426 422. A pleasant morning in another world.txt (1/2)

We were returning from the Underworld.

I told Kounell about the slice, but the information I gave him was limited and sketchy.

But the information I told him was limited and sketchy.

I'm not going to be able to tell you what it is, but I'll be able to tell you what it is.

Both Yangtaki and Tiara in the past called the thing behind that 'slice' the 'world'.

The reason why the name was all together was because it was so huge that they had no choice but to call it that.

A thousand years ago, the two of them found each other in the ”Other World” and the ”Original World” and looked at each other and sensed an enormous will.

Because I had sensed it too, I wanted to know its true identity before anything else.

-- I heard from Apostle Diprakra that it is 'the most profound place that is connected to the souls of the entire world'.

When I heard that name, I was surprised.

I was glad that there were no coinages or nouns attached to it. We'll be back in a couple of weeks or so. But it was not to be, as I was halfway through, when Mr. Diprakra said to me, ”Well, it's 'The Deepest Place'!　That's almost the same place as the deepest part of the labyrinth! And, unfortunately, I was interrupted.

The characteristics of that 'deepest part' are, first of all, vague in terms of concepts such as distance and space, and it's just so vast.

It's so wide that it cannot be quantified, and so large that anyone who sees it will think of the word infinite.

In fact, when I first came to the other world and used the Power of Dimension for the first time (as I intended), the 'other side' I saw felt infinite depth. The nearly infinite magic power (energy) that you feel when you ”chant” your real (...) ”magic (...)” must also come from this place.

In the place where the word ”infinity” can be lightly tolerated, there is a ”connection” with countless souls.

There are no living souls. The will that emanates from the souls that live in the world reaches and accumulates there.

It is as thin as a lingering scent, but when it is 'connected to all the souls in the world,' its scale is astronomical. The wills of countless souls accumulate in one place, overlap, swell and swell and swell - as a result, everyone feels the enormity of the 'world' that can be mistaken for a 'world'.

In other words, it seems that that gigantic will is, so to speak, the instinct of the soul of the entire world.

And from that instinctive consensus, I am hated by the ”original world”.

To be more precise, the people of the original world instinctively reject the Aikawa brothers and sisters who tried to freeze all souls and consume them.

Incidentally, the 'Other World' doesn't hate them.

The reason for this is faintly known. It's because ”The Other World” saw, heard, and read ”A Tale of Yotaki” to the end and got attached to it. Unlike The Original World, I don't perceive us siblings as a dangerous failure.

It's a very human story.

When I heard this story, I was puzzled by the fact that we are obviously higher beings, yet we like and dislike each other as if we were people.

And Apostle Diprakra said, ”Never, that's not a person. More horrible and ugly,” to which the other Apostle Sith replied, ”Like a man?　Surely it's easier to see it that way! I nodded.

On top of that, the Sith have two kinds of 'deepest' personalities--

'Otherworld' is a newborn infant.

He is very weak due to a nasty disease in spite of his immaturity.

In the original world, he is a healthy young man with a strong body.

He was very healthy and mature in body and mind, but a short time ago he almost died of hypothermia.

-- and described it in an anthropomorphic way.

Diprakra laughed at that, and I half-listened to him as being too human.

However, as I've moved back and forth between the two worlds over the past two months, I'm beginning to feel that the Sith expression is not far off.

Unlike the twisted me and Diprakra, the Sith are always direct and say what they feel. That's why sometimes I instinctively get to the heart of things.

This time, too, I decided to change the way I interact with them because I knew it would hit me.

I've decided to change the way I deal with the two worlds, a little more humanly and gently - not to challenge the powerhouse that is the 'world', but to protect the 'children' who are never special.

Huaa: ”......

I woke up, letting out a yawn as I sat up and woke up.

Brushing the blanket off my body, I rubbed my eyes and looked around.

It's a dark, dank basement. But thanks to my internal clock, I know it's early morning now.

It's clear outside. The sky is clear and cloudless, and the orange light of the sun rising over the horizon is shining through. The people of the city are slowly beginning to go about their business, and even without the Dimension, I can feel the echoing vibrations alone. It's a very gentle, gentle alarm clock.

I can feel that little tremor because I have a hidden room in the basement of the Fusoya's Cathedral in my room.

For a variety of reasons, I bring my bed into the stacks filled with material from The Conjuring, written by the progenitor Kanami a thousand years ago, and I make sure to sleep here as much as possible.

And today, after sleeping soundly for eight hours, I raise myself up in bed - and turn my gaze (...) from me (・・・・・・).

Beyond that, the 'break' in the matter was floating in the air.

Our eyes meet properly, and I can feel the huge will lurking in the back of the room, tightly.

If you believe what the Sith says, it's a sickly young child--.

...... Good morning. How are you?

I called out a morning greeting.

Of course, the voice wasn't returned.

I take a breath in the silence, and I feel a little embarrassed.

It's very radio-wave when someone who doesn't know what's going on looks at me now.

