Category: Umareta Chokugo ni Suterareta kedo, Zensei ga Taikensha datta node Yoyuu de Ikitemasu

“It’s been a long time, Deophrastus. That being said, I didn’t have much contact with you back then, as you were still a rookie.”

“G-great sage, Aristotereus!? Are you kidding me!? You should have died back then! How could you come back from that?! N-No, that baby body is clearly different from back then! Are you saying that you were successful in reincarnation?!”

Whoa, he got it quickly.

“Yes, you’re right. The taboo items are things I had sealed because of their danger. It is outrageous to take it out without permission and use it. I’ll get it back right now.”

(And of course, my treasured collection at the time!)

『Master, I don’t think he has that. 』

(Ah? You’re kidding, right!?)

“T-then, where the hell did my treasured collection go!?”

“……G-Great Sage, I have disposed of it then.”

“That’s impossible! I hid it so that no one would find it!?”

“It’s under the bed, right? Anyone would be able to find it easily.”

『Master, why put it in such an obvious place.….?』

(I-, I want to be able to watch it whenever you want!)

“I discovered it shortly after the Great Sage passed away. Since it’s not needed anymore, I burned it completely until it turned to ashes.”

“No way……”

I hang my head in despair.

“Kuku…… kuhahaha!”

On the other hand, perhaps because he had recovered from his agitation, or perhaps because he was too upset, Deophrastus suddenly burst into laughter.

“I never thought that after so many hundreds of years, I would be reunited with you all in this way! But it seems that the timing is a bit bad! I never thought that you would appear before me with the fragile body of a baby!”

An enormous amount of magical power swells from Deophrastus.

“In fact, I’m glad you guys took the trouble to come here! Let me finish you off here!”

“Hmm, it’s true that this baby’s body is quite fragile, but—”

“—it’s enough to beat you, you know?”

“Huh!?”

I kicked the ground and leapt at Deophrastus at breakneck speed. I slashed Lindwurm, who is in sword mode, at him. Deophrastus was sent flying, and the chair he was sitting on exploded into pieces.

“……I see. He’s certainly faster now than when he was an old man near death.”

Deophrastus lands on the ground as if nothing had happened. 

The clothes in the area where I had slashed were scorched, and the flesh behind it was torn, revealing his bones.

“How can he act so calm with that injury?”

『Master, the aura from his body is clearly not that of a normal human being. 』

(What do you mean?)

The next moment, Deophrastus ripped off his clothes.

—I was speechless seeing his exposed upper body.

“……The organ in his chest….…”

The center of Deophrastus’ chest is embedded with an eerie, throbbing, purple-blue heart.

Of course, it is not a human heart. 

The magical power emanating from it clearly belongs to a Demon.

“……The heart of a demon. You fused it to your body……?”

“Kukuku, that’s right. This is the heart of a demon. The infinite magical power pouring out of it has given me an invincible body and eternal life!”

As I watched, the wound I inflicted a while ago is now healing rapidly.

“It’s true that some high-ranking demons live forever. But to continue beating even when all that’s left is a heart….. Let alone one that continues to give magical power to others, that is clearly..…”

“Of course, this is not just any demon’s heart. It’s the heart of the strongest demon! Aristotereus, you can tell, don’t you? What kind of demon does this heart belong to! Kuhahaha!”

Deophrastus spoke triumphantly.

Of course I know.

After all, that heart is the most dangerous of all the taboo items.

“The strongest and most terrible demon that I risked my life to defeat in my previous life…… It’s the heart of Alzazeil.”

“Alzazeil……!?”

Meltera gasps.

Alzazeil was so powerful that he reigned supreme among the many demons, and he was called,

―Demon King Alzazeil.

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A man sitting in a luxurious chair came down from the ceiling.

“““““Great Sage!?”””””

The five old men shouted in unison. Well, one of them is still sleeping, muttering to himself the whole time.

But rather than that, Great Sage?

The man called by the old men was about thirty years old at most, with slicked back grey hair and sharp eyes.

This man…. could he be….?

“I came here because of the noise but…… it was a baby? No, it’s not. Who are you guys?”

Looking up at the man who asked, Meltera spoke nonchalantly.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, Deophrastus. So you were the culprit huh.”

Deophrastus……

I thought so.

He was one of my former students. At that time, he had just come to the Tower of the Great Sage and he was quite young. But he was a very good man, and I remember meeting him a few times.

