One season has passed since the end of the battle between the Rhodelia Kingdom and the Five Allies.
In the general's office at the Imperial Castle, a female general called Ferocious Butterfly (today) asked with a grumpy expression.
"You said no?" The compensation amount was presented as instructed, right? "
"Yes, yes. As General Jeriah said, I have prepared five times more than usual..."
It is the middle-aged civil servant who answers in a frightened manner while sweating.
Even though the opponent was a strangely old woman, her strength and relentless behavior towards her adversary were well known in the Royal Palace.
You probably think it's unbearable to be disposed of by buying a displeasure.
The civil servant was putting more nervousness into his body than was necessary.
You're a mercenary, so you can spend your money and shake your tail.
A civil servant jumped up his shoulders as he saw Jerry expressing frustration.
Jeriah was always in a bad mood here.
The wound on the cheek that was applied in the last battle was already healed without any marks (afterwards), but the pride that was also damaged has not been healed yet.
I talked about using it to crush my allies in the next battle, but it seemed like they were on the alert.He didn't shake his head vertically for a broken reward.
It was Jerry who had been holding his eyebrows up for a while, but when he raised his eyelids, he gave new instructions to the civil servant.
"... I can't help it." I'm going to hide Rhodelia's name. "
"Does that change the diagnosis?"
"Yes. The job is... yes, if it means raiding the research base of the Kingdom of Rhodelia, it's going to be a bite."Sometimes it's just the right place. "
Perhaps it's just the right place...... Is it a special class laboratory?
Geria finally smiled at the civil servant who was curving her face.
"I like people with good intellect."You're right, it's an undisputed kingdom facility, and if you attack it, you'll eat it without a reward increase.You wouldn't expect your client to have the task of raiding our facility. "
Well, that's right.
Well then, let's arrange for a request.You can decide on the details later, because I'll be sending people to the lab, but don't let them understand that it's a request from Rhodelia. "
Aha, I understand.
After responding with a slightly uncomfortable look, Jerry calls out for the civilian who tried to leave the office.
Ah, the director must have been climbing the castle by now, so tell him to look for it and come to me.
"Ugh... you want that gnome?"
The civil servant uncovers his tired heart without covering his face.
"Yes, if you understand, you should go."
A few moments after the civil servant left the office to be driven away, a person came to visit Jeriah.
"Hiiiiiiiiiiii, I heard you, General."Somehow I could invite mercenaries to the lab and hold a fresh blood feast? "
It is the tall, junior man who makes a giggling noise.
An intense stubborn hair wrapped around her head, and because of its color, it looked as if she had wiped all over her hair with a fire.
He is the director of the research institute that appeared in the conversation with the civil servant.
"Huh? Is the director against it?"
"No, no, no, no. Isn't that good?Isn't it interesting?This is an exceptional opportunity to show the strength of the strange soldiers I raised from the salt.I would definitely like to see the battle as well. "
The director answered with a slightly sticky tone.
Excellent as a researcher. Even as the head of the organization, he reached the point.But as a person, I was disqualified. That is the public's appreciation of him.
It was a race that had no place to grab, and it was called a freak, to put it mysteriously.
"Yes, that's fine." It saves the hassle of replacing the neck of the director.Well, I'll rebuild the laboratory itself, so let's make sure you're completely rampant. "
The director laughs as he hiccups.
If I had given the wrong answer, I would have lost my job, and I would have realized my crisis, but I didn't care, so I continued the conversation.
"If the legendary Wisteria Mercenary Corps is strong enough, it must be a sight to behold."
Is he famous?
"Oh, isn't the general very interested?"I'm not familiar with it either, but it seems that it's famous among mercenaries as a powerful mercenary corps. "
"Hmm. Well, either is fine."It's a mercenary group that will soon disappear. "
Mercenaries and other things come out of the water as long as you pay them.I didn't think that Jerry would be interested in the Director's story.
More than that, General.
The director suddenly changes the subject.
It's interesting that the experimental object sent to the surface of the water is interesting.
The Director brings out his own business without any hesitation, even though he is called in by his superior, Jeriah.
For a moment, I felt uncomfortable with the director's lack of courtesy, and Jerry knew that was who he was.
Jerry was intrigued by his story because he knew that the man in front of him, unlike a soldier or a mercenary, was an incompetent man.
An experimental subject?
Yeah, yeah. I tried to send in a Nedulo with all his legs cut off, but even though he didn't have any legs, it was already a big deal ~
What's the big deal? Nedulo lost his leg?
"Yes, yes, yes, that's right.It seems that there are multiple countries on the surface of the water, but one of them lost its legs and was destroyed by Neduro, who could only do this. It's already a masterpiece. "
"Isn't that...... that Neduro was a special individual?"
Even though Geria turned her eyes full of light, the station director's expression remained calm.
“That's what I'm talking about. That's what we thought, and we've already sent it in.This time, keep the younger individual satisfied with the five bodies.Then, and then... hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
"Don't laugh on your own, just talk to me."
Oh, excuse me. Excuse me.
As expected, the director succinctly apologized, judging that it might hurt the mood of the superior.
But it was only for a short blink.
He immediately smiles and continues to speak.
"Nnnh, what! Neduro has destroyed three countries in one.It was a big fuss that the Demon King appeared there.What a ridiculous thing to watch. "
"Neduro, do you want to destroy three countries?"Are you kidding me? "
Jerry asks if the bath is spread too far.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.It seems that there are so many fragile creatures in that world.Whether you're a beast or a person, Neduro doesn't seem to have any hands or feet at all. "
But in the end, was Neduro subdued?
"Died of longevity."
Yes?
Jeriah's eyes were dotted with the answer, which was about to return in inches.
Nedulo didn't have to be subdued by anyone, but after all, he ransacked his surroundings until he died in his lifetime ~
"... you sent a young individual, didn't you?"
“That's for sure. But what was unexpected was that Neduro was getting old in no time.It seems that the flow of time is extremely fast over there, and while I was observing it for about ten days, Neduro grew old and senile.In the end, it was aging, and I was born a great old man. "
Jerry had a subtle expression on his face with the director, who was rejoicing at the unexpected discovery.
"The flow of time..."
"That's right, too. Apparently, time is flowing hundreds of times faster than ours.The words spoken by the other person were initially just keys, so I didn't know what they were saying, but apparently the conversation was too early to be heard. "
"Does that mean that when this person goes over there, he will soon become old?"
"It's not a mistake."In other words, from the perspective of the people who have crossed into that world, it seems that the people in this world will not grow old for a long time. "
It was a difficult fact to judge whether it was a pleasure or a pity.
It would be a pleasure in itself to see that the door to a different world has been opened somewhere else.
For Rhodelia, the unimaginably wide world was opened up.
It is a welcome discovery given the territory and resources that will be available in the new world.
On the other hand, the fact that the flow of time is too different is a major obstacle to opening up that world.
If the director's report is true, the person who went to the surface world will live for only a few days.
From our world's point of view, it's like cutting lives in a sense that you're just there.
That is too harsh a story.
"... more than anything else, it's like throwing those hateful mercenaries into the water."
After saying that, Jeriah immediately reconsidered.
"Neduro is the only thing that will destroy the country."Rather, it's about to conquer the surrounding area in no time.
After all, it's best to keep our own secrets to get back and forth to the water.With that in mind, Jerry once again ordered the director to continue his research and thoroughly implement information leakage measures.