Chapter 803 – Mythology Academy
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.
“Help us stop the threat to our world.”
“…”
Seong-il doesn’t know how to respond to such a sudden request for help, so he just looks at him in silence. Sensing that Seong-il was silent because his explanation was too brief, the dean smiled and calmly made his suggestion.
“Because I was in a hurry, I kept the explanation of the proposal too short. To put it more delicately, I want to prevent the dimensional rift with your help.”
Dean Steiner says that after analyzing the power flowing from dimensional cracks for ten years and confronting it countless times, he learned of one weakness.
“Do you know what force maintains the dimensional rift?”
“I don’t know about that.”
Seong-il didn’t know about the problem of dimensional cracks because it wasn’t even explained in the game.
“It’s simple. What keeps the dimensional rift from closing is Tala of lies and deception, Nygl of plague and corruption, and Ruhob of madness and hatred. It’s because these three cut off each person’s essence and forcibly fixed them between dimensions. Originally. It should have been closed a long time ago, but the nature of foreign media is preventing the torn dimension from returning to its original state.”
“Hmm…”
“You must have noticed. That’s right. I’m trying to use your sacred item ‘Arunlabe’ to damage their essence. If I can damage their essence through it, they will no longer be able to spread evil whispers from beyond the dimension. .”
Dean Steiner is currently unable to damage the essence of evil spirits with any artifact from his world, but based on the information provided by the Mythology faculty, he is confident that Seongil’s Arunrabe will be able to damage the essence of the evil spirits.
“… Is it recent that you have seen my information?”
“No. It’s been quite a while.”
“… Then why now?”
There has been plenty of time to seek help. Although he could have asked for help earlier, when he asks for help now, Seong-il asks in a slightly suspicious tone.
“There are many reasons.”
As if Seong-il’s suspicions are valid, Dean Steiner calmly answers the question of why he has finally appeared before Seong-il and asks for this kind of help.
First, he tells us that as the world’s powerful people, including himself, have been suffering from beings from another world for a long time, he found it uncomfortable to blindly believe in Holy Days. They say that for this reason, they ordered Aaron and other faculty members of the Athenaeum Order to consistently observe the holy days and then make sure that he was truly a person who would not cause trouble in their world.
“Aaron and all the other faculty members trusted you… But that doesn’t mean I should do the same. What would I do if I acted irresponsibly and brought destruction to our world?”
“That’s right.”
Dean Steiner, who answered that way, gives the second reason. The World Tree died and was barely revived with Seongil’s help. He said that the World Tree’s power was still weak, and he was concerned that the cracks that had been blocked would burst again.
“What if the dimension in question is unstable and a crack opens again? In that case, you have already used the hidden card… In this case, solving the problem will become impossible, so a problem will arise where you cannot just try again.”
“… Can’t you just ask me to help you again?”
“Nonsense!”
Dean Steiner snorts and denies Seong-il’s words. He says that the reason he was able to confidently ask Seongil for help is because they are providing full help to Seongil World and are also consistently offering powerful artifacts called Ethereal Stones as compensation.
“That’s because of Transcendental History…”
“If it is a matter of compensation related to transcendentalism using magic imprints, then it would be okay if we replaced the compensation by teaching your world. Why did I allow Aaron to hand over the Ethereal Stone to you?”
“…”
After hearing Dean Steiner’s answer, Seong-il realizes that he had been intentionally putting a debt on him.
“You said in good faith that you would help us again if the same problem occurred to us again… But that is not true. I think it is right that our world and your world should maintain a mutually beneficial relationship. One-sided help If it becomes a relationship of receiving or giving, there is a high possibility that the relationship will eventually break down due to some problem.”
Dean Steiner advises Seong-il that since he is a person who plays a central role in overcoming the crisis in his world, he must be able to show a certain degree of calculation.
“I understand. What you mean is that this time, you are convinced that you can prevent the rift by damaging their essence with my help?”
“That’s right. After investigating the World Tree and dimensional cracks for quite some time, we are confident that the World Tree will be able to sufficiently prevent the cracks as long as you damage its essence.”
‘That’s what it was.’
Even though Seong-il heard Dean Steiner’s calculated and even blatant proposal, he does not feel bad at all. Rather, he feels that the dean is giving him advice, saying, ‘A leader must know how to calculate this.’ And he feels grateful to him.
‘Sure… Now I lead a group. Because he is the leader of a group with important goals.’
Seong-il feels favored by Dean Steiner’s honest attitude and decides to agree to his request.
“Good. How could I refuse help when you ask for it for such reasonable reasons? I will be happy to help you.”
“Thank you.”
In the meantime, Dean Steiner asks Withgrasil if he can help with the World Tree. She can even prevent dimensional rifts if her power is added to her mother tree, the World Tree.
“Let me tell you that too. I think of course Weed Grassil will help too. Her original home is the world of Mythology after all. She is even helping her mother with her work.”
“Thank you for saying so! If we succeed in resolving this situation, I swear by my magic that I will help teach your students in Eden until the day I find the Ethereal Stone and deliver it to you.”
“… Really?!”
Seong-il is impressed by her, and she clearly feels Dean Steiner’s strength, so she looks truly surprised by his unconventional declaration. He was one of the strongest among the mortals she had met while traveling through many worlds, so she had no doubt that if he joined Eden, he would be of great help.
“Of course. Actually, I’m also interested in working in Eden. Huh!”
In Eden, of course, there are followers of the Holy Days. The presence of wise men such as Dracolich and Dr. Wu, and the abundance of exotic technologies seemed to ignite Dean Steiner’s passion for learning.
‘It would be a big help if the dean joined… Hmm?!’
At that time, Seong-il was wondering what benefits he would have if Dean Steiner joined him. Seongil feels a familiar sensation passing through his mind. When the sense of positivity brought about by the response arrives, Seong-il feels that this is a good opportunity, and the moment he is about to cheerfully give an additional positive answer to the dean, a strange picture begins to slowly pass by in his mind.
‘This is…’
He sees himself encountering an evil being in a strange space. There, after he won against them, he was able to gain something that had a powerful presence.
‘… That means you can get additional compensation.’
Seong-il instinctively realizes that the upgraded response to the current situation is giving him a more specific prophecy than before. Meanwhile, Seong-il sees a kind old man, who now appears to be the dean, lecturing about magic to the students.
『Don’t be too upset because you don’t have superpowers. Some people can develop their strength based on the inner microcosm, while others can awaken their soul based on the macrocosm.』
The dean appears to be lecturing to ordinary people who have no supernatural powers at all. And in front of him, students with intense desire in their eyes were desperately listening to his lecture. It was as if he would listen without leaving out a single word.
‘… Now, instead of just vaguely telling me something, I guess you’re showing me a more specific scene like this?’
Seong-il feels thrilled by the upgraded performance, even showing future vision. In addition, he feels strongly that he must fulfill Dean Steiner’s request and have him join Eden.
‘I must help prevent the dimensional rift in the Mythology Academy world by any means necessary.’
Thanks to this response, Seong-il quickly regains his composure and asks Dean Steiner about when and how he will prevent the dimensional rift in the future.
