Episode 133
38. Rift of the World (8)
“Huh?! Uh, how did you know?”
Lorna was so startled that she stepped backwards and slammed her ankle into the door.
how to know
You know because I took the mask off.
Immediately after defeating the crystal golem and leaving the incident scene in the central square.
We headed straight to the nearest George’s private dormitory.
Only after returning to such a safe place.
He was also able to receive treatment for injuries sustained in battle with golems.
It was quite serious for a fragmented wound, so I had to pour an expensive recovery potion directly into the wound.
Even if it was a problem that could be easily solved by going to the temple, it was impossible to go to this state.
After completing first aid, when I was about to take off the wizard’s robe.
In a hurry, George stopped me.
-Hey, I felt it when I was carrying it earlier. this guy looks like a girl
– A woman?
It was a long one, though.
In the end, I decided to put Camilla in the wizard’s treatment.
Camilla, who took off the mask, ran out in surprise, and her identity had been revealed.
A beautiful part-timer at a grocery store with wavy blonde hair that suits her neatly.
Lorna Aztel was certain.
“The mask came off differently than before. I’ve seen both Camilla and George.”
The reason he put the mask on was because he feared that he would run away as soon as he realized that his identity had been discovered.
“Uh… uh…”
I said firmly to Lorna, who was terribly flustered.
“Tell me the truth, senpai.”
Why are there two ronas? What was the gray haired senior thinking about doing this?
It was full of things I couldn’t even understand.
As she pushed hard, the mask that covered Rona’s face fell off.
“It’s a little… complicated.”
* * *
Paradise Island was not originally a suitable place for education.
Even after the demon king, who drove the world to destruction, was sealed, Nakwon Island was close to the demonic realm for a while.
Rather, the demons and monsters who lost control and ran wild. And due to the dungeons that occur everywhere, it was nothing like a mess.
Of course, as the years passed, most of the demons were subjugated and the dungeons were attacked.
It was after about 100 years had passed since the demon king attacked that an institution worthy of being called a ‘school’ was established.
The newly established Nakwon School.
Lorna Aztel was a first-year student of the Ortana Faculty and was a student with outstanding magical skills.
When I was in my sophomore year, there was a time when I won the top grade.
He was a disciple of Ortana El Raituves, one of the 5 Heroes, and was so talented that even the dean of the Ortana Faculty at the time recognized him.
After graduating, he was promised to become a member of ‘Tower of Fantasy’, one of the best horse towers on the continent.
A talented wizard with nothing to fear and full of confidence.
It was a modifier that followed Lorna Aztel’s name.
But her happiness did not last long.
It was the 4th grade year.
Because the school had only been established for only 4 years.
The number of dungeons that students were allowed to enter was extremely rare.
boring stimulation is needed
With that thought in mind, Lorna headed to the southern section strictly managed by the school.
It was full of undisclosed dungeons.
Dangerous dungeons that have not yet been attacked.
It was a place where skilled adventurers formed a party and entered, but not a single one came back alive.
However, if you don’t go, you’ll want to go even more.
“Isn’t it very dangerous?”
It was Rona who showed off her overwhelming skills in any dungeon. Even if it was dangerous, he decided that it would not pose a great threat to himself.
So I went deeper.
When she thought that she had to go back after wandering aimlessly through the forest.
A cave formed between the bizarre cliffs caught Lorna’s attention.
A flow of mana that has never been experienced before.
Lorna approached as if possessed and fiddled with the crystal formed in front of the cave.
“The first structure I’ve ever seen… is the entire cave made of this kind of crystal?”
The density of mana permeated into a single crystal is ridiculously high.
As soon as the young wizard saw the crystal, he jumped into the cave as if possessed.
As expected, the cave was full of special magic crystals.
However, that wasn’t the only surprise.
The purple gems that sprouted between the green crystals were maintaining a kind of barrier.
‘Ancient magic? It is a technique that has already been lost in academia, and only the form remains!’
Rona felt like her heart was beating fast.
This isn’t just a crystal cave.
This place was created by someone with a ‘specific purpose’.
“It’s amazing…! If you find out the purpose behind this cave and understand the hidden magic, it might not be just a dream to be recognized as a member of a sage…!!”
While still a student, he can attain the status of a wise man.
The honor of being the youngest sage was not something to be taken lightly.
Perhaps, in the history of the world, his name may be clearly recorded.
Ronna, excited to the fullest, followed the line of the barrier and went deeper.
At the end of it.
There was an altar formed in a huge cavity.
What kind of existence was it created to commemorate?
The architectural style of the altar was also very different from the one seen in the book at the time of the demon king.
It was clear that this altar was formed much earlier than before the Demon King’s demons spread across the world.
Lorna carefully explored the altar.
Engraved there were three pupils.
“uh……?”
Lona looked at the pattern and fell into a panic for no reason.
This altar was not built for purely magical rituals.
This was a device made to fight something more transcendent.
An altar that selects those who want to stop Azethos, known as the eater of time and space in future generations.
Hall of Construction.
The moment you realize what it means to set foot in this place.
Lorna frantically left the altar. But the altar did not let her go.
