Kays Translations

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

“Minotaur Unit, full speed ahead!”

“Oooooooooh!!”

At General Raisenga’s command, the Minotaurs broke into a run.

Mabel, Agnis, and I ran with them.

“Those magical beasts are proof of Geralt Zelger’s crimes! Defeat them quickly and recover the evidence. Keep moving!”

“Omawarisan Unit, advance!”

Isaac’s unit followed.

At their voices, the fortress troops noticed.

“──Y-You gentlemen… th-this is…”

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

General Raisenga shouted at Geralt, the fortress commander.

“We’ll set aside the crime of insulting us for now. Cooperate in subjugating the magical beasts!”

“Ah, cooperating with demi-humans!?”

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

General Raisenga’s sharp rebuke made Geralt Zelger tremble.

“You summoned creatures you couldn’t control and allowed them to ravage the border, yet you lack both the courage to admit your crimes and the power to resolve them. Her Majesty the Demon Lord would be disappointed to see such conduct from Imperial soldiers who are our 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’s already clear that you concealed dangerous magical beasts! If you don’t wish to compound your crimes, cooperate with my unit and Isaac ‘Omawarisan’ Muira. Defeat the beasts here and minimize the damage!”

“As the general of the Demon Lord’s Domain says.”

Isaac took over Raisenga’s words.

“That’s the best way to lessen your crimes. Use ranged magic to keep the magical beasts from approaching. I’ll report your cooperation to Archduke Kharon.”

“…………”

“There’s 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 hopeless. We have no choice but to obey the soldiers of Noza Town.”

“──How did it come to this…”

They obediently began firing offensive magic at the giant scorpion.

Good.

As expected of Flame General Raisenga—what a commanding 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! Restrain the Magical Beast Nozerius in close combat, then use Summoning Magic—ugh!?”

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

Isaac knocked the fortress commander to the ground.

“Speak only of what you’ve done. Otherwise, be silent! We and the soldiers of the Demon Lord’s Domain will bury those magical beasts!”

“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.

The beast was called Magical Beast Nozerius, a name given to it by Commander Geralt.

It was a giant scorpion with a shell so hard that ordinary weapons and magic could scarcely penetrate it.

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 shame the Empire so thoroughly before the people of the Demon Lord’s Domain…”

Isaac muttered with regret. I understood how he felt.

Even I, who had abandoned my country long ago, didn’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 Omawarisan Unit will direct the fortress soldiers’ ranged attacks on the scorpion magical beasts.”

He looked at the general and me and said,

“The soldiers of the Demon Lord’s Domain may carry out the alchemist’s operation without concern. We’ll protect your backs.”

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

“Yes, here you go.”

I took a Laser Pointer from my Miniature Simple Storage.

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’ll 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 Raisenga.

“You received those special arrows from Erte, correct? I want permission to use them.”

“…Understood. Then, Agnis.”

“Y-Yes!”

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

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

Saying that, Agnis knelt to the ground.

She reached into the Miniature Simple Storage at her 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.

“This is an emergency. I’ll take responsibility. Thor, use your power to the fullest!”

“Thank you, General.”

“I’ll open the way. Once in a while, I want to show my daughter her father’s 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 Raisenga!!”

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!”

Wrapped in Arc Flare, the Magical Beast Nozerius screamed and stopped in its tracks.

Amazing. It’s working.

“Follow the general of the Demon Lord’s Domain! Send your magic along that beam of light!”

“Uoooooooohhhh!!!”

Gooooooo!

The spells cast by the Imperial mages followed the beam of the Laser Pointer.

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

The enemy was completely immobilized. At this rate, maybe we could 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 repels swords and arrows, and it regenerates from minor wounds. To kill it, you must throw it into a pit or pierce its belly while it’s exposed. 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 power of our troops, Isaac Muira’s unit, and the Demon Lord’s Domain, we may 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’ll 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’ll escort you.”

“Alchemist-sama. We’ll protect you.”

“Please let me accompany you!”

Hoist.

Three minotaurs lifted me up.

It seemed they intended to serve as my legs. That helped.

Speed is important in this operation.

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

“Understood. Agnis, protect Thor-sama!”

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

“We’re off, General-sama.”

Agnis, Mabel, and I—carried by the Minotaurs—started running.

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

“Understood!”

“Understood!”

Mabel took up her bow.

Agnis lifted the Snake-Type Cleaning Robot.

An optional attachment had been fitted to the Snake-Type’s tail.

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

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

When Agnis declared this, the “Health-Boosting 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 beasts’ legs.”

Shushu.

