Meanwhile, after learning that someone had forcibly breached the magical protective barrier set up by the Great Way Academy Shogunate within Mount Fuji, triggering an external warning, the Monster Mountain members who had secretly slipped into the Great Way Academy Shogunate could not help but curse loudly.
"Who the hell was it? Which idiot actually tried to force his way through the magical barrier? This will bring enormous complications to today's operation!"
Chie Rii cursed under her breath. If she had known that the culprit behind all this was Sherlock—the brat who had taken advantage of her aboard the Bird Sea Maru—she likely would have wanted to lead the Monster Mountain members in surrounding and attacking Sherlock.
"What is going on with you people? Did you trigger the Great Way Academy Shogunate's magical protective barrier?"
Fuma Yoichi, who had returned from outside, could not help questioning Chie Rii. She shook her head in confusion, indicating that it had not been their group.
In fact, according to the plan, with the cooperation of Fuma Yoichi, who had been placed under the Imperius Curse, the Monster Mountain members had split into ten groups and secretly entered the Great Way Academy Shogunate. Chie Rii's group happened to be the final wave to enter.
"Could it have been the Monster Mountain members who got in earlier? Maybe they triggered some warning magic on one of the levels?"
"Impossible. The Great Way Academy Shogunate only sets up such strict magical protective barriers outside. Its interior is practically undefended. Otherwise, did you think you could have sneaked in so easily without being discovered?"
"What do we do now, then? Our target is the Demon-Sealing Gate protected beneath the Great Way Academy Shogunate!"
Chie Rii asked. Inside the Great Way Academy Shogunate, it was best to listen