The next morning, he was able to build a different dimensional magic than before.
　The knowledge written in the grimoire from a thousand years ago was great. Reading it had deepened his understanding of dimensional magic considerably. 'Dimensional Attributes' were minor in today's earthly world, but they were major a thousand years ago, so he had no trouble finding material.

　Unlike other common attributes, the position of the Dimensional Attribute was special.
　According to the book's description, 'dimensional magic' is a talent that everyone has - apparently.
　While other attribute magic can't be used for the rest of your life if you don't have the talent, it was even boldly stated that dimensional magic can be used by anyone who is alive.

　Everyone has a 'realm' for themselves, and that's what makes it a talent for 'dimensional magic'. It is said that man and beast, stone and cloud - everything without exception has a 'realm' for itself. For example, even this 'world' has a 'realm' for the world itself.

　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do that.
　I'm not confused by the fact that it was written so outrageously, but I wasn't confused. Even though it was an abstract explanation that didn't make sense, I could understand it as if it was something I had thought about. I wondered about that, and checked the author, but my name was not in there. But I'm sure it's a sensibility close to mine.

　As I continued to read the book amidst my strange senses, the next thing I saw was an explanation of the concept of the word dimension. Unlike earthly books, it's very detailed. It's kind.

　First, it starts with the basics that the visible world is made up of one to three dimensions. Then it was followed by an interpretation of the higher dimensions, which continued into the fourth and fifth dimensions. It's more like knowledge of my world than knowledge of magic.
　Some of it suggested the existence of parallel worlds and other worlds, so it seemed certain that a gentile like me was involved in the writing.

　As I read through that messy interpretation of dimensional magic, little by little I became better and better at handling dimensional magic. It was a feeling of complementing what had been missing for me all along. It's similar to the sensation of remembering something I had forgotten.

　The image of dimensional magic that I had been skeptical of becomes solid with the backup of a book. With the conviction that dimensional magic can control everything in space-time - the perfection of the magic skyrocketed.
　The image that transcends dimensions has no hesitation at all.
　I had the talent from the beginning. What I lacked was the conviction--the conviction.

Dimensional magic, Distance Mute.

　The magic that could only be invoked up to the tips of your fingers yesterday is now clothed in one entire arm.

　That pale purple luminous arm approaches the table in the room.
　And my body and the table overlapped without touching.
　The magic was successful.

　But every second consumes a huge amount of magical power. My brain, which is processing the information, is screaming. I must activate the true power of this magic as soon as possible.
　I rummage through the table to find the core of its very being.

　I'm not in the third dimension that you can see, and not in the fourth dimension above that - I'm aiming for my own personal realm, which everyone has, and stretching out my arm.
　It's a magical dimension that cannot be described by numbers.
　It is a world where only magic power unbounded by common sense exists.
　The table has its own "realm" for the table itself.
　I'm going to grab the "soul" that exists in the "realm" of the table itself.

　The moment I thought I had grabbed something like a stone, I pulled my hand out in one go. Then, he immediately released the 《Distance Mute》.

　There was a dull, glowing magic stone in his hand.
　The table from which the 『Soul』 was pulled out turned into light and disappeared. It was the same scene as a monster dying in a labyrinth.

''Yo, okay, it's done ......!　Now you can take on the sixty-sixth layer: ......!

　After a night of research and practice, I finally finished the Distance Mute.
　Although it's impossible to challenge it today due to the remaining MP, I'll be able to try it tomorrow against the Wind Dragon (Elfenries).
　Probably, it should be comparable to the one used by the 'Primordial Kanami'. Of course, if they were to use it on living things instead of inorganic substances, the level of difficulty would be much higher.
　However, this is a problem that can be solved by consuming magic power. As long as the construction of the magic is solid, the amount of magic power poured into it will make it work for anything. The 《Distance Mute》 is such a no-questions-asked instant death magic.

