Boundary Labyrinth and the Foreign Magician

Go down the dark stairs and move on.

"From the looks of the floor, there's no sign of a person entering. It was well made and sealed, so not so much dust per se... but still no footprints"

And Sheila looked up the dust on the floor and said:

"I knew... there hasn't been anyone in there in over 30 years,"

Princess Elkham nodded as Illumhilt murmured at Sheila's words.

"Right. If Mother had known, she would have told Father and me."

"The absence of that means that... no one got in."

Princess Elkham nods too when Princess Stephania answers.

The dim, long passage appears to be slightly bypassed as it slopes downwards.

It is unlikely that a trap has been set up to this passage… just in case, proceed with caution. So is the trap, because it also means looking for another hidden passage.

Explore magical reactions with one-eyed glasses, leaving physically unnatural, brittle places to Sheila and Serafina, then continue down.

And... I went somewhere I opened it. Launch a few magical lights to illuminate your surroundings.

Apparently... it's a big domed space. The first thing that catches my eye is the altar set just a short way in and the large crystal that sits there. And it was a 3D magic formation painted across the altar using the entire dome from the floor to the ceiling.

There are columns standing all over the magic formation, with crystals resting on the columns.

"This is..."

"Uhm. Sounds like a fairly hands-on procedure."

Old Siegmund roars with it in his eyes.

"But... this magic formation doesn't seem to be starting itself."

If you look at it with a pair of glasses... the magic formation itself is drawn by crushing the magic stone and drawing a line with it. I can see that the prints on the inside of the dome are slightly magical.

But the magic response is too weak. If it's a moving magic formation, it's something with a stronger magic response.

"Is it something to do with the conjunctivities maintained by the Royal House of Nahalvia?

said Valentina as she examined the magic formation at her feet.

"Perhaps so. And with this, we might be able to tie the line again."

"I don't think I can activate it because I don't know the ritual procedure."

Auria is right. I need a surgical formula to activate it. We'll have to leave it as it is for the first time, beyond the loss of oral biography and literature.

How to activate it and the purpose of this magic formation. The only way to be sure of that is to still go to the folks in the woods and listen.

… just in case, do you want to make an accurate 3D model? It is also easier to respond when it becomes necessary to perform analysis of the meaning of this magic formation and the procedure.

"... n"

And - that's when Sheila raised her gaze.

"Something... I'm here"

Looking ahead of Sheila's gaze, she saw some strange creature sitting down.

"Rats like rabbits......?

Sheila tilts her neck. The question is better.

I have big ears and long hind legs. Has rear legs with a Kuno shape, suitable for jumping. The tail was slightly longer than the figure, the tip covered with hair and swollen round.

"Is that... a Tobino?

Sorry for the classification by Jing Jiu's memory.

"You're an unusual creature..."

"But it's kind of cute."

I said it like Ashley was impressed. Charlotte is softening.

"No...... I don't know, it doesn't seem like a decent creature. He's got some weird magic."

As far as monoculars go, it looks like it has a lot of magic in it. You'd better stay away from inadvertent.

Considering that I was in this place where no one was supposed to let me in... maybe a magical creature. So, what's the role? Eliminating intruders, or...

Tobino comes close to Princess Elkham as she jumps pimply. When I set up a dragon wand to break in between and show him that I was on guard, he stayed a little distance over there and let him bow his head down.

"Uh. Are you sure you want to be on the Royal side of Nahalvia?

When Princess Elkham asks, the rat bows his head to snort. Everyone who saw it accidentally looked at each other.

Tobino... didn't see any ruse to harm us, Princess Elkham's companion.

It's the same even if you're making detailed models of the magic formations in the dome with dirt magic. Princess Elkham even seems more concerned than what I do.

Instead of protecting the magic formation, they may have placed the magic creature as an escort when using the evacuation passage to escape. In short, you're the Guardian of the Royal House of Nahalvia.

Let's just say that. I'll concentrate on my work, too. What a strange part of the magic formation. There are also decorations and blemishes that do not seem to have anything to do with the procedure… the percentages seem meaningful. Reproduce it accurately on the model.

"Model completed"

We're just finishing up the shrinking model, and we're all going back to the ground. Moving to the aisle side, Tobino also followed Princess Elkham as she jumped small to the left to the right.

"Uh. Will you escort me?

When I ask that, the rat nods.

"What shall we do?

Princess Elkham looks at me with a slightly troubled face.

"Right...... right. What about going outside and asking what you can do? If you have the strength to be an escort, it will help us."

Princess Elkham needs to come forward in exploring the sanctuary and negotiating with those responsible. The more power there will be, the better.

"Okay. Okay, outside."

Follow the Tobino and go back out the way you came.

I just got to the courtyard and decided to quickly test Tobino's abilities.

"Not that it's a mock fight, but why don't you give your golem opponent a try?"

Make a dirt golem and confront the Tobino.

"Now show me what you're capable of"

When Princess Elkham commands, Tobino snorts.

As we all watched - the change quickly manifested itself.

"Sand...?

Even though there was no wind, the surrounding sand showed an unnatural movement.

The fast-spinning sand as it wraps around a vortex creates a conical shape as if it were one creature. A sand spear set its aim so as to bring about the sickle neck - and the torso of the dirt golem was unleashed.

Make a big hole by lightly choosing the torso of the dirt golem.

In the vision over the monocular glasses, the magic stretched from the body of the tobino rat, confirming that it was manipulating the sand.

"In short... he said it was a magical creature with the ability to manipulate the sand"

"You fought a demon with similar powers."

Mallane snorts, too, Grace says. Sure... you're the demon who accompanied Alverinde. Though it was named Berzerius the Dust Fang.

"Then I wonder if it would feel similar to what we can do and what we can do about it"

And, Rosemary.

"I wonder if the ability to manipulate sand will diminish by the water"

But this is the desert. It could be described as a pretty powerful ability with a location as well.

It can be said to the earthly magic system, but it can create obstacles instantly, and if it is filled with sand, armor and other things will not help. I feel more capable in defense than in attack.

Besides, my body is relatively small, so I wonder if I can be secretly accompanied anywhere. This area is also suitable for escorts.

"What do you think?

Princess Elkham will look at me.

"I was wondering if it would be quite useful as an escort. It would be comforting if you could accompany me."

To give her candid thoughts, Princess Elkham gave her a happy look.

"It's a decision. Do you... have a name?

Tobino nodded, manipulating the sand to write his own name.

"Ramrya?"

As Princess Elkham read the letter, Tobino snorted.

... Ramrya? The fact that the name already exists won't mean that I can't make a contract as a user demon... but I guess it means that I originally served the Royal House of Nahalvia.

"Do you not understand the ritual procedures and purposes that were performed in that hidden room?

Looks like you can draw letters in the sand and communicate with them. To Princess Elkham's question, Ramrya closed her eyes and shaken her neck to the side unfortunately.

Don't you remember, or don't you know it? Or maybe there are constraints and I can't talk.

… given that I am an escort, can I not help but hear more about the ritual? However, it can also be said that a new force of war could have been added before the search for the Holy Land.