Chapter 47
Over the capital city Lunatic Lake. Barriers covering the sky stretched over the castle wall and the castle premises. Garuda, who is carrying a wagon containing Mira and Creos, lands at the castle square in front of the castle of Alcato.
As for the guards, it is already familiar sight for them that Creos, acting wise, comes out and stretches his back.
After Creos came out as expected, he showed up with a girl with glowing silver hair. The guards are taken astray for just a moment but when they realize that the girl is the disciple of the wise man Danbalf, he corrects his posture.
“Thanks, that was a comfortable ride”
“I’m glad I was of help”
Mira looked up at Garuda as to say thank you and said, “You also had a hard time” Garuda responded with a small crowing that he understood the words.
“Well, Mira-sama, please take care.”
“Yea, you as well”
「うむ。お主もしっかりな」
Creole wishes to succeed Mira’s mission of training a new summoner. In the empty street, Mira took care of the things that could be used for the battle for the contract, out of the magical bombs taken out of the tower. The number is pretty large, Creos is happy, and today I’m more motivated.
Creos went back to the wagon and, seeing it fly towards the school, Mira entered the castle as is. She was then guided by the maid who was standing aside and went into the reference room at the back of the castle.
“Mira, I’ve been waiting.”
When entering the reference room, Lily took over from the maid and further led the way.
The reference room is surrounded by white walls with a high ceiling, near the entrance is a colonnade, and the back is divided into three layers. Metallic gray shelves were arranged in a well-ordered fashion, and various materials around the world were kept separately in each section.
Mira is then guided to the room behind the first layer. Solomon was waiting ahead there.
“Thank you for your hard work, I will take care of it from here”
“Certainly”
Lily gave Mira a bow and upon leaving, said “Please let me know your comment on the clothes later.”
In the center of the room where Mira was introduced, a fine wooden table was placed, and numerous doc.u.ments were lined up there. Solomon spreads the doc.u.ments before Mira and he takes one of them.
“Sorry to have you come to this small place, but I wanted a private chat. First of all, look at this before the main line”
Saying that, Solomon covers the doc.u.ment in front of him with a paper taken from his pocket . It was like a design drawing of something. Something that looked humanoid.
“This is … …. a robot?”
“Well, I guess it is close to it, for the time being, Protoandor is under development as its name”
“Hmm … … Pro …… toandor … ….”
While muttering, Mira gazes at the doc.u.ment in front of her eyes. There were two different design drawings on it. The size and shape are almost the same, but the contents on the right side was more complicated.
“Oh, by the way, the left side is Sturwart doll, and development has been completed more than ten years ago”
“So, was this a different thing?”
“Well, that’s where the original shape came from, so you want to see it, right?
“I want to know about this one”
And while arranging several materials, Solomon explains a brief overview.
“First of all, Sturwart Doll is an automatic doll created by the Craftsmen’s a.s.sociation with the power of magic engineering.It is operated in a dangerous place, a place where people’s hands do not turn around, Well it is easy to understand if you say that you play a role similar to a robot in the original world ”
In other words, Solomon points to the other blueprint.
“So, this guy, Protoandor is under development based on Sturwart Doll and it is made for battle.”
“Well, whatever it is, whats the reason I was called?”
From the point of magic engineering, Mira is asked for refining issues as well. Then Solomon sighs while lowering his brow.
“To be frank, the development of Protoandor is stagnant – the development to convert Sturwart Doll to battle is a priority in any country, because, if it can fight, eventually there will be no large country that can oppose them, but it is enough to arrange them as vanguards against demons, because it is convenient for that. We will know the extent of it i the country that develops it, so we decided to give added value in Alcato kingdom. ”
In fact, experiments are being conducted in every country to adjust Sturwart dolls for combat. Patrol personnel who patrol the border and for emergency strength. Furthermore, things specialized for demons have also been developed and produced.
Even in the Kaito kingdom, it has started long ago. However, the direction of their development is concealed.
