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[329] Battle Mage's Philosophy (3)
Dante said with an absurd expression when he felt the energy of the craftsman in Shirone's eyes as he sewed.
"Hey, do you really have to sew here?"
"That's the only coat I brought. And doing it outside is hard because your hands are frozen."
Shirone breathed heavily on her still cold hands and focused on sewing again.
After ordering tea at the counter, Dante brings back an Armand that Shirone leaned against the wall on his way back.
Shirone only looked at Armand. The demonic sword, which had been so picky, was as quiet as a mouse.
It's as if Dante deserves to take care of himself.
Because of the people's attention, Dante set the sword upright without pulling it out and inspected the exterior.
"Hey, so this is an S-class object."
I had heard a rough explanation on the way.
A demonic sword equipped with the concepts of Rated Control and Armed Forces.
It was an impeccable weapon that not only amplified mana, but also had the function of maximizing physical airborne ability.
Dante threw Armand into the wall. Then, Shirone brought it back to its original position with rated control.
Dante, who confirmed it with his own eyes, said with a smile.
"It is a good weapon. Considering the rarity, it is understandable that it is over 4 billion gold."
Amy, who had been sitting back and warming herself by the fireplace, turned her head and said,
"You say 4 billion gold easily? After all, the Erhein family is a chaebol family that ranks 20th in the kingdom's business world. But why would the young master of such a house obtain and drink coffee?"
"haha! Coffee brewed by someone else tastes better. The coffee that someone else buys is even better. And if you get 4 billion gold for a single sword, even my parents would have their jaws wide open."
Said Shirone, who fastened the first button and connected the needle to the second button.
"Sorry. I was going to sell it for about 3 billion if I was interested."
I heard the sound of Armand's jewels trembling.
"I am not interested in collecting things in particular. It's a caution not to buy souvenirs even when traveling."
Dante, who says that S-class objects are just collections, was certainly not a normal human being.
But Shirone liked that.
After all, wizards are the kind of people who don't see anything other than what they like.
The clerk brought tea while Shirone finished sewing and put the coat back on.
Shirone and Amy were silent for a long time while drinking juice and cocoa.
Until earlier, they were giggling and dying happily, but when Dante was there, they suddenly came in and out.
Dante sat obliquely with his legs crossed, sipping his coffee and watching the two of them.
Then he pointed at Amy with his coffee cup hand.
"How are you anyway?"
"huh? what?"
"I don't think either of you are the type to go on a leisurely date. Traveling up, what is that?"
Shirone put down his glass and looked back at Amy. It was the first time she talked about her graduation exam.
"Hmm."
Amy put her chin on her chin and looked out the window.
"I honestly don't know. It's not that I'm not motivated, but should I say it's too vague?"
Amy also spoke with a calm expression.
"Anyway, you did your best for six years, didn't you? But I ended up dropping out. I don't know what to do anymore. I also feel that it is not possible to simply improve my skills. So what… … ."
Amy snorted and shrugged.
"I'm in the process of refining it. It must be a psychological problem called the second challenge. I will have to find or create a special occasion."
Dante nodded.
Of course, he doesn't even consider the possibility of failing the graduation exam. But if he had fallen, he would have had the same troubles as Amy now.
"Right. But what exactly was the situation at the time? Of course, I also watched the game, but it is different from playing in the field."
Shirone looked at Amy with a nervous expression. She will be a memory of her that she never wants to recall.
But what I wanted to hear was also true.
Especially since he had to deal with Fermi's party after vacation, the more information he had, the better.
Fortunately, Amy didn't look particularly distressed. It seemed that the period of one-dimensional suffering had already been overcome.
"I was mass lynched… … It's from 1 minute 32 seconds after the battle begins."
Amy's crimson eyes glowed red as she pulled out the information of the time.
"As soon as the person-to-person combat item was hit, 2,000 times were activated, and all participants moved at high speed. At that time, the first thing I thought I should aim for was Samuel. Other contestants seemed to have the same idea."
Shirone said.
"Because Sanuel is a magician."
"that's right. It takes time for the spirit magic to activate. At the time of training, Sanuel's ultrasonography level was 148 syllables per sec. Intermediate magic takes at least 4 seconds to cast. However, since the power of amplification is enormous once the commandment is completed, it is the first target to be eliminated in the person-to-person combat category. But Fermi broke the tide."
Amy's face changed seriously.
"It was really strange. that feeling. discomfort. Of course, at the time of the battle, I wasn't in the mood to even think about collusion, but I think I instinctively decided to change her target to Fermi. As it turned out, she was wrong. I couldn't see the target clearly because of the licen's plasma. So he tried melee combat, and I think he played the promised play on that side."
Amy was silent for a while. She seemed to be reliving the circumstances of the time when she made a probably fatal mistake.
As if to shake off remorse, she exhaled deeply. Then she came back to her reality and dropped her shoulders.
"After that, the charter turned, and as you know, I was unilaterally pushed out and was eliminated early."
