Opening gate

Translated by NotBlueYet
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Then we’d start running again.

After following the passage for a while, we found a massive double-opening door made of rock.

The door is closed, and an intricate pattern is carved in the center.

In addition, a boy with a donkey was depicted above the door, and the boy was surrounded by gold and silver treasures.

And behind the boy is a man with a badly patterned black beard and eye patch, leading a group of men who seem to be his henchmen.

I’ve seen this picture somewhere before, I thought.

Next to the door, two huge statues stand glaring at you.

One holds a sword, the other a spear, and each statue points its sword tip at us.

It’s like a gatekeeper.

“What do you want me to do?”

I’ll push it first.

I used my body enhancements and put both hands on the door.

But no matter how hard I pushed, the door showed no signs of moving at all.

“It. …… won’t budge.”

I sigh and speak my hand from the door.

Then Shallot looked earnestly at the pattern on the door.

“Hmmm…” she puts a hand to her chin, seemingly in thought.

What’s wrong?

“The pattern on this door is probably a magic circle.”

I didn’t notice it because it was different from the magic circle I knew.

“Is that so?”

Shallot nodded at my words.

If Shallot, who knows far more about magical engineering than I do, says this is a magic circle, then it must be a magic circle.

“Can you open it?”

I’ll go on and ask you a question.

“I don’t know, ……, but I’ll try to decipher it.”

Shallot says, then stares at the magic circle.

“This is the magic power supply formula ……, this is the deployment formula ……, so this would be the chanting reception formula …….”

She mumbles, tracing the magic circle with her finger.

For a while, he watched Shallot, but he was too lazy to think about the picture on the door.

I have a faint memory of this picture, but I can’t remember it.

A donkey boy, Blackbeard and treasure.

I was twisting my neck, wondering what it was, when Shallot looked up.

“I understand the structure of ……, but ……”

She says crisply.

What is it?

I urge her to continue.

“You need to chant to activate this magic circle, but the chant is nowhere to be found.”

There are two configurations of magicians: one in which magic is activated only by supplying magic power, and one in which magic is activated by supplying magic power and chanting at the same time.

This magic circle means the latter.

For magicians who need to chant, chanting plays a key role.

If you don’t say the secret password, the door won’t open, and so on.

In a way, it’s exactly what I expected.

‘You mean you can’t open the door because you can’t activate the magic circle because you don’t know the chant?

That’s how it works.

“That means we’ll have to break down the door.”

Shallot nodded reluctantly at my words.

I looked at the sturdy door.

It seems that the only way to break this is to use powerful magic.

Of all the magic I have, the one with the most destructive power would be [Ifrit] or [Bullet].

The only way to do this is with the Ifrit, as the bullets are insufficient to destroy the door.

‘Well, I’m going to use my magic, so Shallot, I need you to step away for a moment.”

Shallot nodded and stepped back behind me.

I turn to stick my arms out at the door.

At that moment, I suddenly saw a painting above my head.

And then a watchword emerged in my brain.

A painting of a boy, men who look like pirates, and gold and silver treasures.

Additionally, this door is made of rock.

With all these clues, I wonder to myself why I couldn’t remember.

It was so easy when you think about it.

“You have to chant to activate the magic, don’t you?”

“Yes, but as I said before, I don’t know the chant. ……”

“Maybe I got that chant.”

I couldn’t be sure, but I knew that nine times out of ten, that password would be the chant.

To begin with, this cave was behind the painting that depicted Yuma’s cry.

We should assume that this cave itself has something to do with Yuma Satu.

Furthermore, if Yuma is a transmigrant or reincarnator, then there is only one password for this door.

“That’s awesome, I have no idea but ……”

Shallot sounds impressed, but I shake my head and say, no, not really.

“It’s just a coincidence; more importantly, where should I channel my magic?”

“In the center of the door, there is a circle with a red line drawn on it, the center of which is the magic supply formula, so please let the magic flow from there.”

The circle that Shallot pointed to was just big enough for my hand to fit in.

A complex magic circle is drawn around that circle.

I was about to touch the technique in the center of the door, that’s when.

Shallot grabbed my arm.

“I’ll supply the magic.”

“No, but ……”

”Let me do it, in order to activate this magic circle, a considerable amount of magic power will bse needed, senpai, please preserve even a little magic power for the future.”

Shallot said as she stared into my eyes.

Her expression shows her strength of will.

“All right, I’ll leave it to Shallot.”

As I lowered my head, Shallot placed her hand in the center of the door.

Immediately after that, the pattern of the central circle emits a red light.

“Chanting, please.”

I nodded at Shallot’s words and took a small breath.

“Open Sesame!”

Immediately after I shouted, magic power poured from the central circle to the entire magic circle, following a line.

At the same time, the entire pattern shone with a bright red light.

Apparently, we succeeded in activating the magic circle.

The door is slowly opened with a squeaking sound.

If I hadn’t opened with the password I just used, I would have been very embarrassed.

After saying so confidently, if you are surrounded by silence, you will faint in agony.

With some relief, Shallot suddenly turned over on his knees on the floor.

Worried, I sit down so that I’m eye level with her.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes ……, it’s just that I’m a little short on magic ……, and more magic has been sucked out of me than I thought …….”

“Lack of magic power? Was it that much of a load?”

“It’s just that my magic power was incompatible with this magic circle, if I rest a little I’ll be able to move, so please go ahead senpai.”

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

I ask as a reminder, as her face is turning blue.

“You’re worrying too much, I’m just a bit light-headed, I’m totally fine, senpai please help Natalie.”

I nodded at Shallot’s words.

“Sure, I’ll help Natalie, so Shallot get some rest, and when this is all over, all the members of the student council can go out and play.”

Please don’t make out with Natalie when you’re out playing.

“If you can talk lightly, you’re gonna be okay.”

I chuckled lightly at Shallot’s words and she smiled weakly back.

I’m worried about Shallot, but if she says she’s fine, I’ll take her word for it.

I decided to get up and move on.

“I’m off then.”

Finally, he turns back to Shallot.

“Good luck with that.”

“Oh, I got it.”

I nodded one, then looked forward.

Then I left Shallot where he was and stepped behind the door.