Chapter 68 Reaction (4)
Frontier sat in the passenger seat, and Atzier drove the car himself.
“… … Doesn’t your brother use a driver?”
Frontier asked, thinking of Ampere’s driver. I often only ride in Amperna Fili’s car, so it seemed awkward for someone other than the driver to drive it myself.
“I had hired one before.”
Atjie skillfully moved the steering wheel and said.
“But he’s dead.”
“… … Maybe that.”
“He died on duty. It’s my negligence. Since then, no drivers have been hired.”
Hearing those words, Frontier remembered the previous ride in Philly’s car.
At that time, the driver, who was being controlled by the ‘business card’, collided with the car on a guard rail. At that time, not only Frontier but also Philly were in danger.
That is why the driver is in a vulnerable position in the prestigious family or the imperial family. So, in a prestigious family, the driver is not usually chosen by anyone, but it will be difficult to follow the duties of a person as tall as Atji.
Atjie’s expression, talking about the death of the former driver, showed no emotion.
I couldn’t even tell if it was controlling my emotions or if I didn’t really feel any emotions.
Atzier probably feels more responsible for failing to protect the driver than the sadness for the driver. Because he is such a person.
“Where are we going now?”
“I go to the headquarters of one of the professional groups, Phenomenon. The imperial family is easy to get entangled in futile politics, and Constell can get more rumours in the midst of distractions. It’s not something the students will hear. The pro headquarters are spacious enough to accommodate personnel, so that’s a good thing.”
Most of Constell’s students go pro after graduating.
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Naturally, it is impossible to manage such a large number of people in one place, so there are several groups where professionals gather, and even now, they appear and disappear like bamboo shoots.Those who came together to annihilate external monsters and expand their feet into the human realm are important powers of the continent other than knights and police.
While the police settle disputes between people and the knights protect the lord and the land, the pros are literally protecting humans from non-humans.
In other words, the involvement of a professional in this mana injection case can be speculated as to the involvement of a ‘monster’.
“Is a demon intervening? in this case?”
Frontier said in a tense tone. Atjie closed her eyes for a moment at the question.
“Based on the research so far, the opposite is highly probable.”
“the opposite… … ?”
“Frondier, the mana infusion case is as simple as its name suggests. It’s a story of someone getting mana injections and increasing mana. Then a simple problem follows. Where the hell do you get your mana from?”
“… … Then, what about the mana of a monster?”
“It is also a possibility, but it is not realistic. More likely, the pros and the imperial family are speculating that the human side has teamed up with the monster.”
Atzier rarely spoke many words to Frontier. This was to convey the current situation and information to Frontier as much as possible.
“Does holding hands mean that other than mana, monsters are helping humans?”
“Human pursuit of mana has been around for a very long time. Because that means stronger power. Through sacrifices, witches, prayers to the gods, and astrology, humans tried to obtain mana by any means possible. Was this the first time the simple and ignorant idea of putting someone else’s mana into one’s own body?”
It can’t be.
The first thing anyone who wants mana would do.
However, it is clear why this has not been the case so far.
“… … It’s a rejection.”
“right. When humans put other people’s mana into their body, they cause a huge rejection reaction. If you remove the part as soon as you put it in, you can save your life, but if the blood circulates around your body, it usually leads to death. If you do well, you will be a waste. Even if you put in the same human mana, you will get a rejection reaction, but the idea of putting in the mana of a monster is too dangerous. It makes more sense to adjust the mana of the same human.”
“Then what kind of help are you saying?”
“Developing a mana injection with no side effects, of course, requires a test subject. Subjects who will continue to receive mana injections ‘until the side effects disappear’.”
“… … It must have been a human.”
“okay.”
It was a terrifying story. Atjie replied calmly.
“And the problem starts there. It is from there that we guessed the connection with the monster.”
“Problem… … ?”
“As you would know if you had seen it for yourself, people who received mana injections have visible symptoms, but not to the point of death. In other words, it can be said that the rejection reaction has been eliminated considerably. To that extent, he must have used a significant amount of specimens to purify mana.”
Jacob I saw at the department store.
He is still unconscious after Frontier slapped him in the back, but his life is not in jeopardy. In fact, it has to be said that Frontier was slapped so hard that he was unconscious.
In other words, it should be said that the rejection reaction is almost no life-threatening.
“But.”
Atjie said.
“It doesn’t show.”
“Yes?”
“Reports of mana infusion incidents keep coming in. However, there was little increase in reports of disappearances or deaths for the use of a sufficient number of specimens. Most likely, the subjects used as test subjects were orphans of the poor class with no ties to relatives or family members. But how did they bring them back undetected in the first place, and what of the bodies after they died?”
“… … Is that a monster?”
Atjie nodded at Frontier’s guess.
“I ate it.”
“… … !”
“Originally, human abductions are more of a demon than a human being. Constell’s students often imagine mythical monsters as monsters, but most of them are much more gloomy than that. It was the same last year, and it is the same this time.”
“… … Those two-legged wolves may have intervened.”
