The Myriad Worlds Shuttle Starting from the Demonic Inferiority Chapter 46

Kuki Ken, standing nearby, also furrowed his brows. "Young Master, have you discussed your intention to develop a Strategic-Class Magic with the Master?"

Kuki Ken did not harbor a single doubt that Kudo Mitsunobu would succeed in developing such a magic.

What worried him now was the very nature of Kudo Mitsunobu's intentions.

"I will report this to Grandfather later. I hadn't intended to present the blueprints today in the first place."

"It was merely a sudden whim."

Kudo Mitsunobu naturally understood the reason for their furrowed brows.

"No, Young Master Mitsunobu, please allow me to contact the Master immediately so that we may depart for the main house at once."

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

"I shouldn't have brought it out."

"Besides, I haven't seen Grandfather in a long time. A visit back home is probably for the best."

Kudo Mitsunobu sighed, resting his forehead in his hand. He had originally planned to return to Tokyo after finishing his business today, but thanks to his own whim, his plans were now forced to change.

After Kuki Ken received instructions from Retsu Kudou, the three of them departed immediately.

The Kudo Family main house is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Ikoma, which also serves as the site of the Ninth Laboratory; the Kudo Family resides here while shouldering the responsibility of protecting the research results of the Ninth Laboratory.

After the three of them rang the doorbell, it was a maid of the Kudo Family who opened the door.

"Steward Kuki, Young Master Mitsunobu, Mr. Kuki, welcome back."

Kudo Mitsunobu did not recognize this maid; it seemed she was a new hire.

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

"Thank you for the trouble. Is Grandfather in the drawing room?"

After the three of them entered the drawing room, Retsu Kudou was already waiting on the sofa, sipping tea.

"Master, we have returned."

Upon entering the room, Kuki Ken naturally took his place behind Retsu Kudou.

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

The scene looked as if the two were in the midst of a transfer of power.

"So, Mitsunobu, Ken contacted me earlier saying you wish to develop a Strategic-Class Magic. Is this true?"

Retsu Kudou's tone was stern.

Under normal circumstances, he would have been delighted to see his grandson return home, but today, he could not bring himself to be happy.

"Yes, Grandfather."

"I have already fully conceived the specialized CAD blueprints and the magic sequence. As soon as the CAD is manufactured, we should be able to conduct a test detonation immediately."

"Mitsunobu! Can you tell me why you want to develop such a magic?"

"Do you wish to become an Apostle?"

Retsu Kudou could not fathom why Kudo Mitsunobu would make such a choice; the test detonation of a Strategic-Class Magic could never be concealed.

The primary requirement of a Strategic-Class Magic is the power to paralyze a city or destroy an army in a single strike.

Such powerful magic would make it impossible for the Kudo Family to completely erase all traces; the military would inevitably detect it afterward.

By then, his grandson would be identified as a new Strategic-Class Magician and would certainly be investigated by the military.

At that point, even he would be unable to stop the military from forcibly conscripting his grandson onto the battlefield.

He had already been working to change the notion that magicians should be treated as weapons.

He was currently dedicated to researching new types of weaponry to gradually liberate magicians from the battlefield.

Yet, his own grandson was now choosing to become a national nuclear deterrent.

"Grandfather, just consider this my self-will!"

"Besides, there isn't much difference between choosing to be an Apostle and my current life."

"It's nothing more than not being able to go abroad, but it's already quite troublesome for magicians to travel internationally anyway."

Kudo Mitsunobu could not explain the real reason!

The potential for Strategic-Class Magic was one of the very reasons he had chosen to come to this world.

In a world with relatively low-level martial power, an individual could trigger scientific phenomena through so-called magic, ultimately achieving destruction on the level of a nuclear bomb.

Once he possessed such a trump card, he would have a foundation to rely on when he eventually moved on to higher-level worlds.

"Is that so!"

Retsu Kudou fell into silence. Rationally, he wanted to reject Kudo Mitsunobu's request outright.

But emotionally, he could not bring himself to offer a cold refusal.

"Give me some more time to consider! As for the CAD, you can start the production process first."

"That is good enough."

Kudo Mitsunobu had not expected the old man to agree immediately; he was already quite satisfied with the current outcome.

Moreover, the fact that the production of the CAD had already begun was proof that the old man had already consented in his heart.

"Then, Brother Uichi, I will leave the matter of the CAD to you."

"Of course, there is no need to rush; prioritize the opening of FIRE first."

Kuki Uichi agreed with great enthusiasm. As someone obsessed with CADs, he was thrilled at the prospect of personally crafting such a sophisticated device.

In truth, he had already felt the urge to start working on it back at the research institute, but he had suppressed the impulse at the time out of concern for the potential repercussions.