Lord: I have built a witch's sanctuary.

Chapter 52 Link

Ohm understood.

Although the older sister is fierce, the killing program there is also terrifying...

But Ohm is the administrator!

I can shut down all the rampaging mechs along the way and open a maintenance tunnel directly to the B-12 core area.

But... big brother has to grant Ohm one request.

Lorraine raised an eyebrow.

Trying to negotiate now? This kid's quick to learn bad habits.

(you say.)

[After you've obtained your items and left this city...]

[Big brother, could you help me find someone?]

[A person who can break the "seal".]

Ohm didn't want to be trapped in this metal shell anymore; he wanted to go out and see the world.

I want to see the regressive world my older brother talked about, I want to see the sky beyond the steel firmament, I want to see flowers that never rust.

"If you can find that person and help me remove the physical lock and magical seal on the core, Ohm will give you the rest of the city's authority!"

It turns out she wanted to run away from home.

Can you break the physical lock and the magical seal?

In this era where even steam engines are considered high technology, and in this era where only witches can wield magical powers, where can we find such talent?

Even the most powerful alchemists in Frostwolf City have never mastered this lost-age magic rune technology.

But... Lorraine suddenly smiled.

I have the Witch's Codex.

(Looking for someone?)

He answered in his mind.

(What if I told you that the person who can break your magical seal is both far away and right before your eyes?)

A question mark popped up on the screen.

【? 】

Big brother, please stop joking.

That was a seal set up by a top-level rune master.

[It requires extremely high levels of skill in drawing and deciphering the magic runes to unlock this.]

Although Big Brother can understand Ohm's speech, his current life energy level... isn't even at Tier 1 yet.

I was looked down upon.

Moreover, he was looked down upon by a loli-like mecha spirit who was thousands of years old.

Lorraine wasn't annoyed.

He withdrew his hand and patted the cold screen.

(Okay, we'll see.)

(Open the way first, Ohm.)

"Big brother, stay close to me! The road ahead is complicated, don't step into the gravity traps!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the heavy alloy gate on the side of the passage that had been leading straight to the two Tier 3 mechs suddenly made a loud "boom".

The hydraulic rod, sealed for a thousand years, emitted a labored groan.

Amidst a cloud of rising dust, the gate, impenetrable even by cannon fire, slowly slid open to both sides.

A deep, wide steel avenue, gleaming with guiding lights, was revealed.

"Let's go."

Lorraine straightened her collar and took the lead.

"But... sir, what's inside..."

Victor hesitated, raising his sword and then lowering it again.

"Put your sword away, Victor."

Lorraine walked into the shadows without looking back.

"In this place, scanning your face is more effective than scanning your sword."

If the previous exploration was an adventure of dancing on the edge of a knife.

With the mobile city of Ohm's machine spirit assisting with the journey, it's practically like a leader inspecting a work site.

Victor maintained his tense fighting stance, glancing left and right with every step, like a frightened rabbit.

But everything around him seemed to mock his nervousness.

"Click—"

The passage ahead, which had been pitch black, suddenly lit up one after another like dominoes the moment Lorraine stepped in.

The soft white CD player dispelled the gloom and illuminated the ground as bright as day.

"That's... a guard mechanism with energy fluctuations at least at the third level?!"

Victor suddenly gasped, quickly shielding Lorraine and Anna behind him, his molten longsword instantly bursting into flames.

On the ceiling of the passageway, two upside-down six-barreled Gatling guns were hanging with their dark muzzles.

With that caliber, it felt like a single bullet could pierce right through his enchanted armor.

Anna's face turned deathly pale, and the flame at her fingertips had just condensed into a ball.

however.

Just as the two were preparing for a desperate fight.

The two turrets, which had been looking menacing, suddenly turned.

Then, to Victor and Anna's stunned gaze, the thick gun barrel actually pressed down in an extremely human-like way, as if... bowing.

"Sizzle—"

The red light on top of the turret turned green.

The gun barrel, which had been aimed, slowly stopped and even retracted into the recess in the ceiling.

The entire process was smooth and seamless, without a trace of murderous intent.

"this……"

Victor's sword froze in mid-air, the flames on its blade flickering awkwardly before finally going out.

He lived for thirty years.

I have seen ferocious monsters, cunning bandits, and even arrogant witches.

But he had never seen such a... polite killing machine before.

"Keep up."

Lorraine didn't even pause for a moment, as if what had just happened was nothing more than a trivial matter.

His gaze remained fixed on the virtual interface that only he could see.

[Big brother, be careful! There's a landslide area ahead, turn left!]

[There are three mutated iron-eating rats hiding in that vent on the right. Don't go near them, they're filthy!]

Pull down that red lever in front; that's the physical switch for the emergency elevator!

Ohm's voice chattered incessantly in his mind, like a dutiful tour guide.

Lorraine didn't need to think at all; she just had to follow the instructions.

When you encounter a wall, tear it down; when you encounter a door, open it.

Those deadly traps that would have wiped out an entire regular army became useless under Ohm's guidance.

Watch your step.

Reaching a seemingly flat floor, Lorraine suddenly stopped and pointed to a black square brick in front of her.

"Victor, pour some water from your kettle onto it."

Although Victor was completely confused, he did as instructed.

The moment the water droplet touched the floor tile.

"Buzz!"

A terrifying gravitational field suddenly descended.

Before the puddle of water could even disperse, it was instantly compressed into a molecular layer thinner than paper, and then vaporized under immense pressure.

Victor broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

If he had stepped on it just now...

What has now turned into a sheet of paper is his foot, along with his once-proud armor.

"Is this... because you just greeted the glass on the wall?"

Anna watched Lorraine's retreating figure, her eyes practically overflowing with adoration.

As expected of the young master.

Not only does it understand witch awakening and farming, but now it can even communicate with these ancient ruins.

Every city has its own temperament.

Lorraine made up an explanation on the spot.

"As long as you know how to stroke its fur in the right direction and learn its language, it will naturally do things for you."

"In the advanced realm of psychic arts, this is called 'Resonance of All Things'."

Victor listened, completely stunned.

All things resonate?

Is this the knowledge that noble gentlemen possess?

No wonder the protagonists in those chivalric romance novels always manage to have extraordinary adventures in the Great Ruins; it turns out it's because they know foreign languages!

At this moment, Victor felt a deep sense of inferiority about his background from the best academy in the capital.

She secretly vowed to herself that she would definitely ask the young master to teach her this foreign language when she got back.

At the very least, you need to learn how to talk to a door.