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"Is that so? It's not that remarkable."

If you just simplify the process, it is no different from going to a convenience store to buy things.One is to consume money, and the other is to consume sage stones.

"Perhaps you're right," Guategawa said with a terrifying smile, "but what if your wish is to resurrect people? Or, let people all over the world surrender to you."

Chapter 20. The Useless Philosopher's Stone

"Can such a thing be done?"

Kamijou is very puzzled, if this kind of thing can be done, the world should look different now.

"Of course... theoretically yes."

"It's theoretical again... In other words, it's impossible in reality."

Kamijou has completely seen through the true face of the 'Philosopher's Stone'.

"If this thing is really that easy to use, I should have seen it in the Ability User Administration. But now the power furnace of the Administration does not seem to use some kind of Philosopher's Stone."

"Ah, you are right. This thing is indeed a waste for the Administration now."

Furutogawa Haruto explained with a wry smile: "Although anything can be done in theory, in fact, it cannot be analyzed by scientific instruments or magic. Although it is said that everything can be done through the Philosopher's Stone, in fact Almost no one can do that."

"Didn't it be agreed, just make a wish?"

"Yes, but how do you make a wish? For example, when you go to a store to buy something, you need to explain what you mean to the beautiful salesperson, and then the salesperson will know what your request is, and then she can help you achieve it Wish. But what if you were in a foreign restaurant and met a waitress who couldn't understand what you said?"

Kamijou imagined the scene, and Furutokawa Haruto continued.

"Under normal circumstances, there will only be two results. The first is that the clerk can't understand what you are saying at all, so she can't fulfill your wish. The second is that the helpless clerk can only follow you. In your behavior, try to interpret your thoughts, and then serve you a dish that is not what you want to eat."

"But now, the magicians and scientists in the administration are tourists who don't understand foreign languages, and the sage stone is the clerk lady who can't understand the customer's request. Therefore, although I know that the sage stone is very powerful, but I don't know the sage stone. The interpretation method of the stone, so no one can use it to realize their wishes. And this is the so-called stone of sages.”

Furutokawa Haruto stretched out his hand, and showed Kamijou the red gem he just took out.

"I see, no wonder no one mentioned it. But wait a minute! Didn't you say that no one can use the Philosopher's Stone? Why, you can still figure out that it can 'simplify the process'."

Just like people who have never eaten rice say that rice is delicious, Kamijou felt that Furutegawa's words were contradictory.

"Of course it depends on the analysis results. Didn't I say that. There is another situation."

"Are you talking about the big meal randomly served by the clerk?"

"Yes, according to the thoughts and operations of the wisher, the Philosopher's Stone will also have various reactions randomly. Although most of these reactions are uncontrollable, it is enough for technicians to deduce the meaning of the Philosopher's Stone. run mode."

In fact, it is similar to 'nuclear fusion' and 'controllable nuclear fusion'.

Human scientists deduce the appearance of "controllable nuclear fusion" through the phenomenon of "uncontrollable nuclear fusion" (that is, hydrogen bomb explosion).However, due to various limitations, such as not having enough high-temperature-resistant materials, "controllable nuclear fusion" has always been theoretically feasible, but in practice it is not possible at all.

"Although technicians can infer that the Philosopher's Stone needs to be driven by powers such as 'thoughts', how to do it has always been a technical black box. Therefore, at present, the Philosopher's Stone and many other similar ones, such as Just like the 'Golden Diffraction Technique', they are just gorgeous-looking trash."

Haruto Furutegawa tossed the Philosopher's Stone like a coin.

"then."

Suddenly, Haruto Furutegawa threw the Philosopher's Stone to Kamijou who was digesting what he just said.As a result, Kamijou, who was in a daze, hurriedly caught the stone when it was about to hit his head.

"Why?"

"Can you feel the fluctuation of this stone?"

"kindness?"

Although he was a bit puzzled by Furutegawa Haruto's words, Kamijou followed suit.He closed his eyes and sensed the stone in his hand in a way similar to 'skin feeling temperature'.

Then a miraculous, heartbeat-like rhythm came out of the stone.

"Well! It's jumping!"

"Sure enough, you also have such a feeling, and I will work hard on you~~"

"What, what do you mean?"

"It means, help me find the Philosopher's Stone nearby."

