Magicraft Meister Part 3

The white-haired automaton, Chell, seemed to be angry at the person who had taken the poisonous plant seeds out of the <.

"The one who took the poisonous plant seeds, you mean? I think he belongs or belonged to the that I told you a little bit about in ......<."

"And what makes you say that?"

Because a narcotic drug, which I believe was extracted from the poisonous plant, is being used in the Sori Society.

What?　Do you know what kind?

I think it's called "fanatics."

"Is that it? ...... What a ...... thing to say."

Chell bit his lip. These gestures are very human.

"It's very human, even though it can be harmful to your body if you don't follow the directions for use and dosage. ......"

"Well, Mr. Chell, is there an antidote for addiction to ?"

"There is no antidote. But there is a magic cure.

"What is it?"

It is the antidote magic .

How does it work?

It's at .......

According to Chell's explanation, it on the cravings that arise in the brain cells of drug addicts.

"Is it a derivative of <>?"

"Are you familiar with amnesia?"

Yes.

Yes. ...... is certainly a type of amnesia.

After all...

It's used to remove the memory of the drug's pleasurable effects. More precisely, it overwrites them and makes it impossible to remember the pleasure of the drug."

"I see. ...... but what about physical damage?"

"That's exactly what we can do with the usual and rehabilitation."

"I understand."

I came here and got some very useful information.

It is good news that there is magic to erase the addict's <.

"To be more precise, the part of the brain of an addict that craves is so activated that it can be pinpointed and eliminated."

"Very well, sir."

Chelle seemed to have quite a bit of useful knowledge, Ann decided.

Probably a lot of techniques that were developed by the cornered human race at the end of the magic wars.

"In addition, she also possesses a magical tool of the <> system."

"Suggestion?　A magical tool?

Yes.

Did you bring those out of here?

It seems so.

"...... at all. ....... I wonder how the security is ...... but the magic brain is not installed yet?

After a sighing motion, Chelle opened her mouth again.

"It is a magical tool that allows you to use <>, isn't it?"

"That's what I've heard."

"It is supposed to calm the fears of those who have taken refuge here. Are you abusing it? ......"

I'm sorry to hear that.

"Yes, I knew that there are many kinds of <>, ...... but it is still a shame."

"Yes, it is. Were there any at the time of the ......?"

"Yes, I was. ......There was friction within the military, and engineers were pulling each other down.

Chelle smiles wryly.

"But I recognize that this is part of being a .

"I suppose that's true, isn't it?"

Chelle's point was one that Ann could understand.

"Well, then, we have to catch whoever stole the seeds and the magic tools from this facility, don't we?

"Even if it was in the past and the culprit is already dead?"

In that case, we have to recover the stolen goods.

And the seeds?

You're always poking at me, aren't you? ......All unused < under proper guidance must be collected or burned."

We can't leave it in human hands, Chell said.

* * * *

As Jin is sleeping, the old man is alone in his contemplation.

The old man was analyzing the discrepancy between his attitude, tone of voice and his true feelings.

Jin would have called her a "tsundere".

The old man thought for a while and then contacted Anne.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

"What kind of person was the person who made you, Mr. Chell?

"My maker? ...... was a young engineer named <>."

"Mr. Arnold. What was he like?

"He was young, ...... with short-cropped brown hair. He didn't seem to be very strong and he was very thin.

I see.

When you first activated me, you gave me the name <>.

I'm so happy for you.

"...... Ann, you are a mass production model, aren't you?"

"You can tell by my blue hair. Yes, that's right.

But the performance now is unbelievable, isn't it?

You know exactly what I mean.

Yes. I'm guessing from the amount of free magical element (ether) you are converting.

It seems that can sense the flow of free magical element (ether), Anne realized.

"Your power system is probably better than ......<>'s."

"What! How is that ...... possible?"

spoke up, which was unusual.

Since Anne had started to show him around, he had left all the conversation to Chelle.

"I am not very powerful, but I have a lot of support functions instead. One of them is the ability to sense the flow of free magical element (ether) and magical waves.

According to this, Chell said, Anne's power system, which is nearly idling, should be able to produce more power than immediately.

"I wonder, ...... because I don't know what Mr. Hahn is capable of."

"...... I see. But it would be interesting to see if we could have a hand-to-hand combat someday."

"If you do, please be gentle with me."

Anne smiles, dismissing Chelle's comment as a joke.