After school, two days after receiving the request for mystery investigation.
I went to the eastern field of the academy with Tirnanog.
The purpose is to get rid of the new wonder with Klaus.
I went through the fields that the autumn wind was blowing through.
Orange and yellow pumpkins were everywhere.
“If something happens, I’ll leave it to you, Tir.”
『Umu. If it’s the golden wolf, I’ll eat it up along with the curse.』
I read the materials carefully yesterday.
I have found and read pretty much all the necessary descriptions in the books I was in charge of.
The main points have also been summarized and listed.
As a general rule, what Chloe described was most likely the closest to the truth.
The human head was cut and a wolf’s head was attached.
Inferred from the approximate sorcery, there is a possibility that it harbors some transmittable sorcery.
In any case, unless Klaus or Tirnanog are with me, it is something I don’t want to ever meet.
“But, for the golden wolf to suddenly appear here, I wonder if that’s really true.”
『The vampire from some time ago said that the northern Margrave confined the wolf1.』
“If that is the case, that means it has escaped, huh……”
But if he ran away, Harlan Slayson wouldn’t stay quiet.
There should be some movement from him.
Because this is that Harlan.
In the unlikely event that this wonder is really the Golden Wolf Prince, Harlan would be forced to intervene with the academy.
Ah, now that I think about it, there is that spy.
『There is a high possibility of that.』
“Well, today we have you and Klaus coming along, so I think everything would be alright.”
And then, we finally reached the entrance of the unfinished corn maze.
Tall and withered corns were swaying in golden color underneath the light.
As I was watching it for a while, I saw a blue light drawing near.
Looks like Klaus has finished his student council work.
“Have you been waiting long? Sorry for being late.”
“No, I’ve only been here for about five minutes.”
As the wind blew, the sound of the corn leaves shaking filled the air.
There was a slight howling noise intermixed with that sound.
“Did you hear that just now? There was a distant howl……”
“Hmm, so it’s here already, huh. How quick. Let’s get ready, Erica.”
“Yes, I’m ready anytime.”
Klaus held out his left hand.
Oh, it’s a spellcard to be exempted from his Barrier.
“I don’t know what will come out. Just take it for precautions.”
“Thank you, Klaus-sama.”
Next, Klaus cast some spells.
He applied the magic such as Glam Sight and magic resistance enhancement on me.
“But, will this ghost even come out properly……?”
“I wonder. At any rate, I will beat it and seal it.”
And so we went through the entrance of the corn maze.
The inside of the maze seems to be pretty well-built.
“The state of progress of this maze is better than I thought.”
“It seems that work is delayed due to this suspicious matter, but 90% of the passage is completed.”
“So, that means we have to walk through this wide maze, huh……”
This maze, it’s about two to three times as wide as Tokyo Dome……no, it’s a little bigger than that.
It looks pretty wide.
There are pumpkin lanterns that shine with magical light, so it is surprisingly not scary.
“The inside is surprisingly bright.”
“Those pumpkins will be carried out and decorated around the maze on All Souls’ Day, so the inside will be dark.”
“I see. It feels tasteful and nice.”
So one would be aiming for the exit inside a dim maze with only a faint magical light?
That sounds fun.
“In addition, not only will it be dark, but there is also illusion magic planted. So one will be able to enjoy it in that sense as well.”
“Oh my, what kind of magic has been planted?”
“It is set so that a ghost will come up from behind or appear and quickly disappear on the edge of the field of vision. Look, behind you.”
A ghost, huh. I wonder if it’s the classic ghost made of sheet.
As told by Klaus, I obediently looked back.
Looking at the way we came from, there were twin little girls.
Their white dress and pale face emerged in the dark.
“Hii……w-what in the world is that~~~~~!!”
“Kukuku……so you can be scared too……pft.”
No, no, normally one would be scared, right?
Kuh, Lindis’ corn maze is a real haunted house!
“Klaus-sama, you don’t have to laugh that much!”
