Magicraft Meister Part 3

Underground in the Aegila Mine, the Knights are working hard to capture Garrison Yak Arks.

From the newly discovered hidden door, the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Knights, its 10 selected members, plus more, are heading for the deeper underground.

"But I didn't know there was a hidden door on the first basement floor. As expected of <>."

said the captain of the 3rd battalion, who was advancing alongside Regulus 25, a.k.a. Gallus. Incidentally, Plus Alpha is a member of the 2nd Battalion.

"Huh. What is ......?　What is this ?"

"Oh, you don't know?　That's what your colleagues call you. You're not very good ...... at it, but somehow you take credit for it."

"Oh, is that so?"

This is, of course, only because Gallus is acting on the old man's instructions for the benefit of the Order.

It may look like bad luck from the outside.

He says that he found evidence of a smuggler in an abandoned house which he stepped into by mistake.

When we arrested him, it turned out to be the wrong person. But the wrong person is a more vicious criminal.

You fell down and accidentally hit the ground with your sword and were able to stop a dangerous magic circle from being activated.

And so on, and so on, and so on.

To the outsider, he takes credit for his extraordinary good fortune.

On the contrary, his skills as a member of the Order are the lowest. He is only just barely allowed to belong.

Well, he is fast on his feet.

Therefore, he was a fairly competent messenger. ......, but sometimes he makes a hasty mistake and goes the wrong way.

This time it was fortuitous.

"That's pretty far down."

They are now carefully descending the stairs leading down from the basement floor.

"......I think we're at least four floors deep now, aren't we?"

"Yes, probably."

Although he said "probably," Gals, who is also Regulus 25, knew that he had already reached the depth of about six floors, not four.

Finally, he reached a dead end. There was a door.

"Stop!"

The captain of the 3rd battalion stopped everyone and faced the door.

Regulus 25<> is .......

(That door is a dummy. ....... If you try to open it, it won't open, and if you try to force it open, this passageway will collapse. Well, what should we do? ......)

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The old man, who was following the situation with his <, knew that the door at the end of the passage was a dummy and that there was a hidden door in the wall at the top of the stairs.

And Regulus 25, <>, who had received instructions from the old man, said

"Battalion Chief, I advise you that it would be better for me to go back upstairs as a messenger and bring someone who is good at unlocking locks," he said.

He said, "I see.

"I see, that's a good idea. Okay, go."

"Yes!"

The staircase was about a meter wide, so the knights were descending in single file, and Gallus turned back with ease.

"Watch out, Gallus!"

He called out to the knights, "Watch out, Gallus! As he was walking up the stairs, his foot stumbled.

"Ah!"

He lost his position and thrust his right hand against the wall. He felt something different from the rock wall.

"......"

Gallus stops.

"Hey, what's going on?"

The battalion commander below calls out to Garus, who is standing still when he should be going up.

After all this time, they have long since given up the idea of making any particular noise or keeping their voices down, since they have been making so much noise during the search for the underground facilities.

And since this is not a problem, the old man does not intervene either.

In short, everything that happens in the underground of Eguilla Mine is under the control of the old man.

"I feel something strange here!

Gallus reports.

What?

The battalion commander came up.

"...... I see. This is not a rock.

He pushes, and it slowly opens.

"Battalion Chief!　Isn't it dangerous?

The other knights warn him..,

But "What? All this fuss and no response! There is nothing to fear.

* * * * * *

The old man is monitoring the whole situation in Horai Island.

, that captain who makes decisions based on mere intuition, is he ...... competent or incompetent?

Is he consciously or unconsciously considering various events before reaching this conclusion, or is he just a brainiac?

Even the old man was having a hard time making a decision.

* * * * * * * * * * *

"Number 9, we have made the last turn!　All we have to do now is to come back to the goal!

Meanwhile, in Toka village, the race was in its final stages.

The next to turn was number 1! He made a small turn inside number 2 and moved into second place!

Rhodes is now in contention.

The order is now 9, 1, 2!　They're followed by numbers 8, 7, 5, 3, 6, 4, and 10!

"Ah, the last number 10 has just turned. Now it's just a straight line to the finish line, a pure battle of speed.

The spectators are excited and cheering loudly.

The crowd is cheering loudly.

Rhodes, you're doing a great job. ......?

Jin's eyes widened. The plane with number 2 broke up in mid-air.

"...... No, no."

All the security parts and wheels attached to the aircraft fell off.

"No way, to make it lighter!

It is similar to the strategy Jin adopted in the model airplane races before. ......, but I never thought anyone would do that with a real plane. And he even throws away the landing wheels.

"No, it's an automaton that's controlling the plane, so it's ...... okay?"

Jin imagined that the automaton would probably support the plane when it landed.

* * * *

"It was thought that ZEKEN 2 was disassembled, but it seems that it has been lightened by removing unnecessary parts!　We will accelerate even faster!"

However, the Rhodes number 1 is not to be outdone. He was going to put all the energy he had saved into flying the remaining 10 kilometers to the finish line.

It was the same for the other planes, all of which were increasing their speeds. But...

"All planes have accelerated further!　And yet, number 9 is still in the lead!　How fast can he go?

Number 9 is now in the lead. Numbers 1 and 2 are battling for second place and chasing the leader.

The order is 7, 8, 5, 3, 6, 4, 10.

"Less than five kilometers to go until the finish line!　Each plane is flying with its last ounce of strength!　Who will be the winner?

Amidst the cheers and cheers of the crowd, the 10 blow floaters put forth their last ounce of energy to reach the finish line.