Let's Manage The Tower
(4) Traces?
The first thing that came to the place where the boundary sway occurred was to find out if there were any "roads" through which the artifacts came.
If the artifact really came to this place, no matter how well it hid its tracks, there must be some information left on the border.
Exactly, Kaiseki was instrumental in creating the boundaries of this place, and I know all about it.
By the way, with Utah's cooperation, which is tied to the original boundaries, you should be able to find something if you feel uncomfortable.
Though I was a research assistant who explored the surroundings with such thoughts in mind, I found unexpectedly light signs that the artifact would have come through.
The reason why we found out that it was a sign of the artifact was simply because there was a "path" that came through the temple of Ashra.
However, the assistant who found the "path" looked reluctant.
"What a strange face you're looking at. Something you didn't like?
As Shreyn said so, she looked at Kaiseki's face and saw something interesting.
The facial expression of the research assistant with a complicated face must have touched something about Shreyn.
Instead of looking at Shreyn, Kaiseki keeps following the "path" and blurring his eyes.
Seeing such an examination, Sylvia leaned her neck this time.
"Are you dissatisfied with anything?
"Yeah. Well, I'm dissatisfied, or I'm just wondering if you've done enough to fix the boundaries, but you're leaving something to prove it."
"Did you bother?
Sylvia, who was worried about the language of the examiner, dared to go in there and hear it.
"I think it's okay to say that because I was restoring it when I crossed the border, but I didn't erase the path that I came through at that time.
"Can you get rid of that path and that easily?
"It's not easy, but at least if we have the power to fix this well, we can do it normally."
In response, Shreyne and Sylvia looked at each other and said, "Hmm."
Indeed, Kaiseki was right, as far as the current situation was concerned, it seemed impossible to think of it as "going out of my way".
On the other hand, Sylvia has another idea.
"Is there a reason for God to do that in the first place?
"That's it, isn't it?"
Sylvia pointed out that the examiner was caught, so he looked the same as before.
As the letter left in the warehouse of Asla's Mansion says, if you really don't want to look for it, you should also erase the traces of the "path" you came through.
Especially if you have the ability to do it.
Of course, it is possible to think that the assessment aid is wrong and has no such ability, but it is the idea of assessment aid that there is no such thing as repairing the boundary beautifully so far.
They were all worried on the spot for a while, but eventually Kaiseki shook his head.
"... I can't help thinking about that here forever. In the meantime, it would be nice to know that the instruments of God were definitely here."
That's not true.
That's right.
Shreyne and Sylvia nodded at the positive remarks.
Without a clue at all, we are definitely moving forward.
Besides, there is something that the examiners can do on this occasion.
In order to take that measure, the examiner turned his attention to Kouhi.
"Excuse me, can you get me a water mirror?
"Yes"
Kouhi nodded honestly to the examiner, but Shreyne and Sylvia leaned their necks.
"Mr. Kowske, what are you going to do with the mirror?
"Of course, Sylvia will use it.
"Eh!?
Sylvia, who didn't think she'd be shaken, was surprised when she opened her eyes.
Sylvia can handle water mirrors as a witch, but she didn't expect to use any artifacts.
What I did at Mixen's temple was just a demonstration of how to use it very normally, and I don't know if I can use it properly as a divine instrument.
Seeing such anxiety in Sylvia's face, Kaiseki smiled reassuringly.
"Sylvia will be fine. Besides, considering the disturbances, I don't think I'm going to run wild unless I treat you like this."
Mirror artifacts behave strangely (?).
From that point of view, I don't have to wonder if I was acting too strangely because of the artifact, but that idea does not apply to all artifacts.
However, Kaiseki thought that there would be no problem with Sylvia's normal handling as long as it was limited to the mirror gods.
As Kouchi just pulled out of the item box, even if he left it, he didn't run off or anything.
Above all, Sylvia, the witch, is the only one who knows exactly how to handle the mirror.
Sylvia got ready to use the mirror while the examiner said, "It's okay, it's okay."
Even though it was in the woods, Kouhi's hand quickly prepared a table for work.
Originally, the water used in the mirror uses purified holy water, but since there is no such thing here, it is substituted with holy water that was stored for something.
Rather, sacred water was obviously more valuable than holy water, so the latter was better for the mirror.
In fact, when Sylvia put the divine water into the procedure, the mirror was accepting the divine water as if nothing had happened in particular.
And Sylvia visited the examiner after all the preparations were made.
"So, what do we do with the water mirror?
In the first place, what witches and priests do with water mirrors is past and distant vision with the help of God.
Naturally, Dana's fortune-telling is completely different in nature.
The power I use in the first place is completely different from the fortune-telling that I do with my own power and the power of God.
There are other things I can do with water mirrors, but for the time being, it was past vision that Sylvia wanted to ask for help this time.
"In the meantime, could you really look at the past and see if the artifact came here?
"... I'll try. However, since the opponent is an artifact, there is a possibility that it will not appear accurately.
"I'm sure that's true. In the meantime, I just need to find something that looks like a clue."
"Okay."
In reply to his words, Sylvia took a big breath and reached out to the mirror.
Past vision with a water mirror will use the power of God.
For this reason, it is important to know which god to borrow, but this time Silvia chose a single god without any particular doubt.
The god is, of course, a helper.
Vision of the past is the artifact that Kaiseki is looking for, and above all, it is the best because it came to this world based on the power of Kaiseki.
In addition, Sylvia herself is also a great witch in the study.
Historical vision with the help of God, whom I believe in, is still the most successful.
While Sylvia was looking at the past, the examiners were watching the area.
Even though the forest is protected by the world's trees, monsters don't come out at all.
Rather, monsters appear more often than other forests.
Therefore, we need to protect Sylvia, who will be defenseless.
The auxiliaries' vigilance was to continue until Sylvia's past was over.