“……No, I just didn’t really think that you will react like that for this level of scariness……pft.”
Klaus laughed with trembling shoulders.
Even though I got scared on a scary occasion like a normal person, what’s with this treatment?
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“No, sorry. My bad, Erica.”
“You’re a terrible person, Klaus-sama.”
Leaving behind Klaus who was laughing hard, I marched forward quickly.
“Because, you see, you have the impression that you’d only respond with 「Oh, I see」, no matter what you see.”
“Just what kind of person do you think I am, Klaus-sama. Whatever, I don’t care anymore.”
I should have been scared and screamed more often when I saw scary things.
You see, I screamed properly inside the 〈Ruins of Visitor〉 and the 〈Burial Chamber of Angels〉……right?
“Well, I’m sorry. It seems you also have a delicate side, huh.”
“Naturally.”
I reconciled with Klaus who folded quickly and apologized, and continued exploring the maze.
Then I walked around while chatting with Klaus.
“Speaking of which, yesterday’s material was quite difficult.”
“Even for you, Klaus-sama?”
“Because it seems sorceries require the use of a catalyst, and they are influenced by the blood of the caster, the land, the direction, and the position of the star.”
If it’s difficult even for Klaus, it was a correct decision for me to ask for his help.
According to Klaus, there are a lot of prerequisite knowledge and the description is omitted, making it difficult to grasp the contents.
“Furthermore, there are many techniques that were kept secret by each household. It seems it would be difficult to correctly reproduce the sorceries that existed in the past.”
“That kind of magic is convenient and clever, huh.”
Thanks to the sophistication of the format, there is an easy way to reproduce scrolls and such things as long as one can convert a little magical power.
The education at the academy is also effective because it is not bound by the blood power of the family.
“By the way, what happened to the golem from before?”
At the end of our conversation about magic, Klaus asked about the ending of the mist golem.
“Right, about that—”
I told him while omitting the matter about Actorius-sensei.
Upon hearing the truth of the tragic love between the Northern Princess and the Western Prince, Klaus frowned slightly.
“What are you thinking, Klaus-sama?”
“I was wondering what the prince would think if he knew that the princess had loved him. Having his lover dedicate her eternal love to his dead self would be far from his desire, wouldn’t it?”
Klaus questioned Chloe’s gentle interpretation.
“……that’s……I have no idea.”
It’s a very difficult question for me who has never thought of others in that way.
“Even if it’s a wish that was made at the risk of my life, if it restricts and causes pain on the one I love……I wouldn’t know what to do.”
Then Klaus looked up at the sky.
The moon is hidden behind the clouds, and only the stars are shining.
“……even if we ponder about this, it won’t do any good.”
“Well, you’re right……”
And so, we explored the maze while talking about everything.
However, no suspicious phenomenon occurred even though we traversed almost the entire area.
“Looks like it won’t come out. Should we withdraw for the night?”
“Yes, it may not be the cause itself, or it may have changed location.”
During the search that span for about two hours, the mysterious phenomenon did not occur.
After discussing it with Klaus, we decided to withdraw and re-investigate it tomorrow, so we aimed for the maze’s exit.
After we walked for a while, we reached an open space.
“For an area inside a maze, this is quite wide.”
“Aa, because this is the center of the maze. The narrow parts are connected to the ley line so they can deal with accidents and such things.”
At that time, the maze suddenly darkened.
The pumpkin lantern lights that were set up in some places dimmed and went out.
“Klaus-sama, it seems it has finally come out, huh”
“Heh, kept me waiting for a long time.”
“I’m glad we didn’t come here in vain.”
Klaus took out his staff and a bunch of spellcards from his robe.
I also took out about five types of wands.
The plan is basically to wait for Klaus to seal it inside his Barrier, but I prepared them just in case.
Gust, Crystal Cluster, Dispel, Disintegrate, and Castling.
Since we don’t know what the opponent would do, I can use any method, right?
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