Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 253: Marquis´s stately mansion´s basement

The next day, I had a leisurely breakfast. Because there's no point in rushing.

When I logged into the game, everyone was gone. That's right!

Now, I should buy some MP potions and do some cleansing...but then Ix told myself something I forgot.

"Master, we haven't checked the basement of this house, what should we do?"

It's true that I've only checked the top of the house, but not the bottom. So I went to check it out.

I went down the spiral staircase leading to the basement. It's got a nice atmosphere.

"It looks like there might be monsters or something"

"Ion-chan, if you're scared, Lily can give you a hug"

"No thanks"

It's a mess. While we were having this conversation, we arrived at our destination. I can't see in the dark, but I can see Koihi, Ribina and Wako, who are on alert.

"Takuto-oniichan..."

"This place...is a disaster..."

"It looks like they're performing some kind of ritual"

A ritual? When I asked Koihi to light the fire, there was a magic circle of blood written on it...hey hey, please forgive me.

"Huu...report it"

So I reported it to Princess Sarah. After a while, Brass-san came with his men.

"I'm sorry...I don't know what it is"

"You made the right decision not to touch anything and to call me. Now let me check it out for you"

"Please"

I'll show Brass-san and the others around.

"This is...a magic circle I've never seen before...does anyone know what it is?"

"I've never seen such one before...it looks like a summoning magic circle"

"It also resembles a magic circle used by demons...like this one"

We exchanged various opinions, but the result was a mystery. So I called the person who seemed to know the most about it. That person came the moment I called him.

"I'm here! I'm finally free from work~"

Caim-san appeared in his cat form.

"Isn't this part of your job?"

"If it's not paperwork, I'm all for it! Now, lead me to the mysterious and romantic magic circle!"

He's getting excited. But the fact is that there is no one I can rely on more than this guy.

When I asked Caim-san to take a look at the magic circle, he immediately answered.

"This is a meaningless magic circle!"

Eh~!?

I've been expecting so much from him and now he's going to give me that! You're kidding!

"It's definitely a very old magic circle. It's probably from before the summoning magic circle was completed. The fact that it resembles a summoner's magic circle is evidence that it resembles something demons use"

"How did it get here?"

"Huh? The Marquis family here is a family that has been around since the founding of the country, but this is from before the founding of the country. I'm sure they thought it was valuable and monopolized it without telling the king"

Uwaa...too disappointing in so many ways.

"Then, it's okay to erase it or something?"

"It's fine, but it's from the past, so it's worth something, right?"

Seriously!? Then I'll replace the whole ground...hmm? Wait a minute...isn't that strange?

"Umm...was there such a thing as a stone floor that long ago?"

"Eh? There must have been"

"And the technology to build such a basement?"

"I don't think so. It was the Marquis who built this basement"

Then it's settled.

"This magic circle is probably a bluff"

Eh!?

"Wh, What do you mean?"

Caim-san was also excited.

"Because this floor and the surroundings are the same, right?"

Brass-san agreed.

"You're right... which means that this magic circle is a deliberate forgery of the old one"

Then why did someone bluff like that?

"...Is it under the floor that's suspicious?

"I think so"

"I'll take care of it if you'll let me. What do you say?"

I don't think he's going to be able to back down now that he's here.

"Please"

"Okay, here we go"

Caim-san, in his cat form, shoots out a laser from his paw and cuts the floor. He then uses his spirit power to levitate the floor. There was a battered wooden door. Bingo.

As we were all getting excited, Caim-san and Brass-san seemed to have received a transmission.

"Nephi!? Wa, Wait! I'm in a good place right now!"

"Princess! I'm sorry...the investigation has been difficult...no, it was an investigation of a magic circle...eh!? Not enough for the princess to come! It's fine. Leave it to me!"

You're both desperate.

"Are you okay? If you're busy, we can do this on our own"

"Alright! So let's go together!"

"It's alright! So let's go together!"

You're desperate. Well, we can't just leave them here...ah, I'll have to send a message to everyone.

I found a mysterious door in the basement of my home. Depart for an expedition

That's it. Now let's go exploring.