448 Episode 448: New means are already in my hands.txt




'As you can see, the reason for both rejections is 'irreversible change'. Now if I told you that ...... would allow for 'reversible change', what would you do with ......?
Huh?
What?

 After Ambrose's abrupt statement, Garnett and Valentine both raise their voices at the same time.

''What do you mean, that's...''
That's a new one. I've never heard of such a thing being possible.
'That's true. Because I can't do that.

 Garnett's face contorts as if he just can't understand.

 But for some reason, Ambrose turns his head towards me, not Garnett or Valentine, and says something I can't believe my ears.

'It's not me that does it, but you, Sir Luke.
'What about ......?' Wait, wait, wait. What are you talking about? How could I do that: ......

 It doesn't look like anything I've ever seen before.
 Reversible body modification? I don't have the skills to do that.

 Or do they want me to do it regardless of my skills?

 In the midst of the confusion over the sudden turn of events, a different thought occurred to me.

 I might be able to do it.
 I might be able to do it.

 I hadn't thought to try it until now, but if it's like that, I've done it once before - in the body of none other than Garnett himself.

I've heard about the battle in the neutral city of Asropolis. I've heard that you pieced together the tree-like body of a dryad to mend it after Lord Garnett lost both arms.
...... I knew you meant that one ......!
It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one. Moreover, it is based on the premise of complete restoration through 【Restoration】.

 When Garnett lost both of his arms in the battle with Agat Ram's leader Hadary, I used a piece of Administrator Fraxinus' body as material to restore his arms.

 Strictly speaking, it's part of the "great tree that changed the body of Fraxinus the Tree Man (Dryad)," but it's not wrong to think of it as the body of the demon race.

 It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for and what you're looking for.

It's a good thing that you can do that with ....... But that's not realistic! What do you do with the material? Are you going to let me carry around a piece of a demon or demon's corpse?

 Since I can't seem to deny it in the form of being impossible in principle, I'll try to deny it in the form of being practically difficult.

 Even if it's a temporary change, even if I'm the one to carry it out, changing Garnett's body into an odd shape is not desirable in itself.

'Then I already have an idea. We can use this.

 Ambrose took out what looked like a round, palm-sized board and tossed it carelessly towards us.

 I was astonished to catch it as soon as I did.

''Medallion! No way, it's a magical beast, Skol's ......!

 The artifact medallion.
 It can be said to be the core of Skoll, the magical beast that lurks in the ceiling of the second level and sucks up magic power from the luminescent function, as well as the giant Muspel that Agath Ram used as an asset in the Battle of Asropolis.

 Its true identity is a magic item created by a man named Loki in the days when the ancient magical civilization was still alive and well, that generates the bodies of monsters called magical or divine beasts with magical power.

 It is said that these especially powerful divine beasts overran the earth at that time and drove the ancient magical civilization that was boasting of its prosperity to extinction.

''This has the ability to weave up the body of a magical beast using magic power. With just the right amount of control, it could provide enough material(s) to be used for temporary strengthening.
Controlled in moderation? This is an artifact that we've only just discovered! There's no way you could do that!
It's possible. I'm quite surprised myself.

 I gasped when he replied so easily.

 Without waiting for me to ask him back what he meant, Ambrose began to explain in detail himself.

'This wasn't the first time a medallion was discovered. To be more precise, I should say that this time the acquisition of the complete(¦)whole(¦)medallion revealed the identity of the unidentified relics that had been found so far .......
...... If it's an imperfect medallion, does that mean it's been found many times before?
''Ah. Of course, we had no idea that it was the stuff that was responsible for the demise of the ancient magical civilization, let alone the name 'medallion'. It's safe to say that you guys have brought a breakthrough to our completely stalled research.

 I'm sure you can hear a hint of euphoria in Ambrose's voice as he said this.

 As a researcher, I suppose I can't help but feel no small amount of joy at the progress of research that was thought to be a dead end.

''Until now, we only knew that the flowing of magical power could produce one (...) part of a demon's body. There were many theories as to whether or not it was possible to create a complete demon in a living state, but the majority of people claimed that it was practically impossible.

 Only some of the demons are created from the missing medallions ...... It's a horrifying sight to imagine, but it certainly might be a subject of study that a research-oriented wizard would be willing to jump into.

 According to what Fraxinus told me, medallions were scattered around the world in unrecoverable numbers, and when they were activated by nature's magic, the curtain rose on the destruction of ancient magical civilizations.

 In other words, even though substitutes at the level of being called divine beasts were rare, the medallions themselves existed in large numbers.

 It is not surprising that remnants of them have been found in the past.

"I've heard that some alchemists have been researching artificial life, and I'm wondering if these are the remnants of prototypes that were intended to be the same thing. ...... For the time being, research has progressed to the point where it can be made available for beneficial use.

 Garnet interjects sarcastically from the side.

'Effective use, you say? Have you been doing research on using magic to make meat for food?
I've heard that some wizards are actually going for it, but that's another study I'm talking about.

 Ambrose replied simply and pointed to his own body with his thumb.

It is the material for our body modification. Of course, we use other materials as well, and the ratio is usually about 30 percent.