第１２５８堀：洞窟会議 (Part2)
If it were a prosthetic limb made by Narjia's hands, it would undoubtedly have been crafted with great care, and its performance would be beyond reproach.
However... it is a certainty that it would come with unnecessary gimmicks.
To put it plainly, it's no different from wearing a bomb.
Seeing our expressions, as if looking at something so pitiful, Sacri gave a wry smile...
"Don't worry, they wouldn't do anything like that, Narjia and Firia. Well, I understand your concern. By the way, about the main topic, I overheard today's conversation with my earphones."
Sacri then abruptly changed the subject, and the conversation turned to countries opposed to Weed.
"Ah, yes. So, what do you think?"
"Well, to be honest, there's no opposition to Weed on the If Continent."
"Hmm? Why is that? Aren't people jealous of Yuki?"
"No, rather, they're wholeheartedly welcoming the opportunity to send students to the Rogari Continent. After all, it's studying abroad in Weed, which they recognize as a technological superpower. The object of jealousy on the If Continent is the major power that manages the gates."
"Ah."
I see.
As Sacri said, it is the major powers of the If Continent that manage the gates. Weed is not making a huge profit by installing gates within the If Continent or controlling their distribution.
"So, the ones who might actually oppose us are the Ex Kingdom, where we are, and the Zilba Empire, which has Weed's window to the world within its borders. It's because they appear to be monopolizing gate technology."
"Indeed, as Sacri-san said, the Ex Kingdom is installing gates on the If Continent, and Betan, which Weed manages, is in Zilba territory."
"In that case, as Sacri-san said, if there's any harm, it would be from Zilba or Ex, not Weed."
"I see. That makes sense. However, if that's the case, it becomes troublesome to deal with."
"Regarding that, it should be brought up as an agenda item at the next meeting. Not only for Weed's reputation, but if anything happens to the exchange students, the major powers involved and their home countries will also be criticized. And it would be impossible for Weed alone to investigate the background."
That's true.
From what Sacri said, it's not just Weed that needs to be watched.
"So, a fool will emerge, trying to trip each other up with strange moves."
"Yes, that's right, Deryu-san. A place of learning is also a place to show off the pride of one's home country. It's unlikely that there would be many acting for such a simple reason as trying to tarnish Weed's reputation. Yuki-kun understands that, doesn't he?"
"Well, yeah. But since we have to protect Weed ourselves, I thought it would be best to investigate things related to Weed first."
"That's true. In that case, it's better to focus on the Rogari Continent for Weed-related matters. On the If Continent, it's me, and Comet-san is..."
"Don't bother, that's impossible."
"That's right."
Hmm. I understand perfectly, but this kind of work is impossible for Comet.
She's truly a research maniac.
"In that case, should we also contact the New Continent?"
"That's right. But neither the Hyden-Findal area nor the Zluble area on the New Continent currently has any Dungeon Masters, do they?"
"That's right. Well, there's nothing we can do about it, so we can only tell the country to be diplomatically cautious. Or we could expand the scope of our management... but we're short on people. Can we assign surveillance of the New Continent?"
"It's impossible. We're already at our limit as it is. And even if we create new units, we don't have time to train them."
"Hmm, it's not impossible, but as Raiye-kun said, the accuracy will decrease significantly."
"We should discuss strengthening surveillance from the dungeons separately. Perhaps by gathering the members of Weed. This is the headquarters for dungeon management."
"Understood. What needs to be done is to discuss the possibility of illegal acts against the exchange students, especially actions by hostile countries or forces, at the next meeting. And separately, discuss strengthening the surveillance system by the dungeons on each continent."
As Yuki summarized, everyone nodded.
Well, things are only going to get busier.
It's about time I stepped down from my special duty in the police...
Hmm? No, wait. Can't I move more effectively from the police's perspective here?
It's been a while since I've seen Deryu's younger brother, Raiye, and the Sword Saint's disciple, Irwin.
Do you remember them?
Familiar characters like Elju and Liliana are appearing.
Now, I'm starting to lose track of my memories.