Chapter 281 - Let's Talk with the Robot
Kazane and the others met the mysterious being when they entered the boss room on the first floor of the Vordo Ruins.
The conquest of the Vordo Ruins had been progressing favorably, and Kazane and the others arrived at the boss room that had the staircase to the second floor unexpectedly quickly, but when they enthusiastically entered the boss room, the situation was strange.
The guardian of the first floor was called the God Machine Soldier, and as is cliche for an ancient technological civilization, it was a 4 meter armored robot with a humanoid shape, but it simply stood in the center of the room and didn't move. When they carefully approached, it had a paper stuck to it saying it was under maintenance. And the one that had been doing maintenance on the giant robot was the robot currently in front of them,『Butler No. 13』, who looked like a metal box with pipes attached in a humanoid shape. Silver vapor was coming out of the pipe sticking up from his back.
『MY apoloGIES. AS you MIGHT expECT, after 1000 YEARS, THINGS wear OUT.』
So saying, Butler No. 13 guided Kazane and the others to the waiting room that was installed next to the boss room. It seemed he had no hostility, and Kazane and the others were also interested, so they entered and saw a room that had objects that looked like machine parts scattered about. They were probably parts for the God Machine Soldier.
「No, it's not like we particularly wanted to fight it, so it's fine.」
『Is that SO?』
After Kazane's words, Butler No. 13 nodded, which made a grinding sound. Jinrai involuntarily tutted, but they ignored him. Paying attention to a battle maniac was pointless.
Then Butler No. 13 pushed aside the machine parts and encouraged Kazane and the others to sit down. After confirming that there was nothing dangerous in the area, Kazane sat in front of Butler.
「Or rather, is guiding us to a place like this fine? You're a guardian here, aren't you?」
If Kazane's memory of the game was correct, this floating island was a moving continent created by the ancient Ishtar civilization, but it was also an aerial battleship for invasion. At the time of the game, the Ishtar people had been destroyed, so the facility should have been operating as it was.
And inside, there were guardians that were configured to attack intruders, like the Adamant Skull Ashuras Kazane and the others were fighting before.
However, Butler 13 in front of her shook his head in response to Kazane's words.
『I'M a MEMBER of this INSTITUtion's MAINtenance STAFF, so I'M A NONcomBATant. BESIDES, that comPUlSIVE RESTRICTion has already BEEN LIFTed for US.』
「Restriction?」
『YES. The SKELetons outSIDE ONLY have the simple ORDER to ELIMinate INTRUders, so THEY're unCHANGED, BUT the MACHINES like ME that have a cerTAIN AMOUNT of DISCREtion have HAD our restrictions LIFTed, so WE ARE AUTHorized to DO AS we LIKE.』
After that, he continued『WELL, there ISN'T ANYthing to DO other than MAINtenance, though. HAHAHAHA.』
According to the story of Butler No. 13, Kazane and the others were the first to enter the ruins in a long time, which caused the functions of the ruins to start up, and Butler No. 13 also resumed his activities. However, Kazane and the others came while he was in the middle of maintenance, so he wasn't able to finish his work.
Also, this wasn't known by the Birdmen living on the surface, but the control facilities inside the floating island were still being operated by Butler No. 13 and his colleagues, and they were maintaining the floating island. This island wasn't a natural product. It was an artificial biosphere, and their existence was necessary for its maintenance.
「Ah, I see. The machine race has a long lifespan, don't they. It's amazing that their lifespan is longer than elves.」
「Louise Nee-san, there are absolutely a lot of races around the world that we don't know about.」
Since Butler No. 13 had been around for over 1000 years, it seemed Louise viewed Butler No. 13 as a person from a long-lived race. Jinrai didn't seem to be very interested and was simply making a suitable reply.
From the start, Jinrai should have had a great longing for this floating island, but when he actually set foot on it, there were no parts that made him think「This is amazing!」 It was more of a「So this is how it is?」sense. Reality lies ahead when a dream comes true. And reality isn't as splendid as a dream.
