304. Experiment
●
After going through that process, now.
—!!
“…”
I sigh when I see the giant monster shooting out lasers in front of me.
To be honest, it’s cool.
“…You don’t feel any murderous intent, do you?”
[That’s right.]
To be honest, catching this itself is not that difficult.
If you had really thought about killing me, there would have been a hundred or a thousand better designs than this.
“…Should I cut it to 10 minutes?”
[I caught enough.]
To put it mildly, even Caliban, who always gives me sharp evaluations, gives this kind of evaluation.
The laser that shoots out of the mouth is powerful, but honestly, when I think of the people I’ve dealt with so far, I’d rather bite my tongue and commit suicide than get hit by something like that.
“…”
And, to paraphrase that.
It can be said that a man named Boris Leitman put a certain amount of effort into making this.
The professor at Magic Tower is not an idiot, and there is no way he wouldn’t know that something like this is impractical.
I glance over and look at the control seat located on the upper level of this dome.
From what I heard, Professor Mobius was not the only one interested in magic at the Magic Tower, so other professors also flocked to this experiment to demonstrate its power for the first time.
“…”
And then, I slightly frown at the situation inside the control room that I can see from afar.
Because the desperate situation hasn’t occurred yet, I haven’t been able to clearly see what’s going on inside, but even if people don’t have any special abilities, it’s not difficult to know how the atmosphere is going if people can keep an eye on things.
“It feels like you’re being chased, right?”
[…It looks like that.]
Caliban sighed and agreed with what I said.
Astrid is in her robot form as always, since that’s what she looks like, and Boris looks confused and looks anxious, looking in all directions.
And next to him is Professor Mobius, standing majestically. Sometimes you can see him open his mouth and say something.
I don’t know what it’s about, but it’s obvious that Professor Boris’s complexion becomes more and more dull every time he hears it.
“…”
Hmm.
That guy named Boris.
After talking to him, he doesn’t seem like such a bad person, but seeing Professor Mobius, who gets so irritated just by looking at him, going wild, makes me twice as irritated.
-Si, let’s start the experiment… Go to the subject’s location…
It wasn’t a very confident voice to begin with, but even compared to usual, the announcement was muttered in a much more downcast voice.
According to those words, I slowly walk towards the robot dinosaur that is emitting light and emitting laser light.
“…Well, then I need to relieve some stress.”
As I muttered that, a question was asked from within Soul Linker.
[What are you going to do?]
“You said you wanted Magi, so just show it to me.”
[…Is that all?]
“Then what else is there?”
[No, I thought he would do something strange again in 5 days because he would rather slit that guy’s head.]
“If I let something like that become known, the person called my mother would lose her life right away.”
I must not forget the original purpose of doing this.
From noble mtl dot com
In the end, the goal is to destroy the ‘authority’ of Mobius, who holds Astrid’s lifeline. Through that, we will throw that guy into the abyss and save the person who will save him.
You should not use too extreme a method in one shot.
Then, there are two ways to destroy that guy’s authority.
The first thing is to provide those guys with something that Professor Mobius cannot provide.
I am letting the world know that this guy is not as great as I thought.
I plan to do both.
Aren’t all the other professors who will act as audience members present?
Thinking like that, I rub the corner of my mouth with my finger.
“Caliban.”
[Huh?]
“You heard the general story about the structure of the Magic Tower, right?”
So, this is what I was introduced to before starting the experiment.
Trivial knowledge such as what is in a certain location and who invented something.
There is only one thing I have memorized among them.
I wonder which part the bastard named Mobius is involved in.
[…]
And, as I was thinking that, I heard Caliban giggling.
“Why are you smiling?”
[No. I thought I was worried for no reason.]
“…Yes?”
[This time, there are various restrictions preventing you from making a sudden move. I thought it might be frustrating to go a bit slowly.]
A voice mixed with laughter continued.
[Looking at his expression, it’s clear he’s about to do something else.]
I also receive comments with a smile on my face.
“So you don’t like that?”
[It’s acceptable if that bastard, who doesn’t even look like a human being, is the opponent.]
That’s right.
That’s how you are my soul mate.
●
“…It looks like we’ll get through that easily again.”
“…I see.”
Looking at the giant dinosaur that was instantly being fooled by Dowd Campbell’s flashy movements, a simultaneous sigh escaped Alpha and Astrid.
To be honest, it was clear that the man was no longer a human being who would have trouble with such a giant dinosaur.
This is clear just by recalling the list of things we have destroyed.
And Astrid, who was watching, opened her mouth in a somber voice.
“Alpha.”
“Yes.”
“…Boris, are you okay?”
If the results of the experiment were like that, it would be obvious that Mobius would pull this off.
Alpha smiled and accepted the words.
“Are you worried now? “I knew from the beginning what would happen.”
“I know. “To begin with, Boris is not the kind of guy who would actually do something worth killing someone.”
Isn’t that why Boris was chosen as the first professor to ‘contact’ in the first place?
But, still.
It was obvious that her situation was going to go as she had feared.
“Are you kidding me, Professor Boris?”
A voice that sounded like a knife being cut came from the mouth of Professor Mobius, who was sitting a little far away from Astrid.
“Obviously, I said this is your last chance to prove your performance. Is this the best you can do?”
“…”
Astrid noticed Boris’s lips trembling.
“Didn’t I say this many times before? “No matter how good your research is, it can never escape the level of a toy.”
“…Well, that is…”
“I believed in it until the very end, but as you can see, the results are terrible. “Would you like to at least make an excuse?”
