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　There were a few things that Ars needed to make sure of before the limited time - before the AWR production period began - that he had to make sure of.

　To be honest, everything else was trivial. Everything else that overflowed from within his reach was unimportant.
　If he could get through with his initial intentions, perhaps Ars's time wouldn't be taken away too much.

　I know that the world and society are not that simple, but I would not want to be disturbed if I could.
　He was beginning to think that it wasn't that people couldn't live alone, but that if they just wouldn't let him be alone.

　Such was the time of day when the night was completely dark for Ars.
　It was probably about a little after the date, to be exact. He left the lab as if to escape from Loki, who was on the floor.
　Whether or not they are noticed, it makes sense that Ars has taken care to not be noticed.

　Thus, Ars had come to the relative edge of the academy grounds. This area was also lined with trees and difficult to see, and moreover, it was a place that was difficult to enter, including for teachers and guards.
　It's simply because it's dark, but there's also a situation where it's difficult to cover the entire premises of the academy with patrol. Anyway, depending on the time of day, you can secure a complete solitary space.

　It's a little hard to see, but your eyes will soon get used to it.
　With that in mind, Ars stepped forward into the dense trees to hide.

　There couldn't be any ferocious animals in the area, and there was no danger to himself at all.

''Even if we're going to experiment, finding a place to do so is a matter for the future, right?

　I'm tempted to mutter to myself. There is no place in the country where you can test your strength as much as Ars, and there are no places within the sphere of survival where you can test your strength as much as Ars. Even with extensive military backing, it's still impossible to give it your all. For example, even if there was a replacement system like the training grounds, and it was set to the maximum value, the current Ars would easily break through the settings.
　The destruction of the training grounds is easy to imagine. Or rather, he would destroy it even in theory.

(And more importantly, it wouldn't make much sense to have a replacement system this time around.)

　He went into the pitch blackness while being wary of his surroundings for a moment.

The only thing I can think of is that it's an excuse for whoever it is, such as "it's no use because it's something that isn't there," and Ars shrugs his shoulders.

　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. In addition, it was also helpful this time that it was put together to some extent taking convenience into account.
　That is to say, if you go to the edge, the deep darkness will be spreading as well as uncivilized land.

　If you come to this point, the light of the streetlights did not reach you. It's not just the site that we can have in the first place, so there's no point in setting up a streetlight for nothing.

　I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to do with it. The elaboration that goes so far has an effect on the danger of the experiment that we are about to begin.
　After confirming that there is no one around, Ars dares to close his eyes, which he has gradually become accustomed to.

　Even if no one is there, it doesn't mean that they can use it unlimitedly. It's not better to get it done quickly.

(How far can the [Violent Predator (Grasshopper)] control it? (The problem is the eyes?)

　We would like to confirm the effect on the eyes in this experiment. If we can completely control the Gura Eaters, we've passed for now. Whether or not I am a person as Ilyce says is no longer of secondary importance.

　The risk of a runaway is not zero, so I left Loki behind, but that was no excuse for anything. If it goes out of control, no matter what you do to fix it, the human presence in the surrounding area will disappear.

''I really want to make sure the body is as intact as before, right? Do they only eat magic, or do they also eat the substance? Is it ideal if you can switch (switch) just to confirm both?

　Even after thinking about this and that, Ars is determined to make no progress. The reason he hasn't asked the Chancellor for permission is because he will definitely refuse.
　The reason why he thinks the possibility of a runaway is itself quite low is because this is not an experiment to explore the limits.

''Even so, as expected, considering the contingency, at worst the loss of a single academy might not be enough.

　Ars set the thing he brought with him by tying it to a tree. A magic-sensing automatic aiming bowgun, a long name, but the essence of it is a trap that senses Ars' magic power and aims it at him. The switch is set to pierce the heart firmly in Ars's hand. The arrows were made of magic inhibition material and only one could be procured.

　As expected, it couldn't be set up in a position where it couldn't be avoided, so it was really an insurance policy.......

　After finishing his preparations, Ars stood in the center, surrounded by trees.
　And when he closes his eyes, a different kind of magic power, different from the magic power, wells up from the surroundings. As if a dense blackness had materialized, a thick fog surrounds Ars as a thick fog.

(Up to this point, there's nothing wrong with that. The abnormality in the body's magic power doesn't even happen, or it's completely inhabited.)

　The response is adequate. At this point, the Gra Eater is as good as expressed.
　Next comes full realization.
　The dusky black mist begins to have the head of a snake and raises its sickle-neck all around it. They are small, but there are about ten of them.

　It is able to perceive everything, and it moves independently in a different process than magic. As for the minute movements, they were still separate from Ars's operations. This is no different than before, which is why the Gla Eaters seem to have some sort of ego.
　Predation was the goal, equivalent to controlling a ravenous beast in some kind of starvation state.

