Chapter 207: The [Room].

Chapter 207: The [Room].

I swear on my horns, making these runes was a real chore. I dont know if its cause of the fact this is a space-time spell or cause [Room] is just hard to turn into a magic rune, but this was a real bladdarg job, ha! Still, its nothing a true runesmith cant do. Here. Showing me one of his proudest smiles, Grimnir tossed two metal objects at me. When I caught them, the weight of them surprised me.

After walking out of the RV again, Grimnir turned around and once again opened the door to reveal his smithy; the wooden room from before was gone. He then picked up those metal objects from the bottom of the walls. Now with them in my hands, I inspected them.

The objects had cylinder-like tops with a hexagon bottom, perfectly fitting into the slots Grimnir took them out from. A grey rune was on the top of it, shining small letters. When I asked Grimnir about them, he explained those were dwarven words. As runes took inspiration from magic circles, which have their chants inscribed onto them, this should not have come as a surprise to me like it did.

I made them extra durable. Best ingots I could find from our stockpile and I fused them with your shed carapace, lass. Unlike runic tattoos, a scratch or crack wont destroy the rune, but if a piece were to break apart, its gone. Grimnir then took the objects back and showed me what resembled a number on the runes. Similar to the runes on Ellaines whipsword, these runes are connected with each other. You just need to activate two of these runes to activate the [Room] spell.

So that really is Lady Hestias [Room]. Amazing, Tasianna expressed her admiration. [Room] should work differently from [Storage Magic], correct? Time wont stop if we enter it?

I nodded to her question. [Room], just like [Storage Magic], creates a subspace where items can be placed inside, however, as you suspect, the spell doesnt exactly stop time outside of this bubble. Time moves normally inside it, its just that we cant perceive it well since sunlight cant enter it. From testing it myself, [Room] apparently creates a breathable and liveable space as I was able to stay inside it from lunchtime until dinner.

You are also the only one who can allow others to enter it, correct, Hestia? I confirmed Saoris assumption. Grimnir, does the rune version work the same way?

Aye, that it does, Saori. [Magic Runes] are created by imprinting a magic circle during the inscribing phase, where I draw the rune with the liquid iron. This action makes sure the spells will activate once you pour your mana into them. Grimnir then placed the metal objects back into their slots and picked up another one from his workbench and handed it over to me. Well, all three of them were made with the lasss help, so she would know best. You remember what I told you?

Yeah, I nodded, remembering my discussion with Grimnir after he showed us how runecrafting worked. After I suggested the idea of turning the inside of our RV into a [Room] to add some space, he decided it would be better if we turned the spell into a rune for better safekeeping and to move our mobile base around.

I turned around to face Saori, Tasianna, and Ellaine. All three were still in their ball dresses but they had the look of curious adventurers. We made three runes, each made using my blood as we had no idea how mana intensive [Room] would be. Each rune is connected to the others and marked with a number. As Grimnir said, to access the [Room], two of the three runes must be active for the bubble to form and you will need my permission. Obviously, you guys, Grimnir, and the garms have full access even if Im not around.

Woof! A bark suddenly came from Saoris shadow. Considering how the garms got used to staying outside and Saori had been keeping them inside her shadow for the entire evening, she reluctantly gave them the okay to come out. Woof!

You four are unbelievable, Saori said with a smile, caressing her garms as if they were actual pets.

As if she didnt want to be left out, KleaHatma spoke up, too, [And, what about moi~?]

Yeeeees, of course, you have permission too, but only if Ellaine or anybody else from Aurora is carrying you in, KleaHatma. Otherwise, no. KleaHatma gave a sour boooooo once she heard that, but I wouldnt give somebody I didnt trust access to our safe space. I still am aware of who she actually was.

Ignoring her pouting, I stuffed one of the runes into my storage before continuing the explanation. Each rune holds the save data of our [Room]. Even if two of the three were to be destroyed, the [Room] will stay intact in the last one and we can always recreate another rune to access the subspace. Im keeping the third with me.

Ellaine then raised her hand. Why did you not make more? If Saori can keep another one, wouldnt it be even safer? Also, would it be possible to open multiple access points with additional runes? For example, if we had four runes, couldnt you open one here and Saori another one from the gates? Would we all enter the same space?

I shrugged. Grimnir and I thought of that possibility but we kept it at three for this initial testing. Grimnirs time is precious since he is also responsible for your swords runes, his armor, and also the weapons he was planning for Saori and me. Considering he took two weeks for these three runes

Its hard work, thats for sure. I think I can speed it up for additional ones, but I would rather spend time on other projects that can increase our overall strength instead of focusing on just this one thing. Without a proper armor set, I am only useful to our party as a craftsman. For now, let's furnish the subspace with these three.

Everybody agreed. We could test Ellaines idea out another day, but for now, we had to get things sorted.

One more thing, if all runes were to be destroyed, our items wont be lost or something. The [Room] will simply disappear and all items we had inside it will just pop back into this reality. Imagine it as a bomb, just with a bunch of furniture. I then activated the runes and we exited the RV once again. After I opened it up again, the empty wooden space was there once again, including the small changes I made to it.

You can get into the subspace through the two doors leading into Grimnirs smithy. If you arent somebody I gave permission to enter, you will only see an empty room, never noticing there was a subspace within it, I stated after everybody entered the [Room].

