Chapter 853 – Mythology Academy
Seong-il is taken aback by the seemingly endless inner world. In the meantime, someone begins to quietly whisper to Seong-il, who is embarrassed.
『Who brought you here? If you think about it, isn’t it obvious?』
It’s quite familiar now. So a more ominous voice appears. Seongil turns his head with a stiff expression and looks at the direction from which the voice came.
When he turns his head, a giant made of black shadows, radiating an ominous energy, appears before Seong-il’s eyes. The shadow giant with two blood-red eyes looks at Seong-il and repeatedly whispers mockingly to him in a voice filled with all kinds of malice.
“… What did you do?”
『What did you do? Did you induce me to destroy my remaining crystals?』
Seong-il wonders why Tala used the power of crystal so openly. Also, I am embarrassed to realize why I defended the crystal so poorly.
“Is there some power left in the crystal…? But to say that, the power contained in Lanz Ludian was real. Also, to say that it was part of it, the power of the crystal was stronger than Lantz, not weaker…?”
Since Seong-il had already fought with the essence of Tala and the Outer God in the dimensional crack, he was able to know that the essence of Tala that took Lanz’s body this time was the true essence of Tala. Because of this, he is puzzled as to how Tala stored up more power than the body in the crystal.
『Originally… I wouldn’t have told you! Well, okay. I’ll think of it as a will and let you know.』
Arrogantly, Tala seemed to think that she could completely overwhelm Seongil. Although the sight was very absurd, Seong-il kept his mouth shut and patiently waited for the guy’s answer to satisfy his curiosity.
『What you saw is correct. It is safe to say that the power of the essence transplanted into Lanz Ludian is about 99%. The power left in the crystal was very weak.』
“… Then is that powerful force the ‘black meteorite’?”
Aside from Tala’s power, there is only one possibility left, so Seong-il understands the situation and asks Tala if the power is related to the black meteorite.
『You were only half right! The meteorite’s power is true, but the black meteorite has already used up all its power to suppress your army. Because that’s not it.』
“… No?”
“Okay. Didn’t Walter tell you? About the ‘meteorite’ used by the Demon Emperor.』
“…!!”
Seong-il listens to Tala’s words and realizes what kind of power the guy used to trap him.
‘I see. Did they use another meteorite?…’
When Seong-il seemed to notice the situation, Tala giggled in amusement and continued speaking in a mocking tone.
『I guess you noticed? That’s right. The power that helped me was borrowed from the power of the ‘white meteorite’, another meteorite in contrast to the black meteorite.』
“White meteorite…”
Seong-il listens to Tala’s words and traces her identity with a worried expression.
‘It was like that in the Pocket Girls world…? One day, two meteorites suddenly appeared at the North and South Poles at the same time…’
However, since Seong-il only witnessed the ‘black meteorite’ brought by Hyperdan based on the disregard for human life in Pocket Girls, he never received information about another ‘meteorite’.
Meanwhile, when Seong-il finally receives information about another meteorite through Tala, he feels a strange feeling that cannot be explained.
『White meteorites are tricky. It’s stronger and rougher than a black meteorite. Therefore, even though I discovered it about a thousand years before the black meteorite, I had to work on it for a longer period of time.』
Tala begins to stammer and explain about the white and black meteorites. This explains that, unlike the black meteorite, which is relatively ‘open’ to the outside world, the white meteorite is a very closed-minded entity.
‘Closed…? Why?’
『Only one thing is certain. White meteorites really hate black meteorites.』
“Hmm…”
As Tala had been trying to control the meteorites and identify them for a long time, he was able to understand the tendencies shown by the two meteorites in a somewhat standardized way. He begins to explain things quite intuitively to Seong-il based on the results of his observations.
『What can I say… Even though the white meteorite arrived in this dimension before the black meteorite… Paradoxically, I felt as if it was chasing the black meteorite. It’s really fun. Isn’t it?』
‘… Tracking? This is so…’
Seong-il feels an idea passing through his mind as he hears Tala’s explanation. When he seems to have sensed something, Tala giggles and asks with a very happy expression.
