Magicraft Meister Part 1

Reiko kicked the door and it flew into the room at a high speed.

The momentum of the door seemed to destroy the room, but it suddenly disappeared.

Then the inside of the room came into view.

"What is that room?

In the command center of Horaijima, Jin was staring at the screen showing what Reiko's eyes saw.

A window. Window. Windows. Windows everywhere.

Small windows. Round windows. Square windows. Large windows. Long and narrow windows. Oval windows.

Light windows. Dark windows. Glowing windows. Transparent windows.

Red windows. Blue windows. Yellow windows. Windows that reflect scenery. Windows that make letters appear.

The walls and ceilings were covered with various kinds of windows.

"...... could it be a monitor?"

Thinking of the windows as liquid crystal panels, the room seems to be filled with high-tech electronics.

But compared to the technology that Hitoshi knew, the scene was too foreign.

"I wonder if this technology is older than its predecessors.

Jin muses to himself. The old man remains silent.

The old man remained silent.

"We've come this far.... I'm a follower of some magical engineer called MagiCraft Meister.

In the middle of the strange room, there it stood.

It was about 120 centimeters tall, smaller than Reiko.

It had no hair on its head, and its head was smooth. The eyes, however, were unusually large, with a cloudy glint in them.

The figure has a thin build. I could not determine her gender, but she did not look like a woman.

The color of her skin is not ochre but more earthy. Her skin color is unhealthy.

In her hand was something like a magic tool.

"Are you ......<>?"

It was Alexas who spoke first.

"No. I am ."

"Negador 001?"

That's right. I have underestimated you.

The being who had called himself Negador 001 twisted his face hatefully.

"It was you who controlled the demons with the <>, wasn't it?"

Reiko stepped forward and confronted Negador-001.

"You are ...... an automaton. You are a pathetic doll that blindly obeys its maker without question."

"What?"

There's anger in her voice.

"Oh, you're angry. I've heard that you have feelings. Let me answer your question at ....... <

"What for?

There was anger in Alektas's voice.

"For what?　Revenge."

"Revenge?　For the whole demon tribe?"

Anne asked, stepping forward this time. Negador001 stepped back.

"No. It's for humans.

"Then why did you give the demon tribe the <> ......!"

I'm just trying to get back at them for what they did to me.

What?

It's ...... time. The mana I had consumed by closing the unscheduled door has finally been filled.

With these words, Negador001 operated the magic tool in his hand.

Then, the figure disappeared instantly.

"Transference magic?

"But why did he use an ether jammer?

Reiko and Anne tilted their heads.

Alectus was fine, but Negador-001, who could not have used any magic at all, had disappeared in the transition.

"It might be that magic tool..."

Ann concluded that the secret might be in the magical tool Negador001 was holding in his hand. The ether converter stops functioning, but the ether tank and mana tank are unaffected.

Meanwhile, Reiko looked around the room and delivered all the information to Horaijima.

"So they got away after all..."

"It's a pity."

Anne is disappointed. But Reiko said to him.

"But the magic power to control the <> is still coming from this room."

"What?　Is that true?

"Yes. ...... maybe this magi device is the one."

Reiko pointed to the Magi Device behind Negador 001.

It too had many small windows, and was very different.

"I don't know how to operate it. ......"

It was unlikely that Anne or Reiko, much less Alectus, would be able to operate it.

The same goes for Jin on Horai Island. They might be able to do something if they took the time to investigate, but it would be impossible in a short time.

"We need to stop it anyway.

The magijammer did not stop it, as if it had some kind of magical power source inside.

"Let's not destroy it, but stop it.

That was Jin's hope in Horai Island. He wanted to check it out later if possible.

Reiko put Momoka into Vibration Sword mode and carefully cut open the exterior of the Magi Device.

Reiko's power, Momoka's sharpness, and the effect of the Vibration Sword mode sliced through the metal exterior like a stick of butter.

Alectus was stunned and speechless at the sharpness of the cut.

After a minute or so, the interior was exposed.

"...... is this the magic conduction wire?"

There are four thick wires made of mithril silver running through it. At least if we cut these wires, the operation will stop.

"Let's cut them."

Reiko did not hesitate and cut off the four wires in order.

"...... seems to have stopped."

The magical power to manipulate the <> that Reiko and the others had been chasing was no longer felt.

"At least now you have your free will back, right?"

"Yes, probably. But there is a possibility that it is only the clan of the <>.

If the <> clan and other clans were manipulated in the same way, it is hard to believe that a single magi device here could control all the clans.

"For the time being, should we stop all of the magical devices here?

"No, lady. If we do that to the unknown magical devices, there is a possibility that we will face an irreversible situation.

It may have a self-destruct mechanism, as cliché as it sounds. Even if it does not go as far as self-destruction, there could be infrastructure shutdowns, such as lights going out or air conditioning shutting down.

Reiko and Anne would be fine with this, but for Alectus, it could be fatal.

"That's true."

Reiko acknowledged this and sheathed Momoka.

"Well, what shall we do then?"

"We could go back to the clan of the Gospel.

"We'll see about that.

We'll have to send Alectus on his way, so we'll stop by there at least once.

But let's check this place out a little more.

Reiko knew that since she had infiltrated this far, she wanted to get as much information as she could.

And that was what the old man and Jin wanted, too.

"Oh?　Is there still a room in the back?"

Anne, who was checking the back of the room, found what looked like a door. Reiko and Alexus came to the room.

"A door, I guess.

The wall had a narrow crack in the shape of a rectangle two meters long and one meter wide.

But if it was a door, there was no way to open it. There is no handle, no knob, and no opening/closing device in the vicinity.

"I can only assume that it opens and closes purely by magic. ......"

I wonder if this is the equivalent of an automatic door on Earth. But even automatic doors on Earth can be opened manually in case of emergency.

"This door is also ......."

Reiko and Anne look around, but do not see anything that looks like an emergency opening/closing device.

"...... sure it's a door?"

Alektas stepped forward and patted the surface of the door, and at that moment.

The door opened without a sound.