　I put the magic stone in my hand into my 'possession' and look at my arm.
　I still feel the sensation of having let them slip into a world of different dimensions.
　And at the same time, the magical "next" sensation of "Distance Mute" remains.

　I'm going to be able to just cover my entire arm with the current me, but the true value of this magic will not be limited to my arm. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I think it's a good idea.
　I anticipate that once I've succeeded in making the magic work.

　I can still be strong.
　After confirming this, Ryner comes into the room after finishing making the meal. It looks like he doesn't have time to practice his magic anymore.

　I need to get some food soon and go do my work for the day.
　After finishing breakfast and reporting my progress to Ryner, I head out to town.

　My plans for today are the same as yesterday. I'll be working at Reynand-san's house and Ryner will be monitoring Lord.
　When I arrived at the workshop where I work, I found Raynand-san with his eyebrows wrinkled.
　I braced myself to see if there was a lot of work to do today, but the answer was quite the opposite.

'There's nothing more to do. I've done too many repairs.'

　There are no unrepaired items in the warehouse next door.
　It was due to the fact that they kept repairing it at a demonic rate yesterday.

"What, there's nothing there at all?
'Yeah, everything our workshop asked me to do was done. The one in that warehouse was supposed to take about a week to finish ......, but because of the monk's arrival, it was done in a day.

　Wasn't the cause not my coming, but my trying to get them to make noise?　I thought, but he chuckled without saying anything.

'Uh, then I guess that means we're done for the day ......?'
No, it's my duty to give the boy a job. I'm not going to give it back to you. ...... Right. I'll have to wait for some urgent requirements and train myself in blacksmithing. It's been a while since I've had a chance to reevaluate my skills.

　That was something I was grateful for.
　I nodded and agreed that I had no complaints.

'Boy, do you have anything that might help you practice your repairing skills?　Get all you can out of the dimensional magical space of the nukes.
Oh, yes.

　The 'possessions' were exposed as a matter of course. I thought there was nothing to hide, so I took out all the weapons and armor I had.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of things that you can use to help you get the best results.

It's a magnificent amount. Hmm, there's some good stuff in there. Rather than ......, there's one thing that stands out as very wasteful.

　The first thing Reynand-san spotted was the 'Alais Family's Treasure Sword Lowen'.

''Um, it's a sword made from the magic stone of my best friend's guardian (Guardian).''
...... That's why I like the stone. But what a useless decoration. Take it away and it will be much better. To be frank, it's only apparent.
Yeah.

　The ornamentation in "The Treasure Sword of the House of Alais, Rowen" is still the more mature of Mr. Alibers' works. However, it does not eliminate all the trappings characteristic of his work. If we consider only functionality, there are many areas that need to be cut.
　Reynand, who values ability more than appearance, muttered, "Shall we cut it down?" while touching the decoration around the sword.

　Then, it seemed as if the 'Aleis Family's Treasure Sword Lowen' flashed dully. It looked as if it trembled as if it were frightened.
　The skill 'Sensitivity' activated on its own and captured the feelings of the dead guardian (Guardian).

''Su, I'm sorry, Reynand-san. It seems like the sword itself doesn't like it, so can I stop it?
The sword itself?　Can the boy hear the sword?

　Mr. Reynand did not doubt the truth of my near-worldly statement. Rather, he seemed to be curious.

''No, its sword only. ...... probably.''
What. Boring.

　I just don't know what the future holds.
　I know that the 'magic stone' is a 'soul'. Depending on how you use dimensional magic, you may be able to hear voices from armor that uses the 'magic stone'.

Hmm. If this waste of a sword isn't good enough, these guys will be next.

　Reynand-san points to the items I found in the labyrinth.
　As I recall, I found these items when I was treasure hunting with Rastiara around the 33rd level. It was written as 'mental pollution' in the 'label', so they have all been destroyed.

''These broken armaments are quite a sight to behold.

　That would be true. The fact that it was in the labyrinth means that it is a thousand years old. It was only natural that it would suit Mr. Raynand's eyes.

