Chapter 454 – Mythology Academy
“…This?”
“List of rewards. We don’t know what items she might like, so she decided to present several at the same time. Of these, she will choose a few artifacts.”
“Ohh…”
Professor Ahindel’s words sound quite reasonable. Seong-il is interested and touches the parchment.
“…Can I read it?”
“Is there anything difficult? I’m not even looking at the items myself.”
“Thank you.”
Having obtained the consent of the other party, Seong-il calms down his beating heart as much as possible and examines the contents with a calm expression.
“Heart of the Fire Dragon… Bracelet of the Three Rules, Philosopher’s Stone, Dimension Wanderer’s Boots… Phoenix’s Feather… Huh?”
Among the many epic item lists spread out in front of his eyes, one item catches Seongil’s eye.
“Eh… Ethereal Stone?!”
When the powerful artifact that only 24 exist in the world of Mythology Academy is listed on the list, Seong-il unknowingly lets out a voice full of astonishment.
“Ho… Do you know the Ethereal Stone?”
And Professor Ahindel asks about Seong-il’s reaction as if it’s interesting.
‘Ah, shit…’
Although it is a mighty artifact, it was unexpectedly unknown to the public. When Seong-il acts as if he knows the fantasy artifact that actually appeared only in the game, Ahindel and even Aaron look interested.
“Ah… I heard from the family. It’s an artifact that the headmaster treasures.”
“Ohhh… Is that so?”
“Yes… Merchants are supposed to know about valuables.”
“But…”
The two professors listened to Seong-il’s excuses in a hurry, and unexpectedly nodded without question.
They seemed to think that Seong-il knew about the Ethereal Stone, since he came from a merchant family that had no choice but to be sensitive about precious items.
“That’s right. It’s an extremely powerful artifact with only 24 in the world. It’s so rare that even the principal only has 5.”
“…Can I hand over those items?”
Seong-il muttered absurdly at the extremely unconventional conditions. Ahindel replied with a smile at his words.
“It’s a secret art that might solve one of our world’s long-cherished wishes. You can’t just accept it and give it away cheaply. The principal, who is absent, has personally agreed to it. Except for the two she’s using, the other three He told me to get out and show her.”
“Oh…”
“But… There is one condition.”
“…Conditions?”
Ahindel begins to recite the detailed conditions to Seongil, who is curious.
“The archmage whose name is unknown can choose up to four of the items listed here. However.”
“Step…?”
“I’ll count the Ethereal Stone as worth two other artifacts.”
‘…It’s not a valuable item.’
An ethereal stone that floats around the wearer’s body and autonomously uses powerful magic. It is an item that any mage would hate in a dream, so he does not express objection to Ahindel’s words.
“…Only when no Ethereal Stone is selected, up to 4 Artifacts can be given.”
Professor Ahindel’s negotiation plan, which seems to want to save the leakage of the Ethereal Stone as much as possible.
‘There’s no way.’
In fact, the answer has already been determined. Seong-il decides to get the Ethereal Stone by any means.
‘Shit… The phoenix feather is an item related to Elaine’s awakening, so that’s a bit unfortunate… But can it be different. Ethereal stones are unconditional.’
It’s a pity that the priorities are so obvious, but Seong-il decides to give up the phoenix feather.
“…Then, I’ll show him this and tell you again…”
“Oh, you should consider one too.”
“Yes?”
Unexpected Professor Aaron’s words. I look at him as if asking what Seong-il is talking about.
“It’s an academy reward for the Lord of the Abyss gun. I’ve decided to give you one of the items other than the Ethereal Stone as a reward.”
“Oh!”
Just in case the situation requires a phoenix feather, and it seems like it will be solved so easily, Seong-il exclaims inwardly.
‘I had a headache because I couldn’t eat the hidden piece that I got during the practical test, but this is how it is solved.’
As he feels that he will be able to easily obtain materials for Elaine, Seong-il feels at ease.
“Then, I’ll talk to you again by tomorrow after contacting you.”
“Let it be.”
Seongil received the item from Ahindel, who handed over the memory jewel, and put it into his bosom. He quickly returns to the dormitory and summons his followers.
