Chapter 1917 – 1917. The Dark Moon
Merlin’s Numbers.
It refers to the artifact Merlin used. There are only two Numbers known in modern times, but both are invaluable Neo-London treasures.
“That, that’s Numbers?!”
Professor Hammington exclaims in disbelief. Disbelief and anticipation flashed in her eyes at the same time.
The two currently known Numbers Artifacts were all Level 10 Artifacts. 10th grade. The power of that absurd state is contained in the artifact. I can’t put a value on that alone, but it’s Merlin’s Numbers? If you bring it to Neo London, you might be able to claim a seat at the Neo Round Table as well as enormous wealth.
‘I guess.’
No.6 Dream.
Level 10 artifact.
‘Originally, it’s a one-time use.’
Tattered No.6 Drops as a one-time artifact in the name of Phantom Dream. However, the phantom dream in my hand was not in tatters. Even though it’s new, it’s incredibly clean.
‘I don’t know what kind of guy he is, but he found out and spread the fact that if he recovers and kills the red dragon, he can get a complete illusion.’
The downside is that the battle difficulty is slightly increased. However, in terms of being able to easily obtain level 10 artifacts, that disadvantage is virtually non-existent.
‘The unfortunate thing is that it’s ambiguous to say it’s for combat.’
Still, it’s true that it’s a huge thing. If you sell this to the right people, it’s worth aiming for a title of count or higher.
‘This is mine. I can’t just give away something precious like this.’
It was an illusion, the moment I tried to put on the navy blue cape coat.
“Put that down right now!!”
Professor Hammington shouted. Devoured by greed, she was like a starving beast.
“What if you don’t like it?”
Professor Hammington bit his lip.
“… Calm down. Calm down and listen to me. Items of that level are difficult to dispose of. Unlike you, a mercenary, I have excellent connections. There are also many people who work in the council, so they can dispose of the ancient ruins for a fair price. 7 vs 3. You are 7 and I am 3. Isn’t it tempting?”
“What is Gumi? Even if it is 9 to 1, it doesn’t appeal to me.”
“If I don’t have it, you don’t have it either. These demonic hands can destroy you and the object at the same time. Please don’t do anything stupid.”
“Haha. Who is doing the stupid thing? Dreams are mine No matter what you do, the fantasy won’t be yours. Kill me with the devil’s hand? Would you like to try it?”
“Innoooum!!”
A fountain of blood rose with the sound of Professor Hammington’s arm exploding. A huge amount of energy was created in his palms, and then it flew towards me as a beam of light.
I used the ability of dreaming.
Merlin’s level 10 artifact, Phantom Dream, had only one ability.
Absolute Polymorph.
It can change into a subject under the condition that it has a deep understanding of the subject or possesses the subject’s genetic information. In other words, if the conditions are met, it can turn into a dragon.
And finally, there was the dragon’s genetic information in front of me.
The blood shed by the red dragon touches her toes.
[Absolute Polymorph]
The body enlarges and scales appear on the skin. Taste and hearing were slightly dulled, but other senses rather sharpened.
Aaaaang!
The beams fired by Professor Hammington hit my chest. It hurts a little, but no other injuries.
“Krrrr…”
Breathed in dissatisfaction. You can tell without looking in the mirror. Now I will be a red dragon hatchling.
“No, nonsense… A human turning into a dragon… ! This is Merlin’s Numbers! My, give me! It’s mine!”
Professor Hammington, who uses the Devil’s Hand and loses one of his arms, approaches me bleeding. He was blinded by his greed and had no real idea of what was going on.
I opened my mouth wide. If you become a dragon, it is natural to use breath. I held my breath and stopped. He tried to heat his chest with air and mana, but his chest did not heat up because of the cold air.
‘Then…’
Use the ability
Grip support.
Thunderbolts gather in the mouth and resonate with the dragon heart. My lungs tingle and a huge force gathers in my mouth.
He endured it to his limit and let out a breath.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah!
A breath of lightning swept over Professor Hammington.
‘I never thought the day would come when I would spend every breath.’
Thump thump!
Stepping forward, I approached Professor Hammington’s corpse. This was the first time I had become a dragon, so my steps were very awkward and unstable.
Professor Hammington’s remains were only two calves. The rest had disappeared or disappeared.
‘Hmm.’
With this, the Hammington Expedition Corps and his mercenaries all died except for me.
‘There were variables in the middle, but in the end it went as planned.’
I went back from being a dragon to being a human. The feeling of becoming a dragon was great, but since I was originally a human, it was awkward and difficult to endure.
Returning to my human form, I brushed off the illusions that hung over my body for no reason.
‘A dream is a dream, but the most valuable thing in this ancient ruin is this door.’
