Episode 509 Nirva (1)
“Since when did Hans become like this?”
“It is from this morning. He didn’t come to work as usual, so Seridan-sama went to wake him up and found him.”
Then the door opened and Sheridan came inside.
“lily! Hans! Hans won’t wake up!”
“I’m looking at you now.”
“Even though I hit you hard, you won’t open your eyes!”
“Is that why Hans’ cheeks were puffy?”
Rudger looked at Hans, who was lying still.
Seridan slapped him on the cheek to wake him up, so both of his faces were swollen.
It looked ridiculous, but Ludger stared at Hans with sunken eyes.
Seridan, standing next to him, asked in a worried voice.
“lily. What happened?”
“Someone seems to have done something interesting.”
“Who? I’m going to bomb right now…!”
“Calm down. Because that’s something we need to figure out now. But the situation is not very good.”
I thought it was something that only happened inside Seorn.
However, the fact that Hans was also affected meant that Laedervelk was not without its aftermath.
I mean.
It was said that it could affect other places beyond Ledervelk.
“hey.”
“Your owner.”
Rudger said to the guide.
“Check out the people who fell asleep on Royal Street right now.”
“You mean those who fell asleep?”
“okay. Perhaps this is not unique to Hans. The same goes for everyone else, so figure it out ASAP. It is an emergency.”
“All right.”
The guide rushed out.
“lily. Are you okay?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean Hans. What if it doesn’t happen like this?”
“It will be fine. It’s not dead, it’s just sleeping.”
But how long will this last?
Even if you fall asleep, the human body needs to replenish the nutrients it needs to survive.
Not being able to eat is fine, but what about water?
However, management at the level of modern medicine in the 21st century could not be hoped for here.
If you put an intravenous drip, you can still last longer than normal.
But even that is nothing more than a desperate measure. If the fundamental problem is not solved, the body will eventually reach its limit.
If that happens, you will die.
The body dies and the mind wanders forever in the world of dreams.
How is that different from universal death?
“lily. Is there anything we can do?”
“I need to find out now.”
Rudgar said as he moved his steps.
“Summon Owens.”
* * *
“Mmm. There are no special biological signs for now.”
Bellaluna pricked Hans’ eyes and shone a small light.
“I’m literally a sleepy person. There are no major problems with the body. If so…”
“It must be the spirit.”
“That’s right. If this is the case, no matter how much medicine you administer, it will be of no use. On the contrary, if something goes wrong with your body, other problems may arise.”
Bellaluna licked her lips in regret.
If another method worked, I was thinking of using a medicine made from rare herbs gathered there while visiting the elves’ forest.
It didn’t even seem like there was a chance for that.
“So what are we supposed to do in this case?”
Alex asked, burying his back in the sofa.
“The situation is not good. I was aware of the situation and inquired around, but there were quite a few people like Hans who fell into a deep sleep.”
Violetta confirmed that many of the Royal Street family members were asleep.
I don’t know if this will end, but it was still increasing one by one.
Pantos was still with his arms crossed, and Arfa was also calm.
“First of all, this incident is similarly happening in Seorn. At first, I thought it was an indiscriminate terror targeting Ceorn, but seeing that the same thing happened to Ledervelk, it doesn’t seem like that.”
Who the hell did this and why?
Rudger asked Violetta.
“Violetta. What is the time of day for people who fall asleep?”
“Most of them haven’t been out since this morning.”
“Is it actually from today?”
Ceorn broke up a day earlier than that.
Usually magic is activated first centered on the caster, so it seemed certain that the caster was in Seorn where this happened first.
If so, who is the drinker?
“What is the list of people who entered and entered Ceorn via Laedervelk?”
“I checked everything. It took a little while to narrow down the list because there were a lot of people coming and going since the semester started recently.”
It took a while, but it was a great thing to finish checking everything.
Over the past few days, the number of outsiders who have come and gone to Ceorn has exceeded 3,000.
