As I waited for Garnett to return in the living room, I heard a knock on the door from the front door.

　I wondered if it was the guest that Hel had mentioned.

　At any rate, I stepped to the front door to see who had come, and checked out through the peephole in the door.

　--Evaldi.

　A dwarf with a dour expression on his face is waiting for me to come out with his arms folded.

"I wonder if our guest is .......

　Alphasul's words come to mind.

　-- If you ever meet Eavaldi, be careful. As long as this world is nothing more than a reenactment, it may be pointless advice -- but...

　I ask in my head what the hell is going on, but I get no response from Alfazul.

　Even though he's riding in my body, he's not able to respond as freely as if he were next to me, and it's up to Alfazul to make sure that the conversation works.

　But if there's a potential problem, there will be a restraint.

　I believe this and call out through the door.

I'm sure you're not the only one. Um, I believe the appointment for today is ......
I'm sorry for barging in on you so suddenly. I guess I should have called ahead. ......

　Before we can confirm the situation, Ivaldi explains that he was not the scheduled guest.

　So Eivaldi's visit was a coincidence, and the person he was supposed to meet with was another one.

...... I'm sorry to have you here, but I have an appointment to meet someone. I'm sorry, but I can't talk too long .......
Oops, that was bad timing. I don't know what to do. I know you're going to have to do a little bit of research at ......, but I need you to listen to me for a second. It won't take long, so just listen to me.

　Should it be the stubbornness that is typical of dwarves, or is it simply Eivaldi's personal nature?

　It was unlikely that he would leave without at least standing around and talking to me, so I decided to have a quick conversation with him with the door between us.

''I don't mind if it's a little bit. But please be brief.
Hey. Actually, the ...... study I hear you guys are working on, I want you to reconsider. I've been meaning to tell you for a while now. There are a lot of people who share my concerns.

　I gave him a dubious look, but I hadn't opened the door so Evaldi didn't see me.

　I almost asked him back what the research was about, and then I reminded myself that I should make it a more natural response and think about a response that sounded like I knew what was going on.

　I've been meaning to say it for a long time, i.e., it's not what I've told Loki so far.

　And since it's called 'you guys', it must be a study that is being carried out by several people, including me (Loki).

' (Alfazul. What the hell are you talking about?)
'Loki has been involved in many projects with other alchemists. I can't specify if it's just called research.
(You're doing a different job than Wild Hunt, aren't you?)
'Aye. But perhaps ...... Eivaldi's concern is about medallions and the study of magical beasts.''

　This time I got a proper response from Alfazul.

　I wanted to tell him to give me more information more often, but my priority was to deal with the problem at hand first.

'When you say research, you mean the medallion. What on earth are you concerned about?
I understand that for an alchemist, creating life in the true sense of the word is one of the longest desires. I'm on the edge of an engineer, too. I understand that it's floating around with the possibility of making it happen.
...... doesn't get the point. Conventional artificial life would be fine, but is it more of a problem to create it using only magic power?

　I don't hold Loki's shoulders, but I can't objectively understand what Eivaldi is trying to say.

　If you're concerned about ethical issues with artificial life, then rather the medallions and the demonic beasts created by them should be healthy(ish) and whole.

　Including the fact that the Demon King Gandalf tried to remake human beings into dragons, if you use living animals and humans as materials, or if you tamper with something that looks like a fetus, I can understand why you are against it on ethical and moral grounds.

　If the scene in this world is not a recreation of the past - a stranger that can no longer be interfered with, I might have had some disgust for the artificial life that the alchemists of that time were studying as a matter of course.

　However, as long as the medallion was still alive and well, demonic beasts could only consume magic power to create a physical body, in other words, life.

　Normally, this should leave less room for criticism than conventional artificial life.

　Or maybe I just don't know yet, and they are using inhumane methods in the process of creating a medallion.

　However, Ivaldi's reply was beyond my expectations.

"It's a demon force, and you can't use it to make it live.
What about ......?
I don't care about animals and plants. That monster monster monster you call a "monster beast". I think it's useful research, and I can still keep an eye on them. If they manage to do it right, they might be able to make a meal or a drink using only magic power.

　There is a hint of Ivaldi putting his face close to the door and raising his voice even more.

'But not what I'm about to do!　I wouldn't overlook it, but I can't overlook it!　You'd have figured it out long ago, too: ...... d*mn, those alchemists are here.

　Apparently the original guests were nearby, and Evaldi continued to throw one-sided advice at them as he moved away from the door, as if he didn't want to meet up with them.

'Listen, remember!　It's the body that you create in your own way, not the flesh!

　Eivaldi's voice getting further and further away from me.

　As I was unable to chew out the statement, Helle came from behind me and called out to me in her usual polite manner.

'We have some visitors coming soon. It's not much of a matter, so I'll skip it appropriately until just before you leave home, if that's all right.
...... You don't have a choice. For that matter, that was ...... earlier.
'You must be Mr. Ivaldi. I know who you are.

　Heru distantly confessed that that was just another planned reenactment, and then he took over the words with a tone of voice that was even cold.

'That was the remote cause of the destruction of magical civilization. Please remember that. Even after we wake up from our dreams and return to your reality--