Chapter 28 – Angel?....Vacuum Cleaner!

「….a person?.....it has wings, angel? No way!」

The ground is decorated with a complex pattern that forms a circle and there’s a transparent coffin in the middle.

So, there are people with wings? This is the first time I’ve seen one.

I’m glad it wasn’t bones but, what’s this?

Should I get closer?

I gently move my foot over the patterns on the floor.

Blam

Well, that’s already something I expected so there’s no problem.

However, I was started with the low-pitched roar of Light Blue who’s next to me.

It wasn’t the first time I heard it making an intimidating roar like that but it’s really powerful.

And it is also showing its fangs which is terrifying.

Even though it is small, it is threatening.

I guess it’s expected of a dragon.

….yeah, I better stay calm.

I know you are trying to protect me but your face and voice are too scary!

Etho, let’s calm down….is this pattern I’m stepping on some kind of barrier?

It’s kind of….different but I think it’s also familiar.

Where have I seen something like this?

Ah, the anime movie that my elder sister forcibly makes me watch.

She said she broke out with her boyfriend so she took me out for a whole day.

I think there was something similar in that anime movie we watched that time.

I think it’s called a magic circle.

Yes, magic circle.

Or is it magic sphere?

Which is it?

Well, whatever.

I’m pretty sure that a magic circle is used to seal or summon….devils.

I turned my gaze to the transparent coffin.

「…..devil?」

Hmm, I think something’s wrong. That definitely looks like an angel.

I wonder what role the

I wonder what kind of role the magic circle played in the anime…..

It has pure white wings so it looks like an angel.

Gods exist.

It’s normal that angels too, right?

If that is the case, then, there must be devils too.

Let’s judge this with its appearance.

That’s an angel.

Even so, this angel looks beautiful but creepy at the same time.

It looks like an empty doll making it looks creepy.

However, what did those idiots want to do by sealing up an angel?

Don’t tell me they wanted to take over the angel’s body?

Hahaha, that’s not possible……right?

…….ehto, that should be the case….right?

Taking over someone else’s body can only happen in fantasy or horror stories…..but I was involved in a fantasy scenario called hero summoning.

So, anything is possible.

Does that mean that they seal it with the intent of taking over its body?

Come to think of it, this place was protected by a barrier.

And it’s a divine power barrier where magic doesn’t have any effect. It is probably to hide this from the people of this world.

Even if this place were found, no one will be able to do anything because it is being protected by something invincible for them.

However, if gods investigate, they would find it soon enough.

Well, I found it but I couldn’t report it to them.

That’s another issue though.

However, let’s leave that issue aside.

The reason why they hid it so tightly is because it still has some use….an angel who looks empty.

I still can imagine them getting inside this thing.

…….that’s my very disgusting hunch.

Speaking of which, they tried to take over our consciousness and eliminate anyone who tried to investigate the forest.

I guess the forest is still valuable to them.

By the way, it is said that they have now been reduced to the lowest level of existence….

However, their memories are still intact….with those memories, they’ll probably try to change the current situation.

It is possible they have prepared something for each of the places where there is divine power…..

Yeah, that’s probably the case.

They’re not going in the right direction but they're not stupid.

They are even smart enough to create a world like this.

…..maybe they have a way to return to this world….

Okay, let’s destroy this magic circle right now.

I’m sure that’s a good idea.

I gently move my hand to the magic circle.

I need to examine the magic circle first.

It feels like my hand will pass through it.

…areh?

Why am I not being attacked?

…..And I wonder why I feel something is coming out of my body?

Oh, no!

I pulled my hand out and sense the power in my body.

As expected, my magic power decreased.

A fair amount too.

However, it will be replenished soon.

「Fuh, that was surprising.」

I didn’t expect to have my magic power sucked out of me.

Why did they design it to absorb magic power?

Ah, right.

If the people of this world attack the magic circle, they would use magic.

That magic will be absorbed in short, their attacks will be nullified.

Let’s try attacking this magic circle.

「Fireball bullet」

White flame appears in front of me and it fires at the magic circle.

It was a bullet attack I had made when I was thinking of offensive magic.

As I watched, the magic circle lit up and the fireball was quickly absorbed.

「As expected….then, how about this one?」

Using my new power, I fire fireball again.

「Fireball bullet」

A dark blue flame with a silvery glow is shot at the magic circle.

As it gets in contact with the magic circle, a really big spark shows up.

I stepped back a little to see what was going on.

The magic circle is glowing in an abnormal way while giving off a buzzing sound.

「Ah….is this dangerous?」

My intuition says it is.

Ehto, will the sparks disappear with water?

No, impossible.

Then, the magic circle lights up.

Danger! Danger!

My body trembled a little from the roar of Light Blue, the growls of Koa and Chai, the buzzing sound of the sparks, and the unusual glow of the magic circle.

Calm down, I’m still fine.

Ehto, what should I do…to get rid of that magic circle?

I took out a monster core I brought to see if it can help.

If it can absorb the divine power floating in the air, can it absorb the magic circle?

I’ll give it a try and if it doesn’t work, I’ll think of another one.

Hurry….imagine something simple.

Imagine it sucking up the pattern of the magic circle like a vacuum cleaner!

Monster core vacuum cleaner, turn it on!

「Absorb」

Since it will just be sucked up if it is magic power, I activated the magic on the monster core using my new power.

As the monster core floats, it moves toward the magic circle.

Amidst the buzzing sound, silvery light floods the entire space and it’s coming from the monster core.

It was so bright that closing my eyes tightly is not enough so I covered them with my arm.

After a while, I heard a strange sucking sound.

I gently opened my eyes and saw that the sparks had disappeared.

When I looked for the monster core, I found it moving around the magic circle, sucking the pattern of the magic circle.

Suck suck…..it’s like a real vacuum cleaner that’s sucking up dust.

I think I have a wonderful imagination….

I find it funny how it sucks the magic circle.

The monster core flies back into my hand as soon as it finished sucking everything up.

The stone had transformed into something that was glowing brightly.

When I examine it, I found out that it has divine power with considerably high purity.

It’s amazing. Just looking at it on my hand is already making me tingle.

「Monster core is amazing, isn’t it?」

And there’s a pile of them in my room so I don’t appreciate it that much.

And it also increases every day.

That said, nowadays, I’m thankful for these monster cores.

「Thank you.」

Somehow, I hold up the monster core a little high and praise it.

Ah, come to think of it, what happened to the magic circle?

The only thing in front of me now is the transparent coffin. Nothing was left from the magic circle.

That’s great but I’m not sure if that can be called the best solution.

I walked closer and check inside.

Yeah, it’s still beautiful, and creepy.

Should I open this coffin?

Since it’s closed, I want to open it but….is that okay?