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Chapter 96: “Beginning the Magical Beast Investigation (4)”

“Minotaur Unit, full speed ahead!!”

“““Oooooooooh!!”””

By General Reisenga’s order, the Minotaurs started running.

Me, Mabel, and Agnis were with them.

“The magical beast is proof of Geralt Zelger’s evil deeds! Quickly defeat them and collect materials. Continue──!”

“““Omawarisan Unit,’ advance!!”””

Isaac’s unit followed.

At their voices, the fortress troops noticed.

“──Y-You gentlemen… th-this is…”

“I will ask for details later. Commander of the Empire!”

General Reisenga shouted at Geralt, the fortress commander.

“We will not ask about the crime of insulting us for now. For now, cooperate to subjugate the magical beast!”

“Ah, cooperating with demi-humans!?”

“If you refuse that, at least tell the ‘Omawarisan Unit’ everything! That is all I expect from you!!”

General Reisenga’s sharp rebuke made Geralt Zelger tremble.

“Calling forth things you cannot control and ravaging the borderlands. Without the resolve to admit your crimes and no power to settle the matter. The Emperor of the Demon lord’s territory would be disappointed to see such conduct from Empire soldiers who are neighbors!”

“Eek!”

“To the Empire’s fortress soldiers!”

Ignoring the trembling commander, the general looked at the soldiers.

Behind him, the Minotaurs raised their weapons.

“It is already clear that you kept dangerous magical beasts! If you do not want to add more crimes, cooperate with my unit and Isaac ‘Omawarisan’ Miura! Defeat the magical beasts here and minimize damage!!”

“As the general of the Demon lord’s domain says.”

Isaac took over Reisenga’s words.

“That is the best way to lighten your crimes. Attack with magic so that the magical beast do not approach here. I will report your actions to His Grace, Archduke Kharon.”

“““…………”””

“There is no other way for you now, right!?”

The fortress soldiers seemed to hesitate for a while.

Then──

“──We just need to attack the magical beast.”

“──It’s already hopeless. We have no choice but to obey the people of the ‘Town of Nosa.’”

“──How did it come to this…”

They obediently began firing offensive magic at the giant scorpion.

Good.

As expected from the Flame General Reisenga. Amazing presence.

Moreover, just as the general intimidated the fortress soldiers, Isaac quickly guided them to cooperate.

These two might actually be a good team.

“D-Don’t listen to them! Stop the movements of that ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’ in close combat, and then use ‘Summoning Magic’──ugh!?”

“Don’t say unnecessary things, Geralt Zelger!”

Isaac knocked the fortress commander to the ground.

“You only need to speak of what you have done. Otherwise, shut up! That magical beast will be buried by us and the Demon lord’s domain people!”

“W-What can you do!?”

“I’m not talking about that! I’m telling you to talk about the magical beast!!”

Isaac handed over the fortress commander to the ‘Omawarisan Unit.’

The unit’s members bound Geralt Zelger with ropes.

Geralt gritted his teeth, but he must have realized there was nothing more he could do.

Frustrated, he began talking about the magical beast’s abilities.

That magical beast’s name is ‘Magical Beast Nozerius.’ Named by Commander Geralt.

A giant scorpion-type magical beast with hard skin, making weapons and magic difficult to penetrate.

Its tail has a spear-like stinger. Fortunately, it seems not to be poisonous.

Well, a poisonous magical beast would be too dangerous to keep…

“We were just one step away… from succeeding in our operation.”

Commander Geralt Zelger muttered.

“If you hadn’t come, this wouldn’t have happened. You…”

“──Silence. It was a mistake to think I could reason with you. To embarrass the Empire this much in front of the Demon lord’s people…”

Isaac muttered with regret. I understand how he feels.

Even I, who abandoned my country long ago, don’t want Mabel and the others to see this place.

“““…Sigh.”””

Our sighs accidentally harmonized.

Noticing that, Isaac gave a wry smile and said,

“My unit and the ‘Omawarisan Unit’ will command the fortress soldiers to attack the scorpion magical beast from a distance.”

He looked at the general and me and said,

“The Demon lord’s people may carry out the alchemist’s ‘operation’ without worry. We will protect your backs.”

“Understood! Then, Thor, may I borrow that thing?”

“Yes, here you go.”

I took out a ‘Miniature Simplified Storage’ and pulled out a ‘Laser Pointer.’

I handed it to the Minotaur standing next to the general.

“Please use this to hold the ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’ in place. Meanwhile, Mabel and I will strike with our highest power magic.”

