For some reason, I was in the dean's office in Shiva mode.

　Dean Theresia had requested a meeting with me through Professor Tia,



"I'm sure you already know this."



　I have no idea why.

　But after hearing what he said, I understood.



"--Therefore, I would like to ask for your cooperation so that Alexei Gueberg, Charlotte Semphis, and the others can safely explore the ruins.



　I guess things got weird while I was sleeping.

　Although I don't know what Alexei-senpai's intentions are, the battle to search for the Olympian ruins is, in a way, peaceful.



　Oh, but there is interference? I don't think it's so different from a direct magic battle. Isn't it rather dangerous because it involves encounters with demons?



"Fine. I can't stand to see them run amok in the heat of blood and put young lives at risk."



　The main thing is that Char is not going to get hurt.



"Thank you very much. We will make sure that the institute (us) will take all safety precautions in case of sabotage between the teams. Would you be willing to escort them on site in case of any unforeseen circumstances?



　Specifically, only weak magic that does not cause injury is allowed against people, and each person is to wear a special costume that reacts to magical attacks.

　Is this like a game of Savage with paint bullets?　I don't know much about Savage.



　I'm supposed to protect them with wards so they don't get hurt, or deal with the other team when they unleash their deadly magic with too much force.

　Well, if you have a strong defense with warding in advance, including the numbers team, you can clear most of the problems.



　However, we are in the ruins where demons are roaming around.

　We should take safety measures in advance. The institute can't control such a situation.

　So....







　I went to the Olympian ruins for the first time in a long time.



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　A voice echoes from the other end of the line. It is my advisor, Professor Tia.



"You can't get hurt playing with them, can you? Especially when Charles is involved.



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　Since the last time I came here looking for a legendary weapon or something like that, all the demons have been gathering at the lowest level.

　It's still the same now, so it's not a good place to play a game of exploration.

　But the dean didn't say anything about it. I forgot about it and didn't ask him.



　I was just going on with my life.

　I was just about to reach the bottom when I saw a figure.



"......Why is Alexei here?"



　The back of his head is definitely that person's. He is running straight to the bottom level.

　I hide myself for the time being and follow him. I covered myself with a ward so that no one could hear me.






"We'll see what happens. I'm sure they won't notice us since we'll be completely out of sight."



　We eventually descended to the lowest level.

　Alexei pushes his way through the dense crowd of wandering demons without paying attention to them.



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　I was unnoticed by the demons, but they didn't avoid me and almost hit me.



　Alexei kicks the demon against the wall. It was his first spontaneous attack.

　Against the wall, he cleaved his arm. With that alone, the surrounding demons were blown away.



　While the demons look on in alarm, Alexei puts his hand on the wall with a thin smile on his face.

　As if his hand glowed, the wall turned black around it. Then, Alexei sank into the black shadow.



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"Of course."



　I jumped in there faster than the black shadow disappeared.



　It was a dimly lit room. The walls, floor, and ceiling were covered with strange writing.



　And in the center of the room floated a large crystal about two meters in diameter. It glowed blue-white, and around it a band of magic circle spun lazily.



"What is this place?"



<<......>>



　The advisor is silent in response to my question. I have no choice but to keep an eye on Alexei, who entered first.



　The senior advisor thrusts his hands toward the crystal and spits out some unfamiliar words. An ancient language.

　The magic circle spins with a great deal of energy. Soon, the crystals flashed.



　Alexei smiles.

　He doesn't seem to be the type of person who talks to himself about what's on his mind. Too bad.



　Just then a series of translucent windows appeared around the crystal. When he held his hand over them, letters streamed across the screen, and sometimes some of them flickered.



　I watched them in a daze.

　Eventually, one by one, the screens faded away. "Okay," he said, and we walked out through the black shadows.



　I let him follow me with one of my surveillance wards and stayed here for the time being.



"Professor Tia, did you see that?"









"This is like a control unit for these ruins or something like that, right?"



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　I see. So he's the one who's trying to make the battle for the ruins more exciting.



<......What is he trying to do? >>



　Professor Tia asked me when she saw me holding up my hand to the crystal like a senior.



"No, I'm just trying to help make it more exciting."



<......What a spectacular misunderstanding, don't you think?　Well, I won't stop you. But if you take control away from him, he'll lose control and he'll notice, won't he? >>



　We're going to have a lot of fun together, so it's okay if they notice.



　But, well...

　I'd be interrupting Alexei's attempt to do it on his own.

　And since he's trying to make it more exciting, I might feel embarrassed if he knew I was trying to make it more exciting.



　There's the demon god and all, but he might just want to have fun too.



I'll do it secretly, then.



　A crystal flashes and several screens appear. I fiddled with the information displayed.



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"I kind of get it."



　The language is often exaggerated and difficult to understand, but it is not impossible to read.

　Then I started messing around with it.



"I'm the administrator and Alexei is the registered user. Now he can operate the ruins to some extent, so he won't notice my involvement right away.



　If you get carried away and try to do something dangerous, I can stop you.







　It sounded like I was taking it as a compliment, but I'll take it as a compliment.

　At least we have secured the ruins. The demons listen to my commands.



　After finishing my work, I went back to my room and went to sleep.