Dante, lost in thought, asked.
"But I heard that Fermi and the others used that tactic from before? It's a promised play."
"that's right. It's not like I wasn't prepared either. When you enter your senior year, you train for six test subjects in rotation. You can figure out the faction, and you can also know each person's skills. But on test day, something was different. Even if you think the promised play is part of the tactic, there is no need for them to block Sanuel's barrage. But the mood has completely gone. I still don't know why it happened."
"The atmosphere has gone… … ."
If they were able to change the atmosphere of the battlefield at will in a person-to-person battle, it meant that their skills were much better than expected.
However, there is no reason why Amy's eyesight cannot see through what she is hiding. That's why Amy is also confused.
'It's not just a camouflage tactic. There is something undisclosed. Perhaps the subject… … .'
Fermi, the first in the graduating class.
You can completely hide your allies' skills, or you can dramatically improve your allies' skills.
I don't know which method to use, but it was clear that I could do one of two things.
"Hmm, it seems that I was pushed out of power after all. Then there is no excuse. Somehow Master Olivia didn't step forward."
Amy shook her head.
Of course, I have no intention of making excuses for defeat. But it wasn't that I was eliminated because of my poor skills.
Had it been a normal confrontation, at least the neutral factions would have been able to make it to the final 10 if they hadn't been swayed by Fermi.
"If the rules are like that, I don't want to argue. But compared to the contestants, my skills were by no means inferior. I'm not saying that Sanuel should have suffered instead of me. If Fermi can control the flow of the battlefield, it means that anyone caught in the target will have no choice but to fall."
Dante blinked in surprise. Judging by the look on Amy's expression, she said she was serious.
"I admit that it can be unfair. But the opponent ended up like that, right? So, isn't it an accurate expression to say that I was pushed out of my power?"
Amy put down her juice glass and sighed.
"Haa, I keep not understanding… … ."
"No, I fully understand. Fermi's group controlled the flow of the battlefield, and everyone targeted you."
"So you're saying it's my fault? why? Because I'm usually unlucky? Or because I look the most comfortable?"
"Don't be so excited… … ."
"I don't look excited!"
Amy hit the table and got up. The eyes of the people in her cafe were on her.
Conscious of them, Amy quietly sat down. But her face was still flushed.
"Okay, since one's thoughts are free. But I struggled for a year in my senior year and took the exam. Dante If you were in the same situation as me, would you say the same thing?"
Dante did not answer.
Of course, his thoughts did not change.
However, it seemed that even if I tried to piss her off, she wouldn't get a cold answer.
'… … Although I think that.'
Dante is a wizard. And Amy was also a wizard. Hiding the truth because of emotions was not suitable for either.
"Don't be silly, Amy."
Anger welled up in Amy's eyes.
"A fool? I?"
"Okay, then shall we ask Shirone? What do you think of the results of this graduation exam?"
When Amy turned around, Shirone swallowed dryly. No matter what she said, he wouldn't like Amy.
"Shirone, do you think so too? Am I fooling around like Dante said?"
"Uh, there… … well? I am… … ."
"Tell me honestly. I acknowledge Dante's ability and I acknowledge you too. If two people are looking at me like that, that's right. What I want to know is the exact truth."
Amy was sincere.
As a student majoring in magic, I wasn't weak enough to be comforted by the lies I was told.
Above all, believe in yourself.
It wasn't because I was weak or because my skills were lacking that I failed the graduation exam.
Shirone mumbled, unable to bear the weight of the silence, and spoke out with difficulty.
"It is true that it was a morally wrong test. But no matter what happens… … I think a wizard should be able to win."
Amy lost all strength in her body.
If even Shirone said that, there was a high probability that he was mistaken.
But my heart couldn't accept it.
'A fool? I?'
I have never been lazy while studying magic. He prided himself on fighting harder than anyone else.
But are you stupid?
More than anything, what makes the billions collapse is that their judgment, which they do not even understand, is highly likely to be true.
said Dante.
"Of course you are strong. The ability to rise to 5th place in the graduating class in one year is an undeniable fact."
Amy's gaze slowly turned to Dante.
"But strictly speaking, it is because you are so talented."
"Talent… … say?"
"Currently, Alpheas Magic School has students who are as good as the Royal Magic School. Eruki as a Servant, Nade of alchemy, Arin of ultra-lightness, Canis who handles magic creatures, Shirone who is an unlocker, and me who uses the central arithmetic magic circle. Of course, Sabina and Closer are also tough. Boil of summoning magic and Pandora of scent magic also have one specialized talent."
Amy was silently listening to Dante.
"But from my point of view, if I were to rank them based on what they were born with… … ."
Dante took a sip of his coffee and pointed at Amy.
"It is you. Amy, you are the best at Alpheas Magic School."
Amy wasn't happy.
I still couldn't figure out what Dante was trying to say.
