The complexity of the prohibition at the entrance of the three-story vault door is geometrically higher than that of the library. Chirp showed an unusually concentrated expression while using her psychic tentacles to perceive and analyze. Even Tiran, who usually did not deliberately exercise her psychic power, could feel an invisible burning sensation, as if a fierce battle was unfolding before her.
"Uh, it doesn't seem appropriate to take out comics and soda at this moment."
So the princess put back what she had just taken out of her storage bracelet and settled down to quietly watch her daughter decipher the prohibition.
Chirp, in her "fully focused" state, gave off a completely different vibe. The usually soft and cute little girl seemed to have changed souls at this moment, with dynamic pupils seeming to flow with dense data streams.
Invisible tentacles continued to erode the solid walls of magic laid on the door, while Chirp acted like the commander of a thousand troops.
Oh, perhaps this is the true side of Chirp. The appearance of Coco** is just a disguise created to make humans relax and lower their guard, while in reality, behind the scenes, a vast and unknown network has long been developing, waiting for the right moment to completely overthrow the order built by humans.
...And then, hundreds of years later, the savior of the remaining humans faces the mastermind behind the rebellion against the human world, only to discover that the culprit is a beast-eared loli. In the end, the world is saved by falling in love, leading to a shameless romantic comedy daily life?
The story gradually unfolded in Tiran's mind, and she became more and more excited, even starting to imagine specific details.
Well, coming up with such an ending must be a sequelae of watching various "waste moe" works.
"Unlocked!"
Her clothes were tugged, and Tiran was brought back from her endless fantasies or rather, delusions back to reality.
"Your dad's expression... Hmm, nauseating?"
After some hesitation, the little girl tentatively gave Tiran a sudden stab.
I'm sorry for imagining such an ending! After all, how could I allow such a thing to exist? Chirp is always best staying adorable forever, absolutely not allowed to date some random man who popped up out of nowhere.
"Calm down, calm down."
Suddenly realizing what she was doing, Miss Tiran briskly rubbed her cheeks and took a deep breath to regain her composure. She gently ruffled Chirp's head, "It's okay, Chirp, you did great."
"Chirp~~~"
Seeing the satisfied smile on the little girl's face, Tiran felt she had been overthinking.
Let's first see what the third floor is like.
After destroying the prohibition, the door's effects, such as soundproofing and isolation, lifted, allowing faint sounds of explosions and strange smells to waft from inside.
With both hands on the handle, Tiran pushed open the heavy door with force and slipped inside through the crack.
The interior was exceptionally bright, the floor seemed to be made of a metallic material mixed with mithril, with a polished surface reflecting light strongly, making Tiran's eyes momentarily uncomfortable. The air carried a subtle scent – somewhat like burnt earth, mixed with various medicinal smells.
Apart from that, the space was as expansive as the library downstairs.
Then—
Swoosh!
A loud whistling sound accompanied by a strong gust of wind blew up her skirts, heralding the appearance of a standard wizard mount often seen in various magical works.
"A flying... broom?"
To be honest, since coming to this world, Tiran had never seen anyone fly using such a thing. Given that even mid-level wizards could easily use flight spells, the demand for flying magical items had greatly reduced, and consequently, there were few studies on them.
Of course, flying brooms did exist initially and could be considered the most classical style.
——Engraving a Magic array strong enough to support human flight needed excellent materials and outstanding craftsmanship. Due to the initial lack of research in spell inscription and the limitations of materials and magitech properties, early Magic practitioners had to choose walnut wood as the base material for crafting wands. Thus, broomstick-like designs came into being for better aesthetics.
As human research on Magic progressed, more suitable materials were discovered, such as fabric woven from spider-like magical beasts' silk, which was light and spacious enough to draw magical runes for creating flying cloaks.
So, this was quite retro indeed.
But what unfolded next was anything but classical.
"Magic charging complete! Output channel clear!"
"Release the target, fire all rounds!" a somewhat hoarse voice ordered eagerly.
Less than five meters in front of Tiran, intricate and mysterious patterns suddenly lit up on the floor, swiftly outlining a giant summoning Magic array. The elements hovering in the air quickly condensed, giving rise to a steadfast and slow-moving earth elemental giant gleaming with a dark golden shine.
Reacting alongside was the magic broom and its rider already confronting the earth elemental giant in mid-air.
Originally plain and unassuming, the broom suddenly lit up with over a dozen differently-sized Magic arrays floating around it, each representing spells like Bursting Flames, Whirlpool Bullet, Rock Spear, Dark Harvest Scythe..., about seven to eight powerful attacks above intermediate level simultaneouly targeting the earth elemental giant.
"Wait... Is this a firepower test?"
The princess suddenly realized it was not exactly safe for her and Chirp to be standing there.
The researchers seemed entirely focused on the airborne magic broom, coupled with the obstacle of the elemental giant in front, oblivious to her and Chirp's intrusion.
"Attack!"
Ordered through the speaker system by an unseen person, colorful beams of magical light and elemental creations shot towards the earth elemental giant along their distinct trajectories.
Intending to test the attack's power, the researchers directly summoned a high-level earth elemental, towering over five meters in height with a robust body and looking highly durable, akin to a small mountain providing a sense of security.
—provided those Magics were indeed targeting it.
"Oh, darn it, are they really aiming for us?!"
Realizing that two bundles of Bursting Flames, plus one mixed wind-water weathered Bullet, were curving directly towards her and Chirp as they tried to dash away before the earth elemental giant could endure a round of attacks, the princess found herself infuriated and grieving.
Stamping her foot forcefully, a large ice-blue flame burst forth from the ground beside Tiran and solidified around her and Chirp within approximately two meters. When it reached them, it suddenly materialized and took a physical form, creating an actual ice wall that rushed outward like ripples caused by a stone thrown into water.
In Tiran's current state of Chi at the Holy Rank level, the power she explosively released was quite astonishing. Even though she had consciously restrained its power, she directly overturned and froze the earth elemental giant that was initially blocking their path and pushed it out encased in ice, thwarting the other attacking Magics, which fell apart under the impact.
Perhaps the unluckiest of all was the airborne magic broom, as it found itself unexpectedly within the reach of the ice wall's impact despite flying at what was considered a safe altitude, causing it to be forcibly pushed and sent flying, like a wing-clipped bird, tracing an ungraceful arc before crashing to the ground.
