Around the same time, General Jeriah of the Kingdom of Rhodelia was troublesomely listening to reports from his men in his own castle on the edge.
"--This means that we are one step closer to establishing a wide-area mental contamination technology. We will still need to try and make mistakes for a while.”
The researcher who seemed to have arrived in his mid-fifties closed with his face raised from the paperwork at hand.
With that, the other men sitting side-by-side on the left and right of the long desk proceeded to speak on Jerry's behalf.
That being said, you're still looking at practical applications, aren't you?
"You were surprisingly quick." I thought it would take a few years. "
"After all, in the world of the water, time goes differently." It's only been about four months since we started this research, but there are more than a hundred years of moonlight. ”
I see, that's the way it is.
"I am now observing the progress of the Imperial Castle of an empire designated as the entire experiment target area." Most people have not confirmed the effect, but some subjects have been greatly affected, and the results are quite interesting. "
When the researcher said so, Jeriah, who had never shown interest before, opened his mouth.
Oh, that was funny.
Lady Jeriah?
The researcher's man replaces Jerry when he reveals his doubts about what one of his subordinates means.
"Actually, I've had your help with the experiment..."
"What are you doing to Jeriah..."
It's okay. It was quite fun.
She looked dazed, but Jeriah smiled.
What kind of experiment was that?
The researchers will also answer Jerry's questions on his behalf.
"It is a spiritual simultaneous experiment on a person whose ego has become blurred due to mental contamination. How your thoughts will affect the behavior of the subject by pouring your thoughts into his deep consciousness - oh, of course, you have confirmed in advance that there is no danger to you at all.... I don't know about the subject, though."
Speaking of which, what happened to the princess back then?
"With the same spirit, I was quite close to your Lordship." It's just that the load on the brain has been heavy for less than 10 years -- oh, in this case, less than 10 days. I died of debilitation instantly. "
Shit, the researcher man shows his discouragement, wants to observe it more closely, and then recovers his mind and continues to explain.
"Of course, even if the subject dies, there is no hindrance to the verification of the wide-area psychiatric contamination technology. Because the experiment target is the area itself where the surgery was performed. The contamination of a dead subject will be passed on to the field, so over time, the number of mentally contaminated subjects will increase.”
"Fufufu... I can't wait. When's the next time?"
Geria asked with a pleasant expression.
"The relationship between time and the occurrence of events is itself a research object, but, yes... I think we can achieve some results in about half a year to a year in this time."
Oh, it's going to take so long?
“If we intervene strongly, we can shorten it even further. Why not head out to the water again? It's really been worshipped as a goddess."
A way has already been established to travel back and forth between the world of the water and this world.
It's impossible to send a large number of people back and forth, but a small number of people have no technical problems.
Jeriah, who had a strong interest, had also traveled to the world of the water several times, and she was treated as a god there because she used that power as she wanted, but for some reason her legs are completely distant now.
"No. I'm going to get old just like you." I don't want to be a grandmother yet. Your hair, which was so frizzy, is turning into a stick in just twenty days. "
"Well... after twenty years, that's what it will be."
Jerry made fun of the researcher's hair, and in the meantime, he dropped his shoulder and crushed it.
Apparently, it was a very painful word for the customer.
For the sake of research, men often go to the world of the water.
The amount of time that flowed to him was several times denser than usual.
When he became a researcher, he was still in his thirties, but his appearance was already in his late fifties.
"It's only 20 days for us."
That was why Jerry didn't want to go to the surface.
To her, being involved in the world of the water is synonymous with speeding up old age.
I don't care if my men die of old age on their own, but I can't stand getting old.
Since this research, which often goes back and forth with the water world, is quickly replaced, the current person in charge was the sixth generation as early as four months.
It is a good example of how the speed of time in the two worlds differs.
Okay, next time.
Jeriah prompted her to do so, and the white-clothed man sitting at the end of the table raised his voice.
"With the new successful summoning the other day, we have secured the planned number for this quarter." There were many cases where multiple names could be summoned at the same time, so there was still some room for accumulated magic power. If you want, you can summon more Summon Monsters, but what do you want me to do? "
How many people are there this semester?
"Seventy-three."
When the man in white answers Jerry's question, she turns her head and asks another subordinate.
Is there not much?
As for us, we would appreciate it if you could give us about five more bodies.
In response, Jerry instructed the man in the white coat.
"Well then, try summoning me an extra two or three times." As usual, children should go to the research department as an element, and adults should only use obedient people with knowledge that seems to be usable. "
Can I dispose of the rest?
That's right ─
Jerry smiles when he agrees with his subordinates that they've come up with something good.
"No, it's just right." So let's use it for every time we enlist this month. "
Haha
The words conveyed Jerry's intentions to the man in the white coat.
I'm sure a lot of recruits will have valuable body (...) experiments (...).
Is there anything else?
Jeriah, who asked with a cheek stick on his desk, was muzzled by his servant.
"Your Excellency, I have a report for you."
What?
There was an intruder at Macrogol Fort on the southern border.
Jeriah tilts his head at the report.
Intruder?
"Yes. Only three soldiers guarded the entrance to the underground passage, but the fort found that the treatment equipment attached to the dungeon had been killed and burned." It is presumed that although we probably infiltrated to rescue him, we were unable to break the reinforced chains directly and chose to kill him. "
Macrogol Fort's treatment equipment...... What color was it?
"Dark hair, my lord."
Jeriah's gaze was in the direction of the other side, and Jeriah showed a pattern that reminded him of his subordinates' response.
"... ahh, that stupid dharma."
"What the fuck...?"
Unexpectedly, Jerry lets out a smile to another subordinate.
"Because that's not the case. Why do you say you can't just say you're stupid enough to be caught in the act of breaking into a facility and rescuing a pet?"
Oh, by the way, there was such a thing.
You must have remembered that when you heard it.
Some subordinates gave a convincing expression.
"I tried to meet with them in person because they asked me what to do from the research facility... but I was so loud that I cut off my limbs and sent them to Fort Macrogol." Even if you don't have limbs, it will be useful enough, right? "
With a malicious smile, Jerry brings a final word that he dares to ask.
After the lewd laughter resounded in the room, the reporter continued to respond and spoke.
That's why we've sent a platoon of magic explorers to reinforce us.
One of the subordinates sitting in the other seat frowns and questions the response.
Do you need that reinforcement?
"There aren't many people in that fort who can explore magic power, and it's difficult to search it like that..."
"That's not even enough to send reinforcements." It's just an intrusion, so it's probably a small number anyway. "
It is true that the information dealer said that only one man was headed for the fort... Would you like to recall it?
The reporter's man looks uneasy after being blamed by several colleagues.
"Well, I can't help myself to what I sent." It would be a hassle to recall them. But we don't need any more dispatches. Is that all right, my lord? "
The man who was second only to Jerry among the others asked her to be her only superior.
"Hmm?... Isn't that nice?"
But then Jerry lost interest in what he was talking about, and all he had to do was tease his nails and give a carefree reply.