Hmmm... I'm tired.
You're a lot stronger today.
Well you don't want to spend a lot of time on level 3, as expected.
I can't wait to go to bed in the bath...
Speaking of which, Uriah. Didn't you get a call from the tech department?
Oh ... come to think of it, that's right.
You better get going, man.　Those guys are persistent.
"?　I understand.


　As usual, that's what Lieutenant Bates told me when I came back after finishing my work with the 7th Special Detachment.


　So I decided to go there before taking a bath.


　The Technology Development Department. That's where they're developing various armaments and other things for fighting in the twilight. And not only armaments, they are also working on developing magic. It's not necessary to have a fighting ability to join this department like we do. What you need is the technology to develop and the brains to make it possible.


''Excuse me........''


　They come to the location of the Technology Development Department, which is located inside the military. As for the location, the Dusk Task Force is in the north, while the Technology Development Department is in the south. The distance is surprisingly long, but I walked over to it. And when I looked inside, I saw all sorts of people there. Some are experimenting with magic, others are doing what seems to be armament development. The room is also divided into several rooms, probably divided into two rooms, one for desk work and one for experimentation.


''Oh, you're the Julia-kun we've heard so much about. I've heard a lot about you.
Oh ... hi. I'm Julia Curtis.
"I'm the chief here, Abby Dane. Feel free to call me Dr. Abby.
Okay, Dr. Abby.
Good.


　A woman smiling at me. She seems to be the chief here. She has long brown hair pulled back into a ponytail and wears glasses. She seems to be of a decent height, about the same height as me. I don't know his age, but I thought he was rather young.


''Well you, the new special class anti-magician, your armament was a knife, as I recall.
'Yes. It's more like....
I know what it is. It's a form of illusionary magic, right?　A magic that uses the Invisible Blade to transform it into a sword shape. It's also called the Invisible Blade. Of course, the developers have already registered it as your name.
'Oh that's what that sign was about, wasn't it?


　It's still fresh in my mind that just as I became a soldier, I signed the Invisible Sword, the Invisible Blade, for inclusion in the Magical Encyclopedia.


''At a glance... it's quite an interesting magic. It can change shape, and it's also stretchable. What's worth noting is that if you have a starting point, you can produce more than one. How much can you get out of it at most?
So far, we've got a full run, maybe 12.
The fingers of your hands and your feet?
'Yes, sir. I'm sure of that perception.
I see...


　Dr. Abby takes notes as she listens to the story.


'How do you switch on and off?　Does it have a duration?
You can turn it on and off as you wish. There's almost no time lag between turning it off and reactivating it, and it takes less than a second to activate. As for the duration........I've seen it last up to three hours. I haven't measured it exactly, but if you reduce the output and use two starting points, I think you can get up to five hours.
Yeah, well I'll tell you what.
"?　Yes.


　The doctor puts his hand on my head. When I accept it meekly, the doctor furthermore takes a note.

"Hmm................No, this is unmeasurable (level over). The amount of magic element is well above the average value.
Can you measure the amount of magnesium?
It's my singular ability, called "Extras. Its proper name is the elemental sense, Decoding Sense. You don't have to touch it, but you can figure out the amount of magic element in the target. However, you'll know more accurately if you touch it. And in your case........if we set the upper limit at 100, the current amount of magic element is a little over 300?
'What?　S-so, so much........or is it over the limit?
''It's common among special-grade anti-magicians, but most of them have improbable magical elements stored in them. Perhaps it's a side effect of the Twilight Syndrome, or the evil effects of the Twilight Syndrome. Well then, I guess this is the one for you. I've already made a prototype.


　With that, Dr. Abby hands me two knives.


It's a weapon I made especially for you. It's called the Multiple Knife. Look at the many little spikes on the knives, don't you see?
Yes, but no way.
Can you make this a good starting point?
I'll try.

　A compound dagger, the Multiple Knife. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary knife. It's no different from the one I always use. But if you look closely at this "Multiple Knives", you can see a small spike in this compound dagger. I used it as a starting point to activate the ultra-fine Invisible Blade, the Invisible Blade. Then, with all the spines as the starting point, the Invisible Blade 《Invisible Blade》 was successfully activated.


''........It's done. Besides, I have a feeling that the passage of the magic element is good.
'Oh, that's because it's made of a nice material. I've incorporated a metal material that allows for good penetration of the magic element. But still, are you activating it?
Yes, sir.
Then drive through this wood.

　After being told that, I pierced the wood that was given to me with the Invisible Blade. This is the reason why you can't get a good deal more than a few of them.


''Oh ... it's amazing to see it in person.''
'I'm surprised too. I wasn't thinking about the starting point in detail. This will give us more scope for combat.
''The bottom line is that those thorns are imperceptible to the opponent. Your Invisible Sword Invisible Blade is invisible which is now a significant advantage in battle. However, if you can develop multiple starting points, there is no reason not to make use of them. I'm glad it worked.
No ... thank you very much, too.
It's just that it's not easy to make. No chance of mass production. You'll just have to stick with those two knives for now.
'No ... that's enough. Thank you so much.
''Well, if you're wondering what the new special class anti-magic magic is like, it's a very crazy one. It's a very exciting thing for us to develop.
... ha ha ha.


　 Until now, I only used the knife as a starting point, but from now on, the countless small thorns that exist on this knife could also be the starting point for the Invisible Blade 《Invisible Blade》. Cutting........might not be very effective, but it would be quite useful in terms of stabbing. Moreover, it's an image that pops out of the knife as something several meters long. In addition to being invisible, with such a number of moves, I can no longer gain a significant advantage in close combat.


　Although it's unclear whether the battle of that attack is the cause of the recent attack, the progression of Twilight Syndrome, or Twilight Syndrome, has been accelerating. Thanks to that, or perhaps because of that...........................I feel that my aptitude for magic has increased considerably. The same is true of my basic physical abilities, but my body is becoming less human in many ways.


　On top of that, it's this weapon. I'm not going to go so far as to say that I don't have any enemies.......but I don't have an image of losing in close combat.


Good. In the future, I want you to submit a report on your impressions of the weapon and your own analysis of it every time you fight.
...What?
We'll need proper feedback. And it's still a prototype. You have to use it and figure out how to do more with it.
You're absolutely right, but isn't every time a little too much?
What do you mean? You should know, every time. That's an order. I'm a colonel, by the way. You're a major, right?　Orders, sir. Do it.
Yes.


　I remembered the words of Lieutenant Bates: "They're persistent.
I'm not sure I'll ever forget the meaning of those words, but that's another story.