“right. It’s a ‘real group of outside monsters that haven’t been culled’. Humans hand over a list of human beings that will not be detected even if they disappear, and according to the information, the monsters kidnap humans. The wolf ate the corpse that was discarded after the experiment, and depending on the circumstances, a human might have given the monster an appropriate reward.”
At Ajie’s words, Frontier nodded.
I could see why Constell couldn’t be a meeting place. It’s definitely not something kids want to hear.
“… … When I think about it that way, I too.”
“You are the exception. Frontier.”
There were brief protests that were lightly ignored.
* * *
Frontier, Atzier, and Philly were escorted by the Imperial Knights and entered the Penomenon’s headquarters.
In the position of the Empress, everyone in the headquarters fell on their knees and was greeted.
“It is an honor for our phenomenon to welcome His Majesty the Empress.”
and.
Seeing the man approaching Philly, Frontier closed his eyes for a moment and then opened it.
“Eden Hamerlot, I greet you as the representative of Phenomenon.”
Edden was standing in front of Philly.
He greeted Philly with an ordinary face and an ordinary voice, with a look that had not changed at all from a year ago.
“Eden, did I tell you when I came? Kneeling is forbidden.”
“However, it is true that it is not as easy as it sounds.”
“It’s not like everyone you meet is on their knees to me.”
Fily, whoops, took a breath. Her eyes sank deeply.
“Listen, everyone at headquarters.”
The voice was not high or loud, but it was a voice that resonated throughout the building.
It was the manifestation of an auror.
“From now on, kneeling in front of Na Fili is prohibited. Violators will be severely punished. The deadline for this order is one week. Please count the days carefully.”
Edden looked at him with admiration.
“I was surprised. Your Majesty could even use it as an aura.”
“Well, it’s just about raising your voice.”
Philly shrugged. Knowing that it wasn’t easy, Edden shook his head.
“You are so wonderful. Come on, eat inside.”
Edden led Philly into the conference room. Atzier and Frontier followed.
Edden gave Atjie a light greeting from behind, and then met Frontier’s eyes.
“… … uh! Frontier!”
Edden looked at Frontier’s face and smiled wide in surprise.
“Yeah, the first year that stopped Renzo’s runaway! Frontier de Roach! Nice to meet you, I was indebted to you back then.”
Frontier grinned. With that little smile, he shook his head lightly.
“It’s an honor to remember you.”
Atji, who was walking at those words, glanced at her.
“Stop Renzo’s runaway? Frontier, what the hell is that?”
In response to Atzier’s question, Edden hurriedly said.
“Oh, no. Frontier discovered Renzo’s intrusion into Constell and reported it. Thanks to you, I was able to prevent something big from happening.”
Edden recited the fake truth that Frontier had told others at the time. Atjie looked at Frontier for a moment as if suspiciously, and then walked away.
As Atjie moved a little further away, Edden sighed and whispered, “Wow.”
“I’m sorry, it must have been a big deal.”
“it’s okay.”
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Now Frontier’s answer was literal.To Atji, it meant it was okay to be found out.
However, Edden simply accepted it as a formal answer and smiled mischievously.
“You have a lot of secrets too, Frontier.”
With that said, Frontier maintained his poker face with all his might.
“──That’s it.”
With a perfect everyday face and voice, I answered Eden.
* * *
In the conference room, people had already gathered and talked about their stories.
There are eyewitness reports of mana infusion in so many different areas, so the information they know is different.
The process of collecting and disposing of this information would take a considerable amount of time.
They were surprised to see Philly’s face and tried to kneel, remembering Philly’s voice a while ago and bowing lightly. Philly smiled contentedly and nodded.
“The first thing that needs to be decided is the synthesis of information.”
“It’s difficult not to have any reports, but too much information gives me a headache.”
At Edden’s words, Philly muttered with a sigh.
In the meantime, Frontier glanced at the materials lying on the desk for a moment.
“… … Edden.”
“yes?”
“Are the dots marked on that map a sighting report?”
“Ah, yes. Blue is a simple discovery report, red is an incident from a victim, and yellow is a suspicious level. Symptoms for mana infusion include high fever, rough breathing, and red eyes. Because it is a symptom that can be caused by any factor in a person, it is difficult to specify that it must be this.”
“… … okay. Is synthesis the gathering of that information?”
“okay. You need to know where they are seen particularly frequently, which sightings are real and fake, where they were found and where they moved, so that we can pinpoint key points.”
Edden faithfully answered Frontier’s questions.
In fact, it was a bit strange for Frontier to suddenly ask him such a question, but it’s also something I’m curious about.
but
“Then how can we check the east, west, north, and south of that map?”
“Are the scales marked?”
“Are all the materials uploaded here using the same type of map?”
Frontier asked all sorts of questions. He looked like someone who had a strange obsession with maps.
Edin answered everything. Of course, he was also puzzled by Frontier’s questions, but it seemed that it would be quicker to simply answer rather than ask the reason.
──And Frontier.
“… … okay.”
After answering all the questions calmly, he looked up at the sighting maps piled up on the desk one by one.
It took me less than a second to see it,
This was repeated indefinitely by Frontier until the meeting began.