Magicraft Meister Part 3

The morning of July 22nd was also clear.

"Did you sleep well?"

Deus ex machina, the leader of the operation, asked his second-in-command, Ilmina Ratkin.

"Yes, I slept well, thanks to you.

"I'm glad to hear that."

She is the first one in this operation, so Makina is also taking care of her.

By the way, I told her that Squire Rei is an automaton.

Breakfast is a simple matter of heating up some stew in a jar, spreading jam on some baked bread, and drinking Persian juice.

"So, what's the plan for today?

Makina, the captain, confirms.

"First, we will climb the summit. There is a big possibility that there is some kind of facility or device of the Duchy of Jagus near the summit, so we will analyze it.

This is the end of the plan.

"But I don't think it will go so smoothly."

As the summit approaches, Makina said, the territory of the Duchy of Jagus is getting closer, so there must be some kind of defensive measures in place.

"The most likely candidate would be a security golem."

Compared to humans, golems do not need to rest or eat. They are also less affected by climate change. So it was expected that there would most likely be no human guards.

"The question is, how will they react when we approach them?"

The golem of the Duchy of Jagus would probably attack us to get rid of us, no questions asked.

"Well, that's not a problem.

Squire Rey alone could take on dozens of golems of the Duchy of Jaggs.

"The problem is that they will know that there is a non-Jagusian on the summit.

Makina said, not knowing what the Duchy of Jaggs would do in that case.

"Well, ...... they'll probably send a survey team first."

Jean Furusort Laksef, Commander of the 2nd Corps of the Duchy of Norway, said.

"They will probably use hot air balloons for aerial reconnaissance."

Makina nodded.

"I see. And after that?"

Gene Furusort-Raksev continued to speculate.

"At about the same time, they will send a mixed force of humans and golems.

"I see, because without humans they can't assess the situation. ...... What else?"

"Worst case scenario, they could declare war on ...... us."

"I see."

In that case, would be for the Principality of Jagus, Makina thought, but did not say it out loud.

"In that case, we should contact Jin first.

Makina thought that if she interfered with the reconnaissance from the air, it would interfere with the subsequent development.

I see.

"I see... I understand..."

Jin D was contacted by the cell phone he had brought with him.

In reality, Jin D heard directly from the master on Horai Island.

Incidentally, it is Jin who is now piloting Jin D.

Considering the time difference, the sleeping hours are slightly shifted so that the progress of the mission can be monitored in real time as much as possible.

The , in which Jin D is flying, arrives over Mumeyamine in 30 minutes. The weather was clear.

"Well, a little bit of cloud cover would camouflage a lot of things, but ...... I guess it can't be helped."

First of all, we set up an invisibility shield over the entire <.

This time, it is not , which also disables infrared and ultraviolet rays, but , which refracts only visible light to show the scenery behind it.

This makes a invisible from a hot air balloon.

Conversely, a hot air balloon with a heating element is clearly visible from a <>.

A golem with good eyesight would be a nullification of the stealth, but it is not likely that a heavy golem would be put on a hot air balloon.

Jin, the old man, and the leader agreed that there would be many golems in the ground troops.

* * * *

While Jin D's was waiting above the unnamed peak, Makina's group was aiming for the summit.

The campsite is still there. The campsite is still there because it can be used as a shelter because of the warding.

The altitude difference to the summit was about 500 meters, and they thought they could reach the summit in two to three hours.

"The trees are getting sparse.

"The wind is getting stronger.

Since we were just below the equator, the forest limit (the height at which trees can grow) was probably still higher, but with the wind, the forest limit of this mountain was said to be about 2,800 meters high.

"It's getting easier to walk."

"The visibility has improved, but that means we are also being watched.

Daiki-Yuma Tatsuta, Commander of the Kingsguard of the Principality of Mimaka, muttered.

"Well, the place we are walking on now is the territory of the Principality of Mimaka, so there is no need to be afraid of anyone.

When the elevation difference to the top was about 100 meters, the footing became hard and rocky, and the incline increased.

It was dangerous, so we all tied ourselves together with ropes and continued climbing.

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Incidentally, when half of the climbers stop and secure themselves while the other half walk, this is called .

In the case of <>, since the climbers were not secured, if one of them slipped, all the remaining climbers might be dragged along and fall.

The reaction speed of a golem is many times faster than that of a human, so it could take up a securing position as soon as someone lost his or her position.

However, only Knight Rey was free.

He is scouting the surroundings and checking the route.

"About 50 meters to go, sir.

Having spent the night at 2,500 meters above sea level, we had acclimatized well to the altitude, and no one was suffering from altitude sickness, so we were climbing at a good pace.

The summit of the unnamed peak seemed to be relatively wide, and the slope gradually became slower and easier to walk.

The ropes that connected each of us to the others were removed.

We decided that it would be better to be able to move freely in case of an emergency.

After climbing further, the slope finally eased and the summit came into view.

The summit of the unnamed peak was covered with rocks and was relatively wide.

When we were about 20 meters away from the summit, we saw something standing on the summit.

"Is that ......?"

"That's an antenna."

Makina answered the question that someone had raised.

"You mean it's a communication facility using magic waves?"

Illumina Ratkin confirmed this to Makina.

"That's what I mean."

It was now confirmed that the communication repeater in the Principality of Mimaka was routed through here.

"It seems that they have not noticed us yet.

The summit was quiet, perhaps due to the 10-meter distance.

"Let's keep this distance and go around the summit," Makina suggested.

Makina suggested.

"However, it is not necessary for all of us to go together, so I will send Golem to go with us.

Makina instructed one of the general-purpose golems (actually a >) that she had brought with her to circle around the summit, keeping a distance of 10 meters from the antenna.