Chapter 111 Ancient Languages (2)
Ragnarok.
It is a word that means the end of Norse mythology, the destruction of the gods.
However, Ragnarok does not simply refer to the end of mythology; it originally encompasses the entire Norse mythology.
Ragnarok was predicted by the gods from the beginning, and the long struggle to escape it is what Norse mythology is all about.
Of course, I don’t know if Ragnarok refers to the exact same thing in this world, but at least from what Frondier learned from Constell in terms of setting, it wasn’t that different.
so that.
‘Ragnarok failed?’
This short sentence is a line that should never be true.
According to the game’s setting, this world takes place after the world of the gods. In any mythology, the gods retreated from the human world, so it is also correct for Norse mythology to have all the gods retreat when Ragnarok arrives.
This is why it is difficult for gods to easily interfere in the human world even though they clearly exist.
Gods exist in the world of salvation, where they look down on humans and bestow divine power on those they like.
Humans use divine power and mana to fight against monsters. This is the basic bridle.
‘But if this is true.’
Although it is a short sentence, it contains so much information.
Ancient languages are human languages. Frontier is certain of that.
In other words, ‘Ragnarok’ was caused by humans, and it failed. This is evidence that humans resisted God.
‘These things have had a bad relationship with humans since ancient times.’
The fact that God does not like humans is a natural thing for the current Frontier, without any need to question it. I don’t know exactly what the motive was, though.
In other words, Ragnarok was a war between humans and gods. And humans lost, and that future is our current world.
‘Then there is a high probability that the ‘giants’ in the setting and in Constell’s textbook were also humans.’
King Arthur also spoke of giants as if they were his allies, so he is probably not wrong.
“What does it say?”
Elodie next to me asked. Frontier paused for a moment. I thought for a moment about how Elodie would feel if she heard Frondier’s thoughts now.
‘… … ‘No, it doesn’t really matter, does it?’
Frontier explained briefly. The meaning of the sentence and his guessed thoughts. Now there was no reason to hide anything from Elodie or Selena.
“… … giant.”
Elodie listened to the explanation and nodded as if impressed.
“Humans and gods have had a long history of conflict. “The enemies of the giants and gods that I recognized as ‘monsters’ in textbooks were actually humans.”
Selena also spoke as if something occurred to her.
“Then what Frontier saw then was something related to giants.”
An ancient language that Merlin showed, saying it was left behind by King Arthur. Selena didn’t know what it meant yet. Frondier nodded.
“huh. ‘For the giant who will bring down the gods.’ “It was written that way.”
“… … If you combine that with this sentence, it is clear that Ragnarok is a war caused by humans.”
Now, this information will probably not be accepted by the people of the empire or the imperial palace.
Before I was kicked out, I was worried about how to prove my knowledge of ancient languages, but it seems like it was too much to be honest in the first place. It’s a meaningless worry now, though.
“But then.”
Lily, who had been listening quietly, opened her mouth.
“Why do people now consider God an ally? No, why did God become an ally of humans?”
“… … uh.”
It is clear that the gods of today help humans. Because they provide divine power.
Of course, in the case of Frondier, the gods seem to want to kill him right away, not least because he is a thorn in their eyes, but that is limited to Frondier.
He has weaving, and it looks like the gods really hate Frondier’s ability.
With the exception of Frondier, the gods have never particularly harmed humans.
“Even if it fails, war is still war. “God would have no reason to feel good about humans.”
“… … surely.”
The gods’ behavior right now is strange, as if they were trying to destroy them.
Moreover, humans today do not know the truth about Ragnarok.
“I don’t think there’s anything we can know right now.”
Frondier shook his head. Someday you will find out. But there is little that can be learned from this one sentence.
“Let’s look around some more.”
* * *
Frondier and his companions then looked inside the cave.
Most of the ancient languages written on Mangot and the long writings interpreted by Frondier were someone else’s records. Something like traces of the people who lived at that time.
However, most of them were more like diaries, so although interesting, they were not helpful.
Of course, it did not mean that there was no knowledge gained.
‘The hostility toward the gods is revealed without filtering in the writing. It’s completely opposite to the perception of people in the world now.’
I don’t know if this was the case for all people of this era, or if it was limited to the group that wrote this sentence, but it seems that hating God was not that unusual at this time.
And above all, the scale of the occasionally visible words is unusual.
─Ragnarok failed.
─Failed to protect Fenrir.
─I witnessed Olympus.
─A surprise attack from Nastrond.
Contents that would make anyone with a passing knowledge of mythology have their mouths wide open were written on the wall.
With stories coming out at random that were completely different from people’s current knowledge, Frondier had no idea where to start.
But as he looked through the writings, Frontier became clear about one thing.
“The handwriting is the same.”
“huh?”
“Even the miscellaneous scribbles and words may not all be from the same person, but the writings that have been recorded generally seem to have been written by one person.”
If you think about it, ancient languages are difficult to interpret now, but they must have been difficult to master at the time.
‘Was this article written by a leader? He must have been quite skilled in magic.’
These letters engraved on the wall of Mangot were written in ancient times and have been maintained to this day.