Among all these people, even if you take a look at those who are related to magic, there are around 1,000 people.
“A thousand? it’s too much When will you check all of this?”
“You have to guess more here. If you are a magician who can use this level of magic, you have no choice but to excel.”
If you reduce it like that, it goes down to 50 people.
“Among these, relatives of students currently attending Seorn are also excluded.”
“Ah, I guess. He wouldn’t do such a terrorist attack on the academy his son attends.”
“Unlike the Liberation Army, those with status and family will never do that.”
After reducing and reducing the total number of people was five.
Among them, there was a record of entering Seorn, but there was only one person who did not come out.
“…this person is.”
“Do you know someone?”
It was Arpa who answered Violetta’s question instead.
“This is Gregorium. I’ve seen it in Mysterious Night. He is a wizard from the old Magic Tower, but I remember him as being a very mean grandfather.”
It was as Arfa said.
Last on the list was Gregorium of the Old Magic Tower.
“I heard that you were kicked out of the old magic tower because of the incident that occurred during the mysterious night.”
“Is it because you harbor ill feelings toward the owner?”
Violetta cautiously offered her opinion.
The reason why Gregorium was expelled from the old magic tower was because of the incident in the mysterious night.
And it can’t be said that Rudger didn’t have an influence there.
“But even the kingdom of Utah can’t get out of line to harbor ill feelings.”
In particular, Gregorium was even punched by Ekaterina in front of everyone.
If you really want to hold a grudge, it would be more appropriate to go to Utah Kingdom than to come to Ceorn.
“Isn’t it because Seorn is more easygoing than the kingdom?”
Rudger shook his head, giving Alex’s opinion a hint of negativity.
“If you’re going to do something like this, I won’t calculate who is harder and easier. Anyone who walks into a powder keg with a torch will want it to explode even louder.”
“Hmm. That too.”
“Besides, there is a catch. Gregorium is obviously an excellent wizard, but at least as far as I know, he doesn’t have this much ability.”
Magic that puts an unspecified number of people to sleep?
I had never heard or seen such a thing, and it was not possible to learn it right away just because I learned it.
Everyone in this room was thinking the same thing at the same time.
“Gregoryum is just a tail. There is something more behind you.”
Rudger ordered everyone.
“You should go around Ledervelk and inquire about suspicious people. It should be done as quietly and confidentially as possible. I will pursue Gregorium in Seorn. Once you catch the tail, the outline of the body will come out.”
“All right.”
It was a time when everyone answered in their own way.
haaam.
Seridan opened his mouth wide and yawned.
It was a natural phenomenon that happens when you’re tired, but in the current situation, Rudger’s behavior was especially noticeable.
“Sheridan. Are you tired?”
“huh. Something is strange.”
“Did you stay up all night last night?”
Seridan shook his head from side to side.
“no. I slept well yesterday But why are you so sleepy?”
Seridan’s voice gradually lengthened.
Her eyes half closed, her head shaking slightly up and down.
“Sheridan? Sheridan.”
“Ah uh.”
Sheridan couldn’t even answer properly.
Suddenly, her head fell to the side.
If Pantos had not accepted it, I would have hit my head on the ground.
“….”
Owens’ members’ expressions became serious when Sheridan fell asleep quietly.
It was never an ordinary situation to suddenly fall asleep from fatigue.
Hans-like phenomena.
And at the same time, it instilled a great sense of awareness to everyone in this place.
That no one in this seat can be free from this strange phenomenon that is happening right now.
* * *
“Master. That’s me.”
Rudger stood in front of the door where Grander was staying.
Rudger hesitated about what to say to Grander.
Should I seek help for the strange phenomenon that is happening recently?
Should I ask about the part where I met and had a conversation with the priest of the Lumensis Church?
Or should I say I’m sorry for not showing my face too much these days.
Is it because there are a lot of things to be done right now and things to come?
My head was complicated as to what to say first.
