage, Legacy. If you look closely, I feel that the iris of both eyes is slightly different from that of people.
Sheskas, you don"t seem so pale compared to Babylon Sisters.
Lene speaks to Perusicaa.
"It"s for medical nursing, and you didn"t notice any changes in people"s health here?
"I had noticed. But as people"s generations changed, their fear of the earth swelled, and most did not try to get out of the land. The earth is a world of death. You can"t live without this land."
Hmm, have I accepted what my parents" generation has told me as it is? I"m not going to let a murder robot go anywhere near you.
"So you"ve been protecting this underground city where no one lives anymore?
"Yes, we have spent a long time here, resting in dormancy, even when people are gone and Golem is the only "robotic city". As the watchman of" Gigantes "."
""Gigantes"?
Perusicaa raised her slight hand and pointed beyond the darkness. Not well seen in the blurry light emitted by the city, but further above a pyramid-like building, something huge looks slight there.... what?
"[Light, come, great brilliance, megabright]"
Leanne unleashes advanced lighting magic towards it.
Large light bulbs were created over the pyramids as if they had light bulbs on them.
Behind that of a floating pyramid-like building.
I made sure I buried half of it in the wall, and there was something big there. A huge chunk of man-shaped machinery is buried there.
Wait a minute... I"ve seen something similar to that...!
""Hekatonkail"......!
Yes, that ancient showdown weapon brought back to life by that Eisengard magician king. They look like me.
""Hekatonkail"? "Hekatonkail" is the showdown weapon that destroyed Eisengard your fathers defeated!?
"You know the showdown weapon. Yes, that"s one of those showdown weapons. Negative legacy left here......"
Apparently, this underground facility found by those who have fled the Kingdom of Darnasia was a factory to build a certain country"s showdown weapon.
At the time of discovery, all the people in the underground facility were dead. They all said they were out of time with a look of anguish.
There was some kind of accident... or I don"t know if something like poison gas was sprinkled.
Those who had fled Darnasia decided to use this underground facility and hide. Because safety is threatened wherever you are on earth.
Eventually, people realize the horrible fact as they examine the showdown weapon "Gigantes" from only a few remaining materials.
that this showdown weapon has already been completed. That I"m just dormant right now.
""Gigantes" has been made into a compulsive hibernation "sleep" state. If you restart, you will start acting to fulfill the instructions entered. Just one order to destroy the enemy."
"Enemy?"
"It"s all the golems that don"t belong in my country."
So what is it? Does that mean he"s gonna start destroying golems around the world when he moves out? You"re getting a h.e.l.l of an order input.
"The orders entered in this" Gigantes" are also supposed to be this Golem instinct, or reason for existence. Even without the contractor Master, this Golem will try to execute it by the point of stupidity. Hence the negative legacy. When he wakes up, the world will perish."
You did say that Jijii, the magician king, had made a showdown weapon so that various countries would compete at the end of the ancient Golem War. Is this one of them? Maybe it was made against the country that made Hekatonkail.
"The world will perish...... right. Darling, what do we do with this?
"Hmm, I"d like to destroy it because I"m personally troublesome..."
"Destruction!? Such a waste!... Oh, no, I know you can"t redeem peace in the world..."
Kuhn"s voice shriveled from his parents, staring at him.
I just don"t know. I"m in another country for once, and I was wondering what it would be like to destroy Gandhiris" Iron and Steel King without saying no.
We found this showdown weapon. Do we have possession, or do we have possession in this country because it was originally in this land?
Well, even if they"re claiming owners.h.i.+p over there, let me make sure this guy doesn"t start.
"For now, uh, can I show you something?
"... you don"t have to make attacks or anything that will wake Gigantes up. But please pay close attention."
Golems like them without the contractor Master are able to obey humans as much as possible if they are orders not to engage in self-danger. He seems to have managed to accept that my favor would be quite risky for them.
It"s the Golems here who will be the first to be targeted when they activate. I also know what it"s like not to be inspired.
We were led by Perusicaa and approached Gigantes, buried in the wall.
Rather than buried in a wall, it feels like the area around the cave is crumbling and buried.
They instruct Perusicaa to stop just when she comes around the foot.
"You mustn"t get any closer than here. Look at that."
As Perusicaa threw the stone in front of her, a laser-like light ran from the small turret attached to each part of the fuselage, penetrating the stone.
c.o.o.n looks up around the knee side of the laser fired Gigantes and opens his mouth.
The automated interception system is alive.
"Yes, because that is a system independent of Gigantes. They"re targeting something moving within range of attack."
I see. I wish I had broken it if it was such a noisy thing, but couldn"t the Agarta people get their hands on Gigantes because of this system?
