Chapter 818 – Mythology Academy
In fact, her holy day was already known to her through a vision related to the future of Eden that she had seen through Dean Steiner some time ago. The scene where she introduced a dignified old woman by her side, saying that she can learn magic even though she is a being without superpowers. Because she didn’t know who she was at the time, her holy day was only focused on Dean Steiner, but today, after hearing the introduction of the woman in front of her, her holy day finally realizes who she is.
“Ah, you’re here.”
Not long after Anila Rochestein appeared, she was succeeded by Dean Gerhard Steiner. He waves to Seong-il with a tired expression, probably because he’s had a hard time.
“What happened? Did something happen in the crack…?”
Seong-il is puzzled by the sight of the superpower with the most powerful ability in the Mythology worldview having a hard time, and asks if an abnormal phenomenon occurred in the crack.
“No. It was just difficult because of what happened all the time. It’s not usually difficult to suppress the evil messages that come out of that crack.”
At his words, Seong-il naturally looks at the crack again. Thanks to the magic circle installed under the wooden mansion, the crack in the evil dimension comes into Seongil’s eyes in more detail.
‘Rather than a crack, it feels like a huge typhoon before it hits the city.’
An overwhelming feeling, as if a super typhoon of a size that threatens to wipe out human civilization has appeared before our eyes, sweeps over Seongil’s mind. Naturally, Seong-il, who was directly faced with that ominous feeling, naturally frowned and made an expression of displeasure.
“Do you feel bad just looking at it from afar? Most people who see it for the first time feel the same way. The faint of heart can even go crazy.”
“It’s worth it. Are you having a hard time patrolling outside?”
“No. How could it be difficult with something like that?”
Dean Steiner tells Seong-il that it is true that he and Dean Rothstein take turns patrolling the rift. However, it is said that they are not simply scouting out the cracks, but are destroying the evil will that often comes out from there so that it does not spread to the outside world.
“It would be better to see it in person rather than say it in words. Follow me.”
After Dean Steiner finished speaking, he gently waved his wand and cast a floating spell on his body. As he begins to fly into the air, Seongil naturally uses his telekinesis to float along after him.
“Would you like to try using sensitivity? But! Focus on the area around the crack, not that crack.”
When Dean Gerhardt recommended it, Seong-il did not hesitate to spread the message widely. Then an unpleasant sensation arose from all directions. Seong-il sometimes feels something like the devil’s whisper coming out of the cracks.
“… It has an unpleasant feeling. Like the devil’s whisper.”
Seong-il feels like a minor grade version of the sensation he felt from the abyss when he was active in the Cursed Throne World. Because of this, he was able to provide an intuitive explanation of the waves flowing out relatively clearly.
“That’s accurate. The power flowing out of that crack is the evil will of the three evil spirits located in the abyss: Tala of lies and deception, Nygl of plague and corruption, and Ruhob of madness and hatred.”
“Could it be… Is that?”
“Oh. I guess you noticed. That’s right. They can’t enter our world from that crack, but since their essence is embedded in the dimension, they can project a light amount of ‘will’ into our world.”
“… They use that will to corrupt people and turn them into their followers?”
“That’s right. It’s accurate.”
Seongil, who remembered the actions of the abyss in the cursed throne world, was naturally able to infer the behavior patterns of the evil gods here based on the abyss’s actions.
“It’s easy to explain because it’s clever. We are continuing the act of selecting only the ‘serious’ thoughts flowing out from there and destroying or blocking them.”
Dean Gerhardt explains that surprisingly, among the countless wills that emerge from cracks, there are not many that are threatening to humans. He said that most wills are close to struggling, so even if left alone, they surprisingly do not cause much damage.
However, very occasionally. It is said that there are times when fearsome will come out at unexpected times, as if to catch the deans off guard. The two deans explain to Seong-il that if that will cannot be stopped and is allowed to flow into the human world, serious problems will arise.