“I’m counting on you, Thor.”

“For that, General, I have a request. Please grant permission to use the special arrows.”

I told General Reisenga.

“You have received those special arrows from Elte, right? I want permission to use them.”

“…Understood. Then, Agnis.”

“Y-Yes!”

“By the name of Flame General Reisenga, I order you to hand those special arrows to Thor.”

“Yes. Agnis Freizad. I obey my father’s order.”

Saying that, Agnis knelt to the ground.

He reached into the ‘Miniature Simplified Storage’ hung on his waist and took out three arrows.

The arrowheads were made of black stone—special arrows.

I had hoped not to use these if possible… but it can’t be helped.

“In an emergency. I will take responsibility. Thor, wield your power to the fullest!”

“Thank you, General.”

“I will open the path for that. Sometimes, I want to show my daughter my good side.”

The general grinned and began chanting a spell.

“Magical beasts that disturb the peace of the border! Receive the wrath of Flame General Reisenga!!”

Flames rose from the general’s bright red hair.

Sparks flew and began lighting the surroundings red.

The fire magic of the ‘Flame Giant’ enveloped the general’s body.

“‘Primordial Flame, deliver judgment upon those who oppose us’──‘Arc Flare’!!”

A huge fireball formed at the general’s fingertips.

It rode the beam of the ‘Laser Pointer’ and flew an unbelievable distance.

Its target, of course, was the rampaging giant scorpion──‘Magical Beast Nozerius.’

Gooooooooooooo!

“Shugyaaaaaaa!!”

“Gua! A, a-tsu────gugaraaaaaaa!”

The “Magical Beast Nozerius” wrapped in the “Arc Flare” screamed and stopped its feet.

Amazing. It’s working.

“Follow the general of the Demon lord’s territory! Fire your magic riding on that light!”

“““Uoooooooohhhh!!!”””

Gooooooo!

The attacks launched by the Empire’s magic soldiers flew along the light of the “laser pointer.”

Countless flames, stones, and lightning struck the “Magical Beast Nozerius.”

The enemy was completely immobilized. At this rate, maybe we can do it…?

“It’s useless. No demi-human can defeat the ‘Magical Beast Nozerius!!”

Turning around, the fortress commander Geralt Zelger was shouting.

He was tied up, pressed against the ground.

“The ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’ can’t be killed with magic like that. Its shell that covers its body won’t let swords or arrows through, and it regenerates itself from minor wounds. To kill it, you have to throw it into a hole or pierce it when it shows its belly. Can you do that?”

“The belly is its weak spot?”

“I wonder. If you want to know, release me.”

Geralt Zelger looked at me and grinned.

“Use ‘Summoning Magic’ under my guidance. If we combine the magic power of our troops, Isaac Muira’s unit, and the Demon lord’s territory’s troops, we might be able to make the ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’ our familiar again.”

“If that happens, you’ll just use the beast as a familiar and do whatever you want again, right?”

“…There are circumstances.”

“Circumstances?”

“I’ll tell you if you release me.”

The fortress commander Geralt Zelger looked away with a pale face.

I’m interested in those circumstances, but…

“That’s later. First, let’s execute the operation.”

“Yes, Thor-sama.”

“We will do it!!”

But we need to get a little closer to the “Magical  Beast Nozerius.”

After that, once we attack, we immediately retreat. That’s the key point of this operation.

“We will escort you.”

“Alchemist-sama. We will protect you.”

“Please let me accompany you!”

Hoist.

Three minotaurs lifted me up.

It seems they will be my legs. That’s a help.

Speed is important in this operation.

“General, please continue the magic attack here. We will approach within arrow range.”

“Understood. Agnis, protect Thor-sama!”

“By the name of the primordial flame, I will protect!”

“We’re off, General-sama.”

Agnis, Mabel, and I (carried by the minotaurs) start running.

“Mabel, prepare the bow. Agnis, throw the ‘cleaning robot’ at it.”

“Understood!”

“Understood!”

Mabel took up her bow.

Agnis lifted the snake-shaped “cleaning robot.”

The snake-shaped tail has an option attached.

A long, black shining chain—the “Chain Lock.”

“──Activate. ‘Fire Magic.’ With the ‘Health Promotion Pendant,’ give Agnis several times the usual power!!”

When Agnis declared this, the “Health Promotion Pendant” on her chest emitted light.

“Due to fire attribute magic: Vitality +200% gained.”

“Surplus fire magic is converted into other attribute magics.”

