Ippanjin Enpou Yori Kaeru. Mata Hatara Kaneba!

----White Stone Special Steel Research Institute Grand Conference Room A ---

"Despite the holidays, we are gathered here because it is an emergency.This incident was reported by the Headquarters Security Department and we were entrusted with its response.Of course, similar reports have been sent to the government-led cooperation department on the front.They also seem to have certain know-how, and there is a request from you to provide technology.The plan to take your time with the gift from you can be found on the attached page 48 and onwards. "

In the room, the sound of scrolling around the materials that have just been printed sounds small and refreshing.

I've just made a lot of materials with high-speed printers, and the center still feels a little warm.

"... is this an instruction from HQ?"

Among a series of Knight of Light related equipment, a man in charge of spear related positions asks with a slightly dangerous voice tone.

The questioned side shakes its neck.

"No, only before the request for cooperation.I have heard that it is a proposal stage from the other side.This is the only development-related initiative.However, if it is a new development, the wallet comes with a string from the head office. "

"There are places where you can cut costs and places where you can't...!Outsourcing detailed core data is not a good idea! "

Punch and release the materials on the desk.

"... well, that's why. But to be clear, this is our fault.A mistake stemming from our pride in providing equipment to the Knight of Light Speed.It is not an incident. It is not an incident.It's more of an accident than it's already done.An emergency evacuation response by the Knight of Light could have prevented the situation from deteriorating before moving to a serious level.However, it is presumed that it will be difficult to respond at the next occurrence.It is necessary to assume that a similar case will occur and develop a feasible plan to respond and communicate it to headquarters as soon as possible. "

This plan was communicated to everyone by Kobayashi, the chief manager of the "Knight of Light Speed" classified equipment development plan "Back Blacksmith".

"That being said, this is nothing but unexpected."

The voice of disagreement rises.

"It goes without saying that our development resources are just a materialistic approach.However, in this case, This... it's hard to say. "

Those who raised objections drowned.

"... hmm.... well, I can't think of a time it would take to develop equipment that could hurt the Ghost.Because it's a complete spectrum of mystery and miracle, an occult of the opposite of the science we study.This is a situation where even if we are told to take serious measures, we do not even have basic research data.… receive technical advice from government sources that they have know-how, and understand how it works, including technical guidance. Don't you think that the approach is actually a shortcut that looks far away? "

"I don't think it's a bad idea, but there's a problem in some ways.First of all, I don't think that the effectiveness of the know-how of the government can be demonstrated by the case only.Only the catalog specs that come out the worst are the judgment materials.Look, they're giving you the ratings you've been saying. "

Ahhhh, everybody in this room sighs at once.

Catalog specs. Performance shall be demonstrated without any deficiencies. It is an endless dream.

Believe it or not, it depends on your experience of seeing it, actually getting it, and trying to operate it.

I'll say it again and again.

Catalog specs. It's an endless dream.

As a precaution, the goods ordered were carefully specified and received and inspected. Obviously, the size of the standard was different, the material was of low quality and there was a lot of burrs, so I managed to incorporate it and caused a problem.Researchers who don't have this experience haven't even taken the first step yet.

That's why everyone is bracing with a sharp face.

"... as a sample to be provided in advance, can't we investigate?"

"No, who, where, how?Are you going to spend the night in the ruins of the mountains at two o'clock? "

"I've never seen anything like it since I was born.”Ah, except for the Skeleton Warrior. "

"I know you well enough to say that.If you let him tell you, you'll be happy that you can't see.If you dare to go out of your way to see such a thing, it doesn't matter what happens.It's the same in Occult to stay away from dangerous places. "

"Near here is the 20th Old Road in the prefecture....."

"Ah! The tunnel to the dam lake!?That sounds bad.My mom's a little inspired, but she's definitely not going anywhere near evening! "

"I know a bus fisherman who said he'd go early in the morning and definitely come home in the afternoon.It's a good spot for bath-fishing, but let's say it sucks at night. "

Soon, Yan Yan Yan Yan began to turn into a story of a famous local spiritual spot.

