Ventusmens 23, 1616 Central Calendar
Roguerider Foundation's Special Fabrication Plant Cauldron Laguz, San Redentore District, Runepolis
In a control room with thick glass panes overseeing the main circular chamber, Meteos Roguerider could be seen fiddling with a portion of the control panel customized for his use—visually sophisticated, but it was an anticlimactically simple projection table with a console not unlike the ones now commonly sold by the Foundation's home appliance manufacturing subsidiary.
Surrounding him were the staff members and Legiel, the older brother working in that subsidiary's R&D activities, all observing the transmutation and product fabrication session that was taking place.
One of the staff members, unable to contain himself at what he perceived to be a very futuristic scene, murmured, "It's like watching an artist at work. The way Young Master manipulates the elements as if it's nothing..."
"Well, it's not called state-of-the-art for nothing," Legiel amusedly commented. "At any rate, this performance... now this is what magick is for, using your birthright to uplift civilization and make life more convenient."
"Just as the Founding Fathers intended," the staff nodded vigorously in admiration.
"I am so glad you understand."
"—Hey, for heavens' sake, cut the chatter!"
Just then, Meteos' voice barked, prematurely shattering their blooming conversation.
"So cranky..."
"......I'm trying to concentrate here."
That particularly noisy staff flinched in embarrassment and quietly obeyed, but Legiel leaned away and laughed to himself, continuing to gaze past the windows into the central platform where loads of unpurified magic stones, mostly imported from the small countries of the periphery like Altaras and Meerky, were being fed by the Mages manning the hoppers into the central platform as raw materials in droves.
While the projection of a certain device's 3D blueprint imagined by Meteos was being shown on the projection table, its component gradually materialized on the brightly glowing central platform and telekinetically assembled into place with a satisfying spectacle. An envelope of rectangular casing with a black and white metallic sheen completed the assembly at the end of the process.
As the process completed, the light show on the central platform dimmed until it flickered off and the finished device was slowly lowered to settle on the pedestal. Meteos exhaled and pushed himself away from the control panel. Standing up, he stretched his arms high above his head and let out a long yawn before turning to the spectators.
"Alright, there. The process is complete."
"Wow........."
Legiel beamed. "Well done, Fifth Brother! This will be the fourth device for today... Standby crew, would you please retrieve that PlayStation and bring it here?"
At those words, Meteos shot him a flat stare. "...You just can't help yourself, can you?"
"Why, yes. Given its purpose to play those ancient data caches the Order found lying around across the country, it's a station... for playing! Hence—"
"......I've heard enough. I can see where you're going from there," Meteos swatted away his brother's fanciful talk with a dismissive wave of his hand. Not that he's opposed if the conglomerate tries to pioneer a modern video game industry in Ars Goetia, but it was so late that when he checked the clock, the date had already changed.
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