Magi Craft Meister

25-05 Mountaineering

"Maybe you should reconsider"

That night, Jen Double, Reiko and Berials were discussing in "Conlon 2".

"There can't be no entrance or exit to the 'Mysterious Squire' facility, I think that's a good idea"

"Right."

Even if it's not currently in use, it's an anomaly that we can't even find a clue.

"Even if 'Mysterious Subordinate' has an automatic doll (Automata) body and doesn't need a meal, there's no way Arshel or his homunculus won't eat"

Such Jen Double's remarks came to mind by Jen Himself, who is thinking with you in Penglai.

Even in Penglai, Jen and Lao Young had a discussion. Elsa also participates in this.

"Master (My Lord), is Arshel... a part of it? The individuals who attacked Mr. Gloria used metastatic magic, didn't they?

"... Oh, I see, the possibility of going in and out with metastatic magic"

'Yes, that would also be a way of security'

"But that's a little crazy. Didn't" Metastatic Magic "mean you could only go where you've been or where you can see it with your eyes?

"Hmm, right"

"If you do, what's the first thing you do?"

"That's what I'm talking about. Have you gone underground from somewhere, or is there a place where you can make contact with the 'mysterious squire'"

"That seems likely. The question is, where is it?"

"Maybe it's in an unexpected place"

"I wish I had any clue..."

Such a story had been exchanged, but at one point, there was something about Jen holding his head.

"By the way, Brother Jin, you dug up Elladolite, you're dressed."

"Huh?............... Ah, uh!

Jen I notice since Elsa told me.

For once, the Ellado mine contains controls such as the Kingdom of Celluloa, where the Elladolite collected is to be bought up by the State.

Leaving aside whether the law was appropriate, Jen would have mined it without permission.

"... I'll have to go say no to King César later"

"Master (My Lord), I think that's a good idea. Either way, that giant Elladolite won't be something that the surveillance officials there can value. '

"Okay. I will."

In this flow, it was decided to apply for the discovery of Elladolite as soon as the Alschel case had been completed.

"So where and how did Arshel meet the 'mysterious squire'?"

Listening to Jen Double groaned troubledly, Verials gave a stiff look.

"... that kid has always liked to climb mountains.... maybe even climbing Mount Ellado"

Though Jen thought that it might be difficult to strengthen the body in an environment where free magic (ether) is thin, it seems that it would also adapt to a certain degree to simply move the body.

"Or you can't abandon the possibility that a mysterious squire discovered where you were going and falling."

Reiko also pointed out unexpected possibilities.

"Anyway, let's check Mount Ellado tomorrow"

That's what happened.

The next day, Conlon 2 left the ruins and moved to the northeast side of Mount Ellado.

Because if Arshel, coming south from the Demonic realm, were to mount on the mountain, he decided it was likely from this side.

There was still snow left on the northeast slope of Mount Ellado, but there was no obstacle to walking.

Led by Berials, Jen Double, climb the slopes in the order of Reiko.

The average slope is about 20 degrees.

Because of its low free magic hormone (ether) concentration, Berials seems a little spicy, but he doesn't even give it yawns for the purpose of searching for Alshell, and keeps walking silently.

Plant sprouts appear where the snow disappears, and the season turns out to be heading for spring.

but as we climbed, there was more snow left, and from near 1500 meters of altitude, the top became a world closed to snow and ice.

"It's still hard to walk"

Though I said I was prepared because I was watching from Conlon 2, the reality was tougher than I imagined.

"I don't have a choice. Let's go south."

There will be much less snow left on the sunny southern slopes.

One row traversed the slope and turned to the south slope.

However, the slope is tighter on that side. Jen Double and Reiko are fine, but Berials, who can't strengthen her body, is a little, no. Looks pretty spicy.

The temperature is about five degrees Celsius, yet I sweat a lot, and my breath is rough.

Jen Double references it and makes it look like his breath bounced moderately.

"Let's get some rest"

Temperatures rose to about eight degrees Celsius on the south side. Fairly warm if you're in the shadow of a rock with no wind.

I decide to eat the dried bread from the behavioral food I brought here.

I don't eat Reiko, but Jen Double has to pretend to have.

On the other hand, Berials seems to have been hungry, eating dry bread looking delicious. She also drank Persica juice and recovered from both health and magic.

"Well, what do we do now"

Mount Ellad has a long mountain body to the east and west, so the slope is tight on the south side. Also, weathering is progressing because the sun hits well, and the rocks are brittle.

There is a lot of snow left on the eastern slopes.

"Do we have to go around to the west?"

In general, when compared to the east and west, if the amount of solar radiation is the same, it is easier for snow to melt on the west side, where the sun hits after the temperature has risen.

So the line went further west on the slope as it was.

"Yeah, I think I can handle this"

Unlike the eastern side, which was covered in snow and ice on one side, this one had about 40% of the rocks exposed.

"Okay, let's go."

Nor did Berials argue, and the line carefully began to climb the western slope.

The altitude difference is about 300 meters. If you climb 100 meters an hour, you'll be able to reach the summit in three hours.

"It would have been quicker to get down to the top of the mountain on Conlon 2."

and if Jen Double squeals, Berials denies it.

"No, it's not a waste because there could have been a clue along the way."

Jen Double didn't say anything more, either, because Berials, who is supposed to be using his flesh the most, says.

"The tokens..."

"What about over there?"

Jen Double shrugged unexpectedly when she saw where Reiko pointed.

"Chimney..."

Chimney originally means chimney, but in mountaineering terms it refers to a longitudinal groove made of rock walls. Jen remembered to hear such terms through TV shows where entertainers challenge them to climb mountains.

"Chimney climbing is a pain in the ass..."

It's a procedure where you stick your arms and legs against the left and right walls to support your body. Or in some cases back and legs.

"Lord Jin, take this!

If Jen Double was bothered that way, it seems that Berials found something.

"The rocks are shredded."

The place was clearly artificially processed. And it's still new. If you look closely, can I say staircase, no, because of the strong slope, it is ladder-like?

Anyway, there was a ditch on the rock wall where I could put my foot on.

"Seems to be going on forever"

Belials said as he looked up to the far summit.

"I'll try to go here"

"Right. Me and Reiko will look for something else, and if we don't have a good spot, we'll go after them."

So Jen Double and Reiko decided to observe the surroundings a little more.

I made full use of Reiko's vision and continued to observe the area, but there was no other place I could possibly climb.

"I knew it was here."

"Let's go"

Two (2) follow after Berials 15 minutes late.

The body of the automatic doll (Automata), not knowing the fatigue, increased its altitude and, after half an hour, caught up with Verials.

"Lord Jin, it seems there was nothing else."