- Aisha: So this place is...
- A giant gate that you could easily sense the grand flow of time from was in front of the girl. Girl took a deep breath. There were complicated ancient spells surrounding the gate but the girl didn't seem like she minded too much.
- Aisha: A place where the Ring of Mimir is hidden... I never thought it would be such an amazing place.
- When the girl carefully stretched her hands out towards the gate, the magic aura around the gate crawled up her hands with a stinging sensation. The magic aura finally engulfed the girl's entire body and started to tighten around her. But the girl merely frowned for a moment and didn't withdraw her hands.
- When the girl's two hands reached the emblem on the center of the gate, the magic aura started to shake the ground violently. Girl showed no signs of being startled as she took a deep breath one more time then closed her eyes as she started chanting a spell composed of ancient Elrian language.
- The magic aura instantly reacted to the girl's spell and started to quell. As always, the girl didn't fail this time either.
- Kuenbaran: Aisha!
- What the old man who later came down the stairs panting saw was the scene where the girl had already opened the gate to the ancient ruins. Old man looked back and forth between the girl who was muttering how it still stung and the ancient ruins inside the gate then sighed as he put his hand on top of his only granddaughter's head.
- Kuenbaran: Did you open this gate by yourself?
- Aisha: Yes, grandfather! The emblem on an old piece of paper I saw earlier and the one on this door were exactly the same! So I thought the spell on that paper was related to this door and gave it a shot!
- Old man recalled that he had never taught his granddaughter the ancient Elrian language. But he also knew very well that the girl was extremely bright, wanted know anything that was related to magic and that she had already looked up everything up to even most minuscule details beforehand.
- Kuenbaran: The spell should have been in ancient Elrian. How did you know?
- Aisha: I found a book about the Elrian kingdom and deciphered it on my own.
- Answer that the old man expected came directly from the girl's mouth. It took him three years to gather the data and two years to decipher the said data. The time when the girl encountered the old man's data was one year ago and the time she began showing interest in it was six months ago.
- Kuenbaran: (Deciphering ancient Elrian language in just half a year...)
- Old man let out a dispirited laugh while looking at how the girl was looking down at inner part of the ruin with glimmer in her eyes. It was a moment where he wasn't regretful that he handed over the title of grand magician to his young granddaughter.
- The girl's magical powers were increasing by the day. The girl possessed a great magical power that wouldn't fall behind any magician in the Elrios continent and her abilities to utilize that power was outstanding as well.
- Old man believed firmly that by the time this girl grew up safely and became an adult, she'd become a great magician that would leave her name in the history.
- Aisha: Grandfather, hurry up!!
- The legendary artifact, Ring of Mimir which was supposed to hold infinite magical energy was hidden somewhere inside this ruin. If they could find that ring, and if this girl could freely control the magical energy contained in that ring...
- Old man gulped as he walked down the stairs while hiding his shivering hand.
- Kuenbaran: Don't get too hasty. This place is very large and complicated…. You won't be able to leave easily if you get lost.
- Aisha: Don't worry, grandfather! I'm the granddaughter of great sage Kuenbaran after all!
- Old man wordlessly followed after the girl who went ahead while smiling confidently.
- ...
- Inside of the ruin was like a labyrinth. There were certainly immensely precious treasures hidden inside various parts of this ruin but one had to risk an equivalent amount of danger in order to obtain them.
- Girl and old man had to face exactly ten dead ends and three dangerous traps before they were able to reach the center of the ruin. In a place they finally arrived after passing through these rigorous trials, there was a stone slate with bunch of Elrian language written on it that girl and old man weren't able to read. Girl couldn't hide her disappointment as she sparsely tried to read the Elrian language.
- Aisha: Only the knowledge in the ring... umm... the gods... doesn't possess...
- Aisha: I can't read it…. How about you grandfather?
- Old man waved his head at the girl's question. This slate with multiple erased and unrecognizable words was certainly speaking about the secret hidden inside this ruin. But he could only conclude that the 'Ring of Mimir' was hidden somewhere here from this.
- Aisha: The ring must mean Ring of Mimir right? We didn't find out anything from this… oh well. Let's just go, grandfather!
- The girl passed by the slate with cheerful footsteps. Old man who was looking at the slate for a long time while nodding also moved his steps to follow after the girl.
- But it was strange. The girl who should be in front of him wasn't anywhere to be seen.
- Kuenbaran: Aisha! Can you hear me? Aisha!!!
- Old man's urgent shout lingered in midair. But the girl's answer couldn't be heard.
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