''--!

　Before, it was like holding the reins, but this time it was because I could recognize it as one of my sensory organs, such as my hand.
　It is still confusing to perceive something that does not exist as something that does. If there are more organs that humans don't have, such as tails and wings, how will they be able to operate them? The presence or absence of muscles may be a factor, but it is still unclear.

It's not just about the amount of information as a simple substance, such as stretching and contracting. The Gra Eater is more of a foggy substance. It's almost like a thick fog, and it's even creepy to recognize it accurately.

'It's hard to explain. I can't even get a grip on how you're controlling it now, but you certainly seem to be able to control it.

　The debate over whether this should be considered control or manipulation is likely to be heated, but I'll drive it out of my head for now.

'Next--' said Ars, manipulating each snake with precision, knowing that speed and accuracy would be better if it was accompanied by movement, such as an arm.

　There is no pain to the eyes at all.......but it's still uncomfortable. There is no blurring of vision, but the degree of recognition of the Gra Eaters on the left and right sides began to differ.

　It was as if I was seeing through a vision other than that of insects and people. The subtlety of the colors faded, making us feel that we were seeing essential information.

'I should have brought a mirror with me.

　He had no way of knowing what was going on in his own eyes. The desire for his own eyes reminded him of some kind of perverted mad scientist, but Ars decided to give up on it so.
　Whatever he was observing, he had to record it, and that required a reasonable amount of preparation. It was a bit out of place for this time, so he would have to wait for another time.

　I switch my mind and try to eat a tree with the Gra Eater next.
　This ended in a blank. When the Gla Eater is left unattended, it tends to avoid trees, but since it is insubstantial and transparent to begin with, it is strange to avoid it.

　 All of them are not all separate entities called "Gura Eaters" and are probably influenced by Ars, not a few of them.
　Otherwise, the act of giving orders would have been pointless in the first place. There should be no such thing as control.

　Considering that, the reason he was able to stop the attack on Loki during the battle against 【Abomination of Disobedience (Demi Azure)】 was probably because the opponent was Loki, even more than Arth's order of absolute obedience.

'As expected, it's hard to say with this test? Could it be that the penetration has some effect on the Gura Eaters themselves? If it's magic, there's a little bit of information clouding.

　Hmm, the mystery only deepens with each successive trial.
　It's not that I don't understand, it's just that xenophobia is a collection of mysteries, a generic term for those mysteries, so in a sense it's obvious to me. Because we didn't understand it, we lumped it all together under the umbrella term of "abnormalities.

　Inborn abnormality, deficiencies in magical structures, the list goes on and on.
　Especially since most of Ars's magic information is missing, there was no way to find out the cause.

''Even the magic power information is eaten?　

　So that's why, said Ars, he ate the tree this time with the Gra Eater. Instead of penetrating it, he gouged out a small piece of the trunk.

'Decomposed...'

　Surprise cooled instantly, and Ars pulled his mouth into a tight line. It felt like a hypothesis had turned into a confirmation on the spot.

(So the information isn't limited to magical information? Fortunately, it looks like you can switch, but it's difficult. (Most importantly, I can't use it like before.)

　Like in the old days, the low spec gras eater took a toll on Ars. Even though it's a low spec, it's still as amazing as the SS rate on its own.

''.........''

　Suddenly, Ars stopped his hand and felt a tug at the outer edges of his consciousness, and once he was done, he wondered what to do.
　Should he continue with the tests regarding the Gra Eaters or not?

'We shouldn't be able to hear them from a distance, and as long as we're keeping a decent, safe distance, well, okay.

　This time, Ars focuses his consciousness only on himself. I'm going to try to touch the end of the substitute called the "magic eye" for a little while.
　It is not possible to use magic together with AWR due to the convenience of AWR, but when that happens, Ars wants to do a little bit of recklessness.

　Most importantly, he had no idea when he would be able to experiment next if he missed this opportunity. There are a lot of things I want to confirm, but I have to finish the minimum number of items that I need to accomplish tonight.
　I can't worry too much about the rest of you.

　Huffing and puffing out a thin breath, Ars drops his consciousness to the depths of the abyss. In the depths of the dark depths, he sinks his consciousness into the foreign object called the demon's eye.

　The air, which suddenly became heavy with a thud, emitted a pressure that seemed to hold his head down.
　Something black drifted out around them, and it dyed even the shadows of the dark night black.

　It was a momentary occurrence.
　Immediately after Ars's consciousness, whether momentary or offensive, the black object painted the surroundings in the blink of an eye and ate everything in its path. The reason it seemed to expand into a dome-shaped shape was probably because it was, in fact, spinning at high speed like a turbulent flow inside.
　The sound died away, the wind calmed down, and the darkness engulfed the darkness.