Book 13: Chapter 4 (3)
The next day.
Hilamee said that she would send someone to pick Shin up in the morning. After preparing the necessary items, he was taking it easy by relaxing while sipping Schnee’s tea in his hotel room.
“Guess they’re here?”
Shin felt the presence of a hotel employee heading towards his room. After a few minutes the clerk knocked and announced that his escort had arrived. He went down with Schnee and found Licia waiting.
“I apologize for making you wait. Our preparations are complete, so we came to accompany you.”
“I was just relaxing while I waited, so it was nothing.”
Shin reassured Licia that it was no trouble and boarded the horse carriage. There he learned that both of the institute’s heads of the magic department and technology development department would be present while Shin installed the trap items.
After an uneventful trip, the group reached the institute. Hilamee had already left, so they followed Licia to the training dungeon. Hilamee was waiting with the guards in a security tower: she was accompanied by two male elves, one clad in robes and another in work gear. It was clear from their clothes which department they headed.
“Thank you for coming all the way here. Let me introduce you to Iggris, head of the magic department, and Seeran, head of the technology development department.”