The moment I woke up, I thought it was ...... to call out to the empty space, but recently, due to the convenience of the 'power of the dimension', I've been hallucinating my loved ones, so it won't be any different. So from now on, I resolve to say hello every morning.

If it's really a young child, someone needs to pay attention to it.

Someone who lives in this 'other world'.

'Whew, I slept well ....... I haven't slept this well ...... since Ragne killed me, I guess. Haha, haha .......

I sigh as I remember the scene, which is a bit painful.

But I quickly close my mouth and look forward. I realize that there's nothing to be gained by looking down, so I try to picture my schedule from now on and try to find out ”what I can do now”.

Today, you have the day off ....... You have three days off, ....... Mmm ......, uh ....... Mmm ......, I'm going to sleep twice.

The work was done yesterday. After the payment of Kounel's fee last night, there's nothing more 'I can do now'.

After two months of working as hard as I could on a tight schedule, there's nothing more to do. So the only thing I have to do now is to sleep twice.

In an attempt to gobble up some sleep for the first time in a long time, I knock the body I woke up and let it sink into the soft bed.

However, just as Seldra had said, my body has fully recovered all of its HP and MP in one night.

It's not that I can't shake off the sleepiness, or that I'm tired.

With a good night's sleep, I have full energy and strength.

I'm not going to be able to get rid of it.

...... or your body, doesn't it need to sleep twice?

The level of this body, which represents the conversion rate of 'Demon Poison', is about to reach 99. And since the direction of the 'Technique' of the 'Magic Power Transformation (Level Up)' is a hybrid of my 'Create a strong body that can overcome illness' and Yotaki's 'Create a strong body that can live forever', the strengthening of human functions is tremendous.

Apparently, the direction of that enhancement would eliminate the sluggishness of sleeping and waking up.

After confirming such a slightly empty fact, I reawaken myself.

If I played around with the 《Level Up》 ”Technique” or imitated the status reassignment that the Sith used, I could probably sleep twice. However, after working that hard, it felt like it could no longer be called coasting.

''It's okay ....... This much is to be expected, to be expected.

I get out of bed and make my way to the only desk in this library/bedroom.

I sit down in the chair and take an item out of my 'belongings'.

It's one item that I had prepared for this kind of thing.

'I'm glad I bought it,'

I had purchased a coffee maker as an afterthought on my way home yesterday.

I put the coffee beans and cups that I had purchased as part of the set on the desk and let my cheeks relax.

I was strangely happy to have the luxury of bringing in a tool of modern civilization and enjoying it all by myself. As I set the coffee beans in the cup, intoxicated by this unfamiliar pleasure, I noticed a flaw.

There's no power outlet. ......

Also, since it's a stacks, there's usually no water.

However, it's not a problem.

I had a solution for that.

”-- Magic [Water], [Lightning].

The reason I chose magic instead of 'possessions' is because I wanted to aim for the best coffee possible.

First, the basic magic of the water attribute, 《Water》.

Until a while ago, the water attribute was not my strongest area of expertise, but after the battle with Yangtaki, my understanding of water and ice has deepened. On top of that, there is a magical stone in his body that is the 'one that steals the reason for water'. Furthermore, after a thousand years of battle, he also understood the mechanics of the 'massless cells' that are the foundation of everything.

As a result, 'clean and delicious water with perfect temperature, hardness, oxygen content, and organic content' is magically generated in the air and fills the pot.

Then, 'power for appliances with a perfect balance of current and voltage' was generated from his fingertips and touched the plug.

Furthermore, the coffee beans brought in are also instantly roasted in the ideal proportions using the Dimension and Flame, and then cooled by the Freeze.

Thus, the production of the ideal coffee, a fusion of science and magic, begins, and after a few minutes...

”--Hmmm. Perfect.

Wouldn't it be better to magically and directly make 'good coffee' already?　I almost thought of the wild idea of 'science and magic combined', but I chased it out of my mind for the romantic word 'science and magic combined' and was impressed by the finished product.

'This is the world's first coffee that combines science and magic ....... Hmmm, hmmm--

It's a fusion of the two, and it has meaning.

Because this is a 'different world', a world where the whole of the forest has meaning and is 'compensatory'. Surely the act of combining science and magic is a 'deal with the world' and gives us power. It will give this first homemade coffee an infinite amount of richness and sharpness - I'm sure.

'............. Yes, it's delicious.

From a slightly closer 'slice', ”I'm not sending any power! I feel like I'm shaking my head over and over again, but I ignored it and enjoyed my morning coffee.

It's the fusion of science and magic in coffee .......

Obviously, the taste is deeper than usual .......

While nodding, I shifted my vision with dimensional magic, since I had to.

Ignoring my retinas, I let the landscape that reaches my brain be only the beautiful garden of the cathedral, colored with a morning glow.

I'm dazzled by the sun's rays and thankful for the refreshing morning.

'Dazzling ....... Good morning, good coffee .......

He sips on his coffee cup gracefully, while talking to himself.

