In the midst of small talk, Ronald also led the two to their destination.

Among the strongholds established by the Cultist Warlock in Falls City.

The one in front of him is almost the biggest one Ronald knows.

However, with the destruction of the entire city, the buildings that were originally quite 'lively' were reduced to rubble. Not to mention the scorched black marks on the outside of the house, even the windows and roof, as well as a large area of the wall to the north, were directly destroyed by the previous shock.

Put it in the evaluation system of any country.

The kind of house in front of Ronald and them is definitely a dilapidated house among dangerous houses, and it is impossible for any normal person to live in.

“……”

"It's not easy to find clues in a place like this."

Faced with such a result, Ronald sighed with a wry smile.

And beside him, Nicole, who understood that this operation originated from him, had stepped forward:

"Ronald, I've always had good luck."

"Let's try it. If it doesn't work, I'll try to track this guy down with another prophecy spell. With the rituals on my body now, and the body you modified for me, I think my current self should be able to cope with this kind of more radical spell casting. ”

Nicole's dangerous statement immediately made Ronald excited.

"Don't try it! Let's look for it! ”

"It's okay to risk your own body, even if it's just to live for two more years, I advise you to be careful in the future."

Nicole knew that this was Ronald's concern for her, so she immediately smiled apologetically.

Then, the three of them went headlong into the former base of the cult warlock.

Start trying to look for clues here.

There is still no small hope of finding a clue - after all, this is where the whole thing came from.

According to the information obtained by pressing the caster earlier.

This is supposed to be the center of the battle, and it is also the place where the wreckage of the Holy Spirit is pulled out.

As long as you can find something valuable.

Then it will definitely be of great help to them in their subsequent search for the [Secret of Augen] spellcaster.

Among the three.

Kostadt, of course, controlled the flow of water and began to sweep the room for traces, unearthing some hidden details; Nicole, on the other hand, used the usual inspection method of investigators to search for traces of previous battles in some of the more important locations; Only Ronald has the most idle work -

He just spread out the black fog of the power of 'rage' and worked on his own, as he did in the past, while he stood idly in place, guarding everything around the abandoned building.

……

A few minutes passed, and Ronald, who was thinking about what happened tonight, suddenly had an idea.

So he approached Nicole and asked a somewhat curious question:

"That's right, Nicole."

"I've always had a doubt."

When Ronald asked, Nicole was grabbing a wax-stained lampstand and pondering something:

"What, am I doing something wrong?"

Ronald nodded, then shook his head:

"Yes, but it's not. What I'm curious about is your ability to cast spells. ”

"Although it is said that it is beyond the conventional use of magic - but logically speaking, it is impossible for a person to cast spells without the restrictions of the original scriptures, but looking at your situation, it seems that there is a way to break through such restrictions?"

"This is ......," Nicole's expression suddenly realized.

Although this information is absolutely valuable.

But the investigator girl does not seem to intend to hide it in this regard.

Gently putting the candlestick back in place, Nicole explained in a rather natural tone:

"This ability is actually related to my understanding of spells, and part of the reason is because the spell system of [Mystery of Augen] is quite special."

"Hmm...... Use runes to form words and even short sentences to achieve your desired goals. Ronald, you should be able to understand such a spell system, right? ”

Ronald nodded and briefly stated his thoughts:

"It's almost understandable, it's like giving a spell effect to the language used by humans, a single letter has the ability to exist, and when combined, it can achieve various other effects, and finally it even becomes a smooth sentence."

"Your understanding is absolutely correct!"

Hearing Ronald's answer, Nicole praised Ronald like Costadt before continuing in a relaxed tone:

"In fact, in the process of casting spells, I have been pondering the rules of this kind of sentence composition."

"And the result is that the runes we use seem to be really a language, an everyday language used by humans!"

"Fixed information expresses a fixed meaning, and when combined together, it can become a fixed appearance. As for the result...... It's a bit dangerous, but this way I can try to bypass the conditions necessary for the canon to make the spells work similarly or exactly. ”

"And at the price, the magic beyond the norm has made me the same as before."

“……”

The truth of genius is as simple as that.

Excellent insight, adventurous spirit that dares to experiment, and good habit of summarizing patterns and coming to fruition.

In addition to sighing, Ronald also immediately spoke:

"That's right, Nicole."

"I know an old spell researcher in Springs who has a deeper understanding of the principles of spells, so if you have the opportunity in the future, you should definitely go there and have a good chat with him......"

Faced with such a situation, Ronald couldn't help but want to help Nicole.

So he told the other party the information of the township, and also introduced the old man's situation in detail.

“……”

"Sir, I've found something here."

That's when Kostadt, who was completely focused on his search, made a discovery.

The maid beckons to Ronald and Nicole, who are 'grinding' next to her, and then shows an interesting mark on the ground.

It was a charred and broken floor.

It was only when Kostadt had cleared a clean spot with the water that several dots were arranged in the shape of a spoon on the ground, and at first glance it was clear that it was not a natural formation.

"Here...... Traces of mana fluctuations? ”

Ronald stepped forward.

In the extreme proximity, he finally sensed that there was a rather subtle fluctuation of magic power at these several origins.

This is not a residue after the end of the procedure.

On the contrary, it is a phenomenon that the caster chooses to hide the traces as much as possible when arranging the spell!

"Looks like we're really going to get something......"

Ronald's experience at this time can already clearly identify the details of this trace.

Obvious.

Someone used a spell to hide something here.

Ronald whispered to Costadt and Nicole to give up their positions, and he clenched his right hand into a fist and smashed it down with a thin layer of flame.