The Snake-Type Cleaning Robot nodded at my words.

Agnis immediately hurled the Snake-Type Cleaning Robot with all her strength.

Shushu──!

The Snake-Type Cleaning Robot spun through the air toward the giant scorpions.

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-Type Cleaning Robot Agnis had thrown flew above the giant scorpions.

A black chain was attached to the Snake-Type’s tail.

The additional option: “Chain Lock.”

The Snake-Type Cleaning Robot twisted in midair 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.

The two Nozerius magical beasts were bound in place.

“All right. So far, success.”

The Chain Lock coiled around the legs of both giant scorpions.

Their movements were restrained.

At this rate, perhaps we wouldn’t need to sacrifice the Snake-Type after all…?

“‘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.

The support chains were designed to anchor themselves in rock or hard bedrock.

On highways or grasslands, the fixing force inevitably weakens.

“Hah! It’s useless. That beast can’t 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 was making the Imperial 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.

The fortress soldiers must have been taught how powerful the Magical Beast Nozerius was.

Indeed, that giant scorpion is strong.

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

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

It scorched one of the pincers of a 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!

With a metallic snap, the remaining support chains tore free.

Maybe the ground was too soft after all.

The Snake-Type and its Chain Lock were wrapped around both beasts’ legs, but they couldn’t hold them completely still.

The beasts slowly began to move.

“W-what should we do, Thor-sama?!”

Mabel looked at me with a pale face.

“The chant was finished. But… the beasts had moved out of the arrow’s descent path…”

“It’s okay.”

“But then the Snake-Type Cleaning Robot can’t catch it!”

Mabel was right.

The two Nozerius magical beasts had moved out of the arrow’s descent path.

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 things wrapped around the Nozerius magical beasts are Cleaning Robots modeled after devices from the Heroes’ world. As cleaning machines, I gave them powerful suction.”

“A strong ability?”

“The Mail-Order Catalog showed other types of vacuum cleaner, so I gave the Snake-Type a similar function as a precaution.”

“Other vacuum cleaners… what kind?”

“They used a powerful whirlwind—a cyclone—to suck in dirt.”

“A cyclone!?”

Mabel and Agnis looked surprised.

I understand how they feel.

I had also been surprised when I first saw a vacuum cleaner that generated a whirlwind cyclone.

I had never imagined that Heroes had sealed a whirlwind capable of sucking in everything inside a vacuum cleaner.

That was why vacuum cleaners from the Heroes’ world possessed such powerful suction.

My technology couldn’t seal a whirlwind cyclone inside a Cleaning Robot.

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

“I installed a powerful wind magic stone.”

“It should produce enough suction to collect pet hair tangled deep in a thick carpet, just like a vacuum cleaner from the Heroes’ world.”

“That’s why you used the Snake-Type!?”

“Then even if the Nozerius magical beasts move, it can draw the arrow toward them!?”

“Exactly. So—”

I looked toward the Snake-Type Cleaning Robot and raised my voice.

“Activate Whirlwind Cyclone Suction! Snake-Type Cleaning Robot!”

Shu-shu────!!

The Snake-Type Cleaning Robot responded.

It stretched its body toward the falling arrow.

The arrow Mabel had fired was several meters away, diagonally above it.

The Snake-Type opened its mouth wide

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

Goooooooosh!

A cyclone formed around the Snake-Type Cleaning Robot.

Dust and grass were swept into the Snake-Type along the current.

“That’s the Cleaning Robot’s Whirlwind Cyclone Suction!”

The swirling cyclone caught Mabel’s arrow.

The Snake-Type drew the falling arrow toward itself

and swallowed it with a snap.

It had swallowed it whole.

“Alright. Success.”

The arrow itself couldn’t pierce a Magical Beast Nozerius.

So I had the Snake-Type Cleaning Robot swallow that arrow—the Meteorite Arrow.

Its Whirlwind Cyclone Suction could pull the arrow in.

“But I ended up sacrificing you. I’m sorry, Snake-Type.”

When I returned, I would definitely build Snake-Type Number Two.

Your successor machine—or rather, your clone.

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

“What’s so threatening about a falling arrow?”

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

“With something like that, you can’t 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 Unit and the Minotaurs also forced the fortress soldiers to take cover.

The general also lay down, fully in defensive posture.

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

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

“W-what!?”

“I’m an Omawarisan! I’ll keep you alive so we can take your testimony—and so you can witness reality. Open your eyes and behold magic from the age of Heroes falling from the sky!”

“──!?”

Roar!

It came.

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

Huge.

The previous meteor had been about the size of a human head. This one was closer to the size of an adult.