***
“Has everyone gathered?”
“…What are you bringing together again?”
Elaine said that she was going to leave the inner plane and do academy activities, but when she called herself back out of the blue, she said it in a slightly absurd tone.
“Write!”
After lightly warning her about her grumbling, Seong-il begins to explain what happened.
“I mean… Excluding the Ethereal Stone, you can choose 4 other Artifacts, right?”
“Yes.”
“What is Ethereal Stone? Is it that good? I’ve never heard of it…?”
The name of an item that is not even written in the manual. When Elaine asks Seong-il a question with a puzzled expression, he calmly explains the item.
“Well… You don’t even know, it’s an item listed only in the behind-the-scenes story. In the name of the principal’s treasure…”
As she did, she began to explain the Ethereal Stone, and upon hearing the contents, Elaine put on a look of astonishment.
“That… Means that it absorbs the surrounding magic and casts auxiliary magic on the owner permanently!?”
“I know there are Ethereal Stones and there are non-Ethereal Stones. There are also offensive types, but I’m not sure about that.”
“And…”
The followers all looked interested in Seongil’s words.
“…In the end, since the item called Ethereal Stone has an overwhelmingly superior effect, we’ll have to postpone it in the form of asking for the item.”
“Yes.”
“Well, then let’s write another synop~?!”
Elysia is very happy. With a excited expression, she scrawls something on the practice sheet she has prepared in advance.
“…Suffer.”
So Seong-il leaves Elysia, who is excited, and starts staying at the Pineapple House again.
***
A few days later.
“It’s done!!!”
“Ah… Is that so?”
“Aang!! Haaang…!! Hot!!”
Seong-il, who, as always, enjoyed sex with his followers day and night for training (?). He squeezed Charlotte’s breasts under his stomach and looked at Elysia.
“Yes! Would you like to receive it?”
Just like last time, Elysia handed over the memory beads to Seong-il. Seong-il doesn’t respond much, accepts the beads she gives her and asks.
“Did the editing go well?”
“Yes!”
A few days ago, through discussions with Elisia and other followers, Seong-il went directly into the video and acted. He examines the video to make sure that the performance he put all his energy into (?) Unfolded properly.
『Uh… Is this place?』
Seong-il’s appearance as if he doesn’t know anything about the pure white inner plane. To create a sense of mystery, he was filming in a pure white space where no buildings or meadows were visible.
“Hi?”
“Oh!! Mage…”
Seong-il acts as if he has been summoned by a strange magic and has reached an unexpected place. As if to match his attitude, a masked Eun-wol appears in front of Seong-il.
“Your letter was well received. They said they offered conditions?』
『Yes… By the way, where is this place?』
Seong-il deliberately looks around, and he blatantly advertises that he is in a transcendent space.
“This place? This is no place.”
“…What do you mean by that?”
『Is it the boundary between reality and illusion? I summoned your spiritual body using some kind of secret technique.”
Eun-wol tells lies appropriately about the inner plane as agreed in advance. In fact, the unreal appearance of the inner plane was enough to make it appear as a magical space to anyone.
『What are you talking about…』
Seong-il pretends to know nothing. Thanks to the experience of traveling all over the world and cheating, his expression looked quite sincere.
“You don’t have to think hard. Just think that I temporarily summoned your spirit with magic.”
“…How?”
『I secretly carved some magical marks on your body. To check the research results in the future. I used that to call you.”
The two leave subtle hints through conversation so that the professors can figure out how Eun-wol called Seong-il to this bizarre space.
“…Doing that without consent?”
“Should we skip over such trivial things?”
As she practiced, Eun-wol spits out her lines, directing a calm and shameless appearance.
『It’s okay… Anyway…』
Saying that, Seong-il starts rummaging around. But, of course, there were no items on his body.
『Uh… The academy presented things as documents, what should I do? I couldn’t memorize the entire list…”
『Huh… Really? Then try this.”
As practiced, Eun-wol starts giving false explanations to Seong-il. Seong-il pretends not to know anything and concentrates on her explanation.
