"Is this floor ......?"

The place where Jin D. and Reiko left was clearly different from the previous floor.

"It doesn't look like <>."

Jin D immediately recognized the true nature of the atmosphere. The floor was made of metal. The previous floor was made of polished stone.

"This must be the floor that Markitas renovated. Reiko, be careful ......"

Before I could say, "Be careful," happened.

The gravity of the floor increased tenfold at once.

However, neither Jin-D nor Reiko are fazed by the tenfold increase in gravity.

"I see, it's a trap just like Malkitas who uses <>.

As he said this, the gravity increased to 20G. It doesn't make any sense.

"The floor is made of metal to withstand gravity magic, isn't it?"

"That's right."

Hitoshi D. and Reiko are walking around looking for a way out of this floor while continuing such a conversation.

Gravity increased to 30G, but stopped there.

"It seems that 30G is the limit.

Jin thinks that it must be a problem of mana to generate the gravity.

"But it's amazing that you can generate 30G consistently.

Gravity magic is inefficient. The fact that he is able to use it continuously means that he is operating at a very high efficiency.

Then, I noticed something as I walked around the floor.

The gravity is different in different places. Specifically, the weakest point is around 20G near the entrance. The center of the floor is 30G.

"Considering the nature of the trap, the exit must be in the direction where the gravity is greater."

"That's logical."

A twisted enemy might do it the other way around, but we decided to check the most likely direction first.

"The gravity is a little higher this way, isn't it?"

"Yes. Yes, but 30G just became 31G.

If you continue to move forward, the gravity becomes 32G. Moving to the side, there is no change, and the gravity becomes 33G as we go forward.

"It's easy to understand, but I wonder if ...... is something."

If you're Jin, think ...... to trap the highest value and put the correct answer just a little bit off,

(I wonder if I'm getting worse in character...)

(I wonder if I'm getting worse in character).

However, it seemed that Markitas had the same bad character, and a hole suddenly appeared under the feet of Hitoshi and Reiko as they stood at what seemed to be the highest point of gravity.

Well, it took about 0.3 seconds from the time it started to open to the time it finished to open, so it was easy to deal with it.

It took 0.1 second to notice, 0.2 seconds to jump back, and 0.3 seconds for the hole to open.

It was a trap, wasn't it?

"Yes."

The conversation appears to be leisurely, but that is only on the surface.

Reiko is looking around her surroundings and Jin, who is piloting Jin D, is thinking about the meaning of the trap.

Reiko, check inside the hole.

"Yes."

Reiko looks inside the hole with the Magi Detector.

"There's a high concentration of mana at the bottom of the hole.

"I knew it."

There is a possibility that the hole is not a trap, and there is a possibility that there is a trap inside the trap.

<>

The old man has a suggestion. Reiko should be able to use it for a simple purpose, but it is not so accurate. She can look beyond the wall, though.

"Oh, yes, that's right. We're wasting time, please."

Jin thought about using everything he had available to him.

The old man answered, 3 seconds later.

Okay. Thank you.

Father, are we going?

We're going. But be careful. If we switch off the gravity spell on the way down to the hole, we'll lose our balance.

"It would be very troublesome if you switch in less than 0.01 seconds.

And then, without any worries, Hitoshi D. and Reiko arrived at the side hole without incident.

"If the side hole is a maintenance passage, it should lead to a proper passage or room, right?

"You are right."

Jin D. and Reiko started to go down the maintenance passage.

The height of the passage is about 150 centimeters, so Jin D. bends down a little. Reiko stayed where she was.

The only light was a dim ethereal luminescent substance (AL), but it was enough for both of them.

* * * *

"What is it with these people? ......"

The Slave Doll of Markitas, who had been observing Jin D. and Reiko's behavior, let out a disgusted voice.

"U......"

At that moment, the puppet doll of MARQUITAS let out a moan.

The puppet doll itself does not feel pain, but if the person controlling it, Markitas himself, suffers, it will manifest itself in the puppet doll.

For some reason, however, the support golem did not react.

"...... wind."

After about two minutes, Markitas regained himself.

"Have you entered the maintenance corridor?"

Yes, Mr. Markitas. How would you like it?　We have several options right now: pour molten iron down the passage, blow up the whole passage, or fill the inside with chlorine gas.

The support golem suggested a solution, but Markitas shook his head.

"Probably none of them will work. Enough. We'll meet them here."

Are you sure?

"Yes."

......

[Claire] [Claire] [Claire] [D] [D] [D] [Reiko]

Jin-D and Reiko carefully make their way down the passageway.

"Father, nothing's happening."

"No. I'm sure we can pour molten metal or poison gas into it in no time.

"I think they realize it's useless, don't they?"

It is a light conversation, but the content is full of problems. Jin D. and Reiko kept their guard up and proceeded down the maintenance corridor.

"This way?"

"Yes, the mana response is strong in that direction."

At the fork, we used Reiko's magi-detector to determine the approximate direction we should go.

"There is a big reaction ahead..."

"Yes, I can see it."

The end of the maintenance corridor. There was a door.

"We have to be more careful than ever ...... to see what's on the other side."

But just before Hitoshi and Reiko get there, the door opens.

"Welcome, intruders!"

Jin D. and Reiko were greeted by the puppet dolls (slave dolls) of Markitas and ten support golems.