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[330] Battle Mage's Philosophy (4)
"Hongan. So self-image memory corrects errors in the shortest time. This is a really great ability. In terms of talent alone, it would be the best on the continent, not Alpheas Magic School. That is proven by the many geniuses from your family."
Amy couldn't resist.
The pretensions of the Karmis family, or even the older brothers of the original family, were already making their names known on the continent in their field at a young age.
"So what? I've never thought of leaning on my family until now! Are you saying that I came to this place because of my talent? I've always been trying to stand up for myself."
"okay. That's what foolishness is."
Amy's face hardened.
"I'd rather lean on the family. What you have, what your family has. You have to fight with everything. Are you saying that while you are born with something that other people want but cannot have, you throw it away just because you want to try it on your own? That's what foolishness is."
"I am… … That thought… … ."
"Do you remember the kids I met at the skating rink? Did you say zocre? Eins Magic School is honestly not prestigious. Their talents will be far inferior to yours. Even so, they find their own way to live and become wizards. Did you drop out because you didn't have enough luck? No, Amy. You are competing in the 5 most prestigious in the kingdom. People who are more unfair than you are widely spread in the world. If you want to become a wizard, if you want to become the best wizard at that, you have to fight and overcome whatever situation comes your way."
Amy bowed her head.
The anger was soon gone.
No, it felt like everything had gone back to square one.
Dante was right.
The place he was in was the Alpheas Magic School, where the best talents in the kingdom gathered, and it was the graduating class at the top.
A place where no excuses can be made.
In a battlefield where talented people who only look at the best collide, talking about this and that is nothing more than the nonsense of a person with a full stomach.
"Then I… … what to do."
I couldn't jump over the wall and stood at the starting point again.
The second will be faster.
But it was just an idea in my head.
Now you must overcome yourself. And that was the first ordeal for Amy.
'Amy… … .'
Shirone looked at Amy pitifully.
Dante's straightforward way of speaking must have been a big shock to Amy. But he couldn't intervene.
It wasn't an arrogant thought that it would help Amy.
Because Dante's words are true.
A silence fell over the table.
They couldn't hear the laughter of the tourists clamoring from all sides.
Dante looked at Amy while drinking cold coffee.
There is nothing special about her. But it was also Amy who stood out the most in her graduation exams.
"Shall I tell you why you were eliminated?"
Amy raised her head again.
Shirone, who was lost in thought, also looked at Dante.
If it was Dante's analysis, whose major was information processing, it would be worth listening to regardless of the situation.
"Of course, the only thing I could see with my own eyes that you were using magic was the graduation exam. And that's less than 5 minutes. But even in such a short period of time, there are things I just don't understand."
"Are you saying I made a mistake?"
"no. It's a problem closer to the essence than that. To begin with, you have a fatal flaw. In particular, if you aim to become a battle mage, you are missing something you must have."
I never thought of myself as having a weakness. So Amy swallowed her saliva and waited for her words to follow.
Dante raised his coffee cup and turned his head. After choosing his words for a moment, he pouted his lips and said.
"For you… … I have no style."
"style?"
Amy asked back at the unexpected words. However, Shirone was nodding her head slightly.
no style
It was a word that implied the sense of incongruity that I had vaguely felt while working with Amy.
It was only possible because of the eyes of Dante, who had the best defensive power in the kingdom, that he clearly saw Amy's weaknesses after seeing only 5 minutes of battle.
Shirone added a word.
"To put it mildly, it is omnipotent. I've felt it before, but you're so great that it's a mask."
Amy's face heated up at Shirone's words. After she was shocked by Dante's direct words, she felt more embarrassed.
"Are you kidding me?"
Dante shook his head.
"No, there is some truth in what Shirone said. From what I've seen, you tend to have complete control over the situation. Because you can do it."
"Why is that a problem?"
"It is not a very big problem. Your gimmick is sniper mode. Most mages direct the situation to an environment where their organs can specialize. Style arises from there. The reason why Shirone likes the strategy of suppressing with brute force is because it has an immortal function. I like counters because I enjoy analyzing them. but you are different If sniper mode doesn't work, they'll find a second solution right away."
Amy felt as if she had been hit in the head with a hammer.
"You know what is really serious? In the end, you do it. I'm looking for a second solution. It's so witty. But how long can that method work?"
Amy's lips trembled.
It's stupid. stupid
How come I never thought about it?
"Usually you'll hit a wall at the student level. But your talent was thrown away all the way to your senior year. Then, at the most crucial moment, I hit a wall."
Dante opened his palms and clashed his fists.
"It just happened that all the contestants were aiming for you. It was the first time I experienced a situation that could not be done with talent alone in front of a level of difficulty that soared sharply compared to the senior class class. The difficulties I and Shirone experienced early came too late for you. Fermi must have already known, your fatal weakness. That is why you were chosen as a sacrifice."
Dante recalled the graduation exam and gave an example.
