Chapter 95

Somehow updated... ('ω')

"Yuk-san? Are you okay?"

"Yeah. No problem."

When I realized it, I was sitting in a chair nearby. Silk was looking at my face, still holding my hand. It seems I managed to return to the real world successfully.

"Did you find out anything?"

"Yeah. This grimoire seems to be more like a technical manual. The author was apparently researching something called a 'Multiple Collapse Magic Formula.'"

"What's that?"

Rain's eyes lit up.

"Maybe a technique to create a chain reaction with multiple spells. Not like mixing them to activate simultaneously, like my 'Distorted Light Arrow,' but rather activating several spells in sequence."

"I see...!"

Rain seemed to have grasped the essence from this explanation alone. The 'Multiple Collapse Magic Formula' technique, which I understood from touching the book, involves running many magic formulas in a domino-like manner, 'activating, collapsing, and reconstructing' them to achieve a single result. While there are issues with time and control, it is designed to produce very significant results with magic.

"That's quite interesting."

"Moria-san, have you finished decoding that part?"

"Aye. This seems to be more like a history book. It records the events leading up to how 'Glad See-Im' came to be."

Moria began to speak, seating Lun on a chair. 'Glad See-Im' appears to be the capital of a country in a certain world. That world was also a place where many gods lived in the heavens and the earth. The gods, who sometimes seemed human, would fight with humans and sometimes love them, weaving the fabric of time.

However, the 'Twilight,' a collapse of the world—essentially an 'extinction'—arrived.

At first, it looked like the kind of godly conflicts seen several times in history.

To humans, it was nothing more than a natural disaster, but it had happened several times before.

It wasn't considered a major issue by anyone other than those directly involved.

But this conflict marked the beginning of the 'Twilight.'

The war that spread from god to god engulfed the entire world and also turned into a conflict among humans who revered those gods. As the gods were injured and fell, the balance of the world began to collapse, and eventually, the sky remained in a perpetual twilight, neither day nor night.

"Perhaps the gods of this world were the same as 'spirits.'"

"From the records, it seems so. The world's system was apparently managed and overseen by the gods."

Moria nodded at Silk's words. Mad spirits often distort their surroundings. If this happened on a world scale, it could lead to extinction.

"The residents of 'Glad See-Im' and King Vorden were apparently skilled in magic."

"Magicians, you mean?"

"It's not that simple, but in any case... they seem to have planned an escape from the collapsing world."

Here, the content and purpose of the grimoire aligned.

"So, that's it."

"What is it, Yuk-sama?"

I nodded slightly at Moria's puzzled look.

"The magic depicted in this grimoire... to put it simply, it's a 'wish-granting magic.'"

"Really? Not a dimensional crossing magic or a mass evacuation magic?"

"Logically, that would be the case..."

However, the magician who wrote this grimoire thought differently. They were considering a fundamental solution to the problem... to overcome the extinction. However, due to time and resource constraints, they couldn't meet all the requirements.

– He used "gold" to grant "just one wish."

As a result, even though 'Glad See-Im' ended up in this state, the purpose was achieved.

"So, what happened to that magic?"

"It didn't have sufficient effect. However, the wish itself was granted. Let's discuss the details after we return."

"That's right. I was too relaxed, thinking we were in the Forest of Knowledge."

This is the first place we've entered in this mysterious labyrinth. We've obtained the necessary information and materials. First, we need to take this back.

Just as I thought that, the door to the archive opened. I braced myself, but it was Miriam and the members of 'Carmine' who appeared.

"Are you here? Did you find something?"

"It seems we've learned a lot. We in 'Scordia' and 'Clover' are retreating to take our findings back. What about you?"

Luscent's words prompted Marona, the leader of 'Carmine,' to think for a moment before speaking.

"We're retreating too."

"What about 'Fullbound'?"

"They've gone deeper. Should we have stopped them?"

That's debatable.

While it might seem a bit rash, I can understand their desire to show their worth as representatives of 'Duna.' If they can conduct a preliminary investigation for us, that would be helpful. They are B-rank adventurers, so they won't be careless.

"No, let them handle it. More importantly, we have a child with us. Let's get back to the camp quickly."

"Right. Even if we were to chase after them, we can't take Lun with us!"

Marona nodded at Marina's words and smiled.

"I agree. We'll provide escort on the way back, so don't worry."

"Thank you! Marona-san."

"Sure thing. Let's go."

As Marona turned and nodded, the members of 'Carmine' quickly went out to check the corridor. They were brisk and seemed more like knights than adventurers.

"Rohge... isn't here."

I had been wondering where he was, but as expected, he was nowhere to be seen. I don't know what he's thinking, but from the looks of it, he'll show up again.

"Yuk-sama, can we go over the information when we return?"

"Of course, Moria-san."

"Yuk, me too. Tell me about the contents of the grimoire."

Indeed, I should explain the contents of this grimoire to Rain in detail. On the other hand, Marina was spinning Lun around on her shoulders.

"I'm going to take a bath with Lun."

"I'll join you too!"

"Sure! I'll go with the big sister."

Lun looks happy, so that's good.

Well, the real work starts from here.

It's going to be busy when we get back...!

How was it? ('ω')

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