84 – One of the world’s three most magical unique zones, the Sea Wall
Elena’s laboratory.
A bright blue light was exploding from a research table.
An ancient technique involving all kinds of geometric patterns is emitting a brilliant blue light.
How on earth was it possible to use a technique with this structure?
Elena rested her chin and lost herself in her thoughts.
Speed of expression, power of expression, ability to dominate space.
These three elements that express the power of the technique were all overwhelming.
The ancient people used techniques that were many times more complex and powerful than those used today.
“We created such an incredible civilization, but why did it collapse?”
However, the Black Empire that remained in legend was destroyed.
Despite having such overwhelming technological power.
Currently, it has become a ‘destruction place’ filled with only monsters.
What on earth happened in the past?
“Maybe…”
The answer may lie in the ‘ancient techniques’ spread throughout the world.
Each ancient technique has the function of a ‘character’, and when they are combined, they become a message.
So if we interpret the message, we may be able to know the truth about their demise.
And the moment you find the truth, you may be able to be liberated from the vague anxiety that has always plagued you.
A strange feeling of anxiety that this world might be destroyed.
“It’s going to be busy from now on.”
So Elena began making plans to discover more ancient techniques.
And the first step of the plan is to explore the ‘magical singularity’.
Because recent research results have revealed that ‘ancient techniques are related to magical special zones.’
“Hmm. Should I form a team?”
However, researching the magical singularity was not an easy task.
Only three magical special zones have been officially discovered so far.
It was not easy to enter there, and it was even more difficult to get out.
Isn’t it true that even among trained explorers, the saying ‘magical singular areas must be avoided’ has become a national rule?
The survivor who escaped from the magical singularity was able to announce its existence only because of several coincidences and lucky escape.
“···But there’s nothing you can’t do.”
However, Elena had great power.
He is carrying the princess of the empire on his back.
Moreover, there was a suitable justification.
Hasn’t it been recently proven that ‘Emerald Mana Stones naturally occur in a special magical zone’?
Thanks to this, relations with the Dwarven United Kingdom also improved.
So, if you raise the agenda that you can mine valuable resources such as ‘Emerald Mana Stone’, you will be able to receive support from the empire.
In particular, if you persuaded the emperor, who was showing a strong will to conquer extinction, that exploring a magically unique zone would be of great help, it was clear that he would mobilize all his resources to support you.
“Sephy.”
So Elena called the princess who was rolling around on the sofa.
At this, the princess’s eyes, which had always been dry, sparkled, and her ears perked up.
“Would you like to go on an exciting adventure with your sister?”
Adventure?
Sephilia suddenly stood up.
In her life of boredom, any new thing to enjoy was always welcome.
“Yes! Anywhere with my sister! When? “Where are you planning to go?”
Dododo – The princess runs and clings to Elena’s side.
Elena smiled and stroked her princess’s head.
Then, she glanced at the world map spread out on the table, pointed her finger at a certain point, and said.
“Here”
“······.”
The princess moves her gaze following Elena’s fingers.
However, unlike the excited expression from before, the princess’s expression gradually hardened.
The place Elena pointed out was none other than…
“This is…”
“Yes. One of the world’s three major magical special zones. “It’s the ‘wall of the sea.'”
A wall of the sea.
Sea wall literally means a huge wall built on the sea.
A huge wave rising up to 200 meters high stood tall in the center of the sea, fixed in place.
“Are you sure you want to go inside the castle walls?”
“Yes.”
Just by looking at it, you will be overwhelmed with incredible fear and become frozen.
Sephilia suddenly remembered a story she had heard from an old woman when she was young about the walls.
If you go through the Magentani Strait, which is said to be home to the world’s roughest waves, and move to the center, the waves soon stop and the depth of the water rapidly becomes shallower.
After a few days of sailing on such calm sea level, you will soon begin to see a huge mountain beyond the hazy fog, which is actually a huge wave touching the sky.
And it is called the ‘wall of the sea’ that surrounds the palace where the sea god resides.
It is a space of God that no human being can enter.
I thought of such a fairytale-like story.
“Sounds fun!”
However, the princess’s heart was pounding.
The princess, who was born with the ‘curse of the devil’s eye’, always wanted to explore new and exciting things.
In this world full of boring things, there was nothing more interesting than the world’s three magical unique zones.
“I just have to push ahead, right?”
If you pretend, you pretend.
The princess already knew the answer Elena wanted.
She wants to pursue this herself.
Unless she is a princess, there is no way she could plan such a crazy thing.
“Yes. “Can you do that?”
The princess smiled brightly at Elena’s question.
Her face seemed to have written in Elena’s eyes, ‘What will you do if I do this for you?’
Elena said with her sigh.
“I’ll listen to anything you ask.”
What the princess received was one wish ticket.
The princess, who happened to have something she wanted, raised the corners of her mouth in a mysterious manner.
