Reincarnated as an Alchemist - If i have no cheat then, i just have to make one

Chapter 13 Part 5 - What's Lying Beyond the Gate

I had my body mended by magic. Alicia was not letting my arm go since then. Everyone also had their body anomaly fixed by Asvi's magic. At single glance, anyone would know that her magic wasn't sorcery, mage's spell, arcane spell, or rune spell. The essence of the magic was similar yet different compared to the magic I had known.

Asvi transformed into her human form. She extended her hand toward us. She didn't say anything but a magical phenomenon occurred on our body. Bluish crest suddenly appeared on the back of our left palm.

'I gave you my crest for now. Until this young one learned his crest, I will allow you to use mine.'

Asvi said (through telepathy).

I looked at the crest. It was a picture of a crown surrounded by 10 dragon wings. The crest was simple but when I traced it, I sensed some of monarch aura from it.

'Now, follow me. I will show you my abode.'

She said. I and my party looked at each other before following her.

I was speechless when I saw her 'home'. When she said 'home' I thought it was a cave or something like a lair. What stood in front of me was a grand castle. Compared to Leo's castle, this was 10 times in size and the outer wall was covered with jade crystal.

"Ren"

Leo called me.

"If I were building such castle back at the capital, how much do you think it would cost?"

He asked.

"Don't know but it would be more expensive than the entire treasury plus the wealth of your people."

I said.

"I see"

His voice was monotonous. The castle gate opened. A butler with thick beard came out from inside.

"Welcome back, Ojou-sama"

He said while bowing.

"Umu"

Asvi just nodded at him.

"Guest. Guide."

She said.

"As your wish."

He said.

"Everyone, please follow me."

The butler said. We didn't say anything as we followed him. Behind the main gate was a tunnel. The butler didn't speak at all as we walked through the long corridor. The corridor was plain without any decoration. The only color inside the corridor was the gray color of the wall and ceiling and the red color of the carpet below. At the end of the corridor, the thing that greeted us was a door with 50 cm high and 50 cm wide.

"Isn't the door too small?"

I asked.

'I'm leaving first. Guide the guest through the side tunnel.'

Asvi's telepathy entered my head. She looked upward. I also looked up and realized. There was no ceiling above the space before the door. Asvi chanted some language I didn't know. Her body suddenly floated few centimeters before shot up toward the hole and disappeared inside the darkness.

"In that case, this way please."

The butler said. When I turned toward him, I was dumbfounded. He was instead of opening the small door, rolled the carpet and opened a hidden door under it instead.

"...."

None was able to say anything about this weird spectacle. The butler descended the stairs below the hidden door. Alicia and Ameralda followed him without any fear. Noden stepped forward with caution followed by Lisha and Flint.