But since I'm in the library, I'm a very dangerous person to let others see me in my current state.

In the process, I felt like the wild stare turned into a don't-look-at-me stare, but it's going to be like this for the rest of my holiday, so please be prepared to be patient.

Next, I pull out a smaller book (my own book) from a nearby bookshelf and deftly roll up the pages with one hand while I sip on my coffee cup with the other. I felt very upper class.

''Hmmm--''

My plan to indulge in coasting had failed, but the refreshment of coffee time had been a brilliant success.

I spent about an hour rereading a spellbook I had memorized perfectly, while keeping my brain aware of the damp, subterranean yet beautiful garden, and drank three cups of coffee.

Thus, after a too-perfect morning coffee break, I put the coffee set in my 'belongings' and then sit up and start bending over.

'But I still have some extra time before my appointment with Dia ....... Hmmm.

While relaxing my body and talking to the 'slice' (never, ever, talking to myself), I review my schedule, which is full of holes for the first time in a thousand years, and I'm troubled. In my days of being a hermit, I would have filled my time with games, but that's not the case in this 'other world'.

'Let's go early. ....... I told Kounel to act five minutes early, but it's not healthy to always arrive five minutes early. I can do it more appropriately and loosely: ......

After finishing my preparations, I decide not to use the Connection or the Deforto and leave the library-cum-bedroom.

As I walk through the narrow hidden passage and exit to the cathedral on the ground, the scene (image) I had magically spread in my brain overlaps with my actual vision.

'Wow. ......'

It's dazzling.

Warmth and sunshine on my skin.

The smell of freshness gushing out of the air feels good.

So instead of walking down the hallway, I walk through the lush garden.

Instead of a morning walk, I step on the dirt and grass, listening to the sounds of nature as I pass through the trees.

Along the way, we passed some of the priests working in the cathedral. But the power of Tida's mask prevents them from recognizing me.

However, that concealment is not perfect. It can be easily detected by knights and Jewelcrusters with high levels of qualities and expertise.

So when I'm walking next to a group of knights who are training, I'm spotted by their representative, a mature knight with gray hair.

''--Hmm?　Geez, boy, it's not ......, it's the founder. Hey, head down!　All hands, bow and humble yourselves!

And then he gives an unwanted command to about thirty knights in training.

”'What ......?　Oh ......, ha--!

The knights all realized a moment later that it was me, passing nearby, and took the beautiful knight's salute.

'Mr. Hopes, you're doing this on purpose ....... Please go through with it.

As usual, he is the ”Celestial Knights” who do exactly what I don't like to do. However, there's something about this Hope's Jokul man that I can't hate.

Hello, Kanami-dono. It's another beautiful day. More than that, it's unusual. Are you going for a walk today?

'Yes, we're going for a walk today. In the last two months, I've finished most of what I need to do: ....... I'm going to be going around the city with Dear.

'What?　No, I don't think they call it a walk. It's really scary. I don't care if an old man like me is stalling here, he's just going to have a horrible future. I'm asking you to hurry up and get to Master Dia's place.

Along with a lighthearted laugh, he threw a line that reminded me of a fight I'd had sometime ago.

I smiled and nodded, thanking him for his concern.

'Yes, I will. See you then.

Yeah, see you later. Next time you're really free, let's get a drink together.

After seeing me off, Hopes-san immediately returned to the knights' training.

The speed of his switching and the lightness of his mood is probably the reason why he is the 'Celestial Knights' and why his subordinates adore him as their captain.

With that figure in the background, I pass through the garden of the cathedral.

Then, in the middle of the drawbridge over the river around the perimeter of the cathedral, I see the vice chancellor of the ”Celestial Knights”, Monet Vinci-san (the magic-specialized uncle knight who fought after Hopes when he attacked the cathedral in the past. I didn't know his name for a long time, but I've only found out in the past two months), he also noticed me as we passed each other, but he understood what I was going through, so he let me off the hook.

As he is the Vice Chancellor, he is responsible for policing the knights, so he is strict about civility and the atmosphere is a bit heavy.

-- and other really nostalgic encounters, I walk out of the cathedral and out into the streets of Hoozeyers.

It's a very early morning, but there are a lot of people on the streets, and the town is swirling with heat.

Until two months ago, it looked like an ice age in the movie due to Yotaki's Winter Dimension, but now it has regained its former vitality completely. --But now, I can say with confidence that it's even better than before, thanks in part to my two months of effort.

It's a good thing that the people who come here are more comfortable to walk on, and the flow of people is quicker than ever.

The wheel technology that Ayde popularized not long ago should also be easy to use on this new street.

That rapid flow of people and goods should be the reason for this heat and vibrancy.

Most importantly, what's important is the appearance of the 'Jewish Stone Humans' (Jewelculus) and former slaves mixed in with that flow. Originally, the Confederation was a multi-ethnic nation with a large number of beastmen, but this trend is even more pronounced.

Along with the buzz of the morning, the merry laughter of children of diverse races could be heard.