“You’re the culprit who put up the barrier, aren’t you?”
Glaring at the man tied up with a rope, Anje questioned him.
He must be about 30 years old. Judging from the speed at which he activated his magic earlier, it seems that he is used to fighting to a certain extent. Well, if it weren’t for that, he wouldn’t be able to dive all the way here.
“Maybe that’s not all, Anje-oneechan. I think he also has something to do with the fact that the Red Dragon has been strengthened.”
“Strengthening the Red Dragon? Is such a thing artificially possible?”
“Yes. There are several ways to do this, but the easiest one is to feed them magic stone.”
Magic stone is a stone with strong magical power stored in it and it can be mined in places with a high concentration of magical power. It is also formed inside the body of a monster, but when a monster takes it into their body, it becomes violent and sometimes evolves.
Among the monsters, there were also individuals that actively ate magic stones and grew. However, there are many monsters who are reluctant to eat magic stones. This is because if the stored magical power in the magic stone and their own magical power are not compatible, it will have a negative effect on their body.
“However, with a little treatment, it is possible to turn it into a magic stone that monster likes, and I think that’s how he prepared a large amount of magic stones that the red dragon liked and so he fed it.”
“That’s a way to do it huh….…”
“As expected of Master, so knowledgeable.”
While Anje and Fana are impressed, Emily rushes in from the side.
“I’ve never heard of such a method before! How did you know?”
“I don’t think you are saying it randomly…….”
Gain nodded in agreement because the man we had captured had a look on his face that says, “Why do you know that?”
……Or rather, I thought it wouldn’t be strange if there were people who knew this much. But apparently, it is not a common knowledge in this day and age.
“However, even if it is the easiest method, it is troublesome to prepare magic stones. And if you want to strengthen the Red Dragon, it is too difficult to do it alone. I don’t think he did it by himself.”
“In other words, it’s a crime made by a group. Hey, you, it’s time for you to confess!”
Anje pressed the man, but he remains silent. He doesn’t have intention to talk at all.
Gain then suggested, “For the time being, let’s all go back to the guild first. Then we can torture him to make him confess.”
“That’s right. Well, we can’t stay calm down here. Ah, but what do we do with that barrier?”
Emily furrows her eyebrows as she remembers the barrier that blocks the only exit here.
“Don’t worry. The barrier’s time is probably up.”
“Time’s up? What do you mean by that, Master?”
“It’s one of the basic techniques of barrier magic. Instead of drastically decreasing its strength after a certain amount of time, it makes it many times stronger than normal level for a period of time. Look, like this.”
I lightly kicked the barrier, and it shattered with a snap. This barrier must have been prepared in advance. And I can assume that the man we captured activated it the moment we passed by.
By the way, I was aware of the man’s existence from the very beginning. Even if he is using concealment magic, he is in full view under my search magic.
“Ah-, the Red Dragon, you should take it with you.”
“Hmmm, that’s right. Even an average red dragon’s scales can be sold for a very high price. Even more so when it comes to that huge body. Now that you’ve knocked it down, you should strip it off and take it with you.”
Gain agreed, but I shook my head.
“I mean, not only the scales, I think it would be nice to take all of it back to the guild.”
“……What are you talking about? Such a huge body would not even pass through this passage in the first place.”
“Hmmm, I kind of have a bad feeling about this-?”
With Emily half-smiling, I walked over to the Red Dragon’s corpse and tossed it into my storage bag.
“““T-the Re, re, re, red dragon!?”””
“““It disappeeeeared?”””
“Hey, what did you just do!?”
To their astonishment, I showed them the bag in my hand and then I answered with a smug face.
“It’s an item box.”
I actually placed it in my own subspace, but from previous experience, those guys were so surprised when I answered that and even mistaken my subspace as an item box. So, I went out of my way to make an item box.
Just in case it’s needed, I made a real one. The capacity is small, though. But this will help me hide my abilities a little.
Fufufu, looks like I’m learning too.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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