While Jin D and his group were rushing to the town of Aus to protect the parents of the former Auraria, the former Auraria's parents were being rescued by Makina III and his valet Rey.

<, Machina III and Squire Rey are also working to rescue the parents of the former Arianne.

The passage to the basement is at ......

There it is.

Okay, Ray, go.

Yes, sir.

Squire Rey jumped and kicked the altar of the chapel from the side.

"Oh, no! ......"

The three, who were called <, looked at the outrageous act for a moment ......, but the altar was slightly damaged by the kick and shifted to the side, leaving a square hole in the ground where it had been.

This is the passage to the basement, isn't it?

"Yes."

Makina III looked back at Ariane and the others and said, "I'm going.

"I'm going. Chelle, let's go!

Makina III and Rey jumped into the hole.

Chelle followed a little later.

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The hole was not a vertical hole, but slanted like a slide.

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The bottom was a small, wide hall about 10 meters square.

It was not completely dark, as there were several magic lamps lit.

However, it was so dark that an ordinary person could hardly see anything.

So Makina III put on special goggles. These are the so-called .

Makina III could see in the dark without such equipment, but he was disguising himself in front of Chelle.

"The slope was about 45 degrees, so we are about 14 meters underground."

Makina III does some quick calculations.

"Well, from what I can see, it looks like a dead end. ......"

"Master Machina, there is a staircase over there."

"Oh, you found it well."

When the three of them went there, they found an opening in the corner of the hall that was barely wide enough for one person to pass through, and a stairway to the basement peeked out from behind it.

There, too, a dim magic lamp was lit.

"Okay, let's go down there."

"Yes."

"......Machina-sama has a good mind, doesn't she?"

Chelle said half in admiration, half in dismay.

"I believe in you, Ray."

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Ray, Makina III, and Chell descend the dimly-lit staircase in that order, and find a door.

The door was unlocked, so Ray opened it and found a small room with iron bars at the back.

Here, too, there was only one dimly lit magic lamp, but it was bright enough for Makina III and Ray's eyes.

They could see two figures, a man and a woman, lying behind the bars.

"Hello?"

When they called out, the two lying there twitched and looked up.

"Are you Arianne's parents?"

"...... are, yes. ......"

The woman answered weakly.

"We are here to help you."

"Oh, thank you. ......"

The bars were fitted into the floor and ceiling and were sturdy.

But to Ray, they're like clay.

Ray, break it down.

"Yes, sir."

Ray pulls out the sword at his waist.

"Stay back, it's dangerous."

After making Arianne's parents stand back, Ray cleaves the sword twice to the side.

With that, five bars, each about three centimeters in diameter, were cut off and scattered on the floor with a loud clatter.

"That's a very sharp cut," said Chelle admiringly.

Chelle is impressed.

"...... I see, so it is vibrating at ultra-high frequencies."

And he had even discovered the principle of the .

Once again, Makina III was amazed at his abilities.

"......Oh, thank you!"

Ariane's parents stood up, staggered, and took Makina III's and Rey's hands in thanks.

But Machina III says, "I'm sorry,

"I'm sorry, but you'll have to wait here a little longer. I think there are still three more people trapped on this floor.

"I understand. ......

They nodded weakly and Machina III pulled two bottles of Persica juice from his pocket.

"Here, drink this. I think you'll feel a little better."

"Thank you. ......"

"Oh, thank you very much. ......"

The two thanked him and took it.

"Well, now we have three more people to rescue."

Yes, sir.

"Makina-sama. This way, sir.

Thank you.

It seemed that the three of them were heavily addicted to drugs, and Chelle could sense their brainwaves.

Two doors later, she found three beds behind bars with three women lying on them, all in their late twenties.

All of them were in their late twenties, with blonde hair, though it was dangling.

"I can't be sure because their eyes are closed, but they probably have blue eyes.

"Lady Machina, what is the reason for that?"

"Even Chel couldn't figure it out. It's just a ...... look."

"It's just a ...... look."

"Yes. has blonde hair and blue eyes.

"I see. ......You were aiming for that kind of psychological effect."

That's what I'm talking about.

While Makina III and Chelle were having this conversation, Ray cut through the bars and freed the three ......, but all three were too weak to move on their own. "This is not good.

"This is not good ......."

Makina III thinks that if he lingers, the guards will come.

So far, the series of disturbances in the have probably focused their attention on it, but it's about time they noticed the anomalies in the basement.

It is indeed a bit heavy to retreat while protecting the five people who were locked up.

It is not a matter of combat power, but simply a matter of numbers.

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However, the old lord and the leader were aware of the deus ex machina III's predicament, which could not be called a predicament.

So, with the permission of Jin, they decided to send five <> into the basement of the >.

Using a transporter, of course.

Nominally, they are reinforcements from the Magecraft Meister.

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And the five of them join up with Machina III: .......

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"Makina-sama, someone is coming. ...... That's one of Master Jin's men, isn't it?"

"It seems that Jin has already taken care of this. It seems that Jin has taken care of it in advance. Now we can return to the ground in no time.

True to his word, we encountered the security golem twice, but we were able to fight it off without any problems at all.

They were able to find a passage to the surface without any difficulty, and Machina III, Squire Rey, and Chelle, with the help of five <>, rescued the five people imprisoned in the basement.