episode_0017
by admin“Yes. Why did you come to this far away country? Would you like to hear it?”
“Hehehe. I came to fuck you… ahhh!”
“Ask again. Can I ask what brought you to this country?”
“…I think I’ll say…sigh…”
“Do you feel like talking now?”
“…”
“I guess you’re not ready yet. Let me help you.”
“Uhhhh…”
“…”
“…”
“Mind control magic…”
“…!…”
The director of the institute was able to get some information from him with the help of his secretary’s magic and assistant.
“Sorry. I think magic will be more difficult than this.”
“It’s okay. I think I got the important thing. Please do the rest.”
“Yes.”
The secretary standing behind her opened her mouth.
“Do you want to go back?”
“Sure.”
The director of the research institute reviewed the information he had obtained as he left the building.
one. The captured spy belongs to the Kingdom of Heirne.
two. Invading the empire with the purpose of stealing new weapons and new technologies.
three. They are planning to kidnap or appease personnel at the weapons lab.
Lastly, there was not just one spy sent from the Kingdom of Heirn, and he may have been sent by other kingdoms as well.
Due to excessive demand, matchlocks and cannons were being manufactured not only in the imperial arsenals but also in various blacksmith shops.
In addition, steam engines are also being released to the private sector.
You can prepare, but it will be difficult to completely protect information.
‘I expected it, but…’
She got into the carriage and made a plan.
At the very least, it seemed necessary to prepare protection measures for laboratory personnel.
Especially John Brown.
His creativity was beyond imagination.
This is something I have felt over and over again while looking at his research works.
‘It’s just a pity that the technology is lacking.’
***
“Hmm. You are gone.”
After the lab director left the building, the person looking at the spy muttered.
“Then now…”
Someone else said:
“I have to do my job.”
They looked at the spy with indifferent eyes.
“Spy. In the past, I wouldn’t have even been able to set foot in the empire.”
“Still, the budget, which had been decreasing, will increase and manpower will be added. Maybe it’s not necessarily a bad thing.”
While making small talk, they began to take out the tools they had hidden away.
“Ah. I can’t hold this in front of him. It was really disappointing.”
“I can work comfortably from now on.”
“…Ugh…Ugh…”
The spy was frightened again and his pupils began to tremble.
“Oh, I will warn you in advance. None of us know how to use magic.”
“Yes. There are so few wizards.”
“It would be a classic process. Is it okay?”
“In the end, this is just a process. The ending will be comfortable. I promise.”
They spoke to reassure the spy.
But the effect doesn’t seem to be that big.
“..I already said everything…”
The spy muttered in a desperate voice, but they did not stop.
“Yes. I trust you too. But this guy is very suspicious.”
One person said, wiping the tool with his hand.
“There is not a single selfish intention mixed in, so I hope there is no misunderstanding.”
“Ah…ahhh…mercy…”
“Shh. Could you please add that word?”
“Yes. No advance payment is accepted.”
“Aji…there’s something I haven’t told you yet!”
“Oh no. I can’t hear very well. I will help you speak comfortably.”
“Uh huh. If you’re going to bite your tongue, bite this.”
“Ugh…”
“Do you know that? There is a phrase passed down from the Ministry of Intelligence.”
“Ah. I was thinking of that phrase too.”
“Ugh..!”
“Water knows the answer?”
“Yes. I really like that phrase.”
“It’s a humane method. There will be no scars on either side.”
“Would you like to check it? Is that phrase true?”
“Ugh..!”
“…”
“… !”
with a splash.
“…”
“…”
“Yes. Do you feel like talking now?”
“..war..struggle…”
“Mmm. Looks like we’re starting to cooperate a bit now. Please tell me in more detail.”
“Empire…Kingdom…Blessing..ㅅ…”
“Thank you for the kind explanation. Let’s move on. How many spies are there in the Kingdom of Heirn?”
“…I…didn’t know…”
“I think a little more correction is needed.”
“… !”
***
“Mmm. I guess so.”
“Yes.”
“You worked hard.”
“…Then let’s go.”
After the door closed, the Intelligence Director looked out the window.
The sun sets for a long time.
There was nothing to be seen outside, only the snow pounding on the window and disappearing, leaving behind traces.
“I’m going to be busy now.”
A spy from the Kingdom of Heirn.
