125 – Awareness
When Luna left, I was seized by a strange emptiness. As if the smile I had been smiling a moment ago was a lie, I moved to Modest with a confused expression.
Today, on behalf of Amber, who left for Ludwig to rescue her sister, a plump man wearing a monkey mask led me to the room where Estelle was. Naturally, Estelle was wearing a black cat mask.
I don’t know if he wore it whenever he was in the guild, or if he hurriedly put on the mask when he heard that I was visiting.
Estel, who was sitting at her work desk looking at documents, asked curtly without even looking at me.
“What, he came without an appointment. He is a very rude man.”
“Well, there are things I want to ask and things I need to say.”
While experiencing the penalty of continuing the battle, I thought a lot. And I thought I should have a serious conversation with Estelle at least once.
When I woke up, I was so distracted that I couldn’t talk, but now I had plenty of time to talk.
“Good. Because I also have a mountain of things I want to ask.”
I shrugged my shoulders and sat down in the chair across from Estelle as she laid down the papers and gave off an atmosphere of interrogation like a detective in a drama.
“No matter how stupid you are, you already know that our relationship has become a common destiny, right?”
I don’t want to use grandiose words such as joint fate, but I was on the same boat with Estelle, and I couldn’t find a reason to deny it, so I nodded my head.
“Yes. Common Destiny.”
“Hmm….”
I wonder if it was a good choice, Estelle’s pleasant quiet voice made my back tickle for no reason.
“Like I revealed the face I had been hiding from you, there is one piece of information I want to get from you.”
At Estelle’s serious voice, I put on a calm expression as much as possible.
“Ask me anything.”
I felt uneasy at the sight of Estelle, who seemed to be about to ask a question right away, fidgeting with her hand on the desk as if hesitant.
“Have you ever heard of… ? Our family’s ancestor, Farelga.”
Parelga… ? I tried to remember it just in case, but it was the first name I heard. I don’t know if it’s Patulga, who created the space magic I use.
“Is this your first name?”
“Jeong, really? Are you sure? Even passing… No, it must have something to do with the space magic you use?”
It was rude to ask a question with an answer set, but I couldn’t help but stroke my chin when I saw Estelle desperately asking why.
“I don’t know. The magic I use is space magic created by a mage named Patulga. If the name isn’t confusing, maybe it’s someone else?”
“Patulga… ?”
Estelle muttered, but she lowered her head for a second before saying anything. There was a strange silence, and Estelle finally opened her mouth.
“I’m sorry… Can I see that it’s a magic book… ? Of course, I know it’s rude! Instead, I will help you a lot! If you think you owe it in advance… !”
I raised my hand with a sigh at the sight of Estelle talking gibberish. Estelle, who leaned her upper body toward me and continued talking, buried her back in the chair, perhaps disappointed with my gestures.
Seeing that, I moved my hand to the side and said.
“Take it easy. I will show you.”
When I took Patulga’s spell book out of the space storage, Estelle stood up from her chair, probably excited. I unconsciously held out the palm of my hand when I saw that it would shake violently if it had a tail.
“Sit down.”
As if he had heard an order, I felt Estelle sitting on the chair stamping her feet unbearably with a loud thud that made me wonder if her butt would hurt.
I was thinking of taking out some snacks from the space storage and throwing them away, so I stopped playing and put the magic book on the desk.
“Since it is a body of shared destiny, it is being shown. Of course, the content of the magic book is a secret to others.”
At my warning, Estelle eagerly nodded her head up and down.
After removing her hand from the top of the magic book, Estelle stretched out her hand as if waiting and touched the cover carefully as if appraising a work of art, then she began to read the contents.
There was a moment of silence in the room. I regretted that the man who had brought me here earlier refused to serve tea.
Watching Estelle reading a book was boring, unlike watching her sleeping Luna for hours. Before long, Estelle’s voice was heard.
“I can’t do this…. Farelga must be…. But how… ? It can’t exist….”
I don’t know what you’re muttering. I tilted my upper body slightly, wondering if I had found something, and Estelle, startled, screamed back.
“What, what! I was surprised! This pervert! Don’t get close to that filthy face without warning!”
It was a bit of a hurt reaction.
“Did you find out anything?”
“… No. It got more complicated.”
I shrugged at the weak voice.
“Anyway, I showed you.”
As she reached out to retrieve her spell book, Estelle put her book to her poor chest.
“Wait, wait! I still have a question for you!”
“If you have a conscience, isn’t it my turn to ask questions next?”
“You, you petty bastard! Because it’s related to this magic book! You just have to answer! I will honestly answer your question! You calculating pig!”
I wanted to take off the mask by force, but the opponent was the guild leader of Modist. With my current skills, it was close to delusion.
