Chapter 386 - Chapter 340 The Time is Not Yet
"Okay, let's go~"
"Woof~" ""Bow"" "~~~♪" "Kuruuru~♪"
Night fell, and we set off immediately.
The members were me, Lupi, Leda, Roy, Sweee, and Raz. The Fairies stayed behind for now.
After my discussion with Azure-san tonight, I'll head to the port, but they can come via the Divine Tree when I go to the Selkie village.
Will Azure-san just talk and then leave?
"I wonder? Personally, I'd like her to see the Lighthouse too."
Ah!
That Lighthouse isn't operating, of course, but I'd appreciate it if she could investigate what would happen if it were activated.
If it summons something strange, I'll seal it, but if it creates a Safe Zone, then I'd want to activate it.
"Whoa."
I took the usual route and boarded the Transfer Elevator to the basement.
The next moment, we arrived in the basement.
"About 5 more minutes?"
Yes.
"Nina. Azure-san, a Dragon… she came once before, but she's coming again today and apparently has questions for you."
More like, I just realized this now, but is that okay with Nina?
[Yes. If Shou, the administrator, permits the response, there will be no problem.]
"Yes. I permit it, and I'm sure there are things I don't know myself."
[Yes. Understood.]
Good.
Oh, right, and that.
"This is Raz, a Carbuncle. There are more Carbuncles now, so please take care of them."
"Kuruuru~♪"
[Yes. Understood.]
Well, that's about it, I guess?
And… I confirmed that the stone wall cover is on the Transfer Magic Circle on the left. The large Ancient Magic Storage on the right is empty.
Shou-kun. It's time.
"Understood."
I waited in front of the Transfer Magic Circle at the back of the room, which apparently connects to the Dragon Capital.
Soon, from within the light-enveloped magic circle,
"Well, hello there."
Azure-san appeared.
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…
Last time, we only went from the elevator to the crossroads, then left towards the church and back, but this time, we proceeded straight and took the Transfer Elevator leading to the Control Room.
"Um, White Dragon Princess Althena isn't here today, I see."
"If the Princess were here, it would be impossible to have any important discussions~"
Ah, yeah, that makes sense.
Apparently, she came today without the White Dragon Princess Althena's knowledge…
"Oh, this is what it's like."
"Does it resemble other ancient ruins?"
"I wonder. Dragons don't usually go inside ancient ruins very often. It's been quite a while since the Necropolis, hasn't it?"
Oh, she did say something like that.
When we arrived upstairs, I saw a door to the outside on the right.
"This is the door leading to the Observation Deck. Initially, this area was collapsed and impassable, so we came from the opposite side…"
I explained the situation before Nina's revival, thinking it might be useful as a reference.
Azure-san was listening intently, so it didn't seem to be a waste of effort.
"And this is the Control Room. Nina, please introduce yourself."
[Yes. This facility is an Autonomous Mana Regeneration Facility, model number MR-217. I have been given the name Nina by my administrator, Shou.]
"Ohhh! Ah, I'm Azure. A Dragon, strictly speaking, one of the Ancient Rainbow Dragons, Azure Dragon Azure."
Ancient Rainbow Dragon? That's the first I've heard of that… I'll ask later.
"So, to start with my questions, ancient ruins like yours require an Emergency Magic Crystal Stone to restart, right?"
[Yes. To restart from a stopped state or a Preservation State, the Emergency Magic Crystal Stone must be charged with mana.]
"Hmm, hmm. So, if an Emergency Magic Crystal Stone can supply the necessary mana for a restart, would it still be okay even if its size is different?"
Ah, I see.
Even if I made an adapter, it's possible it wouldn't work because the Magic Crystal Stone itself is a different size.
[Unable to answer. If the necessary mana for restarting from a stopped state can be supplied, restarting is possible, but a Magic Crystal Stone of that size cannot be properly installed in this facility.]
"Oh, really. So, even if I make something out of Magic Steel to adjust the Magic Crystal Stone's size, it wouldn't work?"
This was about the adapter I proposed.
Hearing that, Nina seemed to be pondering, which was unusual…
[Unable to answer. It cannot be determined without actual operational verification.]
"Ah, I knew it~"
That makes sense.
Azure-san also tilted her head, wondering what to do.
"For example, if I make it, is it possible for Nina to test it?"
[Yes. By using the diagnostic function on the Emergency Magic Crystal Stone, it is possible to verify whether it will operate normally.]
"I see!"
Azure-san clapped her hands and nodded.
In that case, the other problem is…
"The Emergency Magic Crystal Stone in the Necropolis is larger than Nina's, right?"
"If it's just a size adjustment, I think we can manage that later. More importantly, we need to find a larger Magic Crystal Stone."
"That's right. I believe even for a restart from a Preservation State, 20% is required… Nina, can you show me your Emergency Magic Crystal Stone for a moment?"
[Yes. No problem.]
With her approval, I opened the cover of the Emergency Magic Crystal Stone on the left side of the console.
What appeared was a Magic Crystal Stone fully charged with 100% mana. Yep, it's huge.
"Wow, this is really big…"
"This size is rare, isn't it?"
"It is. In human nations, I think it would be a national treasure."
"Seriously…"
That means this place was probably meant to be discovered much, much later. A bit late for that, I guess…
I glanced sideways and saw Sweee yawning… Well, yeah.
"You don't want to remove this Magic Crystal Stone from here, right?"
"That's right. If something were to happen after removing it, Nina might completely shut down, and that's a bit…"
"Right. I'm against that too. I guess we'll have to procure a Magic Crystal Stone from somewhere and then create a part to adjust its size accordingly."
Even so, Azure-san said she had never seen a Magic Crystal Stone of such a size.
To be precise, she said she 'never had a reason to care about the size of Magic Crystal Stones until now.'
She had only ever seen medium-sized ones, about the size used in Magic Storage, at most.
Until the next update, there might not be Magic Crystal Stones of that size.
I have a feeling that might be the case…