“… You’re talking about something like the birth of an apostle.”
“That’s correct. The evil will takes hold in the minds of ordinary people, or weak wizards, or psychics, and torments them. It tells them to serve themselves. If the right measures are taken quickly, they can be saved…”
Dean Gerhardt says that since the three evil spirits are very interested in the world of Mythology, they have a high understanding of this world, and that is why they select their targets very cleverly.
“… They only pick victims who cannot be easily rescued and parasitize them.”
If the number of apostles increases one by one, internal chaos will increase in the world of Mythology, and there is a high possibility that the barely balanced situation will gradually worsen, so the two deans have no choice but to seclude themselves here and turn on the power flowing from the crack. It says it was blocking it.
“… Are you two in charge of all of this?! Without anyone else’s help?!”
Because the power flowing out from there was unusual, Seong-il seemed surprised by Dean Gerhardt’s words. It sounds like ‘patrolling’, but it’s no different from blocking evil forces with your whole body every day. Seong-il is astonished by their actions of looking into the abyss.
“Oh, there are a few more people who can help. But…”
Dean Gerhard explains that there are about eight other comrades besides themselves. Still, when he said with a straight face that there were too few Seongil, the two deans told him that unless he was a person with a fairly strong mind and ability, there was a high possibility that he would be eaten by evil will.
“In fact, one of my students, a professor from Mythology Academy, ended up going crazy due to Tala’s whispers and became one of his limbs. And the impact he brought to our world was beyond imagination. The sacrifice my student made to protect this place was worth it. Rather, the damage he caused to our world through his corruption is greater. It is better for those who are not worthy to not come here.”
Dean Gerhardt frowns as if he is shaking as he talks about his former student. At his words, Seong-il felt an ominous feeling for a moment and asked him about the fallen disciple.
“… Why is he suddenly there?”
“They told me that my emotions were an important clue to something. Since it gave me an ominous feeling, there must be something there.”
“Hmm… He’s already dead, so it won’t be much of a problem…?”
The dean is puzzled by Seong-il’s question, saying that he personally killed his disciple who became an apostle after being corrupted, and that he will never be able to influence this world as he disposed of the body with his own hands. However, since he already knows that Seong-il’s powerful ability to read causality, ‘sensitivity’, is unusual, he obediently explains about his former student.
“The name of the dead student and former professor is Walter Ludian.”
“… Walter Ludian?”
Seong-il frowns and thinks about the appearance of a somewhat familiar name. Then one name comes to mind. Seongil begins to think about something with a stern expression.
‘That guy… Must have only shown a positive side in any route of the game? There were no events related to the corruption. This game even takes place 10 years after the ending. They even showed what it would look like 30 years later. Even in the failed ending, he appears as a normal person or as dying desperately trying to save the world, but he doesn’t appear as a corrupted person…?’
Seong-il feels extreme confusion approaching due to the gap between the sense of emotion and his own knowledge.
‘For now… Let’s focus on this matter. It won’t be too late to deal with things related to him after this incident. Meowth was like that too. Too much obsession will only lead to destruction. Trust me. If a more serious problem were to arise here, the response would be stronger, and it would give me a hint in a more provocative way.’
After masturbating like that, Seong-il decides to focus first on the important task unfolding before his eyes. As long as he handles what he is trying to do now, it doesn’t matter whether ‘he’ goes crazy or not, so he desperately erases his distracting thoughts and begins to ask the two deans about other things he is curious about.
“I have eight colleagues. Why can’t they be seen here?”
“Being exposed to cracks for too long can cause quite a bit of shock to the soul, no matter how strong the abilities are. That’s why we handle the work by rotating shifts once a month and taking long breaks. They rest away from this place. And taking care of their own business.”
“… Then it looks like you had quite a bit of time off. Wasn’t it okay to visit the academy?”
At Seong-il’s words, Dean Gerhard shakes his head and explains what he does when he is not scouting.