He is a little older now, but.…. considering that hundreds of years have passed since then, it would have been an impossible feat. Unlike Meltera, he’s just a human being after all, so he should have died a long time ago.

“……Hoh~, so you know my name…… Oh, I see. That magic, that voice…… Are you the High Elf Meltera?”

It seems that the other side also recognized Meltera.

“That’s right. You’re already on the verge of old age, but you’ve rejuvenated a lot, haven’t you?”

“……I will return those exact same words to you.”

“Certainly, it was not something that I could have said.”

The old men are flustered by the exchange between the two.

“Is this baby an old friend of the Great Sage?”

“What on earth is going on? Could it be that this baby has lived for hundreds of years, just like the Great Sage…?”

“I can’t believe that someone other than the Great Sage would be able to do something like that….”

Apparently, Deophrastus hasn’t told them about his past.

Deophrastus then commands the old men.

“…… You guys, get out of here.”

“Ah? Great Sage!?”

“T-that’s a bit….…”

The astonished old men tried to object, but Deophrastus did not let them have a say.

“You can’t hear my orders?”

“Uh! D-don’t be absurd!”

“Hurry up and get out of here!”

The five old men then rushed out. One of them, who had been talking in his sleep, walked out while being held by another old man.

After seeing them off, Deophrastus glared at Meltera.

“I don’t know how you’ve survived to this age, but from the looks of it, it appears that you’ve come to rob me of the taboo items.”

“It’s helpful that you get it quickly. I’m sure you understand the dangers very well. So why did you put your hands on it? No, there’s no need to ask. You’ve admired the Great Sage since back then. You were the one who was the loudest advocate among the magicians of the time that the next Great Sage should be appointed.”

As Meltera spoke nonchalantly, Deophrastus’ face contorted in disgust.

“But when the facts came to light, you were soon forced to withdraw from the front lines. This was because there were fewer voices supporting you than expected. That’s also why you stole the taboo items. Then you tried to become a great sage from scratch… Your long-cherished wish of hundreds of years has now come true. You now rule over this magical city and is now revered as a Great Sage by those around you.”

“….…”

Is that why he let those old men call him Great Sage?

It’s no wonder that the construction of this tower looks exactly like the Tower of the Great Sage that I made.

“In any case, it doesn’t belong to you. Return it now.”

“……It’s not yours either, isn’t it?”

“Yes. But it’s only natural that this person would claim it.”

Then Meltera glanced at me.

“……N-No way, that baby….…”

Deophrastus, who had been calm all this time, showed his agitation for the first time.

“It’s been a long time, Deophrastus.”

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As the noise in the tower increased, we ran up quickly as well. Although there were automatic elevators that connected each floor, we did not use them, we used the stairs instead.

『Master, a group is coming down. 』

Immediately after Lindwurm informed me, I heard several footsteps.

“So you’re saying, the residents of the underground settlement revolted in unison!?”

“Yes! Moreover, it seems that the monsters who were locked in the cage also escaped!”

“And that’s not all! There is also information that a Fenrir has appeared in the middle tier of the tower!”

“Fenrir!? Why would a legendary-level monster be in such a place!?”

They are an armed group. We stuck to the ceiling and waited for them to pass by.

“Those are the Magic Knights, right? They’re wearing pretty good equipment.”

“Yes. It would be a pain if we had to fight them all at once.”

We continued to climb the stairs until we reached the top.

“There’s no more stairs. We’re not at the top floor yet, are we?”

“Mm. It seems that the only way to get to the next floor is to take a different route.”

We went inside the floor. We then found a door that looked like the one we are looking for but it was guarded by several magic knights.

“Let’s take them down at once.”

“Understood.”

I jumped in while still in concealment.

“Hmm?”

Perhaps noticing my presence, one of the Magic Knights turned his gaze towards me and braced himself, but it was too late.

I already swung Lindwurm and struck his armored torso.

Doooon!

“Gaaaaahhh!”

The magic knight, who was blown away by the impact, flew straight to the wall, crashed and embedded himself into it.

“Wha-! W-who’s there!?”

“It’s useless.”

Meltera activates her ice magic. The bodies of the remaining magic knights froze in an instant. They all turned into ice sculptures.

“Alright, let’s move on.”

When I was about to open the door that was now unattended,

“Thou shalt cast a spell when thou shalt pass through here.”

I heard such a voice from the door.