"The moment you sensed the sudden change in the charter, you gave up on Sanuel and went after Fermi. They would have judged that the schema would give them an edge in close combat. But I've been there for four months. The moment you feel uncomfortable, you should have opened the distance unconditionally. I had to somehow lead him to a situation where he could specialize in sniper mode. But it didn't."
Shirone answered.
"Because I had the confidence that I could solve it somehow."
Dante nodded.
"It is impossible to control every situation in melee. In battle, the time needed to make a decision is even one second longer. If the options are divided, there will inevitably be a delay. So style matters. Believe in your style and bet everything on it."
Amy recalled the situation in Kazura where she was tied to Xenoger's web.
I had a lot on my mind at the time.
However, if he had only focused on what he could do, he could have melted the web with Ignite and escaped.
"Perhaps you analyzed everything in your senior year. The combat power, judgment, habits, behavior, etc. of all participants. After analyzing all of them, you decided that you had an advantage, right?"
Amy readily admitted.
"that's right. Exactly."
"But I didn't think of the style. It's just as important as fighting power. You have to know how to avoid and wait if you don't match. If I go back now and fight Shirone from back then, there's probably a 90% chance I'll win."
Shirone meekly nodded.
There is no if in history, but if the past self and the current Dante were to face each other, nine out of nine times it would be a losing battle.
"Combat is a matter where superiority cannot be measured simply by skill alone. Extremely speaking, it's enough to destroy Shirone's Ataraxia before it's finished. But why didn't I succeed? It was because Shirone also constantly induced the situation to his advantage. A clash of styles and styles. That's a wizard's battle."
Amy hung her head and did not move.
He was so full of thoughts of magic that he couldn't see anything.
said Dante.
"Well, I pretended to be proud, but if a similar situation came up, I might be eliminated too. But I'm not going to drop out early without trying anything like you. Anyway, this is the result of my analysis of you in the graduation exam."
Amy then raised her head. Her expression was still sad, but her excitement was gone.
"Thank you for being honest."
Having analyzed the pros and cons of an opponent who would become a competitor next year was something I was thankful for, no matter what the reason.
Dante, perhaps embarrassed by the solemn atmosphere, finished his story and stood up.
"Looks like you brought up something stupid on a date. Anyway, I'll stop and see. you guys have fun too See you later at school."
Shirone escorted her outside the door.
Dante peered at Amy through the window outside the café.
Confirming her sullen expression, he turned to Shirone and scratched his head.
"sorry. The atmosphere seemed good, but I interrupted and ruined it."
Dante, who had been in love at the Royal Magic School, was sensing a subtle air current flowing between Shirone and Amy.
The fact that Amy came along on the trip alone means that she was thinking about it to some extent.
If the atmosphere at the skating rink had continued, the tomorrows of Shirone and Amy could have been different.
But today's advice made Amy's thoughts complicated.
As a man like him, it was natural to feel sorry for him.
But Shirone didn't think so. Rather, he was grateful to Dante for giving Amy advice.
"are you okay. If it wasn't for you, Amy's problems wouldn't have been found. It really helped me a lot. Of course, Amy will have to research the solution herself."
Dante smiled bitterly.
It was Shirone who didn't seem to have asked anything about the time of the world.
Well, in a sense, Amy belonged to the same department as Shirone, so it could be said that they met properly.
Dante has always had instant love. It suited her personality, so she had no complaints about it.
But on the other hand, I thought it would be fun to slowly come to terms with my feelings like a slug.
"It wasn't advice I gave specifically for Amy. After all, there will be Fermi and the others next year anyway. The more counterhorses you make, the better. anyway see you next time Have fun and go."
Dante waved his hand and walked away.
Seeing him leaving as lightly as when he came, Shirone could feel the composure and freedom of a traveler.
'I hope it will be a good trip for you too.'
midwinter night (1)
It was winter, so the sun went down early.
The old castle ruins are closed at 6 o'clock, so Dante stopped traveling and headed back to his lodgings.
'What's the point of just going in, should I drink beer?'
When you are eighteen, you can buy alcohol outside.
Dante did not like strong alcohol, but liked to sip beer while traveling.
The shopping district was teeming with people escaping from tourist spots.
While I was walking down the street looking for a place where I could drink comfortably, I saw a young woman protesting in front of the entrance of a bar on the 3rd floor.
The striking outfit caught Dante's attention.
He was wearing a loose-fitting suit with sleeves that went down to his wrists, and was tightened around his waist with a white belt. Her robe came down to her ankles, and her skirt was red.
Dante guessed that he was the person involved in the ritual.
If you see that you are carrying a large backpack that does not suit your slender figure, it means that you have traveled a long time or come from far away.
Maybe mid 20's?
A fine appearance with pure white skin that seems to have never seen sunlight. Her black hair, tied high at the top of her head, hung down to her waist.
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[331] Midwinter Night (2)
The outfit, which looked like it would freeze to death at any moment, was a delightful eye candy for drunken people.
However, the woman was preaching a message to people, not paying attention to the gaze that was looking at her.
