“What kind of research is this?”
“These formulas are… insane. It feels like I’m looking at research that’s already been completed.”
“I don’t recognize that face. A newcomer?”
“Who cares? The important thing is, that actually looks like it’ll work… Think they’d let us join if we asked?”
After we had all spent quite some time writing our respective things, people slowly began to gather.
Most of them initially came to look at Timanyuk’s work, only to glance aside, see Commandment’s, and recoil in astonishment.
Some of them also wandered over toward Meister.
Had I made a mistake choosing the spot right between the two of them?
I suddenly felt awkward.
“This appears to be something built around a device that stores Mana. Is that correct?”
“Yes.”
“But storing Mana costs money…….”
“That part’s fine. I’ve already developed an object that can store Mana at low cost.”
“Excuse me?”
Apparently Meister was developing a device that used the battery.
Then again, Commandment had spoken as though everything related to that part was already understood, so leaving it entirely to Meister was probably fine.
“An object that draws in Mana through vertical motion…….”
“That’s all well and good, but how are you going to create that up-and-down motion? Surely you’re not expecting someone to shake it by hand every time they want to use it?”
“That part is…….”
“No, wait. Why not make another…