''Can Mr. Raynand-san fix it?''

　'Call Outs,' 'Alurcon Face,' 'Blood Sword,' and other things that were originally unusable due to mental pollution, and I get my hopes up.

''We'll have to try them out. Basically, it's impossible to repair something with a broken sword blade, but some things can be fixed if you try. ...... Okay, let's touch these areas today, shall we?

　Mr. Reynand pulls out a different tool from a shelf in the corner of the workshop than the one used for repairs. It's a tool I've seen before in the workshop at Mr. Alibers' place. It's similar to the one used to create magic tools.

''It's a little different from the tools I used yesterday.
The armor is made of magical stones. You will find that some of them are made with magical knitting techniques. You'll need these tools if you want to fix that too.
I see.

　It seems to be much different from just repairing iron products. However, it looked like he could practice creating magical tools in an unexpected way.

'Can the monk write a magic formula?
I can write the whole thing slowly.

　Thanks to a little practice with Mr. Allivers, I can write the basic stuff. I'm confident that I can write even the most difficult stuff while learning from him.

Then let's do it. This is the magic writing tool we use. There are a lot of special things that can be used to repair magic stones, so be careful. For example, it's used to polish up the scratched areas with this...

　Reynand carefully explains the tools to me.
　The handling of the tools is a far cry from yesterday.
　Perhaps because of that easy to understand explanation, I was able to understand the procedure for repairing magic tools right away.

　And after consolidating my knowledge, it's just a matter of putting it into practice. He picked up the broken armaments and began to repair them.
　He would fail at first, but they were broken to begin with. I will not hesitate to let them add to the growth of the skill 'Blacksmithing'.

''Well then, I'll do it--''

　With Mr. Reynand beside me, I start swinging my mallet. If it's a copy of the movement, I've already finished it. I connect the broken 【Blood Sword】 sword's blade together and repair the light helmet 【Alarcon Face】 with a hole in it.

　If it was only in shape, he could quickly regain it.　
　Of course, that's not enough to regain strength. Basically, weapons and armor are used up and difficult to repair.
　But this is a different world.
　And Reynand-san is the owner of a skill with the joking name of 'Divine Iron Forge'.

　The next step is to carve letters on the armor that has regained its shape, so that it can regain its original power. By writing the magic formula on the repaired armor and armor, he would draw out the maximum power of the magic ore.
　This process requires superhuman precision. However, with my current status, it's not too difficult. I've done it once at Alibers-san's place, and thanks to Reynand-san next to me for teaching me every step of the way. Thanks to the dexterity of my status, I can even afford to talk.

　Without a problem, the troubled children who had mental pollution are being reborn.

　However, in the meantime, I thought it would be a waste of time to just move my arms silently, so I asked Reynand-san about the Lord. I have a lot of questions to ask him, since I got to know about Viisia last night, a thousand years ago.
　Then Mr. Raynand wrinkles his brow and begins to worry about what he should say. Of course, while teaching me The Divine Iron Forge with gestures. He still looks like he has plenty of time to spare. This guy is mostly strange too.

''--Hmm. Although I couldn't recall my memory, I'm not sure if I learned about it a thousand years ago in the castle's archives.
'Yes. But I can't imagine what it was like when Lord was king: ....... To be honest, it's kind of hard to believe.
That's no use. She doesn't even look like her now.

　Reynand blurts out, "The same goes for the boy, though. But right now, it's more about the Lord than it is about me. He asks a series of questions.

'Was that Lord really the one that held so many nations together?
'There's no doubt about it. In those days, Lord was more of a kingly king than anyone else. His majesty was so close to God that just standing there would have shut the people up.

　Nowadays, dignity is only a child, and just being there will open people's eyes in dismay. It's just the opposite.

