Became the Academy Romantic Phantom Thief chapter 210

210 – Night Sky

The anxiety that the road would not be smooth went exactly as predicted.

“What? Isn’t this here?”

In this day and age, there is no way for a GPS system through satellites to exist, and I was a foreigner visiting Ireland for the first time in my life. So all I could do was trust Dorothy, who was leading the way with a map in her hand.

However, there was a very minor problem that she, her guide, was a pretty serious guide.

“Haa…”

How many times has this been already?

Even so, I only sighed, and it was difficult to point out anything strongly.

In any case, I was in the position to seek help first, and it was pure kindness that Dorothy accompanied me on the journey. How can you say a bad word in your face when you say that you will guide the way for free without receiving a single penny?

But that was the first time or two, and the same composition was repeated several times, so it was difficult for me to just skip it. This isn’t helpful, it’s rather a hindrance.

“What? It must have been in the north earlier…?”

“…Wasn’t that on purpose?”

“Yes? Are you saying that on purpose?”

Instead of answering, I took the map from her hand and returned it upside down.

Only then did she realize that she had been looking at her map upside down, and Dorothy scratched the back of her head and laughed awkwardly.

“Haa…”

Is this really good?

In the end, I decided to take the lead after looking at the map. I don’t know anything about the surrounding geography, but I’m not desperate enough to confuse the east, west, south, and north.

“Is the Cliffs of Moher here?”

I went all over Ireland looking for the nameless temples one by one.

The island was very beautiful. The admirable natural scenery and the people full of leisure had a charm that could not be seen in London, which was swept away in the midst of the industrial revolution.

“Oh! We are here! Arrived!”

After several hours of desperate struggle, we arrived at the first temple. The temple, standing against the backdrop of the sunset on the coast, felt as perfect as a painting.

Dorothy looked excitedly at the temple, then turned to me and asked.

“How is it? Do you think you are here?”

“Um…”

I stood still and stared at the temple endlessly before answering.

“I don’t know.”

In the first place, I am an outsider who knows nothing about this, let alone an expert. If that was possible, there would have been no need to accompany Dorothy.

“Do you know who the god this temple worshiped?”

“Um… It probably won’t be easy. Of course, someone would have investigated here, but that means they couldn’t find the name.”

Nevertheless, Dorothy moved closer to the temple, burning with enthusiasm.

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“In the temple, elements related to the god they serve are arranged. I put up a name or a statue directly, or put a metaphorical symbol.”

After finding the way, I went back to theology and came back as a reliable expert.

Isn’t the gap too big? In the first place, isn’t finding a temple as it is now a necessary skill in theology? Or does it matter because it’s archeology?

I don’t know either. In any case, she investigated the temple very meticulously.

“Whether the god Kro-sama is looking for is Kronos, Aryan Rod, or another unknown god, the symbols of the gods who govern the realm of time are almost the same.”

“Is it a watch?”

The first symbol that comes to mind when it comes to time is, of course, a watch.

At my answer, Dorothy nodded and corrected the misunderstanding.

“Yes. However, the mechanical watch we commonly think of was developed around the 13th century. Until then, I used an hourglass or a sundial.”

“Oh, I guess.”

“As ever, the concept of time is very abstract for a subject closely related to our lives, so it is difficult to express it simply and clearly. Strictly speaking, a watch is just a tool for observing time, isn’t it time itself?”

That’s right. It was only after Einstein established the theory of relativity that the physical law of time was found to be a relative physical quantity that could be distorted by light.

“That’s why the gods of time who appear in mythology are usually portrayed as difficult to understand and uneasy beings. Obviously, the ability is very good, but the number of times it appears in mythology is surprisingly small.”

After hearing the explanation, he nodded his head with a plausible feeling.

If you think about it from the point of view of the ancient people who certainly served the gods, there seems to be no reason to like the god of time.

In an era when agriculture was important, if it does not rain, a ritual for rain is held. He begged Zeus, the god of the sky, to send rain.

Then, when it rains, they rejoice that God has answered them, and their faith deepens. When such a flow is repeated several times, the status of God among people rises and the number of believers who serve increases.

On the other hand, what about the god of time? Time absolutely flies. No one can go against it, and no being on Earth can escape the flow of time.

This means that there is no room for change just because you ask for something.

Moreover, although there can be miracles that cure an incurable disease that inevitably leads to death, it is absolutely impossible to reverse aging over time and become young again.

Thinking of that, I realized that earlier in the office, when Dorothy mentioned the gods of time in various myths one after another, no one felt familiar.

Since he is a god who is of no use to people, of course he couldn’t be very popular.

Of course, this conclusion is based on the value of reality that God does not exist.

On the contrary, in this world, magic and all kinds of fantasy exist. The existence of God is also not an outdated, absurd belief here.

This is a fact that can be known just by looking at the goddess who hangs out with me and chants harem.

In other words, in this world where fantasy exists, the god of time was a fraudulent being who was out of balance. Aren’t you trapped in the world of mirrors, saying that there is a danger of destroying the world even if it’s just White, who is a follower?

I was lost in thought for a long time, but Dorothy, who was examining the base of the temple pillars in a crawling posture, called me.

“Oh, I found it.”

“Yes? You found it?”

“Do you see the pictures of seashells and fish here? This temple must have served the god of the sea.”

I looked for elements that could identify the temple, but unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the god of time.

“Well, it was a scenario that could have been inferred from the fact that it was built on a seaside like this in the first place.”

“I can’t help it.”

It was a bit disappointing, but I didn’t expect to be able to find it all at once. There are 11 places in total, so there are still 10 left. I decided to find it within this weekend if possible, so I had to move diligently.

“The other two places are not far from here, so let’s take a look around there and rest.”

The sun was already setting because it was a bit late when he met Dorothy and started searching. Taking her as a normal person and not being able to move around for too long, she needed to look around and get her full rest.

I searched two more nearby temples, but the result was the same. In the end, after blowing the first day without any success, the full moon was rising above her head before she knew it.

Dark night. Unsurprisingly, the ancient temples were located on the outskirts of the city, and there were no lodging facilities available. Even if there is, there is no way we can find it, knowing nothing about the surrounding geography.

We were forced to sleep outdoors. Fortunately, among the misfortunes, there was a sleeping bag and blanket in the explorer set that Dorothy had brought.

Dorothy tucked herself into her sleeping bag and I spread a blanket on the floor and laid her down. If it wasn’t for the warm spring now, I’d definitely freeze to death.

“Mrs. Crow. Aren’t you cold?”

“It’s okay.”

“My saliva, it’s okay to get into the sleeping bag…!”

Dorothy offers to get into the sleeping bag, even beeping as she stutters.

I didn’t even look at him and answered calmly.

“All right. Why am I in a sleeping bag for one person?”

“Yeah, but…”

“Good night.”

“Hi-ing.”

I put a pod on my head and looked up at the night sky.

The starlight seen while lying down in nature was so beautiful that it made me even run away from sleep.

It would have been nice if this was a really worry-free trip.

I couldn’t even figure out what the ending would be waiting for me at the end of this bizarre journey, so I kept getting anxious.

If the Goddess had been by my side right now, would it have gotten any better?

‘Goddess.’

But there was no reply.

I still couldn’t understand why she had suddenly disappeared.

It’s a pathetic ring, but after touching it for a long time, I fell asleep from exhaustion.