Chapter 802 – Mythology Academy
‘… I can now gain the upper hand even against two administrators just by halving the cost of martial arts and Jeong Cheonjin Kyeong’s internal power consumption. That means I may not be able to win against at least five or six administrators, but I can tolerate it… Then, I might be able to attract the attention of those administrators…’
When such estimates are made, Seong-il sincerely decides to carry out the plan mentioned by Ruchel. That was the time when Seong-il was alone in his office contemplating his future. A person familiar with Seongil’s favorite work monitor attempts to request a call.
『Are you busy?』
“No, it’s okay.”
Seong-il is puzzled by her sudden contact from Professor Wi-Line, but he doesn’t show anything and welcomes her warmly. After exchanging brief greetings with Seong-il, the above line tells Seong-il that they have secured another ethereal stone.
“The transfer of the ‘Ethereal Stone of Space’ that the Dean last possessed has been confirmed. It is stored in the Dean’s office, so take it if you need it.”
In the case of ordinary items, there was no problem even if Eden came with them, but for powerful artifacts such as ethereal stones, as long as Seongil did not pay customs duties. Since there was a problem that the dimensional interface was trying to break it by applying strong pressure, the We-Line faculty asked Seong-il to receive the Ethereal Stone ‘in person’.
“But why in the dean’s office?”
『Professor Steiner is back. Because he has the stone. In addition, he said that he wanted to see the castle worker.』
“Oh…?”
Seong-il is quite surprised to hear that the dean of Mythology Academy, who has been fighting against foreigners in secret to solve problems in his own dimension, has returned.
“… Anyway, is it okay for me to face him?”
“Of course. You don’t think we wouldn’t have shared information about Seongil with him, right?』
Of course, the Ethereal Stone is one of the ultimate artifacts that exist in the world of Mythology Academy. All five of the stones revealed actually belonged to the two co-deans. Therefore, the fact that the stone was smoothly handed over to Seong-il actually meant that there was their implicit consent, which was no different from the fact that they knew Seong-il’s identity.
『It’s not unpleasant, right? They are…』
“No. No. I understand. It’s strange that I didn’t reveal my identity to the leader of the Athenaeum Order. I was just curious about what kind of person he might be, so I imagined him for a moment.”
The dean of Mythology Academy, whose identity was never revealed due to humanity’s extinction while the sequel was being produced. Because of this, Seong-il was very curious about what kind of person he was. Fortunately, Professor Wi-Rain, relieved to see that Seong-il seems to be friendly to the dean, schedules an appointment so that Seong-il and the dean can meet.
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“Nice to meet you.”
‘This person…’
Since there was no good point in wasting time, Seong-il went to meet the dean without hesitation as soon as Professor Wi-Rain informed him of the time. As soon as he entered the dean’s office, he could see a large old man with a kind appearance.
He had impressive white hair, a large stature that belied the fact that he was an old man, and impressive-looking muscles. At first glance, he was large enough to be mistaken for a warrior, but the old man’s eyes, which seemed full of sage, naturally reminded the viewer of the image of a wise man.
“Nice to meet you, Dean.”
“Nice to meet you. Prophet of the Other World.”
After briefly saying hello, the dean asked what he was doing even though Seong-il did not ask. It also explains at what level you know him. He says that he was able to learn information about Seong-il by receiving memory beads from Aaron and other students and professors, and that he was able to gradually become convinced that Seong-il was a ‘reliable’ being from another world based on those memories and the useful secret techniques that Seong-il gave to his world. .
“I was very wary at first.”
“I guess that’s true. Guys like Tala must have been scamming people to begin with.”
“Haha!! That’s right. God of lies and deception was the biggest reason. Among the beings of this world, Tala deceived the people of our world with sweet talk every day.”
At first, Dean Steiner was very worried that Seong-il might be Tala’s stooge. However, based on the memory beads, Seong-il’s past and the suffering of various worlds were seen. And it is said that based on witnessing an alien powerful divine being like Meow, Seong-il was able to realize that he really was a being with no malicious intent in his world.
