"I can't believe you actually asked Nagisa to do something this dangerous."
Facing her father in name, Airi showed no courtesy whatsoever. Her expression was utterly indifferent, no different from how she treated a stranger.
Having inherited her grandmother's spirit medium qualities and her mother's Over-Adaptive abilities, Nagisa was a rather rare "hybrid Esper." She possessed "past vision," which allowed her not only to easily locate buried ruins, but even decipher inscriptions that could not otherwise be read. Although Nagisa had previously been invited by universities and specialized institutions to do similar work, it was still rare for her to come directly to an excavation site.
What was more, Airi could sense that whatever lay hidden behind this door was definitely no simple matter.
"It would be one thing if you got your comeuppance digging up graves yourself, but you had to drag your daughter into it too? What kind of mentality is that?"
"The sponsors insisted on it, so there was nothing I could do. Ultrasonic detection and search magic are both useless against these ruins. Frankly, we were already at our wits' end."
"Then pack up and go home."
Airi gave a cold snort at Akatsuki Gashiro's explanation.
"In the end, you're just a slave to capitalism. Obsessing over grave-robbing never ends well."
Hearing Airi's words, Akatsuki Gashiro did not reply. He merely sighed and looked toward Nagisa, who had already changed into shrine maiden robes.
"All right, let's go."
With that, he turned and walked toward the ruins without looking back.
Before long, Akatsuki Gashiro, Airi, Nagisa, and the woman named Liana entered the ruins. Unlike the crumbling ancient tomb everyone had imagined, the entire site was almost perfectly intact and gave off a faint glow, making it look remarkably beautiful.
"It's so beautiful... It doesn't feel