“It’s just like the one at the Great Sage’s Tower I built. And looking closely, the structure up to this point are very similar.”

The only difference is that the lower level is now a factory instead of a dungeon. This suggests that beyond this door is a floor reserved for the higher ups.

“Thou shalt cast a spell when thou shalt pass through here.”

“Open sesame.”

“……”

Apparently, it’s not the password.

I see….

“Thou shalt cast a spell when thou shalt pass through here.”

“Who cares. I’m going to smash you.”

Zudoooooong!

I unleashed a cannonball of condensed magical power. The door blew open with tremendous force. Without any hesitation, we head straight in.

As we walked further inside, we came across five seats floating in the air. Sitting there were five old men.

“Impossible! How can there be intruders in a place like this?”

“And they’re babies at that!?”

“What are the Magic Knights doing? They’re useless!”

“It seems that there was a commotion at the lower level~”

“Munyamunya”

The wrinkled old men look down at us in amazement.

Apparently, these are the Five Wise Men who rule this city. And behind them, a huge statue stands solemnly. It was still a statue of a young man. However, like a statue of a goddess in a chapel, it seemed to be placed there with a revered purpose.

“You don’t look like you’re just a baby. But don’t think you’re going to step into this sacred place and get away with it!”

One of the old men raised his staff, from which a powerful laser cannon was fired.

I easily blocked it with a barrier though.

“What!? Y-You easily blocked my magic!?”

“These two are no ordinary people~”

“That should be self-evident since they get this far!”

“Hah! You should regret that you pick a fight with us, the Five Wise Men who reign in this magical city!”

“Munyamunya”

Murderous intent and magical power erupted from the old men’s bodies.

They even got a big name, the Five Wise Men, for themselves. It seems that they have a certain amount of ability.

Meltera and I also released our magic and got ready for battle.

It was then—

From above the heads of the old men, a man slowly descended.

The Five Wise Men noticed that and they shouted in unison.

““““Great Sage!?””””

……Great Sage?

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“W-Why is there a baby here!?”

“What’s more, the cockpit and No. 5 are both unscathed? Don’t tell me…. that baby really did it?”

I instinctively jumped out and saved the boy.  I couldn’t just stand by and watch a young child of about ten years old being killed after all.

……Well, I’m younger though.

The boy is asleep under my magic. By the time he wakes up, he probably had calmed down. I don’t think that the researchers would want to take his life, so I quickly left the scene.

“Huh? He ran away!?”

“So fast!? No matter how I think about it, he’s not just a baby!”

I returned to where Meltera is and used concealment magic to hide myself again.

Immediately afterwards, an alarm sounded.

“They’ll just think that I’m just a lost baby, right?”

“I don’t think that’s what we can expect.”

“Right. Okay, let’s get everyone started.”

　　　　★★★

『Fana-oneechan, Anje-oneechan, can you hear me?』

“Mm, I can hear you.”

Fana and Anje, who remained in the underground residential area and were hiding in a small, deserted house, responded to Reus’s telepathic message.

“Is this telepathy? I can hear your voice in my head! Being able to communicate even from far away is a very convenient magic!”

Anje’s eyes lit up. Well, she doesn’t know that Reus regularly communicates with his staff via telepathy.

『I want you guys to go ahead and follow the plan.』

“Mm, understood.”

“Got it! I’m ready to go on a rampage!”

Then the two of them ran out of the house where they were hiding. 

When they come to the restricted area again, they attacked the cage from one end to the other. As Reus had said beforehand, the magical treatment made the cages seem to be resistant to shocks from the inside, but vulnerable to shocks from the outside.

It wasn’t too hard for them to destroy the cages.

“Uooooooh!!”

“I got out! Hiyaaahh!”

“Die, die, die, die, die, dieeeee!!!”

The freed monsters started rampaging and attacking the other cages, so the monsters are released one after another.

“O-oi… W-what’s going on~!?”

“How can they get out of the cage on their own~?”

Perhaps sensing something unusual, two rabbit mascots who play the role of guards rushed to the place. In this city, the same kind of stuffed animals are probably stationed in various places.

Noticing the rabbit mascots, the monsters became more enraged and starts attacking them.

“You fooled uuussss!”

“I’m going to kill you! Dieeeeeeee!”

Apparently, there is still some reason left in them, and they are aware of the cause of their situation and the existence of the enemy.

“R-retreat~~~~!”