“Hmmm … … It is certain that anyone will come up with a summon, that is, that the added value is related to the summon, should we refine it?”
Added value. In other words, Mira guessed that refining would add something to that effect. But then Solomon shook his head,
“No, refining is irrelevant, but we just need some materials to go to the next step”
That being said, he took out a list of material. There was quite a lot written in it, but there are materials related to magical tools.
“This is a confidential matter, and it’s top secret.
The protoandor developed in this country is designed based on technique · · · · · · · · · · ·. It’s in the final stage now. I am building up the mechanism of the occurrence of magic. But, there is a stalemate. Thanks to the cooperation of Luminaria, I could incorporate the composition of magic, but I couldn’t generate the magical power of the core.
I had varying results, but most did not lead to the creation of magical powers, but there are some that reacted. ”
Solomon points one place on the list with your fingers.
The name of the material written there is “sparkling seed”. The type is irrelevant, it is a special seed that glows faintly, sometimes found from trees all over the world. It is compatible with all types of magic, and it is used for basic preparation of various magical instruments. It is versatile and can be used as a subst.i.tute for some materials.
“Sparkling seeds, which is the most common, I could confirm the occurrence of magical though …. However, the output is still far too small to activate art and it’s still far from practical use.”
Several pieces of information connected within the brain of Mira. Sparkling seeds, which was most important in the list of materials. In Mira ‘s memory, the material that can be said to be number one is emerging.
It is the “seed of the founder”. It’s a valuable material that can be taken from the original Taiki Gofel, who is regarded as the father of all trees existing in the world. The sparkling seeds living from modern trees that changed their appearance after a long time are like the descendants, so to speak.
The seeds of the founder encompa.s.sed the condensed magical force before it faded, which was used to create the highest level magical tools.
“Was this meant to get the seed of the founder?”
While saying that, Mira takes out the forbidden pa.s.s permit issued to the Unison leader Leonir and puts it on the doc.u.ment.
Tema Maze Primal Forest. The meaning is the original forest. As its name suggests, there are ancient plants that grow abundantly like a maze. And there are trees there that are supposed to be the father of all trees.
“It seems like you got the message properly..I was planning to ask you by dawn, but I thought that the destination would overlap so I called you.”
“Well, how come the result of solving that material go out?”
Although a major detour was made, the main purpose of developing the doll is to chase the footsteps of Seoul Howl. Once Mira pushes the matter to a corner of her head, she mirrors Solomon’s newly presented material.
“According to that doc.u.ment, it was found that the Holy Grail of divine light was an item to create the materials for several steps, but it seems that it is not a kind of thing to collect and produce materials.”
“Huh … …. There were various theories about the Holy Grail, but was it a quest system?”
When I was still in the game, a lot of discussion was held about the Holy Grail of divine light. It was the most influential quest reward, and it was said to be similar to artifacts.
“To be exact, it might be slightly different from the quest system …”
Solomon closes his eyes as to sort his thoughts, and speaks again.
“It’s like materials, quest rewards, drops, and special items that do not fit any of the categories.”
In the end, there were no word to express the position of the holy grail of divine light, Solomon explained.
First of all, the holy grail of divine light is made items created through many processes. However, it does not use various technologies called production systems, but is completed by satisfying many conditions.
Regarding the conditions, many were still unreadable, but it was because the first condition was readable that I was contacted.
“Then, what are the conditions?”
“The first condition, which is to acquire the material that will become the foundation of the Holy Grail, and that material also has its conditions, it is the root of a Sacred tree exceeding 3000 years old. The closest three-thousand-year-old sacred tree is said to be in the underground cemetery where Seoul Howl resides”
“On top of the primal forest, elders of a prayer child forest … isn’t it” (tln: halp, where did author get elders of a prayer child forest from)
Sacred tree. It is a generic term for special trees that have been worshipped as G.o.ds and have come took advantage of the G.o.d power through the pa.s.sing of time. There are several other sacred trees that have spent more than 3,000 years in other continents, but if Seoul Howl put one in the cemetery cemetery, he didn’t need to go out of his way to travel far away. Then, I should first head to the prayer child forest located in the southwest of the Alcato Kingdom, which is the closest. And there is also the Tema Maze Primal Forest. That was the reason why Solomon said it was exactly the same.
