"Some time later, a half-dead shield came running, holding Kumika in his arms. The faceless one opened a portal and everyone entered it. They found themselves in the throne room."

Faceless>Half-dead shield: Rostolya! Get over here!"

"There were frequent heel taps from the hallway, with frequent exclamations of 'Oh, damn it.'"

Rostolia: Sir, you came back so abruptly, what do you need?

"From the archway into the throne room, Rostolia appeared in a white combat dress, with white shoes."

Faceless>Half-dead shield: Rostolia, take this man in red and this girl to Hin. Also, bring all the brothers here.

Rostolia: I'm listening.

"Rostolia ran with exactly the same soundtrack. After a while, the Calm Madman, the Cursed Blacksmith, Hin, and Rostolia arrived."

Hin: What happened to them?

A half-dead shield: It doesn't matter. Close Aki's wound and put an IV for Kumiko.

Hin: I'll close the wound, but what is an IV?

Half-dead shield: And what is the moment of development here? I mean, what technologies do you have?

The calm madman: Somewhere near the medieval. Only here there is magic.

Half-dead shield: Then, put her on the bed and give her a drink. Also, put something cold on your forehead and stomach.

Hin: Good.

Calm madman: And why on your stomach?

Half-dead shield: There is a cooling system there. If she is unconscious, then the condenser does not work and the cooling system drives warm air.

Calm madman: Got it.

Hin came over and picked up Kumiko. Approaching Aki, the Faceless One put Aki's hand from his neck on Hin's neck. With such a baggage of worries, Hin led them first to his office, where he would leave Aki, close his wounds, and then carry Kumiko to one of the rest rooms."

"Rostolia went up to the Faceless Man and put her hand on his shoulder."

Faceless>Rostolia: And so. We are having our first meeting of the brethren. I want to say that I have called you together for some announcements. The first refers to the Half-dead Shield, I took you to help me create something so that I could speak. And maybe they created a new armor, it's still questionable, because there are some points. And they need to be discussed with those who will be involved in this. Next, Calm Madman, I'd like to know if it's possible to open a portal somewhere where time passes much faster than here. Like in the Cursed Blacksmith's cave?

Calm madman: Actually, theoretically, it's possible. I want to tell you something about this topic. Since it's going to be a long time, I'm giving the floor to the Damn Blacksmith.

Damn Blacksmith: Yes, thank you. About the armor and the thing that will create a voice for the Faceless One. We will use Titanide and Divine Pearls, so the calculations of the Half-dead Shield will not work based on his experience working with metals. A recalculation will be needed.

Half-dead shield: Okay, I'll take care of these cases, but there is a condition. You have to provide security for Kumiko and keep an eye on what Aki is doing.

Faceless>Rostolia: Yes, everything will be fine.

Half-dead shield: Then, to the point. What is a divine pearl and what kind of metal is a Titanide?

The cursed blacksmith: Ahem. Titanides, you can see him even now. The Faceless One's current armor is made of it. Metal absorbs ordinary mana and divine mana. And the more it absorbs, the heavier the armor. But we can't extract the mana we receive, which is why the question of a new armor with a mana withdrawal system from the titanide has been raised, since it doesn't absorb infinitely. The divine pearl is a concentrated divine mana. Basically everything, but moving on to the details, it is used to melt the titanide and create mana filtration in the armor. Also, she is in another dimension and anyone can enter there, but not everyone can survive.

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Calm madman: That is, we need someone who can get out. So there are some conditions?

Damn blacksmith: These are conditional restrictions, there are no conditions themselves. This means that when you enter, there will be scalding water under your feet, which has been synthesized with divine mana. The synthesis effect can be seen from the very apple tree around which this fortress is built. I think everyone remembers what happened?

Calm madman: Yes, yes. The grass became dead, and the apple tree became deadly. In short.

Damn blacksmith: So, even after going to the levitating pearl, not everyone will pick it up. She's like cooling lava. Hands are gradually burning up.

Calm Madman: Then, the next question is, how long will you be making armor?

Damn blacksmith: Well, it takes about a day to make the parts. The rest will take about 3 days. Taking into account the rest of the work, I think that in total, we will make armor in a week.

Calm Madman: Okay, then I'll have that being who can bring us the divine pearl.

Half-dead shield: Why can't we go?

