81 Episode 80 Meetings and Weapons

"Ho...... perish!　Why?　Please explain. ......

Dragons in six months!

The second-last of the dragons to use magical elemental suction is ......

"According to the results of my analysis of the ancient texts in Kaede's absence...

"The dragons! Dragons!

Perhaps it was a reaction to the quietness, but as soon as they heard it, they all started talking at once in a loud voice.

So I don't know exactly what the story is about, but apparently it's about a full-fledged dragon coming in about six months.

None of these things were in anything I've read.

I wonder if he has analyzed the way I read by comparing the contents of my reading with those of ancient documents.

I'm amazed at his speed, but I can't understand what he's saying when he's talking to so many people at once.

"Please don't talk all at once, um, can you explain ......?

At any rate, ask the person who seemed to be explaining most calmly as far as you could hear.

This is the person who said something about ancient documents.

"Yes, according to the ancient texts, although the dragons have been defeated once, the situation of dragons still remains the same and seems to be getting worse. The reason for this is probably because they were defeated instead of sealed by the demon freeze.

I'm not sure what to make of that. 　And the reason for this deterioration is the Sublime Dragon's magic absorption attack?

Yes. I've already analyzed almost all of the available ancient documents, and from several sources, it is almost certain that the appearance of dragons and the increase in the appearance rate of sub dragons is due to an increase in the amount of magical elements in the air. Among these effects, relatively minor increases in magical elements cause a decrease in maximum magical power and an increase in the rate of appearance of sub dragons, while more severe effects cause .......

It is true that there could be other powerful magical tools, but it was a little strange that it was written "defeat with magical freeze".

I'm not sure if that was the reason.

"You mean a magic power absorption attack?

When I thought about it, I realized that a while ago, a lot of wizards in Decibatore had failed to manage their MP and had become a laughing stock.

If you're in Desibatore, you must be a very high level wizard, so it's hard to imagine that you could easily make a mistake in managing your magic power.

The decline in magic power may have started back then.

And what about the six months?

"It's the period of time, calculated in the time of the old document, from the time the dragons started using their magic absorption attacks until the dragons spontaneously appeared. This time it is probably due to the fact that after the dragon's breath and the dragon's death, the magic power that made up the dragon diffused into the air, causing the magic element in the air to increase all at once and jump over the threshold value, so it may actually be shorter than that.

So, ......, is the magic freeze ready?

I'm sure it's impossible, but I'm going to ask.

I've never even heard of a successful creation of an artifact for combat.

I don't even know of a successful case of creating an artifact for combat. "Probably not, or at least not within the time frame. It is impossible to deal with this hypothesis in half a year, no matter how much data we have. I have to start from the basic theory.

I knew it was impossible.

But you say this as if you could do it if you had the time.

If I could, how much time would I need?

"Well, the method of making the magic freeze you described is now impossible, and it would be impossible to make the same thing by any other method, which means it will take a long time just to understand some of the theory and know what to make, and then somehow make it into a size that can be transported and manufactured. You'd have to be a superior to know the exact time frame, but six months is physically impossible.

...... I understand the situation.

I didn't want to know.

It's almost a complete dead end.

There's an enemy out there that's so powerful that one of them can destroy the world.

So far, so good, because you can get by by defeating it.

Even if you defeat it, it will come back, and to stop it from coming back, you have to seal it, but you won't get the sealing tool until after the world is destroyed.

It's not worth talking about.

If this were a game, the twittersphere would be ablaze and the related communities would be filled with ramblers.

But unfortunately, this is probably the reality.

The saving grace is that it's only been a short time since the story broke, so there may be a way to deal with it that hasn't been found yet.

Otherwise, I would have started gathering materials to build a shelter in a panic.

However, if you can find a way to prevent them from spreading after defeating them without freezing, it's possible.

A proper dragon may indeed be exceedingly strong, but we can choose when and where to fight it.

What are your plans?

"There will be a meeting later. The meeting will be held at a later date, but the date has not yet been set.

We decided to do what we might need to do until the date was set.

Specifically, the establishment of a system for further mass production of zunana grass and the preparation of weapons.

The reason why we need to increase production is because there is a high possibility that the number of demon attacks will increase.

There is a limit to the amount of strength we can bring in from Decibatore, and we can't leave that area open.

As a result, we can't always take as much action as we did in the last attack.

In such a situation, a medicine with that much effect would be able to help to some extent.

Of course, the amount of medicine consumed will increase accordingly.

Well, this was not too much of a problem since we could just burn the island and throw the materials and money to Mercia.

The problem was the weapons.

A magic sword is not something that can be easily obtained.

It is natural that ordinary people would be in danger of dying just by holding it.

It would be possible to get a Metal Lizard Metal sword, but the current one is sufficient for a sub-dragon, and clearly insufficient for a dragon.

I looked around at weapon shops, but there is no way they sell ready-made equipment of that level.

Whether or not we need to prepare a spare will depend on the outcome of the meeting.

After that, I went hunting in the place where the sub-dragon was said to have appeared, and while I was gathering information, the schedule was set, and soon the day of the meeting arrived.