(tln: i gave up editing. . . if someone would like to edit plz tell me. . . or ill just finish this later this week) (tln: i hath. . . edited thy post. begone! evil grammar begone! i’m dieieieing, dying. i say evil grammar begone but my notes are full of “evil grammar”)
“So it’s like that. I don’t think I will stay too long as it’s my first destination, but I may find trances of it. It’s also possible that I may hear something from the other elders. But, is it not a stones throw away from here?”
“Well, that’s true. Even I protested that I will take care to be back, and on time”
“So it’s like that,but it would be great if you can secure as much as 10 pieces for experiments and in reserve.”
Because it is still under experimentation, Solomon proposed a number considering failure. However, Mira showed a face that showed it was clearly troublesome. That’s because the seeds of the founder were valuable even at the time of the game, and even advanced players traded it at a price they were prepared for. If the 10 wise men, if not for Mira, then the nine wise men would have a bad face.
“That would be inconvenient for me.”
“As for me, because people are no longer available because they have been designated forbidden regions, I expect you to do it, but if it seems to take days to get, I will be fine with just five pieces.”
“Really now … … Well, I’ll try collecting as much as possible”
“Thanks. I will be saved.”
Milla also gives thanks for the high-performance clothing being made. Solomon puts ten mithrils in front of Mira when she says thank you.
“These are the war funds. If you need something on the way, get it using this. You can even buys replicas. In capital city, there are also replicas of other costumes that you’ve worn besides the robe of the wise man. ”
So Solomon says while smiling mischievously. Mira finally understood the meaning of the smile she showed while saying that Solomon looked good yesterday.
“You, knew and kept silent about it.”
“A disciple imitating an admired master, is not it cute?”
“I do not need such an impression!”
The two people started chasing after each other around the table while arguing. It looked like children playing on the street.
“By the way, here is a souvenir.”
When we finish horsing around, Mira said so, and arranged the sealed magic stones brought from the tower on the table. The amount is likely to be close to a hundred, and when Solomon takes the bag joyfully, he throws the sealed magic stones into it.
“Well, thank you. There is nothing to worry about with all these sealed magic stones. I really appreciate it, although I would like to thank you, what would you like?”
“It’s not that I mind … but that’s … …”
Mira, my best friend, wanted me to have it, but since I brought it up, there is no reason to refuse my offer. So after thinking about it, I come up with something good.
“How about a small horse-drawn wagon? Creatos bought one for Garuda and flew with it, so I thought that you might want it. I heard that a castle craftmaker made it.”
“Is that so? Thats fine with me. It’s cheap. Is there a demand for interior decoration or equipment?”
“I see, a demand huh…”
Mira heard what Solomon could do.
As a result of talking for nearly twenty minutes, the approximate shape is set. It will be made of a st.u.r.dy material that does not break even if it is exposed to the weather and rain, and Mira also talks about the interior decoration as much as possible.
After the discussion, it seemed that besides the various technologies being developed, it as more luxurious than Mira had expected. It is as if he was talking about how to make a secret base, and it is the result of two people of the same wavelength. There was a time when I had spent alot of time on secret bases, it seems there is a limit for the main cause to be effective.(tln: i tried to make sense of “restraint but to be effective to do main cause it seems”)
“It seems to be a little interesting, doesn’t it?”
“Well, I’m looking forward to it now”
The two who are looking at each other with facial expressions like innocent children who are smiling. Finally, when they confirmed the completion time and contact method, Mira opened her mouth as if she had remembered soemthing.
“Come to think of it, we have a lot of circ.u.mstances, I talked about my ident.i.ty with Mariana, Creos, and Ritalia.”
