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CHAPTER 32: "THIS IS THE HOLY NITROGLYCERIN BLESSED BY THE GODDESS" (PART 2)
The goddess welcomed Sota as he returned to his secluded place. She grinned and planted a welcome-back kiss on his cheek.
――Today, she seems to be in a surprisingly good mood.
"Welcome back, Sota. I wonder what troubling matters you discussed today?"
"I'm going to kill the Margrave."
Upon hearing that, the goddess's expression brightened up in an instant. She seemed genuinely happy.
――You must have known, right?
He didn't say it out loud. No matter how things turned out, he had to dirty his hands. And it wasn't the goddess who had pushed Sota to this point.
"It's finally starting to take shape."
"Now I can understand your feelings. Humans are foolish creatures. Every single one of them, including me. Perhaps, as you originally suggested, killing would have been much quicker."
"But you're not giving up, are you?"
Her voice was still joyful as ever. And Sota didn't mind that smile of hers.
"…Well, if I gave up, who else would do it? Besides, I'm not at an age to give up on myself yet."
The goddess leaned in and planted her lips on Sota's cheek once more.
"Excellent. But how do you plan to fight? The Margrave is strong for a human, you know?"
"Do you know about it? Tell me. We'll talk about the methods later."
The goddess put on her glasses and projected an image into the air.
It was the Margrave's castle atop a small hill in the outskirts of the Royal Capital.
"Around the mansion, there are constantly thirty layers of magical barriers set up against curses and magical attacks. Enchanted and tamed mythical beasts... Wyverns, at least twenty of them, fly around for surveillance, and the Margrave's private regular army is stationed on the ground. And he's cautious… He always has an Elven spirit mage and a Dwarven warrior as escorts. Furthermore, he himself wields a life essence-absorbing magic sword. A life essence-absorbing magic sword… In other words, the golden sword 'Knight's Golden Night of Gold' that indiscriminately absorbs the life force of surrounding living beings!"
"...You seem oddly knowledgeable?"
When asked that, the goddess averted her gaze with an awkward expression.
"W-Well, you see… the life essence-absorbing magic sword... It's a part of me, the planetary development composite elemental fixation device Orion. I'd like to retrieve it from the human realm if possible..."
"You... You...! Alright, fine. Do as you please. Help me."
"Of course! This time is special! Tell me anything! I'll even tell you the sword's weaknesses!"
"I'll collect all the relevant data later. For now, focus on this."
Sota said this as he created a mixture of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which he had been producing from the sulfuric acid. He then fixed the flask onto a stand.
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"Maintain the temperature of this flask at 20 degrees Celsius. Don't let it go higher or lower. If you mess up, we both die. I die."
"Huh?"
"Sulfuric acid catalyzes the reaction of glycerin with nitric acid to produce nitroglycerin, an explosive substance. This raw solution is extremely dangerous, but in this synthesis, water is generated alongside it. When mixed with water, this nitroglycerin becomes surprisingly less prone to explosion."
"Where did you get glycerin?"
"I collected it from soap making."
Using his authority as the vice village chief, Sota had accumulated all the glycerin that had been synthesized during the period.
"So, it's like dynamite, right?"
"It's something similar."
"You're trying to make something dangerous without proper explanation!"
"I'm explaining now."
"You better!"
It's insufficient. It's rushed. Before he could be interrupted, Sota continued explaining.
"I want to ask you for help with controlling the reaction conditions. I don't know the full extent of your abilities beyond slipping through people's perception and warping, but adjusting the temperature inside the flask should be possible... right?"
Seeing Sota's slightly worried expression, the goddess also became adamant and shouted.
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"Of course I can do it! I'm originally a fantastic machine that can collect elements from the atmosphere and the ground to synthesize various things, you know?"
"You can, huh?"
"Definitely!"
"For real? Perfect, let's do this, start."
"Can I have some mental preparation time!?"
As Sota generated glycerin and nitric acid inside the flask using his 'Decontamination' skill, he stirred the mixture. When the contents of the flask grew too much, he drank it all. Then, he put nitric acid and sulfuric acid into the empty flask and started the process again.
While repeating the process, Sota continued asking questions to the goddess.
"To be honest, how much nitroglycerin can be transported? I've brought humans from another world, used teleportation repeatedly, so I assume it's possible to a certain extent."
