Transitioning into the castle.

'No one...?

　Lara scurried around and nodded her head.

''Is this ... what is this place ... like a grand hall?''

　As I walk, I'm also going to observe all around me.

　I think I should devote people and demons to defending the castle but I'm terribly unguarded.
　This place is in the midst of demons. Maybe it's because the excess has been cut down.
　Either that or they don't think we're a threat they're licking us, so to speak.

"Kurt, this way...

　As the three of us split up and walked through the hall, Cynthia pointed to a certain door.
　In the great hall, there are a number of doors that are set up that will lead somewhere.
　Among them.........the door that Cynthia pointed to was one of the largest.

''Don't feel the magic from inside,''

　I stand next to Cynthia and analyze that too.

'Perhaps ... there's an Aurelian in the back here.

　Then we must continue on.

Then let's get going!

　Lara held the handle of the door and pushed it as far as she could.

'Good!　Alright!

　I'm pushing as hard as I can.
　But the door doesn't budge.


'Huh. It wouldn't be that simple, would it?

　I blurted out.

'The door is locked,'
Hmmm, I can understand that, too. But....no matter how locked up it is, I thought that if I used my magic to strengthen my body and force it open, I could make it work.

　Just like Lara said, if she had trained in magic through my teachings, she would be able to force the door open if she did so.
　But that's if the door was 'physically' locked.

'Locked by magic........'

　Cynthia murmurs in a blur.

'Cynthia, do you understand?'
Yes.

　Cynthia nodded.

'Cynthia, what do I need to do to open this door?'

　I know the answer, but I dared to put the question to Cynthia to the test.

'Wait a minute,'

　Cynthia puts her right hand against the door.

　Then she meditates and concentrates.
　She analyzes the locking magic on the door.

　A magic circle appeared in front of her eyes, and her magic power became a green light that spread around her.
　Eventually.

''........I need three magic stones.......''

　Cynthia came up with an answer.

'That's quite a feat, Cynthia. You're right.

　This locking spell is not a simple matter.
　First of all, we must find the three magical stones that serve as keys. If you don't have them, it's a system that can't be opened.

But I don't know where those magic stones are....
Maybe they're in the castle.

　Again, there will be more doors in addition to this one sometime.
　It's quite a large castle. It's going to take a lot of time to find it in the normal way.

'But why bother doing that?'
'I suppose the Aurelians are testing us.

　Otherwise, there would be no need to be this elaborate.

'We have to look for them one by one... no...?

　
　

　But....


"Don't worry, don't worry. I already know where the magical stones are.


"What?

　The two men lay their voices on top of each other.

I've placed detection spells all over the castle. It's given us an overview of the structure of the castle and all the items in it.

　If we can do that, we can go straight to pick up the magic stones.
　If we hurry, we should be able to gather the magical stones in an hour.

　If he keeps doing that.

'You can do that for such a large castle!
'Cynthia tried to do it too but there are a number of magic circles set up to inhibit it only Kurt can do it.

　They opened their eyes and opened their mouths.

　But a thousand years ago, it was necessary to go underground in an underground labyrinth that was larger than this one.
　And some of them are even a thousand layers long.
　And yet, no matter how much time we have, we won't have enough time to explore each and every one of them.

''Well then........if we follow Kurt, we'll be able to recover the magic stone right away!

　A light came into Lara's eyes.

'No I just told you that it's possible to do it that way. We'll take a different approach this time.
Huh?　What are you going to do?
You'll see.

　With Lara and Cynthia looking at me, I put one hand on the door.
　........Activate the body strengthening magic.
　I push the door with force.

　Then..........

''Hi, it's going to open!
What do you mean...?


　The door made an uncomfortable creaking noise as it opened completely.


'It doesn't matter if it's magically locked or not, it's just a matter of opening it with all the force you can muster. It's just a matter of opening it with all the force you can muster.

　Well, now the way was open.
　When I looked at the door that opened, it seemed to lead to a dark corridor with no light shining through it.

'No no!　Because earlier!　I didn't even try the same thing earlier to no avail!
Lara just doesn't have the strength to do that yet.

　It's true that it's difficult to open a door that is magically locked, even if it's a physical key, with all the force one can muster.
　But..........it's only difficult, but it doesn't mean it's impossible if you do your best.


Maybe.

　It's not exactly third-rate, from my point of view.

Anyway, we're on our way. Let's move on. Don't let your guard down just yet.

　I walked in front of them, followed by Lara and Cynthia.