Symptoms
"Oh, it's Sedona. What are you doing here?"
"Ah, Tenrei?"
Center of the dark world
Inside the airship heading to the mysterious tower
We're doing everything we can right now
Still, I had some time left, so I wandered around the ship.
That's when I met Sedona in the fire control room.
She was sitting in front of a console, checking every detail of a complex program.
"This ship is the most advanced, isn't it?"
"That's right."
"So, even though it's state-of-the-art, it's still immature, or there were some glitches."
In other words, she was checking bugs for FCS.
"Normally people don't realize that if you mess around with 15 programs within 3 seconds, you'll end up doing things that far exceed the set values."
Until now, I wasn't used to it, so even if there was a bug, it wasn't a problem and I didn't notice it.
However, as the sailors became more proficient, such things occurred.
"Can it be fixed?"
"I can fix it, but I can't..."
Sedona has a rather unpleasant look on her face.
It's a complicated program
It is common for new bugs to occur in completely unrelated areas if one thing is changed.
In other words...
"Will you check everything from scratch when you return to the empire?"
"I don’t want to! It’s so troublesome!"
Still, we have to do it
Wince also entered the room as Sedona was hanging her head down.
"Ah, there you are."
"What's wrong Wince?"
"Mother?"
"Come to the infirmary as soon as you're both done."
"I see, let’s go."
"Well, it’s a good idea."
―――
When the three of us went to the infirmary, several knights were sleeping on the bed.
They are holding their heads and putting towels over their eyes.
"What happened?"
"Some people complained of physical discomfort."
According to Wince's explanation
They had been complaining of headaches since this morning.
Since the condition does not improve even with rest, blood and body fluids are being analyzed.
Meanwhile, more and more knights are complaining of headaches.
And now, the ship's doctor and Yukikaze have come up with a prediction of the cause.
"I'll touch your head."
Yukikaze touches the sleeping knight's forehead with her right hand.
And for some reason, her left hand is holding up the index finger.
"Hmm..."
Yukikaze's small voice
When she did that, her index finger glows faintly.
I hear a small, high-pitched sound coming from the light.
It's a sound similar to when you have tinnitus.
"…So?"
"...Yes, the pain has subsided."
――――――
After having Yukikaze and the ship's doctor do the same, the others seemed to feel better and went back to their rooms.
"So, why did you call us?"
"Do Tenrei and the others have headaches?"
Yukikaze asks, of course, there are no such symptoms.
Sedona and Wince seem to be okay.
"I see, I'm fine too. Of course Shiro is too."
"What we have in common is that we're inhuman?"
"Or, composed of Shiro's cells, a synthetic dragon?"
By the way, we also donated blood, body fluids, and hair, which the ship's doctor is currently investigating.
"Well, I investigated the knights, and my hypothesis is that the cause is excessive mana accumulated within their bodies."
"So it's not confirmed."
"I can't draw conclusions that easily."
"Are there any signs of aging among the knights?"
Wince was the one who said that.
"They don't seem to be aging. They're physically very healthy, even when they have headaches."
"Is there anything else strange?"
"Nothing for the knights."
"In other words, is there something wrong with the mana and Almana Quantum?"
"Well, normally, the mana that enters your body would leave right away. But for some reason, it remained at a high density."
"Hoh, then Yukikaze's actions may have been appropriate"
"Of course, that's why I took such measures."
"Does Tenrei know what Yukikaze did?"
Apparently, Sedona didn't understand the details of the procedure.
"She touched the forehead and used magic, right? She grabbed the knight's internal mana with her right hand, and used the left hand to consume the mana by emitting light."
"Can you use magic?"
Sedona's question is apt
This world is filled with high-density mana, but for some reason, we can't use magic.
"It's still impossible to use external magic. But I was able to use the mana that had accumulated inside the knight's body."
"……Why?"
"If I understand that, I won't have a hard time."
"That's a concern, but I'm also concerned about that high-pitched sound."
It's impossible for such a low amount of mana consumption to generate an unpleasantly high pitched sound.
I think there was a hint there.
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