I walked towards the door in the center of the ancient ruins. The large door through which the red dragon came out was already closed.
A door with a total of five doors stacked on top of one large door.
‘World door.’
The player called this door the Door to Anywhere. It is literally a door for convenience to go anywhere in the world. With this door, you can go anywhere in the world.
I reached out for the door. To be precise, the center of the door, the part with the round hole. Put your hand into the hole without hesitation. Something caught on the tip of my finger. Pull it out like a pull.
Key.
It was the key to the rough design that seemed to have been carved out of stone.
If this was a game, an information window like this would have popped up.
No.9 World Door.
Merlin’s favorite artifact.
You can go anywhere with a coordinated door.
At the end of the key were 5 small marbles, 3 gray and 2 blue. Five coordinates can be stored, but currently only two coordinates are stored.
According to the original, one place is here. The other would be north.
‘If there is a door, I can move to the designated coordinates at any time.’
In the original game, it is an artifact that must be acquired for convenience. If you have this, you can move from one continent to the other in one second.
‘Although it has the downside of having to go directly to specify the coordinates.’
Take the key
The ancient ruins will be left alone for a while. The body of the World Door is a large door in front of you. It’s a big deal if you try to move it carelessly and it breaks down.
‘I can go back and report. It can be said that the expedition was wiped out due to internal division.’
Miskatonic is aware of the corruption committed by Professor Hammington and Cliff. That is why they stopped sponsoring the expedition. Even if the expedition was wiped out due to internal divisions, they would accept it without question. If it’s Professor Hammington, he’ll judge that it might be.
‘Miskatonic University has already decided to kick out Professor Hammington, so they’ll think it’s a good thing. If Professor Hammington were alive, I’d sue him and drag him into a dirty fight.’
Those who lent or invested money in the expedition would be annoyed, but that’s it. There is nothing they can do.
• • •
“Therefore. The Hammington Expedition was wiped out due to internal divisions in ancient ruins? You want me to believe that?”
“Okay. Ancient ruins are empty tin cans. That’s why Professor Hammington went crazy. You can go back and check.”
“Didn’t you kill them all?”
“What am I doing that for?”
“… Ha. This is bad. Anyway, you failed the request. It’s a mission to escort the client, but the client is dead.”
“I’ll have to take that into account.”
“Tsk. In the end, you just wasted time without gaining anything.”
“…”
It’s a huge benefit for the time invested. He held back his itchy mouth.
It’s not that I don’t trust Rose. But the gains I gained were too great for her to confide in her faith alone. It is best to keep your mouth shut unless you know how the situation will turn out.
“Ha. Her head thumps at the thought of restoring her lost reputation. It’s harder to rebuild reputation.”
“I don’t care about reputation.”
“It’s not your reputation, it’s my reputation. It goes without saying that if you fail, my reputation as a broker will suffer as well.”
“… Right.”
“Anyway, you should be comforted that you have the money you received as an advance payment. What are you going to do? Are you going to make the next request right away?”
“I plan to rest for a while.”
“Are you hurt?”
“It’s not like that, I have work to do.”
“Ah. Business side?”
“Well, it’s similar.”
I said goodbye to Rose and returned to the G District mansion.
I approached the cherry tree in the center of the garden.
‘It seemed like he was growing up quickly… It’s been days and nothing has changed.’
The bare branches, like the winter trees, were without a single leaf. Nothing has changed since before leaving.
‘When I was there, it seemed like I grew a few centimeters a day. After all, do we need to keep in touch with each other?’
I put my hand on the cherry tree. My mana permeates the cherry tree. At the same time as opening the astral, resonate with the cherry tree. The cherry tree asks annoyedly. Why did you come so late
‘I came from work.’
I’m hungry, so I ask for food. You whine about wanting to eat chicken. Even if you look like this, you are the owner of a chicken restaurant. I was able to feed it without wanting to eat chicken. I ordered the butler and the maids to bring the chicken.
While listening to the cherry tree’s grumble, she moved her hand to stroke the cherry tree. The cherry trees come to life. Light pink cherry blossoms shyly bloomed on the bare branches. The smell of cherry blossoms fills the surroundings.
Paper weave.
Sparks flew through the cherry blossoms.
‘I am your master. I am your master I am your master.’
The cherry tree was noisy and lamented that it would die.
• • •
Entering the office, I took the world door out of my pocket and inserted it into the keyhole. If you turn it to the right, you can connect to the saved coordinates, and if you turn it to the left, you can save the coordinates. Turned left Since this is my residence, I needed to save the coordinates.
At the tip of the key, one of the three gray marbles turned blue. With this, there are a total of three coordinates assigned to the World Door.
‘Shall we go?’
