As the noise in the tower increased, we ran up quickly as well. Although there were automatic elevators that connected each floor, we did not use them, we used the stairs instead.
『Master, a group is coming down. 』
Immediately after Lindwurm informed me, I heard several footsteps.
“So you’re saying, the residents of the underground settlement revolted in unison!?”
“Yes! Moreover, it seems that the monsters who were locked in the cage also escaped!”
“And that’s not all! There is also information that a Fenrir has appeared in the middle tier of the tower!”
“Fenrir!? Why would a legendary-level monster be in such a place!?”
They are an armed group. We stuck to the ceiling and waited for them to pass by.
“Those are the Magic Knights, right? They’re wearing pretty good equipment.”
“Yes. It would be a pain if we had to fight them all at once.”
We continued to climb the stairs until we reached the top.
“There’s no more stairs. We’re not at the top floor yet, are we?”
“Mm. It seems that the only way to get to the next floor is to take a different route.”
We went inside the floor. We then found a door that looked like the one we are looking for but it was guarded by several magic knights.
“Let’s take them down at once.”
“Understood.”
I jumped in while still in concealment.
“Hmm?”
Perhaps noticing my presence, one of the Magic Knights turned his gaze towards me and braced himself, but it was too late.
I already swung Lindwurm and struck his armored torso.
Doooon!
“Gaaaaahhh!”
The magic knight, who was blown away by the impact, flew straight to the wall, crashed and embedded himself into it.
“Wha-! W-who’s there!?”
“It’s useless.”
Meltera activates her ice magic. The bodies of the remaining magic knights froze in an instant. They all turned into ice sculptures.
“Alright, let’s move on.”
When I was about to open the door that was now unattended,
“Thou shalt cast a spell when thou shalt pass through here.”
I heard such a voice from the door.
“It’s just like the one at the Great Sage’s Tower I built. And looking closely, the structure up to this point are very similar.”
The only difference is that the lower level is now a factory instead of a dungeon. This suggests that beyond this door is a floor reserved for the higher ups.
“Thou shalt cast a spell when thou shalt pass through here.”
“Open sesame.”
“……”
Apparently, it’s not the password.
I see….
“Thou shalt cast a spell when thou shalt pass through here.”
“Who cares. I’m going to smash you.”
Zudoooooong!
I unleashed a cannonball of condensed magical power. The door blew open with tremendous force. Without any hesitation, we head straight in.
As we walked further inside, we came across five seats floating in the air. Sitting there were five old men.
“Impossible! How can there be intruders in a place like this?”
“And they’re babies at that!?”
“What are the Magic Knights doing? They’re useless!”
“It seems that there was a commotion at the lower level~”
“Munyamunya”
The wrinkled old men look down at us in amazement.
Apparently, these are the Five Wise Men who rule this city. And behind them, a huge statue stands solemnly. It was still a statue of a young man. However, like a statue of a goddess in a chapel, it seemed to be placed there with a revered purpose.
“You don’t look like you’re just a baby. But don’t think you’re going to step into this sacred place and get away with it!”
One of the old men raised his staff, from which a powerful laser cannon was fired.
I easily blocked it with a barrier though.
“What!? Y-You easily blocked my magic!?”
“These two are no ordinary people~”
“That should be self-evident since they get this far!”
“Hah! You should regret that you pick a fight with us, the Five Wise Men who reign in this magical city!”
“Munyamunya”
Murderous intent and magical power erupted from the old men’s bodies.
They even got a big name, the Five Wise Men, for themselves. It seems that they have a certain amount of ability.
Meltera and I also released our magic and got ready for battle.
It was then—
From above the heads of the old men, a man slowly descended.
The Five Wise Men noticed that and they shouted in unison.
““““Great Sage!?””””
……Great Sage?
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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