The rest day is over, and the group, now
equipped with new equipment and weapons, rides a carriage to the darkness zone,
the gateway to Avalon dungeon.
Inside Lorenzo's bag he carries, in addition
to food and camping gear, is a crystal ball that has been analyzed by this day.
But seeing the crystal ball, which turns out
to be a perfect size for a ball gag, makes Fransisca have mixed feelings these
days.
Nevertheless, the members decided to see
what they could find on the way to the destination.
「Well then, the following is the list of
crystal balls... or crest stones...」
The first thing Fransisca took out from the
bag is a a notebook. It contains the results of the desperate attempts of the
soldiers of Fort Rohka to identify the objects.
「This is the first time for me to read
through the list itself. I probably should have done it yesterday, but I didn't
have time.」
**a
Fransisca's cheeks are stained and she
seemed to have some difficulty in saying so. She remembered the reason why she
had no time because she had been doing something naughty with Alexis.
But then she regained her composure and
said, "Anyway," while looking over the list of things.
「Uhh... The soldiers named the crystal ball
as a crest stone because it always has a crest-like engraving on it. And this
is the crest stone.」
Fransisca took out a crest stone as a
sample.
It had the word "Monster" written
in black ink in large letters.
「...Ah, it seems that the soldiers also wrote
the effect of the stone so that it would be easy to understand.」
Fransisca muttered softly.
But then, Fatima is puzzled, "Y-Your
highness, are you sure you want use such a thing? Isn't that an artifact, at
least?"
「Yeah... I think there are other crest stone
beside that, so why don't we change it...?」
Sara said as she looked into the bag.
The design of the bag is messed up, but it
seems that they chose practical use rather than appearance.
「And, it's hard to understand the word
"monster" if it's just a word. Still, what exactly are the effects?」
Sara asked.
Fransisca turned the page of the list and
looked for the entry "Monster".
「...Ah, here it is. It is said to summon...
"unspecified number of monster".」
「Summon monster?! That sounds powerful! Does
that mean that monster will become our allies...?」
Fatima gulps and Fransisca says.
「Umm... I heard that summoned monster are
always hostile and three of our men were wounded to test the effect...」
「Doesn't that mean nothing...? Wouldn't that
be rather troublesome...?」
Lorenzo nodded quietly beside Sara.
「I-Is there anything else...?!」
Fatima looked in her bag and pulled out a
crest stone labeled "Teleport".
「What is... this?」
When Fatima showed the stone, Fransisca put
the crest stone with the monster's letter back in her bag and went through the
list again.
「Teleport...? It is said that it can warp to
any place. But be careful, because it sometimes warps into the wall. It seems
that one of the soldiers went into the wall to test the effect and demolished a
part of the fortress.」
「That's... very dangerous...」
Fatima was stunned, and Sara followed her,
"...It seems so."
「Fatima-chan! Do you have any more proper
effects?」
At Sara's urging, Fatima rummages through
her bag.
**b
「H-How about this...?!」
The next thing Fatima pulls out is a crest
stone with the "Armor Break" letter.
「I have a bad feeling about this... so, how
is it, Your Highness...!」
Fransisca reads the list in front of Sara,
who watches with bated breath. She reads it out.
「Armor break... uh... eh, what?!」
Fransisca's upset voice causes a stir.
「W-What's the matter?!」
「What the hell is written...?」
Fransisca let out a sigh under the
breathless stares of her vassals. Her face also flushed red.
「Eh... Well, that's... it says it melts
clothes and armors...」
At that moment, Alexis' ears twitched, as he
had been sitting silently on the dais all this time.
「What...? That's a very useful effect...!」
Alexis suddenly turns around and says that.
But, Sara panicked and shouted, "Hey! look ahead!"
「Alex, a man's heart should not be moved by
such things...!」
Lorenzo growled with his arms folded, his
legs trembling slightly.
「You say so, but Lorenzo is actually moved,
isn't he?! You're just acting like a priest!」
Alexis is a child at heart as he retorts in
anger.
Fransisca, who knew exactly what he was
thinking, blushed and involuntarily said.
「A-Alexis-sama... please stop it...」
「Don't be dumb. Look ahead and take control!」
Sara urged him again, and Alexis reluctantly
returned to the controls.
「Why don't you take over sometimes, Sara?」
Alexis's shoulders slumped but Sara replied,
"Sometimes, yeah". She muttered to herself that this is how the sixth
prince is treated.
「Well, there's a soldier who's been sent to
see if it works... well... so... should I read the rest of this article?」
Fransisca's cheeks are stained, and Fatima
exclaims impatiently.
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