Advisor to Adventurer Alliance All Purpose ~ [Magic Swordsman] said to be [instrumentally poor] and banished from the Brave Party, but I can teach swordsmanship and witchcraft [All-purpose Instructor], so I decided to entrust my beloved apprentice with the King of Demons Crusade

"Huh! Too fast...... we have to chase him!

"Wait, Ellios"

Elios tries to get out the door to chase Dulles, but Ledo stills it.

"But if you do, you'll lose sight of it!

"... you won't lose sight of our purpose, you won't have an ex or a child."

"It's..."

Lower, which landed on the floor, and Jorne, who was behind it, approach the console where Durres was operating. While Redo was on his way there, he asked Jorne and the others who had told him to go home.

"You guys...... why are you here?

"Uh..."

"Because that's what Jorne chose."

"... I told you to go home because it's dangerous"

"... there's a lot going on..."

Jorne answered Ledo casually, but Ledo peered at the console as he sighed.

There was a board with a structured diagram of the tower and a line of unfamiliar strings and symbols on it with something like a button with a symbol written on it. The holographic display in the center with the plates of those shown is apparently linked.

Redo had seen these relics in the ruins several times, but this was the first time he had ever seen anything in good condition and fully activated. Naturally, Redo doesn't know how to use it. But if that way of putting it by Dulles... Redo thought it was quite possible that something had already been manipulated.

The temple itself hasn't been fully activated yet... but I guess it's done more here than Dulles left. What did he do here, what did he wait for (...) and (...) (...) of (...)? I needed to find out as soon as possible.

"The time is... about five more minutes... Yorne, do you know how to use this?

"To the boulder... I don't know. When I was in Dragon College... I've only touched it for a moment... but I don't know what this language is in the first place"

"Hmm? This is dragon language, Jorne. Even so, it's not the guy you use in magic, it's the older language, the language that people used to teach you."

It was Lower who said that and started operating the console.

"Oh, hey! Touch on your own - stupid, manipulative?

"... you... why can you use it..."

Approximately Ledo and Jorne, who are stunned, manipulate the console even though the lore is slightly less expensive, and read the lines of letters and symbols flowing on the screen.

"... not all of it, but apparently, he was working on getting something up and running. All you have to do is wait for approval."

"Special authority! I mean, if it's disarmed."

"Probably, but don't get started automatically. That's how it's set up."

"When it does... what happens?

Redo answered Journe's question with a rugged look.

"At least, the area around Gaddis turns into a desert... Apparently"

"... lore, can you stop it?

"I'll try, but don't expect me to. This is too... old. So the features are too sophisticated."

The lore then starts the operation seriously, but each time, red warning sounds and letters flowed.

"Can't you?

"The operation is completely locked. I have to disarm it first... but I can't get that far on a boulder."

"What do you do...?

If Gerthardt was there... yes it was Ledo I thought for a moment but I immediately threw the idea away. I don't have time to think about that right now.

"Yorne, lend me the device that the demons sent over. No, let's find out what's in it. If you've got my point..."

"Yeah...... but are you okay?

Yorne worried about the silver elongated stick - the mobile device and what the Demons were calling it - to the console.

…… Again, the dragon (...) demon (...) technique (...) was in (...) me (...) et (...) and (...) (...) (...) or (...)! "

A different line of letters began to flow on the console screen with Lower's voice.

"What do you mean? Dragon magic is something that only dragons can use."

To Ledo's question, Lore manipulates without answering.

"That means something a little different.... No way."

"What's wrong...?

"I was able to unlock it, but I started copying the data inside on my own"

"Lore... it's on you. Do something... please"

Redo bowed his head to Lower. I can no longer do anything about myself when this happens.

"Let's try... but... there's already... time"

A red dot appeared above the structural diagram of the tower displayed with a holographic display in the center of the room. It's slowly moving up the tower.

"Damn... can't you do something about it, Mr. Redo!

That's what Ellios in a hurry says and grabs Ledo's shoulder, but things are no longer Ledo's hands.

Now, I just have to leave it to Lore.

"Can't you...?

The red dot slowly flashed and moved - it appeared directly above the tower. At the same time an inorganic voice echoed inside the room.

"- Confirm special authority. From Ougadar (...) Move (...) Quasi (...) Ready (...) Finished (...) - An error occurred. Finish (...) All (...) Start (...) Move (...) Si (...) - (...) K (...) E (...) N (...) S (...) is (...) Current (...) In (...) Frozen (...) Tie (...) Medium (...). - I repeat, Ougadar is ready to start - an error has occurred -"

The whole tower swayed slightly with that voice as if it were every wow. As if breathing back, the light began to shine on the consoles and wall monitors around me.

"Can't we make it...!

Redo gave up feeling the subtle vibrations off the floor, but Lore was still doing the operation.

"No... not yet. Fully activated (...) and (...) yes (...)"

"What do you mean? Wouldn't it be automatically activated if [Disaster Star] came directly above it?

"The specifications probably changed due to dragon magic that was in this device. Now - the full launch sequence is frozen."