I had a feeling that more interesting things would happen in the future.
***
Monday 2nd period ‘Origin and history of magic’.
The inside of the classroom was noisier than usual.
It is because of an unidentified woman.
A beauty with rich green curly hair and golden eyes.
The beautiful woman, who automatically attracted others’ attention, entered the classroom with very natural steps.
-Oh. Who is he?
-Was there a kid like that in this class?
-Isn’t the dog pretty?
Owner of beauty that can be compared to Enyana Isabella.
The cadets began to guess the identity of this beautiful woman who appeared out of nowhere.
Seeing Ed going straight to where she was, she thought that the daughter of a high-ranking marquis or earl would be asking her out on a date.
Now, the sight of Ed asking her out on a date is one of the common sights.
“Charlotte, you look very nice today.”
But.
The moment the name ‘Charlotte’ comes out of Ed’s mouth.
All the cadets inside the classroom could not help but believe their ears.
That loser who always gave off a creepy vibe around Ed turned out to be such a beautiful woman?
“Well, well, really? Uh… I’m glad… Uh, it was awkward… Jo… I was a little worried…”
But judging from the way she spoke, it seemed like it was definitely Charlotte.
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Her habit of putting her hands together politely and hesitantly.
Everyone knew that Charlotte couldn’t look into other people’s eyes properly.
-Wow, should I give it a try?
-If it were that level, they would have been nice to me a long time ago.
-It was an unscratched lottery ticket.
Once it was confirmed that the unidentified woman was Charlotte.
She said various things about her.
Her male cadets gorged themselves on her still timid appearance, and some of her female cadets even disparaged her for suddenly becoming pretty.
“Wow, that’s crazy? “I thought it was such a dark story, but I guess it’s worth eating?”
And among them, there was Charlotte’s first love.
A nobleman with a bullish temperament who caused her timidity.
He is the eldest son of the Count Kratz family, and was preparing for Charlotte, who had declared her breakup with him when she was young.
It was because the daughter of a family that was all ruined, and an ugly one at that, kicked her first, making her the subject of teasing from her friends for a while.
-Kkkkkkkkkkkk! You say you can eat it and throw it away at any time? What happened~?
-Cadmus These bastards are all dead. I can’t believe I got dumped by a b*tch like that.
He ended up getting dumped the next day after boasting that the rice was ready.
Cadmus still remembered the humiliation he experienced that day.
The moment she saw Charlotte still sulking, she wanted to bully her somehow.
Don’t let me go out again.
-Eh, Ed…! Please take care!
But next to Charlotte was a supernova named Edgar Fix.
In addition, the daughters of the dukedom seemed to be showing interest in Edgar Fix.
Cadmus had no choice but to take advantage of the opportunity.
Until Charlotte falls out of Ed’s group or is abandoned.
“I guess there’s no need for that anymore, right?”
But when she saw Charlotte reappear today, her thoughts changed.
With beauty of that level of potential, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to have her as his concubine.
Since she is the daughter of a family that is going bankrupt anyway, she will be happy in that family if she takes care of it.
Wasn’t her own family, the Kratz family, one of the representative wealthy families in the southern part of the empire?
‘If there’s one thing that catches me…’
The only thing that bothers me is why the car was purchased 6 years ago.
She thought she was done, but why did Charlotte suddenly dump her?
She definitely had a good vibe, and she clearly showed that she liked her that year.
‘···Al Banya.’
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t come up with an answer.
She had already baked and boiled it once, so there was no way she could do it again.
Compliment her that she’s pretty like before, and if you build up her goodwill, it will be easier than a piece of cake for her.
Maybe she will welcome the person she once had a fling with.
“···Well, there is something I want to give you.”
But only for a moment.
Charlotte’s mood changed.
When she handed Ed her record notebook, which she had treasured the whole time, she looked so confident that one might have thought she was someone else.
[I hope you have a record of success]
And she smiled deeply as she looked at Charlotte’s note stuck in Ed.
She had heard from Fix that Charlotte had been stealing her own records.
I wonder why she went to steal the records, but looking at her in such a prosperous manner and even giving her a gift, she seemed to have realized something herself.
“I will write well. “It smells good.”
Ed smiled and took Charlotte’s journal from her.
At this, Charlotte smiled brightly and nodded her head, while Isabella looked nervous.
This is because she suddenly remembered the doll she had given as a gift.
‘Oh, why…!’
And Enya was embarrassed.
For some reason, Ed’s expression looks happier than when he received the limited edition Baldojae Bromide.
Since Ed has a scholarly temperament, does she prefer gifts that help her research?
I thought she would prefer Baldo Ash Bromide, which symbolizes an unbreakable heart!
-Paaat!
At that time.
Elena, the professor in charge of ‘Origin and History of Magic’, came in.
She spoke of her very own special technique, ‘Space Movement Art.’