There is currently only one person in detention, but the number will increase in the future.
42 years ago.
Like the time when there was a war with the kingdom.
Time passed and his hair became gray, but his eyes were still intelligent.
***
Brown left the house again today to go to work as usual.
But today was different from usual.
The first snow on the ground was different from usual, but…
“This is Serena Arwin, who has been assigned as an escort.”
In front of his house stood a woman wearing armor and a sword.
“My…escort?”
“Yes. We will guarantee your safety.”
“Ah. Yes… Thank you very much.”
‘Why do I have to be an escort…’
“But why am I assigned an escort?”
“You are a major figure in the empire, so it is natural that you have a bodyguard.”
“Aha.”
‘me. Is that that much?’
Brown’s confidence rose, even if only for a moment.
He truly looked at her.
‘It somehow feels more familiar than that.’
Dark blue hair, strong look.
It was about the height of his nose.
‘Where did you see that?’
Brown’s troubles were not short-lived.
“Et.”
“If you have any instructions, please feel free to let me know.”
“Oh, no. Let’s go.”
‘Why is the main character here…’
I met the main character in the original.
And that too, with his own escort.
‘Let’s calm down, even if they look the same and have the same name, they could be different people.’
After taking a moment to breathe, Brown asked her a question.
“Uh… Well, what did you do before being an escort?”
“I was a mercenary.”
‘ah.’
The likelihood that she is the main character has slightly increased.
***
“Hehe. For coming to me first…”
“Oh…”
“He said he needed me…”
“I hope you enjoyed it.”
“Of course. You acknowledged me for the first time…hehe.”
“ya…”
Sabak. Sabak.
Luna Karen and her escort talked and headed to the laboratory.
“Oh! Mr. Brown! See you here…”
Karen found him and greeted him warmly before stopping.
This is because he saw a female escort standing next to him.
‘You’re pretty…you look confident…’
Karen’s confidence decreased slightly.
“Oh, Karen. Good morning.”
“Yes…good…morning…”
She suddenly became depressed.
Brown was confused by Karen’s sudden change in attitude.
***
The inside of the lab is safe.
There are guards guarding the area.
But something was different today.
It seemed like the security guards had doubled compared to before.
“Is something happening?”
“Sure. As well as escorts, security has increased. I’m a little worried that something has happened.”
The escorts wait in a building near the laboratory.
The researchers came into the office and talked.
“Hmph. The military is finally treating them like core personnel. Not bad.”
“Uh. Yes.”
Brown was disgusted by McColson’s words.
Karen was like that too, but she was skilled at controlling facial expressions.
It’s a bit of a catching technique I learned while working as a teaching assistant.
“After. I was just telling the truth.”
“Yes. You are right.”
“Ahaha…”
“By the way, the vehicle using the steam engine you mentioned…”
“Steam locomotive.”
“Yes. The design has been progressed to some extent.”
“Oh. Let’s take a look.”
“Me too.”
“Ah. Let me introduce you. A masterpiece designed with all of our heart and soul.”
McColson took out a piece of paper with a characteristic unlucky expression on his face.
“Umm.”
Brown didn’t know much about it.
Still, it looked pretty decent.
“I designed it based on the theory you mentioned. I’m currently trying to make a small model, but I think it will take quite a while to implement it in actual size.”
“Hmm. I guess so.”
“Isn’t it a pity? The theory is perfect, but reality doesn’t follow.”
“What I mean.”
A reality that technology does not keep up with.
Brown also felt that part.
‘okay. Bolt action is too much right now. Then what you can do is…’
Brown thought for a moment.
‘But wouldn’t it be possible to make a percussion cap method?’
A percussion cap that ignites the detonator by hitting it with a pestle, rather than the existing method of putting gunpowder in a gunpowder dish and igniting it.
At least it was a more feasible method than bolt action.
‘We might be able to secure the technology for the detonator.’
It would take some trial and error, but it could still be improved over the existing matchlock rifle.
From then on, research was done on rifling, and even mini bullets that swelled in the muzzle when fired, increasing accuracy.
‘Still, steam engines are also becoming popular. ‘Wouldn’t it be possible to implement bolt action through a machine?’
Although he still had some regrets, Brown had decided on a plan.
Meanwhile, the information that came out of the spy’s mouth was also conveyed to the imperial family and the military.
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