The guards hurriedly tried to escape, but they were slaughtered by the rushing monsters. They were destroyed to shreds and were unable to move. Then, the runaway monsters left the restricted area and headed straight to the living quarters.

“It worked.”

“Not yet. Looks like the Magic Knights are coming to check on the commotion here. We will join these guys and fight together later.”

★★★

Meanwhile, Fenrir Lill’s side.

“Somethings wrong. This girl’s reaction is clearly not of a human.”

“What!? What do you mean?”

“Maybe it’s possible that she has disguised herself by taking the form of a human……”

Because Lill possessed such great magical power, she was given a thorough examination, and the researchers were beginning to suspect her true identity.

Then comes a message from Reus.

『Lill, how is it going on your side?』

『Master, they are clearly suspicious of me. It may only be a matter of time before my identity is revealed.』

『I see. Well, that’s just right. Just go back to your original form and go on a rampage. 』

『Understood』

Nodding, Lill breaks the human transformation spell in front of the researchers who looks at her curiously.

They were all stupefied as they watch her body grew gigantic in a blink of an eye.

“Wha-!?”

“I-it wasn’t a human after all!? B-but this size…. It’s not an ordinary monster!”

“Could it be…… Fenrir!?”

In front of their astonishment, Lill let out a loud roar that seemed to flaunt her manifestation.

“Waaaauuuuuuun!!”

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“This is…… No way, a black magic stone manufacturing factory?”

We broke through the strict security and surveillance sensors and successfully entered the tower.

I involuntarily gasped at the scene I saw.

There are a number of huge glass tubes, and men and women who seem to be researchers and workers are busily coming and going between them, but the thing floating in those glass tubes are all black magic stones.

“That seems to be the case.”

“……I can’t believe they’re producing so many of them at the same time.”

Even one of this is dangerous enough, but they are now being produced in large quantities.

“Do these guys understand the dangers of this thing?”

“Probably not. I guess only the higher-ups know about that. These lower-level staff members are just doing what they’re told.”

But this was not all.

When we moved to the next floor, we saw a number of giant-shaped weapons that were over three meters high.

『They are giant magic soldier, right? 』

『Yes. But they are not your normal magic giants. This one can probably use the Five Senses Link technology that I developed. It’s clearly not designed for people to ride in….. 』

Originally, a magical giant soldier refers to a weapon that a person can get into and manipulate. The thick armor neutralizes most magic and physical attacks, and it has the power to lightly crush an average dragon, so many countries around the world have been manufacturing it.

What made my invention so revolutionary at that time was that it made it possible to completely link the pilot’s five senses with the magical giant remotely.

If that had worked perfectly, there would be no need to master difficult piloting techniques, and the magic giant can be controlled at will from a distance.

However, I had designated this technology as taboo. This is because I found out that this five-sense link technology can cause fatal mental damage to the pilot. The effect was especially noticeable for those who were mentally weak. Of course, some people can operate it without any problems, but the negative effects of continued use over a long period of time are unavoidable.

“To think that they would mass-produce this….…”

At the back of the Magic Giant was a cockpit for control operation. Although it was said to be a seat, there were no chairs or anything like that, the pilot enters the large box to operate it. This is to ensure that the senses of the bipedal magic giant and the pilot match.

“……Somebody’s coming.”

“That’s……”

At that moment, a group of several people appeared from the depths of this large room, which seemed to be the hangar of the Magic Giants. They were people who looked like researchers and a group of boys and girls who seemed to be only ten years old or so.

Prompted by the adults, the children entered the box cockpit on by one.

“Don’t tell me…. those kids can’t be the pilots, right? It’s true that children have more flexible brains and are easier to adapt to the sense link, but that also means that their immature minds are even more in danger than adults!”

『It’s pretty disgusting that they’re willing to sacrifice even children for the sake of research. 』

The child pilots were probably about to start pilot training as the magic giants began to move, preparing to leave the hangar.

It was then—

“U-Uaaaaaahhhhh!!!”

Suddenly, one of the children started letting out a strange cry.

“No. 5, not qualified.”

“I can’t believe he panicked over something so simple.”

“Hey, drag him out and take him to District X.”

The researchers didn’t seem to panic and were even very casual. The way they looked at the children was the same as the way they looked at the lab rats.

But they also miscalculated.

The giant magic soldier controlled by the boy who screamed just now starts attacking them.

“Uh! W-what are you doing!? Drag him out quickly!”

