Abandoned Priest at the Hero’s Party

The Empire’s Failure

Now, the light of the core area is starting to appear. A watchtower and a watchtower were visible, and people scouting from above were also glimmering.

You have almost reached your destination. But ahead of the last step, we are now in trouble. It was because the guards, who had been keeping a close eye on them, suddenly became very nervous and began to be vigilant as if they had received an order from above.

“Oh, it’s ruined. I guess I should have moved a little faster. There was surveillance.”

Kisea-san grabbed her head and sat down. I couldn’t see anything with my eyes, but Kisea seemed to have noticed something. Rocca sniffed, sniffed, and murmured.

“Similar to us, but smells different.”

“Yeah, it smells like a dog. It looks like something has changed, but I think I put some perfume on it. Anyway, I’m pretty sure it’s a dog. we’re screwed They have noses as good as ours.”

“So you mean that they also detected us now?”

“No, I was lucky. The wind is blowing from the other side right now, so it hasn’t caught on yet.”

If so, that’s good. First, he made a shelter for the night and hurriedly took refuge in it. The direction of the wind can change at any time, which means we can be exposed at any time.

“Even if the wind direction is constant, there is a way to move forward while facing the wind, but if I have felt the past few days, it is that the wind is mixed up here.”

“It’s not a good neighborhood to live in.”

We talked head to head, but no answer came out. Still, it was clear that there was no point in hiding and moving forward.

“Let’s break through. Dogs will flock to their flocks, but we can do it. Almost all of them came anyway.”

“Although we have almost reached the core area, we still do not know the location of the long-named museum. Whether or not Langwang’s parents are there, I’m not sure.”

Kisea said that we should charge boldly, and the princess was cautious. If it was a hero’s party, in this case, Parnell would have searched with magic first.

There are wizards in our party, but they are currently in a state of sabotage. Azahahadaka didn’t seem to care, and just listened to the two of them arguing. When I ask a question, he flatly refuses.

[no. What do you think of this body? A slave who only calls you to work when you need it?]

A little help would make us comfortable, but he had no reason to help us in the public interest, so we had no choice but to help.

At that moment, the princess tapped her knee. It’s as if you realized something you had forgotten.

“right! If you use a beetle! Then you can Before we get in there, we can do some reconnaissance.”

“Are you a beetle?”

“I would have brought a few. please it should work It has been neglected for a long time, so it may have been completely ruined.”

After looking through the jar for a while, he pulls out a few golden beetles. It was as big as a human face, so it looked like a beetle, but it wasn’t a beetle.

Seeing something like this, no one would think it was an insect. It looked more like a monster, but looking closely, it could not be called life at all.

[Very sloppy.]

The dragon criticized it in one word.

[This is the level of humans.]

But for us who are really at that level, it was just amazing. This is a man-made artifact from one to ten.

If there is one word I know that can express this, it is a golem, and the golem has a human-like shape. A slightly different word seemed to be needed to express this.

Loka and Kisea, who are ignorant of magic, and all I had picked up after following Parnell, I had no idea what this was. In fact, the princess didn’t seem to know either.

“It is a failed work created by the Empire’s Magical Development Bureau. Originally, they were really worm-sized to scout the enemies of the Empire and conduct espionage operations.”

I just look at it and smile bitterly. As it turned out, the person who commissioned the development of this item to the Mage Development Bureau was none other than the former princess, Deu.

“Wait, then, if anyone picks a target and sticks to it, isn’t that person being watched without knowing anything? There is no such thing as privacy!”

“Yes?”

“If I use it wrong, can’t you even spy on me taking a bath?!”

“I didn’t even think about it at the time.”

When Kisea-san shouted with a slightly tired expression, she agreed without a word. He calmly admitted that there was a point that could be a problem because it was conceived at a time when he was not young.

“I just wanted to make something that could spy on the enemies of the Empire without anyone knowing. As a result, it failed. The Mage Development Bureau made the things I wanted, but miniaturization was impossible due to technical limitations.”

The result is this large beetle, not a bug. If something like this sticks to a window and watches me, anyone will find it strange and try to chase or beat me.

Because it was so large, the secret surveillance and interception I had originally hoped for became impossible. It was so conspicuous everywhere I went, I couldn’t use it for that purpose.

It was virtually impossible to develop technology to miniaturize this object in the near future, so the project was eventually halted in the middle. Only research funds were consumed, and all that came out were a few prototype giant beetles.

The princess said jokingly that this beetle is more expensive than gold of the same weight. Those words certainly caught the interest of one person. Kisea’s gaze completely changed.

“Is this really worth more than gold? Did you use that expensive material? Do you have any jewels in it?”

“It’s not like that. It’s a story when you think about the research expenses you invested in. There must also be wages for the wizards who made it. The cost of materials alone is not that much.”

Somehow, it must have been an illusion that he had a gloomy expression on his face.

“It cost so much money to make it, so I had to use it somehow. I mainly used these guys on the battlefield. It floated high in the sky and was useful for reconnaissance from the air. All in all, I think it was worth the money.”

“Can I use this for reconnaissance? Are you still flying?”

Rocca, who was looking at the dusty beetles, spit out a direct hit with the passage of time. That’s how I saw it too. This item was already seen as only a little expensive scrap metal.

It may be in demand for ornamental use if cleaned well. But getting it to work again and sending it into the sky is a different story.

“I haven’t been paying attention for too long.”

The princess, who had tried everything but failed, sighed and sat down on the chair.

“Nothing works. They are all made with a lot of money.”

[Magic tools are originally supposed to last a long time when the wizard manages them carefully. Neglect is fatal to life. Besides, this is not something that has been made that strong from the time it was made.]

The dragon’s sword moved arbitrarily, and suddenly touched a beetle.

Whether a dragon was a dragon, it seemed that he had read all of the magic tool’s information in that brief amount of time. Azahadaka shrugged, taking the opportunity to prove the superiority of the dragon.

“That’s because they were made with a prototype concept from the beginning…”

[The magic circles used there are also crude. This should have been composed using a three-dimensional magic circle. I left it there for too long, and the magic core was also discharged. That’s why it doesn’t work.]

“Oh, so if I put a little bit of magic into it, will it work?”

[Ardain. Ardain! Don’t say anything ignorant. This is a very delicately crafted item. If you recklessly inject magical energy, the engraved magic circuits will be damaged.]

After all, he is the best expert in magic among us. If that’s the case, then I had to accept it, and I couldn’t help it. Even if I wanted to refute something, it was not possible with my poor knowledge.

[If I had used the compensation circuit, anyone could have charged it, but I made the most important charging part strange. At least it must have been charged with a dedicated magic circle to work.]

“Certainly… it seems like it was. So is there no way to start the Beetle now?”

[If you are human. The dragon always has a way. Give me a moment, and I’ll rebuild this sloppy object and make it usable again. It’s a really simple thing.]

“Really, that’s great. He is also the master of magic. We humans really can’t follow the dragon’s wisdom.”

She is a princess who would never have done anything like a father in her life. The three of us naturally looked at each other. Kisea-san and Rocca must have been thinking the same thing.

Seriously… awkward. It was like reading a script. Still, the listener, no, the dragon liked it, so there is no problem.

[It sounds quite natural.]

The dragon with a high nose was willing to do unpaid labor for us.

[If you wait a little bit, this body will be absolutely perfect. Expect a dragon’s work that can’t even be compared with humans.]