『The point is… That I can think of the item I want in my head and call it out by waving my hand?』
『That’s right.』
“I know what that means…”
“Do you want to try it first?”
Seong-il waved her hand in the air with an innocent look on Eun-wol’s words. Then, mysterious cracks begin to open in the air.
“What!! What is this!?』
Seong-il bluffs as if she doesn’t really understand while looking at her own ability, ‘Inventory’. As if he is cute, Eun-wol continues.
“What I just said.”
At Eun-wol’s words, Seong-il takes out the parchment the professor handed to him from his inventory, pretending not to know anything, making clumsy movements with an expression of wonder.
“Oh… Is this going to happen…?”
『Because it remains in your unconscious. I don’t know if it’s a magical item, it’s about the contents of the parchment.
“Aha…”
After saying that, Eun-wol snatches the parchment from Seong-il’s hand and begins to read the contents.
『Heart of the Fire Dragon, Feather of the Phoenix… Hmm? Ethereal Stone?』
Eun-wol pretends to be surprised while reading the artifact Seong-il is aiming for.
『…Isn’t this an artifact that the academy principal cherishes? After a lot of hard work, I heard that you managed to collect only five of them.
“Ah…That’s a condition instead…”
Seongil recited the contents of the day like a parrot. Upon hearing that, Eun-wol replied with an alluring smile.
『Whoops… Yeah… That’s worth it. Alright, give me two Ethereal Stones.”
『Uh… I wonder if you made a decision too quickly…?』
『What are you talking about? Ethereal Stones are items containing the essence of different laws that only exist in the world at most, right? The rest of the items are trash compared to that.”
『Ah, yes…』
Eun-wol does a great job as Seong-il wants. By the time it’s all over, her holy day gives her her cue by crossing her arms.
“…Did you get anything lately?”
“Yes?”
Seong-il makes a foolish expression as if he doesn’t know anything about Eun-wol’s question.
『It smells like a lot of spirits. Especially, the land…?』
『Ah, if it’s a land, it’s probably because I got a branch from the World Tree.』
『Hoo? Okay?”
“Yes…”
Her sexuality makes her look so out of the blue that she doesn’t know why she’s interested in her own branch.
『Just fine. I succeeded in making a drug that might breathe life into the branches of the world tree with alchemy, so I’ll have to experiment with it.”
『Yes?!』
Seong-il creates a shocked expression according to the script. Eun-wol shrugs her shoulders and continues her words to him.
『Well… There is only ‘possibility’, so you know. From now on, I’ll send you the goods…”
Eun-wol spreads little lies. Seong-il, who heard all the lines, responded with a puzzled expression.
“…It’s my stuff, but you do it too arbitrarily.”
“Shut up. As for the guy who discovered my vision and caused this madness.』
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”
Eun-wol scolds Seong-il as if making jokes. After all the conversation, Seong-il talks as if he is going to lend her a branch of the World Tree.
“Then…The artifacts are transferred the way you said…?”
“No, I’ll take that directly when you come to the southern country.”
『Yes?! Why… Why?!』
Eunwol’s seemingly absurd demands. Seong-il shows a startled expression and shouts.
『Would you like to reflect on yourself by protecting valuable items? This is the punishment for letting my secret arts be discovered.”
『…』
『Instead, during that period, you can use the artifact as you please. Instead, if you forget…”
Eun-wol exudes her signature murderous energy at Seong-il. Seeing that bloody appearance, Seong-il forgets to act and swallows dryly.
“Gulp…”
『I’ll see you again when I return to the southern country. Enough then…』
Seong-il, who looked at all the videos, looked at Elysia with a smile.
“You did a great job editing?”
“Right? Right? Right?”
She shared her memory jewels with Seong-il, and since she was Elysia that she had been using for a long time, she seemed to have edited the video very skillfully.
“Yes. We can go to the negotiations like this.”
Naturally, the faculty received the artifact and made an excuse not to be able to track it for the time being, as well as secretly creating a method for reviving the branch of the World Tree.
Seong-il, who believes that he can handle all the troublesome things in one shot, gathers his followers once again and carefully examines the video.