“It’s truly a miracle. All beings from this world are greedy for our world, but they are not like that.”
“I understand.”
“The reason I called you is simple. To ask for help.”
Dean Steiner explains to Seong-il the difficulty he has faced.
“You… Do you know about the ‘dimensional gap’?”
“Oh, that’s…”
Not only did Seongil have experience clearing the Mythology Academy, but he also read the setting book carefully, so he had some knowledge about the ‘gap in the other world’ that the dean had mentioned.
‘I know it’s a place that doesn’t appear in the game, but only appears as a setting…’
Seong-il explains to the dean what he knows without hesitation. It exists in the ‘Sea of Forgetting’, the center of the Mythology Academy world, and is the space most seriously damaged by past dimension invasions, despite the Allied Forces’ efforts to block most alien portals through enormous sacrifices during the Ancient War. The answer is that it is the only dimensional crack that could not be completely prevented.
“That’s accurate. In fact, this is also the reason why foreign media can still exert power in our world, albeit indirectly.”
Dean Steiner said that thanks to the dimensional rift that exists at the center of the world of Mythology, foreign powers can spread their will to this world, albeit to a limited extent, and people who are contaminated or corrupted by that will become slaves to foreign powers and repeat the act of trying to bring the world to destruction. Explain that you are trying.
“That’s why Dean Rostain and I are desperately trying to stop the power leaking from the crack.”
“… Isn’t it a crack?”
“Cracks? That’s difficult. Cracks aren’t something a mortal being like me can do anything about.”
Dean Steiner honestly admits that since the crack is literally a universal problem, it is impossible to close it with their current skills. It explains that the only thing they can do is to intercept the most threatening ‘messages’ among the countless foreign voices flowing out from the cracks and interfere with them so that they do not reach the world.
‘… That’s why the deans weren’t seen in the game.’
Although it was physically impossible to block all messages, it appears that the deans were blocking the most powerful and prominent evil force in real time to prevent the world from burning. Only after hearing all of these explanations did Seongil understand why they had been absent from the academy for a long time.
“I understand. The Dean was always absent, and I wondered why, but now I understand. But why do I…?”
“Well… It’s because of various reasons.”
Dean Steiner tells us that he was purely curious about the being named Seong-il, who spread several positive technologies to his world in an instant. In addition, she says she wants to find out firsthand whether it is truly ‘safe’.
“… Do you look safe?”
“Maybe?”
‘If it’s right, it’s right, if not, it’s not. What’s the point of maybe?’
Seong-il makes an expression of bewilderment at Dean Steiner’s ambiguous answer. Perhaps sensing Seongil’s feelings, Dean Steiner honestly replies that he will have to experience a few more things before he can believe in Seongil.
“To be honest, I don’t think I can trust you until I visit a place called ‘Eden’ and see with my own eyes whether it is really real.”
“Ah… I understand.”
Seong-il seemed to suspect that the professor had been possessed by a powerful mental spell and had shown Seong-il an imaginary world in which he did not exist. Since this is a matter worthy of suspicion, Seong-il gladly decides to show Eden to Dean Steiner and appoints him as one of the managers of Pineapple House in the Dimension.
“Hoo… That’s amazing.”
Upon entering Eden, Dean Steiner’s eyes are drawn to the huge sacred tree and beautiful spring water with rich spiritual energy. Take a moment to admire it. He continues to exclaim in exclamation at the countless impressive sights he sees under Seong-il’s guidance.
“Do you believe it now?”
Seeing the students talking and practicing in the square, Seong-il asks the dean again if he can trust him. The dean answers him by smiling and nodding lightly.
“I can truly believe it when I see it with my own eyes. Meanwhile, I would like to make you a proposition.”
“… A suggestion?”
Suddenly, the Grand Wizard of Mythology Academy makes a proposal, and Seong-il looks at him with an expression of half bewilderment and half anticipation.