Haruto Furutogawa pointed to the sky: "You should know that although the satellites of the Authority can detect energy responses in almost all bands, they are not very sensitive to fluctuations produced by certain special materials.

You also felt it just now, the fluctuation of the Philosopher's Stone is like a heartbeat, it changes completely irregularly.Moreover, sometimes the fluctuation of the Philosopher's Stone is even similar to that of humans.Therefore, the satellite cannot keep track of the location of the Philosopher's Stone.At most, it can only be determined that 'ever' has appeared nearby to determine an approximate range.So, I need special talents like you to help determine the specific location. "

"Wait, how big is the 'approximately' range you're talking about?"

"About a quarter of District [-]."

"..."

Kamijou turned to leave without saying a word, but Furutokawa Haruto grabbed him.

"Let go of me! I have to go back and hurry up!!! Who is in the mood to find a thumb-sized rock with you in an area of ​​more than 30 square kilometers! Mr. Kamijou wants to go back to study!!"

"You can't go back on what you promised others!"

"Mr. Kamijou, I am no longer a human being!!!"

The hedgehog-headed boy struggled desperately, Haruto Furutegawa was a scumbag, he must be blacklisted when he got home, and then flushed down the toilet.

"Such a big place, it's hard to walk in an hour, and you still have to find such a small stone! You'd better hire someone else!"

"You are the only Gao Ming we can invite."

Furutekawa Haruto also held Kamijou's shoulder with veins on the back of his hand.Kamijou, who clearly looked like an ordinary man, burst out with strength after struggling hard, which was simply stronger than the large agricultural tractors in his hometown.

As expected of a terrifying guy who blasted an A-level dragon with his bare hands within ten seconds, if he used all his strength, I'm afraid even Furudegawa himself would not be sure of defeating him.

As expected of the former A-level, no, it should be A-level again now.

kindness?correct!

Haruto Furutegawa who suddenly thought of something showed an evil smile.Like the evil boss in the game, he said to Kamijou in a threatening tone.

"If you go back on your word, I'll tell you about your women's dress last night!"

In an instant, the boy with the hedgehog head stopped struggling, and stayed in place stiffly.

Chapter 21. Mr. Kamijou who can't hide anything

"Female, women's clothing?" Kamijou turned around with sweat dripping down his face, forced a smile on his face: "What are you talking about, how could Mr. Kamijou do such a thing! I'm a real hunk!"

"Who do you think made the battle video for you? I saw your performance yesterday clearly through the satellite."

The scene where a huge golden cross more than ten meters high descended from the sky, and tens of thousands of golden chains and spears instantly dismembered the A-level monster, even an A-level ability user like Furutegawa was shocked.

But——Furutogawa Haruto looked at Kamijou Touma, who had become stiff and had an ugly face after hearing his words.

The black hedgehog hair with a bad face is not ugly, but it is definitely not handsome. It is just an ordinary junior high school student who will disappear on the street.

Then, in less than a second, such a person became less than 1.5 meters tall and dressed in strange nun clothes.

"Pfft—hahahahahaha."

He really wanted to hold back.

"You bastard, only you know, that's good! That is to say, as long as Mr. Kamijou kills you here, no one will know about it."

Kamijou clenched his fist, locked onto Furategawa's solar system and throat, and launched a sprint.

"In order to keep the secret, please die."

Dodging Kamijou's rushing punch, Furutegawa nimbly left Kamijou's vicinity.

"Sorry, but it's really funny. And I heard Walter said that Zeng Jin was also forced to wear girls' clothes in order to save another A-level?"

"That's different!"

Kamijou cried out with tears streaming down his face.

After being possessed by the soul, he will gain powerful power, but his appearance will also change.Olmert is okay, Kamijou doesn't dislike the blond hunk.On the contrary, he is very revered.

But Teresa...it's too much to completely transform into a beautiful women's dress!

"It's not that Mr. Kamijou wants to become like that! If it's for saving people, it's fine, but this is a different matter!"

"Actually, it doesn't matter~ Aren't magical girls also shamefully transforming before fighting. Besides, changing their appearance can gain such a strong power, is it really profitable?"

There is no need to lose anything, as long as you change your appearance, you can gain A-level strength.If the Administration understands the principle of operation, I don't know how happy it will be.

