Chapter 336 - Let's Think Calmly
“Sweee, calm down. The conversation won’t start.”
I grabbed the angry Sweee and crammed a Greenberry Fruit into her mouth. The sourness seemed to cool her down? Then, Argenta-san said,
“Vermilion. You apologize too. If a Dragonkin were to grab Lord Shou with full strength, his shoulder bones might shatter.”
“Eh?”
No, seriously, it’s a dragon, after all... scary! If Sweee got angry because of that, then I’m sorry, or rather, thank you.
“Want another one?”
“~~~♪”
The Queen snatched the offered Greenberry Fruit and stuffed it into her cheeks. Vermilion-san also seemed to have recovered.
“S-sorry,” he said, bowing his head.
“No, no, it’s fine. Anyway, I can give you more wine. More importantly... let’s move first.”
“Yes. I apologize for the trouble...”
Argenta-san gave a wry smile. She must have a hard time not just with the White Dragon Princess, but with Vermilion-san too.
“Here you go.”
“Thanks~”
The White Dragon Princess began to happily munch on the Lycos Sauce Hamburger. I gave Argenta-san and Vermilion-san wine. They probably won’t get drunk with just one or two glasses, and this should calm them down... I thought, but then,
“Delicious! Another glass!”
He chugged it down and demanded a refill.
“That’s enough, Vermilion.”
“I only have this small barrel’s worth right now, so please make do with that,” I told him, pouring a refill.
From how he was earlier, he seems to have a high tolerance, so next time I go to the port, I should probably make a large barrel full of wine...
“Um, so, what’s the situation?”
“Yes. Broadly, it’s as I conveyed in the previous letter...”
The Transfer Magic Circle that pairs with the one I have. Nina had confirmed it was indeed in Transfer Tower No. 11, Section 3, and the Dragonfolk had subjugated and secured that tower’s section, including the surroundings. However, that Transfer Magic Circle reportedly couldn’t be lifted no matter what.
“Just rip up the floor around it, what’s the big deal?”
“What if it becomes unusable then...?”
Perhaps because his second glass of wine was empty, Vermilion-san was saying careless things, and Argenta-san was diligently responding to him. But I have a feeling that if you just ripped up the surroundings, the Transfer Magic Circle itself might just float there.
“Um, about that matter, it might be possible to do something.”
I explained the possibility of it being fixed by the Ancient Ruins’ facility function. Indeed, there’s a [Fixed] spell in [Spatial Magic], and I have a feeling it might be constantly active.
“I see...”
“Hm? So, is mana flowing into that Transfer Magic Circle from the city itself?”
“I don’t know where it gets its mana from, but even in the Ancient Ruins on this island, the doors were locked even in [Preservation State].”
Is it like the Ancient Ruins themselves are supplying mana? Oh, but there’s also the possibility that Nina mentioned mana transmission lines are running through it. It was supposedly a research city until the catastrophe occurred. But then, it would still mean clearing out the area around the Transfer Magic Circle...
“Lord Shou, if you have the administrator’s ring, isn’t there a possibility that you can release the Transfer Magic Circle’s fixed state?”
“Ah, that’s right. Shall I hand this over?”
Just as I was about to take off the administrator’s ring,
“Would that not be meaningless?”
“Princess.”
The White Dragon Princess, having finished her hamburger, quietly placed her spoon down and spoke. She still has Lycos Sauce on the corner of her mouth, though...
“Princess, here, here.”
“...Vermilion, you’ll be lectured when we return.”
“Eh?! Whoa, why?!”
Argenta-san let out a deep sigh at their exchange. My condolences.
But what does 'meaningless' mean?
“Princess, may I ask your reason?”
“We Dragonkin and our subordinates are not among the Blessed Ones. We cannot become administrators of the Ancient Ruins, can we?”
“I see.”
Not being blessed, what does that mean? ...Ah! It means they’re NPCs, so it won’t work! But if that’s the case,
“Um, I’m the only one who can go?”
The White Dragon Princess nodded apologetically at my question. Seriously?
“Lord Shou. The Dragonkin can continue to secure that location. You are welcome to take your time to consider what you will do. Vermilion, understood?”
“Yeah, leave it to me! In return, I’m counting on more wine!”
“Um, thank you. As for what to do... please let me think about it for a while.”
If it’s too difficult, then that’s that. The Transfer Magic Circle on the first floor can just be kept sealed as before.
“Vermilion. Even if that matter doesn’t come to pass, monitor the Necropolis carefully.”
“Yeah!” Vermilion-san replied casually.
“Argenta. The Transfer Magic Circles in the Dragon Capital are all sealed, except for the confirmed locations, correct?”
“Yes, without a doubt.”
Argenta-san handled it maturely.
“I’m counting on you. And... I’d like to request some souvenirs.”
With that, the White Dragon Princess gently fell asleep. I guess I’ll make Soy Milk Mochi...
The three Dragonkin returned via the Transfer Magic Circle.
“Phew. Well, things just got a little complicated, didn’t they?”
“Let’s take our time thinking about the Transfer Magic Circle. If we keep this side sealed, there shouldn’t be any problems.”
“That’s right.”
Taking Lupi and Sweee, I left the Large Transfer Room. After the White Dragon Princess fell asleep, in addition to the usual sweets, she also wanted wine regularly. And of course, when it came to compensation, we settled on sheet music and any books on mana transmission lines or magic tool crafting that they might have.
“Hmm...”
“Shall we go to where True-kun and the others live? There might be a Divine Tree.”
“Ah, that’s right. Well, the Transfer Magic Circle was more of a ‘lucky if it works’ kind of thing, so I’m not really dejected. It’s just that something occurred to me...”
“What is it?”
“If Mion could use it, she might be able to come to the island.”
“Ah...”
However, it seems like the hardest part would be for Mion to get all the way to the Necropolis and use the Transfer Magic Circle...
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