Saikyou Mahoushi no Inton Keikaku

The Great First Step

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Approximately two months after the strength test at the college.

This base was named [Wiktor] for convenience. Much maintained, it was now turning into one city - Castle Fort. Inside such a noisy pseudo-protective wall in the early morning of [Wictre].

Ars and Loki were still in the outside world. The biggest reason for this is that this place is best suited for him to study right now.

What Ars is studying is a pseudo protective wall called [Second Babel] installed at this base.

I guess Ars won't leave the base without clearing this.

Everything is getting ready.

Large monitors were installed at the research facility created for Ars as its final stage, with countless divided screens coming at each end. That number alone will have thirty.

The researchers shown there, what they call authority in academia, are relayed around Ars in the face of tension.

Leaks joy in a job that satisfies an old man in an international year with a bald head only at the top of his head.

"Lord Ars, thank you for such an honorable job."

Beyond the screen, each researcher nodded with a full look. Beyond this screen is a second... no [third Babel] made in each country waiting to be put into operation.

These researchers are the lead researchers of at least five [Babels] established in their country. It is the old man who has now thanked Ars for directing it inside.

And the construction of what is arguably the most important system is left to Ars. They were responsible for coordinating detailed parts, from construction to the construction of circuits, etc. at the site, based on the materials presented by Ars.

Ars sits in front of a large monitor and says, "It's still early," giving it back without incident.

Behind his back, Loki shuts up to wish him success. But naturally there was no such thing as just the two of us.

There are dozens of researchers around, [third babel] set up in seven countries here, such as monitors, one in this base set up on a trial basis in addition to thirty-five units, recording and grasping the operating status and data of all thirty-six units.

As you can see, Ars spoke of improvements to the general design with the traditional [second Babel].

"Exactly the part to be compensated by pseudo-magic could be eliminated by setting up a supply source in a separate tank, but not as a protective wall but as operating energy. Speaking of pivotal parts, it takes pure magic generated by a magician. Exceptionally better fuel than the old one."

"What do you say? That was decided to be realistically impossible. Above all, it performs thirty times better than the old one, up to less than half as far as fuel consumption is concerned... no, there's no such thing as hat removal. Even if you quote cheap, you can say that you have developed modern magic for ten years."

Female researchers also voiced praise to follow the old man.

"As far as the idea of a resident protective wall surgery ceremony was concerned, it was even said to be impossible. It made it possible for me to throw a spoon once, and that's exactly what it's like to be a researcher."

"Anyway, I didn't see any disturbances in the operation already in the commissioning, and not there..."

She was stroking a beard fixed by another man on the monitor next to a female researcher. It is Iberis he is in charge of. Below it are the researchers who tell him about the status of each laboratory he is in charge of.

I told him about this situation as I watched the screen of the man who cleaned himself up for today.

"Oh, we haven't had a big problem in two months already"

Ooh! More exclamation overlaps through the screen.

"Nevertheless. It's here with adjustments, so accurate empirical data is not enough. Well, this is all going to mean while it's running."

"Al, it's time..."

Looks like a long story has passed. Loki tells me the scheduled time is approaching. There was an expression that could be taken as anxiety or anticipation, no. I simply told him a faceless, clerical thing.

But I can hear the bounce of voices that I can't even hide.

"Okay, let's get started. You know that failure is the source of success. I want to gather the wisdom of mankind and spare the laughter."

Pinching a small laugh, Ars sharply puts the entire screen in sight.

The researchers' faces changed for the first time here. Whether to be a success or a failure, if this is going to work, we have to review it from scratch. Then it will take a few years.

Not to mention the enormous cost of even building one of these. Still worth the cost, it took shape for more results.

The majority of the funds Ars gave to Iliis have been poured over here.

All ready and waiting was only for the signal given by Ars. But Toru himself tells the decree at its beginning so easily that everyone claps out without any emotion.

"All Groups Operating"

Words abruptly uttered without second reading. But none lagged behind as one.

Voices fly around communicating operational status, and a large monitor shown directly in front of the Ars confirms all operational.

Pseudo-magic is generated and circulated in the power reactor. And the task of deciphering the magic formula began with the magic of accumulating a protective wall that could not be replaced by pseudo-magic.

In seconds of things, all magic formulas move into a standby state, building protective walls.

The researchers, who were sequentially checking the situation, shout out loud that they were likely to leak outside.

"Twenty-two... thirty... thirty-five, all protective wall deployments confirmed. No delay, no disturbance, normal, normal rinse!!

Ars rose from his chair and turned one back as he was wrapped in joy.

Blessed voices are also heard in Ars today, even if they say they are in the middle of the road. An old man's voice, the research chief, was quietly thrown on his back like that.

"Are you going?"

"That's why I bothered to spend months researching seven troublesome..."

Don't even look back, stop. Ars has only seen it before so much that he doesn't know who it is in response to. And after a beat, he resumed his steps. [Third Babel] was able to manufacture it because we could figure out Babel's system. But that's not a imitation of [Babel's Tower], as long as it can be substituted. More importantly, anything is good as long as it's something that even demons can retreat from.

So these researchers don't know anything about the white tower that can be found in the middle of the survival zone - and even the vast array of materials [Babel Tower] sent to Ars.

In that dossier were elaborate blueprints of the tower and theories of constructing protective walls to exit demons. However, the core part is not cleverly touched upon. Even if you make it like this material, you can just make a babell full of shapes.

Still, even if it weren't for this dossier, even though Ars would not have been able to assemble the system in this short period of time.

The researcher who noticed this one would make him stop walking. I dropped him off by swallowing his voice.

"Stage two has been achieved."

"Yes, but I don't think they'll take any action."

Loki, anxiously speaking of concern next door, is ready to fight. Regardless, Ars also expected to have at least an AWR but never actually use it.

"It won't. I'm trying not to."

"... have you proceeded to talk without me again?

The pale and unchallenged voice is also a sign of the loneliness with which Loki is not heard. Still, I guess I've gotten used to it.

In a gap where Ars is jammed with words.

"Yeah, I know. Well, Al's gonna stick around and forget about it, right? You never told me because you made trouble (...)"

"Oh...... of course, yes. I mean, you just didn't happen to be there... and you look so happy."

"Is it?

I guess I left it to my unconsciously bouncing mind. Still, Loki never weighed herself in trivial meanness.

Let's go.

"Ha!!