Magicraft Meister Part 1

"Yeah, let's go!"

Hannah is of course not in denial. She will miss the study session, but Jin and Erza will teach her on the trip.

She quickly gets ready and heads to Horai Island with Jin.

"Hello, Hannah."

"Hello."

"Oh, Erza and Saki!　...... and Lina-chan!

And by "Lina girl" I mean Ste-Alaina.

"Ummm, Hannah, you're so cute!"

Stearina seemed to be very happy that Hanna called her .

The next morning, they finally departed from the hotel.

The next morning, it was time to leave.

The members are Jin, Hannah, Erza, Saki, and Stearina. Reiko and Steward will accompany them as their driver. Aal and Edgar are away from home this time.

"See you later, master.

With a slightly disappointed look on their faces, Aalu and Edgar saw their master off.

"Well then, let's go."

Using the transporter, they plan to travel the distance at once. It is now past 8:00 a.m. on the island of Horai, and we are aiming for the area where the capital Diaa used to be.

Regulus 45 in the fifth row (Quinta) became a landmark, and the transfer was completed with a margin of error of only one centimeter from the surface. The accuracy is improving with each iteration.

"We've been waiting for you."

The Regulus series consists of adult male figures. One of them, Regulus 45, greeted the group. No one questions the presence of Regulus 45, since it has been explained to them in advance.

"Good work. What are you wearing?"

Jin, who had been working on Regulus 45, questioned. He had lost some weight, and his overall appearance was dirty and gaunt.

"Yes, I have adapted it to the few remaining residents."

According to Regulus 45, there are about 50 people living near the old capital of Diaa.

"We rarely encounter them. They do not live in Diaa, but in a remote area.

"Okay. Then we will go to Diaa.

I'll take you there.

Regulus 45 sat in the passenger seat and directed the driver, Steward, on the way.

Jin and the others go upstairs and open the roof to look around.

"Wow, interesting view".

Hannah is excited to see something she has never seen before. Jin, Elsa, Saki, and Stearina are all looking at her with wide-eyed amazement.

The road was covered by overgrown grass, and buildings lined up on either side of the road, entangled in vines.

It was unusual at first, but when Jin and the others were getting tired of the unchanging scenery, a river came into view.

It is the Sopy River. It is easier to drive along the river.

Regulus 45 explained in a loud voice so that the group seated on the second floor could hear him.

It was about 8:00 a.m., and the river breeze was pleasant.

The river is about 100 meters wide in that area. It is quite a big river. The riverbed is wide.

Although there were large stones around, the suspension of Tortoise, which was equipped with an active golem suspension, made the passengers feel almost no shaking at this level.

Trees resembling willow trees grow sparsely, but they do not interfere with the vehicle's progress. The Tortoise proceeded at a speed of about 40 kilometers per hour.

After about 30 minutes of driving, we saw something strange ahead of us.

"What is that, honey?

No wonder Hannah was so excited.

A group of half-destroyed buildings covered with vines were rising ahead.

"Reinhardt's looks pretty. ......"

Saki is also surprised.

"How long has it been since vines infested a building to the point that it collapses?"

"...... really, people are disappearing. Why in the world?

Jin and Erza also expressed their doubts. Especially Jin couldn't believe the devastation of this place since he knew that the research institute in Horai Island had not collapsed even after 1000 years.

Another 10 minutes. We arrived at Diaa, the capital of the former Leonard Kingdom.

The surrounding area was covered by a wall about 7 meters high, but more than half of it had collapsed, leaving no shortage of places to enter.

"It is basically uninhabited. Only on rare occasions do people come here to look for anything of value.

"Have you done any research on this place?"

Jin asked Regulus 45.

"Yes. To begin with, someone has been in and out of this place for more than a few decades now, and anything of value has been taken out.

"Well, I guess so."

If there was anything of value, anything valuable, it would have already been taken out. The only things that are left are those that are considered worthless or that cannot be taken out.

"Still, well, I'd like to take a look.

"Well, I'd like to take a look." "Then come this way."

Regulus 45 led us to a sturdy two-story building. It was, as usual, covered with vines.

"It was supposed to be a sort of archive. Most of the materials have been taken out. ......"

Saki suddenly became enthusiastic at the mention of a museum.

"Come on, Jin, let's go!　There might be some rare books in there!"

We lead the way, moving forward at a brisk pace.

The vines at the entrance had been trimmed, indicating that people were still coming and going.

"......oh ......!"

We passed through the entrance, which was open enough for one person to pass through. There is no light inside, and the windows are blocked by thick vegetation, so it is dimly lit, but as my eyes became accustomed to it, I found it to be quite spectacular.

The walls were covered with murals. As one would expect, no one took them off and carried them away.

"This is amazing!　......What,<

It is a pity that some of the walls are damaged and unreadable. However, the wall paintings here have already been recorded and analyzed by the old man. There is little useful information, or rather new information.

Except for one.

"Chief, take a look at this."

Regulus 45 called out to Jin, who moved to the corner of the wall.

"......<<<<>...... did it perhaps say something about Adriana Barbora Tsetsi?"

"Yes, most likely, but it is too damaged to decipher."

The section was particularly badly deteriorated, peeling and crumbling in places, making it unreadable even if one wanted to read it.

"Hmm, maybe my predecessor was once in Leonard's kingdom. ......"

Although he inherited knowledge from his predecessors, it does not mean that he remembers everything. Jin doesn't know about his predecessor's childhood, or who he learned magical engineering from. Reiko does not know either.

"Onii-chan, what is this?

Hannah, who had improved her reading and writing skills thanks to the study session, called Jin. When Jin went to her, she pointed at a hole in the wall.

"?"

There was a square space after the wall collapsed, and there was a stone like a magi stone embedded in it.

It was about 50 centimeters high from the floor, so it must have been easy for Hanna to find it.

Regulus 45 shook his head as if he did not know it, so it seems to have collapsed recently. Jin called his scattered friends together.

"Jin, what's wrong?"

Jin, did you find something?

Jin, what?

He shows the Magi Stone to Erza, Saki, and Stearina.

"...... is it a key to activate something?"

Jin said what he had in mind, and all three agreed.

"We don't know what's going to happen, so what do we ...... do?"

"Chief, I'll do it myself."

Regulus45 volunteered to run for the position. I'll give it a try when Jin and the others are gone," he says, so I leave it to him.

"All right, we'll go outside for a while.

Taking the precaution of safety, Jin and the others went outside, leaving Regulus 45 behind. The sun was shining brightly.

"Okay, that's good."

Jin calls from outside. Regulus45 checked the path of the magic power as he usually does, and after confirming that there is no danger of it running out of control, he channeled the magic power into the Magi Stone.

Immediately afterwards, it seemed that nothing would happen, but after a little while, the building vibrated slightly, which could be felt even from outside.

"Chief, the floor opened and we found the stairs.

Regulus 45's voice was heard.