The Branded Female Fencer

Then for a while Kazas began to explore the cave even alone. When I wake up for dinner in the morning, I go out with lunch. And I went back late at night, and sometimes I didn't.

We were all worried about how that was going, but only Miranda,

"You got a face as a researcher. That's what researchers are for. If you're passionate, the voices around you won't go into your ears."

And it didn't. Miranda herself is a researcher, so maybe I can see his mood.

So one day, a few days later, Kazas was talking to Faranx about something. And then I called everyone.

"Gentlemen, may I have a moment?

The look on Kazas's face was as serious as I've ever seen. I felt something unsatisfactory in that look, and everyone was gathered together as Kazas urged me to.

And run the horse for about 10 minutes. The Alphilis, who were dawning in training, were surprised by the size of this cave even here, but still more so for Kazas and Uti. And when you stop at a certain place, Kazas shows a part of the wall.

"Right here."

What Kazas showed was where the wall collapsed, no, I guess Kazas collapsed. There are signs of collapse of soil, tree roots, and even rock beds. From there I could see a milky white, no, pale or glowing wall like silver. To that otherwise demonic sight, it was Miranda who threw the question first.

"Kazas, what's this?

"Come on?"

But Kazas returned the question in doubt. Everyone turned a blind eye to Kazas' unsatisfactory reply.

"Come on, are you trying to show the Atassis something you don't even know what you're doing?

"Because I don't know. Because, you know, I've found out by not knowing this."

"Do you know who you are?

"No... I want Mr. Fenna to look into it a little bit."

"Is that me?

Fenna is pointing at herself and making me wonder.

"Yeah. I just kind of know the results, just to make sure. Can you give me an analysis of this wall? I was wondering if Mr. Fenna could manipulate earthly and metallic magic."

"Okay."

If that's the case, Fenna put her hand on the wall and started looking into something. Minutes to do so. Fenna's face is gradually getting steeper and she's starting to sweat on her forehead. After a few more minutes, Phew, and one sigh, Fenna looks back and finishes her examination.

"How was it? What metal, do you see?

"No... it's refreshing what metal. I've never done this before, I'm sorry."

"Is it still..."

"Could Kazas have assumed this result?

"Yeah, because it was metal that didn't have a single burn mark on it."

Kazas makes a hell of a confession, but Miranda accidentally went in.

"Hey, gunpowder in the cave, what a danger..."

"I think about the right amount."

"Hey, what do you mean?

A hazy alphilis asks. Fenna answered the question.

"Look, Alfie, I'm a clan that manipulates ore magic. The Royal Family of Seekers originally excelled in such training techniques, and I am very familiar with the ore, including myself. But here's the metal that I can't analyze."

"Gem fakes fool me, though."

"Ugh..."

"That would be a matter of personality. By the way, the same thing as this has been found in all eight places we've looked over the last few days. All directions and distances vary. In other words, there is a high probability that this entire cave is covered with this metal."

Kazas continues. Miranda somehow seemed to have guessed what the story was about, but she was refreshed by the rest of her people.

"But from here on out, can I tell you something... Faranx, are you sure?

"... fine. I guess one day it'll be something to brighten up. I don't mind talking to these people."

"I'm afraid so."

Kazas keeps it for a while. I can't hide the color of anticipation and nervousness in my expression.

"My specialty is archaeology... and I believe that its greatest proposition is to 'unravel the origins of life'. First of all, the strange thing about me poking around academically was that I sometimes see things in the ruins that I don't know who made them."

"Unknown?"

"Yep. Dwarves, elves, giants... they also make ruins, which are older than humans, but their architectural style is similar to each race, and each is so distinctive that it's easy to understand. But when we looked at it, we found that even they had a kind of temple, a divine sword and a demon sword, that they worshipped as something older."

"... Really?

"Yes. Then only dragon species older than them are now identified, so it was thought that those kinds of things were by dragons..."

"Are you saying it's not?

Miranda has a serious look on her face. I guess this is an interesting topic for her as well.

"I guess not."

"On what grounds?

"This ruin is too big. I just asked Faranx that the road is 200 km east and west and 100 km north and south. And I haven't checked, but I suspect it's probably pretty deep underground, too."

"There's actually an underground, as Kazas put it, but the eagle sealed it. Because the claws of the eagle and the flames were roaming. Because of the extra danger, we sealed it so it wouldn't come out on the ground. In the first place, there were not many signs that appeared, and he was a habitual owner who attacked those who approached him."

"Then you're extra right. It is now assumed that not 10 dragons remain in the world to say dragons that solve humanities. Wouldn't it be laboriously impossible to build this ruin with 10 heads?

Kazas' hypothesis is bold, and in academia and elsewhere he will be laughed at as absurd. But the Kazas hypothesis sounded oddly convincing to Miranda, who lived 300 years and was more exposed to the 'world' than the average scholar.

"Oh, my God... but one theory says that the current Fei Long is what the dragon degenerated, and all the dragons used to suppose to solve the humanistic language, right? If you're right, if the dragons do it all..."

"Sure, that possibility is undeniable, but there are other theories, one that solves the current human language and the other that dragons exercised by humans, such as flying dragons, are a completely different species as organisms. Although I can't say anything about this because there are no dragon specimens that biologically decode the humanities. It is true that the theory that Miranda said is powerful, but in my opinion it is the latter that is credible as a theory. If the latter further hypothesizes that it is correct... I think that there might have been an Almighty creature on this continent, once called God."

"What God..."

Everyone is pompous about the story that's grown up. But Faranx seemed to have somehow anticipated the answer.

Continued