Chapter 306
“anyway. Congratulations on passing.”
Tei applauded with clumsy movements and congratulated them on passing the ordeal.
“pass… … is it?”
“huh. Passed.”
“… … Passed. I thought you would tell me to go through the ordeal again along the regular route.”
This world is a virtual space, and trials are trials.
It is not so strange even if the examiner says to pass the test by stepping on the standard stone instead of rolling your hair.
‘He looked like a fundamentalist, and I thought he’d bet on anything.’
Just pass this right through.
“If you were going to say that, wouldn’t you have said Factio was banned from the first time it appeared in the first place because it interfered with the exam?”
“Yes… … Is it long?”
It is a theory.
If I wanted to stop the use of Factio, I didn’t even have to warn them that my life was in danger.
‘I just want it to be disqualified if I use Factio.’
If it was, I wouldn’t even think of using Factio.
Even if he had known that this world was a fake created by Tei, he would never have used it.
‘Why did he give such an ambiguous warning?’
I do not know.
“From the beginning, there were two ways to pass this ordeal. One is to escape from this space by carrying out the ordeal, as I have prepared… … .”
The first was the classic passing method.
“The only thing left is to use Factio to stop this space itself, just like you did now.”
“… … yes?”
You said using Factio was a legitimate condition for passing the test?
“It takes quite a bit of work to get you to use Factio in that situation.”
Tay said as he spread his fingers one by one.
“Knowledge that allows you to understand 100% of the structure of Factio and be sure that it does not pose a threat to your life. The determination to ignore my warnings and act. Observation, feeling suspicious in my actions and words. Reasoning ability to gather necessary information from suspicion.”
Tay folded his spread fingers again and focused his gaze on me.
“The fact that you use Factio in that situation is the same as proof that you are a worthy person to bear the Book of Danteroa.”
That makes sense.
however… …
“Are those all supplementary qualities? Doesn’t it need to be confirmed separately for magical achievements?”
“You finished that first.”
“Oh, infinite loop… … .”
“huh. In that situation, if you can safely create the Mobius pattern, in fact there is nothing more to learn below the 6th circle. As of now, your magical achievements are already close to perfection.”
It was a compliment.
… … only.
Maybe it’s because there’s no change in his expression, so it sounds like he’s being sarcastic.
So something feels strange.
“Then, even if I passed the trials normally, there were no trials to confirm my magical achievements?”
“huh. It consisted of an ordeal without any magical elements.”
“So Ignis… … .”
That’s why Ignis couldn’t use any power.
Clearly, what was needed in the previous situation was the ability to accurately observe and grasp the situation, not magical achievements.
“You have already proven yourself enough. That’s why I said I passed.”
“okay.”
something is missing
I honestly thought I’d have to uncover the secret and, well, take the test again.
I never thought that using Factio would have been one of the ways to pass.
“I did think it was odd. If there was a risk that Factio would collapse this ordeal, it would have been okay to not allow Miho to enter this place at all, but I wondered why they allowed Miho to come in as well.”
Factio is the reward for passing the page of the fifth test.
It means that what I possess is natural mythic magic.
There’s no way that Master didn’t think of the variable called factorio.
If you wanted me to go through the ordeal normally, it would have been a problem to just block Miho from entering.
If you think about it from the pages of the previous test, it would not be impossible to create a structure so that only I can enter and exit.
“Using Factio is one of the ways to pass, so I guess you deliberately let Miho accompany you.”
“huh. that’s right.”
“Then you suddenly appeared and said that you originally had no intention of revealing yourself now… … .”
“huh. It’s all lies. I was planning to show up at that timing from the beginning.”
“As expected.”
It was said that I had no choice but to show up because of Factio, and I had the consciousness that I shouldn’t use Factio implanted in my head.
After doing that, by showing off some of her power as a hint, she even diverted my attention elsewhere.
It was a more elaborate design than I thought.
After all, it’s Master’s design, right?
I mean, you’re great too.
It was when I was sticking out my tongue like that.
“then… … . Now, here.”
Tay handed me a book.
“This… … .”
A book that feels strangely familiar. There was no need to ask what this was.
“The Book of Danteroa… … Are you?”
“huh. that’s right. Passing gift.”
Tay handed me a book.
The Book of Danteroa fits snugly into my arms.
‘The Book of Danteroa’ is written on the cover in Master’s handwriting.
“Goodbye then.”
Tay waved his hand with a still flat expression.
“I… … .”
I didn’t even have anything to say.
The next moment, I was immediately standing in the corner of Baekrokdam, where I had been standing before.
‘Did you return to the original place?’
It was an abrupt end, as much as a sudden meeting.
‘This shouldn’t be the last farewell, but… … .’
Judging from my experience so far, it can’t be the end here.
I’m sure we’ll be able to meet again when we enter Danteroa’s Book.
‘You’re really unpredictable… … .’
Then you just have to talk again.
* * *
But contrary to my expectations.
There was no meeting with Tay Lovain again in the book of Danteroa.
