Chapter 501 – Leisure Not Given (4)

I threw myself into the deep darkness.

Whoa-

Perhaps because it was a fairly deep place, we arrived at the director’s office after a longer flight than expected. At first, I thought it was simply because it was so deep underground that it wasn’t visible… I can see it in person. After all, something happened.

What had happened was that all the lights had been ruined and it was completely dark, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw the scenery reflected by the light magic that had been cast as a makeshift solution.

All kinds of artifacts were rolling around on the floor as if a storm had struck the room, and the legs of the chair and desk that had been used just a few days ago were broken by the impact.

I thought only Rebecca’s mind was trapped, but I never thought there would be a problem in this place where the main body is. Did you pass through the defensive magic that tightly surrounded the chairman’s office? How?

No, that’s not what’s important right now. What is important is that Rebecca is someone who should not die in vain like this.

When the war between the gods became unfavorable, he was the first to share his vision and lead the unification of humanity, and even with the power of an archmage, he fought the busiest.

In order to seal the last evil spirit, she buried the man she was in love with with her own hands, and until his soul was about to crumble, she ran the academy and planned the future.

He is a man who has lived most of his life for the world. He couldn’t come this far and let him go without receiving anything in return.

To calm my impatience, I said what I needed to check first.

“… Life support!”

The output of the light was increased to maximum, illuminating every corner of the director’s office. Only then does the huge coffin-shaped water tank reveal its presence.

I first looked at the contents with the women who hurriedly followed. A woman with unclear facial features floating in an unidentifiable liquid with faint lighting.

Fortunately, Rebecca’s body was completely intact. Now, unlike other objects around me, the life support device was in good condition without a single scratch. The power source also looks fine.

“Ha…”

“Thank god…”

Iona and I both sighed in relief and looked around at Rebecca. At first glance, it is clear that there are no major problems.

“Iris. “Can you just summon your spirit in this state?”

“Uhm. It seems a little difficult. She had heard that it was a device that minimized wear and tear on the soul by obscuring its existence… At this point, you have isolated yourself from the world. “I don’t know if I’ll ever open the device, but it looks like it’ll be difficult before then.”

“Then there’s nothing we can do.”

From the moment she opens this, Rebecca’s little remaining life will begin to dwindle, but seeing the director’s office in shambles makes her mind up.

Now, we will have to bring Rebecca back somehow even at the cost of her wear and tear.

“Let’s see.” How do I open this? “I want to leave destroying it as a last resort.”

Even if Rebecca comes to her senses after destroying her life support machine, wouldn’t she have to live as if she was being chased by the spirit’s wear and tear?

It would be okay to make it again, but… It would be such a waste of her short life.

It was at that moment that I placed my hand on her with the intention of at least trying to find a seam.

Ugh-

“Uh?”

Countless magic circles floating above the life support system the moment they come into contact with me. It doesn’t feel particularly threatening, but it’s so elaborate that it’s hard to understand even for me, who is a dragon and uses magic more intuitively.

The magic circle, which had been rotating several times in the air like gears interlocking, began to circle around me at some point, and then began to be absorbed.

The heterogeneous mana that was not mine settled on the back of my hand, and a complex pattern appeared that seemed to have condensed all the magic circles I had seen earlier into one.

Push profit-

“Eh.”

Even though I didn’t do anything, the lid opened on its own, and Rebecca’s body emerged through the flowing liquid.

Is it because she came off the life support machine? Only then was I able to properly recognize Rebecca’s face.

Purple, wavy hair. His youthful appearance makes it hard to believe that a human body could survive to be 300 years old. Unusually, although the complexion of the skin was good, there was almost no sense of vitality.

I saw the appearance itself at H&A, and I wasn’t surprised because it was the same as the dolls sometimes used for external activities.

However, it was heterogeneous. It certainly exists, but it is not normal for something to be wrapped in a transience that seems as if it will disappear at any moment.

I think it’s probably because his soul has been severely worn away that he’s giving off this strange atmosphere.

Immediately after the War of the Gods ended. Iona, who was scouted directly by Rebecca to become a professor, must have been a little surprised.