The output wasn’t very stable.

That couldn’t be helped. It was only a copy of a Hero’s spell.

“Even so, it’s enough to blow you away. Take this combined technique from Mabel, the Snake-Type, and me—Meteor Replica! Nozerius magical beasts, take this!”

“Shagya! Shagyaaaaaaa!!”

The Nozerius magical beasts began running, trying to escape the Meteor Replica.

But running away is meaningless.

The Meteorite Arrow Mabel fired was inside the Snake-Type Cleaning Robot.

The “Meteor Replica” is falling toward it.

And the Snake-Type, together with the Chain Lock, had entangled their legs.

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

General Raisenga continued firing flame magic at the beasts while lying down.

The beasts avoided us and fled toward an empty part of the field.

“Shagya──! Giiyaaaaa──!”

Then the Nozerius magical beasts roared—

and the black meteorite struck them.

“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──

When the shaking finally subsided and I raised my head, the Nozerius magical beasts were gone.

All that remained on the ground was a huge crater and fragments of massive pincers.

The Nozerius magical beasts had vanished.

As for the Snake-Type Cleaning Robot, not a trace of it remained.

It seems it had completely disappeared.

“Thank you, Snake-Type.”

“Snake-Type Cleaning Robot-san… I’ll never forget you.”

“We’ll preserve your name in the Freizad family chronicles.”

We clasped our hands toward the place where the Snake-Type had disappeared.

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

Without the Snake-Type, we couldn’t have defeated the Nozerius magical beasts.

Not a single person was injured, thanks to it.

Thank you, Snake-Type.

Rustle.

Rumble, rumble.

After a while, the Spider-Type and Spherical-Type Cleaning Robots returned from the fortress.

The Spider-Type was carrying an old scroll.

The Spherical-Type had stored several metal plates inside its body. Summoning Magic circles were engraved on them.

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-That was Meteor, wasn’t it? How could people of the Demon Lord’s Domain use a Hero’s 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 Archduke Kharon arrives, you’ll be detained here! Those who controlled the magical beasts may not enter town. You’ll await the Archduke’s judgment!”

“…Archduke Kharon.”

“Every detail of your plans will be reported to the Archduke. 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’ll tell everything. I’ll no longer resist.”

Commander Geralt knelt on the ground and muttered in shock.

Then, he looked at Isaac.

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

“The last one?”

“There were three Nozerius magical beasts. The last was affected by Summoning Magic, so we threw it into a pit and attacked until it stopped moving. It may already be dead, but the finishing blow is yours…”

“There was such a thing in the fortress?”

Furu furu, furu furu.

When I asked, the Spider-Type and Spherical-Type shook their bodies in unison, as though denying it.

The Cleaning Robots were sensitive to the magical power of magical 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.

Mabel, Agnis, and I all sighed.

“…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 Archduke Kharon and Princess Liana!?”

“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 whether we truly controlled it or whether it only pretended to obey. The 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 the Magical Beast Nozerius kills Archduke Kharon and Princess Liana, I won’t be the only one executed. My subordinates and the entire Zelger family will be punished and erased from history—even the soldiers here. Please, I’ll tell you everything. Just stop it…”

“…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 Raisenga. 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 Raisenga 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 wanted to see how much its power had increased through “Juwa,” “Shuu,” and “Zuban.”

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

The third Magical Beast Nozerius had escaped through the opposite gate. The fortress blocked our view, so we hadn’t noticed.

Time passed while we were fighting the other two.

Those beasts were fast. It might already be 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 Simple 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 placed Princess Sophia’s handkerchief inside the Spherical-Type Cleaning Robot.

Then I took out a parchment from my “Miniature Simple 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-Type. The magical beast you need to pursue went that way.”

I pointed south and instructed it.

“First, follow the Magical Beast Nozerius. Don’t absorb material or fight it; simply tail it. Understood?”

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──!

The Spherical-Type dashed straight south.

“The Spider-Type Cleaning Robot will guide you. Please follow it.”

“Understood!”

“Let’s go, Alchemist!”

“Leave the fortress soldiers to the Omawarisan Unit!”

Isaac divided the unit in half.

Half would pursue the Magical Beast Nozerius, while the other half guarded the fortress soldiers and investigated the fortress.

Only two Meteorite Arrows remained.

But the Snake-Type was already gone.

I wanted to avoid using the arrows again if possible. They attracted too much attention and made the Imperial soldiers wary.

The best outcome would be for Archduke Kharon and Princess Liana to defeat the Magical Beast Nozerius quickly…

…Let’s hope that message reaches Princess Liana.

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