No Need to Rush, Is There?

Kuki Ken, standing beside him, furrowed his brows as well. "Young Master, have you told the master about your plans to develop strategic magic?"

Kuki Ken had no doubt that failure was even a possibility for Kudo Mitsunobu as he developed strategic magic.

What worried him now was Kudo Mitsunobu's intentions.

"I'll report it to Grandpa later. I wasn't planning to show him the designs today anyway."

"It was just a sudden whim."

Kudo Mitsunobu naturally understood why the two men were frowning.

"No, Young Master Koushu. Please allow me to contact the master directly. We should leave for the family estate right away."

As soon as Kuki Ken finished speaking, he reached for his communication terminal.

"I should've known better than to take them out."

"Besides, I haven't seen Grandpa in a long time. I might as well visit him while I'm there."

Kudo Mitsunobu sighed and rubbed his forehead. He'd planned to head straight back to Tokyo after their meeting, but now his sudden whim had forced him to change his plans.

After Kuki Ken contacted Retsu Kudou for permission, the three of them set off at once.

The Kudo Family estate stood among the hills on the eastern side of Mount Ikoma. The Ninth Laboratory was located there as well, and the family had settled nearby to protect the laboratory's research.

After the three of them rang the doorbell, a maid from the Kudo Family answered.

"Welcome home, Butler Kuki, Young Master Koushu, and Mr. Kuki."

Kudo Mitsunobu didn't recognize the maid. She must have been a recent hire.

Among the Ten Master Clans, only the Kudo Family and the Saegusa Family still kept the tradition of having maids.

"Sorry for the trouble. Is Grandpa in the sitting room?"

By the time the three of them entered the sitting room, Retsu Kudou was already waiting on the sofa, drinking tea.

"Master, we're back."

As soon as they entered, Kuki Ken naturally took his place behind Retsu Kudou.

Kudo Mitsunobu sat down, while Kuki Uichi likewise stood behind him.

The scene looked just like the two men were in the midst of handing over power.

"So, Koushu, Ken just called to say you want to develop strategic magic. Is that true?"

Retsu Kudou's tone was rather stern.

Normally, he would have been delighted to see his grandson come home, but he couldn't bring himself to feel happy about this.

"Yes, Grandpa."

"I've already worked out the dedicated CAD design and the Magic Formula. Once the CAD is finished, we should be able to conduct a test explosion right away."

"Koushu, can you tell me why you want to develop this kind of magic?"

"Are you trying to become an Apostle?"

Retsu Kudou couldn't understand why Kudo Mitsunobu would make this choice. There was no way to conceal a test explosion of strategic magic.

The foremost requirement for strategic magic was enough power to cripple a city or destroy an army in a single strike.

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Chapter 39: No Need to Rush, Is There?

The Kudo Family couldn't possibly erase all traces of magic with such power. The military would inevitably notice afterward.

Once his grandson became a new strategic magician, the military would investigate him thoroughly.

At that point, even he wouldn't be able to stop the military from forcibly conscripting his grandson to the battlefield.

He had already been troubled by his grandson's change of heart about how magicians should be weapons.

He was now dedicated to researching new weapons and gradually freeing magicians from the battlefield.

Yet his own grandson had chosen to become a nuclear bomb for a nation.

"Grandpa, just think of it as my own choice!"

"Besides, becoming an Apostle wouldn't make much difference to my life as it is now."

"The only real difference is that I wouldn't be able to leave the country. But it's already a hassle for magicians to go abroad."

Kudo Mitsunobu couldn't explain the real reason, either!

One of the reasons he'd chosen to come to this world was its strategic-level magic.

It was a low-martial world, yet individuals could trigger scientific phenomena through so-called magic and ultimately achieve destruction on a nuclear scale.

Once he had a move like that in his arsenal, he'd have a trump card to rely on when he went to worlds of a somewhat higher level.

"I see!"

Retsu Kudou fell silent as well. Rationally, he wanted to reject Kudo Mitsunobu's request outright.

But emotionally, he couldn't bring himself to coldly turn him down.

"Give me some time to think about it. You can go ahead and have the CAD made."

"That's good enough."

Kudo Mitsunobu hadn't expected the old man to agree right away. He was already satisfied with how things had gone today.

And since the CAD was going to be made, that meant the old man had already agreed in his heart.

"Then, Uichi, I'll leave the CAD to you."

"Of course. There's no need to rush. Let's focus on getting FIRE up and running first."

Kuki Uichi eagerly agreed. As someone obsessed with CADs, he was thrilled at the prospect of making such a sophisticated one himself.

In fact, he'd almost been unable to resist getting started while they were at the research facility. He'd only managed to hold back because he'd considered the possible impact.