Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai
Episode 287: The Eye of the Bird
"Hey, Lem, what about Mae?"
Full and Rem shook their heads small.
"Hmm, I guess I can't... but it's enough just to realize that I'm definitely on the same level."
Unfortunately, you shouldn't be in a hurry.As I told myself, I spread my magic to the training team and concentrated on my work.
Momokawa, are you still awake?
"Hayama-kun."
I just woke up in the bathroom.
Hayama-kun called out to me when I was facing the smelter until midnight. [M]
At the current temporary subway home (tentative name), everyone sleeps quietly shaken by hammocks.Only me and Lem are awake, asking for watch.
Only our voice echoes slightly in the cold hall of the concrete stripping wind.
Hey Momokawa
"Come on, I just wanted someone to talk to to to change my mood."
Next to me, I invite you to a fur mattress instead of a cushion.At the same time, I'll brew herbal tea modoki that I'm completely used to.
Hayama-kun said after putting a sip on a cup of hot water. [M]
"Somehow, I really thought someone was dead."
By the time we met, we had already told our classmates that many were dead.
Since he fell into this strange world, he has suffered so many deaths that he has suffered serious injuries that he loses his right arm.
I can't tell you what I really think about people dying anymore... even though it's not very nice.
"The sidewalk died the other day."
"No, he was already a monster completely...."
It's impossible to treat them as human beings.Probably wasn't as human as he was in this other world.
"Then I heard about them, and it was really like killing each other in my class."
"Yes, but I'm not going to forgive any more killings."
"That's why you're going to... kill the little birdie?"
"Yeah, I'll kill him. Don't worry, Hayama-kun won't kill you."
"Stupid bastard! In this situation, I'm going to do it-----"
"--It's okay, people don't have to be killed."
With such trembling hands, you'll go crazy on your hands.
Gently touching Hayama-kun's trembling left hand, I pulled my hand back, as I noticed by now.
You don't have to be so embarrassed.
Hayama-kun held the feeling that he was really killing each other with his classmates from the bottom of his heart when he saw the five people being chased away.Because killing people and being killed are both scary and terrifying.
"But you...."
"Yes, I'm killing people.There are already many of them. "
There is no hesitation in dealing with another evil traitor, the Little Bird Game.
It's a little different from getting used to it.I'm sure there's a compromise in me against killing people.
I'm the Wizard.They can curse and kill people.
Hayama-kun, are you afraid of me?
You think it's a psychopath who can kill without a problem?Or can we say it was an experience we couldn't help but experience in this extreme environment?
But when I met you, it was on purpose that I didn't tell you that I was killing people.I don't think I can help feeling deceived.
"Don't underestimate me, Momokawa. You saved my life."
"It's mutual, isn't it? Hayama-kun couldn't have come this far without him."
"If I were alone, I'd end up dead somewhere with Kinako and Benigno on my way."
I wonder.If you hadn't met me, you'd still be traveling in the woods together. [M]
I am aware of your involvement in a more dangerous battle.
"Besides, it's not just me. I thought you were the one who baked them."
"It's not a big deal.Because we're friends, we're just doing what's natural. "
"We've all never talked to you and Lok in our class, just them.This kind of thing is gathered together, and now it's wrapped around the peach river... wow, you are.He's amazing, I really think so.We've come this far together, and we've made our own decisions.That's why I believe you. "
"... if you say that to me now, it'll illuminate you."
Seriously. I don't know, this guy feels straight, unlike Mae and Apricot?You really stink. I told you, you're not getting compliments.
"What, are you really illuminated?You have a lovely cousin. "
Saying so, Hayama-kun strokes my head.
Mmm, this exquisite stroke!I'm just moaning around with Kinako and Benigno all the time....
"But thank you very much. That's what I'm most glad to hear."
Well, if only everyone in my class could get wet.
"Absolutely."
I'll keep this trap clean.As a magician, I have to curse and kill the birds to match the suffering of hell.
"So, what are you going to do about it?Goma is the kingdom, and those who are with the birds are hostile to you, right? "
"What do you think Hayama-kun should do?"
Eh?
"Specifically, what should we do first in this situation from tomorrow?"
When I answered the question, Hayama-kun began to seriously say, "Hmm."
But sometimes I think it's good.Not only do you follow orders and promises, but you also think of your best hand.
In this place, the river was superior to the ground... no, that's why it was first erased by a bird trip.
"Hmm... I guess I have to go hunting because five people have become more dependent."
"Sure, that's what you need."
If you're hungry, you can fight.But Roylops is loaded with a lot of preserved food, so today and tomorrow, the food won't run out.
Besides, this is a jungle of vegetation very similar to the deserted island area.It is confirmed that there are abundant hunting prey and plants that can be harvested.Yes, there is no need to move in such a hurry to secure food.
I don't know, but then why were those five so hungry?You're a totally caring classmate.
"So what are you going to do after all?"
