Having escaped from the prison, the three headed towards mountains by the suburbs of Kitsushou Harukaze city. That was the base that Elexis had erected when he first came to Earth, and the simple production he had brought with him had been left there. And in order for the radical faction to make use of that facility, they created a large-scale factory. Tayuma's first impression of the factory was satisfaction.
“Seeing it in person, I must say, it's quite a masterpiece! So this is my army!”
In the warehouse of the factory were mechanical soldiers making use of the same technology used for Maya's body, though it was nowhere near as human-like. Since they were currently in the process of being moved to a different base, there was less than half of their original number, but there was still over 1000 soldiers.
“We have already moved our portion, so these are without a doubt your troops”
“So these will be equipped with your clan's techniques, I think you called it magic. I can't keep myself from laughing just imagining the sight of them advancing. So this is the masterpiece of the People of the Earth! Fuahahaha!!”
“Regarding that, the trailers used for transporting the soldiers to our base will return with our weapons”
Once the production of the weapons, including the mechanical soldiers, reached 95% completion, Darkness Rainbow's portion had been completed. After sending that portion to her own base, Maya headed out to rescue Tayuma. She was being cautious so that in the case of something unexpected happening, she wouldn't suffer any losses. The same could be said about the magical weapons that Darkness Rainbow would share with Tayuma and the radicals. Under the pretext that obtaining a mode of transport was difficult, the spiritual energy weapons were transported first. On the way back, the magical weapons would be transported. While Maya and Tayuma appeared to be cooperating on the surface, they were protecting their own profits first.
“Once the trailers returns, all preparations will be complete. Maguz-sama will be pleased”
There, Tayuma mentioned the name Maguz. That Maguz was the leader of the radical faction, but rarely showed themselves in public, as they controlled everything from the shadows. As a result, even though the conservatives caught radicals, they didn't get any leads. All they knew of was the codename Maguz.
“By the way, Tayuma, it was that person who requested your rescue”
“So it really was Maguz-sama. I better send my thanks later”
“While you're at it, let them know that it was a good deal”
“I understand... Then I will go report and send my thanks to Maguz-sama right away”
He had safely arrived at his base and confirmed the condition of the factory. It was about time Tayuma returned to work. A large-scale attack on the surface would soon be carried out.
“Elexis and I will go perform the final adjustments on that”
“It's already complete?!”
“That is also around 95% complete. That's why we're making the final adjustments”
“I see, then I'll leave―”
That was when a jarring alarm rang out throughout the factory.
“Intruder alert! I repeat, intruder alert! It is believed that someone has broken past the eastern fence and entered the site! The defenses are to find and dispose of this intruder right away!”
“So they reached this place... The surface dwellers aren't just all idiots as well!”
Tayuma, Maya, and Elexis left their reports for later and headed towards the operation room.
There was no longer any time to casually chat away.
They needed to find the intruders as quickly as possible and prevent information from being leaked.