Then, after working closely with Noir and Alexia, I began to develop new equipment with the anti-Agathe Ram in mind.

　Of course, there was no need to create a finished product right from the start; we had just taken the first step in the process of making improvements, but it was still an important step.

　We had meetings in between the work of the weapon shop, prepared plenty of materials and finished the prototype, and finally brought it to the point where it could be shown to outsiders.

　--And today, we are going to use the meeting room of the Adventurer's Guild branch to explain the prototype.

''Now, I would like to explain the anti-hot-wire dexterous armor that was jointly produced by the White Wolf Store and the Green Hollow Technician Association.

　It's not me, but Alexia, who knows exactly how it works, who's on the podium, wielding an oratorical voice.

　Me and Noir are sitting in chairs beside him, watching Alexia's work.

　Naturally, I'm not worried at all.

　I'm not worried about it at all, because Alexia is the person most used to this kind of situation among us, and she has accomplished many big jobs in the past.

　And sitting in the conference room listening to Alexia's explanations are the executives of the Adventurer's Guild Chapter, the high-ranking adventurers, and the commander-level knights of the Golden Fang Knights.

　The chapter leaders, Florence, and the A-ranked adventurers, and other familiar faces to me are also generally present.

　It was natural that Travis was there to lead a large party, but it was a bit surprising that even Dustin was present as a matter of course, and it was also evidence of the high profile of this matter.

'First of all, let's have a look at the real thing,'

　Following Alexia's signal, I pushed the pedestal on which the cloak was to be hung from the corner of the room to the front of the podium and moved it to the front of the podium.

　It was a garment that could only be described as a thick coat.

　It was made to look sturdy and not likely to tear at the slightest bit.

"The basic structure is a development of the heat-resistant equipment manufactured in cooperation with Miranda's sewing shop, which is manufactured to counter the high heat of the fourth level. I'm sure you're all aware of the performance of the fourth level equipment.

　It is difficult to create a completely new concept.

　No matter how much time, money, and supplies you invest, you can't do anything about it if you don't come up with a key idea.

　This is the kind of thing that Noir and Alexia usually do, stocking up on ideas they come up with for when they come in handy, and pulling them out as needed.

　Besides, it's not certain that a new idea is 'usable or not', so it's a useful technique to base it on equipment that has already been proven.

　...... Well, there isn't a single person in the room who has to explain this kind of thing to you as if it were an excuse.

The base of the heat resistant equipment was based on 'keeping the power output at the minimum level for a long time', so it would not be able to meet the performance requirements if it were used as is.
Even if the coat could withstand the heat rays, wouldn't the wearer get burned in the aftermath?

　One of the Golden Fang Knights interrupted the explanation to ask a question.

''Of course we've considered that as well. Even if the surface layer of the coat prevented the heat rays, it would be difficult to completely prevent damage to the wearer. In fact, in the first test rig, only the coat was intact, and only the wood that looked like a human body was charred.

　If you were able to catch it in the abdomen just right, but if it hit your face, your face would be charred.

　I suppose it would be a good idea to treat it as such a thing, but since we're here, we've made it a little more ambitious in our design.

"To put it simply, this coat is the base point for generating the magic barrier. Like the heat-resistant equipment, the inner fabric of the coat itself is tailored as a sort of spell scroll, but the magic contained in it is not a simple cooling. To begin with, Agart Ram's weapons are phenomenal outside of the heat ray weapons.

　Just as Garnett was caught unawares in the mock battle, even if we took perfect countermeasures against heat ray weapons, for Agart Ram it was just one of the many means of attack that were no longer available.

　Then it would be better to make it more versatile - that's the conclusion we came to.

''The magic crest on the entire inside will be a combination of the magic barrier pattern on Sir Garnett's sword of the Silver Winged Knights and the special equipment of the Eastern spellcasting specifications that Miss Sakura of the Adventurer's Guild had custom-made. I don't need to explain these things to all of you here.

　Alexia took the hem and sleeves of her protective cloak and unfolded it, and began to explain the mechanics of the equipment in detail.

'This equipment is controlled by a control device that combines magical tools and finesse, and the first thing it does is deploy a near-sensing ward as a function of constant activation. It is accurate enough to detect even a bolt the size of a bowgun shell, and if any object moves at a high rate of speed in the area of effect, that fact is immediately transmitted to the control unit.

　To be honest, the details of how this area works is beyond the scope of my understanding.

　Of course, if I observe it carefully with my 'right eye', I can even understand that it is a ward that has such a role, but I have no idea what makes it so.

'When it senses the approach of a high-speed projectile, the next step is to generate a special barrier that combines a normal magic barrier with an Eastern spell that cancels out the attributes at a certain distance from the wearer. This will roughly block any supposed means of attack by Agart Ram.
'It's a great performance. But you're not always so good at it, are you?

　Alexia affirmed the Golden Fang commander's point with a wry smile.

''Yes. First of all, this equipment will be an expendable item that will soon be used up. Just like a normal spell scroll disintegrates in exchange for the activation of magic, this coat will disintegrate and turn to dust with that one deployment of an all-out barrier.

　However, I can also add the addition that the barrier lasts for a while, so it doesn't mean you can only prevent one shot.

　It's not just one shot, it's disposable in one fight.
　That would be the most realistic way to describe it.

''The rest is a matter of cost. Lord Garnett's sword is also a robust barrier because it uses an awesome amount of mithril, and if this equipment were converted to market price, it would be about a house for one piece of clothing.
What: ......?

　The Golden Fang commander is frightened by the unimaginable cost.

　However, it is part of the skill of the skillful engineer named Alexia that she immediately turns to the offensive here.

''Oops!　That's only an estimate if we buy all the mithril that's available on the market. Green Hollow has a man named Luke White Wolf, so as long as we get permission from the Royal Palace to relax the mining restrictions, we can prepare mithril without worrying about the cost!
'Ummmmm ...... certainly ......'
You bet!　So, I'm going to recommend this idea for now!

　With that, Alexia smiled a congratulatory smile at the podium.