'Do you know what happened before the Lord became king?　In your book, you said you were in an orphanage.
"Before he became king, he was a gardener. "Before he became king, he was a gardener. ...... If you know anything about it, it's that the Prime Minister is the only one who does. I'm sure he was born in an orphanage. They are not related by blood, but I've heard they are sister and brother.
'Prime Minister ....... Are you referring to Eid by any chance?

　When we hear the word "Prime Minister," we think of the guardian of the earth (Guardian).
　His position in the country is not too far from his image.
　Rather, I'm surprised that he was a sister and brother to the Lord.

'Ah, Lord Ayde. That fellow continued to support the northern country alone, even after Lord and Monk disappeared. He was a true and loyal vassal who believed in the return of the king and continued to fight until the end.

　Ayde, who has been by Lord's side as a family member and vassal all along.
　He would be the one who knows Lord more than anyone else.

''Then, if I ask the Aide on earth, I'll know about Lord's unrequited love ......?''
Hm?　Do you have Lord Ayde on earth right now?

　When he spilled those words, Reynand-san asked back, his face brightening. The fact that his face was so different from the face that was dealing with me and Lord showed the high level of humanity of Ayde before he was born.

''Ah, yes. He is called out as the Guardian of the Labyrinth (Guardian). It sounds like he's trying to build a nation on earth again.
That's good news. If Lord Aydo was the closest to the king, he might be able to understand the secret desire of the Lord. I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results. After all, family is a very special thing.
'Family is different - I agree. ...... that. It seems like it's easier than I thought it would be. Maybe we could easily both come of age just by bringing together the above-ground id and the underground lord.

　If I were a Guardian, I would be confident that I could attain Buddhahood just by meeting Yotaki.
　After all, being separated from my family is more unbearable than anything else, and reuniting with that family is irreplaceable.

'I don't expect it to be that easy, but inviting Lord Ayde to join us is a good idea. If it's okay with you, boy, but I'd like you to bring him in from the ground: ......
'Yes, that's fine. Originally, I had to run some errands for Ayde, so I'm on my way.

　After we get the Yangtaki back from the id, we'll just come back here to dump it in the fish tank. Really just fine.

Good. Then we need the boy to go to the ground as soon as possible. ...... As I recall, you can't advance through the labyrinth because of the wind dragon?
''Yes. That's why I was working here to make my own items to counter that wind dragon.
Hmm. I'm just finishing up the repair work. Next, let's make a magic tool to counteract the wind dragon.
'Yes, but I don't have the money to buy a magic tool: ......
Don't worry about the money. Just pay me sometime and I'll be fine. Don't tell the guy on the road.
Oh, thank you!

　Unexpectedly, I was able to get full cooperation from Reynand-san, and I bowed my head with glee.
　I can feel the steps of the labyrinth attack shrinking at once. After all, it was the right decision to make full use of shortcuts, instead of saving up money covertly.

　Before starting to work on the magic tools against the wind dragon, I laid the repaired armor on the table and checked its condition.
　Of course, not everything was perfect. Some of them failed and were never used again.
　I make a final check of the armaments in my 'belongings'.


[Callout]
　Defensive Strength 6
[Alarcon face]
　Defensive power 4, magic resistance 1


　These two things have been fixed in their own way.


The Holy Twin Swords of the House of Helvilleshain, "One Wing
　Attack power 2
　One wing is gone, and its true power is gone.


　This one was a beauty to begin with. However, this one's other side is missing, so it can't show its true power.
　Incidentally, the Blood Sword has passed away. It seems that restoring a broken sword is not a simple matter.

　After finishing the confirmation of his abilities in the [Display], he put it in the [Possessions].
　In the meantime, Reynand-san was taking out a magic tool from a nearby shelf.
　It's a necklace of magic stones that shines green. He hands it to me.

