Chapter 464

Provisions

But, Kurono Mao, you can kill people while staying true to yourself, without running away, or forgetting about stuff, or going mad . You may suffer from worry, but those hands can kill both enemies and innocent people alike .

Even though I dont know whether thats a good thing or not .

No, youre doing the right thing . But thats not it

The white breath coming out of her mouth was proof of just how cold this place was . But at that moment, the ancient demon Mias face seemed colder than that .

You cant kill the apostle .

I didnt ask what she was talking about . Or should I say that I couldnt?

I couldnt do anything aside from quietly reflect upon her words .

Hmm, I think you did the right thing refusing their offer . After all, you should focus on killing that apostle .

But I dont know when he will appear next, or if he will at all . Wait, could it be that you know, Mia?

Oh, I dont . The apostles movements are impossible for me to predict, even with the Black Gods blessing of prediction and foresight .

Were the White Gods intentionally hiding the apostles movements? Either way, theres no point thinking about it since it then would be a conflict between gods, and would have nothing to do with us humans .

The bottom line is that the obvious consequence is that there is no convenient way to predict his movements .

Well, even if the apostle does not make a move now, it still looks dangerous .

But I was surprised to see that that Power Loader . I had thought it would still be a long time into the future before I saw such a thing on this earth

Is it beyond the current magical technology?

Its just a matter of how it operates . But to be able to restore those Fulltune to full functionality if magic continues to develop at this rate it would take 30 more years to do something like that .

So those high-speed boosters are technology from thirty years into the future . That means that some kind of magical breakthrough must have happened two or three times in order to obtain such technology so soon . They must certainly have such superior abilities .

Can I ask you about the Taurus?

Im not supposed to talk about them, but Ill still tell you a bit . I dont know the details of how exactly they were able to restore the Fulltunes, but can still give you a general idea .

It seems that the gods rules regarding information sharing have become lenient . Could it be some sort of system where the information on the real world was revealed according to our discoveries and inventions? It may be just a hypothesis, but I can help but think that Im not too far off .

Does it have any weak points?

The Taurus werent meant to be used for combat, but they have been built to be sturdy enough to be used in harsh environments . It hasnt been so poorly designed to have its weak points so easily noticeable on the surface .

Well, it made sense . Realistically speaking, I wouldnt go and build a digger or a dump truck with parts as thin as paper on purpose . The only convenient weak point we could aim for was to defeat some sort of predefined Game Boss .

They really keep on moving even if you handle them poorly . Theyre famous for being hard to break, too .

Have you been in one of those before?

Oh, many times! I have an Omega Rank Power Loader drivers licence!

I didnt know what was so amazing about that, even after seeing her puff up that tiny chest of hers . Sorry, Mia . Was it like having something like a freights license or a bus drivers license?

Ah I see, thats great .

Yeah! I can turn that Galahad Fortress into rubble in five minutes if you let me ride one of those Taurus!

Please dont .

But its really cool . Its pretty rare to see someone who can control both a Power Loader and a Night Frame .

Night Frame? What is that?

Ah!?

Mias face had Whoops written all over it . Perhaps she had said something that was against the gods rules .

I heard from Lily that, as the name implies, the Power Loaders were built for working . So I guessed that there would be others that had been built for battle .

That wasnt my question . That made me even more intrigued about them .

But what are those Night Frames you mentioned?

Pplease pretend you didnt hear anything! Please!

Her lowered face and teary eyes suggested that shed do anything to keep my silence, and for a moment I felt the impulse of pulling a prank on her because of it but no . If I did, it would be something irreversible against both gods and earthly laws alike .

Got it . I just hope there are no combat robots about to enter the stage for now .

At the very least, there are no historical records of one of those having been excavated . Only random parts at most .

So there are none of those left?

I think there are lots of them, only theyre still buried under ruins everywhere . Its just that no one has been able to find the special access to their craft hangars no, I cant talk about that!

I wanted to say something, but couldnt come up with anything . I could only stand with a bitter laugh as Mia frantically said something like Yes, lets stop talking about this .

But yeah, there must be lots of undiscovered ruins all over the place . Maybe you know whether or not there are some ruins like that in this Galahad Fortress, I mean, what this place originally was in the past?

Yeah, I know, but thats a secret .

So that means that there wasnt anything like a mountain village or a checking station here .

I had heard that the gates on the castle walls were part of some historic ruins . There was no other building, only a huge door and some walls remaining . Such a strange structure had been built in this remote place .

Though I secretly felt that this had once been a prominent fortress that blocked access to the Galahad Mountains at the time .

Something like that experimental facility that remodeled my body .

Its not like I saw some relation between here and that place, it was just a strange feeling . The huge gates and walls were not to prevent enemies from entering, but rather for keeping them locked inside . That thought suddenly passed through my mind .

Well, whatever this place used to be in the past, it doesnt matter now .

Everythings secret with you, huh?

Im sorry .

Dont worry about it . So, how much can you tell me about the Taurus?

Hmm, lets see, first of all

And so, I was given lessons on how to pilot a Taurus from the Omega-Rank License-holding Mia .

Then, at that moment, you can swiftly pull that, and youll go vrooom!, so youll be just fine!

Im sorry, but I could not understand a single word you were saying .

Please, dear goddess, give me some information that is actually useful