Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

There is no such thing as a boundary or boundary between the inside and the outside of the Otorii Gate.If you are in a different world, can you usually identify the intruder?

It may also be a proof that vigilance has not increased.

In any case, there seems to be no problem, so while expanding the concealed field, you will infiltrate into the cityscape that spreads inside the Otorii.The inhabitants are coming and going, so I just want to avoid stepping inside the field and discovering my existence.

In the sense of avoiding sudden collisions, let's keep a good grasp on the movement of the neighboring residents.Spread the net thin and wide to see how the area moves.

”These... children are in a place where ghostly things are wandering around...”

Yukino looked around the city and said with an anxious look.

"I can't be too optimistic... it may be dangerous for me as an intruder, but it doesn't necessarily mean for the children who come here to be called or invited."

”Oh, that's... I don't know if that's true.”

Yukino nodded with a serious expression.

"Besides, what do you call this city... I think you can see the bias."

Is it biased?

”I still don't understand people's culture... but I don't think I have enough things to need in my eyes.”

Tesdylos was the one who said that.Yes, the streets are lined with houses and shops, and you can hear music and singing from somewhere.Some inhabitants dance out the window to such music.Some perform street performances on the street corners.

It is the city of the inhabitants of the underworld, so there is undeniably a demonic and unseen impression on the whole... but it is decorated and the inhabitants enjoy it as if it were a festival, and it is very brilliant, and although it is different, it also seems to enjoy it.

Is that why you should say it, or is it because this is the Unseen...Obviously, it's not a normal street.I haven't seen the whole area yet, but I can't see the food and drinks, and it looks like I'm hanging around for entertainment and fun.It's a very unusual street.

Music and dancing. Geisha... Pedestrian and puppetry.Arrange toys like windmills and solitude at your doorstep.Let the inhabitants enjoy this world together.Some semi-transparent people stopped and looked at it from time to time.

If these entertainments are directed not only at the residents, but also at the children brought from outside, I would like to think that I have not been treated inhumanely.

"Another thing I noticed... is that the residents don't have children."

”... sure. The residents are all adults.”

Emperor Yoki nodded while observing.There are differences between male and female shapes, but there are no children's shapes or seniors' shapes.

Even though not all of them are non-combatants, there are some residents who seem to have good knowledge of martial arts and who have a large magic response.

In addition to amusement, there are also compartments that practice training and surgery.What you see in the city is entertainment and training.It's really extreme.

So let's take a closer look at the training scenery.This will lead directly to a countermeasure in the event of a battle.

I'll stop and show you the training scenery.

Seems like defense-focused training.

Rosemary says, "Forming up, stopping, and defeating with long objects and flying gear... in a sense, they're orthodox."

Those with spears intercepted on the ground.Those who work with bows and surgeries understand and utilize their own characteristics as they display movements such as arrows and magic bullets firing from the air, and it seems that they can act in a controlled group.

If you assume that the virtual enemy is moving on the ground... and the stage is all over the city, then you're going to have to train like this.

"In other words, it's a normal countermeasure against intruders."

When it was over, the samurai were now training to shoot and tangled in the air.I was training for ground warfare, but I had the impression that air warfare was pretty good.

Do you have some experience in air combat amongst your fellow students?If we were to go into battle, they would be quite troublesome.

Let me show you some of their training, and then I'll head further towards the center.

Little by little, I feel like the patrols are getting more frequent and the security is getting heavier.

From the beginning... I'm willing to take the risk and rescue the children.Even with more guards and patrols, if you can make your way to the center, there's no problem.

...... I shared with Wiz to see the life and magic reactions, but at the edge of my sight... there was a reaction to the life detail on the next street.

"...... that was......"

I turn to you and walk through the alley to the next street.

There... oh, I found it.

Kids. But... what can I say?

The kimono is a fine tailoring. It doesn't look like they're being treated badly... but all the kids are wearing faces and don't know their faces.

... the faces of animals decorated with red and gold on white.There were also fox faces... but there were many variations.The side that mimics the stem, I guess, is this.

The vital response... looks no different than that of a normal child, but the magical power that surrounds the body is unique to the realm."It looks like you're under the influence of the Lord of the Unseen..."

In any case, the children seemed to be playing there in a group.There were also children who were lying, spinning their own loneliness, and playing games.

There was a translucent samurai in the immediate vicinity, guarded or escorted.Unlike the children who are having fun.

I don't have the impression that I'm being diligent, but I have the impression that I'm doing my job well.

"There's a proper vital response..."

"It's weird... right?" The number and ratio of men and women don't match...I can't say for sure because everyone is face to face, but I don't think it's the same age or physique... as the children who disappeared. "

After receiving my words, Yukino looked at the scene carefully and shook his head with a stunned expression.

The number of children does not match.Not enough, but the other way around.

There were too many of them. Moreover, it was said that the breakdown of the sex ratio, age, etc. was different from the children who had heard it in advance.

Somehow... I don't think we're even talking about finding and rescuing them.

I don't know if there are enough of them, but the number is bigger than I expected...

I tried to get them out, but they were enemies, so it was impossible.

"That's right..." Let's start by trying to understand the situation and find out who the children are and what they have.I don't even know who to take with me when I have my face on. ”

The fact that these children don't have life reactions like the inhabitants of the Underworld may be a hopeful story, but it doesn't guarantee the safety of Yukino's brother, Kotaro, or the children of the village.There is also a possibility that it will be treated differently.

The concealed field remains unfolded.While hiding in the shadows, I watched.The children are normal to the extent that they are observing, except that they have their faces on.

Hitaka's words are exchanging conversations, and I'm playing with pleasure... it looks like there's nothing wrong with looking at it from the side.

Words interchange... it's a big deal to be able to communicate...

The songs of the inhabitants of the gloomy world were heard throughout the city, but it was only making the melody echo from around the throat, and it was unclear whether two-way conversation was possible, so it was impossible to wipe off the impression that the entertainment of the inhabitants was somewhere different.

At the very least, it was the harvest that made it possible to have a conversation with the children via the translation tool.

However... I'm not always on the same side, so I can't easily decide to listen to you.Okay. How did it work from here?