Asked Iris, nodding her head inwardly.

“I don’t know what happened, but it opened. “You can do it now, right?”

“Oh, of course. “I will begin immediately, master.”

Iris placed her small hand on Rebecca’s forehead. And then there is the muttering chant that follows.

Iris is the best among us in terms of her pure magic skills, but she seems to be struggling a bit because the magic itself that summons the spirit through her body is very difficult.

Sweat was beading on her forehead and dripping down her cheeks. As if the magic was finally complete, he recited the starter word.

At the same time, an intangible wave spreads around Rebecca’s body. The magic that tickled my skin like a gentle breeze spread far beyond my senses…

“Huh!”

Rebecca, who was lying dead, suddenly raised her upper body and took a deep breath.

“Huh… Ha… W, long?”

“It’s the chairman’s office. Are you okay, Chairman?”

“Ah. You are a Yandel student. In addition, Iona and others. … “I guess my last-ditch efforts were effective.”

“The final struggle? No, you’re better than that, right? What on earth happened? After losing contact, I dug up the ground and found the director’s office in a mess, so I was very worried…”

“… Thank you everyone. “I created the chairman’s office like this, so don’t worry too much.”

“Chairman?”

“Uhm. It would be a bit long to tell you what happened, including that part. Wait a minute.”

Rebecca lightly waved her hand and raked the ruined remains of the director’s office to make it easier to sit down.

Once she was seated, Rebecca, still with only her upper body hanging out of her life support machine, opened her mouth.

“I’ll say it like this because my mind hasn’t completely settled into my body yet. First of all, the seal of noble reign remains intact.”

“Uh… “That’s a good thing.”

“But the meaning of the seal has been lost.”

“Yes?”

When I asked what that meant, a sigh of despair flowed from Rebecca’s mouth.

“Ah… Rahim…”

It seems like something unusual has happened.

***

Rebecca received my request and separated the mental body and sent it down to the seal. The last time I checked was about 10 years ago, but the seal was still perfect.

However, it is also true that something went wrong.

Originally, the center of the seal was a gigantic god with a noble reign, and Rahim, who pierced his heart with a holy sword. And the body of Flora, a saint and the warrior’s lover, must be placed in his arms.

Almost 300 years have already passed… Being the center of sealing means that it is also the center of all distortion.

Due to the distortion of space and time, the scene where Rahim sacrifices himself to seal his noble reign is fixed.

However, this is only a ‘landscape’ of the center seen from the outskirts of the seal.

Even Rebecca, who manages the seal, doesn’t know what’s actually going on inside.

Perhaps less than a second has passed in 300 years, or conversely, eons of time may have passed.

All I can do is feel reassured that Rahim is still holding on from the inside.

It was the moment when Rebecca, who had finished her work, stopped to catch a glimpse of Rahim’s face since it had been a while since she had come down. An obvious anomaly was discovered.

-Hmm?

The end of a hero who was stuffed 300 years ago. A sight that makes you aware of your love for Flora, which is not fading, but on the contrary, your jealousy towards Flora, which is gradually fading… There was a slight crack.

Because it was a very fine crack, it was impossible to notice unless someone concentrated their attention and looked closely.

Rebecca was able to recognize Rahim’s face because she was the one looking at him intently.

-What is this?

I don’t feel any suspicious vibes. The seal was still working properly, and Rahim’s presence inside was clearly visible.

So I thought it wouldn’t be that dangerous. At best, I thought the unrefined seal lasted a long time and caused some trouble as a result of continuous interference with space and time.

That’s something that rarely happens even in an academy full of spatial magic. Rebecca is also aware of the mystery of the library and the existence of a world behind the scenes that has the same structure as the Academy but is empty and devoid of anyone.

Basically, it is a harmless phenomenon that has no significant effect on the surface world, but… This is the center of the seal where even space and time are distorted.

Although it may be okay now, I thought there was a possibility that it could develop into a big problem later, so I peeked through the crack to take a closer look.

“I made eye contact with Rahim, who was devouring the body of a noble ruler. At the same time, the seal that was supposed to bind the evil spirit bound my mental body.”

“What is that…”

What on earth is going on?