In a Different World with a Smartphone Chapter 386: The Wings of the Dead, and Madness Once Again.

Funu funu, so basically, that [Godslaying Poison] is a poison that would react against anyone who Touya-kun holds goodwill towards?

On a side note, it seems that we are in the danger zone as well, Elka-kun. We probably wouldnt die, but we would still faint or become light-headed from it, apparently.

The professor looked towards me with a grin while saying that. This girl Im a bit pissed somehow.

Since theres no way we can talk about the gods, it became that [Godslaying Poison] is a poison to that effect.

Poisonous to myself and anyone I hold goodwill towards, and harmless to the others.

Its a bit irritating to admit it, but just as the professor said, its likely that the poison would work on those two as well. I mean, if you ask me whether I like them or hate them, Id have to answer like. Even though my irritation keeps rising up like a flood as I looked at the loli professor in front of me whos still grinning over here.

And so, we became unable to move about within Eisengard. We cant send people in even if we wanted to scout the inside.

Is that so? I mean, isnt it fine even if Brunhild doesnt move? For example, if we send someone from, say, the [Black Cats], who is completely unrelated to you, wouldnt he be able to scout that place?

Are? Right, that does sound possible.

I kept telling myself that I have to fight against the variants under the evil god, so Ive been under the impression that I have to do something myself; but yeah, now that I think about it, if its just scouting then I can do that as well.

Still, it doesnt change the fact that its dangerous. I feel a bit bad about asking others to do that Itll be terrible if something happened.

Well, I can understand how you feel. So? You said that golems wouldnt receive the influence of that [Godslaying Poison] or something?

Yeah. Which is why Im here to ask if you can make a reconnaissance or spy-type golem Or if you know about a Legacy that fits that role.

Dr. Elka sank into thought before slowly raising her head and bringing up two fingers.

There are two problems. Even if we send out a Factory-made golem, or a golem made by me, without a master by its side, its possible that it wont be very useful. I think you understood by watching the Soldats from that time, but in the first place, non-Legacy golems cant make complicated decisions by itself without its master around to give it orders.

Muu Thats true. Those remote-controlled Iron Machine Soldiers back in Horn Kingdom were horrible. If it cant decide on things by itself, when faced with an unexpected situation it could fail to deal with it properly and face some severe consequences.

And second. The above would leave us with no other options besides Legacies, but golems who can handle complex decision-making like that would have to be ones that accumulated experience over a time period measured in years. Basically, it would have to be golems that have already operated under a master for several years at least. If its worked with the master for years, that master would obviously have attachments towards that golem; and to ask for that golem to be sent to a dangerous place, or to give that golem over to us

The master would never allow that Huh.

Most Legacies would be in a dormant state when they were first excavated. Since they havnt been activated in a long time, theyve lost their memories of the past, and were effectively reset into a blank slate. Through their meeting with a new master, they would learn various things from the beginning again.

The three sisters that I obtained, Ruby, Sappha and Emera also learnt various things as time passed, and became able to make independent decisions.

Theres no way I would send those three, who have no combat power whatsoever, to Eisengard; and even if they were proficient in combat, I would never send them to a dangerous place just because someone else told me to.

Of course, Id refuse if they asked me to sell the three to them.

Dr. Elkas sister Norn, and Nia from the [Red Cats]. They also shouldnt want their golems, Noir and Rouge, to be put into that kind of situation.

What should we do

Should we obtain a Legacy model thats good at reconnaissance, and start training it now?

The other side might do something while were wasting time with that. If possible, I want to obtain information from within as soon as I can

Haste makes waste; maybe thats the only option Or should I ask the [Black Cats] or someone else, and have them send personnel in to scout? But theres a high chance theyll meet variants on the way. They would need to be as strong as an average red-ranked adventurer

Besides those Its also an option to steal a Legacy thats rich in experience.

No no, as expected thats

Thats a crime, isnt it. Im not desperate enough to start robbing others.

Of course, I dont plan on robbing from innocent people. There are lots of Legacies being used by criminals. And most of them are stolen goods to begin with, as well. Im talking about those.

Ah, so thats what you meant. If so Well, I guess its okay?

Fumu. I get what masters trying to say. Its the Wings of the Dead, isnt it.

The golem whos been lying down on the floor of the [Laboratory], Fenrir, raised his head. [Wings of the Dead]?

The [Wings of the Dead] is a bandit group thats active in Holy Kingdom Alent. Theyre a lawless bunch thats attacked and plundered from several villages already. One of the reasons why theyre quite hard to catch is because they hold a Legacy thats good at reconnaissance and spying; the exact type you want, Touya-kun.

I see. And youre suggesting we take that golem away from them?

