Chapter 444 – Mythology Academy
Elysia jumped right in front of Seongil’s eyes and chattered with a flushed face. She proudly takes out a large memory jewel from her bosom and thrusts it at Seong-il.
“Where… Shall we take a look?”
At the words of her confident Elysia, Seong-il received the memory jewel she handed over. He infuses magic power and examines the video recorded inside.
‘Oh…’
The dreamy scene of the workshop that comes into view as you enter your memory. Inside, which looked like a typical wizard’s workshop, there were ornaments made of high-quality magic stones, and rich magic was spreading everywhere.
‘This…Isn’t it the ‘artificial magic stone’ used in the detective world? It seems to be an item that Yuna usually uses when working, but I placed it here.’
A detective world where the technology of making magic items is highly developed. A magic stone that symbolizes their civilization. It was an item unique to the detective world that could never be found in any other world.
‘In the detective world, it’s a common item used for streetlights, but in the world of Mythology, where magic stones with magical power cannot be made artificially, it is an extremely rare item that only exists in its natural state, so it must be a perfect item to misunderstand Eunwol’s identity.’
Not only that, but on the holy day, precise alchemy tools that seem to have been brought from the world of alchemy come into view.
The appearance of colorful, refined magical smoke emanating from the alchemy device made the interior even more mysterious.
‘How are you? Isn’t that an artificial creature created through alchemy?’
A flying broom and dustpan, a sort of cheap homunculus. The magical half-lifes, probably created by Erica through alchemy, were floating in the air, constantly cleaning up dust and garbage all over the workshop.
‘…Did they put a lot of effort into directing?’
In addition to that, a primitive doll alter ego that seems to have been summoned with an Elysian soul mask, and a magic circle with colorful and complex patterns that seem to have been installed by Yuna.
‘Anyone would think that this place was a ‘famous wizard’s workshop’?’
Seong-Il enjoys the studio situation that created a beautiful and mysterious appearance. In the meantime, he confirms that the studio door opens and someone enters the studio.
『Hmm… Are you ready?』
Appearance of an impressive woman with beautiful black hair like ebony, probably silver moon. She wears a fancy witch-like dress made of black silk, covers her face with an antique party mask, and speaks to a doll sitting in the studio.
“Yes. Great Master.”
To Eun-wol, the magic doll bows down to show her respect.
‘Ah, that… You made your alter ego like that on purpose? Seeing how elaborate the lines are, it’s actually Elysia controlling it remotely.’
It seems that Elysia is putting on a desperate play to help Eunwol’s ‘Wizard’ play. Seong-il knew the inside story, so it looked funny, but I feel that if someone who doesn’t know the context sees it, he will be overwhelmed by that scene.
‘It’s me… I usually wear a soul mask, so the strengths and weaknesses of my alter ego. Since I know all the application methods, etc., I saw through the truth all at once… If I don’t know anything, I have no choice but to be deceived, right? Who would think that a person is controlling that? They must think of it as a homunculus made with advanced magic.’
Thinking so, Seong-il focuses more on the video.
『First of all… I apologize for not being able to tell the famous professors of Mythology Academy, my name and identity.』
A genuine elegance emanating from his tone and actions. Every movement that came out of Eunwol’s body had a strange charm that caught the attention of others.
‘…I’m not the heir of the Demonic Cult for nothing.’
Seong-il recalls Eun-wol, who unknowingly ate and played comfortably at the Pineapple House. She enjoys wearing comfortable pajamas, lying on the sofa every day, dozing off, scratching her stomach.
‘In fact, externally, that appearance is the real Eunwol.’
Eunwol, who was raised by the remaining powers of the Demonic Cult for decades, learned all sorts of etiquette as well as royal studies to dominate the public as the next leader.
This time, she seems to have used a speech technique unique to a cult that bewitches people, and perhaps thanks to that speech, Seong-il, watching the video, focuses on each of her actions as if possessed.
『Write it… Whoa…』
An antique smoking pipe made of gold and silver. Inside, magic herbs that seemed to have been made by Erisha in the world of alchemy were burning, and Eunwol naturally inhaled a cigarette (?) As she usually enjoyed it.
『Let’s hear it… I heard that my contractor Han Seong-il exposed my vision at the academy due to unavoidable circumstances?』
『And I heard that you guys who saw it regrettably asked for my vision…』
After those words, Eun-wol sits half-lying on the luxuriously decorated sofa and inhales the smoke from her smoking pipe, continuing her words.
『Usually… I would have personally visited the bastard who made that cheeky request, ripped off her limbs, grafted her head onto a bastard doll to make her neither die nor live, and then played with it…』
With those words, Eun-Wol raises her inner energy to the extreme and unleashes a storm of her ignorant life force and magical power all around her.
Even Seong-il, who was well aware of her skills, shrank her body and took a step back.
‘I think I’ve gotten pretty strong lately, but I still have a long way to go to bring her up to Eun-Wol’s level.’
Indeed, laughter and martial arts Eunwol, who is the best genius who has been nurtured by pouring all her capabilities into the world, makes the surroundings chilly with her inner skills alone.