I asked with a sigh.
“What are you curious about? Like I said, I don’t know anything about Farelga.”
“I heard that, you idiot! Seeing this magic book, I became curious.”
Estelle, who was holding the magic book as if it were precious, turned the page as if she was looking for something, and she handed the book to me.
“Basic space magic here. Is this your main magic?”
At Estelle’s attitude of asking as if to confirm the facts, I nodded with a timid expression.
“By the way.”
“Then how do you use it freely?”
I didn’t understand Estelle’s question. Of course, it was just recognizing the spatial coordinates using the magic formula as described in the magic book. It was just that the magic was repeatedly imprinted on the brain for ease of use.
“What does it mean… May I ask you more?”
At my question, Estelle seemed frustrated and pointed her finger at the text in the book.
“Recognizing spatial coordinates.”
“… Why?”
I think it was a bit stupid. Estelle sighed heavily and did not hide her irritation.
“This idiot is real! How did you recognize the spatial coordinates!!!”
“Of course, I used the magic formula from the magic book.”
Again there was silence between us. We just stared at each other as if we didn’t understand each other’s words.
“So… You mean, in that moment, you recognized spatial coordinates using the formula here?”
“Right… ?”
Is that a problem? Seeing that the basic space magic that Principal Nelson effectively changed is also being used well, I don’t think the technique is wrong.
Coming to think of it, Principal Nelson only taught me the technique. I didn’t give a direct demonstration.
“Even, how the hell are you going to do that? I can do space awareness. But recognizing the coordinates is another matter… ? Even the concept of the dimensional passage itself… This is impossible.”
I still couldn’t understand Estelle’s words. The concept of a dimensional passage… ? I had never thought about it so deeply. I just used it as described in the magic book.
As if she had read my expression, Estelle shouted in frustration.
“Just try it now!”
I felt like I was watching an ugly child lying on the floor of a supermarket asking me to buy a toy, so I immediately made a dimensional exit right in front of Estelle’s eyes.
Just-!
After hitting Estelle’s dumbfounded head with a cool chestnut blow, I hurriedly pulled out his hand when I saw him pull out a dagger from his bosom.
“I got it! You recognized spatial coordinates from the moment you entered the room! But still… It’s unbelievable speed….”
At Estelle’s words, I said with a smile.
“What kind of small grain is that? I just recognized it and made it.”
“That’s a lie. That is nonsense!”
He looked like he would faint if he pulled a dove out of his hat. I answered with the thought of putting a pigeon in the storage room next time.
“Why doesn’t that make sense? Didn’t you show it in front of me?”
After answering with a shrug, Estelle raised her hand and pointed at the ceiling.
“Hey, get the spider web from the ceiling over there!”
“Eh, that’s a bit….”
“Quickly!”
At Estelle’s torch, I used space magic with a sigh. He reached out to the ceiling, stirred the web in the corner with his fingers, and then pulled out his hand to show Estelle the web.
“Are you okay?”
“Jin, it’s true… ? I just did it by recognizing the coordinates… ?”
“No matter how many times I doubt it, it is true.”
As she answered with a sigh while wiping the dirt from her hands onto her pants, Estelle murmured to herself in a small voice.
“How is that possible… ? Are you that kind of a genius? That obviously isn’t….”
It was a very rude mumble. Why are you so sure you’re not a genius? Even then, Ross was highly intelligent. It’s a whopping 8.3… !
Even Principal Nelson acknowledged that my understanding of space is excellent.
“This magic book… May I know where you got it?”
At Estelle’s question, I came to my senses.
“Well, I can tell you, but… why?”
I was curious about the sudden remark and asked.
“Just… I want to investigate the magic book.”
Actually, I was curious about Patulga too. I searched the name in the library, but nothing came up.
“In the town of Destin….”
I told you what happened before the entrance ceremony. He read the future and found a cave in the mountain where herbalists frequent, and obtained a magic book.
After hearing my story, Estelle took out a piece of paper from her desk drawer and, as if interrogated, asked me about the place carefully. After about 10 minutes of questioning, Estelle nodded her head as if she was satisfied.
“Okay, this should be enough to investigate. You’ll be curious about the results of the investigation, so I’ll let you know later.”
I nodded, feeling a bit tired.
“Then can I ask a question now?”
“Yes. Feel free to ask~”
It was finally my turn to ask a question. I cleared my throat once and asked.
“Do you know who is hiding the unclean artifact in the academy?”
I was thinking of finding out in advance who was involved in Ross’s death. I even thought of killing him right away if need be.
Estelle answered my question without hesitation.
“Of course I know.”
And after that, I clenched my fists in an instant.
“It was me.”