You may or may not like such topics, but if you have lived in one place for a long time, nature and one or two of these places are things you know by seeing and hearing.

"Kohhhhhh! Let's get back to it!"

The story of Kobayashi coughing up one thing and derailing returns to the point.

"Even though it has not been a problem until now, I would like to keep a certain distance from the government.As I explained before, the stance after the current Yokozawa regime is unclear.Though not entirely disconnected, our options may be narrowed if policy shifts make technical cooperation impossible.In short, if you stay in control of the core, you'll get the initiative.We also need to think about the horrible thing that's going to happen when we take this thing in. "

"Even if you're on our side now, you don't know the future?"

"That may be the case, it's a matter of risk management.... so I would suggest a different approach for us. "

Kobayashi sat deeply in his chair.

Then nod to the facilitator on the side and he will succeed.

"Now, I would like to propose our future policy.This could be a big factor.Please understand that this is such a suggestion.That's why we're calling it an emergency. "

The temperatures in the room tingled slightly, just to put it bluntly.

Is it true that something so big will be announced here?

"We will first bring the 'demonstration test machine', which is the policy, into this conference room.As for the demonstration test machine (prototype), it was finished with penetration work after the encounter between "Ghost" and "Knight".So we can't just use this for combat activities.Please take a look at the assumption that you will need to develop a successor to brush this up during actual operation. "

The conference room door opens, and large materials are brought in by two people.There is a sheet on the material and it is impossible to check what it is with the form.

"Forget the extra gear.We've just come to a conclusion on how to decentralize the factory. "

That said, I recently became the manager of loading and unloading supply parts such as bulky parts in the third storage warehouse and spare parts that succeeded in creating a space by removing the vehicle "Snomata" equipped with emergency deployment equipment for temporary bases.I teamed up with the Asset Management Materials Department, stabbed Kobayashi's defenseless back in an ambush and sprung it out, fearing that the space in Tiger Noko's warehouse would be filled again.

"No, it's not our factory, it's the other side of the development.We plan to conduct demonstration tests in the city's facilities.The demonstration test machine (prototype) we brought in this time will also be used for data collection there.We can't waste as much material as we can.... "

I scratched my head with the buttocks of the ballpoint pen I held in my hand.

Lock the caster of the trolley carrying the transported material, make sure it does not move, and then remove its cover.

After the momentum has been removed, young people have all surrounding luxury gaming chairs and older people have seats reminiscent of the large boarding enclosure of the old good Gamsen arcade game.

Some cords stretched from the seat and connected to the monitor and PC, but the first was a case where several cables were connected between the seat and electronics.

The front of the case is covered with transparent tempered glass, so the contents can be checked from the outside.

Inside was an old leather bookcover.However, it is obviously not suitable for normal use due to its pronounced marks with magic or a thin red pencil, as well as multiple cutting and stitching marks.

"... what is that?"

Only the leather bookcovers are heterogeneous to the surrounding mechanical items.

The staff representative of all the questions raised their voices.

"We will now demonstrate the details.Question is after you've seen it. "

The facilitator responded with a subtle line as to whether it was an answer or not, prompting the staff carrying the demonstration machine to move forward.

Then, when one of the staff members sits in the seat of the enclosure, he takes off his coat and takes off his T-shirt.Grabbed a glove that covered her elbow while she was in the seat and put it on her right arm.

From the glove there is a cable connected to the electrode, which is directly connected to the earlier case.

Behind the person sitting is a person involved in adjusting the demonstration machine.

The staff member, who eventually decided that there was no problem, gave an OK sign to the man who was sitting in the seat and checking the glove connection.

"... then, if there's no problem, let's get started"

"Yes, fuuuuuu...."