Even, even that is not enough, she uses the magic tome of wonder borrowed from her holy day, Elisha’s potion, etc. As appropriate items for display, momentarily amplifying her power, as if it were several times stronger than her original power. Disguise her skills.
『But… It’s true that I also want to save the world by achieving the legendary transcendental history, so I won’t do that, I understand your position. But…”
After that, Eun-wol begins to explain her position in detail. She pretends to be a hermit grand sorceress who has been secluded in her South Pole for quite a long time, saved her world, and furthermore, studied her transcendental history to satisfy her own desire for honor.
In addition, during her long seclusion, Eunwol said that she developed a magic tattoo that anyone could use magic in order to overcome the limitations of being a sorcerer and a psychic and unite the two schools.
However, as she is a typical wizard, she needed the help of a young and innocent psychic to experiment with visions, so she explained that she had her magic tattoo done on a holy day and in the form of a deal.
Also, she can only use limited magic in this way for now, but she says that one day, if she develops her studies in earnest, even wizards may be able to handle psychic powers.
『…For that reason, since the research I do alone has gradually reached its limits, I have the intention of accepting the cooperation itself. If the academy takes over my research and studies seriously, it might be possible to create a true transcendental history.”
Eun-wol said as if she naturally accepted the disclosure of the vision. However, she abruptly changes her attitude and carries on her words with a playful voice.
『But… It started because of outside pressure, and he was too mean to do it for free, right? I have to put a condition on it.”
In this way, Eun-wol creates the appearance of a grumpy witch, and from her mouth begins to spit out the conditions that Seong-il and his followers were struggling with at the meeting a few days ago.
『There are three conditions in total.』
“First. Don’t look for me again after today. Don’t even try to know who I am. I don’t want to be involved with Mythology Academy ‘anymore’.』
Eun-wol pretends to be someone who was connected to the academy in the past. However, Eun-wol only solves the subtle rice cake and does not solve the details, making the listener feel as if Eun-wol vaguely had some ties to the academy, but now the ties are cut off due to discord.
“Second. Rewards are only artifacts. Bring ‘yourself’ the things you might like. If it’s an ambiguous piece of trash, I’ll immediately reject it, so you know that.”
“Don’t ask me what I want. Because I don’t know~ Bring something that fits the value of equivalent exchange on your own. Can you be so grumpy?”
Eun-Wol acts in an alluring way as if she doesn’t give it away because of her grumpy nature, even though it’s a skill that can be given for free.
‘Can he act seriously?’
Eun-wol is so good at using her speech to charm people. Seeing this, Seong-il exclaims in exclamation.
“Last. If you accept the previous two conditions, the technology will be passed on to another disciple of mine who will demonstrate the technology. Having a long conversation with you, a disaster where my identity is revealed… I don’t want it.”
『If you can accept all these conditions, reveal your intention to accept Han Seong-il. Then I will share your vision.”
After those words, the image of the memory jewel disappears, and Seong-il’s spirit returns to reality. When his expression changed, Elysia asked him with a look of anticipation.
“How is it?”
The detailed decoration and mystery of the workshop. And even the intense atmosphere of Eunwol. The content of the video that contains it all. Seong-il, who watched the video without much expectation, admires the content and praises it.
“Oh… You made it very well?”
“Right?!?”
“Yeah. To be honest, I didn’t expect much, but I think it would work if I just send it to the professors?”
“Hehe!! It’s a work that took time to supervise Miss Ophelia! The detail side is amazing?”
Even after that, Elysia enthusiastically explains how much effort went into filming this video.
“Haha…”
Seeing her like that, Seong-il broke into a cold sweat and nodded her head.
“Then, are we going this way?”
“Well… It looks fine, but there’s one thing I don’t understand.”
“Yes? What is it?”
Conversation with one important premise deleted. Seongil points out that part to Elysia.
“What is it? The world of Mythology is not a clear world, so Yuna cannot move to that world. How are you going to deliver it?”
“Do I really need to connect? It seems that we can conduct training in any way by exchanging memory gems with each other.”
“Keuk… Do you want to…?”
“Of course! If I send the video meticulously in the form of a lecture, Yuna-nim receives the questions again, sends the video again, and repeats…”
“Hmm… It seems difficult…”
Seong-il answers in a slightly skeptical tone. Elysia continues to persuade him as if not to worry.
“The other party said it was a place where the geniuses of the continent gathered! The target was the professors who were chosen from among them again and again!”
“Hmm…”
“I know because I went to a prestigious university, but those people have a different status. You don’t have to worry.”
“Well… If that’s the case.”
Knowing that it is Elysia who does not utter words of certainty at all times, she calmly agrees regardless of the holy day.
“…But just in case, let’s all go back and look for gaps in the video.”
“Uhuhuh!! It’s good~!”
Elysia is delighted with a smile on her face at the words of her seongil that she will appreciate her own art (?) Again.
In this way, they pass the time by watching the video over and over again on the inner plane for several days, sometimes editing it.