"The end of the world is coming. It's dangerous here. Everyone, leave the castle quickly."
'end? What are you talking about out of the blue?'
Dante did not take it seriously.
There are people who give up even their lives because they are preoccupied with pseudo-religions.
The character of the ice queen itself was a legend processed for the festival, so it didn't make sense that it was dangerous.
I couldn't find a single person who listened seriously, as if the tourists had the same idea.
"If it's the end anyway, isn't it the same wherever you go? Where do you go when you leave here? Surely you're not asking me to die in the arms of the sickest wife waiting at home? Fuhahaha!"
"I heard and saw it. That's never going to happen. Miss, if you need attention, why don't you stop talking nonsense and dance?"
The woman looked at them straight in the face without changing a single expression, perhaps accustomed to this kind of tamusi, and confronted them.
"It's not a lie. This is an oracle from the goddess Achaeans, who controls the melody of time."
"Aceanis? I have never heard of such a religion."
"You have to take my word for it! Sooner or later, the dawn of the apocalypse will take place here. Everyone dies!"
"Okay, okay. I'll trust you, so let's go inside. Let's talk while drinking."
When the tall man hugged the woman by the shoulders, she pushed it away with both hands and shouted.
"Don't put your ungodly hand on it!"
"Ugh! this lady really Don't do that, come in. What kind of bad person am I?"
The woman reached into the cylinder slung across the bottom of her backpack, pulled out something, and thrust it into the man's neck.
At first glance, I thought it was a quiver, but when I looked at the contents, it was a thin iron core 50 cm long.
The tip was sharp like an awl, and inside the ring on the other side was a small bell that jingled.
Feeling the force of being stabbed, the giant hurriedly removed his hand from the woman and stepped back.
"Oops, with my temper."
As the business grew, tourists who had not considered it a big deal became interested and gathered.
Dante heard the men standing behind them exchanging trivial jokes.
"She was crazy. She looks just fine, though. How about it, shall we play with you today?"
"Arthur. You can bleed while dealing with a woman like that. How do you know what will happen?"
"It's a pity though. She is a rare beauty."
Dante studied the woman carefully.
"It's Achaeans… … ."
Dante, who has a lot of interest in the psychic, was also a name he had never heard of.
Well, there are tens of thousands of religions in the world, so it was impossible to know the names of all the gods they believed in.
The woman was talking the same thing like a parrot.
"The end is coming. Hurry up and leave the old castle ruins! otherwise everyone will die. What I mean is true!"
"Will leaving solve it?"
People's eyes were focused on Dante.
He drew more attention because he was the first person to take a woman's story seriously.
said Dante, stepping forward.
"If the apocalypse really came, wouldn't there have to be a solution? I don't think it's going to end with running away."
When the woman confirmed that Dante was a younger boy than she was, she turned to the crowd with a look of disappointment.
"I am Totemist Lyria, a mage of the Akeanis Shrine. An edict will be attempted here tonight. Failure to do so can be dangerous. So, please leave here as soon as possible."
Dante paid more attention to the fact that she was a mage than to the feeling of being ignored.
Mages are those who work in the Order of the Spirit, and the magic circles they use have many similarities to magic circles.
That's why Dante, who majored in information magic, also studied the spirits, even if only on the surface.
If the magician materializes the phenomenon through an equal exchange, the magician strengthens one aspect of reason with the power of will.
The two are similar but different.
If the fire needs to be extinguished, the wizard will create water. However, the mage suppresses the will of fire by strengthening the will of water.
What governs the balance of the source.
Mages call this the law.
It was the ability to encompass a broader and wider range of phenomena, although it lacked a sharp taste like magical transformation.
Nevertheless, the reason why it does not receive attention in the western world is that the power of the law itself is not logical.
Mages, exactly white ones, are those who fight to destroy evil in the world.
However, good and evil are nothing more than artificial distinctions made after human beings were born.
But how can mages seal evil?
Due to the ambiguity of this proof, the reality was that people in the world disparaged the law as an imitation of magic, that is, alternative magic.
"There is no time! Get out of here before the day ends. Your life is at stake!"
Lyria appealed with a desperate voice, but people didn't even listen.
Dante looked around, but when no one came forward, he approached her again.
"Can I help you?"
Lyria sighed softly without looking back at Dante.
'Anyway, kids these days.'
It wasn't just once or twice that I met a boy who behaved like this while going around to pray.
It seemed that being a magician in itself was a job that aroused quite a bit of curiosity among young children.
Looking at the boy's appearance, he has a handsome face and a good style. She was even wearing ear piercings as if she had been playing around quite a bit.
'But this time I picked the wrong opponent, kid.'
Lyria glared at Dante with cold eyes.
"It's not for a kid like you to intervene. You should go home soon too. If you don't want to offend your parents."
Dante was about to reply, but one of the onlookers said:
"uh? that child… … Isn't that Dante? Air servant Dante, the most promising wizard in the kingdom."
