Chapter 113 – Microwave Oven (3)

Beautiful golden hair, sad eyes, a rosary around her neck, and a curvy body exposed beneath a bandana.

“Shall we go to the next compartment? Or this way?”

Caroline was momentarily speechless after meeting an unexpected being.
But she soon came to her senses and pointed to the compartment next to her.

“This place is narrow.”
“Okay, then.”

I heard the sound of a rusty door opening.
Eventually, the saint’s voice was heard in the quiet confessional.

“You were chosen by the goddess.”
“… “How did you know?”
“Of course, I knew it from my chest. “It’s not just that I’m uncomfortable.”
“…”
“Oh, isn’t it? Then you are truly blessed…”
“That’s right, that’s right, so stop talking!”

In response to her calm answer, Caroline had one question.

“I want to ask you something.”
“Oh, how do you manage chest sweat in the summer? In my case, I apply a powder made from a mixture of lavender and pearls every morning. Especially the lower chest area…”
“Well, it’s not like that!”

Caroline, who had spoken informally without realizing it, caught her breath again and glared across her confessional.

“Isn’t it strange that I am a saint? “You must be the saint of the empire.”
“Specifically? There is no rule that says there must be only one saint. She must be the reason the goddess chose you.”
“… “What on earth is that?”

There was only one thing Caroline wanted to ask.
She was not a trivial revelation, she had no idea, and she was not the reason she was kicked out of the church.

“I am not worthy of becoming a saint. “She killed a lot of people and wasn’t particularly faithful.”
“In an era where war is a daily occurrence, who doesn’t have blood on their hands? Is that still the case?”
“Not now but… “It means I have no idea why the goddess chose me.”
“…”

There was no answer from the other side of her for a long time.
It seems that it is impossible for even an imperial saint to understand God’s will.
Just as the disappointed woman was about to get up from her seat, her quiet voice was heard, as if it were a vibration from the bottom of the deep sea.

“At least by Hela’s standards, you are a good person.”
“Yes?”
“If you have so much blood on your hands, if you are a man so wicked and vicious that even apostates frown, I am worried about the future of the empire.”
“What does that mean?”
“Saint.”

The imperial saint asked.

“Are you really from this era?”
“… !”
“I don’t expect Acetaria to be destroyed any time soon. “The church is always hiding something, but at least it’s not so corrupt that it loses public support.”
“The empire is falling? That…”

Although this place was only a page of history, it was quite far from the time of the empire’s fall.
Nevertheless, the saint answered Caroline’s question in a sorrowful voice.

“From God’s perspective, human existence is as vague and intangible as fireflies shining in a foggy summer valley. Therefore, our inner karma is also evaluated holistically throughout our lives.”
“I don’t quite understand… “It’s good.”
“Do you understand the doctrine contained within just one page of the Bible?”

At those words, Caroline understood her saint’s intentions.
At the same time, her answers to her own questions.

“Why was you, who committed evil deeds, chosen to become a saint? The reason is that in the near future, we will do great good deeds that will overturn all the bad deeds we have done so far.”
“That means…”
“That means that a great disaster is coming that will be difficult for ordinary people to overcome.”

The Goddess of Light was speaking.
In order to overcome her disaster, she told her to become closer to Lewis somehow.
She told him to stay by his side and help him.

“Soon you will have a choice.”

There was no change in the fact that Lewis was a store owner who scammed Magic Cube prices.

“And that choice will change the fate of the continent.”

However, the revelation of the goddess, the presence of women around her, the overwhelming strength and inexplicable magic that overpowered him made it possible for him to no longer be seen as just a store owner.

***

The next evening.
As always, I bought medicine and purified water to soothe Erzsebet’s stomach and got ready to leave immediately after arriving at the hotel.
I showed the entry permit that Liv had created to the guard in front of the Great Library, and after using magic to check if it was real, he let me in without asking.
It was already late and Ouzette was currently in a semi-festive mood due to the Marquis Elvin’s birthday party and her saint’s visit.
Most of the nobles of the empire who had the authority to enter the library where the level 2 security level magic books were piled up were drunk at the party.

“Baron?”
“Ah, boss… ! “It’s this way.”

In other words, Liv and I were the only ones reading books in the library late at night.
In some ways, it can be seen as time just for the two of us that we have never had before.
Even the sight of Liv quietly reading her book was a side of her that I thought was really pretty from the first time I met her at her academy.

“How was your day today?”
“Yesterday, I took the theory book that my boss explained to me to the hotel and was studying it during the day. “These are difficult passages that I came here a while ago and sorted out.”

It would have been even more adorable if they hadn’t handed me a piece of parchment paper that was taller than the three-tiered dessert tray I saw at Marquis Elvin’s party.
Well, I already agreed to help, so I have no choice.
Since Liv was always serious when not touching ‘sensitive parts’, I also sat next to the reading sofa and played the role of a moving dictionary.

