After Lasty collected the copied “Book of Revelation,” I headed towards the fissure.
But it seemed the fissure had already closed, and I couldn’t even see a crack; the same went for other places.
In the end, returning empty-handed, I decided to meet Piarro…
“Um… I can’t reach her.”
“Is the Gunner also unreachable?”
“Yes.”
Piarro isn’t answering.
Even attempts through the academy’s communication or the note system failed.
Just in case, I asked the Gunner sitting next to me in class about her whereabouts, but she seemed to be just as clueless.
“How long has it been since you last heard from her?”
“About a week? Before, there were sporadic communications, but now, nothing at all. Did I ask too often…?”
“A week?”
She was fine until then?
It’s coincide with the time the Book of Revelation just spread, but considering she must have read it immediately, it seems Piarro was likely fine.
No matter how dangerous the content is, it shouldn’t be something to ignore the system’s protection.
“What was her state like?”
“State?”
“Yes. Like, if her tone changed or if she said something odd.”
“…Hmm. Nothing in particular?”
The Gunner shrugged and shook her head.
“She did seem a bit overly confident. But that’s her usual self. Oh, it might be weird to say this now…”
“What is it?”
“It’s about magic. She mentioned she would disclose it later─”
“If she’s hiding her skills, it’s okay to say. I need to confirm something.”
“Oh? You knew?”
“Of course.”
I didn’t know at first, but by the time I arrived to reissue, Piarro’s magic skills had improved to a level she could no longer hide.
If she read Lasty’s decoding book, it wouldn’t be surprising if she succeeded in establishing a foundation.
“You succeeded, right? In magic.”
“Um… yes. I thought it would take a month, but she did it in almost a week? I thought it was because she’s a vampire like the Magic Professor. I guess she gets a bit of a race trait boost…”
“……”
“But then she suddenly cut off contact. It’s strange… She’s online, but did something happen?”
“I’ll check and let you know. You can go back now.”
“Oh, okay.”
The Gunner slightly bowed her head and left through the door.
Left alone in the empty Dean’s Office, I pondered deeply.
There’s nothing I can do about the Book of Revelation right now.
Circumstantially, the fissure is connected to another dimension, and it’s highly likely that dimension connects to the “Multi-Dimension,” the dimensions of the five worlds.
The reason I ended up in Teshiniria was also because a sickle fell through the fissure.
Then, the world where Piarro is must be very likely that one.
‘Erbenus Blodia.’
The land of the vampires, presumed to be related to the remnants of Lasty.
“If we’re not crossing over through a rift, we need the Holy Seal. But since I have no idea how to get it…”
In the end, there are two options.
Either somehow find an open rift and move through it, or move through Piarro.
Piarro seems capable of crossing dimensions thanks to her class and race, but after all, she’s a vampire.
Since the progenitor of vampires, Lasty, is here, if we can just get them to meet, we should be able to find some way.
And above all, there’s no need to rush to find it right now.
Swish.
The Violet Necklace slips through my fingers.
If she really succeeded in the foundation magic, she’ll definitely come on the day of the exam.
To acquire this mythical necklace.
“By the way…”
[Yena online]
The tower has come out, but when will she come to ‘revenge’?
I recall what Yena, who had invaded my home three weeks ago, said as I look at the online indicator that has been on for three weeks.
■
“Lady Lily. I really want to hit you just once, but somehow I don’t think I can even if I got this strong.”
“Yikes. How about now?”
“The reality looks even more hopeless… Anyway! I’ll train a bit more and come back. Wait for me.”
Now it seems like I might finally touch something.
■
A week later. Exam day.
The academy, which had been open for a long time, was bustling with people.
In addition to the existing academy students, users who passed the identity check and residents flooded in, and viewer numbers for the broadcast skyrocketed.
“Much higher than usual.”
[Wow]
[Lilha! Lilha! Lilha!]
[rlh]
[So many people, for real]
[Is this really Lily?]
[Are we hitting a million viewers for the first time?]
[There are so many people]
[Is the magic exam that amazing…?]
[Oh oh]
[What’s the stream title? Festival?]
“Hello~ This is Lily. As announced, today is the first festival day of Eli Academy!”
At this moment, with viewer numbers approaching 800,000, I bowed my head and greeted the camera.
Today’s content is the first festival day of Eli Academy.
It’s a day where even those who are not academy students can enjoy various high-end facilities and events of the academy.
Originally, it was supposed to be a small event accompanying the magic exam, but I deliberately expanded it.
“Because that’s how they’ll come.”
There’s a high probability they’ll come, but Piarro has already mastered foundation magic, and she’s read Lasty’s decoding book.
She might think, “I don’t need a Necklace of Space,” and just brush it off.
The Necklace of Space is mythical and certainly impressive, but it’s not exactly on par with the knowledge of Black Lily.
But what if I get everyone’s attention and prepare a bunch of mysterious rewards?
