Episode 202
54. A new semester without you (5)
“Are the ancient artels that were extinct in ancient times approaching Paradise Island?”
“Yes.”
Irkan Bradamante asked with a serious expression.
“How did you get that information?”
“It is an oracle of light. Don’t you know that even Dean Irkhan knows that I have a close relationship with Jeliya the Substitute?”
“trust… … is it.”
He must know what the oracle means.
The distrust that had lingered in Irkan’s eyes until recently faded.
“Do you know about the temple of Canaan?”
“You don’t know yet. But wouldn’t it be better to call a central meeting and ask for your cooperation?”
“If the temple of Canaan did not know… … Did you mean that you received a message directly from the High Priest Saint Bassanius?”
“Yes.”
“It seems that the shrine is also highly valued. Did the high priest also receive a report through the substitute?”
“I don’t know for sure, but it is certain that things are battling for seconds.”
“I sympathize with you. Because there is absolutely no reason for the Sanwoo student to lie to me.”
Irkan made a face as if he had decided something.
I got up and put on the coat that was hanging on the hanger.
“Follow me. Go to Ortana Faculty. Because there is an artifact ‘Eyes of the Sky’ installed there that can detect threats from outside.”
He added with a serious expression.
“I can prove with certainty that what you say is true. To hold an emergency central meeting, we need that kind of evidence.”
It was also Irkan.
As he has been in a relationship since the beginning of the semester, he trusted my words for the first time.
To be honest, I don’t think it’s absurd.
All of a sudden, all of a sudden, the ancient Artel, who disappeared all of the records, is coming to Paradise Island?
An agenda that can be dismissed as simple bullshit.
However, a person equivalent to the dean of a department promised to hold an emergency meeting with only these words.
‘This is a buildup.’
That means that I have a lot of trust with Dean Irkan Bradamante.
Besides, if this case is handled well.
Naturally, you will be able to get acquainted with the decision-making body of Nakwon Island, which is called the ‘Central Meeting’.
It could be important to determine the direction of the Illuminati’s intervention in the future.
Irkan and I left the Arthur Faculty and moved to the Ortana Faculty.
“Welcome, what can I do to help you… … Ugh?!”
Upon entering the main building, the staff at the school who was in charge of the guide is surprised.
“Dean Irkhan, what are you doing here?”
“Is there a Dean Dalfner Leitubes?”
“You just left for work. I know you don’t have any other plans, but are you just here to visit a friend?”
“Yes. Thanks for guiding me.”
He smiled and thanked the staff, then walked up to Dean Ortana’s office and said:
“Because this guy is so busy. As the dean, I often live outside of Paradise Island. I was lucky.”
“Oh, right… … .”
In fact, unlike the Irkhan and Arrin’s Dean Heinkel, whom we encountered quite often in the main story.
Ortana’s dean remembers that even after entering Ortana, they didn’t meet properly.
At least he was there when he drew out the power of Downstorm.
“Dalfner, are you there?”
The dean’s office arrived after climbing the stairs almost to the 10th floor.
Let Irkan stand in front of him and knock on the doorknob.
A voice came from inside the door.
“Why did you come all the way to this place, Irkhan.”
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The door opens by itself even if you don’t touch it. It was the first time for me to enter the office of Dean Ortana.
I didn’t even think to go in in the first place.
‘Five… … .’
The dean’s office, which opened at the same time as the door was opened wide, was a very mysterious space.
Is it really the head of the faculty that teaches wizards?
The ceiling was as wide as the night sky, and the stars were twinkling in it.
No candles or lights.
Things like blue fireflies were scattered all over the space, and they vibrated with a soft light.
A huge metal balloon connected to the ceiling forming a celestial body rotates around, creating a bizarre atmosphere.
“Who’s the student next to you?”
After being lost for a while, Dalfner’s words brought his mind back.
