Volume 1 - Chapter 21 – CHAT 1: THE WANDERING AUTOMATA (2/2)
Perhaps because of the range, she could not sense the presence of human magic power.
「This time I should ask to strengthen this area function」
The function to search for Jin needs to be strengthened, but it can’t be done without Jin, so first she needs to search for Jin, and therefore it’s a situation that goes around in a circle.
「Going South should be safe」
The season is Winter, so she determined that it was better to head towards the South than to the North, and descended down along the ridge to the mountain with little snow. Sometimes the wind silently blows down, and it takes time for 《Heat》 for when it is undone, so it took 3 days to arrive to a point with little snow.
Now, before her eyes was a 3000 metre class mountain. Looking back, the mountain she descended, was a glacier 6000 metre class mountain.
「This will likely take some more time. A place where the 《Warp Gate》 can be set up should be a little bit beyond here.」
The 《Automata》 headed towards the 3000 metre class mountain. Though, it wasn’t necessary to honestly cross over the summit, in any case she headed towards the saddle between the mountains. ⚑
Still in the vicinity of the ridge where the fallen snow reached over 1 metre, it took 2 day to complete the second mountain.
「There shouldn’t be any problems after this」
Finished with the 3000 metre ridge, all that remained was a rocky mountain of less than 2000 metres. The 《Automata》 intended to set up the 《Warp Gate》 up around the summit.
Without any snow, she climbed up after half a day.
The day had already turned dark after reaching the summit, but it did not matter to her as she could see in the dark.
The summit she climbed up on was wide, and there seemed to be a cave that looked good to set up the 《Warp Gate》.
「That place looks good」
The 《Automata》 approached it. Then, she flew far back and fell. Looking over to the place she had stood, something large gouged out.
「……《Hekatonkheires》 is it?」
It was a giant with a height of 20 metres and 100 arms. Climbing up the slope from the opposite side of her, it suddenly threw a boulder it held.
「Is it a demon type magic power that it has stored inside? That must be why I couldn’t sense it」
Even now the 《Automata》 calmly analysed her opponent. A giant type demon, the amount of magic it can’t use is large. Instead it used its large body, and the magic inside is consumed to maintain it.
Therefore the magic power that leaked out was very small, and she determined that she could not perceive it right now.
「If not for the luggage on my back, it would be an opponent I could face up front… it can’t be helped」
The 《Automata》 murmured her resignation, and raised the operation of what had been 5 percent of the 《Ether Converter》 up to 20 percent.
At the same time she raised the operations of the 《Mana Drive》, her magic power was immediately refined. And then.
「《Mana Explosion》!」
She threw her strongest attack magic. The output is 20 percent.
It crashed into and engulfed the 《Hekatonkheires》 own 《Core》, causing a huge explosion, and that large body was extinguished in an instant.
The advantage of this magic is that it is possible to extinguish only the opponent’s magic power. There is no effect on the terrain in the vicinity of the summit. The cave is also fine.
「… suppression complete. Although I think it’s a little bit wasteful, it couldn’t be helped. Besides that」
The materials left behind could be useful, so she felt it was a little wasteful to completely extinguish it, but there was something more important to her.
「… this magic power, without a doubt it’s Father」
Finally coming here, she was able to sense Jin’s magic power.
「I need to hurry up and set up the 《Warp Gate》」
In the cave of the 《Hekatonkheires》 she just suppressed, the 《Automata》 went to set up a 《Warp Gate》.
In the surroundings were the bones of the prey of 《Hekatonkheires》, the Wood Bear that were scattered and thrown to the the bottom of the valley.
Carefully constructing the 《Warp Gate》, she confirmed its operation. When complete, she used it once to return to the laboratory, then immediately came back again to get a feel of it. All of it was for the sake of Jin. In the event that something goes wrong when Jin uses it to return to the laboratory, the 《Automata》 itself would destroy itself.
It was dawn when everything was completed. The 《Automata》 hurriedly descended the mountain. Crossing over and beyond another low mountain.
While crossing the low mountain, a small village could be seen. Near the fence that stood on the outskirts, it was the figure of the person the 《Automata》 wanted to see, she had found the figure of Jin, and she let out an output of 100 percent.
It gave her a speed close to the speed of sound, and she moved a distance of more than 100 metres in an instant. And then before the 《Automata》.
「Father!」
Searching for around 6 months, there stood the 《Creator》 with a face of astonishment. ⚑