She used to always show up to her classes with this spell.
When blue smoke suddenly appears above the teacher’s table, the space splits and Elena comes out.
A truly grand wizard-like appearance.
“Wow. Guys, I’m not late, am I?”
However, there was something a bit odd about being an archmage.
Fuzzy hair and sunken eyes.
This is because she came here in a hurry after taking a nap while concentrating on research until recently.
“Hwaaam. I’ve been previewing for 30 minutes. “The teaching assistant will share what we will learn today.”
After saying that, she disappeared again using the art of space movement.
Then she appeared with a teaching assistant with a puzzled expression.
Looking at the assistant’s expression, it seemed clear that she had kidnapped her using the art of space movement.
“He’s a teaching assistant. Like I said last time, please explain to the kids~ See you later.”
-Paaat!
Elena disappeared in an instant after leaving work to her assistant.
The assistant professor, who looked dumbfounded for a moment, then let out a long sigh and said, waving the handout in his hand.
“Did you hear what I said? “I’m going to pour out the data, so let the kids sitting in the front row come out one by one.”
***
Elena reappeared and looked neat.
She made up for some of the sleep she lacked and washed herself with Cleanse magic.
However, her class was of high quality as rumored.
This is because she explained the information about the ancient magic that she had diligently researched in an easy-to-understand manner for the cadets.
“As you can see, it is the Black Empire’s technique. In other words, ancient magic is far beyond modern magic. Speed of expression, power of expression, ability to dominate space. “All three major elements of the technique surpass those of existing techniques.”
Elena said that and drew an image in the air.
The incredibly difficult technique of ‘realizing a virtual space’ was performed effortlessly, as if a child were drawing a picture.
“Okay. This is an ancient technique, and this is a modern technique. “Is there a big difference?”
She drew and showed images of the two techniques, as if drawing holograms in the air.
The cadets were able to easily understand the difference between the two techniques thanks to her intuitive explanation method.
“Now, let’s look at the next technique.”
So Elena continued her class.
She introduced the ancient techniques she had discovered, dissecting them one by one and explaining how they work in an easy-to-understand manner.
And when she came to the end of class-.
“Recently, I discovered something surprising.”
Finally, a new fact about ancient magic was revealed, which was the highlight of this class.
The fact is that ancient techniques are related to magical special zones.
“·····So, we are recruiting people to participate in the exploration. Of course, since you are still only cadets, direct exploration will be difficult, but you can tour up close.”
In other words, they were forming an exploration team to uncover ancient techniques, and 20 academy cadets were specifically selected to observe them.
There is no better way to train successors than to have them see the entire process with their own eyes.
“Magical Singularity…!”
And the cadets’ reaction was explosive.
Some cadets were simply excited by Elena’s words that stimulated their passion for exploration, while others were excited by the idea that they could achieve an incredible achievement called ‘Exploration of a Magical Singularity’.
“You can tell just by looking at the expression. But you have to think carefully. “It’s an expedition that could result in death if you make a mistake.”
However, Elena emphasized how dangerous this job was.
It raised awareness by explaining in detail how many people went missing while exploring special magical zones and how high-risk the monsters that appear around them were.
Once the excited atmosphere subsided, Elena looked around at the nervous-looking cadets and proposed again.
“Still, if you want to participate, raise your hand. “Who wants to join the expedition?”
However, it was only Elena’s stern warning, and most of the cadets raised their hands.
Of course, Ed was among those cadets, and there were several cadets chasing Ed.
“···Hmm. “If there are so many applicants, we will have to hold a selection contest.”
A situation where 80% of the class expressed their intention to participate.
If we wanted to take 20 of them, we had no choice but to compete based on our skills.
Elena announced the schedule for the selection competition.
“I need to get consent from the guardian, so bring the consent form. Only cadets who bring a consent form will participate in the first and second rounds of selection. The first game is in a week. And the second game will be held in two weeks, so prepare well.”
With those words, Elena was asked a question.
So, several cadets asked about the rules for the selection process, and Elena simply answered with the words ‘unlimited.’
In other words, she was told to use all her means to prove her skills.
“Then see you in a week.”
-Whoop!
Elena disappeared again into blue smoke.
Ed stared at the teacher’s desk where Elena had disappeared, and she was deep in thought.
This is because an unexpected event called ‘Exploration of a Magical Singularity’ occurred.
This has never happened in all episodes so far.
In the end, she was unable to unlock her secret about the ‘Emerald Mana Stone’ and the fact that there was a connection between the magical special zone and the ancient magic.
‘The future is changing.’
Another world line was being created.
Her story was branching out along a different path than the one she had been following.
Is this really the best?
‘Just make it the best you can.’
However, there was nothing to think deeply about.
As always, you just have to do your best at the task you are given.
So Ed got off his chair and started thinking about new features.
This is the ‘diving function’ of the suit.