『You… Do you know something about meteorites? Looking at the enlightened expression… It doesn’t seem like he knows anything specific.』
“Well… Let’s say so.”
『Puhahaha!!』
Tala bursts out laughing as if Seong-il’s expression is not the same. Tala then continues in a relaxed tone about the characteristics of the ‘white meteorite’.
『Anyway… The white meteorite erases the ‘possibility’ of life by spreading waves of powerful power.』
“Wait a minute… You mean…?”
“That’s right. Remove the power to manipulate magical power. It is in complete contrast to the black meteorite that is trying to develop it. For your information, I used the properties of the white meteorite to remove all of your defenses.』
Seong-il realizes why Tala used the expression ‘opposite poles’. At the same time, he realizes one thing he doesn’t understand and asks Tala with a puzzled expression.
“Wait… Then how on earth did the Demon Emperor awaken the wizards of the Western Continent?”
『Oh, that? Of course, I helped with that.』
Tala explains that since the essence of magic is a secret art that stably gathers and uses the power of the vast outer universe, it is a vision that can be easily awakened with the help of the outer universe itself.
“Of course. Since it was only a small part of my essence, I could not show off an ability as destructive as a meteorite. So I had to use a method to extract power from the ‘white meteorite’ and use it as power.』
Tala explains that although the white meteorite mainly exuded negative power, he was able to manipulate its ‘fate’ by ‘deceiving’ it.
『It would have been impossible for any other being… But as you know, I am the god of deception and fate, right? The power of the white meteorite is quite incredible, but… With the skills of a cosmic being like me, I can easily use its potential by deceiving it.』
However, no matter how cosmic a being Tala is, he asserts that if he were not a being who specializes in the power of twisting cause and effect like himself, he would not have been able to easily dominate the ‘white meteorite’.
『As I said before, even I, who has the power to mock fate, had a hard time controlling the white meteorite even though I discovered it a thousand years before the black meteorite… Well… Other beings know it well without saying anything. 』
‘That’s it…’
Seong-il finally realizes why a terrible disaster occurred in the Pocket Girls world.
‘The human body and mind were distorted by the powerful waves being emitted at the same time, as if two opposing forces were fighting.’
On one side, Holy Day is decline. Because one side forced evolution, humanity exposed to the contradictory waves had no choice but to be exposed to terrible side effects, and thanks to this, humanity in the Pocket Girls world died instantly. Or, they realize that their brain and body have grown unbalanced, resulting in the birth of a person with supernatural powers who is damaged as a side effect.
‘Fortunately, a few humans who received both waves in a balanced manner were fortunate enough to survive without awakening their superpowers. If so, this would explain why the Pocket Girls’ humanity was only able to survive in a few specific areas. It also explains why it has the potential for superpowers at the same time.’
Seongil was probably the time when the two waves collided. We realize that a small ‘wind-free zone’ was formed at each specific point, and that a few humans were lucky enough to survive there.
‘Wait a minute… Then why were there fewer side effects afterward…?’
As one problem is solved, another question arises. Therefore, Seong-il tries to satisfy his curiosity by subtly asking the guy a question while Tala has not yet revealed her true colors.
“There is one thing I don’t understand.”
『What is it?』
“If the two meteorites had released powerful waves, a violent shock wave would have occurred… Many people would have died as a result? Why was the civilization here intact?”
『Ho…』
As Tala is the one who has controlled the meteor for a long time, she quickly realizes the gist of Seong-il’s question and is very amused.
『A powerful shock wave… That would probably be an event that occurred when two meteorites gathered enough equal power.』
“… What if I gather enough strength?”
『Yes.』
Tala explains that, surprisingly, meteorites do not have an effect as soon as they appear in the world. He explains that the two meteorites are actually beings that secretly appear in the dimension and gather strength by absorbing the magical power of this world, and only begin their activities when sufficient strength is gathered.
『I don’t know what kind of case you saw… But you probably saw a case where two meteorites gathered their power and caused it to run away at the same time.』
“… But, in the ‘other world’ where I discovered the meteorite, they say that one day a meteorite suddenly appeared and caused a disaster. It’s very different from your story, isn’t it?”
『Ho…』