Though in Jinrai's case, it may be that the impression of the battle against the Odanobunagas just before coming to this island was too vivid.
Yumika and the Flame Power (CV: Tiara) didn't have any particular questions, so they silently listened to the conversation between Kazane and Butler No. 13.
「700 years ago, the Sky Emperor's Tower was detached, but it seems you were fine at that time?」
In the process of the conversation, Kazane asked what she was interested about. Naturally, if the robots were managing this island, the devil attacking and separating the Sky Emperor's Tower should have been a big incident.
『WE ALso don't KNOW much ABOUT that INCIdent, since HE SUDDENly appeared, IMMEDIately detached THAT part, and LEFT.』
「Umm, was it okay for the island to be split apart like that?」
『That WASn't okay AT ALL. THAT ARea was a SEParate DIStrict from the START, so we BAREly managed to MAINTAIN the ISLAND. NONETHELESS, we HAD to do IT FORCIBLY, which has CAUSED PROblems, so I ESTimate the ISLAND should FALL IN about 10 YEARS.』
「Heeh」
Kazane nodded after those words,
「Hmm」
Despite feeling like something was strange, Yumika also went with the flow,
「Hou?」
Jinrai titled his head,
『EH?』
Tiara made a surprised shout,
「It will fall?」
Louise made a disbelieving expression as she looked at Butler No. 13.
Watching her companions' reactions, Kazane ruminated over the words she had heard just now.
「Uuum, you said that since it was done forcibly, it has caused problems.」
『YES.』
Butler No. 13 nodded to Kazane's words.
「It will fall in about 10 years.」
『THAT'S RIGHT.』
Butler No. 13 nodded to Kazane's words.
「That's serious, isn't it!?」
Kazane shouted. She was suddenly told something serious.
『Well, ALL things PERish EVENTUALLY.』
After Butler No. 13 said that smoothly, Kazane said「No, no」while shaking her head.
『IN the FIRST place, THIS floating ISLAND has ALREADY been FLYing for 2000 YEARS. I think IT has done WELL to last THIS long.』
「Well, that's true, butー」
It seemed that this floating island was built 1000 years before the game era started. Considering that, it had certainly done well to last this long. But while that might be true, it wasn't a problem they could simply say「It can't be helped」about and ignore.
(He did say it would happen in 10 years, so it's not like it will fall tomorrow, but, well...)
An unpleasant sweat dripped down Kazane's cheek.
「That's really dangerous, isn't it?」
Kazane asked Jinrai behind her. As might be expected, Jinrai also had a pale face as he groaned「Hmm.」It wasn't just a problem for those on the island. The island falling also meant that an object with huge mass would fall on Hyvern. The impact on the surrounding area would be considerable, and Jinria's hometown Sorea Village might also be destroyed.
「My village is also in danger, but... no, is the Dark Forest below a bigger problem? Naturally, that would also collapse, and that would be bad.」
「If the monsters inside the forest escape to the surrounding areas, they'll be unmanageable.」
Louise agreed with Jinrai's words.
「What do you mean by unmanageable?」
Yumika asked Louise. Yumika couldn't quite understand the situation from their conversation so far.
「The monsters inside the Dark Forest can only live in an area that has a high concentration of Magic Particles. Once they go outside, they can't live for long.」
Louise replied to Yumika.
「In that case, they have to replenish their Magic Particles. They would have no choice but to quickly eat the surrounding monsters to use their magical power as a substitute for the Magic Particles. Well, such substitution doesn't actually work, though.」
Exactly as stated by Louise, magical power couldn't be used as a substitute for Magic Particles. Magic Particles were a semi-material fog that was a mixture of magical power from the Naga Line and whatever mysterious factor created monsters. It could somewhat reduce the suffering from the lack of Magic Particles, but it wasn't a substitute. Louise added that the Odanobunagas and Eliminator Monkeys would attack the entire area to reduce their suffering.
