Chapter 568 – Uninvited Guest
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I walked on a slender swinging bridge that was precariously placed over a wide river.
-Squeak… Squeak.
The sound was loud, but surprisingly, the swinging bridge did not shake as much as expected.
There was only a slight shaking.
It was a shaking motion that wouldn’t be difficult for an ordinary person to walk, but it seemed impossible to cross without someone with a certain level of courage.
That was because it gave off a scary atmosphere, as if the bridge would break at any moment.
My group and I have no reason to be afraid of this bridge, so we were able to get to the other side without any problems.
The end of the bridge was a small empty space, and there seemed to be no other way.
I recall the words of real estate broker Altus.
‘Did I tell you to move southwest from here?’
As Altus said, we headed southwest and entered a dense forest with no roads.
It was a dense forest.
Even though it was clear, it was a little dark.
This is because the long, tall trees were blocking the sunlight. However, the sunlight gently pouring through the gap created quite a wonderful scenery.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t move around and just enjoy the scenery. Maybe this is an area monitored by the Zephyria army.
My consciousness begins to float and explore my surroundings.
The deeper I went into the forest, the more I felt a somewhat rough flow of magical energy, different from the one outside.
I looked at my smartphone.
As Altus said, ‘link access unavailable area’ was displayed on the LCD screen. But other than that, I couldn’t find anything suspicious.
‘Isn’t it Zephyria-kun?’
If Zephyria Army created this phenomenon, I thought there would be a surveillance device or something that would catch it, but I didn’t feel anything like that.
Just in case, I extended my consciousness to the basement and looked.
‘It seems like there’s nothing special in the basement.’
Other than the fact that the flow of magical power was strange, I couldn’t find anything suspicious.
If Zephyria, the most likely suspect, did not create this phenomenon to control Helena’s information… Did this simply occur over a long period of time?
It is still the beginning.
There was no need to make a hasty judgment.
Although I had a rough idea of the direction, I decided to fly a drone to be sure.
I heard from Altus that this area affects the machine’s magic circuit. So what I came up with was a drone brought from Earth.
Drones on Earth use electrical circuits, not magic attribute circuits. Although magic stones are used as an energy source, they are converted into electrical energy and used as power.
Earth did not yet have the level of technology to create magic circuits like Zephyria.
However, in this situation, I thought that the electric circuit might not be functioning properly. And as expected, the reconnaissance drone worked smoothly.
In distant places, there are drones.
I’ve been moving around like that for a while, exploring the surroundings,
“Master, it’s a lake!”
Sunni, who was controlling the drone, shouted to me with joy.
When I looked at the screen the drone was filming, I saw a lake quite far away from the current location.
It seemed like I had come to the right direction.
After confirming the correct direction, we hurried our steps and were able to find the lake just as the sun was about to set.
It was a lake so large that its end could not be seen at a glance.
And we were able to find a building not far away that seemed to be a villa.
The building was about 300 to 400 meters away, and at a glance, it was almost assimilated into nature to the point where you wouldn’t even notice it.
Is it greedy to want it to be Helena’s villa?
Altus guessed that there were quite a few villas near this lake in the past. I remember him saying he didn’t even know how many there were.
When we looked closer, the condition of the villa was even more serious.
In what appeared to be the villa’s garden, a bush almost as tall as a person grew, and the exterior wall was surrounded by all kinds of plants, revealing only a portion of its true appearance.
It seemed to have been a pretty nice villa at one time, but it was in such a state that you can see why Altus called it a ruin.
Isn’t it amazing that it still exists after thousands of years?
There is no need to go inside to explore the mansion.
I stretched out my consciousness and looked inside the villa.
You can get enough information just by looking at it like this.
There was nothing special.
It was just an empty building.
‘Is it a disaster?’
It’s not the stage to be disappointed yet.
This is not the only villa.
I was planning to move around the lake and look for a villa.
“Celestia. What do you think?”
“I don’t know… I guess I should give up looking for it based on appearance.”
I had the same thoughts as her.