Of course, there is some damage and damage, but since I can read it, it has maintained considerable preservation power. Perhaps the mana of the person who wrote it helped preserve it.
‘It’s good handwriting that’s easy to read, but it’s quite round. It wouldn’t be easy to carve a flowing curve into the wall. ‘He must be someone whose mana manipulation is extremely precise.’
And this letter would have been often used on things that could be recorded, such as paper. I can feel the stubbornness in the handwriting to maintain the shape of what was written on the paper.
Then Lili spoke.
“Frondier, shouldn’t we go back now?”
“huh?”
“I think I’m going to forget the way back.”
“… … Oh, that’s right. “I forgot.”
Frondier’s expression crumpled.
He looked around the inside of Mangot and said.
“This isn’t a place where you can explore everything in a few days.”
Mangot was originally a place where humans lived in hiding, taking advantage of its maze-like terrain.
Originally, even the personnel of Mangot did not know all the paths of this terrain, except for the leadership. It’s hard to even remember that.
“Can we go out?”
“I remember the way I came.”
Frontier has an attack and defense. The route was already saved.
However, Frontier is the only one who remembers the road so far. If you fall here, it won’t be easy for others to find the exit.
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The longer it goes on, the more difficult it will become.
“I thought I would just surface and come out soon, but I came in much deeper than I thought. “Let’s go back.”
Frondier nodded at Lily’s words.
I turned around and headed back to where I came from,
Stand tall.
I couldn’t even walk a single step and stopped again.
‘… … I’m in deep. really.’
Just as Lili said, they are now steadily moving towards the inside of Cape Bay.
Never once did I find a dead end or end up back in the same place.
They never got lost on their way here.
‘Is that possible? Because the deep part of the maze is difficult to enter, the people at Mangot were able to survive.’
Frondier spoke after thinking for a moment.
“sorry. I want to investigate this place some more. “Everyone go and rest first.”
At Frondier’s words, the three looked at each other’s faces and nodded.
The Frontier have something to check, and they have no intention of interfering.
“Come before it’s too late.”
Elodie said, and the three each said hello to Frondier and then went back to where they came from.
Frontier is left alone. He exhaled lightly and thought back carefully.
‘Of course I’m the leader. This is the path I have walked. If it is not a coincidence that the road has progressed so far without being blocked, the reason lies with me.’
Frontier looks back on the path he took. When you came to a crossroads, which direction did you turn to and what was your basis for choosing it?
‘standard… … . No, I didn’t set any standards. There aren’t any easy-to-understand signs in this place, and if I had made a clumsy choice, I would have gotten stuck right away.’
And if you had a sense of where and how to get there in the first place, there would be no need to think about it again now.
Frondier clearly moved without thinking deeply.
The corners of his eyes frowned suspiciously.
“Have I ever been here?”
Because the memory remained, my steps turned inward without me realizing it. If that’s the case, I might be able to understand it, but of course Frondier has never been to Cape Bay.
It is not a matter of thinking about the number of similar cases.
‘Then where on earth do you remember… … .’
memory. That’s an obvious keyword. Frontier doesn’t know this place, but he already knows something that can help him find his way to this place.
“… … “What nonsense?”
Frondier began to be dumbfounded by his own reasoning.
It was a good thing they sent the others away. What would you say if you saw something like this?
Frontier decided to take a step first. If we go a little further, we might discover something.
“… … “There’s a word here too.”
As Frontier advanced, he identified ancient languages that were often discovered.
Words whose meaning is still unclear. Since I don’t know what it means, I just keep Frontier in my head.
“Then take the left path from here.”
I muttered like that without realizing it.
“… … “What did I just do?”
It stops again.
I checked the ancient language written on the wall and was convinced that the left path was correct.
Rather than setting a standard of ‘when you see an ancient language, turn left’, the moment I saw this ancient language, I knew that the left direction was the correct answer.
Frontier continued on his way. The more I went, the more I became convinced that the crossroads he had chosen was the right answer.
This is not a beating. It is clearer than intuition.
He knows. The path to the deepest part.
‘It doesn’t move by itself because it knows the meaning of ancient words. Since I can’t interpret it anyway, I just keep it in my head. To me, it’s just a sign of being in that position… … .’
sign.
A symbol indicating that an ancient language is displayed at that location.
“───Ah!!”
Frondier was startled and raised his head.
I get it. What was it that led him to the right answer?
That wasn’t surprising at all. This is something he often did in the past. I just did it unconsciously without knowing.
‘Ancient languages are symbols. There is no need to know what it means in the first place. What matters is location and length. Remember, ancient languages are written in mana!’
Ancient language symbol, wall is one line. The road Frontier is walking on is an empty space.
‘You idiot, this is cheating!’
Frontier knows the way to the deepest part.
I had never been to Mangot before, but the route was already in my head.
Why this is possible.
This is because the maze of Mangot is very similar to what he knows.
This is where Frontier is walking, the interior of Cape Bay.
Here, when looking down from the sky, walls become lines, roads become spaces, and ancient words become symbols.
“This is Menosorpo!”
It had the appearance of a magic circle.