“Nice to meet you, dean. My name is Sanwoo Baek, a sophomore in Arthur’s Faculty.”
“Ah, you are that white mountain cow. I have heard the story often.”
Dalfner Leitubes was a gray-haired old man. No matter how well you look, you must be at least 70 years old.
Truly, he was a person befitting the image of ‘Noh Hyeon-ja’.
“Come on, both of you, sit down.”
When the dean snaps his finger, the space changes in an instant.
“… … !?”
The space that used to be a messy office space with various documents and magic tools is transformed into a luxurious reception room.
‘Spatial barrier distortion… … . It was a magic that could only be used when it reached the extreme of transformation magic.’
I was surprised for a while, but looking back, there’s nothing particularly strange about it.
Ortana’s dean.
At least you should do this
Irkan sat down in the prepared seat as if it was not a big deal.
“Then what is it? Looking at your face, it doesn’t seem like a good thing.”
“Can you use the Astral Eye?”
“Why all of a sudden… … ?”
Dalfner asks with a little bewilderment at the words that go straight to the point.
“Sanwoo student. It would be better for you to explain.”
“Yes, dean.”
After exchanging glances with Irkan, I confided everything to Dalfner.
* * *
“Ugh… … . The voice of the cursed. And then there’s Mary Celeste.”
When I finished my explanation, Dalfner groaned deeply.
Unlike Irkan, who seemed to know only rough information, Dalfner definitely felt like he knew something.
“Have you heard of it before, or know of any related information?”
“I don’t know exactly. I know it as a tradition that has been passed down through the generations of my master’s master, that is, the great masters.”
Unlike the present Artel, the ancient Artel did not have eternity.
But at the same time, for betraying his god, he was cursed to never die.
A legend that is wandering somewhere in the form of an ‘undead’ that is neither life nor death.
“As you said, if the missing Illyana Noel student had a tree of Sephiroth, it would be possible.”
“What do you mean?”
“Because it was the Sephiroth Tree that made them that way. The object of hatred has appeared, and it cannot stand still.”
In short, the tree of Sephiroth has been resurrected, so they have returned.
A typical royal story.
“Dalfner, if Sanwoo’s words are true… … .”
“I’ll have to check to find out, but I guess I’ll have to put an emergency on the whole of Paradise Island. Even if we land on the island, there will be no turning back.”
Dalfner stood up and said. And then, isn’t it just that you suddenly spread your arms wide open?
It was a random move, but I soon knew what he was trying to do.
heavenly eyes.
A magical artifact established by Dalfner, one of the great heroes of 300 years ago and a disciple of Ortana, who was called the greatest sage.
As long as this artifact is within range, nothing can escape Dalfner’s sight.
“Wow-!!”
His eyes flashed a green glow.
It didn’t take long.
Dalfner’s body vibrated frantically for a few seconds, then his expression turned into astonishment.
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The ominous ark beyond the sea.
“… … Oh My God.”
Dalfner was speechless for a while. Neither Irkan nor I asked exactly what I had seen.
He is the dean of a faculty.
Even if a sage who has reached the apex of magic is so surprised.
Because it was self-evident that no matter what happened, it was something that could not be easily overlooked.
The two deans, realizing the seriousness of the situation, held a central meeting on the same day.
The Elder, chairman of the board, was absent, but there was not much time left to wait for him.
like that.
I too, as the first person to receive the notice, attended the meeting as a witness.
“You have to make a decision right now.”
“But the new school year will start soon. There are already incoming students from all over the continent.”
“And if it gets published properly, it will be a huge mess.”
“Chief Professor Howl! Isn’t that important now!”
“Then how will you handle the aftermath? Even if you do get rid of it, you don’t have to think about what happens after that!”
However, the situation does not proceed very smoothly.
I did just that.
In just a few weeks, the new semester begins. Some freshmen had already arrived on the island.
Dozens of students are coming to the island every day.
Are you suddenly declaring a large-scale emergency in this situation?