“No, it’s too late! Kill him!”

Soon after that shout, one of staff members unleashed a spell. A powerful explosion occurs that blows up the entire control box.

“Who told you to destroy the entire cockpit!? We should have just killed No. 5!”

“I didn’t have the time for that!”

“Whew. Anyways, I’m glad were saved….…”

The rampaging giant magic soldier had stopped moving.

They had just breathed a sigh of relief but soon notice something strange.

“T-the cockpit…… it’s unscatched?”

“No. 5 is still there too! And there’s something small next to him…”

They shouted at the same time when they saw me after I interrupted the attack and protected the boy from the explosion.

“““B-baby!?”””

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“……Black magic stone?”

The black magic stone that I succeeded in developing at the end of my research on magic stones in my previous life has a number of properties that are different from ordinary magic stones.

For example, if you let a monster eat it, the monster will grow rapidly. Like the Ancient Treant, it can evolve into a high-ranking species in a short period of time.

But I had never used it on humans. I never even thought of doing that. In any case, it is too inhumane.

“Then this is the result……”

Humans in cages whose body parts evolved and changed continues to scream and howl like beasts.

“Monsters has an enormous amount of magical power. That magical power is being absorbed, and they use it to run the city.”

“……I can’t believe they are using the black magic stone I made for something like this.”

“It’s not just this. There’s a variety of taboo items that the city is researching and using at all risks.”

“At that time, I should have properly disposed of the taboo items.”

I thought my disciples would treat them appropriately, so I left it at that……

No, blaming my disciples is just an evasion of responsibility.

Even though I knew it was dangerous, I did not handle it myself. I just threw it to my disciple and died like that. In the end, this is considered my fault.

I have to settle things myself. Maybe that’s also the reason why I was reincarnated in this era.

“I’m going to go inside that tower and blow up those culprits.”

“I have a suggestion for you.”

“?”

Once we left the restricted zone, we hid in an empty house and decided to hold a strategy meeting there. That’s when Meltera comes up with a suggestion.

“I would like Fana and Anje to remain in this residential area.”

“Why?”

“Hey, aren’t we going to fight together?!”

I thought it was because the two of them are not strong enough to challenge the central tower that is heavily guarded, but it seemed that Meltera had another plan.

“The most troublesome thing in this city is the presence of the Magic Knights. They are a powerful security force specializing in magic combat. No matter how strong Reus-sama is, he will be quite exhausted just by wiping out a group of magic knights who are as powerful as thousand men. There is also a possibility that the perpetrator will be able to escape.”

In other words, it seems that Meltera’s strategy is to reduce the strength of the Magic Knights and others as much as possible.

“I want you two to wait for the right time to go on a rampage in this residential area. You guys should free the monsters in the restricted area. If you do that, the Magic Knights will have no choice but to allocate a large portion of their forces here. I feel bad about using them, but if we leave this city alone, there will soon be many more casualties.”

Fana and Anje agreed to the plan, and they decided to stay.

I made sure to cast a concealment spell on them and made them stay still until they got the signal. Then me and Meltera left the underground residential area and went back to District B, and then to District A.

“I wonder what’s going on with Lill……. 『Hey, Lill, how are you? 』”

『I’m being subjected to a thorough examination. So far, they haven’t found out that I’m a Fenrir, but it may only be a matter of time. 』

She was taken to the central tower and right now, we are communicating telepathically.

『I see. I’ll give you a signal, or if they found out your real identity before my signal, go back to your original form and go on a rampage. Go wild as much as you can, but I ask you not to kill people as much as possible. 』

『Understood』

We have Fana and Anje go on a rampage in the underground residential area, and a Fenrir in the lower level of the tower. This would ensure that the enemy’s forces are completely dispersed.

“This is it huh.”

“Yes. The security here is incomparably stricter than the residential area. Let’s be careful.”

We crossed District A, which is lined with large houses, and eventually reached the entrance of the tower.

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“W-What the hell is this!? Are we supposed to live in such a filthy place!?”

“The house and the road are in tatters! It also stinks!”

“Hey, there are some skinny residents over there! I don’t think they have eaten properly, right?!”

The people who were brought in raised their voices when they saw the state of the residential area.

“Oka~y, everyone, you’re being very noisy~. This place is a suitable living area for useless humans like you guys~. There are spare rooms here and there, so feel free to live wherever you like~”

When the person in rabbit costume announced that in a cheerful voice (which is very inappropriate at the moment), it naturally adds fuel to the new resident’s anger.

