Chapter 66

The subjugation of the hobgoblins was successfully completed .

“I, I can’t 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 .

“I’ve fought goblins for a lifetime…… I don’t want to see any goblins for a while . ”

“Hobgoblins, I don’t want to slash them too much because they’re almost humanoid among the demonic beasts……”

“Better than the Gnomes . I left him alone once and he burned my wagon to the ground . That’s the most dangerous magic beast I’ve 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 hobgoblin’s arm along with him .

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

“Don’t worry, we’ve got them paralyzed with magic . They won’t 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 couldn’t 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, it’s quite tricky .

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

“…… Probably, in order to break the seal of this Gryphon statue with a straightforward method, I think it’s necessary to use the peculiar magical power that the magical beast possesses . ”

“There’s 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 . It’s just that I can’t narrow it down……”

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

Ebelheid’s shoulders rise in disappointment .

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

“…even if it’s somewhat evolved and altered, the substitution will work . ”

As he says it, Ebelheid bites his lip .

This person must have understood that .

“Isn’t 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 . ”

“It’s Impossible is what you want to say right . That’s 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 can’t 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, there’s a chance .

It’s a bit of a forceful move, though .

“I, I see, with that application…… it certainly might not be impossible . If it’s a catalyst for magic, I have it carried if it’s 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 Zeshum’s…”

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, it’s not a given that we’ll succeed . In fact, this is just the beginning . ”

“Mea didn’t understand, but what exactly do you do? Hey? Are you trying to do something bad?”

Mea anxiously tugs at my sleeve .

“I’m just going to play with the goblins for a bit with bio magic . We’ll change their properties while they’re 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 hobgoblin’s face seemed to be twisted in fear .

“You’re definitely trying to do something bad right!? Where are you going to cut with that knife!?”

“If you don’t like grotesque, you shouldn’t look at it . Ah, Ebelheid-san, do you have any magic stones? I think we need someone who’s good there . ”

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

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

“It’s 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, it’s really a king grade . I’ve never seen one before . C-, can I touch it? I’ll never steal it from you!”

“I don’t mind . ”

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

It’s 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 G’s .

“H-how did you get this! What’s the matter, what are you going to use this for! Wow, I’m glad I came! A sight for sore eyes! I’m rather glad to be alive! Awesome, I think it feels different! It couldn’t be!”

“It’s 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 .

It’s 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 Ebelheid’s eyelids were somehow tense .

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

I’ve often heard Gizel say to me, ‘I can tell by the expression on my brother’s face!” That being said, I was desperately trying to find a way to fool them .

That’s the kind of person I am, so I know what I’m talking about .

I’m 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……