"It's not that big a deal, but... it's information gathering."
Especially in situations like this one.
The biggest aim is definitely to catch them with a bird tour hidden somewhere in this lowest neighborhood, Aoi Mae Harem. According to the testimonies of five people, Mae is in the ruins together, so she is still accompanying Aoi Mae to the party.
And the other thing is that it's an area where an unprecedented huge enemy force, the Kingdom of Goma, is jumping off the beam.Their pursuit forces will need to gather information within the Kingdom to infiltrate the Central Tower, of course.
It would be easiest to sneak in without finding both goats, but if the security is too tight and impossible, it may be necessary to launch a massive battle.
If that happens, we need all kinds of information to plan the operation.
Well then, why don't you just fly the birds and scout them like you always do?
"Basically, that's the main thing, but there seems to be a place where we can get all the information at once."
"How could there be such a convenient place?"
"It's a tower that little birds have accessed."
That's why I came here the next day.
Hey, Stream is Lem Bird's aerial scouting capability.Early on, they discovered the Tower of Examples and the place they thought they were.
There are five members heading to the tower.The body of the lem transformed into an alpha and me on it.An apricot on a grilin. Then, Ueda and Yoshizaki.
These two are not so accustomed to riding, but as avant-garde fighters in the first place, they have fast feet, so they are proud of the speed at which riding is not necessary.In the unlikely event that I encountered a Goma unit or an unexpectedly powerful monster, I was able to escape quickly.
"No doubt, this is our tower."
"Looks like it to me."
Once you get into the entrance, there are traces of intense fighting and thirsty but friendly blood stains.Over the past few days, I have spoken eloquently about the battles that have taken place in this place.
"Mari, are you okay?"
"... apricot, if you hadn't stayed with me, I might have been a little fucked up"
This is where Nonomiya-san was fatally wounded.
Yoshizaki's complexion is not very good.An apricot stood next to her and held her hand.
Ueda-kun, do we have hands too?
"Hey, you, I'm not a blown ass either."
I'm really worried about you.
Nakai was also killed by Zagan on this spot.It seems that there were two immediate deaths... but Zagan seems to be a different opponent to Nakai, who was already a skilled "warrior", who died immediately.
Well, I can't help feeling sentimental at the entrance.
I don't know when trouble will happen, so let's get this done.
"Good job, you're lucky. There's a whole lot of your stuff left."
While exploring the tower asking Ueda about the situation at the time, he discovered that there was a lot of luggage left in the room that was used as a luggage storage area.
"Oh, my phone!?"
There's also my smartphone!
Check your luggage first, you modern kid.
But I left it for a few days, so naturally the battery was zero.The charger was in the possession of a little birdie, so it should never start again... but I have a Spiritualist here.Lightning Spirit, please.
"Yes, my phone is still there!"
Ah, the apricot left, but you brought it with you.In Nonomiya-san's luggage, there is an apricot smartphone, and I am impressed by my friend's concern.
So, maybe my gala too!?
Oh, my cherry blossom broke me.I haven't forgiven you yet, cherry blossoms.
"I'm lucky I still have my luggage...."
I feel a little uncomfortable not being caught at all by the goma.
No, I guess not. Probably because I was obsessed with chasing everyone who escaped.What a fool they are to leave behind a chunk of information about enemy luggage.
But that's also true. The basic Goma's intellect is primitive enough to make stoneware.There are some exceptions, Omar and Zagan, but no matter how smart a leader may be, Goma's intelligence does not improve.
In other words, the tactical functioning of Goma groups, like the human army, is within the reach of intelligent leaders.There is no one but the leader who can assign tasks that require brains.
So, after the ambush on the enemy's base, there's no one who can think of anything like fishing for enemy luggage and analyzing information.
In the meantime, shall I leave all my luggage in Grillin?
It's convenient to have a large car like Grimgor at times like these.No matter how powerful and speedy an avant-garde warrior is, it's hard to ask him to carry a large luggage and run.
Restart your Tower exploration after an unscheduled harvest.
There are no reports of abnormalities from the surrounding rem birds.There will still be some time to look into it.
"Here it is. I was just looking at the pedestal, and I was playing with it to find out what bird games were."
It's a familiar tablet console.
There was exactly the same thing there as the altar in the tower that made me decide to cross the mountain shortcut. [M]
It wasn't pretending that the little bird game played with him, but really accessed it and gathered information.That way, he's still alive, and then I can get some information out of him.
"Now, give me some wonderful information-----"
First, the same hologram map as before is expanded.
"Oops!?"
"I've never seen this before."
Oh, speaking of which, bird play turned off the holographic display so that no one could see it when playing with the tablet to prevent information leakage.
You, if someone else could decipher this ancient language and let me show you the hologram, you'd be quick to find out.Yama-jung or something, maybe we can start it up normally.
"The more -- is there a temple gate here?"