A chain emerged from the void and grabbed her arm.
Chalkang!
“No, no, no!! Kyaah!!”
Screaming and rebelling didn’t change anything.
like that.
The name Lorna Aztel disappeared from Paradise School.
No one was left to remember the young wizard who once had the promise of someone.
* * *
how long has it been
The sense of time had long since disappeared, and I could only vaguely remember how much had passed.
From the moment she accepted her fate and settled in the halls, the chains did not bind her.
A circular space with a radius of 20 m from the altar.
That was all the world allowed to Lorna.
It was around that time that she began to study time magic.
Still, at one time, he was a person who stood out among the wizards who asked for it.
Lorna analyzed the special mana that circulated throughout the cave and made it her own.
The moment I was finally able to handle that heterogeneous mana.
She realized that she had reached a point no one had ever reached before.
time wizard.
Nowhere in the world has there been a great man called the Time Wizard.
Even that Hortana el Raituves.
Lorna Aztel used that power to check all the records related to the Halls of Time and Space, and peek into its traces.
“The hall to stop Azethos. It was the border of the world that prevented Azethos from approaching until the Transcendent of Time and Space appeared.”
Also in the process.
Lorna Aztel came up with a trick to get out of a time prison called the Halls.
However, it took a little more effort to implement it.
How many more years have passed?
Now all the memories of ordinary life were overlaid with life in the hall.
Lorna, who now deals with time, has expanded its influence beyond a simple concept to space.
The hall’s deterrent was in her body, not her mind.
Lorna never forgot how it felt when she first stepped outside, separating her consciousness from her body.
It was an empty world where no wind, no sunlight, or anything could be felt.
‘… … It’s finally here.’
That alone was enough.
She traveled all over Paradise Island, filling in new memories.
Among them, the most favored were Ortana’s library and the private labs of Matap professors.
Indulge in more knowledge
She was a time wizard for half a penny, and after a few repetitions of ritual synchronization, she reached the level where she could be called an ‘an archmage’.
From then on, it was purely a race against time.
Using the magical knowledge he had learned, he thoroughly deceived the system of the hall.
What belongs to you is your own body.
Then, if you clone a ‘body’ that has its own complete mind and consciousness.
What if that body is awakened as a transcendent of time and space?
He thought that he could be freed from the duties that were holding him back.
It wasn’t just an empty dream.
The final magic circle is complete.
Lorna Aztel reconstructed her body to create an alter ego that transcends the general concept of space and time.
The moment the clone finally left the cave.
The hall system sensed her anomaly, and Lorna Aztel was once again bound by numerous chains.
‘My alter ego will help you. If you awaken as a transcendent of time and space, you will be able to get out of here.’
strong belief in yourself.
But it wasn’t that hard to turn that belief into despair.
Although the clear concept of time has disappeared, I can still feel the faint flow of time.
Bound in the chains that hold your breath, waiting for an appointment, literally decades.
It was only then that Lorna Aztel had an intuition that something was wrong.
As soon as the chain’s influence weakened, she separated from the ritual once more and escaped from the hall.
And there.
I was able to face another self who was so casual and naturally enjoying school life.
At first, rather than feeling betrayed, I couldn’t understand.
‘Did you cut your hair? If I could afford that, I should have come to rescue them sooner!’
The eyes of Lona, who was anxious about when the Hall’s influence will become stronger again, and Lona, a student, meet.
“Wait, I’m going to the bathroom.”
“yes.”
Student Lorna got up from her seat and walked to a quiet place.
Rona, who had thought of giving an explanation to herself, regretted my decision.
A green light flashed in his eyes.
It’s not the light blue color of wind magic, it’s a dark green close to jet black.
It was time magic.
“Consius Obstruction.”
Powerful mana was released from Rona’s body, and the interference of the hall, which had been hanging for a while, was strengthened.
‘why? why?’
Just before the magic was activated, Lorna looked at herself with disbelief.
One, another Lorna did not answer. He just avoided his gaze.
Lorna’s consciousness was thrown out in an instant. As always, the moment you wake up in the hall.
The chains that bound her tightened her arms. My muscles felt like they were going to burst, but I couldn’t breathe well.
Even more painful was the fact that it was impossible to deny it.
that he had betrayed himself.
so once again.
Lorna Aztel was locked in an eons of time.
* * *
It was a sad story.
I wiped my lips with my finger and looked at Lorna.
“So, in the end, is it true that the senior betrayed the gray haired Rona?”
“right…….”
“Why did you do that?”
At my interrogation, Rona opened her mouth with difficulty.
“I didn’t want to make sacrifices. After all, even the Transcendent of Time and Space is not limited by space. It’s the same thing being forgotten in this world.”
She answered with a more determined look than ever.
“I hate to be forgotten again for eons.”
After the player becomes a transcendent of time and space even in the main story.
After defeating Azetos, the save file will become unusable.
It seemed to be used as the concept of ‘forgotten for eons’ here.
Well, even if that’s the case.
“Then in the end…”
I turned to George and Camilla.
Judging by the expressions on their faces, they seemed to be thinking the same thing as me.
“You’re saying that the culprit behind everything is your senior?”