The middle-aged man knew Dante's face thanks to his work at the top of the magic material supply chain.
Even if they weren't wizards, most people engaged in magic-related work were reading academic journals.
This is because there are hundreds of types of magical weapons that are newly developed each year, and it is necessary to analyze students' needs to preoccupy popular products.
"huh? Is that boy a wizard? Doesn't it look like that?"
"No, I am still a student. However, I heard that it is a skill that even pros cannot carelessly touch."
The magician was a mysterious being to the common people.
Furthermore, the title of the kingdom's best in any field was not given to just anyone, so people's attention was focused.
Only then did Lilia correct her expression and look at Dante.
As a mage, she also knows much more about the wizarding society than ordinary people, so the feeling of disregard has completely disappeared.
"The best student in the kingdom?"
Dante licked his lips and shrugged.
"No, what… … Are you going to be number two now?"
The man working at the magic guild also knew that a boy named Shirone had defeated Dante.
But nostalgia for a champion is not easily forgotten.
It was also Dante who boasted an undefeated record since childhood, so the popularity of the public did not cool down easily.
Lyria didn't care whether Dante was number one or number two. She was a mage with some expertise, and for the first time, it was important that she was taken seriously.
Dante pointed to the tavern on the third floor and said.
"This place is a bit different. Shall we go in and have a drink?"
Lyria looked at Dante with suspicion.
Even if he was an excellent wizard, it would be a different story if he flirted with him in this way.
"If you're thinking of making a deal, find someone else."
"What are you talking about? Work?"
"Then why are you trying to help me?"
"My major is magic circles. Will that deal with the sealed margins too? because I'm interested It might be useful for my major."
"A magic circle?"
If the boy's words are true, he will surely be able to help in his work.
Besides, if you are the kingdom's best prospect, at least at the student level, doesn't that mean you can handle the magic circle the best?
"good. let's go in But I will not drink."
"As you like. I just need a beer too."
Only then did Lilia shake off the snow-covered hair and follow Dante into the bar.
"this… … It was taken away by a kid whose head didn't even have blood."
The old castle site was not only a dating course for lovers, but also a place for lonely singles to find a relationship.
Numerous young men who tried to challenge Lilia looked at the two with envious expressions.
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8 o'clock in the evening.
The old castle site was so quiet.
The moonlight shimmered down on the statue made of ice.
Even the sound of laughter resounding from the distant shopping district could be heard reverently here.
Breaking the silence of the night, the two figures swiftly jumped over the collapsed wall and entered the deserted castle grounds.
Dante's expression was serious.
If the story at the tavern was true, the old castle was never safe.
'You see the future? Is it really possible?'
According to Lyria, the head of the Achaeans is a 70-year-old woman named Poriter.
It is said that she had the ability to recall what would happen in the future from birth, like déjà vu.
Rumors circulated that he had a mental illness when he was young. She was to the point of suspecting even herself of megalomania.
However, what is the probability that the scene of the future that suddenly came to mind coincides even by coincidence?
One day, at the age of 18, Poriter realized that he saw his village burnt down by bandits just as he had imagined.
You have the ability to see the future.
She said she had no foresight, although she herself could not tell by what means she could foresee what would happen in the future.
Rather, just as a person walking into the future recalls the past, images like old memories suddenly arise.
"Did someone like that say that there would be a disaster on the old castle ruins?"
Lillia nodded her head with eyes full of trust.
"A disaster is not just a disaster. He said that an entity capable of bringing about the end of the world would appear."
"It is the end of the world. If you're against such a great guy, there's nothing we can do, right?"
"no. That's why Professor Poriter is great. the future can change I don't know what kind of disaster it is, but I just need to deal with it before it manifests itself. You remove the egg before it hatches."
"Right. Have you thought of a way?"
"I'm going to use necromantic sorcery. His energy permeates this place now. After materializing it, I will immediately lock it in the barracks."
"But will it be easy? What if it is stronger than expected?"
Lyria reached into the barrel she was wearing behind her waist, took out a needle, and shook her wrist to make a bell sound.
"That's why I, the totemist, was dispatched. This totem has a birch wick embedded in it. If you strengthen the power of the law with this, you will be caught."
Lyria planted her totem into the ground. Then she moved away and pulled out another totem, she said.
"It is true that there was a shortage of manpower because it was a sudden oracle. There is much more evil in the world than people think. Not only me, but most of the ancestral spirits are wandering around the world without even being able to enter their homes."
Lyria drew a huge circle 20 meters in diameter using 20 totems and walked towards the center.
Dante asked as he followed.
"I've been curious about it before, how are you doing it?"
"huh? what?"
"If it's a magic circle that grants physical restraint, I can design it too. But isn't that what the seal margin is like? It only reacts to evil. When something goes into the Bongmargin, how do you tell if it's good or bad? What is the definition of evil?"
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[332] Midwinter Night (3)
Lyria answered without hesitation.