“Let’s see… 〈Praedictum Otium〉 means predicted peace. The 〈īret〉 following this is the imperfect past tense of the active indicative, so the entire passage is close to an oblique criticism of Homer’s priests who predicted peace. “What kind of magic is this?”
“It is a high-level dispel called reverse sequential action. “It is a negative magic that cancels the spell after it is cast, not before it is cast.”

A comfortable voice in my ear and hair tickling my shoulder.
The scent of Liv’s body, along with the musty smell of yellow paper, gently stimulates the corner of my nose.

“Are you even referring to the explanation of etymology?”
“Understanding magic is not that easy.”
“Huh, that’s amazing…”
“The next chapter is here. “What is this word?”
“Bartolomeo〈Bartolomeo〉. It’s a common noun, right? “I can’t read it, so it’s probably a person’s name.”
“Then it’s okay to ignore it. “What is the last expression in this line?”
“Let’s see, this is…” … Huh?”

But then, another hand came out from the opposite side of Liv, who was talking to the right, and with the same voice.
I turned my head and saw an unbelievable sight with my own eyes.

“Baron Liv?”
“Shh, it’s Lev here, boss.”
“What on earth do you like about that name? No, rather… Two?”

There were two Livs.
One on the left and one on the right.
The two Liv Labres succeeded in surprising me and smiled.
The first baron who was next to me a little while ago spoke.

“This is the first thing I learned from the magic in the library yesterday. “It’s a kind of alter ego that can be created through imagery magic.”

The second Baron who appeared from the left also spoke.

“It’s twice as efficient, so it’s much better, right?”
“Is it possible that it will increase further?”
“No, this is the maximum. “You can’t increase the number of images projected onto the lake beyond one.”
“Then who is real?”
“Me.”
“Over there.”

The alter ego that raises the hand of the first Baron.

“This is the real Liv, and I’m Lev.”
“It would be easier if you called me that.”

All I could say was that it was amazing.
While Adela was scattering ice ducks on the floor of her stall, Liv was spinning up her Dual Core to read a book in the library.
It certainly appears that Adela was influenced by her mastery of her unique magic.
However, if it is a minor problem——

“I can’t tell the difference. “Who is who?”

It was impossible to distinguish them with the naked eye because their overall appearance was the same.
〈The End of Magic If you use 〉, the ribs that are not the main body will disappear immediately, but it is meaningless to separate them like that.
The two Livs leaned in, showing different reactions to my words.
One side has a mysterious smile reminiscent of a fox, and the other side has a brooding expression filled with shame.

“Can you differentiate it like this?”
“You can distinguish it like this…”

He put his arms around her and made her touch her stomach and explained the difference.

“There’s no need to invest a lot of mana in a magical clone.”
“It’s the same principle as not eating food or drinking water… Sigh!”

It depends on whether or not you react sensitively when your stomach is touched.
I’m so embarrassed that I don’t know if I can write this.

***

At dawn, I came out of the library with Liv.
The schedule was quite tight, as I had to immediately wake up Erzsebet, eat a terribly tasteless breakfast, and then attend the party.

“I’ll just go in now. “What about the boss?”
“Now I have to escort the princess. “See you again later this evening.”
“Yes? Right now… ?”

Liv, who said she planned to go back to the hotel and sleep for about four hours, was surprised to hear my story.
I was a little tired, but not so much that I couldn’t bear it.

The longest time I couldn’t sleep, was I in a half-asleep state for almost a month?
It was an even more forced march than this when he stood guard in Helzeb to ensure that his colleagues could sleep well.

“Aren’t you overdoing it? “I don’t think you need to come tomorrow.”
“No, as the Baron said, there are only five days left to stay here. How many more books do you plan to read?”
“Umm… These are not books that can be understood simply by looking at them once, so there are probably about 20 at most. If you think you’ll spend the last transfer time at the library, there’s about three more books…”

As Liv was twiddling her fingers and counting, a bright idea suddenly occurred to me.

“Baron.”
“Yes?”
“How do I get out of here?”
“I heard that it just wakes up. “This is the moment when the chariot passes Skandal and turns toward Parencia.”
“Then… “Can’t you see it?”
“Which one?”
“It’s a level 1 security document located deepest in the library.”

Liv’s mouth opened slightly as she understood what I meant.

“There is no need to come out, so just submit a permit with the emperor’s seal and enter…”
“You have a few hours to spare… “Is that so?”
“Yes.”

It may be impossible to understand all the contents of the magic book in a short period of time, but at least it will be helpful.
Each and every confidential document in the Great Library of Uzet is a treasure of enormous value that will have a huge impact on the continent.
It contains not only the Hero Summoning Book, the Iron Dog, and the Crafting Technique for the Iron Soldier, but also all kinds of banned books.

“Do you want to try? “I’ll go in with you.”
“It’s okay for me, but the boss has to guard the princess.”
“It’s the last one. “Let me ask for your understanding.”
“But it would be dangerous…” … Is there a reason you are helping me like this? … ?”

Reason? Of course there is.
The reason I came here was in that library from the beginning.

“Because I need microwave manufacturing technology.”
“Yes?”

I left Liv, who didn’t understand what I said, and walked, rubbing my sleepy eyes.

“I have to get it.”