“Fire magic converted into earth magic. Earth attribute effect: Stability +200% gained.”

“Earth magic converted into metal magic. Metal attribute effect: Solidity +200% gained.”

“Metal magic converted into water magic. Water attribute effect: Flexibility +200% gained.”

“Water magic converted into wood magic. Wood attribute effect: Life force +200% gained.”

“Do your best, snake type. Stop the beast’s legs.”

Shushu.

The snake-shaped “cleaning robot” nodded at my words.

Immediately after, Agnis threw the snake-shaped “cleaning robot” with all her strength.

Shushu──!

The snake-shaped “cleaning robot” spun as it flew toward the giant scorpion.

At the same time, I was carried by the minotaurs and moved forward.

The moment it entered the range, I activated the “security buzzer.”

Biku!

The movements of the two giant scorpions stopped.

But the effect was weak.

It was because we were dealing with two at the same time. Completely immobilizing them was impossible.

But──

Shushu────!!

The snake-shaped “cleaning robot” thrown by Agnis flew through the air and reached above the giant scorpion’s head.

The snake-shaped tail had a black chain attached.

The additional option: “Chain Lock.”

The snake-shaped “cleaning robot” wriggled its body and adjusted its position.

It wrapped the “Chain Lock” around the “Magical Beast Nozerius.” Now!

“‘Land Earth Lock’ activated!”

From the “Chain Lock,” a massive amount of chains shot out.

These were “support chains” to fix the target in place.

They stabbed into the ground and dug deep underground.

And──the two “Magical Beast Nozerius” were restrained in place.

“All right. So far, success.”

The “Chain Lock” was entwined around the legs of the two “giant scorpions.”

Their movements were restrained.

At this rate, maybe we don’t need to sacrifice the snake type…?

“‘Shugyagyagyagya!!’”

Gain! Gain! Boko.

Several of the dozen or so “support chains” pulled out from the ground.

No good after all. Those guys are too strong.

Also, the ground around the fortress was mostly grassland and soil.

But the “support chains” were meant to fix in rocky or hard bedrock.

On highways or grasslands, the fixing force inevitably weakens.

“Hah! It’s useless. That beast cannot be defeated.”

Commander Geralt Zelger’s voice came.

“The power of the ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’ is several times that of the ‘Magical Beast Gargarossa’ or giant centipede. Can it be restrained by such chains? To defeat it, you must first control it with ‘Summoning Magic’ and then attack!”

He’s still saying that.

I want him to stop.

Because it makes the Empire soldiers uneasy.

“──T-True… Even though we’ve fired so much attack magic, it hasn’t budged.”

“──Its hard skin reduces the damage. We need to hit it with more powerful magic.”

“──Where would we find that? If it starts moving, we won’t even be able to land magic on it!”

Look, the soldiers at the fortress are scared.

Those people must have been taught the strength of the “Magical Beast Nozerius`.”

Indeed, that giant scorpion is strong.

Even the soldiers’ magical attacks only serve to hold it back.

The only thing showing effect is General Reisenga’s fire magic.

It scorches one of the pincers of one of the “Magical Beast Nozerius,” rendering it useless.

If it’s a powerful magic, it works on it.

Then, we can defeat it.

“Well, it can’t be helped. Let’s proceed with the plan. Mabel, use that special arrow.”

“Yes, Thor-sama.”

Shoo! Pa!

Mabel, bow in hand, shot an arrow diagonally upward.

At the same time, she began chanting.

“‘Come forth from the sky, hammer of judgment. Even the backbone of the gods shall be shattered—’”

A clear voice echoed across the grassland.

The arrow flew to the limit of its range and then dropped straight down.

As expected of Mabel, the aim was perfect.

The arrow headed straight for the “Magical Beast Nozerius”—

“Shagyaaaaaa!!”

Bakin!

There was a hard sound—the remaining “auxiliary chains” were released.

Maybe the ground was too soft after all.

The snake-shaped and the “chain lock” were wrapped around the legs of two beasts—but they can’t completely stop their movement.

The beasts slowly began to move.

“W-what should we do, Thor-sama?!”

Mabel looked at me with a pale face.

“The chant is finished. But… the beasts moved out of the arrow’s drop zone…”

“It’s okay.”

“But, that means the snake-shaped ‘cleaning robot’ can’t catch it!”

Mabel was right.

The two “Magical Beast Nozerius” had moved off the arrow’s drop course.

If this continues—the arrow will miss and stick in the ground.