“You bastard! I’m going to kill you!”

One of the men that was brought in jumped on the person in rabbit costume. But the next moment, the person in rabbit costume dodged the man’s fist with an agility that was unbelievable for him. Right after dodging, he also smoothly kicked the man in the back.

“~~~~~~Kuu-, Guaaaaah!”

The man rolled on the ground several times and crashed into the outer wall of a shabby house, eventually fainting.

“Oh~, I forgot to mention one thing~. The residents of this residential area don’t have access to proper medical care.  So, be careful not to get injured! Now then, does any of you have any questions~?”

Everyone fell completely silent. When the man in rabbit costume saw that there were no questions, he turned around with satisfied look on his face.

“Oh, of course, if you try to escape from this place, you will be severely punished~, so be careful~”

He paused and said such parting words before leaving.

“That one is quite interesting. I thought there was a person inside that rabbit costume, but it is probably empty. It seems to be remotely controlled somewhere. ……I mean, it’s not a costume at all, it’s a stuffed animal.”

“That’s probably right. It doesn’t have that high fighting power, but if the opponent is an average human, that thing should be enough to hold them down.”

And then I realized something.

“……It’s just a little bit, but I think this place is draining the magic from our body.”

“Correct. When you are in this residential area, there’s a constant absorption of magical power from your body, albeit in small amounts.”

In other words, they are forcibly collecting magical power from everyone living in this area.

“They use the magical power they suck up here for a variety of things…… such as researching magic, manufacturing magic tools and growing crops. If you are a healthy person, there is not much trouble, but if you continue to live here for a long time, there is no doubt that your body will change. Above all, it is a harsh environment for children, the elderly, and the sick.”

Is this the real face behind this city?

This is a pretty outrageous thing to do. But it’s amazing that the newspaper reporter who went undercover managed to find out all that.

“……However, this is just the beginning. There’s a place in the back that makes you want to cover your eyes even more.”

With Meltera’s guidance, we went to the innermost part of the residential area.

Even so, it seems that quite a few people live in this place. From what I could see, there were quite a few normal-looking people, which seemed to indicate the lax standards for forcibly taking people here.

And perhaps because their magical powers are constantly being sucked out of them, the people here generally looked listless. There are many people with bad complexions.

Eventually, we arrived at a high-walled restricted area. When we entered inside, we were faced with a tragic and horrible scene.

“Guruaaaaaaaa!! Get me out of heeerrrree!!”

“Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill youuuuuuuu!”

“Ihihihihihihi! Hyahahaha!!”

There were countless cages and humans were trapped inside them. Each making angry and strange noises.

No, they can no longer be called humans. Some have horns on their heads, others have wings on their backs, some have four arms, and some have three eyes, making them physically different from ordinary humans.

“They are probably the ones who tried to escape from here.”

“W-wait a minute. Does that mean they were originally the residents here? Why are they…… why do this?”

As I frowned, Meltera told me a shocking fact.

“It’s the black magic stone. Those present here are forcibly implanted with black magic stone in their bodies and have been transformed into beings that surpass humans.…. in other words, they are creating “monsters”.

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“What are we going to do? From the looks of it, I think she’s taken straight to the tower.”

“Hmm, we’re going to enter the tower anyway, so it shouldn’t be a problem if she goes first. Just to be on the safe side, I already told her not to say anything unnecessary.”

Lill, who was found to have unparalleled magical powers, was already taken away by the officials. In this city, the treatment varies greatly depending on whether you have talent or not.

“Now then~, we will guide everyone who got B rating to the residential area~!”

A person wearing a rabbit costume announced this in a slightly high-pitched voice. There are several others who are wearing costumes of the same kind, and they may be the mascots of this city.

Such a mysterious rabbit takes us to the residential area. 

Apparently, after getting in the castle gate, each individual is already divided into several residential area and permission is required to enter and exit their respective residential area. Moreover, residents of the lower residential areas are basically not allowed to enter the upper residential areas. 

We were graded B and the residential area allocated to us is in the middle grade.

“Apart from the tower, there are three residential areas, from the highest one, District A to District C huh…”

“……Somehow, that sounds suggestive, isn’t it?”

Before we knew it, we arrived at the residential area.

“Your residence will be a condominium in this lot~. Please use one room per household~.”

