Chapter 12: Immortality!
First, confirm the captured man's presence.
Half of his face is covered with trees, so his expression cannot be seen, but he looks happy, as if he is having a hallucination.
There are no physical injuries.
However, there are too many strange things.
Why doesn't this man age? Is it because of a magic item?
Is that magic item releasing magic?
In any case, we can't act recklessly.
"Master, may I speak?"
Kuro speaks to me, so I nod.
"Perhaps that man is a transferer."
"A transferer?"
"Yes, he may be someone who was transferred while I was serving Galp-sama."
I see, if that's the case, it makes sense.
Does this man's unique skill come from "immortality"?
I check his status with "Appraisal," but he doesn't have a unique skill.
Is it because his level is too low that I can't see his unique skill?
"Kuro, did all the transferers before I came here die?"
"Some may still be alive, but I can't tell. I'm sorry."
"No, that's enough!"
"Master, may I also speak?"
"What?"
It seems like Shiro has noticed something too.
"There's a magic item on that man's clothes. It may not be directly related, but I recommend retrieving it."
Kuro and Shiro are such excellent beings!
What is God doing when he has such excellent familiars?
For now, I contact the useless goddess.
"Yes, it's Eline."
Oh, a decent response.
"Useless Goddess, I need you to investigate something for me."
"Don't call me 'useless goddess.' Investigate it yourself!"
"You're shirking your duties. If that's the case, I'll ask Mokuren to investigate."
I cut off the conversation with "Conversation with God."
As expected, Eline contacts me immediately.
"What is it?"
"I apologize for what happened earlier. Please keep it a secret from Mokuren."
"Okay. What do you want me to investigate?"
"Find out who acquired 'immortality' through a unique skill during Galp's time."
"Okay, I got it. I'll contact you in a week!"
"Ten minutes!"
"Huh? I didn't hear you."
"In ten minutes, investigate it! If not, I'll report it to Mokuren."
"Ten minutes is impossible."
"Whether it's impossible or not, it's not my problem. If I don't hear from you within ten minutes, I'll contact Mokuren."
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"I made it in time, didn't I?"
Ten minutes later, Erine contacted me.
"I knew you could do it. So, what's the result?"
After investigating, we found out that there was only one person who possessed eternal youth and immortality, and his name was "Jiroi."
I was right. The name I saw earlier in his status was "Jiroi."
"Thank you."
"No, don't mention it."
I disconnected the "Conversation with God" with a dissatisfied expression.
As I suspected, with my current level of "Appraisal," I couldn't access the Unique Skill's benefits.
Furthermore, there's the issue of the Transferees' existence. There are a lot of problems to deal with.
I took off Jiroi's clothes and checked all his equipment.
As Shiro said, there was a ring inside the clothing.
I appraised the magical item with "Appraisal."
The ring seemed to be a type of "Seal Magic Tool" that can control and suppress magical power.
Since my level was low, I couldn't tell everything.
If it suppresses magical power, it will be the opposite of the current state.
Besides, since it's inside the clothing, it seems like he's not using it.
I looked closely again.
Half of his face and both hands and feet were integrated with the tree.
"Lila, can you move one arm or leg of the tree to check if there are any magical items there?"
"Sure, that's easy."
I released his right hand, but there was nothing suspicious, so I released his left arm.
As soon as I released it, a ring was on his left ring finger.
"Shiro, do you know what this is?"
She answered that it was probably a tool for amplifying magical power.
I took out the axe I took from the Goblin from my item box, cut off his left wrist, and the ring disappeared from his left ring finger.
At that moment, the magic power that had been released until now suddenly decreased.
...That should complete the request.