After that, I went straight down the mountain and returned to my room.
I opened the book of Danteroa and went inside the book of Danteroa.
There was no one in Danteroa’s book.
Not to mention Tay Lovine, I couldn’t find even those common jab bugs.
The ones who live and move in this place are me and Miho. It’s just the two of us.
‘So that was the last goodbye?’
I can’t help but laugh because I’m dumbfounded.
It was said that the meeting was short enough that there was no time to build up affection.
So casually, ‘Then, goodbye’ and ended.
You can listen to my thanks and go.
what is so urgent
‘What are you doing… … ?’
Tay Lovine.
He was a man in many ways incomprehensible.
‘If you’re going to go, tell me what kind of magic you used to create that kind of virtual space.’
How the hell did you create such a virtual space?
That’s what I was most curious about.
This will remain a mystery to the end. I can’t tell you how embarrassing it is.
‘Besides Master, you said that Aslan was the only user of space magic, so it wouldn’t be something like space creation. It’s said that only Master can handle time magic, so it’s not related to time either. There’s no such thing as creation magic… … .’
Did he just take over the command of the virtual space created by Master without any special magic?
No, it seemed too familiar with the manipulation to see it as a transferred world.
A control that is close to divine that controls my senses as well as the mana circuit at will.
Can such skills be showcased through the world handed over to others?
It can’t be.
It is clear that the world was created by Tay Lovine with his own abilities.
‘Ah, it bothers me.’
I have a disease that I can’t stand.
It’s so embarrassing.
I felt so embarrassed after obtaining the Book of Danteroa in one day.
I let out a sigh as the ground went out.
‘after. I don’t know. Putting aside this unanswered question for now… … .’
Anyway, I managed to get Danteroa’s book safely.
‘For the remaining time, I will use the books here to focus on weaving the 7th circle, the ‘neutral ring’.’
about a month and a half.
From Sofia-sama’s side, everything was ready, until the black magic tower’s gaze toward me faded to some extent.
I just need to focus on weaving a loop of neutrality.
* * *
next morning.
I was eating breakfast with Terun.
Originally, I was going to eat moderately and focus on training, but Terun said he had prepared breakfast, so I took the time.
“Are you good at cooking?”
There were a lot of things that were sloppy, and it was an image that I couldn’t even cook. I am very surprised.
“I’ll do it if I don’t have money.”
Terun swallowed the rice and said with a strangely sad expression as if to help himself.
I was also sad for no reason.
I am also a person who has gone through all sorts of hardships for money for a year.
“The next time you buy tofu, I’ll cook tofu for you. That’s my specialty.”
“Tofu is cheap, delicious, and fills my stomach a lot… … .”
I feel a strange affinity.
I also once lived on tofu alone.
“How do you know that?”
“I’m a bit knowledgeable about tofu, too.”
“you? why? It may not have been a lack of money.”
“When I just entered the academy, my pocket money was a bit tight.”
“ah. I see.”
Terun nodded as if he understood.
“Is it because you’ve been doing so well lately? I completely forgot. You also had a dark period.”
“yes. It was a pitch-dark period.”
It was a very, very dark time.
When I think of that time, the stir-fried oden I am chewing now feels bitter.
“Then what are you going to do after that?”
Terun, who finished eating first, asked me about my schedule.
“I have to train.”
I must have also obtained the Book of Danteroa.
First of all, we must do our best to weave a neutral ring.
“until when?”
“I’ll probably focus on training until evening.”
From the moment I obtained Danteroa’s Book yesterday until this morning, I devoted myself to finding information about the 7th Infinity Circle, the Ring of Neutrality.
As a result, he succeeded in finding the essential training method necessary to weave a neutral ring.
‘Reverse mana circulation.’
A training method that seems to be a suicidal act of turning mana in the opposite direction.
You have to do this naturally before you can move on to the next step.
You will have to practice it over and over again every day until you get used to it.
‘Since it’s a mana circulation training, if you train for too long, it’s rather poisonous.’
So I’m just going to do it until dinner time.
Assuming you take a break in between, 8 hours is just right.
“Then after dinner?”
Therun asked me with his twinkling eyes.
It’s an expression of hope.
I think you know roughly what you’re trying to say.
“I don’t have a specific schedule.”
I have to go to Danteroa’s office and study about the ring of neutrality.
You can do this later in the morning.
“okay? Can you give me some time then? It’s not different… … .”
“Brainstorming. There must be something blocking it.”
“… … Exactly.”
Completing The Mimir Thesis, which Terun is in charge of, is as important as completing the Neutral Ring.
It’s not a waste of time to spend on it. enough to invest.
“great. Then after dinner. Would it be around 7 o’clock?”
“Just right.”
Therun smiled with satisfaction.
“All right.”
I poured the rest of the rice into my mouth, swallowed it, and put the bowl in the washing machine.
“Then I will go straight into training.”
“Ah, yes. suffer.”
I greeted Terun as it was and moved to the yard.