"Besides, it's not like you can't change back."

"I'm not a pervert!"

"Anyway, you didn't do it voluntarily."

Furutegawa patted Kamijou on the shoulder, and comforted Kamijou with earnestness: "The world of capable people is full of strange things, and there are countless people who are more weird than you. Women's clothes are also very common."

"I don't want to be mistaken for a weirdo."

Kamijou was still in tears, he decided to wait for another month or so, when his soul had almost recovered, and immediately send this deceitful Teresa out.

"So, the best way for you is to help me find the scattered Philosopher's Stone and eliminate the disaster at the source. Otherwise, if you encounter a disaster like yesterday again, there will be no one like me to help you You are gone!"

"Well, a disaster like yesterday?"

Kamijou blinked, confused.

"Wait, you said that the two dragons appeared yesterday because of the Philosopher's Stone?!"

"Don't you know? You were attacked by two big ones, and you didn't think about checking the information! It's clearly on the homepage of the official website of the Ability User Administration!"

Haruto Furutegawa felt that the ignorant and fearless Kamijou was about to be defeated.

But he thought about the explosion in his house when he went to see Kamijou this morning... Then he thought about it, he was attacked by a dragon just now, and he wanted to take a bath when he got home, but the water heater exploded.I was happy when I fell asleep, but the house also exploded.

With such an experience, no one has the time and mood to pay attention to other things.

—What an unfortunate poor boy.

"Then let me explain. Didn't I say before that if you make a wish on the Philosopher's Stone in an incorrect 'way', there will only be two situations: 'nothing' and 'random wish'."

Out of sympathy for Kamijou, Furutokawa Haruto explained patiently.

"There is no need to explain the former, but if it is the latter, it is very dangerous."

"What's the danger?"

In the mind of Kamijou whose knowledge is still superficial, he has already equated the "random wish" of the Philosopher's Stone with some card-drawing games.

"Of course it's dangerous! If you're going to a restaurant, even if the clerk doesn't understand you, at most she'll serve you bad food, but what if you expand the scope of this wish to 'unlimited'? For example, in the whole world On a random street around the world, randomly pick a person to explode or something!"

When Furutokawa Haruto talked about the danger of the Philosopher's Stone, his tone and expression were very serious.

He didn't want Kamijou to treat this as a joke.

"Maybe the chance I said is too slim, but for 'All Wishes', there is a 50% chance of good and bad. Just this is enough to determine its threat, isn't it? Moreover, this kind of Things don’t necessarily work on humans only.”

"Not only human beings, but also animals?"

All of a sudden, the scope expanded by an unknown number of times.At the same time, the scope of the crisis has expanded by an equal multiple.

Haruto Furutegawa smiled wryly with a headache.

"That's right, the Philosopher's Stone will respond to all longing things. It's just that the degree of 'wish' fed back will vary depending on the intensity of the longing. For example, chickens and dogs are 1 , the human is 10, and the capable person is basically around 30. And the mutant aura, miasma and the like fluctuate between 0.5 and 1. So their corresponding levels are also different."

"Wait, miasma and spiritual energy also count!"

"I've said it all, it's not energy, but the degree of longing. You should know that energy such as aura and miasma can also preserve human emotions and longing."

Kamijou knows this, because Madoka Kame, whom he met once, explained to him the reaction between 'emotional energy' and 'general energy'.

Furutogawa Haruto continued.

"In general, the Philosopher's Stone will mutate in a special environment. If it is aura and miasma, it may appear C-level to D-level monsters. If it is eaten by animals, it may reach A-level. In short, It's dangerous! Absolutely not to ignore it!"

"Of course, you can also leave~ Anyway, when the time comes, a monster of unknown level appears in the urban area, and it has nothing to do with you, and it is definitely not because you know that this kind of thing will happen, and you are unwilling to act. The reason for getting up~."

Haruto Furutegawa sang in a strange and ugly accent that is like Western opera fused with Mongolian Khoomei.

"Anyway, you didn't do it voluntarily when the monster attacked people. Anyway, you didn't kill these students directly, anyway..."

"Enough, enough! I know! Stop singing!"

Kamijou, who knew that it would cause danger to people, but remained indifferent, surrendered.

"Mr. Kamijou will always help you, okay!!!"

"Haha, I knew you were a good person!"