Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja~ Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sarani Tsuyoku Naru Tameni Tenseishimashita~

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The dawn of the next day.

The four of us were gathered out of town in the woods.

We're going to infiltrate enemy territory.

"Finally, you're infiltrating"

"It's better compared to Forkia, who was full of demons, but I still get nervous......"

'When it comes down to it, just get on the eagle and run away and you'll be fine!

With that conversation, we'll check the infiltration route.

All conversations are communication magic. You can't let someone ask you about this conversation.

Lurii and Alma seem to have moderate tension, but they are not even hardened by tension. It's a good trend.

Iris is not nervous at all... well, he's Iris, so he won't have a problem.

Suitable for infiltration are these dawn hours.

This is the most alarming time.

Once you dive in, it's easier to move later.

Normally, people walking around the area would say, 'Are you really a person in this country?' Cause I don't ask.

That is why vigilance should be laid near the border.

"Mattie, are you going to be able to dive in from the front?

'... so far, you're going to be able to dive in without a problem. I'm turning back when I'm about to find out.'

'Yes!'

Copy that!

I was exploring the magic near the border, answering Alma's question.

Some detective magic exists that is difficult to avoid.

If there's such a magical reaction along the way, we're going to bypass the border near here and enter the empire.

Probably the most vigilant part of the Imperial border in this battlefield.

... but the best way to find out where the dolls are is through here.

So it's worth going through, even if you're on strict alert.

As I went through the woods thinking about that, I found tons of footprints on the ground.

The soles are all the same shape and size.

It's not strange that shoes are unified if they are in the military, but when they are the same up to size, they won't be human first.

This footprint is supposed to be a trail through which a bunch of dolls passed.

'That's a doll's footprint.... Okay, we're going after this'

'... if I honestly followed this footprint, wouldn't there be a trap or something?

'It is only upon understanding that there is a trap. There will undoubtedly be traps somewhere, but nothing is easier to avoid than traps that we know there are'

That's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna follow the trail.

Dolls are heavier than humans, so it's easy to follow them even now after the time they've had their footprints.

"Footprints, you've been going on..."

"How come there's no disguise at all? It's a lot harder to follow the trail just by putting a line on the ground and walking on it, isn't it? Normally, I think that's about as much of a precaution... '

Sure, it's unnatural to have a clean footprint so far.

As well as telling me to follow you if you have so many clean footprints.

Easy to understand so far makes it easier to be wary of traps as well.

That's why I left a trail after figuring out the risks...

"Maybe you couldn't."

'I can't... Is there a disguise? We're just gonna tie the line on the ground, right?

"I can't just tie a line on the ground, but I can't handle magic there if I want that heavy doll to have enough strength to go through"

'... if you can manipulate a lot of those dolls, you can use that much magic...?

'That would be if you manipulated the doll on your own. With magic props, it's not that hard to manipulate a doll. As long as you give simple instructions like "Assault," even the average person can. "

That's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna keep following my tracks.

Then, roughly ten minutes later.

"Around there, aren't you buried with magic props?

So Lurii pointed to the ground a few dozen meters away.

... you're absolutely right.

"Oh, that's the trap. The three of you wait there."

That's how I get closer to the trap.

On the ground where Lurii pointed, demonic props were embedded.

The magic props are buried about a meter deep underground, and you can't tell by the eyes, but you can tell by the magic reaction.

"Matty, are you okay to be so close? It's a trap, isn't it?

'What is the activated range of the trap...'

'If it's in the activation range, it's already in there. "Passive Detection" -based detonators are used, so if you don't use magic, it won't activate. "

Probably a trap that combines' passive detection 'with explosive magic.

It is a commonly used trap in previous life times because it is relatively difficult to discover in the magic used as a trap, and because of its high performance.

With that in mind I dug a hole in the place where the magic props were and took the magic props out of the hole.

And covered the perimeter of the magic prop with a magic prop that blocked the magic.

Demonic props of this kind can be removed without explosion by suppressing magic releases so that they are not caught by 'passive detection', which is planted in demonic props.

"All right, we're good now."

'Copy that!... is that the enemy's trap?

'... something demonic magic...'

Lulii approached me when he heard my words, and he sees the magic props and squeals that sentiment.

Lurii is right, this is demonic magic.

'Oh. You're definitely the Demon Clan who made this. … pressing the button behind this hole is how' passive detection 'is activated after a while'

That's what I'm referring to, a hole in a demon prop.

The hole had a small button, and the surface of the button was engraved with a magic formation.

From the demonic prop configuration, the time between the pushing of the button and the activation of 'passive detection' will probably be about ten minutes.

'... did you go out of your way to create such a mechanism? It's faster to run magic and activate than to make a button like this, right?

'That's right for people who can make their own demonic props. This magic tool is a friendly design that can set a trap even for ordinary people if switched on with a stick or something.... you're almost certain of the puppeteering with abandoned pawns'

That's why I put magic tools in the storage magic.

At this rate, the doll himself would have very little information.