I didn't count the number of days, but it seemed to be very fast.

Incidentally, I'm included in the participants because I almost single-handedly defeated the small dragon last time, and I'm expected to be a mainstay in the event of another battle this time.

After all, there's nothing we can do if we don't buy ourselves some time first.

The meeting began with greetings, followed by an explanation that even a one-day delay in response would increase the strength of the dragon, that the change would not be small, and that we needed to start acting as soon as possible, and that this meeting would be given the authority to proceed on its own.

This privilege was probably quite unorthodox, judging from the excitement in the hall when the authority granted to the meeting was announced.

The agenda then shifted to the status of the analysis of the magic freeze, how long it would take (six months even if they were prepared to shut down all other functions such as the laboratory), the current estimated amount of magic elements in the air and the longest period of time before dragons would occur naturally, and the prediction of damage (destruction) in the event of a natural occurrence of dragons based on the previous dragon extermination. In the end, it was decided to think of a way to prevent the natural occurrence of dragons.

In the end, the chair arrived at this conclusion.

I don't disagree, and no one else seems to disagree either.

But no one else seems to have come up with a way to do it either.

A grim silence prevailed, just as it had when it was announced that Sublong had used a magic absorption attack.

Eventually, the silence became unbearable, and one of the participants spoke up.

"If we can defeat ......, we might be able to buy some time with the means at hand.

It was a skinny man who spoke up.

He must have been a representative of some laboratory.

"What do you mean?

The chairman asks.

One of the biggest problems in stalling is that calling the dragon early and killing it will not reduce the amount of magical elements in the air.

In fact, if the dragon is struck by a breath, the magical elements contained in the large amount of wood and other materials that are burned by the breath may spread into the air at once.

In fact, the last time it was struck, the breath burned through a large area of the demon's domain, and in some places, the burned area reached the Brokenside, halfway between Brokens and the dragon's appearance.

The increase in the amount of magical elements in the air was due in large part to this.

If it becomes possible to buy time just by defeating the dragon, for example by somehow preparing a magic sword and taking off its head in one shot, it is not impossible.

That would be a big improvement.

The magic freeze is too complicated to create in a short period of time, but there is a magic tool that collects magic elements in the air and regenerates worn out magic stones and wisp cores. After the dragon's death, the magical elements that spread will be collected there.

"So you can contain it?　If such a thing were possible, wouldn't they have done it in the days of the old texts?

Not completely. There's probably not enough suction to absorb even twenty percent of the dragon's magical energy, no matter how many we have.

So a single hit of the breath will increase the magic element rather than ...... the previous burn. That's true.

The magic power of dragons is extremely large.

This is why sealing them up can buy you a long time.

However, it is known that if the magical elements contained in a large area of trees are all released at once, each breath will reduce a small dragon by half.

If only 20% of the magic element is sealed, it will result in an increase in magic element.

However, this time there are places that have already been burned.

Considering this point, the conditions are relatively relaxed this time.

Incidentally, if you call a dragon at sea, it will go to the nearby land, so that idea does not exist from the beginning.

However, the mood that was beginning to brighten at the prospect of finding a way to buy time was suddenly interrupted.

"You say that as if we can defeat it. ......

The person who interrupted the conversation was a relatively young man.

This man is also a researcher of some kind.

This is a problem that everyone has noticed from the beginning, but it is difficult to solve.

I thought everyone would be depressed again, but I was wrong.

Everyone is looking in one direction.

I turned my head to see if there was something in that direction, but there was only a wall behind me.

"Oh, is that me?

I was looking at them like they were someone else, but after a moment, I realized that it was me.

"I heard that last time you lost your head and scored with a single blow. The same could be said for the whole thing, if you cut off its head. I don't think there's anyone else who can do it.

Almost everyone in the room, including the chairman, looked at me expectantly.

After all, I'm the one who has to deal with this?

Trust sounds good, but isn't there some kind of strategy?

Above all.

"I don't have the weapon anymore, sir.

It's not like I lost my head with a single blow last time.

The dragon's strength itself can be solved to some extent by the fact that we can now use magic freely.

However, if you want to remove a thick neck, you will need a huge magic sword or a lot of magic swords.

According to the data, I would need at least 10 swords if they are like the previous ones.

I've never seen anything like it before, and I don't think I can get that many.

Hmm, were those weapons overkill swords?

Yes, we'll probably need quite a few.

Of course we'll help you as much as we can, we'll get you whatever you need, whether it's magic tools or wisp cores or whatever you can get your hands on. ...... How many of these do you think we'll need?

It's a good idea to have at least 10, but depending on the situation, you may need more. After all, there is no such thing as a sword in the ancient texts.

Knowing that I would be told it was impossible, I answered.

It's not that I don't like fighting, I'm willing to try if others can't do it.

But I was wondering if there were any other possibilities.

But the answer I received was unexpected.

"Okay, so that's not a problem. I've received reports of broken weapons, so I've been looking into the whereabouts of the excess swords, and it looks like I can get you about 200 of them.

...... I think you missed one digit.