「The entire southern part of Hyvern would likely be destroyed.」
Jinrai said bitterly. He was suddenly told of a crisis that would cause the collapse of his homeland, Hyvern Dukedom. It was too much of a bolt from the blue.
『WELL, that ALSO depends on EVERYone. It's ONE of the REAsons I called OUT to YOU when we MET.』
「You mean there's some kind of measure we can take?」
Butler No. 13 nodded with a grinding noise after Jinrai's question.
『THERE is a METHod to extend the TIME from 10 YEARS to 100 YEARS. YOUR cooperation IS NECESSary, however.』
Name: Yuihama Kazane
Occupation: Summoning Fighter
Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King
Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Draghorn Tonfa x2, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Eating Ogre King's Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Accumulator, White Magic Accumulator, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ring
Level : 36
Health: 145
Magic Power: 304+420
Strength: 67+20
Agility: 71+14
Endurance: 38
Wisdom : 72
Dexterity : 47
Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』『Golden Dusk「Dragon Exclusive」』『Mirror Shield』
Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Warrior's Memory: Lv2』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog's Sense of Smell: Lv2』『Golem Maker: Lv3』『Rush』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield: Lv2』『Information Link: Lv2』『Optical Camouflage』『High Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Hand Placement』『Thunder Chariot: Lv2』『Sturdier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Devil King's Intimidation』『Stone Minotaur: Lv2』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『Space Expansion』『Pseudo-Silver Creation』『Poison Claw』『Fireball「Dragon」』『Cuticle「Dragon」』『Arms Creation: Black Flame』『Ingredient Connoisseur』『Dragon Pheromone「Dragon」』『Boost』『Monkey's Strong Arm』『Two-sword Style』『Boobies Plus』『Living Armor』『Alarm』
Kazane:「After 10 years? Even if we don't do anything, someone will surely do something about it... or maybe not?」
Yumika:「Since it will last for 10 years, there's relatively more leeway than usual, but relying on others to do it seems difficult.」
Kazane and the others met the mysterious being when they entered the boss room on the first floor of the Vordo Ruins.
The conquest of the Vordo Ruins had been progressing favorably, and Kazane and the others arrived at the boss room that had the staircase to the second floor unexpectedly quickly, but when they enthusiastically entered the boss room, the situation was strange.
The guardian of the first floor was called the God Machine Soldier, and as is cliche for an ancient technological civilization, it was a 4 meter armored robot with a humanoid shape, but it simply stood in the center of the room and didn't move. When they carefully approached, it had a paper stuck to it saying it was under maintenance. And the one that had been doing maintenance on the giant robot was the robot currently in front of them,『Butler No. 13』, who looked like a metal box with pipes attached in a humanoid shape. Silver vapor was coming out of the pipe sticking up from his back.
『MY apoloGIES. AS you MIGHT expECT, after 1000 YEARS, THINGS wear OUT.』
So saying, Butler No. 13 guided Kazane and the others to the waiting room that was installed next to the boss room. It seemed he had no hostility, and Kazane and the others were also interested, so they entered and saw a room that had objects that looked like machine parts scattered about. They were probably parts for the God Machine Soldier.
「No, it's not like we particularly wanted to fight it, so it's fine.」
『Is that SO?』
After Kazane's words, Butler No. 13 nodded, which made a grinding sound. Jinrai involuntarily tutted, but they ignored him. Paying attention to a battle maniac was pointless.
Then Butler No. 13 pushed aside the machine parts and encouraged Kazane and the others to sit down. After confirming that there was nothing dangerous in the area, Kazane sat in front of Butler.
「Or rather, is guiding us to a place like this fine? You're a guardian here, aren't you?」
If Kazane's memory of the game was correct, this floating island was a moving continent created by the ancient Ishtar civilization, but it was also an aerial battleship for invasion. At the time of the game, the Ishtar people had been destroyed, so the facility should have been operating as it was.