"What do you guys want to do?
"We are Golem. We are able to obey people"s wishes. You people don"t disobey human decisions. But we want the wishes of the people of Agarta who lived here to be fulfilled. Remove Gigantes and give this city true peace."
I guess the people of this capital spent two hundred years here, frightened by the war on earth with Gigantes. Given that feeling, I don"t think Perusicaa"s wishes may be compelling either.
"Father. [Prison]."
"Heck."
I feel that it is used well for my daughter, but not now.
[Prison] strained, and just in case I took a step forward, the laser poured over my head like rain again.
Perusicaa is circling her eyes on the absolute defensive wall of [Prison]. Well done Golem, though anthropomorphic. He said it was for medical nursing, and maybe I have to be expressive in order to deal with patients.
I also thought I should break that turret part already for an attack that pours down as persistently as possible, but that makes it difficult for Gigantes to start it. Totally troublesome.
We reached Gigantes" feet, including Perusicaa, and Kuhn gazed at the fuselage nearby.
"It still has a demon engraving on it. The ether line is running to the armoured surface. Perhaps this serves as a defensive wall to protect the fuselage from impact, so that even magic bullets can diffuse…"
Oh, no. Kuhn started to b.u.mp into me. It"s gonna be a long time, this kid.
"Explain clearly. Can "this" be broken? Can"t you break it?
"Er, the magic engraving applied to this armor serves the same purpose as human skin. In other words, when irritated, the nerves tell the brain that. If we don"t tear this fuselage apart in an instant or something, I"m pretty sure Gigantes will activate it."
Does that mean "don"t touch it, dangerous"? You were just digging a tunnel, but you dug a h.e.l.l of a bomb.
"Hmmm...... It"s difficult, but I guess I can"t even handle it. Open the [gate] under Gigantes" feet and drop it at the volcanic crater..."
"I hope it melts in lava. Looks like we can put up a defensive wall, maybe crawl up through the fire escape."
The proposal that comes to mind is rejected by Leanne. Mm-hmm. I"m sure we can"t throw that away. Can"t you just bet on something or something? Don"t bother if the volcano explodes.
"But it might not be a bad idea to move it somewhere else. I think there"s something about moving it out of harm"s way and beating it with frame gear for all of us."
I see. Can we go then? Though a showdown weapon, it won"t mean you"re stronger than the Evil G.o.d. I guess we can use everyone"s help.
Then I"ll have to talk to the King of Steel. I can"t pick him up at the [gate] right now because he"ll be leaving the castle already.
About an hour, so do you want to visit the underground city of Agarta and wait?
Once we left Gigantes, under Perusicaa"s guidance, we watched the underground city.
Originally it was just a manufacturing plant in Gigantes and it seems that ancient technology was used everywhere, Kuhn has always been a high tension.
It wasn"t long before time pa.s.sed, and it was then an hour later that a line of Iron King showed his face through the tunnel we dug.
"I didn"t know there was such a ruin in our country..."
A line of Gandilis looks at the underground cities Agarta and Gigantes with surprise.
Introduce Perusicaa and talk about the problems this capital has. Well, what do we do with this Gigantes...
"Showdown weapon...... I didn"t know it existed in our country just like Eisengard...... This is a difficult problem..."
The Iron and Steel King is troubled with his head. Showdown weapons are chunks of ancient technology. Gundilis, with many technicians, is a mountain of treasure. But if you mistreat it, the country will perish.
"Your Majesty, this could be a great opportunity. Examine that showdown weapon and it may be possible to revive lost ancient technology…"
"And do you tread the same" Tetsu "as Isengard? You want me to make this land a better place? Something on the scale is too big."
The Iron and Steel King answers with his head to the words from the knight under his command.
Eventually the Iron and Steel King raised his face when he exhaled loudly.
"Ancient technology is a shame, but it cannot be transformed into the peace of our people. Let"s follow King Brunhild"s suggestion. But the dysfunctional Gigantes will be glad to have us look into it, too"
"Of course that is. I"m sending in some Elka technicians and their a.s.sistants."
In this case, the a.s.sistants are Dr. Babylon and the professor, Professor? Somehow, but I feel like I might come.
"Then I mean move this Gigantes to an undamaged location and slap him..."
We have to call everyone.... This is going to say the kids are coming too...
"Oh, is it possible for us to see that defeat?
"We want to see the end of it, too"
To the words of the Iron and Steel King, Perusicaa uttered a similar wish. I"ve been watching this guy for thousands of years, Perusicaa. I may have no choice but to see that settlement. If that helps you sort out your feelings, there"s no problem here...