It feels a bit bad, but the golems themselves have no sin. I do feel a sense of aversion to be using something that was used by a band of thieves, but now isnt the time to be dragged back by that. Above all, theres no way we can allow a group like that to remain free.

Id be glad if you would undertake that proposition. The golems being worked by that group happen to be my siblings, actually.

Eh? Is that so?

Fenrir said that while shaking his tail.

I think they were called Anubis and Bastet, if Im not wrong. To be precise, rather than being the same generation model as Fenrir, theyre closer to being successor models. Since the maker is the same, you can call them his little brother and sister.

If theyre the same as Fenrir, does that mean theyre animal-types too? Its true that if they look like animals, they should be useful for surveillance. Wait, if it was a wolf-type like Fenrir, then it could be hunted down.

The talk would go faster if Fenrir would go to Eisengard for us, really.

However, Dr. Elka doesnt actually belong to Brunhild; shes a guest of ours, at the end of the day. Im not shameless enough to ask a guest to send her precious golem to a dangerous place for us for reconnaissance.

I guess were going with taking away those two Legacies from that band of thieves.

We dont know where they are, though. A band of thieves would obviously be hiding in a way such that the knight order of that country cannot find them, and theres too little clues for me to use my search magic

A band of thieves would know another well. Dont we have someone in that profession nearby?

Ah.

Remembering about the ones the professor was referring to, I immediately headed towards the place where those girls were staying at.

[Wings of the Dead], huh. We havnt directly met them before, but we know about their rumors. Theyre a bunch of scum who attack villages and take everything that could be sold for money; and on top of that, they would kill every single man, and sell all the women and children to illegal slave merchants.

Even though theyre also a band of thieves like us, our stances are fundamentally different. As we basically have no connection, theres not much information we can give you; however, we do have an idea on where their hideout might be.

While saying that, the chief of the [Red Cats], Nia, as well as the vice-chief, Est-san, pointed to a certain location on the map as we sat in the inn [Silver Moon].

On the new world map, its a location in Holy Kingdom Alent, a desert area not far from Flame Kingdom Taubaan.

The rumors say their hideout is somewhere in this area. Those guys attacked a lot of different locations, but there must be one spot where they keep their spoils. I think it should be somewhere around here, since theres an oasis nearby.

Nia circled out an area with a particularly large oasis in the desert with her finger.

Do those [Wings of the Dead] guys have anything like a symbol? Something that could identify someone as a member of that group.

I heard that members have a winged death god tattooed somewhere on their shoulders.

Nice. Simple and easy to tell.

Search. People who have a winged death god tattoo.

Searching Search finished. Displaying.

Pins fell down on the map. Its a bit spread out, but this place where the pins are concentrated must be their main camp.

As unreasonable a magic as always, yours is If something like this was used by others, wouldnt thieves become extinct from this world?

This magic isnt as omnipotent as you think. Your world is just underdeveloped in terms of magic culture, and so it lacks countermeasures. With the two worlds becoming connected and exchanging information, that gap will probably be filled in soon enough, though.

To those who arent in the know on the situation, they probably dont know a thing about the merging of the two worlds yet.

Eventually, there will definitely be quarrels and conflicts between the two worlds (theyre part of one world now, though). While observing and investigating Eisengard, I must also hurry up and prepare for a meeting with the leaders of the larger countries.

In any case, since this group of bandits have apparently done horrible things, theres no need to hold back against them. Lets quickly catch them all and hand them over to the holy capitals knight order.

Your golems shall be gladly received by me Kukuku.

Somehow it feels like Im the one whos the bandit. Well, I mean, Im doing exactly that to them, so.

The bandit group, [Wings of the Dead], has their base set up in a rotting ruin on the side of an oasis.

Y-y-you bastard, who are you!? You working for the Holy Kingdom!?

Wrong but youre not far off. The part about you guys being caught by me wouldnt change either way.

Around us, the figures of bandits whove been knocked unconscious by me could be seen. The only one left is the man in front of me.

Judging from the attitudes of the ones who are now lying on the ground, the guy in front of me is the chief. Hes wearing a pretty high-class leather armor and mantle, too.

On a side note, the golems which were my objective have already been captured using [Prison] and stored inside [Storage]. They were Fenrirs successor models; both Anubis and Bastet looked completely like a black dog and a black cat respectively.

Its true that if they used these kinds of golems to conduct spy activities, the bandits would know everything they want about the knight order coming to arrest them.

They had attacked me in concert with each other; their combat abilities were rather high too, so it can be said that theyre suited for assassinations as well.

A-are you looking to claim our bounties? Then well give you even more gold than that! Im not lying! I-inside here, we have most of the money weve gotten fromgugaa!?

I drove a paralysis bullet into the chief, whos trying to win me over while smiling vulgarly, without hesitation.

