Day 2
17:50
Kwooza zazak!!
The cabin located in the East was smashed to bits by Young Lily’s hand, revealing another hidden clock underneath.
Is that a pocket watch this time?
Clink-clink.
Young Lily, holding the pocket watch, looked up at the sky and waved her hands around.
Hovering in mid-air, I nodded my head in the form of a fairy.
[Wow lolololololol]
[So strong lol]
[What the heck lol]
[One-shot cut no matter what]
[What did she get to be that strong]
[Wow]
[Did Lily power up?]
There was only one request I made to Young Lily while giving her strength.
“Go find hints in my place.”
With the power she holds now, no one in the village could stop Young Lily.
Normally, I’d need to take ownership of the body and worry about Gaeyeon, but Young Lily was different.
She already gained enough Gaeyeon to use immense power, and being herself allowed her to act without restrictions.
Moreover, what I gave Young Lily had no special risks at all…
“If you turn this, it should work, right?”
─”Yeah.”
The time on the pocket watch perfectly fitting in Young Lily’s hand read 5:18.
It was 2 minutes slower than the System’s time, so I needed to hurry it up by 2 minutes.
Young Lily nodded and with her own style, she started cranking the time ahead.
Tok! Once again, a note popped out.
[You found Geo’s note (2).]
[Young Lily (Day 2) becomes more aware of the existence of disaster.]
[Record – ‘Day 2, 17:50’ is saved.]
[Remaining slots 3/6(+?)]
A much larger note than before.
The note continued from the torn part.
/ …Did you go towards and find the cabin I used?
Since you found it, you must have found this note.
Sorry for hiding the clock so well. I’ve put so much time into this place, I couldn’t just hand it over.
The sorcerer thought this way too, but I believed that I needed to be perfect not just in mind but in body as well.
So, I purposely hid it under the floor of the cabin. /
‘No wonder I couldn’t find it at first.’
When I went to the East end, there was a cabin, but after searching it and finding nothing, I suggested just smash it.
With Young Lily’s strength, a wooden cabin is nothing more than a candy house, and while the clock might break along with it, the clock itself is a type of power.
It won’t break just from a light poke.
“What does that mean? A clock? A note?”
─”They were people trying to prevent nightmares. For now, read it to the end.”
“Okay…”
/ Anyway, since you’ve found it, I’ll write the original method here.
As I said before, I failed.
Did I fail? No, that’s not important.
What’s important is that since things went wrong, I must fail at all costs.
I saw the horrible disaster of that day with my own two eyes. I can’t face it with my own two eyes.
If it’s not 100%…
Refer below. /
“Below?”
Young Lily looks down intently.
Inside, there was a colossal magic circle with dozens of symbols interconnected.
If the average academy students saw this, they would probably feel dizzy and cover their eyes due to its complexity.
It seems to have a circular shape with a hexagonal star drawn in it, where gemstones are placed at each endpoint.
[Wow]
[What the hell is this? LOL]
[Looks like a demon summoning circle.]
Young Lily’s expression twisted grotesquely.
“Ew. What is this?!”
─It’s a blocking magic.
“Blocking magic?”
─It’s a spell that weaves gemstones, which become energy sources, to impede the flow of power and transforms the area into something ordinary.
With a swift motion, the fairy reads the note.
The note has become twice as large as me due to the extensive spell drawing.
─It seems a highly advanced spell is drawn here… and there are a few other spells mixed in to block the world with supernatural abilities. That sorcerer seems quite skilled.
“…I don’t understand what that means.”
─In simple terms, it’s a spell to avoid the gaze of the Nightmare Demon King.
A magic created to escape the domain of the Nightmare Demon King, Kraken.
Using jewels imbued with the Power of Sky to block the domain while executing spells deceitful enough to fool Kraken, making the village appear like an ordinary natural setting.
So, it’s a magic designed to deceive Kraken and let the village pass without notice.
─You’ve heard that the Nightmare Demon King affects reality, right?
“Yes.”
─Many people have been trying and trying to stop the Nightmare Demon King. But even they’ve only been able to avoid his gaze; they haven’t managed to subdue him.
Since they can’t subdue him, they continually suffer losses.
Someone has to break that cycle.
Young Lily looks at me with a bit of tension.
“Surely, I can do it, right?”
─Of course you can.
If that’s the case, then the “it” surrounding young Lily can surely confront him.
Of course, facing him head-on would be insane, but luring him out is definitely something I can manage.
─For now, you can go home. I’ll adjust this spell to suit you.
“Oh, yes!”
─If you ever need me, just call.
Meow! The fairy’s form disappears.
Young Lily, now alone, takes a deep breath and clenches and unclenches her fists.
