Magicraft Meister Part 3

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......First, we need to figure out how to open it.

The previous rooms had no doors of any kind, and all of them were open, but not this one.

There was a door made of the same metal material as the walls of the passageway.

If you see a golem coming and going, would you follow it?

...... No, I think this is the time to use our new equipment.

The clairvoyant and the short-range translator?

That's right.

New equipment for times like these.

First, Shinobu Ichi decided to use the clairvoyance to see what was on the other side of the door.

...... The door is about 20 centimeters thick.

That's pretty thick.

There's space on the other side.

It's possible to move. But it's dangerous before we know what room we're in, so we use the clairvoyance device to search inside the room. This time we all do it together.

The field of view of the <> is very narrow due to its principle. We can only see about 10 cm in diameter and about 3 cm in front and behind from the point of focus.

Therefore, we all had to scan the room slowly and deliberately.

...... The floor seems smooth and spacious.

...... Looking along the walls of the room, it seems to be a circular room with a diameter of about 20 meters.

......, the height to the ceiling is about 10 meters.

There's a structure in the middle.

Mm, I see it too. It's a hemispherical dome. I can't see inside.

Could this be the Pose?

Maybe, but I can't be sure.

The hemispherical dome is 10 meters in diameter and 5 meters high. It may have a mithril-silver exterior, but even the clairvoyant can't see through it.

There are two, no three, golem-like creatures.

Could they be security guards or maintenance workers?

I don't know that much. But I'm guessing they're ...... newer models.

They look like an advanced version of the golem we analyzed a while ago on the floor below.

And two of them have swords. At least two of them were probably for security purposes.

Now, what should we do?

I don't think we're going to make much progress here.

I think we should move into the security golem's blind spot.

I suppose so.

In any case, we can't go any further without taking some risks.

Shinobu Ichi makes a decision.

Okay, Shichi and Hachi, stay here and report back to me if anything happens to us.

Understood.

And so, Shinobi Ichi, Ni, San, and Four moved to the location that they had confirmed with their , which they believed to be the blind spot of the security golem.

* * * *

In an instant, the four bodies move to the inside of the door.

......... they didn't see you coming.

Yes, sir.

We'll stay here for five minutes. If nothing happens, we'll move on. ...... keep an emergency evacuation transfer ready at all times.

Yes, sir.

And ......5 minutes pass and nothing happens.

So it looks like you managed to sneak in undetected.

Yes, sir.

Good. Let's split into two groups to investigate. <

Roger that.

Shinobi One is now Two. Shinobi Three teamed up with Shinobi Four and began their investigation.

The floor, walls, and ceiling of the circular room were made of metal.

The material used was alloy steel.

Iron and manganese. Manganese is ...... about 12%.

It's an alloy called high manganese steel, or high manganese steel. Also called Hadfield steel after its inventor. It has the important characteristic that it is not magnetic.

Maybe they're taking advantage of that.

Yes, that's right.

And the hemispherical dome in the center is made of...

This one's made of light silver.

It's not iron-based.

Is there a reason for this, or is it just a matter of production?

Shinobi I and II proceeded to investigate such material systems.

Meanwhile, Shinobis three and four are..,

The golem for security seems to be a developed type, after all.

Hmmm. It looks almost the same in appearance, but it is different in that it is 2.25 meters taller and its head is slightly rounded.

What about the other one, the golem that's supposed to be a maintenance golem?

It looks the same. But the power output is completely different. Perhaps they're not using eladolite ...... or mithianite.

You can boost the output with mithianite, but the precision of the operation is reduced.

Precision is an important factor in the maintenance process.

...... but there's no movement.

......

You don't think there's something wrong with that?

I think so.

Shinobi three and four contacted one and two.

I can't shake the feeling that something's not quite right, what do you think?

...... indeed.

So for about ten minutes, the four members of the Shinobi Unit observed the security golem and the maintenance golem.

There's no movement.

So Shinobi Ichi decides to perform a slightly risky test.

......I'm going to step in front of the security golem now. Of course, I've prepared emergency transfers and a micro-spatial barrier. We'll see how they react. You're in charge of observation.

Understood.

With that, Shinobu Ichi jumps in front of the security golem.

...... what do you think?

However, contrary to his expectations, the golem did not show any reaction.

After waiting for a moment now, Shinobu Ichi slowly and carefully approaches the security golem.

Still, the golem does not react.

Shinobi Ichi finally gets close enough to touch the Golem, but still no reaction is seen.

...... has stopped.

That was the conclusion.

But why?

...... is this place a dummy for <>?

Shinobu-san gave his guess.

A dummy?

Yes, sir.

A dummy for what?

If it's not a ...... trap?

A trap?

That's when it happened.

A magical reaction!

Four Shinobi suddenly noticed the magical reaction, and Shinobu Ichi ordered an emergency transfer.

Emergency transfer!　...... Emergency transfer!　Target, just before the final floor!

And they managed to escape from the trap just in time.