Calm madman: Easy and simple. I'm holding the portal, so I won't be able to. The cursed blacksmith can't go any further than his forge. And the Faceless One is affected by divine mana. You, with the modified body parts, won't be able to either. The parts will melt.

Half-dead shield: Understood, this issue is closed. Next, who will be involved in the development of the armor and speech synthesizer? If anything, that's what things are called, so that the Faceless One can speak.

Calm madman: Well, the damn blacksmith will definitely be there.

Faceless>Rostolia: Another death.

Calm madman: That's you and two others.

Half-dead shield: Understood. Are there any unresolved issues?

Faceless>Rostolia: I don't have one. It turns out that there is only a Calm madman with his own story.

Calm madman: Yes, exactly. I'd like to talk about abilities. I'll tell you about myself. As I understand it, depending on the planet on which we appeared, our side force will develop in this way. Initially, I only had the ability to move. But the more books I read, the more places I could open portals to. That is, the more I know about the structure of the world, the more opportunities I have. The Faceless One has no limitations and his power cannot evolve, but using mana as something related to him rather than his life force is an indicator of this planet. Well, we all have mana. Only everyone who is not from this planet cannot use it, but for them it shows something like life force. Damn the blacksmith, the only one who can use physical labor all the time without resting. So his strength evolved from a planet where muscle cracks heal instantly. A half-dead shield, the only one in the universe with psychotelekinetic abilities. From here, he can sum up the absorbed strokes. Yes, in addition to him, there was only Olin, the representative of this force, but still. And so, turning to the answer to the Faceless One's question. Yes, I can open such a portal, but I need more theory and the combination of different flows of time in one period of time in different spaces, but in the same chronology of events. Simply put, I need more knowledge about quantum theory and mechanics.

Faceless>Rostolia: I understand about my question. And... wait, that is, if I had no restrictions, then I could develop my magical powers to the limit of people's capabilities, and not limitlessly?

Calm madman: Yes. You'd be the only one who could do that. It's just that, as Chlori told me, people are born with a limited opportunity to grow their powers in magic.

Damn blacksmith: Well, I have nothing to add. Except to ask about the Half-Dead Shield representative. Who is it?

Half-dead shield: But I arrived with her, she's unconscious.

Damn blacksmith: I see.

Calm madman: By the way, what kind of man came with you, like?

Half-dead shield: Well, in short, this is my current enemy. I fought him and the Faceless One arrived. Then, he misjudged the weight of the armor and his arm came off. Since we're enemies, but kind of friends, I had to help him, and since we were making him laugh, I brought him here.

Calm madman: I get it, this is your best friend, but you had a fight and now he's here. What are we going to do with his arm?

Half-dead shield: You have a metal, like steel or titanium. It's just that I'm unlikely to find carbon fiber or carbon fiber here.

Damn blacksmith: There's steel here. I was studying the soil.

Half-dead shield: By the way, why are you here if you can only stay on the territory of the forge?

Damn the blacksmith: I'm just smart.

Calm madman: Yeah, yeah. I gave you the idea.

The damned blacksmith: Yes, he did. In general, if a forge is a large layer of iron, then why not make exactly the same floor throughout the fortress and connect it to the forge? As you can see, it's working.

Half-dead shield: Understood. So, what's our next plan?

Faceless>Chlorine: You will go to the Cursed Blacksmith. And Rostolia will send Kradra to get a Measure. Next, the Calm madman will study the books, and I will wait.

Half-dead shield: I see. Then, I'm off.

Damn blacksmith: Me too, let's go. My brother.

"The cursed Blacksmith led the Half-dead Shield into the forge."

Calm madman: Well, I'll sit with you.

"The calm madman opened the portal in his hand and took out a book. Then he sat down by the throne and began to read."

Faceless: Rostolia, take care of our guests and then you can go about your business.

Rostolia: Yes, well.

"Rostolia is gone. And so the first meeting of the brothers was held. Someone began to develop, someone continued to work, and someone is waiting. But there are also those who do not know what awaits them in a few months."

...: Father, I want to go to the academy!

Father: Louis, I understand your zeal, but now is not the best time to apply.

...: Not necessarily now, but also at the next beginning of the school year.

Father: Then I give my consent. Amila!

Amila: Yes, dear?

Father: Send a letter to your eldest daughter. Inform her about the imminent start of her brother's education.

Amila: I'm listening.