Im thankful for the offer, but I think Ill be donating them to some orphanages later instead. Pray for the childrens happiness inside your cells.

I piled up the fallen bandits into a mound, and transferred them altogether to the knight orders guardroom with a single note that read These guys are the bandit group [Wings of the Dead]. Catch them. Just like how I dealt with those [Kurau] bunch back in Horn Kingdom.

If I go there properly, I should be able to receive their bounties as well, but the procedures would be troublesome, and my purpose here is rather clandestine, so I opted to stay anonymous.

The king of a country going to another one and destroying a bandit group there just because he wanted golems; that sounds a little bit Besides, Ive also got to consider the Holy Kingdoms honor.

I found the treasures the bandits have been storing in a room deep inside their hideout, and proceeded to chuck them wholesale into my [Storage]. The belongings of a bandit would go to the one that defeated him, so theres no problem with this. Im planning to give the valuables to orphanages within the Holy Kingdom; still, theres quite the sum gathered here Crushing bandits is surprisingly profitable

It might be good to incorporate this into our knight orders training. It counts towards bonus pay for them, and also makes the world a better place; two birds with one stone, isnt it?

Well, this time they coincidentally had the easy-to-find tattoo so it went smoothly, but things probably wouldnt be so easy every time.

When I finished gathering the treasures and went out of the ruins, the blinding sun shone directly into my eyes.

Why is it that in a desert, the sun always feels so hot Nn?

I can see a small dot of some kind in the sun. Its falling towards this direction That is!

I dodged the downward swing of the scythe by jumping sideways. A stone pillar that was at the entrance of the ruins was cut through cleanly in a diagonal direction, and fell grandly onto the sands below.

Gi

The thing that appeared from within the dust cloud, was a golem with a small purple body and a disproportionately large scythe in its hands. The purple [Crown], Fanatic Viola. Which means!

The bandits that were my target was a miss, but Luna is super lucky! Im so glad to be able to meet To-yan all the way out here in this kind of remote desert! As expected, the strings of fate are tied snugly around our necks, arent we? I want to tighten it more!

That person was standing on top of one of the still-standing stone pillars with a parasol in hand.

Adoll-like young girl, with amethyst-like long hair, gothic clothing and a tiered skirt. The eyes, seemingly smiling in enjoyment behind a pair of glasses, harbored clear madness.

Luna Trieste. The master of the purple [Crown], also known as the Lady of Madness.

Why are you here?

Iyan~. Isnt it obvious that Im here to fight to the death with those bandits? Before this, you see, I found a village that was burnt to the ground with every villager killed. I thought that was interesting, so I came here to ask them to play with me too. But now that To-yan is here, I dont care about that anymore!

Luna jumped down from the stone pillar she was on and threw away the parasol she held in her hand.

No, she only threw away a part of it; a thin blade appeared from within the middle pole of the parasol, and glittered under the harsh sun.

The silvery blade assaulted me like an elastic whip. Fast. Although shes not as good as Yae or Hilda, shes nevertheless very skilled.

I dodged the endless onslaught of slashes by paper-thin differences.

Ahahahaha! Amazing! Its not connecting at all! But its not enough! To-yan should do it too! Slash, stab, pierce, punch, kick, gouge, kill away!

Sorry but Im not into any of those! [Prison]!

!?

An invisible wall surrounded Luna and repelled her thin sword.

Are aree? What is this? To-yans magic?

Restraining magic, [Prison]. That wall is never going to break. Give it up.

Viola, can you do it?

Gi.

The purple golem thrusted its large scythe towards the [Prison]. Not gonna work. Even though its slight, Ive incorporated divinity into it; that [Prison] is never going to break from anything they do.

With a dull *Giin*, Violas large scythe was repelled away. See.

Ahaha, its true. Alright, Viola step aside for a bit. Ill try and break it too.

I told you its impossible. Just be obedient Wha!?

After she threw away her thin sword with a *poi*, Lunas right arm began to be enveloped by a dull gold-colored metallic substance. That, which was multiplying with a *paki paki* sound, transformed Lunas right arm to a golden spear from the elbow up.

Here goes!

When Luna thrusted out her right arm, a loud, metallic striking sound rang out across the desert, and the [Prison] broke into pieces.

It broke, it broke! Kufufufu, it hurts so much! Every time I try to use this power, my entire

body feels like its being chopped up into pieces. It feels so good I might leak Holding it back is hard.

Oi oi, youre kidding me

In front of my eyes, dull gold-colored fragments could be seen protruding out everywhere on Lunas body. She looked uncannily similar to a Phrase ruler-class.

And, from that body, I could unmistakably feel the sinister divinity of the evil god.

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