"Hmm, a supervised laboratory, huh? ......"

King Cesar of Celuloa read the letter of opinion from Jin.

It says that <>.

It was easy for King Cesar to imagine that Jin had suggested this as a way to make good use of the recently arrested brothers Jix and Ganno.

"There are a few others who might be a good fit.

Ludlód Coles, the third seat of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, agreed.

"However, we must be very careful not to let them escape.

"In that case, we can use the criminal identification collar.

"I don't have a choice."

< inflicts pain on the wearer by channeling a specific magic power, and is mainly used for criminal slaves who work in mines.

In addition, it was also decided to have a facility isolated from the outside world and monitored by guards and guardsmen.

"The is also recommending 24-hour surveillance by golems."

"Well, let's add that to the list as well."

Donald Callow, the retired alpha, was also present at the meeting by invitation of the king.

All right, get on with it.

"Yes, sir."

The Kingdom of Cerroa, a major power, was able to respond so quickly.

It's a waste to lock up talented engineers.

Whether this decision will prove to be a good one or a bad one remains to be seen.

* * * *

...... is this the right way?

It should be.

Two people were walking toward the mountain from the town of Nikalai in the Kingdom of Egelea.

They are , a.k.a. Glenn, and Nurse Alpha, a nursing golem, both under Jin's command, <.

These two were on their way to Zidane Casey, the mentor of Jix and the others.

"I'm sure they're not addicted, since he's their mentor," said Jix. Vivian gave him some recovery medicine, which may have cured him somewhat.

Nurse Alpha nodded at Glenn's words.

"...... Oh, but you weren't necessarily working with mercury, were you?"

"That's true. In the first place, Zidane Casey didn't even tell Lukor about his research."

The two men walked several times faster than a human, and soon arrived at Zidane Casey's hut.

"Sorry, sir."

Glenn calls out as he rings the knocker. An automaton immediately appeared.

"Yes, who is it?

I am the healer requested by Mr. Lukor. How is Mr. Zidane Casey?

Nurse Alpha explains in the way I have prepared for her.

"Well, I'll be with you in a moment.

The automaton withdrew with these words, but reappeared after a minute or so.

Please come in.

"Come in."

Glenn and Nurse Alpha stepped into the cabin and were ushered into Zidane Casey's living room.

"Welcome. You've been hired by the guy from Lukor?　He's a meddlesome son of a b*tc*. ...... Since you're here, I'll be glad to examine you."

Zidane Casey was a bigot, but he would not let his friend's kindness go to waste.

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The old man, the brains of Horai Island, asks Nurse Alpha.

Yes, it was minor compared to Jix and Ganno. The actual work was done by his apprentice.

That may be so, but it is not strange for a master and an apprentice to be in a relationship.

<>

"Yes. It was easy because it was still before the abnormalities in the brain function appeared. However, I had an ulcer in an unrelated part of my ...... stomach and a polyp in my large intestine, so I had to treat those as well."

<<>

"So far it seems that there are no dangers. It seems that Jix has taken all of the out of their possession and there is no way to replenish them."

<>

"Yes. But I'm not sure how much he agreed with me. ......"

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The old man is planning to have the same thing done to the Kingdom of Celuloa and other countries as well.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"...... So this is the laboratory of Fresias Nakar."

He was once an engineer who had climbed to <, but he was a heretical scholar who was driven out of the kingdom of Dinar by the then King of Cerroa, Sibert, because of his heretical ideals of 500 years ago, not the kingdom of Dinar.

He was also the mentor of Jix and Ganno, and gave all of his knowledge to them.

The Ministry of Technology I, Director General Latant, and several of his men are here to investigate.

<, of the , was also present as an attendant.

Through Regulus 11's vision, the old man can also see the site.

But...

"......?　This is ...... everyone, be careful. There seems to be a mercury spill.

Regulus 11 detected mercury when he stepped into the workshop.

The glowing liquid was lying in dots ...... rather than <> on the floor.

Anyone who has ever broken an old-fashioned mercury thermometer will know what I mean. Due to its surface tension, a small amount of mercury will form a ball.

Regulus 11's eyesight found such a ball of mercury on the floor.

"Okay."

One of the methods of handling mercury taught to him by Jin was to use copper wire braids to absorb small amounts of spilled mercury as a copper amalgam.

When the mercury was touched by the copper wire, it moved as if it was being absorbed into the copper amalgam.

"Oh, this is interesting."

However, there is still a danger because the mercury will evaporate even in this state.

I put the braided wire into the bottle, put the lid on, and finally felt at ease.

"...... but there are no records of any kind left."

It looks as if someone has taken it out.

"There may be hazardous materials in there, so please be careful when you investigate.

Yes, sir.

The investigators are scattered throughout Frescius Nakar's laboratory.

However, in spite of their hard work, the results of their two-day investigation were disappointing: only a little mercury.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

The old man was also disappointed in Horai Island.

Thus, the mysterious golem fiasco was settled for the time being.

However, there are still issues to be solved, such as the religion of 500 years ago and the place of origin of the hypothetical <>.

Jin and Horaijima's challenge to the < of the world of Ars will continue.