Chapter 66

The subjugation of the hobgoblins was successfully completed .

I, I cant do it anymore

I thought I was dead ten times

No investigators were found to be seriously injured .

However, it seems that the battle was quite exhausting .

Ive fought goblins for a lifetime I dont want to see any goblins for a while .

Hobgoblins, I dont want to slash them too much because theyre almost humanoid among the demonic beasts

Better than the Gnomes . I left him alone once and he burned my wagon to the ground . Thats the most dangerous magic beast Ive ever seen .

They were all crouched on the floor, comforting each other .

What a pathetic bunch . Abel, is this what you want?'

Ebelheid is coming towards me, dragging the hobgoblins arm along with him .

You will find two investigators with hobgoblins on their backs following behind him .

Dont worry, weve got them paralyzed with magic . They wont be able to move for two whole days .

Thank you very much .

Three hobgoblins are lined up in front of me .

It feels kind of heavy meeting their eyes so I thought about turning them over for the moment, but I couldnt hold on to them with my own strength .

I looked at the investigator to get him to help me, but he tilts his head .

I was embarrassed to say it out loud, so I decided to proceed with it .

Hiiiiii!? T-, This, what is it supposed to be used for? Hey Abel, are you listening to me!

Mea grabs me by the shoulders and shakes me .

I want to confirm this too . Specifically, what use do you intend to use the goblins for?

The Gryphon Statue Sealing Technique is the kind of thing that can be unlocked by neatly reversing the procedure .

Frankly speaking, its quite tricky .

However, of course, there are preparations to be made, so even if you think about the time and effort of analysis, its far more difficult to set it up .

Probably, in order to break the seal of this Gryphon statue with a straightforward method, I think its necessary to use the peculiar magical power that the magical beast possesses .

Theres no doubt about it . The problem is after that . The question is, what kind of magic beast is this?

Forgive me for being so curious . I have an idea of what kind of magic power you need and what kind of monster beast has that magic power . Its just that I cant narrow it down

Yes, thats the bottleneck . It will take years to identify the magic beasts and bring them here . Its also multi-warding . Im sure there are many more similar devices in place . I wonder if the rest of my life will be enough for that .

Ebelheids shoulders rise in disappointment .

And they cast a sealing technique on it, nearly two thousand years ago . Theres also a possibility that the correct magic beast has become extinct .

even if its somewhat evolved and altered, the substitution will work .

As he says it, Ebelheid bites his lip .

This person must have understood that .

Isnt it possible that he used a rare magic beast to begin with? Since it is an opponent that gives such a nasty trick, he would at least do that . I would do that .

Its Impossible is what you want to say right . Thats what they used to laugh at me when I was trying to break the seal at the entrance to the ruins . Sometimes I have received direct abuse from those of poor quality . But in fact, I have managed to break the seal on the entrance and enlist the cooperation of the lord . I cant just give up here

No, I was wondering if I could play around with the hobgoblins with bio magic and turn them into magic converters .

Hmm?

Fortunately, it seemed that the person who set it up was of the goblin strain as well . If we adjust it, we might be able to forcefully twist the magic into it and disarm it .

This kind of sealing technique needs to be done carefully by the one who handles it .

If you play around with the goblins and change their properties a little bit, and then force them to push forward when they respond, theres a chance .

Its a bit of a forceful move, though .

I, I see, with that application it certainly might not be impossible . If its a catalyst for magic, I have it carried if its a basic one . Minor stuff is there too if we can get back to the carriage .

If the rest of the sealing techniques are in a similar vein, we might be able to get rid of them all at once .

The goal is in sight . At long last, at long last, I am Zeshums

Ebelheid gulps and swallows his spit and touches the gryphon statue .

Thank you, Abel,

No, no, this note is the only reason I came up with it . Besides, its not a given that well succeed . In fact, this is just the beginning .

Mea didnt understand, but what exactly do you do? Hey? Are you trying to do something bad?

Mea anxiously tugs at my sleeve .

Im just going to play with the goblins for a bit with bio magic . Well change their properties while theyre alive and make them produce the magic we want .

I took out my wood carving knife and swung it vertically .

There was no particular sound of air being cut .

Ush

I look down at the hobgoblin .

The hobgoblins face seemed to be twisted in fear .

Youre definitely trying to do something bad right!? Where are you going to cut with that knife!?

If you dont like grotesque, you shouldnt look at it . Ah, Ebelheid-san, do you have any magic stones? I think we need someone whos good there .

I got top-quality stuff . Hey, bring it here .

Ebelheid called one of the investigation team and received the bag .

Its a high-grade magic stone . There are also two king-grade ones mixed in .

Eh, really!? It should have been at the lower intermediate level Wow, its really a king grade . Ive never seen one before . C-, can I touch it? Ill never steal it from you!

I dont mind .

I touched the king grade magic stone with my hand, fearfully, and slowly lifted it up .

Its hard to say for sure since they are rarely available in the world, but even if I try to handle them quickly, It should get them no less than 10 million Gs .

H-how did you get this! Whats the matter, what are you going to use this for! Wow, Im glad I came! A sight for sore eyes! Im rather glad to be alive! Awesome, I think it feels different! It couldnt be!

Its the magical stone that Ebelheid-sama scraped together after giving up all his money to investigate the ruins . However, about half of it was bought by my lord in the form of investment .

The investigation team explained to me .

I see, they were assisting him in this aspect as well .

But even if it was to break the seal on the ruins, I wonder if it was still necessary to get such an expensive magic stone in such high numbers .

Its true that you may encounter a case of being driven by necessity, but the amount is the amount .

No matter how much, you should have bought it when you needed it .

When I was tilting my head, I could see that Ebelheids eyelids were somehow tense .

Although he was feigning a blank expression, there was something uncomfortable about his eyes .

Ive often heard Gizel say to me, I can tell by the expression on my brothers face! That being said, I was desperately trying to find a way to fool them .

Thats the kind of person I am, so I know what Im talking about .

Im sure this guy is forcing himself to stay calm .

Could it be that he applied to the lord for a magic stone, just because he wanted a magic stone