Episode 502 School of Dreams (2)
“Help means…”
“Did you forget? There is no other place like our school that has information about Dreamland. There is, of course, the part about the depth of Dreamland that you are looking for.”
“Are you familiar with the depths of Dreamland?”
“Not at all. But I heard that it was a very dangerous place to the point where the nails were driven into the ears of the elderly.”
Julia lightly twisted her long hair with her fingertips.
“Deep depth is a place that even people who are already familiar with Dreamland never want to set foot in. The moment you enter, your unconscious swallows your consciousness and makes you endlessly wander between dreams and reality. What is even more surprising is that it represents only a tiny fraction of what is known.”
Julia’s voice was quite serious, unlike usual.
“Of course I’ve only heard of this, but never actually seen it.”
“Are you curious or not?”
“I have heard of it. However, I was able to know because I also came into direct contact with various literature and information. There are some things that should never be touched out of mere curiosity. For me, the depth of Dreamland was exactly that. So please don’t ignore my warning.”
Rudger didn’t bother to answer that.
Julia also shook her head, saying that she couldn’t help it because she didn’t even want that kind of answer.
“Even if I say this, the teacher won’t listen.”
“I am also fully aware of the risks.”
“yes. I know. So, as a courtesy, I will end with this warning.”
“A ceremonial prize…”
“My school says to be careful if someone covets information in this way.”
Really, Julia only gave a word of warning.
Rudger looked at Julia with a complex and delicate face.
It was very complicated whether I should say that it was a warning or that I did well because I at least did as I was told.
“So how are you going to help me?”
“There is only one thing I can do. It introduces you to someone who knows the information you want.”
“You’re talking about dream school mages.”
“There is none other than them.”
“If you take someone who wants to find information about the depths, they will get angry.”
“I warned you. My role ends with that. I didn’t say that I was forced to stop it anymore, so there’s nothing to be scolded for.”
“I think I’ll get scolded more because of that attitude.”
Julia laughed lightly and snorted.
Despite violating the warnings of the seniors of the school he belonged to, he showed no concern about it.
“Anyway, no matter what I say about it, it’s enough to just spill it out of one ear. It’s not that they didn’t give sincere advice either. Rather, he would be more pleased if I introduced him to Mr. Rudger.”
Rudger couldn’t help but be puzzled by Julia’s words.
“What do you mean you like?”
“Those nobles insist on not doing dangerous things or that they should always be warned. When I meet someone like that, I get cold.”
“I don’t understand. Are you saying that I warned you to be careful, but on the inside I have a different mind?”
“That’s it. Everyone there is like that. All of them are selfish, crazy somewhere, and their words and actions are different.”
“That…”
said Rudger, “Huh?” He stared at Julia with a questioning look.
Perhaps sensing a disturbing thought in his gaze, Julia frowned.
“What is it?”
“…It is nothing.”
“joy. Of course, I also belong to the dream school, so I know that I am not free from this evaluation.”
“I know you know.”
Julia frowned and glared at Rudger.
“…anyway! All of our magicians belonging to the School of Dreams are idealists. From the point of view of the people of our school, Mr. Rudger is rather a valuable guest. How can you put up with someone who is willing to risk exploring the depths?”
that was surprising
I thought that even if I went to Julia’s introduction, I would be kicked out of the door, but on the contrary, she welcomed me.
Judging by what Julia said, it didn’t sound like she was lying.
In fact, the eccentricities of magicians belonging to the School of Dreams were secretly known in the industry.
‘I thought it was a little vague or exaggerated, but if Julia is talking directly like this, does that mean that there are actually a lot of geeks?’
Whatever it was, it was encouraging to see a missed opportunity resurrected right in front of me.
“So would you like to go? I’m just asking you one last time as a warning.”
Julia, who thought that one warning was enough, warned him again.
That’s probably why this job isn’t easily accessible.
but nonetheless.
This offer was hard to refuse.
“Let’s go right away.”
* * *
Sedina reached the Forest of Life, home of the elves.
It was not like before that they were kidnapped or boarded in an airship, but they entered the forest proudly through the entrance.
The scent of nature and the voices of trees and grass felt everywhere gave Sedina a sense of accomplishment in finally coming home.
Perhaps it was because I had just come from a city full of soot and steam, and I was glad to see this coolness, but even unfamiliar with it.
‘what?’
Arriving at the forest, Sedina opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Originally, an elf had to come out to welcome him, but the forest was quiet somewhere.
‘what.’
Sedina felt a strange uneasiness.
What else had happened between the time he left the forest and returned?
Sedina’s steps toward the forest quickened.
The first place you should visit is the Burke family mansion, where Aunt Ambella lives.
Those who guard the forest set up a base starting from the entrance of the forest, but among them, the Burke family was at the forefront.
It is the most dangerous location in the event of a war, but on the contrary, it was also a place where visitors could arrive faster than anyone else.
The wind from the forest lightly carried Sedina’s body.
The forest resonates with Sedina’s will just because she wants to go somewhere.
Trees and grass in the forest opened the way and cleared the rocks.
At the same time, the spirits of nature pushed her back and increased her speed.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is loved by the forest itself.
‘Please, nothing should happen.’
Sedina quickly reached the Burkes’ mansion.
Perhaps because Burke always had war in mind, the mansion boasted a scale and grandeur almost reminiscent of a castle.
Hence the name Forest Fort.
There were soldiers standing guard on the specially processed solid wooden walls.
They spotted Sedina and their eyes widened.
“Uh huh?”
“I’ll pass!”
Sedina ran straight toward the wall.
Before the elves could stop them by shouting something.
blah blah
As if the wall were alive and breathing, it split into left and right sides.
An extraordinary sight, where the walls of the castle, which do not burn with napalm and are not pierced by anti-aircraft artillery, open the way for themselves.