"Just think of it. Evil is anything that rejects good."
"okay? Then what is that line?"
"Anything that rejects evil."
"… … ."
Lyria explained as if she understood Dante's silence.
"You get a lot of questions like that. But I don't understand it because I try to analyze it in only one way. Logic is, after all, just a way for humans to understand the world. More broadly, it accepts the pre-logic."
Lillia raised her index fingers and crossed them in an X.
"Good and evil are proving their existence by referring to each other. If there was no good, would you know what evil is? Conversely, because there is evil, the concept of good becomes clearer."
"Hmm, it seems that the two conflicting concepts support each other's reality."
"That's right. Mages call this the number of the law."
"The number of the law?"
"Every number has a meaning. At first there would be nothing. or infinite. The number representing it is 0. Then something comes into existence with its own name, such as Good, Evil, Dante, and Lyria. That's 1. That's why the seal must contain the name of the caster."
"Hmm, it's a proper name. Then what about 2?"
"The reason you couldn't define good and evil is because you saw good and evil as 1 each. But if you combine good and evil and create the concept of 2, that becomes the law."
Lillia spread her three fingers and continued.
"Lyria is 1, Law is 2. Therefore, 3 is the number of finding the perfect self in the law. In the sanctuary, this is called the Trinity. Of course, it is difficult to reach the perfect trinity."
Lillia's fingers interlocked to draw a triangle.
"Everything in this world starts with the number 3. This is the number of the law. It is the true intention of the Akhaenis Shrine and the first hwadu given to the ancestral priest."
By using the number of the law, all the principles of the universe can be expressed.
It was like Dante saving the world with 0s and 1s.
And this was the insight of the mages.
Lyria continued.
"The seal is different from the magic circle. Those who have not refined their minds through endless discipline will never be able to confine evil. That's why it's a spiritual power. Of course, for that reason, it is not recognized in the academic world."
Organizing his thoughts, Dante nodded.
"I understand. So what am I going to do from now on?"
"I think I'll need help in case the disaster materializes with necromantic sorcery. Once materialized, it will affect reality. You also set up a magic circle and protect me if I ever get into danger. There's no need to save me, but it's deadly if the spell breaks before it's sealed. How long will it take to prepare?"
"Hmm, not much. Do you think we can start now?"
When Lyria looked at her curiously, Dante smiled.
"I don't like large magic circles. I mainly use the instant magic circle."
Lyria nodded her head obediently.
The instant magic circle had the flexibility to deal with unforeseen situations even though its power was low.
In fact, the priests also exorcised horses with improvised stick margins when the situation was not favorable.
"okay. Then we will begin."
As Lyria knelt down and prepared to pray, Dante took a step back and prepared for what was to come.
"Aura hovering in the air, I bind your hands with chains of holy power. hang in place turn around Substance is dedicated, and all a thousand masks will be removed."
Lyria's prayer continued endlessly.
It strengthens the will of the entity and puts pressure on the non-entity. Speaking the will through the mouth and increasing the intensity was similar to the verbal command.
At the end of the magician's signature, the necromantic marriage ceremony unfolded.
"In the name of Lyria, I command you to reveal the truth."
Dante expanded the spirit zone and prepared for battle.
Nothing happened for a minute after that.
However, since Lyria was still in the posture of prayer, she did not relax.
After a while, I felt the ground shake.
The width of the vibration was not great, but the radius was enormous. Snow was falling like dust from the ice queen's castle in the distance.
'Sheesh! If you want to come out, come and see me.'
Dante surrounded himself with a defensive magic circle.
As time passed, the vibrations gradually got stronger. However, there was still no sign of reality appearing.
"Huh… … !"
A moan escaped from Lyria's mouth.
I was pushing something into reality with all my might, to the point of squeezing out even a drop of my spirit.
Suddenly the scenery flashed blue. And finally, a gigantic electric grid stretched across the night sky.
Dante raised his head with a tired expression.
Even at a glance, it was not a network made by humans, but a form made up of unspecified connections between charges.
"Huh!"
Lyria let out a rough breath as she bounced her upper body.
Dante was at a loss. Is that the reality of the disaster? If so, should I fight?
No, how the hell do you fight something like that?
"what? You have to tell me to move."
Lyria shook her head with a sorrowful expression.
"I was mistaken. That's not a demon. A pure psyche."
"Cerebral body? Please explain to me."
"It has a neutral will that is not biased towards either side. It cannot be sealed in this state. But they seem to be absorbing the laws of this place quickly."
Dante observed the exchange of signals through a network of electromagnetic nets.
As the patterns increased exponentially, the sky was gleaming with blue light.
'Damn it, what the hell is this?'
No two patterns were the same.
It was proof that the entropy of the information the law was learning was extremely low.
How could that be?
The brain of a newborn baby is not so active. This is because learning about nature has already been done at the genetic level.
"… … not of this world I'm from another place."
There was no other way to explain it other than that.