In the end, what Rudger came up with after much thought was something else.
“…I’ll come back next time. Get some rest.”
Just as I was about to turn my back and leave, I heard a voice from inside the room.
“Remember. Even in dreams, there is always a road.”
Rudger stopped and looked back.
But Grander said nothing more.
Do you have a road in your dreams?
It seems like everyone knows what Rudger is going through right now.
‘no. It might be natural for Master to know.’
I tried to ask for advice, but I quickly realized it was useless.
Because the one word she gave me a while ago was the first and last piece of advice.
It may sound like catching clouds, but that was Grande’s own consideration.
That said, her advice was worth a thousand gold in a situation where you don’t know what will happen in the future.
“thank you.”
Rudger conveyed his honest feelings.
There was still no answer.
“Don’t worry. It will be resolved soon.”
Rudger left, shaking the hem of his frock coat.
* * *
The incident happened and time passed.
Incidents of people falling asleep eventually began to spread throughout Laedervelk.
On about two pages of the morning newspaper there was an article about people falling asleep suddenly.
People did not know that the next day this article would decorate the front page.
Day by day, the frequency of people not waking up was increasing one after another.
Even in Seorn, the story eventually came out and the lecture itself was stopped.
“This is very difficult. I can’t believe it even affects the nearby city.”
Elisa, who would normally have been relaxed, could not take the situation lightly this time.
This case did not end inside Seorn.
The fact that the aftermath also affected Ledervelk meant that the scale of the situation was beyond imagination.
“Is Gregorium really the culprit?”
Elisa asked Rudger, who continued the search together.
“Even though I wasn’t the exact culprit, I was given a role that was equivalent to that. At least it will be the center of this unknown magic ceremony.”
“We mobilized people and searched the inside of Seorn like teeth. If you haven’t found it yet, that means he’s hiding very well.”
The large area of Ceorn served as a poison at times like these.
But I had checked almost every place worth looking into, so now I could count the remaining places on my hands.
“What’s left is probably the forest side.”
“It’s also a place with plenty of mana, so there’s no fear of being caught right away. However, it is not a place where spirits live. If so, the spirits must have sensed something.”
“Then I’ll find you soon.”
Rudger and Elisa headed to the Silent Forest.
It was a place with memories of their own for both of them.
It was a place where Ludger almost died from Elisa’s attack because of the wishing stone, and it was a place where troublesome bugs escaped to Elisa.
But now.
For the two pursuing the same goal, the Silent Forest aroused a new feeling.
“It is very quiet.”
It was the evaluation given by Ludger after seeing the gloomy forest.
Although it suits the name Silent Forest, the Silent Forest was originally built with the meaning of making people who enter quiet.
There was no sound of dreary laughter or the presence of evil spirits.
“Seeing how surprisingly quiet it is, I think this might be the right place.”
“Be careful. You never know when you’ll suddenly fall asleep.”
“Oh, are you worried about me right now? Did I prepare my own defenses against mental attacks?”
Still, Elisa hummed a song as if she was glad that she was being cared for.
The Silent Forest was vast.
It will take quite a while to find Gregorium hiding there.
However, even without the interference of evil spirits, there is no way to find the hidden Gregorium…
“Mr. Rudgar.”
“yes. I saw it too.”
They both saw the same thing at the same time.
Beyond the forest where the bare branches are thick.
I saw the shape of a person.
I could only see my back, but in this situation, who would be in the forest of silence?
The two slowly approached the man, Gregorium, who had turned their backs on them.
Even though the distance was getting closer, he seemed completely unaware of our approach.
The moment you want to attack at the same time as it is.
Ludgar found signs of anomalies in Gregorium.
“President.”
“Why?”
“Gregoryum is not moving.”
Ludgar’s sharp gaze studied Gregorium closely.
A very subtle sign of life that an ordinary person should reveal while breathing.
Gregorium had none of that.
“That is a corpse.”