Looking at the condition of the villa, the appearance of other villas does not seem to be much different from this one. It’s not in a state where it can be found by relying on Celestia’s memories.
“I would like you to send Hwashin to find out in advance the location of the villas on the shore of this lake.”
For Celestia’s incarnation, I felt like I had to figure out the location first and then see it in person.
“Okay.”
All you have to do is find the buildings around the lake, so you won’t get lost, but I thought I would save some time by finding out the exact location in advance.
If it’s Helena’s villa, wouldn’t there still be something special?
I thought that with my abilities, I would be able to find it without missing it.
The day becomes dark.
I decided to prepare for camping around here today.
I looked around to see if there was a suitable place to put the camping car.
“The garden would be appropriate.”
The area that used to be the villa’s garden had no trees. Only big, tough grass grows.
Of course, that wasn’t the case and I felt the need to tidy things up a bit.
Consciousness took over the space, and I cut down the grass in that space with just my intention.
The long-growing grass lay down on the ground all at once, creating an open space about 50 meters long.
This almost supernatural power, which projects mental energy with a strong intention, was also quite convenient.
If it were me before connecting to Panthera’s avatar, I would have had to create a huge sword with magical power and swing it.
If you’re a wizard, you’ll be able to use your magic in a much more efficient way than I can.
The way I use my magical power has not yet moved far from the materialization stage. Unless you are using a certain power, such as the power of the Great Devil.
However, I have no intention of learning magic.
I didn’t think I had any talent… I was just satisfied with having a convenient superpower.
I took a large camping car out of the inventory and placed it on the vacant lot I had created.
“Of course, if you’re camping, you’ll have a barbecue! How about some pork belly, owner? It’s been a while.”
I don’t think I’ve had the taste of pork belly for quite some time.
It was tempting.
Suni takes a seat next to the camping car and takes out the cooking pot and grill from the inventory and sets them up.
-Chi profit…
Pork belly is cooking on the grill making a loud noise.
The three of us sat around the grill and ate grilled pork belly for the first time in a long time.
There is meat in Zephyria too.
The taste was good too.
However, even though it was meat, it did not taste the same, and of course, Earth’s pork belly had its own special flavor.
-Rumbling…
“Hmm?”
I was eating delicious pork belly while wrapping for a while.
-Tuk… Tuk.
Water drops fall from the sky.
I quickly created a large roof using magical power.
-Shoot…
As soon as the roof was built, rain poured down.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen rain in Zephiria…
“You couldn’t see it because the owner was in a capsule. It sometimes rains in Zephia, too. It usually falls in the early morning. Furthermore, it doesn’t take that long. Furthermore, it lasts only an hour or two at most. We even make a forecast in advance.”
Sunni corrects my misunderstanding.
“Is that so?”
I just didn’t see it, but it did seem to rain.
“It felt like they were pouring down a ton of rain and cleaning the city.”
It’s called cleaning rain.
In this case… Should we call it large-scale gardening, such as watering the forest?
Eating pork belly while watching the pouring rain also had its own charm.
I ate stir-fried pork belly and rice, then went into the camping car and had a tiring time.
The lights inside the camping car blinked unsteadily.
The rough magical power of the forest seems to affect the camping car’s magical circuit.
It seemed difficult to drive.
If I had come here in flight mode without realizing it, I might have crashed.
-Empty!
Someone knocks loudly on the car door.
Naturally, my consciousness extended outside the vehicle.
I thought it was an animal or something… But it was some kind of woman caught in the rain.
Sunni was washing dishes.
Celestia also seems to have no intention of moving.
Since I couldn’t send Suni out to wash the dishes, I got up from my half-lying position on the sofa and opened the car door.
“Gasp!”
The woman who saw me was startled and retreated behind her.
I think I felt threatened by my large appearance.
“What’s going on?”
“Well, that’s…”
Even though she knocked on her door with such force, she couldn’t get her words out easily.
“Who are you?”
The woman’s gaze moves from my side to Sunni, who has her face scrunched up.
“Um, hey… I’m lost, so can you help me?”