To the cerebral body, the information collected here would be of a high quality, equivalent to state secrets in terms of human beings.
Lyria didn't know about entropy. But to some extent she had thoughts similar to Dante's.
If the mental body were from this world, it could not have been born in such a pure neutral state.
"Then we have to seal it all the more now! If left alone, it will quickly absorb the evil of this world! I'll try the stick margin!"
The moment Lyria knelt down again, a sound like scratching an iron plate with her fingernails was heard from the sky.
As the sharp sound found its own frequency, it created bizarre sound waves that humans could not produce.
"I am… … who?"
Dante's face became serious.
The question of who am I means that I have a self.
So what will happen next?
Before I could organize my thoughts, a simple yet blind shockwave with no personality pierced me to the ground.
"Shit!"
Dante installed a defensive magic circle where Lyria was.
The shockwave from the cerebral body crashed into the ground with tremendous density and spread out in a ring, creating a strong wind.
Dante was blown away by a strong wind.
"Dante!"
Surprised, Lyria ran to Dante.
The cerebral body disappeared into the night sky as if it were running away, but I couldn't even think of chasing after it.
"Dante! Dante! Come to your senses!"
Tears welled up in Lyria's eyes.
It was he himself who attracted Dante. Also, he accurately fulfilled his promise to protect himself until the end of the pay margin.
Dante was put in danger by mistaking the identity of the enemy from the beginning.
If something goes wrong, it's all your fault.
"Aw, that's the head. I was surprised."
At that moment, Dante raised his upper body and touched his hair.
Lyria looked at him with a blank expression.
"Dante, are you okay?"
"Huh, that's why instant magic circles are so good."
Dante spread his palms. A gold coin-sized defensive magic circle was engraved with blue light.
At the moment of crisis, he rescued the defensive magic circle in the shortest time and split the shock wave.
Lilia finally understood the situation.
However, it was questionable whether that was possible in the moment when there was not even a second to spare.
The strength drained from her body, and she collapsed from the position she was standing on and hit her buttock.
"Ha, I'm glad. Sorry. Do you know how surprised I was when I thought you were dead?"
"If I was going to die like this, I would have died a hundred times more. What the hell is that anyway? How can the cerebral body make a shockwave?"
Lyria regained her composure and rose from her seat.
"Perhaps it is the law. I think it was a defensive instinct that suddenly popped out as I developed an ego."
"The law? How can you use the law to produce such monstrous destructive power? It was almost magically powerful."
Mages who use the law reinforce the opposite concept to pressure the concept they want to attack.
Therefore, if magic artificially distorts the phenomenon, it can be said that the law distorts the phenomenon according to the order of nature.
That's why it's true that it's not tied to the equivalent exchange, but its physical power is inferior to that of magic.
"Perhaps it is a law that transcends human boundaries. In terms of 'the number of laws', if humans accept the law as 2, it is 1 for him. Because it was the law from the beginning. It would have been just a cerebral body for close to eons. Since such a being has materialized, the intensity of the law has no choice but to be different."
"That's why the information entropy was remarkably low. If it exists here, there's no way it hasn't appeared until now. Anyway, the lower the entropy, the faster the change will happen."
Even if he was unfamiliar with information entropy, Lilia had the same thoughts in terms of lack of time.
"That's the problem. We need to catch it ASAP. Since it has materialized, it will surely turn into something that will destroy the world."
"but… … Are you still in the early stages? There is no guarantee that it will necessarily turn evil."
Lyria firmly shook her head.
"It is not possible for Poriter to see all the calamities in the world. But once you see the future, it's never wrong. He said it was a being that would bring about the end. I assure you, that cerebral body will eventually become evil."
"Hmm, that's right. but… … He wouldn't have known that there was something here unless he was a potter. OK, so what do we do now?"
Lyria was about to say something, but looked at Dante.
There were things that had to be corrected before starting the rites in earnest.
"But you… … You are really strong. To be honest, I didn't expect much help just because I was a student."
"What, all of a sudden? Even if you don't say that, I'll help you, so don't worry and tell me the plan."
"No, I mean it. As a member of the Spirit Society, I came to perform numerous exorcism work. I fully understand how powerful the shockwave from earlier was. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have made it this far. I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of the Achaeans who follow goodness."
Lillia politely put her palms together and bowed her head.
But Dante didn't even care.
Awesome, thank you, these expressions have been heard so many times since I was young, now I'm going to have a yawn.
"Okay, so that's okay. What are you going to do now? Since it has already materialized, is it a spirit soul? Wouldn't that be useless too?"
"This is a cradle for a newborn cerebrate. I can't leave easily Of course, it's not a situation to relax."
"Hmm, would you rather go outside and ask for help? No one believed in it before, but now you can see the existence of disasters with your own eyes, right?"
Lyria shook her head with a sad expression.
"late. After going to the city, everything will be over. If the mental body enters the stage of intellectual thinking, I can't hold it."
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