Graduated from Witchcraft Institute

"Is that...? William, where are you going?

Me trying to get out of the room with two little hammers in my hand, Mi calls me off.

She was pointing to four stone statues, lined behind the room.

"I'm going to go collect the 'key'"

"Uh, but... it said that it was in the stone statue that there was a 'key', right?

"Oh. But it doesn't say 'Stone statue in this room'"

"Hmm...?

Mi left the room after me, with her neck clenched.

When I go out into the hallway, I go back to the room where the guillotine was planted.

And then, after a while...

"Ahhh!... That's what this is about?

Mi seemed to have gone to the same answer as me.

I'm closing my mouth with my hands that I'm about to raise my voice.

I try to nod towards Mi.

"Oh, I think that's the right thing to do, because all the conditions will match."

"I did... Aww, I can't believe you got hit by such a preliminary trigger......!

Mi turned her head on regrettably, and she was overwhelmed.

I knocked over the door with her like that, swept over the guillotine again, and went back to the hallway where I fought Gargoyle.

In addition to the two pedestals there were two gargoyles rolling on the floor that I and Mi had destroyed.

Mi rushes a little towards that whole thing and sticks to that stone statue (...) at his fingertips, which is no longer moving.

"... but isn't this cheating? Aren't you a monster?"

"Gargoyle was originally said to have given the statue magic and monstered it. And riddles are more or less like that. It's not that strict. ─ ─ In short, it's a thought quiz for the subject."

With that said, I walked up to next to Mi and shook the small hammer down toward what was the stone statue in front of me - the gargoyle.

When a small hammer emitting light hits a stone statue...

The stone statue itself glistened painfully white, then sauntered, like fine sand, and collapsed away.

After that, there's nothing.

Just a small pile of sand left.

Even so, I can't find anything.

"Off...?

"Apparently so."

I'll answer Mi while I head over to the other stone statue.

I waved the hammer down there, too.

And then...

─ ─ Charin.

It did not change that the stone statue became like sand, but one key emerged from it glowing golden.

"It's a bingo. That's William."

"No, I'm glad I hit it. I was a little thrilled inside before I slapped him in the mouth."

"Heh. William, but is there such a thing?"

I pick up the gold key and take Mi back to the room where the chest was.

Then he used the key and locked it in the crate keyhole.

- Kim!

When I wondered if there had been a tall sound somewhere, the crate glowed pale and eventually the light disappeared.

Mi alerts the perimeter once more, checks the box again, and then opens its lid.

The lid opened with the ringing sound of the hinge, and the contents of the treasure chest appeared.

Inside it were three treasures.

There's a potion, a bottle of liquid, a cane, and a pair of boots.

"... Demonic Props (Magic Items), is it?

"I guess." A trivial treasure, but a treasure of ancient ruins. "

"You're a hockey."

Mi giggles with joy.

Demonic props (magic items) are extremely valuable in general.

The value varies greatly depending on the thing, but if you take it to a specialty store, you should be able to buy dozens of gold coins, even the lowest ranked ones - i.e., for a price equal to the average citizen's monthly income, and if you become the top one, you will be valued at thousands of gold coins.

Of course, we can use it ourselves without selling it, depending on the thing.

It should be noted that you can see what kind of magic item it has by using Magic Analysis (Analyze) spells, but because Magic Analysis (Analyze) is a high-end spell and consumes a lot of magic (Mana), you just want to avoid using it during dungeon exploration.

You should be appraised where you took a breather after your exploration.

That's what I thought, wrapped each item in a cloth and left it in a luggage bag.

Mi looking at it puts her neck up.

"William, why did you wrap it in cloth?

"Some ancient magic items are cursed. The conditions for activation of the curse (curse) vary, but I would like to avoid touching it directly by hand for a moment."

"I see. You will learn as a bandit (sheaf).... I mean, William, aren't you actually a bandit (sheaf)?

"No, you're a normal mentor (wizard). I'm never as good at trap detection or covert behavior as I am."

"That may be true. Normal, is an absolute lie. I'm a little bit of a mentor."

With that exchange, me and Mi will be leaving the room with the crate.

And as he went out into the hallway, he went further into the ruins.

─ ─ About that time on the other hand.

The King Andrews, who enclosed the Demon King by the power of the "Jewels of Extreme Prison," now had a place in one of the smaller cities in the country.

It was in this small city that Andrew and the rest of the Royal Army clashed with the Demon King.

The number of warriors currently stationed in this small city - kingdom knights and court magicians - is about fifty, with the exception of submissive knights (squares).

Since the total number of kingdom forces is about a thousand in the standing army alone, and the largest number of troops that can be mobilized in times of war is nearly 10,000, it can be said that the number of these fifty or so is quite small.

This was because, in dealing with a few elite enemies with only a powerful individual, the Demon Nation, it was judged foolish to challenge them in a large army that exchanged miscellaneous soldiers only to increase the number of war dead in vain.

In addition to securing barracks, mobility, mobilizing footwork, and convenience in policing other than the Demon King issue, the Royal Army also formed a small number of elite troops - but three times more than with the Demons.

But all those gathered here were mighty men.

Each one of them is powerful enough to defeat a herd of goblins and a small group of orcs alone, and can cross on an equal footing with the Demons.

The kingdom's proud elite warriors are gathering here now.

Clashing with a small group of demons led by the Demon King with the power of its elite troops, Andrew and his men had succeeded in sealing the Demon King with relatively few sacrifices.

The Demon King is currently in the city's central square.

The energy field of about twenty meters square made by the jewels of the extreme prison seals the Demon King and seven other demons on the spot.

The other demons have already been defeated, and the only remaining enemies are the demons there.

Two days had already passed since Andrew and the rest of the Royal Army had sealed up the Demon Kings.

At the time of the showdown, when the effect of the treasure of the extreme prison is lost.

It is the common view of the court magicians serving that this is seen to be six to eight days after the effect of the treasure is activated, and that it is at least four more days of Antai.

Until then, therefore, the warriors were on a moment's rest.

It should be noted that temporary evacuation to another city has already been completed for the general public in this city.

Only those directly or indirectly involved in the exorcism of the Demon King are currently stationed in this city.

Andrews, it is the Lords' Hall in this small city where Heavy Town is staying.

The original owner, the lord, has now narrowed his shoulders in the corner of the hall.

King Andrew had now seen the dining room of the hall in the conference room and had a chat with the heavy towns under the name of military council.

Andrew himself and the heavy towns are usually too busy to get a chance to talk face-to-face without such an opportunity, so after the discussion on tactics was consolidated, we had an exchange of views on normal matters, fortunately.

It is due in large part to Andrew's personality and candidate eyes, who is at the top of the country, that there will be a broad exchange of views that is not afraid of status or position.

Most of the people that Andrew uses heavily are of that type.

─ and one knight rushed in on the occasion of that military council.

Andrew, who noticed it as soon as possible, speaks to the knight.

"Whoa, what's up, knight Langley? Is something wrong?"

"Yes! Come right away! The demon king...!

To the look of the knight, Andrew narrows his gaze sharply and rises.

Then he instructs his squire to take his favorite demon sword and leaves the room with the knight who came to call him.

The other heavy towns that had participated in the military council followed Andrew thoughtfully with a sense of uninterrupted atmosphere.

"So, what happened to the Demon King?"

"Yes, that's -- he suddenly attacked the other demons he had sealed up with and started eating them (...)."

"... what?

Fast forward through the hallways of the Lords' Hall, Andrew and the heavy towns of the country.

Looking out the hallway window, dark clouds were starting to gush in the sky.