And inside, there were guardians that were configured to attack intruders, like the Adamant Skull Ashuras Kazane and the others were fighting before.
However, Butler 13 in front of her shook his head in response to Kazane's words.
『I'M a MEMBER of this INSTITUtion's MAINtenance STAFF, so I'M A NONcomBATant. BESIDES, that comPUlSIVE RESTRICTion has already BEEN LIFTed for US.』
「Restriction?」
『YES. The SKELetons outSIDE ONLY have the simple ORDER to ELIMinate INTRUders, so THEY're unCHANGED, BUT the MACHINES like ME that have a cerTAIN AMOUNT of DISCREtion have HAD our restrictions LIFTed, so WE ARE AUTHorized to DO AS we LIKE.』
After that, he continued『WELL, there ISN'T ANYthing to DO other than MAINtenance, though. HAHAHAHA.』
According to the story of Butler No. 13, Kazane and the others were the first to enter the ruins in a long time, which caused the functions of the ruins to start up, and Butler No. 13 also resumed his activities. However, Kazane and the others came while he was in the middle of maintenance, so he wasn't able to finish his work.
Also, this wasn't known by the Birdmen living on the surface, but the control facilities inside the floating island were still being operated by Butler No. 13 and his colleagues, and they were maintaining the floating island. This island wasn't a natural product. It was an artificial biosphere, and their existence was necessary for its maintenance.
「Ah, I see. The machine race has a long lifespan, don't they. It's amazing that their lifespan is longer than elves.」
「Louise Nee-san, there are absolutely a lot of races around the world that we don't know about.」
Since Butler No. 13 had been around for over 1000 years, it seemed Louise viewed Butler No. 13 as a person from a long-lived race. Jinrai didn't seem to be very interested and was simply making a suitable reply.
From the start, Jinrai should have had a great longing for this floating island, but when he actually set foot on it, there were no parts that made him think「This is amazing!」 It was more of a「So this is how it is?」sense. Reality lies ahead when a dream comes true. And reality isn't as splendid as a dream.
Though in Jinrai's case, it may be that the impression of the battle against the Odanobunagas just before coming to this island was too vivid.
Yumika and the Flame Power (CV: Tiara) didn't have any particular questions, so they silently listened to the conversation between Kazane and Butler No. 13.
「700 years ago, the Sky Emperor's Tower was detached, but it seems you were fine at that time?」
In the process of the conversation, Kazane asked what she was interested about. Naturally, if the robots were managing this island, the devil attacking and separating the Sky Emperor's Tower should have been a big incident.
『WE ALso don't KNOW much ABOUT that INCIdent, since HE SUDDENly appeared, IMMEDIately detached THAT part, and LEFT.』
「Umm, was it okay for the island to be split apart like that?」
『That WASn't okay AT ALL. THAT ARea was a SEParate DIStrict from the START, so we BAREly managed to MAINTAIN the ISLAND. NONETHELESS, we HAD to do IT FORCIBLY, which has CAUSED PROblems, so I ESTimate the ISLAND should FALL IN about 10 YEARS.』
「Heeh」
Kazane nodded after those words,
「Hmm」
Despite feeling like something was strange, Yumika also went with the flow,
「Hou?」
Jinrai titled his head,
『EH?』
Tiara made a surprised shout,
「It will fall?」
Louise made a disbelieving expression as she looked at Butler No. 13.
Watching her companions' reactions, Kazane ruminated over the words she had heard just now.
「Uuum, you said that since it was done forcibly, it has caused problems.」
『YES.』
Butler No. 13 nodded to Kazane's words.
「It will fall in about 10 years.」
『THAT'S RIGHT.』
Butler No. 13 nodded to Kazane's words.
「That's serious, isn't it!?」
Kazane shouted. She was suddenly told something serious.
『Well, ALL things PERish EVENTUALLY.』
After Butler No. 13 said that smoothly, Kazane said「No, no」while shaking her head.