"Um, well, I think it"s okay"
It would be dangerous to have something like a charged particle cannon from an advanced species Fraze, so let"s get it forgiven with a relay monitor or something. Should I show the children with it?
It"s not a show.
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"I"m not big...... I feel bigger than the man who fought in Eisengard."
Yae whines about that as he looks up at Gigantes.
That time I defeated him on three planes: my Leggin Rave, the Octave Sveltrite, and Hilda"s Zykrune.
I don"t think we all need to fight if this guy is the same strength as Hecaton Cale, but he"s still unknown in strength. They say the countries they manufacture are different... they may be excessive force, but keeping them safe is not a bad thing.
"So where are you going to transfer this?
"Eisengard or Euron, I thought, in case it"s possible, Eisengard"
That"s what I answered Lindsay"s question. [M]
Euron is starting to form villages and towns, though little by little. If we don"t know what kind of attack is coming, Eisengard, further aggravated by the evil G.o.ds, will still be safer.
"So, are we all going to be dealing with this?
"I"m going to..."
Returning that to Yumina"s words, it was not she who reacted, but our little daughter and her friend.
"Yes, yes, yes! Ooh, I want to fight too!
"Heh heh heh! Me too! I want to fight too!
Lynne and Alice raise their hands as far back as they can stretch. I mean, why even Alice?
The first time I jumped to Brunhild, I brought Yayun here, and then the two of us split up and brought everyone who was everywhere, but somehow Alice came with me.
Behind it, even naturally, is Ende"s figure.
"No, it could be dangerous, and if everyone would watch it on the monitor..."
"It"s all right! We can use frame gear properly!
Hmm, although I do know that Lynne and Alice can get on frame gear...... If I have to, I have a metastatic escape device, and I don"t think it"s that dangerous...
... Is that it? This sign…….
"It"s okay. I"ll help you if you have to."
When I was reluctant, Grandma Toke appeared from behind Linne and the others.
Long time no see. Are you busy? I haven"t shown up here lately, though. I hear you"ve been to the divine world, but did something happen?
Grandma Toke is a s.p.a.ce-time G.o.d. Stopping time or instantaneous travel is a gift. There will be no escaping one or two of the children.
Lynne and Alice look at me with antic.i.p.ation in Grandma Toke"s words. Ugh......
"Is that all Linze and Ende need?
"I believe in Lynne and Grandma Toke."
"I just want to stop if I can... I think it"s useless to say..."
Linze giggles and Ende answers disappointingly.
"Then, Lynne. I"ll lend you my Gerhilde. Because I think the way Linne fights is easier to use than Lindsay"s Helmvige."
"Yay! Else, thank you!
I hug Else, where Lynne is my aunt and one of my mothers. I do think Gerhilde would be better off if he were to hit or kick... You gonna hit me with this?
I thought so looking up at Gigantes, who was tens of meters long. [M]
"What about Alice? Is Ende"s Dragon Knight" Dragoon "okay?
"Hmm, because your father"s dragon knight Dragoon is. .h.i.t and weak..."
"Ugh!?
Oh, Ende sank. Ende"s Dragon Knight Dragoon is a lightweight, mobility-oriented model. It may be hard to use for the kicking type Alice, who beats as well as Lynne. Ende is supposed to be that way, but this guy is clever, so he"s using it. Is it time to upgrade Dragon Knight Dragoon?
However, Alice can wrap the frame-specific armor called [Crystal Armor] around the frame gear. So I guess I can manage to fight it.
With that in mind, Alice opened her mouth with a snack.
"Uh, me, I"d like to get on Ortrinde... can"t I?
"Hmm? What"s wrong with you?
Su is Kyotong.
Hmm. Sure, if it"s an attack like kicking a punch, then Su"s Altrinde overload would be second only to Else"s Gerhilde. It"s best if you"re defensive.
"Unlike Dragon Knight Dragoon, Strawberry Ortrinde is slow, isn"t he? I don"t mind if that"s okay..."
"Yes! Thank you!
Alice is happy to raise her hand when she gets permission from Su. Ende is still sinking though.
Six people, Yayun, Frey, Kuhn, Yos.h.i.+no, Arsia and Erna, honestly became tours on monitors. Although c.o.o.n still seemed untrained that he was a waste to destroy Gigantes.
For once, Yumina, Lou, Cherry Blossom, Lean backwards support, Lynne, Alice, Hachi, Hilda avant-garde, Lynze, Ende, and I decided to play according to the circ.u.mstances.
The monitor for the tournament will be placed in the square of the underground city of Agarta, and the broadcast will be requested from the families of the red b.a.l.l.s.
Now, do you want to start dismantling this annoying c.r.a.p?