Episode 193
53. That’s right! Alchemist! (2)
“Lioner.”
【okay… … I know. I’m a little confused.]
Sephiroth tree.
It was Missing Noh, but Lioner also had a spirit stone made of space-time stones.
It was right after I witnessed all the sights with me.
He didn’t say much, but he must have a complicated mind in many ways.
“Do you have any settings to know anything about Sephiroth’s Tree?”
【I don’t know much. But everything El’s daughter said is true. The original world tree came from the Sephiroth tree.]
slurp.
The Lioner manifests in the form of an opaque honey badger.
The guy floated in the air and started explaining.
【Even among the spirits, only rumors abound. Because the place where the original primitive spirits and Artel were born is not the tree of Sephiroth, but the first world tree.]
“Then what was the original world tree doing?”
【Literally, it is the world tree in the beginning. One of the gods that Artel worships. She is the mother of all spirits.]
Long ago, I was a primitive spirit born there.
Lioner added bitterly.
【But now I don’t know where they went. Even Artel, who lived for eons, could not remember its origin. It certainly existed, but it can be said that it disappeared at some point.]
“Even Artel can’t remember?”
[Ironically it is. Our spirits are the same.]
was heterogeneous.
Unless they were hit by Men in Black’s amnestic device on a per-race basis.
How could you forget your roots?
Even beings who live for eons!
‘It’s strange. Should this be considered a configuration conflict? Or does it mean something else… … .’
Keywords related to Sephiroth’s Tree are Spirit, Artel, and Alchemy.
In addition, these keywords were also criticized for being very poorly set in Paradise Academia.
Why are beings living for eternity so weak?
Where did the world tree come from?
What is the origin of alchemy? The principle?
Now, by modifying the sewing machine, that part has been supplemented.
The existence of a spirit was also one of the settings that was skipped over in the main story.
【Well… … . How about visiting the human library once? Because Artels do not keep records by default.]
“I will do that first.”
If you’re lucky, not only can you find relevant books.
You may be able to meet someone who conducts related research.
‘And time seems to be related, so I’ll have to meet Lona-senpai at the same time.’
immediately after making that decision.
I went straight to Ortana’s Grand Library.
* * *
【No matter how many times I visit this place, I don’t get bored easily. It is a beautiful building.]
The Great Library of the Ortana Faculty.
Unlike most other faculties that have huge training grounds.
Ortana’s numerous libraries were replacing such training grounds.
If there is a place that is the largest and most magnificent among dogs.
It was Ortana’s Great Library.
Thousands of books are in storage. From general novels and literature to magic books and even forbidden books.
The essence of modern magic, with a huge number of materials stored together.
It was also a place where players on the wizard route had to work hard.
Because there were a few skills that could increase proficiency by finding and reading randomly scattered books.
eww… … extremely hateful.
Even thinking about it again, my body trembled. I was really glad I didn’t go to Ortana.
“hello.”
First of all, I approached the staff who were doing office work in the lobby of the library and greeted them.
“ah… … ! hello! How can I help you?”
Wearing red horn-rimmed glasses, she was the image of a young librarian.
An employee who puts the documents he was organizing on the desk and smiles.
I responded to that smile and carefully brought out the topic.
“Are there any books about Sephiroth’s tree?”
“A tree of Sephiroth? what is that… … ?”
“Oh, it’s okay if you don’t know. Or I would like you to point me to the place where the alchemy books are gathered.”
“Wait. I will ask the other librarians as well.”
She got up and continued the conversation with a few people.
Unfortunately, most of them were unaware.
‘but… … It’s a tree that only comes out of Artel’s lore, and even the parties forgot about it, so there’s no way the information will be easily disclosed.’
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Meanwhile.The large man who was having a conversation with the librarian in question stared at me.
Curly beard covering the entire chin.
In addition to the heavy-looking shoulders, the belly fat that is not covered even with a flattering robe is impressive.
He was a middle-aged man who felt like Hagrid from Harry Potter or Santa Claus.
The chief librarian ‘Gevial’.
After a few more words with the librarian, he came up to me with her pale face.
“Are you an Ortana student?”
“No, Arthur’s Faculty.”
“Did you get a pass?”
“Yes, of course.”
I took out my pass and student ID from my pocket and showed it to Gavial.
‘Did I do something wrong?’
It wasn’t a very friendly atmosphere, so I guess I’m noticing.
Gevial, who confirmed his identity, returned the two certificates together.
“Why are you looking for books on the Sephiroth Tree?”
“Ah, that’s it… … .”
I was momentarily taken aback by the aggressive attack, but since there was nothing to be done, I answered confidently.
“I’m a little interested in Artels, so I looked up related books and found out that it was the Sephiroth Tree.”
“So?”
“However, no matter how much I search, it is only briefly described in the lore, and I don’t think there are any books that explain it in detail.”
The doubts in Gevial’s eyes were shattered at my non-stop spitting words.
“It was like that. Unfortunately, you will not be able to read books on the Sephiroth Tree.”
“Why?”
“It’s forbidden.”
* * *
I pretended to be surprised and had to come back.
It was because it was obvious that if I got involved with the forbidden book, it would hurt my head in many ways.
