Eji heard the sound of metal, and immediately turned the candle to the source.
“Is there anyone there?”(Eji)
There’s no response. What’s left is only the spooky room mages use.
Eji has been here before. There was nothing strange. But, back then, there was a metal statue.
“Peter? Is that you? Stop the bad prank.”(Eji)
Eji anxiously called the name of his friend that usually pulls pranks. He tried to look ahead, but it’s all painted black. And he can’t hear his friend’s usual laughter.
Then, the similar “GASHAN” sound is heard again.
Eji’s back is trembling. Could it be? An intruder? Even his friend wouldn’t go this far. Eji wouldn’t know where it got the info from, but it might be a demon trying to kill the Hero. Eji drew his sword and slowly approached. Eji also prepared a flute to call reinforcements in the worst case. And then-
“What? Hmph, there’s nothing.” (Eji)
It’s only the statue in front of the room. Well, there’s no way a demon would be here anyway. It’s only natural.
In the first place, there’s no way anything would be crawling in the castle at night, other than Eji. Having confirmed that, Eji felt tired and went to bed.
“Whoa, that was close…” (Suimei)
Suimei waved his hand in front of the sleeping Eji, and felt relieved.
He never thought he’d meet a guard here. The guard is not a magician, just a normal human. He should not be able to get caught practicing magic here, though he didn’t expect anyone to be awake.
In the first place, the source of the issue was the armor beside him…
“No no, to think they left an automaton here. There was nothing before…” (Suimei)