Given Piarro’s original personality and the recent state mentioned by the Gunner, there’s a very high probability of a visit.
When you gain something powerful, it’s human instinct to want to try it out and show it off.
“Technically, it’s called a Magic and Cultural Exchange, but to make it easier to understand, we labeled it a festival. Is that alright with everyone?”
[Yes~]
[Oooooo]
[It’s a festival, a festival!]
[Lily, can you clear some space? It’s getting crowded here;;]
[What’s being given out?]
[Breaking News) Floor 90 cleared]
[Wow]
[Great Lily]
[Is it true that you get money just for entering?]
“Rather than saying you get money for entering, it’s more like we give out points. You can use them at various facilities, and if you perform well there, you’ll receive prizes.”
Ooh.
As my hand glowed, a hologram made of blue mana appeared.
The locations of each facility and the rewards they offer, along with some mysterious prizes.
The chat window, seeing the rewards list, started to scroll up faster than ordinary folks could comprehend.
‘It’s a limited chat every 10 minutes.’
“I have prepared many legendary weapons, armor, gold coins, experience boxes, academy admission tickets, and equipment made by me, so I hope everyone enjoys it.”
[Oh]
[Oooooo]
[I’m craving that admission ticket!]
[Lily’s equipment is amazing]
[Is the mythical necklace only obtainable through that exam?]
[What’s that 71st item, a one-on-one lecture ticket with Lily?]
[??????]
[Where on earth do you get that 71st one?]
[Wait, what?]
[717171]
[Aren’t you all moving towards 71 like a herd of sheep? LOL]
[Hahaha]
[Isn’t it practically a date ticket?]
“Oh, this?”
I pointed to the 71st item on the list.
71. One-on-One Lecture Ticket with the Academy Dean (3 Hours).
It’s one of the facilities located in the Mana Training Facility, where you can earn rewards by achieving good results.
And naturally, the dean here is me.
“Do you want this?”
[Yes yes yes yes yes]
[Please please please please]
[Is that even a question?]
[I can’t resist a 3-hour date ticket]
[Do we get to eat together, by any chance?]
[Just one, right?]
[Information) There’s a 99% chance that the lecture here will only be about mana.]
[LOL]
[Please, I’m begging you]
[Isn’t it actually good?]
[I can’t resist a lecture from the top-ranked person.]
“Though there are many great things beyond this. If you’d like, it wouldn’t hurt to challenge for them.”
I’ve made an effort to provide as much as possible, so everyone should find the rewards satisfying.
It’s not only to attract Piarro but I originally intended to hold this kind of event.
Anyone who has been attentive in my class and put in the effort should be able to obtain it.
“By the way, be careful; if you fight, this guy uncle will yell, ‘This Guy!’”
“Please be careful, Tenni.”
Lately, I kept calling Serrek in the desert, but he wouldn’t show up, so I forced him to sit down.
“You have to work when it’s time.”
[Hahaha]
[This guy!]
[This guy can’t beat me…]
[Just now, three people turned to sand after fighting while heading to get date cards, haha.]
[Wow]
[Don’t fight; people turn to sand in just one second…]
[Hey, you guy]
“What about Lily?”
“I should take a look too. Since everyone seems to want to go to No. 71, let’s head there.”
I’m really looking forward to seeing how much they achieve.
■
Mana Training Facility inside the Academy.
At the very front of the facility, there was a machine with numerous people lined up, and in the rewards section next to the device, there were rewards that everyone desired.
1st place – Choose 2 from the reward list.
2nd place – Choose 1 from the reward list.
3rd place – 1-on-1 lecture with the Academy Dean (3 hours).
To get a 1-on-1 lecture with Lily, you only need to secure 3rd place.
What’s more, everyone rushed over when they heard it wasn’t just a half-hearted attempt; it was serious.
The method is simple.
It’s a game where you control a spear made of mana, which is extremely difficult to manipulate, to catch as many fish as possible within a time limit from a water tank.
Aside from being hard to handle, it looked doable…
Beeep—
-Participant, Cheolhon Lion.
-7 fish (Overall Rank 19)
“What the…?”
“Isn’t there a score bug?”
“That person is a ranker?”
“But Leo just… ”
The scores were weird.
1st place – Sre, 929 fish.
2nd place – Leo, 37 fish.
3rd place – Candy Star, 26 fish.
Something’s off.
Even the unit for the 1st place was different.
“Isn’t 1st place Eva? How did they catch 900 fish?”
“I don’t know. They were just roaring, flailing that spear around in the tank, wiping out the fish. Once all the fish were caught, they’d respawn.”
“???”
“By the way, they were eating all of them too.”
As they exchanged these dialogues, all eyes turned to one spot.
There was Sre, eating hundreds of fish and receiving snacks from people.
Support me by donating at least $10, and you'll have the right to request any novel from Novelpia (excluding 19+ content) using a newly developed tool.
