Apprentice Alchemist Bakes Bread - Relaxed Collection and Forest Workshop Life

"Cage...... right. Don't let anyone touch you or go inside. I can't predict what will happen."

"Sure. Perhaps another formation has been planted somewhere. Cornu, stay alert."

"I know, yo!

We approached the cage carefully, each peeking and observing inside.

In a small, white, square room, that's all I have to say when I say what I can look into. There's nothing on the wall. There are no particular concerns about high semi-circular ceilings either.

"The door is open... is it broken?

"Hmmm...... I don't see any handles or keys in the door before that, this."

"Oh, really"

Even though there is no handle, there is a door. I'm not willing to open or close the door...... well, it's a cage placed in a place like this, so it's more unnatural to come and go...

But then what does it mean to have no keys? If it's a cage to lock up, it should be locked up.

- I wonder what it is. This' cage 'is.

"... maybe you're pretty sure something escaped. Hola, this door is open from the inside out."

"Oh, it's true. Right."

"Hmm... if you think about it normally, you're either the guardian who was protecting 'the nucleus' or something like that."

"You mean the guardian was in this, and he brought it up, as a nuclear... demon stone?

Uh-huh... and Mr. Bardo roars.

"Ignis! You said the nucleus was moving, right? How about now?

"Uh... um... sorry Deputy... I'm not sure... Thirty-five layers to the bottom - the magic of the flames is getting stronger and stronger - and now it's stained everywhere."

Ignis, who was flying near the ceiling, drops his shoulder with Shun and returns to my shoulder.

"Right. No, never mind. - If it was the guardian Flaming Dragon who ran away from here, I just thought it was a pain in the ass."

It's definitely troublesome. Suppose such demons are moving around and scattering magic vegetables......

But why did the guardian bring up the nukes? There was something strange in the labyrinth, so you want me to go to the safe zone? But this must be the bottom floor, and Mr. Letterio's "The Keeper's Silver Watch" and his double triple protection in formation, and I can't believe a safer place than here...

... - Hmm? Wait, maybe the other way around?

"... you know, I thought, on the contrary, that the guardian ruled the 'nucleus'... isn't it possible?

I freaked out at the possibility.

"Because if you're going to protect me, you should be safe here. The cage is unlocked, and maybe the nucleus is weakened..."

The labyrinth anomaly may also have occurred in the labyrinth because the anomaly occurred and something happened to the 'nucleus' rather than the anomaly to the 'nucleus'.

'Cause there's a huge anomaly going on right now that there's no' nucleus'.

"That sucks, it..."

"I don't even want to think about it... We have to do something about the labyrinth during this busy period before the festival...... so?

"I wanted to make meat in the store too... I don't want to get rid of dragons, do I?

"... huh? Iris - I wonder if 'nuclear' is delicious?

"What...?

Everyone was happy with Ignis' words.

'Nucleus' is the essence of the labyrinth. It's a piece of magic. It should also be a magic force of an incomparable magnitude to the magic of spirits and people. Because it keeps maintaining this strange space. Years, hundreds of years.

"If the guardian is a dragon... Cornu, if you're the guardian and you like 'nucleus'... what do you do?

"I might eat you, Na! And to the king of the sea! Maybe."

"You'd do it..."

"Well, hey! If it was a demonic stone enough to be the nucleus of the labyrinth, it would be absolutely delicious lo!

"Me too!"

Are you saying that all spirits have no eyes in the 'nucleus', which is a mass of magic?

... What's going on with the nucleus that's been brought out now? Good if the guardian just has it. I just need to get it back.

But if...

"It would be bad if 'nucleus' and guardians were assimilating..."

- What would happen to this labyrinth if that were happening?

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"Well, it's all about assumptions. Maybe the 'nucleus' itself is moving by itself, or there's a guardian and he's being brought out. Maybe there's still forty layers under here, and the nucleus is there."

"You're right about Letterio. There's nothing we can do about arguing on assumptions here. What are we gonna do after this? Lamberto."

"Hmmm...... I'll check this room one more time and if nothing happens, I'll return. I wish it was just a nuclear clue... this is the only cage I see."

Ha. And multiple sighs fell.

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"This cage...... I still feel like it"

I was crouching on the floor and staring at the cage up close.

"What's it look like?

"This. It's my wand... Holla, this black glossy feeling... doesn't it look alike?

I pulled the wand out of my waist and showed it to Lulusu-kun. Lulusu-kun has eyes that look at rare objects, changing various angles and observing them carefully.

"Similar. Especially this bitchy feeling..................................................."

"Like lava?

"That's right! It's like cold, hardened lava! But it's glossy and sparkly, and it looks like a magic stone."

I niggered at the words.

"That's Lulsus! I think you're quite right, this wand."

"What?

"That's me - I burned it!"

"Ignis?

"Lulusu-kun, have you seen any other wands? Canes often use white trees as ingredients, but this is black, isn't it? Ignis hit his magic with all his strength, so this became a magic crystal."

"This wand is stubborn!"

"Heh. Iris, I was using such an awesome cane. You have a contract with the Spirit of Fire (Salamander), and maybe you're good at witchcraft?

Mr. Letterio, who had circled the cage, peered into my wand, which Lulusu-kun had in his hand.

"Uh... that's not particularly true... normal. I'm still in the process of growing this wand, or I haven't caught up at all... hehe"

Mr. Letterio knows better than anyone else about alchemy and sorcery because your brother is an alchemist.

So I'm sure you know that the wand is something that grows with its owner. Generally speaking, the ability of the wand and the magician is proportional. But in my case... unfortunately, I'm in a 'used for wands' and 'helped by wands' state.

So much so that this wand, which is crystallized by the magic of Ignis, is fine.

"Mr. Letterio. I think the material of this wand and cage is similar to mine."

"The wand and this cage?... Wait, that."

Stopped blinking and Mr. Letterio stared at me.

"Maybe this cage... made by the Spirit of Fire (Salamander)... don't you think?

I nodded and said so.