Magicraft Meister Part 3

The old man, who was monitoring the conversation between Ann and Chell, spoke to Jin.

"I guess so."

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"Is that so?"

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"Indeed, something like that."

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And the arrives at Kupu. The time is 5:30 pm. The curtain is about to fall.

"This is fine.

They get off the car at the outskirts of town and Anne pays the promised 10,000 crowns.

"Hello. Have a safe trip.

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"I guess we'll have to stay somewhere tonight," Anne says.

Chelle made an unexpected suggestion.

"There should be a base on an island in the sea south of here.

"You know about it?"

"Of course I do."

Without any reason to refuse, we headed toward the coast with Chelle's guidance.

Here it is.

Without hesitation, Chelle leads the way to the place where the transfer magic circle to the island base is located.

Did you know about this?

"No, I did not. But there is a weak signal coming from this magic circle, so it is easy enough to detect it.

"A weak signal?

Anne wondered if the old man had noticed the signal, but quickly dismissed the question.

The old man could not have been unaware of the signal.

Not to mention that Jin, the world's best magician, was there too.

And from the basement where the transfer magic circle was located, the group was transferred to the island base.

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"This is unexpected.

In Horai Island, Jin and the old man were looking at each other (metaphorically).

"I knew that the transfer magic circle was transmitting surplus magic power to about two kilometers around..."

Of course, Jin and the old man knew that the transfer magic circle was emitting weak magic waves.

But they did not expect that there were golems or automata that could sense them.

Jin guessed that they probably had a special receiver.

"However, the performance of golems and automata belonging to ......< and <> are different from each other, aren't they?"

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Jin and the old man continued their observation of the <>.

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"It is more devastated than expected.

"I heard that this place was ravaged by the battle golems of Fort Rutgula."

What?　...... I didn't know that."

Chelle was convinced by Anne's explanation.

"That magic brain over there ......<>, they called him, didn't they?　Was that guy that selfish ......?"

"It seems so."

"......I understand that maintaining the functionality of his base is his top priority, but to think that he would be that selfish......"

Chell looked disappointed.

"Yes, that's right. Normally, I would have approached you and asked for your cooperation, since we need materials for this reason."

"Yes, that's right."

And perhaps they would convince Yumie and Vera to move to this base, which was more complete, Anne imagined.

"That <> there was incomplete and unfinished. ...... Well, that's why we woke up, isn't it?"

Chelle's words made Anne decide to ask the question she had been wondering about.

"So you guys have been in storage for 700 years, and you've been okay during that time?"

What do you mean by "fine"?　If you're asking me if they didn't ...... deteriorate, I'll tell you that they had a dedicated maintainer."

A dedicated maintainer?

Yes, that's right. High-performance magic dolls, including automata with white hair, not blue hair like yours, have their own dedicated maintainers.

"Is it still a golem?"

"Of course. There were five of them at that base, dedicated to maintenance. They also maintain each other, so there's nothing to worry about for about 700 years.

"I see."

Now it is clear why the air in the second basement was normal.

The <> golem must have continued to maintain the magi-machines and other equipment in the base.

"......But still, there's really, really nothing here. ......"

Chelle said in exasperation.

The group is now looking around the island base.

< here, and the warp gate has been removed, so there should be no trace of Jin and the others .......

"This room looks a little better. But it seems that some of the items have been taken out."

< and says, "Who the heck took them out?

"Who in the world took them out?　< or his men, can it?"

The herbs are unnecessary for a magic brain or a golem, Chell said.

"Maybe it's just someone who found this place by accident."

"I see. ...... I guess it can't be helped then."

Chelle seemed to have a high tolerance for human intervention, Anne thought.

She continued to look around the facility.

The hole in the large vault was disheartening and subsequently upsetting.

"<>...... what was that dimwitted magic brain thinking...... when this facility was the last bastion of humanity?"

Anne asked.

"......After all, this was the , wasn't it?"

"Yes, of course. It was geographically convenient."

"But it was never completed, was it?"

That's right. Probably because of the Aether Stampede.

You know about that?

Yes, in a manner of speaking.

But the free magical element (ether) was so depleted that the golems and magic tools all stopped working.

Chelle snorted at Anne's words.

"We were all built to operate with minimal magic consumption.

"Oh, to avoid detection by the demons..."

That's right. You know that, don't you?

I knew that the white-haired automata looked down on the blue-haired automata.