"Currently, I'm an extension from the main terminal designed for bringing back supplies or transporting them. So, carrying a certain amount should be fine. If it's just teleportation, there won't be much shaking."
Sota let out a relieved sigh.
――Looks like it's possible.
――At worst, I had envisioned a pretty ridiculous scenario where the goddess would fly with me to drop the nitroglycerin, but the goddess is truly high-performance.
Imagining himself being carried by the goddess while expelling nitroglycerin, Sota chuckled.
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"First, over the next week, I'll repeat this process to accumulate as much nitroglycerin as possible inside my body. Then, you will carry the nitroglycerin to hover over the baron's mansion. Finally, you'll release all the produced nitroglycerin and keep detonating it."
"Ah, bombing with dynamite!"
Sota shook his head left and right.
"Strictly speaking, it's different. It's not dynamite. I don't have time to gather the diatomaceous earth needed for dynamite. I'll use 'Decontamination' and 'Toxin Emission' to make pure nitroglycerin, storing it inside using 'Toxin Emission'. I'll hand over the accumulated nitroglycerin to you, and you'll use your teleportation for aerial bombing. That's why your chemical storage and transportation capabilities are crucial."
"Oh, now that you mention it, when we discussed storing drugs, we talked about something like this."
――Looking back, were those days peaceful?
――The days gone by seemed so dazzling.
"I see... What's next? Can we do it?"
"Well, our skills follow the same specifications, so there's some level of interaction possible. After all, your body and mind are practically connected... You know, we're closely intertwined, spiritually and existentially."
"Got it. That helps."
"Dry response, huh?"
"I'm having a serious discussion here."
"Sorry."
Sota patted the goddess's shoulder and whispered that they can have fun talks later. Then, he shifted the conversation back to the original topic and continued speaking.
"For a minimum of two hours, ideally twenty-four hours, we'll blow away everyone on the premises—those trying to escape and those gathering. I've declared that I'll turn it all into a wasteland, so I will. Using imperceptible high-speed projectiles, we'll continuously drop non-magical explosives on military and administrative bases. Moreover, by tracking the sword's reaction, it's possible to follow a single individual no matter where they go."
"Uh... Me and my components used for stealth bombing?"
"Is there a problem?"
Sota drank more nitroglycerin. Its sweet taste spread in his mouth. Despite his frown, the goddess's eyes were sparkling.
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"So cool! It's like an angry god's wrath!"
"Is that your standard?"
"Plus, no matter how tough a warrior's armor is, they can't withstand twenty-four hours of explosions! Even if they endure, they won't be able to fight properly with their vision and hearing messed up!"
"Well, I am aiming to kill..."
"And any mage's staff won't be able to contain the chaotic magic caused by the explosions! Even if they manage to cast attack spells, the explosions will obstruct them. Even if they try to curse back, there's no way curses would affect me, the goddess revered in this world! Before curses reach Sota, my counter-curses with backfire will turn them into the Dead-Dead~!"
The moment Sota heard this, his expression changed.
"Your insights are valuable. Can magical defenses really be countered with bombs?"
"It's the multiplication of mystic concentration and physical energy. The Goddess Dynamite is impressive in both mystic and physical aspects."
"It's not dynamite, though. But still, your input was precious. Thanks."
"Thank you too for the glorious selection of foolish humanity! I can mercilessly kill them!"
――They truly operate on a different value system from humans. It was slightly terrifying.
――The people under the Border Count's rule might not realize their foolishness, but they are oppressors, without a doubt.
――If they're going to squeeze the village folk for their gain, threaten my life and the village's, and even intend to kill, well, I'll just go all out to kill them too. Regret can come later. For now, I'll let this rising anger from the depths of my gut drive me. Sota had decided.
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"It seems like you've taken a liking to it. You'll be accompanying me to the depths of hell."
"No way! I won't let such a wonderful person like you go to heaven or hell!"
"You won't even go to hell?"
"I'll protect you!"
"Is that so..."
――It's unfortunate for you, Border Count. Truly unfortunate. For both of us. Getting involved with a person like me was probably your bad luck, running out. ――You're pitiable, so I'll send you off more easily.
Sota downed the freshly synthesized nitroglycerin again.
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