Magicraft Meister Part 3

After Viscount Yohia left, Jin consulted with Daikie and decided to tell the others a little about the kidnapping.

"If we hide it too much, they will be more concerned about it, and it will be more complicated if they act independently."

"I think that's likely to happen."

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To Goh and Rubina, I'll just say that a friend of the viscount's has been kidnapped and that I'll help in the search for him.

"Kidnapped?　That's despicable!　Jin-sama, make sure you catch the kidnapper!"

Jin-sama, I'd love to help you, but I'm sure I'd just get in the way.

Thank you, both of you. I'll take care of it.

With these words, Jin took Elsa and Reiko and headed for Miyagi in the with Hope as the pilot.

On the way, Jin called the old man for about a minute and gave him some instructions.

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After visiting the palace, Jin and his friends were allowed to visit the office of Emperor Ernst II on the condition of a short visit, although they had to wait for about 20 minutes.

"Welcome, Mr. Jin. Is this about the ...... case?"

Yes. Yes. If possible, I'd like to pay my respects.

"Yes. Everyone ...... is free to leave me and Mister Jin alone for 5 minutes.

At the emperor's order, the secretary, the three knights of the Kingsguard, and the imperial chamberlain left his office.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"What? ...... since you seem to be concerned about preventing scandals in the emperor's household as much as possible. Is there something you want to know about that?"

"Yes. Can you tell me ...... how many people of the emperor's lineage there are at the moment and where they live?

"I see. I'm not sure if I understand your intention ...... or not, but I will answer. First of all, my uncle and his son, my cousin. Both of them are here in Miyagi.

That's all there is to it.

"This may come as a surprise to some, but it is said that the emperor's house is in danger of dying out in my generation. The Prime Minister and the others are nagging me to give them a queen as soon as possible."

I'm sure that's what they'll say at .......

It was Ernst II's duty to preserve the imperial line.

But Ernst II, who is eager to rule the country, has not yet chosen a queen.

But I digress.

Now that we have heard about the inner workings of the imperial family, we can see that the small number of blood relatives has both good and bad points in this search.

The good point is that it is easy to narrow down the search to Miss Merce because the number of people who will be found by the <> search is small.

The bad point is that it is difficult to analyze the characteristics of the <> because the sample size of the <> is small.

Five minutes have passed, and the secretary, the knight of the Kingsguard, and the head of the imperial household have returned.

Jin thanked the emperor for the information and left the palace, feeling bad about interrupting his office.

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< and called Laojun.

"How did it go?

"I see. <

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"Okay, let's get on with it."

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Before he left, Jin had instructed Lao-kun to use the Shinobi Forces to measure and record the magical power patterns of the members of the Imperial Family's bloodline.

So, the old lord sent the Shinobi Forces into the Palace using a transporter to measure the magic patterns of Ernst II's uncles and cousins.

Incidentally, Ernst II's own magic patterns were secretly measured by Reiko.

And actually, there is one more data.

This is the magic power pattern of the former female emperor, whom Jin adores.

It was measured when he made a magic tool for the emergency stop of a huge golem which had been handed down in the imperial family of Shoro.

By comparing the magic patterns of the four emperors, that is, the magic waveforms of the four emperors, and identifying the common elements, the old man analyzed the waveforms on the assumption that the waveforms peculiar to <> should be identified.

Although each person's magic pattern is different, he found a unique magic pattern of the emperor's bloodline.

As a result of his analysis, four unique spectra were found.

And if we know this, we can use <> to search for the target.

The data is still a bit vague, but by limiting the search to the Shoro Empire rather than the whole world, the search can be completed in a short period of time.

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The old man started from the town of Van on the shore of Lake Tosmo and expanded the search area in concentric circles.

He started with a circle with a radius of one kilometer and increased the radius little by little.

The strength of the old man is that he is able to repeat without fatigue the steady work which is impossible for human beings to do.

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Meanwhile, Reinhardt and his colleagues were discussing about this kidnapping racket.

The members are Jin, Erza, Reiko, Hope, Reinhardt, Bertsch, Daikki, and Cocona.

Goh and Rubina are in another room discussing magical engineering. Maricka and Hanako are in the room with them as observers.

"As far as I can think, there is only one possibility..."

"What's that?"

...... that he's thinking of using her.

"Use?　Rai, what does that mean?

"Not right now, but when he sees an opportunity, he will use ...... it to threaten the Czarist family."

"...... can you threaten them?"

"Yes, they can. For example, at an important diplomatic juncture.

"Oh, yeah. ......

You'd have to be a terrorist organization to do something like that, wouldn't you?

"I suppose so. < or something with a grudge against the current Czarist family. ......"

Reinhardt's theory seemed very likely.

"If ......, then how ...... is Miss Mertze's safety?"

Erza seemed to be most worried about that.

After all, she had been kidnapped and imprisoned by the Unification Party a long time ago.

"I'm sure she'll be safe, since she'll be a bargaining chip.

"......Good."

Not 100% sure, but still a reassurance.

All we can do now is to bet on the search with the <>.

"It's taking a long time. ......"

Jin muttered.

Since the search is centered on Lake Tosmo, it means that they are in a remote place.

"That's a bit tricky. ......"

Jin frowned.

There is a possibility that the culprit is escaping while securing Miss Merze.

"I'll think of a way to secure her as soon as we find her."

Yes.

I agree.

Jin, Erza, and Reinhardt shared their wisdom further.