In particular, in the case of the chief librarian, Gebial, he was strangely nervous about forbidden books, and any more he said would only raise suspicion.
【It’s forbidden. He probably wasn’t so evil that all related records were banned.]
“It doesn’t mean that a book is banned just because the content of the book is bad.”
Of course, books about various curses, books of the devil, and evil spirits in the myth era are prohibited.
However, it is also considered a forbidden book if it contains information on how to activate transcendental level magic that goes beyond the highest level magic, or that contains knowledge that would distort the laws and principles of the world.
‘I don’t know which tree the Sephiroth is… … First of all, the back is a bit gritty.’
【What will you do now?】
Lioner said.
He also seemed to be subtly interested in the Sephiroth tree.
“What do you do? You should read it.”
【But didn’t I just say it was forbidden? You’ll need special permission to read… … .]
“That method is not the norm.”
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My influence in the Ortana Faculty is small, but coincidentally, my name in the Arthur Faculty is quite widely known.Professor Kehlyn Morris and Professor Isabella Leona.
And above all, Irkan Bradamante is a student who is protected by the ‘Dean’.
If you ask Dean Irkan specifically, you can officially read the forbidden book on the Sephiroth Tree.
It was too complicated.
In fact, it is unclear whether or not permission will be granted.
“Then you have to go in.”
【Where?】
“The gold book.”
I headed to the 8th Reading Room of the Great Library. Since the construction was not completed yet, there were few students or staff in and out.
【But, isn’t a forbidden book a place where forbidden books are kept? Then the security network would be incredibly dense.]
“Who am I? No matter how hard it is to break through a safe, it is not difficult.”
In fact, in the main story, Ortana’s forbidden vault is pierced once by Aidan.
At the end of the third year, in the process of tracing the traces of the Demon King entangled in Paradise Island, it must be entered.
Of course, at that time, various artifacts and helpers inside the Great Library loosened the defense of the detection barrier.
Now I don’t have to go through such a cumbersome process.
“Fix log.”
When I shout out the status window, a hologram screen appears in front of my eyes.
[Bug fix rate: 43.1%]
[Number of bugs fixed so far: 541]
[Tracking Points possessed: 6]
You’ve edited a lot.
Also, it’s like a bug X game.
I scrolled down and looked at the registered bugs carefully.
‘found.’
The bug I wanted is here! The bugs are great and the developers are awesome.
I applied the bug by investing the tracking points without hesitation.
A familiar window appeared in front of me.
『Bug/Rendering Error ERROR CODE: 1024A』
[…] … ???? Baeksanwoo? Where did you go?]
The Lioner was greatly embarrassed by the appearance of me standing still and then disappearing in an instant.
I replied with a chuckle.
“I am here.”
【Gee, that’s weird. Is it transparency? Normally, you can feel the presence, but even the presence will disappear.]
“What… … It’s a bug.”
There are many bugs in this game, but the most annoying ones can be narrowed down to five.
Instant death bug where the character suddenly dies for no reason.
A rollback bug where you enter a dungeon and beat the boss, but suddenly return to the first point.
Absolute hit bug where damage is done even though it is definitely evaded.
Absolute evasion bug that does not take damage even if it is definitely hit.
And the last one.
It was a ‘transparency’ bug.
A monster that used to fight normally suddenly turns transparent.
The quest needs to be done, but the NPC is transparent and cannot be seen.
In this case, there was nothing to do, and I had to just restart the game.
Other bugs are somewhat predictable, though.
In the case of invisibility bugs, the activation conditions were often unknown.
Right now, this bug was not a bug I found independently, but a bug I discovered suddenly while walking around the street.
‘After editing, a cat came out… … .’
But if the player gets this bug, the gameplay couldn’t get any easier than this.
Unless the bug is suddenly released, the chance of being caught is close to 0% absolute stealth.
Whether you defeat the boss, enter the vault, or burn Hamel’s beard.
No one will be able to track me.
A hideout who is protected by the world.
what about dog?
“Then it seems to have worked well. let’s dive right in There’s nothing good about wasting time.”
Rather, it should be moved when there are many students entering and leaving.
At night, as well as expanding the security forces guarding the vault.
This was because the various magical barriers were also strengthened.
At that time, Dean Ortana, or even Dean Ortana’s grandmother, would not be able to enter.
So I had to move quickly.
The Geumseo-go was located on the top floor of the 6-story Grand Library.
It was just three more floors up from the current floor.
puck!
“ah… … !? What, what?”
But, let alone the guards, he was invisible to the eyes of the other students.
Rather, I had to get hit in the shoulder several times while climbing.
Of course, the sandals who only sit and study, could not bear my heavy and reliable shoulder and fell.
But that’s the story up to the 4th floor.
Since the 5th floor was an area where students’ access was controlled, it was much easier to infiltrate.
If you think of it as a guard, you can only go around every corner as a team of two.
You can’t sense the invisible me.
Go through the maze-like hallway.
The 6th floor of the library, where they sneakily evaded several patrols.
Beyond the antique corridor that stretched out like the road we saw in Amodea’s residence.
A huge door, tightly locked with a magic chain, comes into view.
【That’s it… … .]
A treasure trove of knowledge where all kinds of magic books and books that have been accumulated for hundreds of years lie dormant.
It was Ortana’s vault.