'First of all, it's a magic stone that protects you from the wind. I've got a necklace, the Green Talisman, so take it with you. Do you know what it does?
Thank you. I have the [Red Talisman], so I'll be fine.
''Mm. ...... But although I had a stock of the commonly used [Talisman], I'll have to make the other magic tools from scratch. Boy, what kind of stuff do you want?
'...... Well, not really. Rather, well, actually, I've already made the math to defeat the wind dragon. If there's anything, I'm only having a little trouble using the magic I use, because it's too fuel-efficient. I'm going to focus on recovering magic power all day today and go for a light challenge tomorrow.
'What, so that's what it is. That's the Knight Commander's Highness there. Hm, if there is no problem with your abilities, then all that remains is to solve the problem of the monk's fuel consumption ....... If that's the case, this is the place to make a magic tool to help the amount of magic power recovery - no, should I make a stock of magic power ......?

　Mr. Raynand puts his hand to his chin and mumbles to himself, leaving me to mumble.
　After a moment's thought, he looks up and moves with agility.

Good. I've decided what I'm going to make. Help me, boy.
Yes, sir.

　I take out a magic stone I've never seen before from a nearby drawer and immediately start working on it. At the same time, he also begins to make a ring to embed the magic stone in.
　With Reynand's skillful technique, new magical tools are produced at a frightening speed.

　In less than an hour, one magic ring was completed.

''This is one way to make up for the missing magic power.


[Ring of the magical stone "Blank"]
　The ring that bears the power of ...


It was originally a magic wedding ring. It was originally a wedding ring, a ceremonial garment that allowed us to exchange our thoughts and magic with each other to confirm our bond. But if you arrange it for battle, this is what it looks like. When you're about to accumulate extra magic power, you can store it in that ring. It will make the labyrinth challenge a little more efficient.
That's good, isn't it?　Can I try a few things: ......!
Yeah. It's a good idea to give it a try to see how good it is.

　In a game, you get a means of MP recovery that is almost like a rare item, and it's oddly exciting.
　Then, while I'm at work, I pour the naturally recovered MP into the ring.
　Just like that, the name of the ring changes.

【Dimensional Ring】
　The ring that bears the power of dimension.

　The ring will be the same type of ring that was used in the past as a countermeasure against 'magic counter-magic'.
　It would not only be an emergency measure for boosting magic or running out of MP, but it would also be a countermeasure against 'magic offset (counter magic)'.

''It's a great help!　Now the problem of magic power that I was worried about is gone!
Hmm. That's good. Then we can make a few more of these. Fortunately, I still have the ingredients for these.
Please!

　Thus, we devote our afternoon to making magic tools.
　Not just the magic problem, but even the equipment problem is solved, and I feel more confident about attacking the wind dragon. I thought we might have to repeat the challenge several times, but it looks like we'll be able to defeat it on the first try.

　I want to try tomorrow morning, and I apologize but suggest that I take a break from work. Mr. Reynand was happy to oblige.

I'm sorry, but I'd like to take a break from work tomorrow morning. The sooner the better, the better. You have a good challenge tomorrow. When Lord comes to check on you, I'll tell him that I've sent you out to buy something. If he finds out, he'll be more than willing to interrupt us for fun.

　In addition, he even took on the task of combating the road.
　It may be for a slightly different reason than mine, but Reynand-san may also think that roads are an obstacle to attacking the labyrinth.
　I can now challenge the labyrinth without a care in the world.

''Thank you. I'll head to the ground as soon as possible.''
But don't take it easy. If you die, it's all over. Perhaps the sixty-sixth layer isn't the only obstacle.

　As long as we can get past the sixty-sixth layer, the only thing left to do is to make the enemy weaker and weaker. But even so, we can never let our guard down. There's the troublesome nature of the labyrinth's construction, but above all, there's the existence of ten multiples of layers.

''I know. In the sixty layers, there are guardians we have yet to see. I'm sure one of the fierce ones who lived a thousand years ago is waiting for them.
'Yeah, that's the hardest part. If someone doesn't listen to you, that's the worst. Yeah, especially with someone who is a thousand years old, you have to be careful--

　Mr. Reynand pondered for a moment and then proceeded to give his name.