CHAPTER 74 – THE RESEARCH’S PROS AND CONS
“The Falgaro?! Have you found out why that creature keeps appearing?!”
After a brief gap prompted by the Astard’s statents, rc enquired enthusiastically. After all, everything about the Falgaro had been cloaked in mystery for a long ti and had never been thoroughly researched until now.
The source of its monstrous strength, as well as the cause for its appearance and how to avoid it, were all unknown. It would be a ga-changing finding even if rely the reason for its appearance was uncovered.
“We’re still looking into it, but we have a lead. I’m here precisely to confirm that.”
“What? Is it really possible to test that theory in this Dungeon?”
“It is. Estert, you also saw the Falgaro that day. Didn’t it look familiar?”
The unexpected remark caused rc to imdiately divert her attention to the Gai, which stood beside her. Even though the Falgaro was much larger, it had a similar appearance to the Green Grade Gai.
“So you and your partner believe the Falgaro is a sudden mutation of the Gai?”
“Correct. According to folklore, the Falgaro is a Magic Beast that erged from the Dungeons. Of course, this is only one theory among many, but I think it to be the most attractive.”
“Why is that?”
“There are so Magic Stones with imnse Mana born once every few decades among the Magic Stones ford in the labyrinths. It’s thought that if a Gai consus such a stone, it will turn into a Falgaro.”
“… Uh-huh.”
Indeed, if a Gai could sohow absorb the Mana from Magic Stones in the form of Life Force, it could be able to attain trendous strength.
“If this were true, it would not be strange if the intervals between the appearances of Falgaros were shortened. If it takes several decades for a Magic Stone with imnse Mana to form, then the ti between the appearances of the Falgaros should be similar, no?”
In response to rc’s question, Astard gave a small nod and said, “That’s a good question. Theoretically, yes. However, not everyone is capable of harnessing that vast Mana.”
“What?”
When rc tilted her head in confusion once more, the Gai near them suddenly began devouring the Magic Stones from the basket.
“H-Hey?!”
“Estert, just watch.”
With a single word, Astard silenced rc, who was baffled, and shifted his attention to Gai, which was stuffing its mouth with recently gathered magic stones one by one.
What is it doing?
rc pondered inwardly, but followed Astard’s example and stared at the Gai.
The horn sprouting from the Gai’s head then began to swell.
The Gai’s horn burst as it swallowed the sixth magic stone, and his eyes went lifeless. It seed to have died from the looks of things.
“As you can see, if you don’t have the tolerance, you’ll overdose before you can convert the Mana into your own energy. I’ve attempted this several tis in this Dungeon, and each ti a Gai which hasn’t been affected by any spell has died. Apparently, after quickly absorbing a large amount of Mana, an average Gai is unable to turn the energy into its own.”
“You’re acting heartlessly…”
Although it was supposed to make it simpler for rc to grasp, Astard’s lack of empathy or pity made rc uneasy. The person in question, on the other hand, cocked his head as if to imply that it was rc’s reaction that was weird.
“What? It’s up to what I do with my Magic Beasts, isn’t it? They’re rely Gai. They’ll respawn in no ti.”
“Well, I guess you’re right, but…”
“That aside. Are you sure you understood what I was trying to say? In other words, a Falgaro is born only when a Gai who can withstand a rapid surge ingests a Magic Stone with a vast volu of Mana, which erges every few decades in the Dungeons.”
“I see… A Falgaro will not be born unless a Magic Stone with enormous Mana and a unique Gai appear at the sa ti. And every few centuries, the timing of their ergence coincides, is that right?”
“Probably.”
Despite the fact that Astard did not confirm it, he appeared to believe his hunch was correct. rc was positive Astard had unearthed sothing significant during his investigation.
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Wait…
“You just said that you’ve made attempts with Gai that haven’t had any spells cast on them, right? Is this to say that by casting a certain spell on a Gai, you may create a unique Gai?”
“You’re as clever as always.”
Astard’s lips raised slightly in a smile in response to rc’s piercing stare. After that, a Gai rushed over to them once again and dropped the basket it was carrying.
Astard mumbled sothing as he extended both palms towards Gai. The barely audible chant was in a language, style, and tone that even rc, who had been schooled in magic in the elf village, had never heard before.
She was able to discern, however, that it was similar to the chants used for the Body Strengthening and Psychic Fortitude spells.
The Gai began to consu the Magic Stones after Astard completed his spell. Its horn expanded and swelled, exactly like the last Gai’s, until it exploded when it put the eighth magic stone in its mouth. Its eyes went lifeless and it died.
“……”
“Hey…”
“Oh my, another failure.”
Astard murmured in a botherso tone of voice in response to rc’s low-pitched call.
“To be honest, I haven’t perfected the formula for producing a unique Gai. I am close, but it is not yet complete.”
“How is this ‘close’? Are you certain your research is progressing?”
“Of course… You encountered the Dorum Gai and Dorus Gai, didn’t you?”
“What…? You don’t an those two…”
“That’s right. They are among the few positive trials. The spell I developed can increase the amount of Mana a Gai can absorb. However, increasing their Life Force to the point where they transition from a normal Gai to a higher Grade one is rather challenging.”
rc shuddered as Astard’s eyes narrowed, as if he wasn’t content with his experints.
If Astard’s allegations were true, it ant that an Orange Grade Magic Beast had been produced artificially, regardless of the fact that it was still imperfect. This was both revolutionary and frightening at the sa ti.
There would be a staggering number of casualties if a person with ill intent produced an Orange Grade Magic Beast and unleashed it on a city.
“Don’t you think you should leave this spell as it is?” rc asked.
Astard mumbled quietly, perhaps realizing what rc was attempting to express through her gaze.
“Artificially evolving a Gai to a higher Grade Magic Beast implies you can control a Dorus Gai, a Dorum Gai, or even a Falgaro1 as long as you have the power to control the original Gai.”
“What?”
“Count Fonan is most likely aiming for that precise result. It is extrely infuriating.”
“……”
rc was horrified by the casualness with which Astard spoke.
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