Magic Warrior Chapter 8 (Patreon)

Ruins - Cathedral

When we opened the great door of the ruin, we found ourselves in a large cathedral.

It was vaulted, with several staircases leading up to the second-floor passageway.

Until now, the passageways and floors had been made of stone, but the stairs and the second-floor passageway were made of wood.

On the right side is a large door that may be the entrance to this building. On the left side, one small door could be seen. On the other side of the room, at the front, there is another door similar to the one just opened.

Although there was no statue of a god, perhaps because it had been recovered, I felt a sense of holiness throughout the building.

I think it's some kind of amulet used here, it doesn't look particularly dangerous.

"That's amazing. Sis! I can feel the magic of the light!"

"...The magic of light?"

Claire is delighted with her new discovery. Is this holiness, the magic of light? To be honest, I had no idea.

"What, you don't understand?"

"I feel something mysterious, but..."

"I see, so you are the type to perceive things..."

A Perceiver! What is that? Is there such a thing? So, I can only use magic with my intuition? But if someone is a Perceiver, won't everyone be the same? That's a relief.

"It's just something I came up with on my own, but at any rate, no one I know, and as far as I've heard, none of my acquaintances can do it like you, Sis."

So, it was only me! I'm disappointed.

"Sis, let's check out this room."

"I don't think any kind of monster will appear in a place with such strong light magic, but don't stray too far from me."

My shock was swept away by all these revelations, but for now, the priority was to search. The door on the right seemed to be the entrance, as expected.

It was closed from the inside with a metal bolt, and through the window I could see the forest spreading out.

Several windows were broken. Looking outside, I saw a flowerbed at the entrance with white flowers I had never seen before. Part of the flowerbed seemed to have collapsed and caved in.

There are two staircases, one at the front and the other at the back of the room, leading up to a passageway in the stairwell, but the two on the entrance side are rotten, as if rain had blown in through the broken window, and I felt as if I would step through them if I tried to use them.

The rooms are empty except for a few couches pulled up at the sides, as if they were put away before they were no longer used.

The crates in the passageway were rotting away, but the chairs in this room were intact, perhaps due to the magic power that fills the room.

The second-floor passageway was bright, as if it was built to let in a lot of light. Each door can be seen at the top of the stairs at the front of the building.

This place looks like an old church, and it does not seem to be in disrepair, so I knew that they had moved here for a reason.

I decided to move on since the rooms looked empty. I examine the door on the opposite side that I first saw.

I listen and make sure there is no sound before opening it. There were passages on both sides, and the left side had collapsed.

"This looks a lot like the place we came in, Sis."

"Maybe there's a Magic Circle of transference over here too."

We proceeded down the right passageway, and as expected, there was a small room and a Magic Circle.

"Is there any way to check if the Magic Circle can be used?"

"I think the only way is to channel the magic. If the transfer point is broken or buried, it shouldn't work."

"Is there any possibility that it is not the Magic Circle of the transfer?"

"You could check the configuration of the Magic Circle, but I don't know that much. If you are worried about it, why don't you just let the magic flow from the edge instead of standing in the middle of it?"

I kind of asked and got a firm response, Claire seemed to have studied magic and was more knowledgeable than I expected.

I later heard that Claire's teacher, Sister, was a well-known magician. Under the Sister's policy that talents should be developed, Claire seemed to have been diligently instilled with various kinds of knowledge.

I tried to let a little bit of magic flow from the edge, just as Claire had said.

"I don't see any particular reaction."

"'Your magic power was flowing, so maybe the other side is buried."

What, you can see people's magic power? Magicians are scary.

"I can see the magic that was channeled into the Magic Circle, but I don't always know. Rather, I don't know how Sis usually uses magic..."

She said to me as if stunned. I didn't say anything now, but was it that easy to tell what I was thinking with my expression?

Since there didn't seem to be anything here, Claire and I decided to go back to the hall and check the door at the back.

"There seems to be a second floor, what are we going to do, Sis?"

"Well, I think it doesn't matter which way you go. I guess we can start from the top."

We went up the nearest wooden staircase and soon found a door. I could also see a door in front of the parallel staircase on the other side. As usual, I listened and made sure there was no sound before opening it.

Claire and I looked at each other.

"There's a lot of stuff here, Sis."

"Is it the effect of the magic of the light that the furniture is undamaged?"

There was a wooden desk, a bed, a chest of drawers, and other furniture necessary for daily life. They were wooden and dusty, but still clean compared to the first room. Just to be certain, I tapped it lightly with a wooden sword to make sure there was no reaction before examining it.

As it turned out, there was nothing in it. It was a forgotten place after the move, so it was natural. I was hoping to find a treasure chest or something.

Following the same procedure, I decided to check the room next door.

There was nothing in the desk drawer or the chest of drawers. Hmmm, disappointing.

I got the impression that these rooms were used as private rooms or guest rooms.

"Huh?"

"What's wrong?"

"Sis, let's check the next room again."

Claire, who was checking the desk, seemed to notice something. We moved into the next room together, and Claire removed a drawer from the desk.

"I knew it! Sis, these are double-bottomed."

Claire seemed to notice the difference in the thickness of the drawers. Me? I didn't notice it at all.

"Yes, sis. You're good at this."

Since Claire asked me to do this, I had to show my sisterly side!

I take the drawer from Claire and look carefully to see if there are any tricks to open it. Yeah, I don't know. I'm not good at this kind of detail work at all!

Still, since Claire asked me to do something for her, I was desperately looking for a way to open it.

"Here!"

I found a crack where I could get my finger in, so I pulled as hard as I could, thinking it must be here. With a snap, the double-bottomed lid broke.

"Yeah, yeah, I knew it was faster if I left it to my sister."

Claire nodded with a blank face...can I cry?

"Claire-san, is this a small gold coin?"

"This place looks like an ancient building, so I don't know if it's a gold coin. I mean, why do you call me "-san"?"

"Can't I call you Claire-san, a military strategist who finds the way to the goal and a little devil who won't hesitate to do so?"

Claire was a bit taken aback, so I decided not to call her that.

Inside were two gold coins. I had never seen these coins before, as we only use small silver coins in the village.

"Gold coins or not, they are still valuable, Sis."

"Claire, it's not good to steal, okay?"

"No. If something is found in a ruin without an owner, the finder is allowed to take it back. It's a basic rule for adventurers!"

"Oh, I see."

I remember my father saying something like that when I was listening to him in the past. We're not adventurers, but apparently details are fine.

After talking it over with Claire, we decided to take them back one at a time.

I'll keep both of them, and I don't want them to get lost.