“The arrow won’t pierce the ‘Magical Beast Nozerius.’ That’s why the plan was for the snake-shaped ‘cleaning robot’ to catch the arrow, right?”

“Yeah. But it’s not a problem.”

“Why’s that?”

“Because the ones wrapped around the ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’ are copies of the ‘cleaning robot’ from the hero world. I gave those strong vacuum abilities as cleaning machines.”

“A strong ability?”

“Yes. There were other ‘vacuum cleaners’ in the ‘mail-order catalog,’ so I gave the snake-shaped one a similar function just in case.”

“Other vacuum cleaners… what kind?”

“They were vacuum cleaners that sucked in dirt with a powerful whirlwind cyclone.”

““A cyclone!?””

Mabel and Agnis looked surprised.

I understand how they feel.

I was surprised too when I first saw a vacuum cleaner that produced a ‘whirlwind cyclone’.

I never imagined the hero had succeeded in sealing a ‘whirlwind cyclone that sucks everything in’ inside a vacuum cleaner.

The hero world’s vacuum cleaners had acquired powerful suction because of that.

But with my technology, I can’t seal a whirlwind cyclone inside the cleaning robot.

At best, I can only create a cyclone on the outside.

“I put a strong ‘wind magic stone’ in it.

So it should be able to use suction powerful enough to smoothly collect pet hair tangled in thick carpets, just like the hero world.”

“The snake-shaped one is for that purpose!?”

“That’s why— even if the ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’ moves, the arrow will hit it!?”

“Exactly. So—”

I looked at the snake-shaped cleaning robot and raised my voice.

“Activate the whirlwind cyclone suction! Snake-shaped ‘cleaning robot’!!”

Shu-shu────!!

The snake-shaped ‘cleaning robot’ responded.

It stretched its body to the fullest toward the falling arrow.

The position of the arrow Mabel fired was diagonally above the snake-shaped one, several meters away.

Seeing that, the snake-shaped opened its mouth wide—

and fully activated the ‘wind magic stone’ built into its body.

Goooooooosh!

A cyclone of air centered around the snake-shaped cleaning robot was born.

Dust and bits of grass were sucked into the snake-shaped robot along that airflow.

““That’s the power of the cleaning robot’s whirlwind cyclone—””

The swirling cyclone caught Mabel’s arrow.

The snake-shaped robot attracted the falling arrow—

and chomped it up.

── Swallowed it.

“Alright. Success.”

The arrow does not pierce the “Magical Beast Nozerius.”

So, I decided to have that arrow—the “Meteorite Iron Arrow”—swallowed by the snake-shaped “cleaning robot.”

Because with its “Whirlwind Cyclone Suction,” it can pull in the arrow.

“But… I ended up having to sacrifice you. Sorry, Snake-type.”

When I get back, I’ll definitely make a “Snake-type No. 2.”

Your successor machine—or rather, your clone.

So please forgive me. I won’t forget you…

“Huh? What’s the big deal about just an arrow dropping?”

Behind us, Geralt Zelger, the fortress commander, muttered.

“With something like that, you cannot defeat our magical beast. Now, release the restraints. Also, contribute your magical power. Everyone use ‘Summoning Magic.’ This is an important mission—”

“Get down, idiot!”

Thud.

Isaac pushed Geralt Zelger to the ground.

The “Omawarisan Squad” and the Minotaur gentlemen also forced the fortress soldiers to take cover.

The general also lay down, fully in defensive posture.

“Gu-gha! Wh-what is this? Let go! Isaac Muira!”

“Shut up! Do you want to die, Geralt Zelger?”

“W-what!?”

“I am a ‘police officer!’ I will keep someone like you alive to extract testimony. And teach you reality. Open your eyes and see the magic of the Hero Era falling from the sky—!”

“──!?”

Roar!

── It came.

When I raised my head, what I saw was a jet-black boulder.

Huge.

Last time it was about the size of a human head, but today it’s about the size of an adult body.

The output isn’t very stable.

Can’t be helped. It’s a copy of the Hero’s magic, after all. Difficult, huh.

“Still, it’s enough to blow you away. Take this combined technique from me, Mabel, and the Snake-type—’Meteor Replica’! Magical Beast Nozerius!!”

“Shagya! Shagyaaaaaaa!!”

Magical Beast Nozerius started running. It tried to escape from the “Meteor Replica.”

But running away is meaningless.

The “Meteorite Iron Arrow” Mabel fired is inside the snake-shaped cleaning robot.

The “Meteor Replica” is falling toward it.