The elves standing guard had no choice but to look at it with bewildered faces.
Sedina continued running along the path created between the walls and headed inside the mansion.
Because I visited once, I had familiarized myself with the internal structure in my head.
Sedina immediately ran towards the space where she felt the strongest energy of life.
“Aunt Ambella!”
Sedina slammed the door open and could see Ambella staring at her in surprise from inside.
“Sedina? How do you feel…”
“Are you okay? There was no news at the entrance, so I ran right away.”
“There was no one at the entrance?”
“So I was worried that something might have happened to Aunt Ambella…”
Sedina was rather surprised that Ambella was still in the office.
I thought something serious had happened, but maybe it wasn’t?
“Didn’t you call that I was coming?”
“okay. you said you were coming By the way, didn’t Sedina check today’s date?”
“yes?”
“…the date of the appointment was tomorrow.”
“…”
Ah.
Sedina belatedly realized that she had arrived a day earlier than the day she delivered.
“That me…came earlier than expected, right?”
Sedina’s cheeks flushed red with embarrassment as she spoke with an awkward smile.
Ambella looked at the scene incredulously, then burst out laughing.
“It’s good to come early. well come I’ll have to give the news to Dentis family head. Our tomboy girl arrived a day earlier.”
Ambella smiled mischievously and said, but inwardly she couldn’t help but admire.
‘It’s a moment, but it’s a visible reaction. Are you certain that I’ve been through something bad?’
Perhaps, the moment Sedina arrived in the forest, she felt a faint lingering aura within it.
traces left by the devil.
I must have felt insecure there and came all the way here.
Contrary to what I was worried about, the situation ended with a minor happening.
That was just the surface truth.
‘That zero order guy.’
Ambella remembered the conversation that day.
The man who introduced himself appeared like a mirage in front of Vierano and Ambella.
I could feel it the moment I met him.
The author is absolutely not human and has a power that is difficult for them to dare to confront.
If Zero Order put his mind to it, he could have killed the two families on the spot.
‘But he didn’t.’
Rather, it was the opposite.
Zero Order came to say thank you.
‘Bentmin. I can’t believe that poisonous thing would have joined hands with a monster like that.’
Bentmin was the one called the First Order under the Zero Order.
However, Bentmin contemplated betraying the Zero Order by not fulfilling his duties as the First Order.
The reason is that he monopolized the power of the World Tree and tried to rule the entire continent with that power.
From the point of view of Zero Order, it was an extreme situation, and it was Ambella and Vierano who took care of it.
Zero Order said it lightly, but Ambella couldn’t help but laugh.
‘Even the head of Leafre is an existence under his command.’
And in fact, Zero Order introduced itself as a demon.
It was quite surprising.
A devil who reveals himself to be a devil.
Considering how dangerous demonic presence is on this continent, it wouldn’t be strange if the Zero Order were immediately attacked by elven soldiers from all directions.
Even so, Ambella couldn’t attack.
It was because of the words that Zero Order immediately left.
-Now you’ll have to prepare for war.
prepare for war
It was not something to say to those who had just finished the civil war.
However, Ambella and Vierano could not question or refute that statement.
Because Zero Order’s voice was full of certainty.
More than that, they wondered why he, a demon, would give them such a warning.
Wasn’t the devil the one who caused chaos in the world?
Does warning this side of what will happen in the future even return to one’s own benefit?
‘What the heck is he up to and what is he aiming for?’
Ambella could not read the intentions of the Zero Order.
Even after he disappeared, Ambella stayed out of the office for several days, focusing only on cleaning up.
It was because if he didn’t, the words left by Zero Order would continue to haunt him.
A simple warning or a lie to sway this side.
I’d rather be able to pass it on like that.
The more you try not to recall it, the clearer the memory remains in your mind.
Ambella could see why.
It was because she also vaguely sensed the uneasy situation.
‘Prepare for war… is it?’
Ambella stared at Sedina, who desperately tried to make an excuse out of embarrassment.
In the end, the most important thing to protect the forest was the existence of Sedina, who handles the world tree.
In the end, it means that if a war breaks out, the burden Sedina has to shoulder will increase.
‘Don’t be funny.’
Ambella gritted her teeth.
It doesn’t matter if a war breaks out.
Instead, it will be you who will stand up and fight.
just.
I just desperately hope that kid never fights again.
* * *
Ludger arrived at the Dream School building with Julia.
The Dream School has its roots in the Empire, and they do not live separately in the Mage Tower, but rather rent a mansion in the city and live there huddled together.
It was a fairly open environment for wizards who needed a place to study.
The mansion was quite large enough to even have a yard, but the scenery from the outside was quiet, as if no one was managing the mansion itself.
“Are there no people?”
The number of dream school magicians is high, but that is a lot for a special class.
Compared to other wizards, they were also very few.
The mansion was so quiet that anyone could only think of Rudgar.
“Everything will be there. No, I have everything.”
Indeed, Julia was convinced.
“Is it quiet?”
“I think everyone is sleeping.”
“Sleeping…”
He said that they were sleeping because they were Dream Walkers, so I strangely understood.
Julia stood in front of the large door of the mansion and knocked lightly.
“Inspirations. I’m here. Open the door.”
After a while, a voice came from inside.
“Who am I?”
It was the voice of a slightly elderly grandfather.
“Me. Julia.”
“Julia? Who is that?”
“Don’t play around and open it.”
Julia frowned as if she was getting annoyed.
“Yes? ah! I remembered. That kid who hasn’t shown us a single face since he entered Seorn?”
“…What are you talking about? It’s not, so open it quickly.”
“No? Then I can’t open it because she’s not the Julia we know.”
Julia couldn’t stand it and exploded.
bang!
“Oh, open it!”
