While Jin was being briefed by the on the on the planet Hale, Shinobi 1, 3, 4, and others were busy trying to break the wards around the .

(Ummm, it's not set up in a visible place after all.)

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(Wouldn't it be better to ask the old man to use a peep show telescope to find it?

San gave some advice to the frustrated Ichi.

（Yes, that's right. We are wasting our time.)

So Shinobu Ichi contacted the old man.

In about two seconds, the old man seemed to have finished scanning the area.

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The old man guessed that this was probably due to the fact that the castle was built on the same place where the brain was located.

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< is a cylinder of 10 cm in diameter and 30 cm in length, powered by a micro-magic reactor (Magni Reactor).

It is propelled by a force field generator. It is equipped with a magical surveillance eye and can see images on Horai Island.

It digs by transferring rocks in the direction it is going backward with the same thing as a transfer gun attached to its tip. The machine is not mechanical and makes almost no sound.

The crew consists of who is 5 cm tall.

The old man sent 1 and 2. The location is a deserted room.

The occupants of the mini-mole are 1 and 2, with a Shinobisan and an Oshi accompanying them.

（Please do so.)

（Okay.)

With a simple greeting, the mini-moles 1 and 2 departed.

Shinobi-ichi will stay behind and relay information to the old man. And at the same time, be on the lookout.

* * * *

The two mini-moles proceed smoothly.

The stone material for the building of the castle is like butter compared to the adamantite ore. No, it does not depend on the physical strength and hardness of the material as it is dug by <>.

The starting point is the first floor, so we have to dig diagonally to the basement of the <> room.

At first, the digging went smoothly.

However, the speed slows down near the brain room.

（What's wrong?)

Shinobu San asked Command1.

(The building materials seem to be different from here. (The resistance to magic is an order of magnitude higher than before.)

<, it is the magic resistance that determines the digging speed, not the physical strength.

I reported this to the old man via Shinobi-ichi,

built long time ago. There should be a projector just outside of it.

The answer came back to me.

It is in the ground ...... or rather in stone, so we cannot check it visually. So the two < used a > to locate the they were aiming for.

（It's about 70 centimeters diagonally forward.)

（Okay, be careful.)

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If he wanted to blow it up or destroy it, he could have used a <, <, <>, etc., but he did not know what kind of adverse effect that would have.

Finally, Mini Mole 1 advanced to the front of the <>.

Fifteen seconds later, Mini Mole 2 also advanced to the point of seeing the barrier projector.

It was attached to the wall of the original <>.

By the way, there was a narrow space between the wall of the <> and the wall of the castle, where Shinobisan and Shishu could operate respectively.

The first step was to observe. What Shinobi-San and Four saw, the old lord could also see.

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The old man judged so by its appearance and shape.

The conclusion that the old man came to after such an observation was a disappointing one.

Here, the plan to shut down the two projectors has failed.

But the brain of Horai Island, the old man, does not stop there.

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The final purpose of this mission is to re-educate the <>.

To achieve this, the first step was to break through the that covers the <> so that the <> would not be aware of our presence.

It would have been better if we could have stopped the <> that was generating the <>, but looking at the current situation, there was a high possibility that the <> would notice and issue a warning if we stopped the <>.

Then what should we do?

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The <> has no physical resistance. The problem is simply that it prevents communication by magic waves.

In other words, we can pass through the between the inside and the outside.

Then the will be removed and communication will be possible.

Since <> is connected, it is also possible to transfer.

Specifically, you can penetrate it with a <> in the form of a <>. Inside the tube, the <> that covers the <> becomes ineffective.

So, since it is more convenient for the <> to be in one place, mini-mole 2 comes to the place where mini-mole 1 is. Shinobi San and Four joined them.

The location is on the wall on the right side of the entrance to the . There is a gap of about 30 centimeters between it and the outer wall.

<> that was built by , it was not built in close proximity to it.

The reason for this is unknown at this point, but it was convenient for the execution of the operation since it was inaccessible to ordinary people.

that will generate a cylindrical .

This is the size of a magic tool that the old man can make with his own authority.

Ten seconds later, a magical tool the size of a matchbox was sent.

Even so, it is a huge burden for Shinobisan and Shih, both of whom are five centimeters tall.

(Where to mount it, I wonder... ......)

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The old man will give you instructions. The reason is that it would be easier to work with.

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（1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

With the help of <> 1 and 2, the installation itself took only 2 minutes.

The operation test will be conducted after the two <> are ready to evacuate. The evacuation is a short-range transfer, and the evacuation destination is the residence of the false Elena (Spica 9=Lira).

< is 10 cm in diameter and 30 cm in length, so it will not be in the way.

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A cylindrical is formed, and a tunnel is bored through the that covers the <>.

You wait for about 10 minutes, but no alarm is issued and nothing happens.

The old man also checked his surroundings with his "peepers" and confirmed that there had been no change in the environment before and after the activation.

> please stay where you are and wait there. However, if you see anything out of the ordinary, please evacuate to Spica 9-Rila's apartment immediately.

(Understood.) 1 is represented.

1 answered on behalf of the others.

> (Understood)

(Understood.)

Thus, the <> entered the second phase.