And the snake-type, along with the “Chain Lock,” is entangling their feet.

It will never come off. That thing is risking its life too.

General Reisenga continued firing flame magic at the demon beast while lying down.

The demon beast avoided us, fleeing where no one was.

“Shagya──! Giiyaaaaa──!”

Then, the roar of “Magical Beast Nozerius” echoed──

── The black meteorite caught “Magical Beast Nozerius.”

“Shagya──!”

“This is human power── Gya, gyaaaaaaa!”

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!

A tremendous roar echoed.

A chunk of flying earth hit my back as I lay face down. The smell was of scorched earth.

Because my face was pressed to the ground, I could clearly feel the earth shaking.

I wonder if I can use this somehow. Not just destruction, but maybe dig a hot spring with the “Meteor Replica,” or guide underground water to the surface.

While thinking about such things── I waited for the shaking to subside──

After a while, when I raised my face, “Magical Beast Nozerius” was nowhere to be found.

On the ground were just a big hole and fragments of huge scissors.

“Magical Beast Nozerius” had vanished.

As for the snake-type cleaning robot… there was no shadow or form.

It seems it had completely disappeared.

“…Thank you, Snake-type.”

“…Snake-type cleaning robot-san… I will never forget you.”

“…We will leave your name in the Freizad family history books.”

We put our hands together toward where the snake-type had been.

The general, the Minotaur gentlemen, Isaac, and the “Omawarisan Unit” all did the same.

Without the snake-type, we surely could not have defeated “Magical Beast Nozerius.”

Not a single person was injured, thanks to it.

Thank you… Snake-type.

Rustle.

Rumble, rumble.

After a while, the spider-type and the spherical-type cleaning robots returned from the fortress.

The spider-type was holding an old scroll.

The sphere-type had metal plates inside its body. They were inscribed with summoning magic circles.

On the back side… something like spells were engraved.

Probably something used for summoning magic. I should memorize it.

“…Ah… aaah… aaaaaaaaaaaa!”

“──Hm?”

When I looked back, fortress commander Geralt Zelger was trembling with a pale face.

“Th-this was… Meteor, right? How could the demon lord’s people use hero magic…”

“You have no right to know that.”

Isaac spat out.

He was furious.

No wonder. Because of Geralt and the others, they had to use massive magic on the border area.

As the “Omawarisan,” it’s natural to be angry.

“Until the Duke arrives, you will be detained here! Those who control demonic beasts must not enter the town. You will wait here for the Duke’s judgment.”

“…Archduke Kharon.”

“All your plans will be told to the Duke. We have evidence. There will be no excuses!!”

Isaac’s words made the fortress guards hang their heads in defeat.

Some looked at us trembling. Actually, some had fainted.

The “Meteor Replica” had completely broken their spirits.

“…I understand. I will tell everything. I will no longer resist.”

Commander Geralt kneeled on the ground and muttered in shock.

Then, he looked at Isaac.

“Leave the last one in the fortress to you. It will be evidence of my failure…”

“The last one?”

“…Ah. There were three ‘Magical Beast Nozerius.’ The last one was affected by summoning magic, so we threw it into a hole and attacked it with magic until it couldn’t move. It might already be dead… but the finishing blow is up to you…”

“There was such a thing in the fortress?”

Furu furu, furu furu.

When I asked, both the spider-type and the spherical one shook their bodies in unison, as if to deny something.

The “Cleaning Robots” are sensitive to the magical power of beasts.

It’s impossible that those two wouldn’t have noticed a magical beast…

“──Commander! Geralt Zelger!!”

Just as I was thinking that, a soldier came running from the fort.

His face was pale.

I had a really bad feeling about this.

“──The third magical beast… has escaped through the eastern gate…!”

…I knew it.

Both Mabel, Agnis, and I let out a sigh.

“…It escaped?”

Commander Geralt Zelger of the fort began to tremble.

Tears streaming down his face, he turned to the soldier and said,

“Impossible! The third one should’ve been under control magic! That’s how we managed to drop it into the pit and attack it… and yet…”

“I don’t know. But… it attacked the soldiers and went out through the gate… then kept running south. Its goal is unknown…”

“South… No way.”

Geralt Zelger’s eyes widened as if he had realized something.

Seeing his reaction, Isaac’s face turned pale.

South… could it be?

“C-Could it be heading toward Archduke Kharon and Princess Liana!? Is it because I… ordered them to be delayed!? No, that’s not it. If the control magic didn’t work, then maybe it sees Archduke Kharon and Princess Liana as threats. It might be trying to eliminate them… so that no enemies remain…”

“You fool!”