"I mean... are you sure it stopped?

"No... it's more accurate to say interrupt. I can tell you that I am in a state where I can start at any time more than my special privileges have already been lifted. All I can do is read that information. I can't stop it altogether. If I could do that... it would probably just be the ancient dragon"

That's what I said, Lower took her hand off the console.

"To make it plain to you, this temple is magic with magic and chanting. With it waiting for the time to be released, the only way to completely erase it... is for the operator to overwrite it with a different sorcery"

"So... you need to ask the ancient dragon to disarm the interrupted fully activated state?"

"That's the thing. And the ancient dragon is not here."

As Lore pulled the mobile device out of the console, he threw it to Jorne. Jorne managed to catch that and stared seriously at Lore's face.

"Yorne. That's enough, okay? I don't know if there's any data in there that you wanted, but it's scarce anyway. All you have to do is act with them and go home."

"... yeah, thanks. But..."

"I'm going to hunt (...) ancient (...) dragons (...) to (...) y (...) ku (...)"

"Wait, Lore. You said the ancient dragon wasn't here, right? So where are you?

Instead of answering Ledo's question, Lore pointed to the bottom of the tower's structural diagram.

"In the basement...... we have two together. The hell is still sealed... Then ask for Jorne."

With that said, Lore heads to the door alone.

"... what do you do...?

Ledo couldn't decide what to do with Jorne's inquiry.

The full activation of the temple could be stopped while incomplete. But it seemed to Redo that all of it was not the result of an indeterminate object, and that it was far from a solution.

What should I do now? If there's an ancient dragon, should we beg them to stop it?

It's all halfway through and it doesn't feel right. Redo followed Lore as he pounded his tongue.

"Mr. Redo......?

"... let's go... we don't need you here anymore..."

Ellios and Jorne followed.

"Loa!"

That's how Redo spoke to Lower's back going ahead.

"What... I don't need you anymore"

"... we're going to see the ancient dragon too. We have to stop this temple completely."

"... on your own. … but if it seems to disturb…"

"Lore, I request your help. If only the temple could be stopped, you should be free to challenge the ancient dragon or whatever it is you do. But there is one survival in the city."

To Ledo's words, Lore turned. As for Redo, I'd like to add a little more combat power. It was painful, but for the seriousness of the matter, this incident had too many people to use, limited fighting power. If we had put a little more effort into it, we might have changed the way we talked about it.

But when this happens, we must also consider the very fact that it will be a battle with the worst ancient dragons.

"… there are conditions. You're a magician from what I've seen, aren't you?

"... a magic swordsman. Well, it's similar."

"Then give me a hand in the ancient dragon crusade."

Ledo thinks when he hears Lore's terms.

Fight with the ancient dragons. That is honestly the most important thing I would like to avoid. From what I've heard, you'll be sure to assume you're far stronger than the Demons.

But it would be troublesome to get into battle before negotiations to let Lore go wild here and shut down the ancient dragon and the temple altogether. If so, it might be smarter to solve everything and then work with Lower to make a strategic defeat.

Negotiations could break down in the first place and it could be a battle either way. I know Lore is a strong man, and I understand that he has enough power as an avant-garde that the Reds need right now.

Redo didn't have time to think about it anymore.

So Redo made a quick decision.

"It would be good. But I want this purpose to be our top priority. First of all, a complete halt to the temple. After the ancient dragon crusade."

"... that doesn't matter. A little bit of me, but I was taken care of by the city up here. I don't like being in the desert... a little."

To that lore's words, Redo loosened his expression only slightly. Because I still can't read who this young man is, but I thought I could at least be on my side.

"All right, then we have a negotiation. Let's head underground. Yorne, can I get you to hang out with him, too? Now... it's more dangerous to go back up there."

"... of course"

"Ellios, it's an impromptu party. Keep an eye on the movement."

"Copy that!

Thus Redo, who added Lore and Jorne to the party, headed underground.

"... no way... both humans stopped...?

Dulles, who could get off faster than the lift, was sickening through the tower's blowout walls while gravity was still there, but on his way to the basement he landed and stopped at the part where Dulles protruded like a terrace in the blowout. Although the entire tower was activated, Dulles realized it was a long way from full activation.

"Impossible...... there's no way humans can stop you"

"Haha - I'm sorry. I just gave him a hand."

To Dulles' soliloquy, two shadows emerged from the passage leading from the terrace.

"... you...!

"Long time no see, Grey Thunder."

It was Grimm and Garde who showed up.

"... well... you guys..."

"You're in trouble when Aldbeg revives you. If one city disappears, the humans will be serious about the boulders. Now's not the time... Your father said that, right? Your actions are treason against the demon race, society, everything, right? And dragon magic that moves you to a fully activated sequence. Who have I been given to throw up?"

"... you don't understand... you can't... to the pain of not being called there... to despair..."

"Where Aldbeg is resurrected... your wish won't come true, and I won't let it come true"

"That's not up to you!!

Dulles strikes the Grimes with a roar.

To the blowout, thunder and flames blew out.