Magicraft Meister Part 3

"Behind the hidden cupboard, another hidden cupboard? ......"

Eumis Isle said in a disgusted voice.

"Whoever made this has a pretty bad character ......, or was he just being cautious?"

"Both, isn't it?"

<s had quite a twisted personality.

Now let's see what's in here.

Deus ex machina opened the door of the second hidden cupboard.

What he found there was the Magi Crystal.

"<>"

She checked to see if it was a trap, and found that it seemed to be an <>.

"Do they sometimes do this kind of thing, this <>?"

Gently taking it out, I found it to be a high-quality <> of <>.

"Let's have analyze this."

Makina handed it to Nothern Quetos with these words.

"I will take it."

The group then looked around the room for something else.

"Makina-sama, actually ......".

"Actually, I'm looking for something else," said Squire Rey.

What's wrong?

"There were footprints here."

What?

I looked where Ray was pointing, but I couldn't see anything. At least not to Nothern Quetos and Yumis Isle, who can see them with their naked eyes.

The non-human Machina could see it, but pretended not to see it here.

"So you can't see them, but ...... Ray can?"

"Yes. They are off-road soles with metal studs (Nagel). Size 27 to 28, male, I'd guess."

"You can tell that much?

Nathanon Quetos is surprised.

"Master Machina, is he the mastermind behind all this?

Yumis Isle said that the owner of the footprints looked suspicious.

"That's a strong possibility. Did he take something out of here?

"Master Machina, the footprints are pointing towards your wall."

I see.

Makina checked there to see if there was a hidden door or cupboard,

"There's a door!"

"Oh!　The owner of the footprints must have gone to the back of the door!

"Is it safe there?"

Northern Quetos and Yumis Isle each gave their impressions.

"I don't feel any bio-signs."

Rey gave some helpful information.

"But that doesn't mean there are no guardian golems. Ray, go ahead.

"Yes, sir."

Deus ex machina opens the hidden door in the same way as before.

And the same goes for Ray.

"Nothing dangerous."

was also reported in the same way.

However, the room beyond was not and was less than half the size of the previous room.

"Maybe it's a warehouse."

"Something like that."

"But there's nothing in there. ......"

Except for the door through which you entered, the walls on three sides were shelves. But there was nothing on them.

（It must have been an abandoned ruin. Most of them had been taken out.)

Makina thought so. So did the old man.

But...

"This room is dusty. ......"

Yumis muttered.

Yes, the previous room was almost dust-free, but this room was dusty.

And on top of the dust, clearly .......

"Footprints."

Footprints.

There were many footprints that looked like they belonged to the man I mentioned earlier.

"That's where it's pointing: ......"

The shelf in front. He seems to have rummaged through something there.

"By the look of the dust and the size of the shelf, it could be a box-like object or a few books."

A thin layer of dust remained in a square.

"Someone must have taken them when they visited."

"I'm sure of it."

Makina and Northernon agreed.

What it is and what it is used for are unknown, but we may be able to find out something by examining the that Makina obtained.

* * * *

Jin returned to Horai Island by using the warp gate in the <> and observed the situation with the old man.

The villagers who were housed in the <> began to notice the situation.

We cannot let them know about the super-technology of <> in case they see us examining the images from <>.

So, he switched places with and returned to Horai Island.

"Well, I guess I'm behind..."

Jin muttered regretfully when he found out that someone had taken it away.

"No, I don't think the old man should be apologizing.

Even the old man cannot cover every corner of Ars.

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Yes, please.

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Jin thinks that this is probably the masked man.

"...... I wonder if he's already back in the Duchy of Jagus?"

.

Looking at the organizational structure of the < this time, we can clearly understand their ideology.

Jin felt that it was probably a microcosm of the society they are trying to create.

They make the peasants work like slaves and only a privileged few enjoy a good life.

"I don't want to accept ...... such a world."

Jin thought to himself.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Somewhere in the world.

"......Hmmm, I guess it's not good in that country after all.

"Well, the <> is meddling in the matter."

But the experiment is ready.

Now it's time for the real thing.

We will conquer the four kingdoms.

That's right.