A man breathing heavily raised his left hand.There is nothing on your hand and it is bare.

He spoke in a slow and firm voice.

"Light the night road, Hikarino Tane"

The moment you say that word, the case with the bookcover that is directly connected to the glove glows pale.

As long as that is all, it can be said that it is one of the strange lighting equipment.

Because it is an era where voice-responsive lighting using AI can be turned on and off, air conditioning can be turned on and off, and television programs can be recorded.

But everybody stopped at the scene.

"Ooh... is that some kind of magic trick?Ah, really? "

"Well, I guess...I can't say for sure. "

Then the scene was annoyed by the man sitting on the demonstration machine's raised left hand, which was not wearing anything.

A ball of light less than three centimeters in diameter floating about fifteen centimeters above its palm.

It is a ball of light that emits sparkling light alone that ensures the same number of lumens as a typical LED light.

Naturally, no such thing existed until now.

It is confirmed by everyone on the spot that he appeared with the pale glow of the case the moment he emitted that magical word in the seat.

The ball of light began to flash in front of everyone confused about how to react.

I wondered what happened, and the ball of light disappeared, and the light in the case stopped.And then there was a heavy sound.

The man sitting in the seat kept his whole body in that chair, and he kept breathing like he was running at full speed.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"Hah, hah, hah... ah, okay. But I'll ask you to show me again."

Receive water from a staff member speaking up and drink it snugly.

In the meantime, the staff remove the glove from the man's right arm, peek inside, and check the electrodes.

"Well, what you just saw....."

Kobayashi gazed at the timing and shouted in front of everyone who was a little paranoid.

And everyone pays attention and Kobayashi releases the following words.

"Just in case, this isn't magic.And it's not a strange lighting system, and of course it's not a plaything to unload in a funny theme park. "

A word-of-mouth wording.

Everyone waits for Kobayashi's word.

"The name of this demonstration testing machine is' Lost Technology in Limited Circumstances: A Demonstration Machine for Reproduction by a Scientific Approach Through a Specific Catalyst for the Provisional Name 'Magic'."That's the prototype. … If we describe it in such a clumsy way, we are incomplete, but I think we have probably succeeded in replicating the concept of 'magic' in this modern society with a scientific approach. "

For a moment, time passes to understand what everyone is saying.

And after that, everyone boils with understanding.

Whoa...!!!

Well, how!

"Magic is the energy of the light source earlier!!That's what this is all about!!? "

"Oh, that case! Please explain that case!"

"Disclose your analytics data!I would have gotten a log on the current phenomenon! "

Half of those who sat in front of Kobayashi crawl into demonstration testing machines (prototypes).

The staff member in front of the demonstration testing machine (prototype) stopped the wave of responsible personnel.

"Ah, well, that's how it is.This is our approach. In other words, research on the scientific reproduction of "magic technology" and its stable operation.The results are then fed back to the Knight of Light related equipment.I'm thinking about taking this forward.I think there are some questions, but I will answer as many as I can.We have time. Let's get back to our seats and calm down. "

Everyone returns to their seats in Kobayashi's words.

And he who came back raised his hand with me first.

Kobayashi will open it.

"This is an approach that we thought apart from the government, but from which sectors is technology development coming?It's too different from what we do. "

"... the subject of development is a proposal from a department mainly concerned with design.And I've put it here in the form of reusing the supplies provided by my collaborators and the head office. "

"Collaborators, deliverables?"

"Oh, that collaborator has developed or reproduced a prototype for this demonstration testing machine."

"Who the hell is that?I think it will require deep knowledge of the magic that should have been lost, that is to say the occult, and a lot of science and technology. "

Kobayashi sighs one at a time.

"One of our collaborators is Dr. White Run, the authoritative armor suit developer.And some of them may have met..... "

Kobayashi looks at the materials at hand and tells everyone.

"The other one is troubled by the lack of a name.He wants me to call him "The Rushing Demon King."