『IN the FIRST place, THIS floating ISLAND has ALREADY been FLYing for 2000 YEARS. I think IT has done WELL to last THIS long.』
「Well, that's true, butー」
It seemed that this floating island was built 1000 years before the game era started. Considering that, it had certainly done well to last this long. But while that might be true, it wasn't a problem they could simply say「It can't be helped」about and ignore.
(He did say it would happen in 10 years, so it's not like it will fall tomorrow, but, well...)
An unpleasant sweat dripped down Kazane's cheek.
「That's really dangerous, isn't it?」
Kazane asked Jinrai behind her. As might be expected, Jinrai also had a pale face as he groaned「Hmm.」It wasn't just a problem for those on the island. The island falling also meant that an object with huge mass would fall on Hyvern. The impact on the surrounding area would be considerable, and Jinria's hometown Sorea Village might also be destroyed.
「My village is also in danger, but... no, is the Dark Forest below a bigger problem? Naturally, that would also collapse, and that would be bad.」
「If the monsters inside the forest escape to the surrounding areas, they'll be unmanageable.」
Louise agreed with Jinrai's words.
「What do you mean by unmanageable?」
Yumika asked Louise. Yumika couldn't quite understand the situation from their conversation so far.
「The monsters inside the Dark Forest can only live in an area that has a high concentration of Magic Particles. Once they go outside, they can't live for long.」
Louise replied to Yumika.
「In that case, they have to replenish their Magic Particles. They would have no choice but to quickly eat the surrounding monsters to use their magical power as a substitute for the Magic Particles. Well, such substitution doesn't actually work, though.」
Exactly as stated by Louise, magical power couldn't be used as a substitute for Magic Particles. Magic Particles were a semi-material fog that was a mixture of magical power from the Naga Line and whatever mysterious factor created monsters. It could somewhat reduce the suffering from the lack of Magic Particles, but it wasn't a substitute. Louise added that the Odanobunagas and Eliminator Monkeys would attack the entire area to reduce their suffering.
「The entire southern part of Hyvern would likely be destroyed.」
Jinrai said bitterly. He was suddenly told of a crisis that would cause the collapse of his homeland, Hyvern Dukedom. It was too much of a bolt from the blue.
『WELL, that ALSO depends on EVERYone. It's ONE of the REAsons I called OUT to YOU when we MET.』
「You mean there's some kind of measure we can take?」
Butler No. 13 nodded with a grinding noise after Jinrai's question.
『THERE is a METHod to extend the TIME from 10 YEARS to 100 YEARS. YOUR cooperation IS NECESSary, however.』
Name: Yuihama Kazane
Occupation: Summoning Fighter
Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King
Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Draghorn Tonfa x2, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Eating Ogre King's Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Accumulator, White Magic Accumulator, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ring
Level : 36
Health: 145
Magic Power: 304+420
Strength: 67+20
Agility: 71+14
Endurance: 38
Wisdom : 72
Dexterity : 47
Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』『Golden Dusk「Dragon Exclusive」』『Mirror Shield』
Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Warrior's Memory: Lv2』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog's Sense of Smell: Lv2』『Golem Maker: Lv3』『Rush』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield: Lv2』『Information Link: Lv2』『Optical Camouflage』『High Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Hand Placement』『Thunder Chariot: Lv2』『Sturdier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Devil King's Intimidation』『Stone Minotaur: Lv2』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『Space Expansion』『Pseudo-Silver Creation』『Poison Claw』『Fireball「Dragon」』『Cuticle「Dragon」』『Arms Creation: Black Flame』『Ingredient Connoisseur』『Dragon Pheromone「Dragon」』『Boost』『Monkey's Strong Arm』『Two-sword Style』『Boobies Plus』『Living Armor』『Alarm』
Kazane:「After 10 years? Even if we don't do anything, someone will surely do something about it... or maybe not?」
Yumika:「Since it will last for 10 years, there's relatively more leeway than usual, but relying on others to do it seems difficult.」
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