“Well, I won’t ask why, but those three people don’t seem to be an issue.”
Summoning tower, aide Mariana, the wise man Creos, and Luminaria ‘s a.s.sistant Ritalia. They are three people who can be trusted without a doubt. After Solomon acknowledged them immediately, said that if there was a business with Danbalf, you would tell me.(tln: was creos always a wise man? or was that just a translation thing?)
“Solomon-sama, it is time soon.”
(tln: wait, should i keep the t.i.tles? like -sama -chan -kun -san, those?)
“Yes, I understand”
When a man’s voice comes from behind the door, the voice neared the door and Solomon changes his tone and returns short. Naturally Solomon’s still has work remaining. The confidential meeting with Mira was decided to be an hour long. He has to go to the next job soon.
“I don’t have much time left, but I’ll give you this.”
“Huh, this is”
Mira lightly turns the bundle of paper Solomon handed her and checks them one by one.
“I don’t have it complete yet. I’d better put it in the column of important things … because of that I collected around the country in the meantime.”
“Well, let me do that”
There were 10 sheets, It was a map of the area around the Alcato Kingdom. The woods of prayers I’m heading to is also included in it. (tln: apparently arukaito, im calling it alcato, means kingdom. how creative)
Mira opened a map item quickly when putting a map in the column of important items of the item box. A map is projected on the bracelet as if there is a screen.
“This is useful”
“The map should have shops dealing with big towns, but if you want, you can buy a local map if you need it. Although I’m roughly keeping track of the whole continent, It seems to always change. ”
Solomon, recalling stories he heard from the former players who are adventurers, bundled the materials spread out at the desk, with a slightly nostalgic look. I have spent thirty years as a king. It was a life far from boredom, but sometimes I was driven by an impulse to adventure. From the acquaintance of the former player who knows the circ.u.mstances of Solomon, listening to such a story is a huge entertainment now. Therefore, I felt that these conversations with Mira were fun from the bottom of my heart.
“Wait, there’s one more, this”
Then Solomon took out something that fit in his palm from his chest, and gave it to Mira. It is a metal plate with a stunning design, the national emblem of the Kingdom of Bekka that shines in silver and the pattern of a ring of 9 numbers are engraved.
“What is this?”
Taking a look at it and glancing over it, then turning it over. Seeing magic team is engraved on the back, Mira tilted his head.
“Is this something like a magic tool?”
Mira predicted from that from the magic team, but when Solomon shook his head,
“That is the medal. I think this time, I will reward you by having brought back the clue from Seoul Howl, who is an important person in the country.”
So saying, Solomon sets his hands on Mira’s medal.
“I give this to you in the name of Solomon”
When the medal responded to his phrase, the engraved magic shined faintly.
“This is an owned intangible art, this medal will be the proof that I gave it to you”
“I see. Of course, I do not have a medal.”
“Once in a while, I think that your status is useful because there is meaning to be guaranteed by the Kingdom of Beauty.” If you need information in a gathering of information, a destination, or a future task, show this It will be somewhat interchangeable. ”
“Well, I guess if that is the case, let’s say that I will use it meaningfully.”
Mila got a medal on his palm and nodded as though his conscience had begun.
“Well then, please come and see souvenirs, I’m looking forward to it”
“Well, I will.”
In Karanak, Mira who has made a connection between the child called Tact and the guild called Ecarate carillon. Next time, looking forward to what kind of thing will get caught up, Solomon seems to be a little envious to the back of the girl who swings long silver hair and walks dignifiedly.
(I will also use a cosmetic box ……)
“Solomon-san, the messenger of Alice Falius saint nation has arrived”
“Go straight away”
In Solomon that answered so, there was no childish atmosphere unlike before, and his face as the king which lasted for 30 years showed.
(Well, we must fulfill our responsibilities)
When Solomon hugged the bundled material in the armpits, now he left a quiet room where no sound is heard.