Chapter 461 – #2-41 Crisis, Crisis, Crisis, Crisis, Crisis! (4)
“Blue, how’s the GPS signal?”
“I do not know. Can I see this down to the basement?”
Blue Sapphire pressed and manipulated the interface, but could not find the desired function.
It’s probably there, but you simply can’t find it.
I’m not used to this.
Even the smartphones we use on a daily basis barely use the functions that are always visible, but it is a button that is likely to be many times as many as a smartphone, and figuring out the interface with functions is painful.
In the first place, the location of the GPS is also very approximate, and if you have come this far, it would be more convenient to check it with your eyes while running with your feet.
“Shall we go somewhere? I’m sure Alpha-nee is here–“
“(Blue!)”
“Yes?”
Er, who was about to look around without thinking, hurriedly grabbed Blue by the neck and hid behind a nearby wall.
A mysterious orb of unknown identity was approaching in my field of vision.
‘That’s…’
An object that looks like some kind of mechanical device even at first glance.
For some reason, the pitch-black sphere, which could fit a person round it, rose from the ground and approached without a sound.
If it weren’t for Er’s skills 〈 Intuition 〉 and 〈 Crisis 〉, he wouldn’t have noticed.
There was a lens attached to the front of the body of the floating sphere, and it seemed to capture the surrounding situation through the lens.
It seemed that if she made a mistake, she would be able to see through this side as well, so Er hurriedly pulled her head back, not wanting to be found out.
“There’s something like surveillance equipment… What should I do?”
“Um, should I try this?”
Saying that, what Blue Sapphire took out of her inventory was 〈 Invisibility Cloak 〉, which Erdo had used before in [Castle of Cliff].
When worn, it is not only invisible to the naked eye, but also a magical tool that is invisible to equipment such as cameras.
That’s a good idea.
Just like Erdo Blue Sapphire, I bought an invisibility cloak at 〈 Point Shop 〉 and put it on right away.
* * *
“(It really won’t take, right?)”
“(I guess so. The last time I used it in that castle, there was no problem.)”
The two came out between the piles of scrap metal they were hiding in. Wearing 〈 Invisibility Cloak 〉 while remaining completely invisible.
Looking around, there weren’t many, but there were a few spheres, presumably for monitoring purposes, roaming around.
If I tried to investigate with my bare body, I would have been caught.
As I was walking along the same road as the big boulevard, one of the round orb-shaped surveillance units suddenly came close to me.
The two stopped and held their breath as they stood apart on the side of the road so as not to block the path of the sphere units.
Sssss…
I thought the sphere that was approaching was big from a distance, but it felt much bigger when I saw it up close.
Even if you don’t have to round your body, if you’re Erna Blue’s small body (both are a little shorter than Keina Danae), you’ll be able to fit them in comfortably.
The fact that there is only one large lens in the front at that size means that there is something more than a simple monitoring device inside.
A ruthless weapon to neutralize or…
Gulp…
When the imagination reached that point, the blue sapphire inadvertently swallowed heavily.
And did the sound leak out?
The sphere that was about to pass between the two suddenly stopped.
A part of the sphere’s body spun around like a belt, and the front-facing lens came back to the side.
‘Hi, Hiii profit?!’
As the tips of the huge eyeballs and pupil-like lenses turned toward him, the blue sapphire fluttered in tension! Shook her body
“(Blue…!)”
Invisible in sight However, sound and presence could not be killed, so even with each other wearing 〈 invisibility cloaks 〉, the two could roughly tell where the other was and what condition they were in.
But is it even the machine?
Are they able to grasp the sound and presence?
‘Did I get caught…!’
Er and Blue were nervous and raised their mana.
At least they must be dealt with before the alarm goes off. Of course, the fact that there is an intruder may be known because the aircraft is damaged, but in the worst case, it is better than the information that the intruder is these two people.
[―――――]
Geeeeein…
However, it was only for a while that he raised his mana and prepared for it.
As if the sphere had quickly lost interest, it turned the lens straight ahead again and disappeared without a sound.
He didn’t seem to notice the two of them.
The two men, who watched the back of the leaving surveillance unit for a while,
“(…Blue, shall we go?)”
“(Yeah…Let’s go quickly. It’s dangerous to the heart.)”
“(I think I just need to go all the way there. I can’t even see the surveillance unit.)”
“(Be careful…)”
Even though they couldn’t be seen, they nodded in agreement and hurried their steps along the main street.
Fortunately, it seems that the surveillance unit doesn’t come all the way. The effect of 〈 Invisibility Cloak 〉 is certain, so I’m sure you can break in without being noticed.