We, the B-rated immigrants were given a room in an apartment complex. 

When we went inside, there are three rooms in total, all equipped with showers and toilets so it was not a bad environment.

“In District A, each household is given their own house. Those who are particularly allowed to enter the tower seem to be provided with quite luxurious mansions. District C, on the other hand, is an apartment building just like this one, but it is much smaller. Their toilets and showers are also shared.”

The food, clothing, and medicines that are distributed also seem to vary greatly depending on the residential area.

“Hmm, there’s a lot of disparity.”

“However, even in District C, the minimum standard of living is guaranteed, so poor people from all over the country are coming up, wanting to emigrate here.”

Of course, the residents are given jobs. The city seems to be one of the world’s leading producers of magic tools, and the factories are always in need of a lot of labor. Food, clothing, shelter and work are guaranteed. Therefore, even in District C, many of the residents are not dissatisfied with their life here.

“That sounds like this is an ideal city, doesn’t it?”

“It doesn’t look like an evil stronghold.”

Listening to Meltera’s explanation, Anje and Fana looked confused.

“……What I said so far was the facade of this city.”

Apparently, there is something else behind such luxury.

“We will be invading the tower at night… We have some time until then, so let’s go and take a look at that place. It’s the fourth residential area hidden beneath this city —commonly known as District X.”

We left District B and came to District C, which is considered to be the lowest residential area. In District C, there is a building that is off-limits to anyone other than those involved. It is said that this heavily guarded place is the entrance to the underground residential area, Discrict X.

As we look around for the place that is hidden due to the concealment magic, we come across a group of people who seem to be residents of District C being taken there.

“They look like ordinary residents.”

“It’s not just criminals and people who are rebelling against the city that are being taken to District X. Those who are unable to fulfill their labor obligations are taken there as well. Of course, ostensibly, they are supposed to end up in a rehabilitation facility or a vocational training facility.”

We sneaked into the building and joined them. 

After descending a long spiral staircase, we eventually arrived at a dingy area that looked like a slum spread out in the vast underground space.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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We disembarked from the airship a short distance away and headed for the Magic City. There is a paved road that crosses the wilderness, and there are many people walking on it.

“Are they heading to the city too?”

“It seems like migration to the city is very popular. Majority of them are non-magicians.”

“Why?”

“It’s because the city claims to guarantee its citizens food and a place to live safely. From what I heard, they are claiming that magic has made it possible to mass-produce food.”

The magic that stimulates the growth of crops was also used in the Tower of the Great Sage in the past. However, it only allows crops to grow more than usual.

The area around the city is wilderness, there is no farmland, and from the looks of it, I don’t think they can secure enough produce to accommodate such large number of citizens.

“What business do we have in that city in the first place?”

Anje asks suspiciously.

“Maybe a base for a new adventure?”

Fana added.

“Hmm, about that…… I don’t know how to explain it.”

Meltera muttered and then she glanced at me.

I shake my head from side to side, telling her not to speak. It would be troublesome if she brought up the topic of my past life here, so I explained instead.

“To put it bluntly, Oneechan, there’s a stronghold of evil over there.”

““Stronghold of Evil!?””

Meltera telepathically communicates with me, sounding astonished.

『……Great Sage, it is too rough. I don’t think they’ll be convinced by that—』

“Oh? Then we have to beat the bad guys.”

“That’s right! Even if it wasn’t a request from the guild, I can’t just leave it alone!”

『—they were convinced……』

That’s because they’re both muscle-brain.

“I heard that the incident that happened in the Imperial Capital of the Arseral Empire this time is also the work of those bad guys. Fana-oneechan, Anje-oneechan, it seems that they are doing whatever they want, such as trying to destroy the sea and other elven villages during this time.”

“No, way! Despicable! I can’t forgive that!”

“Dangerous person!”

While having such conversations, we arrived at the castle gates.

I don’t want to be suspicious, so I had Fana hold me and Meltera is being held by Anje. The two of us acted like a normal baby.

“We want to immigrate here.”

“Three girls and two babies…… What a strange group….”

The man who seems to be an official in charge of checking those entering and exiting the city looks at us suspiciously.

“……Hmm, whatever. Go through the gate there.”

“Gate?”

There was a suspicious gate that emitted magical power. Apparently, it is a magic tool, and in order to move in to this city, one have to go through that gate.