The projected hologram map shows a large overall view of the area.At that point, you can see the central tower standing in the middle.The plane that constitutes the area and the tower that penetrates its center are shaped like solitude.
Yes, the tower stretches not only up, but also down.
At the bottom of the hierarchy, an icon indicating a special reaction was lit.
"After all, the tower doesn't climb, it's the right thing to do."
However, although it is said to be the lowest level area, there is a certain amount of space around the deep part of the tower with the heavenly gate.
A radius of about one kilometer from the tower is a cylindrical space that extends directly below.
Does that mean that the Kingdom of Goma, which extends around the tower, was just built on the ceiling?If we drop it, we can wipe it out easily, but there's no way to destroy the ancient structures, so it's impossible.
"I wonder if the Goma Kingdom is missing... because of its original structure."
The update of map data seems to be far from ancient.
A closer look at the holographic map reveals that the whole area was originally a fairly large city.Most of them were swallowed up by the jungle, and it seemed that the buildings had returned to the earth without even remaining, but like the ruins of the city where the five people were attacked, there seemed to be places that left a shadow at that time.
"Oh, you can see our underground tunnels."
When enlarged, there were also underground tunnels stretched like spider webs running underground in the lowest reaches.
If it's so complicated, won't you be able to get rid of the goma?
But it's too complicated to remember just by looking at it.There's a limit to what you can copy in your notebook.
"Hey, you got any batteries left on your apricot phone?"
"We turned off our power, so we still have a little bit left."
Well, can you shoot this map for me?
"Okay, leave it to me, I'm good at that kind of thing --yay!"
"No, it's not a selfie, just a map."
You don't have to look at yourself in the face.Yoshizaki-san doesn't want to be seen with you.
Now that the battery is dead, we need to charge it and go back to shooting again!
"... well, I guess this is the right thing to do."
After all, I borrowed my phone and took it myself.It was faster and more accurate.
First of all, we can keep the map information close to the entire map, around the tower, east, west, north and south of the area, and the underground tunnel.
Combined with Lem's reconnaissance information, we should be able to get a more accurate view of the topography and status of the area.
"Hey Momokawa, do you know where we left off?"
"Surely you came in from a cave around here?"
From the tower in its current position, the location of the cave that they would have escaped into at that time could be readily determined.
Certainly, the cave is deep enough to meet other tunnels or caves....
There's no sign of that facility.
"Isn't it somewhere else?"
"No, it's probably... the location of the facility is hidden."
Perhaps the information available on this tablet console was once freely accessible to the public when people lived here.
However, not all information should be disclosed to the public.The information about the facility that would be in trouble if it were leaked is obvious, but it must have been ancient.
For example, a military facility.
"If the hideout for bird games is a military facility, they may bring out ancient weapons..."
What am I supposed to do if I come out with a giant robot or something?If such a science fiction weapon appeared, I might regret it and die. [M]I want a private jet, too.
Well then, why don't you go there and check it out?Wouldn't you be able to open that gate? "
"Well, there's definitely a defense weapon at the entrance to the military facility.I don't want to be shot and killed by a beam. "
If you chose a bird trip and escaped, you'll be safe like a goma.The perimeter of the facility seems to be under surveillance, and as soon as they find out who we are, it looks like it's going to be eliminated --
"Wait, surveillance..."
I closed the hologram for a while.
Stone slabs are scrolling around like magical formations, projecting holographic monitors instead of maps.
What I draw there is a list of characters that I can't decipher half.I think that various functions other than the map display on this tablet can be selected, but I hardly understand it at my ancient language decoding level.
I don't know... but I noticed.
This tablet console now has almost all of its features turned off.Map information is only active if we use it.
Ancient humans also have similar sensitivities to Earth humans, or the active function is displayed in green glowing letters.
On the other hand, it is presumed that the display in red is off.
In addition to the maps, some mysterious green lit features have been turned on...
"--Birds, you're watching."
No answer, but I said it with certainty.
Among the green characters that are turned on, the words that barely I can read are "see," "pupils," "place," "send," "secret," and so on.
What comes to mind from these is surveillance.
Perhaps there are surveillance cameras all over this ancient site.It may be the magic of surveillance, but that doesn't matter.
Anyway, we can use the ability to see from afar how things are going elsewhere.
Bird trips are a lurking facility, and they should be watching the surveillance footage to explore the trends of the goma.And he'll look stunned about us when he shows his face in this tower.
Damn, it was an important information advantage that the bird playside didn't know that I had arrived in this area and was able to join the five banished people, but... if they found out, there was no other way.
"What's the matter, pull out your face, you dragging bitch?Nh, what are you freaking out about, wise man?Then pray to the goddess of the fucking bitch you worship.I'm going to hunt you down.Never let him escape. I told you, I will curse and kill you. "
Well, here's what the message should look like.
Now, let's get laid before the little bird finds out that it exists and doesn't bother you a bit.