“…”
Boris, who was trembling and silent for a long time, finally opened her mouth.
“Ah, no matter what, if you load up a weapon that can really kill a living person, I could really die-“
This is common sense.
Although this experiment itself is an abnormal situation, Boris’s argument is extremely valid. It’s so valid that it feels even weirder to explain it.
But.
The group she is currently targeting is called ‘Magic Tower’.
“I designed this dome, which is currently being tested. Even if Dowd Campbell’s life was in danger, all safety devices were installed to ensure that he never died. “They say it looks like it’s dying, but it never dies.”
“… B-But, how could you do something like that in front of her mother-“
“Didn’t Professor Astrid herself say this? “The more extreme the struggle, the better the measurement of demonic energy.”
“…”
I don’t think that meant showing her child dying in front of her mother.
As Astrid was gritting her teeth, Professor Mobius suddenly stopped talking and lowered his voice.
“If not that.”
It’s not just about lowering your voice.
It’s such a force that you can almost feel alive.
“Does this mean you can’t trust the results I created myself?”
Boris’ face turned pale.
Like all inventors, Professor Mobius especially finds it almost disgusting to touch his own inventions.
Just looking at him giving off this vibe even though he didn’t say anything.
“No, that’s not it!”
“Then what is that attitude, Professor Boris?”
However, even though Boris’s face has turned pale, being thirsty like this is the realm of male psychosis.
At this point, it just seemed like he was harassing me.
‘…You don’t have any bad tastes, you bastard.’
If Daoud wins, he will have an excuse to be harmed by Boris, and if he loses, Daoud will be in trouble, so it is a benefit for him.
It is extremely insidious to set up a plan from the beginning in which one will never suffer a loss.
Astrid slightly turned her head to look at the other professors who were ‘observing’ this experiment like her.
The reason Boris was always a loner in the magic tower was because his attitude was a bit single-minded, but more than that, the remaining humans were a bit… Formidable.
Mainly in a bad way.
‘…Out of these guys, Boris was the only one who didn’t regularly receive humans as experiment material.’
Should we say that he is the last professor who is protecting the last of humanity?
And as a person placed in the ‘magic tower’, the treatment he receives from those around him is also obvious.
Professor Mobius is pouring out harsh words one after another, but everyone just has a sad look on their faces. There is no one even trying to intervene and mediate.
Despite this crazy situation where humanity seems to have been thrown into a gutter, Boris is the only one who feels strange and even timidly rebels.
‘…Alpha.’
Astrid clenched her fists and looked at the cyborg, who was still standing upright next to her without any reaction.
Originally, I expected things to turn out this way.
However, it was Cyborg here who strongly insisted that it would not matter.
If it’s that guy, I’m sure he’ll be okay. She expressed a strong confidence that even she, as a mother, did not have.
“You don’t have to worry too much, doctor.”
And as if he had accurately penetrated that sentiment, Alpha, who had been silent until now, suddenly said those words.
“…What?”
“There was one thing that I was very certain about after seeing that man until now.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
While those words continued.
Inside the dome, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred.
“…Wait a minute, is that a demon?”
“Okay. It looks purple. Are you finally bringing it up now?”
Professors who saw that exchanged similar sentences with each other.
Actually, as said, a purple energy was emerging near Daoud’s body, which did not have much difficulty fighting the dinosaur.
But, of all those energies, why is it purple?
Astrid knows that it is a magic machine that has the ability to extremely amplify the energy of the target it touches.
There is no need to bring something like that up to the opponent you are fighting. Of course, there would be no need to make the enemy’s energy stronger.
And then, something similar to a smile passed across Alpha’s face when he saw that.
“That man. Although it is said to be trash in many ways, there are some parts that are truly outstanding.”
“…?”
“I don’t show any mercy to someone who criticizes his temperament.”
Before you even ask what that means.
Suddenly.
Daud’s purple magic came into contact with the ‘laser’ that the dinosaur spewed out from its mouth intermittently.
And.
-!!!
-!!!!!!!!!!!!
-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Woah, wow!”
“Oh, crazy-!”
Screams erupted from all directions.
The dinosaur’s laser bombardment, which Dowd had ‘amplified’, spread like crazy to the surrounding area, shattering the dome where the experiment was being conducted almost as if ‘splitting’ in half.
Of course, it was impossible not to have an effect on the control seat looking from above, and explosions and vibrations continued to occur in all directions.
“…What…!”
“Oh, how can this kind of power come from such scrap materials…!”
I had no idea that this kind of result would occur as soon as contact with demonic energy occurred. That’s probably what he meant.
And, the professors who said those words suddenly realized a certain truth and their expressions hardened.
“…”
“…Uh, Professor Mobius…?”
This is the invention of a person who just a moment ago insulted Professor Boris’s invention by calling it nothing more than a toy.
Regardless of whether or not he had reached the demonic energy, it was clear that considering Professor Mobius’ sky-high pride, it would be quite a serious blow to his psyche.
But before those voices continued.
“Ah.”
Suddenly.
Daoud, who had been calm after doing such a thing, slowly opened his mouth.
“I don’t know who made this dome, but it was really f*cking poorly made.”
“…”
“I trusted them because they said they would guarantee safety, but how could it be destroyed like this in one hit?”
“…”
While a vein appeared on the face of the professor of Mobius.
“Rather.”
A sentence filled with laughter fell from Daoud’s mouth again.
“The person who created this dinosaur seems like a much better scientist?”
“…”
“Isn’t this much more difficult to deal with?”
Professor Mobius’s teeth were almost audible grinding.
●