But.
When the two magical girls flew to this artificial island, they were completely unaware of the fact that a special anti-aircraft surveillance device had already captured the two, investigated their detailed personal information, and notified the officials.
* * *
As we went further into the island, the floating surveillance unit was barely visible.
Is it a device that only guards against outside intruders? I don’t know why, but I don’t think there’s any reason to use 〈 Invisibility Cloak 〉 anyway, so I took it off.
Of course, I don’t know what other surveillance equipment is hidden, but I couldn’t help it even considering that.
〈 Invisibility Cloak 〉 is a one-time use, so it cannot be used again once the charged magic power is used up.
That’s why I thought to save as much as possible, and it’s also because it’s simply inconvenient to use.
“Wow…That’s amazing…”
“I think I saw something similar on a broadcasting station. It’s on a more vivid scale than that, but…”
The main road was divided into several branches, each leading to strange terrain and structures.
Despite being an island made entirely of blue steel and minerals, it didn’t feel very desolate. It may have been because of the large trees planted in between, and it was also because there was a studio-like place that seemed to reproduce part of the street.
It is just one of the activity simulation labs of the captured magical girls, but the two people who do not know the truth looked around with curious eyes, saying that it was like a filming site.
In addition to that, there were occasional glimpses of buildings like fortresses and towers that could only be seen in SF.
Where do you use them all?
“Um… GPS response looks like this building. I barely know the real direction.”
After passing carefully between countless sights and buildings, I managed to reach the largest dome-like building at the innermost part of the artificial island.
It’s not a very tall building, but it’s a gigantic facility anyway.
It seems that we have finally reached our destination, but the problem remains.
“But how do I get in?”
“Is there such a thing as a window?”
“I don’t know if it’s okay to go in hiding… I don’t even know what kind of trap there is.”
A problem the two faced.
It’s just that there is no information.
It was a problem that I should have thought about before coming, but I only knew that the GPS coordinates were taken in the middle of the East Sea, but I couldn’t plan anything in a situation where I couldn’t tell what the actual situation was.
But now that I’ve come this far, I can’t just go back…
“Er, is something wrong with 〈 intuition 〉?”
“It’s worth a try.”
Er showed a complicated expression.
“〈 Intuition 〉 and 〈 Danger Sensing 〉 are also low level. It’s barely useful at times, but…”
“I have nothing else to turn to now.”
“Okay. Then let’s go with that policy.”
It was decided.
Er pressed her temples with a frown on her face.
As if creaking, she turned her head to the side and looked somewhere.
“Hey, maybe something will come out if we go that way…?”
“Let’s go!”
“Blue, can I turn on the broadcast? Could this be some pretty interesting content?”
“Don’t do that…”
When Blue begged, Er clicked her tongue in pity.
* * *
She walks ahead as Er presses her head.
Blue Sapphire raised her magic power and was alert to her surroundings so that she could intercept any enemy at any time.
As she walked around the massive fortress-like facility, she came across something strange.
“Is this the same?”
What Er picked up from the place he was advancing on was a strangely shaped small box.
A cube rather than a box?
“What is this?”
“Oh, I know this.”
Blue Sapphire took the box from Er and rolled it in her hand. It’s just the right size to fit in her hand.
The cube-like box, where faint magical powers were felt, emitted a faint light with faint particles formed inside.
“It is a magic tool that can be purchased at 〈 Point Shop 〉. It’s like a video letter. I used it once because I was curious about it.”
“That means.”
“It was left by a magical girl. It might be the alpha sister!”
Blue Sapphire exclaimed excitedly.
However, she put on a cautious expression the next moment and handed it over to Er.
“Could you catch something with a skill? It might be dangerous to open it.”
“Uh, um… Subtle. It may or may not be dangerous…”
“You don’t know?”
“It’s because the skill level is low. But… If this is an ambiguous response, it’s that it opened but didn’t explode.”
“You mean the risk rate is low…?”
“It kind of feels like that. How is it? Shall I open it? Let’s open it.”
Er said while rolling the mysterious box in his hand. The face is full of curiosity.
However, the blue sapphire of fate, which attracts bad luck in many ways due to its constitution, looked skeptical.
“Still, if you think about it once in a million…”
“Let’s open! How can I open it?”
“No, really… Uhh. So, if you rub that button there weakly with magical energy–“
As Blue Sapphire reluctantly replied, Er manipulated the small box in her hand.
There was a click and the box opened from top to bottom.
And on top of the opened box, a video was played as if to match the eye level of the two people watching nervously.
