Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

Piki piki piki......

As the high-purity orihalcon that was being heated cools down, the sound of something cracking echoes on the spot. As for the atmosphere, it may resemble the kind of sound you hear when you crack into the glass.

The sound was indisputable and was being heard from the orihalcon, which was cooling. It appears that the molten orihalcon was cracked during the solidification process, such as locally contracting.

... was Waltz's view. In practice, however, there seemed to have been more incredible phenomena than they had imagined.

""... crystal?

"... is it a grain of ~?

As the three of them put it, the cold, high-purity orihalcon had a slightly blushing crystalline shape. That's not one chunk either. Approximately 5cm in size per unit. Moreover, the size and shape were all in the strange state of being the same as we had tried. Note that the total amount remains approximately 200 kg because the refining method was special or almost the same as the original amount.

"I can't believe this is happening..."

With that said, Waltz pinched up one of the grains that was there and brought it right in front of him to begin his observation.

"Twisted bigonal cone... trapezo or something."

"Yeah?"

"You're just talking to yourself, aren't you? Still, this is a little unexpected... I was wondering if it would look exactly metallic...... what do you think of Cortex? Were you expecting this to happen to Orihalcon?

"No ~. I've observed all kinds of substances in this world so far, but there are still strange things in the world ~. Totally unexpected ~"

"Yes... is that it? Could this be..."

When Waltz said so as if he noticed something, he swallowed the Orihalcon crystal in his hand into the sky. There was the sun, and she seemed to have used that light to observe the interior of Orihalcon's crystals.

I don't know why Waltz is doing that, and when Lucia asks ——

"Sister? What..."

"Uh, sorry, Lucia. Could you step back for a second, please?

"Ugh, yeah......"

—— Waltz urged Lucia to retreat.

... shortly afterwards.

Bang!!

The Orihalcon crystal that Waltz had in his hand exploded with a mild bursting sound and splashed into pieces.

"This orihalcon, probably originally a positive hexahedron... I mean, I think it had the physical properties to become a diced crystal, but that distorted during the cooling process, forcing it to deform and dron to Trapezo... I mean, it looks like this is the shape it came in. Because of this, if you apply sushi force, you'll crack the whole thing in an instant like this. It might feel similar to the Dutch tear, which is made from heated, drizzled glass in the water and cooled rapidly. … so"

And Waltz said unto his sisters, paying with his hand the fragments of the Orihalcon that were attached unto him.

"This, when you add an impact, explodes, so be very careful handling it, okay?

"Ugh, yeah... I'll be careful..."

"Sister ~? Is that a flag ~?

"Do you mean flag... fact? Well, unless you apply a force strong enough to crack a pointed corner, it won't explode, so I think it's okay for normal handling, right? Maybe."

and waltz mouthing irresponsible statements as usual. Nevertheless, now that he knows what to look for, Waltz seems to have decided to deploy a protective gravity field to her when Lucia works on Enchant.

And ——

"Well, finally, Enchant."

--Looks like the Waltz decided to move on to the next task, Enchant.

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When Waltz makes contact, Amber and the others bring Enchant's equipment up to the top of the hill. At that time, Amber and Sophia seemed to notice the crystals of the Orihalcon that were rolling on the ground.

"What is this?

"Gems...?

"This one, Orihalcon."

""... Huh?

"Well, normally, that's how you react, isn't it? But you're not kidding, are you? When I increased the purity of Orihalcon to the limit, it turned into such a jewel-like appearance. It's weird."

"Um, Mr. Waltz? Can I touch this...?

"Yeah, that's good, right?

"... wow"

"You really look like a gem..."

"Yeah, the refractive index is (...) high, so if you sell it as a gem, you'll be treasured.... Well, I think if you try to sharpen it or add a shock, it'll explode"

""... Huh?

The moment I heard Waltz speak, Amber and Sophia solidify with Orihalcon's crystals in their hands. At that time, their complexion changed in an instant because they saw Lucia and Cortex sneering bitterly at their sister's words......

And after Amber and the others gently returned the Orihalcon crystals to their original location... The waltzes went into Enchant's work.