Magicraft Meister Part 1

Capricorn 1 begins its slow march northward.

Even though it is slow, with Land 1, Reiko, and Anne, who need no rest, it can go day and night, covering several hundred kilometers in a single day.

Not a single day is wasted. I cast <> on Belialus.

Now that Jin and the others don't know why they have him, any future leakage of information will be minimal.

Istaris and Zion were well rested and physically fit.

Now, after crossing a shallow but wide river and crossing the 55th parallel, the group was confronted by an ice-covered mountain.

"We know that they seem to live at the foot of this mountain.

Istaris said unsurely.

"They rarely associate with other clans..."

"Well, I'm not sure we're going to get anywhere with this. ......Land 1, how about a magi-detector?

"Yes. ...... is responding about two kilometers to your left.

Okay, let's go there.

Capricorn 1 turned left.

He continues through the land, which is still covered with snow in places. The temperature outside is 2 degrees Celsius. It was quite cold.

"It's a good thing we've got the air conditioning working properly," he said.

Jin's (double) substitute dolls are not affected by the heat or cold, but Istaris, Zion, Netros, and Lucas, who are still sick, must have a hard time with the sudden change in temperature.

We continued on our way and soon arrived at our destination.

"There is a large magical reaction around here.

But there were only rocks, lingering snow, and ice-covered mountains around us.

"Well, that's strange."

* * * * * *

At that time, the real Jin, who is in Horai Island, had an idea.

"The illusionary boundary ......"

Yes, it was the wards that had been placed above the former Leonard's Kingdom. An illusionary barrier that could deceive not only humans, but even the eyes of the golem that Jin had created. Jin remembered it.

"Old man, what do you know about the illusionary wards?

The 5th Quintas sent to the former Leonard's Kingdom must have been investigating day and night.

"I see. So?"

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"And hearing?"

The point is to reflect sound waves as if there were an object there.

Some say that hearing is the second most useful of the human senses after sight. It is not directional like sight (less so) and does not have a blocking function such as meditating (you can cover your ears).

Even in sleep, the sense of hearing can detect danger, followed by the sense of touch, which detects vibrations on the floor, and in rare cases, the sense of smell, which detects the smell of fire, etc.

"Are you saying that they are illusions with substance?"

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"So, how does it occur?"

"Is that so? ......"

It is possible for Jin to create optical illusions, but it is unlikely that he will be able to create acoustic illusions anytime soon.

It seems to be a rather complex and sophisticated illusion.

"I see."

* * * *

Okay, Rand One, activate the etherjammer.

Roger that.

For the first time, the etherjammer is put into action.

At first, nothing seemed to change. But then, about a minute later...

"Oh?"

A part of the rocky hill where snow still remains has disappeared, and a huge cave has opened up.

That seems to be the entrance.

"Jin, Jin!　What the hell did you do?

Zion, who had been looking outside, shouted in surprise.

"It seems there was a ward. I just tried to remove the wards.

"Only?" ...... "Well, you're a djinn, aren't you?"

But the cave is only 4 meters wide and 4 meters high, even though it is large. It is not big enough for Capricorn 1 to pass through.

"Try turning off the jammer."

"Yes, sir."

But even when the ether jammer was turned off, the wards did not come back on. Jin wonders if there is some condition for this to happen, but he is in a cave.

"I hope someone will notice that the wards are gone and come out," he said.

But it did not seem to work out that way. He waited for about half an hour and no one came out.

"I guess I'll have to go check on them. ......"

"Then I'll go."

Netros stepped forward.

"I can protect myself. I know what's going on."

"......Yeah, right. ......Netros, will you go?"

In this case, the members of Jin's side would not be good, so there is no one else who would be suitable. Lucas is not ready for this.

"Yes, Master Istaris. "Yes, Master Istaris.

Netros opened the door and jumped down to the ground. He walks slowly toward the cave.

Jin and the others watched from inside Capricorn 1.

Five minutes passed as Netros disappeared into the cave, and then ten minutes passed.

Jin and the others wait impatiently.

Fifteen minutes passed.

"What is that?"

A figure moved at the entrance of the cave.

"Netros ...... and who could it be?"

One was definitely Netros. The other is a thin man of advanced age with pure white hair. His face is hard to make out from here.

The man stands at the entrance of the cave, and only Netros walks back.

He looks up at Capricorn 1 and waves his hand as if to say that he is okay. Jin lowers the main body of Capricorn 1 to the surface.

With some caution, he opens the door, and Netros climbs in.

I'm back. The cave was inhabited by the clans of the , as you guessed.

Netros reported.

"I explained to them briefly what has happened so far, and they said they would welcome us. They have a reason for the incitement and will explain it to us. He also said that he would like to hear our side of the story.

"Yes, that's good. ......!"

"Oh, I'm so relieved!"

Istaris and Zion are relieved. Reiko secretly asked how Netros was doing, but he didn't seem to have been brainwashed.

"Well, let's leave Rand 1 in charge, and all the rest of us ...... will take Belialus and go to the <> clans. They may seem friendly now, but they may be the mastermind behind all this, so be on your guard.

Jin concluded. No one objected.

"All right, then, let's take some food with us. Anne, let's take about 100 kilograms of flour.

"Yes, Goshujin-sama."

Reiko, take some peach blossoms.

Yes, Father.

Jin (the double) also took some recovery medicine and Persica juice.

Netros took Beliales, the prisoner of war, with him.

"All right, let's go. Land 1, after we leave, fall back 200 meters, put up a barrier and stand by."

"Yes, sir."

Thus, Jin and the others finally met a clan with whom they could talk, and they set out for the settlement.