"Brother Jin, that's ......!"

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"Yes, I know what you mean. Aether Stampede is too dangerous.

Jin calms Erza down.

"Father, what do you have in mind?

Reiko, who had returned the ravenous grasshopper to the ward, turned to Jin and asked again, "What do you have in mind?

"Yes. In short, the free magical element (ether) that the ravenous grasshopper possesses is the same quality as the free magical element (ether) contained in the Magi Crystal. No, since the purity is different, it might be better to call it a magi stone."

Then Erza, looking satisfied, spoke up.

"Okay. Anyway, I'm going to do something with the free magical element (ether) that the ravenous grasshopper has.

"That's right."

Jin nodded to Erza,

"Let's go back to the laboratory first.

He said, "Let's go back to the laboratory first. Elsa, Saki, and Goose followed.

Reiko walked next to Jin.

"Well, what should we do?

Jin sat down on a chair in the workshop.

"You haven't thought about ...... what to do yet, have you?"

Saki asked with a doubtful look on her face.

"Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no. We have a plan. ...... a gradual <>. That's the goal.

"A slow runaway ......."

Erza parrots back.

"I don't think that's a anymore."

Jin chuckles at Erza's unusual comment.

"That's true. The point is to use the free magical element (ether) of the ravenous grasshopper to activate a big magic.

"I see. So that would mean burning them to death or ...... freezing them the way you said at the beginning."

Goose chuckled.

"Yeah. "Yeah. I think that's a good idea too. Two birds with one stone. Fire affects the surroundings, so I think we should freeze it.

"Jin, it's good to freeze them, but won't they start moving again when they melt?

Saki said worriedly.

"Yes, that's a concern. That's why we're going to collect them while they're stuck. ......"

"What are we going to do with them after we collect them?"

"...... should we put them in tsukudani (food boiled down in soy sauce)?"

What?

What?

It seems that he really meant what he said as a joke, and Erza and Saki were taken aback.

"No, in my world, there is such a thing as inako tsukudani (food boiled in soy sauce).

"...... Jin, that kind of joke doesn't suit you."

"Yes, yes, it's true!"

"......"

Jin was beaten to a pulp by Erza and Saki.

"But it's a waste of time..."

"What?"

"I thought it was a waste. He has been collecting free magical elements (ether) for us, and I can't let him consume them.

Saki was probably half joking, but Jin and Erza seemed to have an idea.

"Tsukudani ...... or ......."

"Are you still talking about that, Jin?

Saki looks at me rather coldly.

"No, I mean, as Saki said, I was wondering if there's a way to effectively use the free magical element (ether) they've collected.

"Sure, that kind of magic would be the best."

Wait, there's a !　There's ......!

What?　Jin, what is it?

We'll apply the Free Magic Element Condenser to steal all the free magic elements (ether) from them.

"Ah. ...... can store the free magical element (ether) we have taken away in the magical element storage (ether tank)."

Erza seemed to understand the meaning of Jin's statement.

The ether tank is a technology that was once used in Elena. Although it is an old technology, it may come in handy in the oddest of places.

"Yes, that sounds good. But what will happen to the binge-eating grasshoppers that have been deprived of their free magical element (ether)?

When Goose asked the natural question, Jin said, "Let's try an experiment.

"First of all, I will modify the free magical element condenser (ether capacitor) so that the collected free magical element (ether) will be stored in the magical element reservoir (ether tank)," he said.

The work itself takes only five minutes, since this is what Jin does.

"Okay, let's do this."

I activate the free-magic condenser (ether condenser) near the three carnivorous grasshoppers I've caught.

Although we can't see it, the surrounding free magic elements (ether) should be condensed and flowing into the ether tank.

"Okay, pause."

After running it for a minute or so, Jin stopped the free-magic condenser (ether capacitor) and checked what happened to the free-magic (ether) contained in the binge-eating grasshopper.

"<>...... Oh, you guessed right. It worked."

The ravenous grasshopper had all of its free magic element (ether) sucked out.

"It stopped moving."

And the ravenous grasshopper stopped moving.

"Hmm, it won't be able to revive now, will it?

It means that the free magic element (ether) in the body can be taken away by taking away all the free magic element (ether) in the body.

It's the same as the mage who was in an "ether stampede".

We are on the verge of defeating the mages.

"We can collect them and feed them to the fish.

That's a good idea.

Since these monsters are out of the ecosystem, this kind of treatment is inevitable.

Jin vaguely thought that it would be good if the fish could return to the natural world by being used effectively until the end.

"All right, then, let's make a magic tool for countermeasures.

I'll help you.

"Jin, is there anything we can do to help?"

Saki, who had been waiting for a while, offered.

"Well, we'd like to collect and dispose of as many of the ravenous grasshoppers as possible in a real situation, so if you could find out about their ecology..."

What do they like and what do they hate?

How strong are their jaws, and how hard can they bite?

How well can they adapt to changes in temperature and environment?

I asked them to collect as much data as they could using the remaining six animals.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you.

Goose is very enthusiastic.

Laozi, the mobile terminal of the old man, also cooperates. This is the pattern that Saki follows when he investigates physical properties.

"Let's first find out what they prefer the most, vegetable matter, animal matter, or mineral matter.

"Yes, that's right. I think it would be good to narrow it down that way.

Saki and the others immediately begin discussing the procedure of the experiment.

"Let's leave the other side to them and we'll do it ourselves.

"Right."

Jin and the others also started to work.

"Reiko, please get me the magi crystals with the dark attribute.

Yes, father.

Jin chose the dark attribute, which has a high affinity with magic that affects space.

"Brother Jin, please explain to me the flow of magic control (Magi Sequence).

"Okay. First of all, ......"

Jin, Erza, and Reiko also started to work.