What if somebody were to take those runes, Hestia? Would that not be a problem? What happens if those runes were destroyed and we were still inside? Saori worriedly questioned me, making everybody imagine that disaster scenario.

Thank you for asking, hehe.

Having waited for somebody to ask this unsettling question, the edges of my mouth jolted upwards, unnerving everybody at the sight of my bared fangs. Thank you for asking, Saori. This was an issue Grimnir and I were worried about ourselves; as such, we devised a very easy solution for this. I shall make a [Room] to hold those [Room] runes! A [Room] within a [Room]! A [Room]ception, ahaha!

The idea was to put the runes inside a [Room] cast. The fundamental difference between me casting a [Room] spell and Grimnirs [Room] runes was their transportability and storage ability.

Normally, the spell version would just stick onto whatever surface I placed the magic circle on and stay there until I dispel it. Although, if you were to destroy its surface, it would disappear. While it was possible to transport it around if I placed the spell on a carriable object, it didnt have the save data function of Grimnirs runes.

Another issue with the spell version of [Room] was that the moment the spell disappeared, the room would be destroyed and the objects would reappear in the world. The save data solves this problem, giving the [Room] multiple save files. Only if all the runes were gone would the spell truly disappear for Grimnirs method.

That doesnt explain what your idea does, Hestia, Saori stated and I completely agreed. This was just an explanation of what the two methods did.

[Room], whether in spell or rune form, is something only I can control. There are three layers reality, [Room] spell, and [Room] rune. Within the later two layers, I can decide whether you can enter the first or second, or even outright forbid you from entering either of them altogether, leaving you in the first layer, reality, I explained, trying my best to make this easy to understand. In the first layer, I will cast [Room] and hide the magic circle somewhere hard to find. In the second layer, I will place the runes where our mobile base will be, ensuring that you guys wont be trapped inside the subspace when Im not around. If I am, I can just allow you guys to come out, since its my spell.

Ahh, so that is why you are holding onto the third rune, Lady Hestia! In case something happens with the other two runes, you can use the third to rescue us. Tasianna clapped her hands, understanding what I was saying. And, if somebody were to find the spell version of [Room], it wouldnt trap us inside the subspace but transport the two runes back to reality. Would you be able to notice if your spell would be destroyed, Lady Hestia?

Sadly, I cant. I shook my head. [Room] doesnt work with [Delayed Cast] or [Continuous Cast], since its permanently active even without me needing to spend mana on its upkeep. I cant form a mana connection with it. But, I can do this.

I then pointed everybodys attention to the door we used to enter this [Room], highlighting it before pointing at the wall directly opposite of it. There, a door magically formed with the same appearance as the former. Finally, I then created two windows next to each door. With that, I began explaining how the entry and exit system of this subspace worked.

In essence, regardless of which door you leave through in the third layer, you may choose which layer you want to move to. You are also able to choose which door you want to exit from in the reality layer, which means, even if I made a hundred more doors in the third layer, each door allowed you to either exit the RV through Grimnirs smithy or enter the RV into Saoris kitchen.

And then we have the windows, my solution to Saoris problem. As I said before, nothing enters the subspace without my permission, or the permission of somebody I entrust this responsibility to. As such, even sound, light, and air cannot enter the [Room] if I dont give them the ok. For that reason, I made these windows. They would allow sound inside the room, giving everybody a warning in case the second layer was destroyed by an intruder.

As the subspaces are created through the Divine System, you are still connected to it even within the subspace. However, you are technically separated from the reality layer while within it. Keep the windows open. Ill give you guys permission to allow people inside, right now.

System voice, change the name to Auroras Mobile Base.

[Room] name changed to [Auroras Mobile Base]

[Auroras Mobile Base] entry and restricted modification permission granted to Party [Aurora]

Hmm, wait, KleaHatma isnt connected to the System. Ahh, so even if I wanted to grant her permission, I wouldnt be able to. I thought it would be fine for now, but it seems like the Divine System has no intention to do so.

Saoris garms were connected to her as she registered them to her tamer license through a Divine System Crystal, but KleaHatma wasnt acknowledged by the Divine System. As I gave her this news, she sighed so deeply it began to sound slutty, but quickly recovered. While she was stuck with Ellaine, the demoness could still come in as a possession, so it didnt matter to her.

With the explanation done, it was finally time to expand this whole place. Taking out some dragorade, I touched the wall and imagined the room becoming larger. The more I changed the room, the more mana left my body, forcing me to sip the dragorade. I then erected some walls to create five rooms, one for each member of Aurora. After adding some windows and doors, I then created a communal room from which we could enter our rooms.

Privacy, nice, Saori nodded. Even if the rooms were small now, we could also adjust them to each persons preference. Hestia, could you make the door to my room larger? The garms have to turn into shadows to enter subspace in the first place, but I would prefer if they didnt have to be inside here.

You better go on many walks with them, Saori. No dog poop inside our base! Hmm, speaking about poop

I then turned to Ellaine, wanting to ask her about a previously discussed topic. Ellaine, would you be able to help us acquire some of those toilet slimes? We need a better method to get rid of the waste. We can probably install a water system to give everybody a warm shower and bath oh, wait, wouldnt a hot spring be possible? Anyway, getting rid of our bathroom business could become pretty nasty within this subspace if we dont do something about it.

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Bio: Hey there, AbyssRaven here. I'm just an avid Light Novel and Fantasy story reader who randomly thought of a story and began writing about it.

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