Chapter 37: Burial Chamber of Angels (part three)
“Tir, Auguste is here, isn’t he?”
『Umu. That’s right. It seems that while I was turning my back, those guys had gathered.』
I looked up at the aforementioned place from on top of the rooftop of a building.
Before our eyes, the majestic appearance of the cathedral which touched the sky was towering above us.
Today, there were many dragons around the cathedral.
The winged dragons were flying around the cathedral or perching on the steeple.
Dragons without wings were also crowding tightly in the square in front of the cathedral.
When compared with the dragons surrounding Auguste when the mental interference began, they had a somewhat empty look.
If I looked closely, I could see dragons that had fainted.
『If that blonde prince is causing this situation, that guy seems to possess a power that exceeded human domain.』
Admiring words spilled from Tirnanog’s mouth in amazement.
“By the way Tir, if you also received such strong mental interference, wouldn’t it be terrible?”
『That’s a foolish question. I am not as insensitive as you are, but I am also from Aurelia. It is easy to block the mental interference.』
“What a relief.”
We got off to the square and approached the cathedral.
If it was dangerous, we intended to return to a higher place using Leap once more.
However, the movements of the dragons that were trying to block our path were somewhat slow and easy to avoid.
The closer we got to the cathedral, dragons who fainted and dragons with sluggish movements were increasing.
Without much difficulty, we got into the cathedral.
“I thought for sure that we would get much more intense disturbance.”
『Perhaps the prince actually wants to be rescued……or rather, even dragons’ heart cannot tolerate this strong mental interference for a long time.』
“Then, we have to find him before it’s too late.”
『Umu. That’s right. Let’s hurry. The suspicious presence gradually getting stronger. I can smell the pungent stench of the beast.』
Tirnanog led me through the inside of the cathedral.
Small dragons were entering the building, but all of them fainted and fell down.
It saved me some trouble, but I became worried about Auguste and the dragons.
If the dragons couldn’t enter, then wouldn’t he be alone right now?
As we were getting closer to Auguste, the interiors and the exhibits of the cathedral becoming more and more eerie.
It was a dreadful picture of Hell as if it implied what was going to happen.
Originally this was a locked route, but all the doors were unlocked by Auguste who came in here first.
I knew this route as well.
I unconsciously touched my wand holder and the alchemists’ silk gloves to confirm their existences.
How was I going to deal with this unexpected situation with my prepared supplies?
Right now, I was lamenting my preparation internally such as, ‘I wished I had kept it like that at that time’, or ‘I should have prepared that too.’
『Do not be afraid. I will be there for when you couldn’t get through this.』
“Yes, I’m counting on you, Tir.”
And then, we opened the last door.
There, it was the only mural painting depicting God’s figure in this cathedral.
To the illusion as if I had been glared at by the grotesque-looking sun, cold chills ran through my spine.
There was only Goldberry in the center of the God’s mural painting room.
She fainted while being wrapped in a black riding jacket that Auguste was wearing when I parted with him.
I hurriedly rushed over to check her, but to my relief she was still breathing.
Goldberry seemed to just fall into a deep sleep.
But, there was no Auguste.
From the presence of Goldberry and the jacket, there was no doubt that he came here once.
Where did he go?
Why did he have to go through this mural painting room, which was a dead end?
『Erica, the smell of the prince is cut off in this room……because the stench of the beast is too strong, I do not know his exact location.』
“No, that information is more than enough.”
I thought that it might be unnecessary, but I also brought the wands for exploring the ruins as a precaution.
I opened my bag and took out the Wand of Glam Sight.
First of all, the standard routine in case of trouble.
Shook the Wand of Glam Sight and a sparkling magic circle was converging on my eyes.
In the field of view through the magical sight to see traces of magical power, there was no evidence of dubious magic.
『It seems that it isn’t a magical gimmick.』
“It would be better if I have Urd Sight……”
Urd Sight was a joint development product with a mage who could use space manipulation magic.
For that reason, it was a pretty rare item and the price was high.
Even though I got along with my older brother, I had to give up because I felt daunted by the expensive cost.
Since it couldn’t be helped, I had to think of something else.
This was also the ironic rule of alchemists.
I took out another wand from my bag.
This wand was a set with a scroll.
The scroll was made of parchment in which the grid was burned.
On the stick head was a magnetite in which a compass relief was engraved.
The material of the shaft was the keel of a ship which had sailed without sinking for more than ten years, and the one used for the core material was a star crystal which was carved into the figure of a sextant.
At the butt end of the wand hung a miniature anchor which was made by melting an actual anchor into a miniature anchor.
It was the Wand of Magic Mapping.
It was a relatively new kind of wand made by combining Auto Scribing for manuscripts with Siren’s Echo which was produced by people of Aurelia who were voyagers to sense reefs.
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