『If we go through it, our biometric and magical information will be scanned. Similar devices are installed in various places in this city, and it seems that they are always kept under constant control.』

『That also means that our whereabouts will soon be revealed.』

If this information were to be stolen, it will be difficult to move freely around the city.

『In addition, this scan also serves as a form of selection. It seems that the grade of your residential area will change drastically depending on whether you have talent for magic or none. If you are judged to be particularly talented, you will be able to engage in magical research in that central tower. On the other hand, if you are judged to have no talent at all, you….…』

『What’s going to happen?』

『…… I’ll explain the details when I go inside.』

Meltera and I covered up our information. In this positioin, we should be able to cover up Fana’s and Anje’s as well.

“So all four of you are B-graded, and the last one is ….…”

B is not allowed to enter the tower, but it seems to be at a level where we can live in a reasonably good living quarters.

And that’s when I was stunned.

“Uh! I forgot Lill….…”

Lill, who was the last to walk through the gate alone, was the only one who couldn’t cover up her information. She now takes the form of a beastman beauty, but her true identity is the legendary demon, Fenrir.

It will be very troublesome if her information was scanned.

“Huh!? W-what is this magical power……? I’ve never seen anything like it before…. Uwah! U-unmeasurable!?”

Uh-oh, I messed up.

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“That’s right! This city was saved by me, hero Orion! It was a close call, but it’s all fine now!”

“Uh-, R-Reus!?”

Using magic to skillfully control my vocal cords, I shouted, perfectly recreating Orion’s voice. The people, believing it to be Orion’s words and not expecting a baby to be impersonating him, erupted in cheers.

“W-what are you talking about? You guys are the ones who saved the city!”

“Mm, that may be true but no one expects that. What the public wants is the hero.”

I had intended to push the honor for this subjugation on Orion, the hero. 

I mean, no one would believe that a baby saved the city from crisis after all.

“Uu……I’ve been praised again without my permission… I’m not worthy of being called a hero.…”

Facing the lamenting Orion, I said,

“I don’t think so though.”

“Eh?”

“Honestly, I think Oniichan has the talent of a hero.”

That hero, Leon, wasn’t always strong either. 

He was a righteous man. He wanted to save people, and he worked hard to do so, and in doing so, he grew to the point where he could fight the demons.

What is important is the fighting spirit.

This time, Orion volunteered to accompany us to the dungeon in order to save the city. Her appearance overlapped with that of hero Leon.

“Oniichan looks a lot like the hero Leon, not only in appearance, but especially in her brave heart.”

“You speak as if you know the hero, Leon-sama…… Who are you really……?”

“I’m just a baby though.”

“No matter how I think about it, you……”

Then, as Orion had predicted, the martial arts tournament was canceled. 

If the match had continued like that, he would probably have missed out on a fifth consecutive title, which might have been better from his point of view.

★★★

“So it’s true that you caught the perpetrator?”

“Yes.”

Meltera nods.

“Well, I did find them too….. but they ended up self-destructing.”

“I thought something like that might happen so I froze them all first. I don’t know what triggers the explosion, but that should usually prevent it.”

“I see, as expected of you.”

“After that, some of them failed to escape and exploded…… but I managed to make them talk.”

“So, what did you find out?”

After departing from the Arseral Empire, we are now traveling north across the continent in an airship. Guided by Meltera, we are on our way to the location of the culprit who once stole the taboo items from the Tower of the Great Sage.

“I can see it.”

“That is…… a city?”

She pointed to a huge city built in the middle of the wilderness.

“Yes, the magical city of Enderzen. It is probably the most developed magical city in the world today. From what I have found, it seems that the perpetrators were people from this city. They were following orders from their superior to commit crimes  in various places using the taboo  items.”

In the center of the city stood a tower that towered high in the sky. It’s very similar to the Tower of the Great Sage that I built in my previous life.

“No, it’s not just similar, it’s the exact same one.”

“Yes, I think this was definitely modeled after your tower. And that tower, just like the Tower of the Great Sage, seems to be a place where the best magicians of the modern age gather and study magic day and night.”

A barrier was stretched around the perimeter of the city.

Since it is called a magical city, it’s quite strong.

“It looks like it’s going to be hard to sneak through.”

“Mm, there is a high risk of detection. Let’s enter through the castle gate quietly. In fact, a journalist I have a good relationship with once went inside to do an undercover investigation by blending in with a group of immigrants. Fortunately, he said that the rules on who can enter and leave the city are not that strict.”

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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