Isaac grabbed Geralt Zelger by the collar.

“What were you thinking!? Why would you try to delay the Archduke and Her Highness’s younger sister!?”

“I had no intention of harming them! I only meant to stall them… so we could escape with the magical beasts!”

“Stall them!?”

“Yes. We planned to use one magical beast to delay the Archduke, and during that time we would head south. So we cast strong control magic, teaching it that the Archduke and Princess Liana were threats to be cautious of. That last one…”

“And that memory remained in the beast!?”

“I don’t know! I don’t even know if we truly controlled it, or if it was just pretending to be controlled… Ah… That ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’ was never something I could handle!”

Geralt Zelger screamed in a strained voice.

“…Please, stop that magical beast!”

His voice was trembling with tears.

There was nothing left of the dignity of an Imperial commander.

“If ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’ kills the Archduke and Princess Liana… I won’t just be executed. My subordinates, the entire Zelger family will be punished and erased from history… not only that, even the soldiers here… Please, I’ll tell you everything I know. Just… stop ‘Magical Beast Nozerius’…”

“…Understood. We’ll hear the full story later. Be prepared.”

Isaac let go of Geralt Zelger.

Zelger collapsed weakly to the ground.

All he could do now was curl up and tremble.

“General Reisenga. This is selfish of me, but…”

“Princess Sophia is our good neighbor. If it’s to save her little sister, I won’t spare any effort.”

Isaac and General Reisenga stood up.

Both of them turned to look at me.

“Alchemist.”

“Thor-sama. Will you lend us your strength?”

“Of course.”

Princess Sophia is important to me. I don’t need a reason to save her little sister.

And Princess Liana isn’t a bad person either.

…Since we’re going to help anyway, I might as well ask to see the Holy Sword while I’m at it.

I also want to check how much its power has increased with the “Juwa”, “Shuu”, and “Suban.”

The problem is how we’re going to save her.

The third “Magical Beast Nozerius” exited through the gate on the opposite side. We didn’t notice because the fort was blocking our view.

Time passed while we were fighting the other two.

Those beasts are fast. It may have already gotten far away.

To warn Princess Liana quickly—

“Agnis. Can I ask you something?”

“Y-Yes, Thor Canaan-sama.”

“The other day you stayed over at Princess Sophia’s place, right? Do you still have the clothes or accessories you wore back then?”

“I do. As a sign of our new friendship, we exchanged handkerchiefs.”

Agnis took out a white handkerchief from her “Miniature Portable Storage.”

It was adorned with lace and looked expensive.

“I understand what you’re thinking, Thor Canaan-sama. You need Princess Sophia’s magic power, right?”

“Yeah. Princess Sophia and Princess Liana are twins, and both possess strong light magic. If we use Princess Sophia’s magic as a clue, we might be able to find Princess Liana.”

I put Princess Sophia’s handkerchief into the spherical “Cleaning Robot.”

Then I took out a parchment from my “Miniature Portable Storage” and wrote a message for Princess Liana. I placed that inside the sphere as well.

After that, I asked Isaac and Commander Geralt which direction Archduke Kharon was in.

“All right, spherical one. The magical beast you need to chase is in that direction.”

I pointed south and instructed it.

“First, follow ‘Magical Beast Nozerius.’ You don’t need to absorb materials or fight. Just tail it. Understand?”

Goro goro, goro.

“Good. Then, once it gets close to a human unit, switch targets. In that unit, there should be someone with magic similar to the handkerchief inside you. Get close to them and show them the message inside your body. Can you do that?”

Goro goro goro, gororin!

“Good. Then go. We’ll be right behind you.”

Gorogorogoro──!

And with that, the spherical one dashed straight south.

“The spider-type Cleaning Robot will guide you all. Please follow it.”

“Understood!”

“Let’s go, Alchemist!”

“““Leave the fort soldiers to us, the ‘Patrol Squad’!!!”””

Isaac divided the unit in half.

Half would pursue “Magical Beast Nozerius,” the other half would manage the fort soldiers and investigate the fort.

Only two “Meteor Iron Arrows” left.

But the serpent-type is already gone.

I’d rather not use them again if possible. They stand out too much and make the Imperial soldiers wary.

The best outcome would be Archduke Kharon and Princess Liana defeating “Magical Beast Nozerius” quickly…

…Let’s hope that message reaches Princess Liana.

With that in mind, we set off toward the south.

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