It cannot be an agenda that can be easily decided. It was unclear when it would be normalized.
“… … Wait a minute. Come to think of it, did I mention you were a Sanwoo student?”
“Yes, Dean Dalfner.”
“You said you had a revelation of the Light. Did he not tell you how to prepare for this?”
All eyes of the members were focused on me at once.
Of course, Saint Bassanio did not tell us how to solve it.
And in this case, my common sense as a deceased person cannot be properly applied.
This is DLC.
I had no idea how the story would unfold in the future.
One, I can’t stand still.
I was in trouble for a while.
He soon opened his mouth.
“We must repel them at sea, not inside Paradise Island.”
The left was buzzing.
I continued speaking without hesitation.
“The moment you enter Paradise Island, you never know what kind of tragedy will happen. As Professor Howl said, we have to think about what happens after the situation is settled.”
Several professors and dean Irkan nodded at my words.
“Really, it is. There is no guarantee that damage will only occur near the port.”
“It is a race that was hated by the Creator God and abandoned. Now that most of the records have been wiped out, an active response is impossible.”
“You don’t know what kind of magic you can use.”
Considering the various circumstances, it was clear that it was better to use the sea as a battlefield than to have them approach Paradise Island.
In addition, it was free to mobilize the wizards who asked to be released from the continent.
Besides, he was able to get help from Elijah and the temple.
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Maybe close cooperation with the Artel community is possible.In the end, even if the essence is twisted, the fact that it is an ancient Artel remains the same.
This means that it can also be used as a kind of wildcard.
“I think the Sanwoo student is right.”
“So do i.”
Now the opinion is leaning towards me.
“I understand that there are no objections, and the meeting will end here. The dean and senior professors of each department, please organize the expedition team mainly with professors and assistants.”
“I agree.”
“All right.”
That was then.
A professor who had been silent the whole time raised his hand carefully.
He was a professor at Arin Faculty.
“Then where do we get a boat to go there?”
“ah… … !”
I let out a sigh.
The large ships and battleships currently operating on Nakwon Island are currently out to transport freshmen.
All that remained were fishing boats for the local residents or small and medium-sized vessels with significantly lower durability.
“That, that… … !!”
There seemed to be one thing that the professors hadn’t even thought about.
Dean Irkan also sweated and rolled his eyes.
“There will be no chin. There must be at least a ship comparable to Canterbury in the eyes of the sky.”
Dean Dalfner was the only one other than me to have seen a cursed ship in this place.
Canterbury.
It was said to be the best sailing ship on the continent that was carrying freshmen, including Theodore Lincoln.
Even when I saw the Oracle Hallucination of St. Bassanio, Mary Celeste was a huge ship.
There is a high probability that it is almost on the verge of retirement, or that a poor ship made for civilian use cannot cope with it.
“Do you have any ideas?”
“Em, how to urgently build a ship with magic… … .”
“Impossible! Such magic does not exist, and its safety has not been properly verified.”
“Then what do you mean!? In the end, the only way is to land on the island and defeat it!”
“no… … There’s no guarantee they’ll land on the island, right? It may just be a passing road… … .”
“Didn’t you receive a revelation of the light? It can’t be just a coincidence.”
The chairman, who had been organized to some extent, began to roar once again.
I shook my head desperately.
large ships.
There must have been a large ship that remained on Nakwon Island at this time.
‘Oh yeah… … !!’
The moment I remembered the moment I had forgotten, I kicked my seat and stood up.
“… … ?!”
“Why, however, Sanwoo student.”
“Dean Dalfner, when you looked into the sky, how long did it take for Mary Celeste to reach the shores of Paradise Island?”
“Hmm… … . No matter how late you look, it’s still four days. In two days, you will be caught by the alarm system of Paradise Island itself.”
“That would be enough.”
I nodded to the professors who had gathered, and said proudly.
“I have a trick.”