─ ─ As soon as we let Ceres throw up his place, we'll finish Krisfel off.
With that in mind, I look up at the Lattimore Mansion situated in front of me. It is a magnificent yet heavy mansion, only to be described as prestigious.
After overlooking the mansion, I knocked on the door knocker while suppressing my impatience.
"Hey, you've come a long way."
It was Krisfel who greeted me in a light-hearted manner, smiling.
Did you look at me visiting the mansion as promised and get in a good mood? The disturbing atmosphere as before has faded somewhat.
"Come on, come on in"
When Krisfel invited me in, he slowly went down the hallway. Occasionally a different servant looks at me with a surprised look on his face.
Didn't Krisfel tell the servants I was coming today?
With that in mind, I follow Chrisfel quickly as I grasp to move forward.
"Um... where are you going to take me?
When asked so, Krisfel turned around and answered with a slight fish-up of the edge of her lips.
The basement.
"Basement...?
"At first, I asked a researcher I knew to let me use the facility... it would stand out and cause some inconvenience, right? That's why we quickly got equipment in the basement of this mansion."
"I see..."
With that conversation, we went down the long stairs that would follow us underground. Underground peculiar, damp odor pokes his nose.
The two of us kept walking down the underground aisle, and when we got somewhat deeper, Krisfel accidentally pointed to the door that looked forward.
"Oh, I see it. It's that room."
Krisfel walked up to the door, saying so, urging me to enter the room.
When I entered the room as I was told, a few researchers in white and men and women were already waiting.
It's a rash I've never seen in a Wang Du lab that I usually go in and out of. Perhaps they are researchers or something at the local magic institute where Krisfel decided to pile up money to work with them, but you wouldn't want to be involved in an experiment like this no matter how much money they pile up for a normal person.
Even though it is said that the risk of death for humans with high magic power is low, were they in excess trouble to cooperate in a responsible and critical experiment to preserve people's lives? Or is it even gripped by some weakness...?
Either way, they must have thrown away their pride as researchers a long time ago.
"It's a device I got ready in a hurry, but I don't think it's that uncomfortable.... but I don't think you need to worry about that while you're playing Coldsleep."
That said, Krisfel shrugged her shoulders.
Krisfel said this lab was originally a library. They rushed the room and renovated it to make it. For that reason, a beautiful chandelier hangs on the ceiling, and empty bookshelf-like furniture remains unattended in the corner of the room. The centrally placed encapsulated device does not match the interior and gives the impression of being disproportionate.
"─ So. The point is, all we have to do is go inside this capsule together and share the magic with you, right? Let's get this over with. … now, even every minute and second is a waste of time"
"Of course, I intend to."
Even as I learn to be frustrated with Krisfel, who smiled, I ask what I most wanted to hear.
"Before we do that, let me ask you a question. Where is Ceres now?
"Are you asking me that now? I don't know, even after the experiment."
"Really, you're suspicious. When I get here, I won't get away with it. So tell me."
Questioning him again, Krisfel opened his mouth like, oh man.
"She lives peacefully in a small countryside called Forsyth, a peripheral village just opposite the town of Reeve where you now live. With Nate, who you see as your enemy."
……
"As a matter of fact, I went out to the village the other day to scout out how they were... it seemed fun and lived amicably. What am I supposed to say... why don't we just leave them alone now?
I'm not sure if it's to incite me, or if I'm really advising you that from an old man's mind, but Krisfel has made an unexpected suggestion.
But the moment I heard the words, I felt an increasing boiling point of anger in me instead of lending ears to his words.
"... what do you know? Originally, Ceres was a servant of mine. If you were unduly deprived of your servants, it would be perfectly natural to take them back."
"Unfair, hey... if Nate, who took Celeste from you, is out of his mind, what the hell is the trick you've been giving Celeste?
…………
That's what they ask, lean down. I don't know how he looked it up, but he seemed to have a pretty good idea of the tricks I've been doing against Ceres.
But... even if it's immoral. Whatever it is, I can't pull back. So I decided to silence Krisfel without responding in any way to his words.
"... well, fine. I'd be happy if you kept your promise."
When Krisfel finished saying that, he walked over to the researchers and instructed them to open the capsule lid.
The device that's going to get me and Krisfel in now, unlike the regular Coldsleep device, has plenty of room for two humans to get in at the same time.
As Krisfel instructed to go inside the device and lean back, two researchers approached us and attached a headset that looked sturdy to me and Krisfel's head.
When I finished wearing the headset, I was now fitted with something like a wristband with cable on my wrist. At the edge of my vision, I see another researcher attaching an experimental band to Krisfel in the same way.
Together, these are essential for electric shocks to the head and for sharing each other's magic.
Because I had a preliminary knowledge of the Eden Project, I have a good grasp of the experimental procedures. Perhaps now we're all set. All you have to do is close the lid of the device and apply a cold sleep procedure to us, the subjects.
With that in mind, breathe heavily. Although somewhat worrying...... as Krisfel said, it is highly unlikely that anyone with high magic will die in this experiment.
For this reason, there is no need to worry excessively, but there is still no zero chance of death from rejection. So I get better than I need to.
"See you in a week. I told you I didn't need you, but I'll let you play plenty of gratuities."
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I looked out silently to defy Krisfel with a grin on my face and looked up at the ceiling I could see through the glass.
As soon as that happened, the white smoke burst into the apparatus and turned white in front of her. At the same time, my consciousness slowly faded.
Apparently, a cold sleep procedure was applied as planned.