Just a day ago, her soft fists have become incredibly solid, capable of shattering rock overnight.
No, it’s not that she’s become solid, but still, you get the point.
“…Nightmare Demon King.”
It’s true that I’ve become incredibly powerful.
But can I really win?
“Is it possible?”
“No, can we even encounter it in the first place…?”
■
23:58
The time when Young Lily fell asleep and the day turned dim.
Having modified the magic formula to my liking, I was chatting with the viewers and planning for the next day.
‘Since there’s no hint about the next note, it seems related to the magic formula… Should I make it after all?’
As Young Lily believes I’m the Dream Fairy, I had no hesitation in using my abilities.
Everything I did would be perceived as a ‘dream’ like illusion, allowing Young Lily to use her powers without burden.
I didn’t have to consider variables like Geoni or the sorcerer anymore, but the most important thing was the disaster.
‘How will the Kraken appear?’
If it’s the typical Kraken known to users, Young Lily can handle it alone.
If it’s a bit stronger, I could help out for its subjugation.
‘But what if it’s the real deal?’
If it’s the exact same look I saw in the Multicolored Successor, I wouldn’t stand a chance.
Creak.
Shaking my head while sitting in the chair in a soul state, I muttered.
“…It can’t be the real one.”
No matter how I think about it, it can’t be real.
The Great Cataclysm hasn’t occurred yet, and asking Young Lily to face the real Kraken is absurd.
‘A being that belongs to the Intermediate and can suppress even demons regarding the sea.’
If the Kraken has become even stronger, even binding up all its limbs and blindfolding it with weakening magic would be insufficient.
[Moving on to day 3?]
[3333]
[Will day 3 be the same?]
[Something should be coming out soon.]
[Midnight?]
Clack.
00:00
“…….”
Indeed, we’ve moved on to day 3.
Day 3
00:01
[It is now Day 3]
[The Sea Disaster is focusing (注視)]
What? I didn’t even get to ask before my whole body tilted.
Kaboom!!!
“Ahhh!”
Young Lily, lying in bed, rolled and thudded into the corner of the desk, shaking the entire area as if the village itself was trembling.
[?]
[?]
[???????]
[Already?]
“What, what’s happening!”
With some effort, Young Lily barely managed to rise, but since the focus had already begun, the ground started to crack and walls crumbled.
It doesn’t have the power to flip the earth.
However, its realm is strictly ‘the sea.’
Swoosh…!
Splash!
“…Water?”
It has the ability to turn anything it touches into the sea.
As water quickly rose to Young Lily’s ankles, she opened the door as if she were about to tear it off, wide-eyed.
“Mom! Dad!”
“Lily!”
“What’s happening…?!”
“Come out quickly!”
“Oh, got it! Ugh… Why won’t the door…!”
The bedroom door where Mom and Dad are located is shaking.
It seems like they’re trying to open it from the inside, but despite the water not rising too high, it won’t easily budge.
In the end, Young Lily tears the door apart and brings Mom and Dad out with her.
“Li, Lily! You…?!”
“I’ll explain later! We need to escape first!”
“Right! Let’s hurry and get out. Honey!”
“I got it!”
Young Lily, having barely yanked her parents out, rushes outside the house.
It’s just as dire outside; the water is already up to their thighs, and most of the people in the house aren’t able to get out.
Tears well up in Young Lily’s eyes.
“Huff… Huff…”
She gained immense power, but she’s still just 12 years old.
She managed to save her parents for now, but she doesn’t know what to do next.
‘Should I escape to higher ground with my parents, or should I save the others left behind?’
What to do…
Lily. Calm down.
“…..Hah.”
Take a deep breath.
“Hah… Hah…”
A voice resonates in her heart.
At first, she thought it was just her own thought, but now it feels oddly different.
Calm down and call the Dreamland Fairy.
It felt like a third person, not just her thoughts.
Yet, it was quite familiar.
“…Fairy Lady, please come out.”
─Lily.
The Dreamland Fairy appeared.
As she looked at the Fairy with longing while keeping her parents safe.
“What should I do?”
─It’s early, but… you need to use that.
“What?”
─Press the symbol.
The fairy’s mark bestowed upon her.
When she presses the symbol, the transparent substance covering her hand reveals its true form and spreads out.
She is momentarily startled, but as she waits a moment, the semi-transparent object soon envelops Young Lily’s entire body.
Simultaneously, enormous wings spread behind her, and her body slowly begins to rise.
The power granted by the Dreamland Fairy, a special substance that can morph into any form.
‘Metamor, White Guardian.’
[The White Guardian begins the rescue!]
─It’s time to save the people.
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