How to Survive at the Academy

To you who survived (7)

The Imperial Library is, of course, the largest in the Empire.

The magic book is the Eastern Magic Tower Library, the textbook is the Sylvania Academy Central Library, and the Bible is the Holy Hwangdo’s Faith Library.

Several special-purpose books had a library specialized for each book, but the collection span across all fields could not keep up with the Chloel Imperial Library.

This is part of the reason why imperial scholars do not have to go outside the palace, the reason why the great sage Sylvania continued his research at the Lily Palace, and it is also a place that symbolizes the foundation of the Chloël imperial family that values knowledge.

The splendid size of the entire rose palace makes it seem like there is another new palace in the palace.

There are hundreds of bookshelves of normal size alone. Inside the round hall, there are bookshelves that are high enough to have to climb up a ladder, and there are so many reading tables and organizing shelves that it is difficult to count the number of bookshelves that cover the inside.

There are dozens of librarians working there, but they have reached the point of requesting reinforcements due to the excessive workload.

This is where the Princess of Persica used to come and go as if it were her own house since she was a child.

The largest treasury of knowledge built in the Empire. He read three or four books a day, and he smashed the culture of every field in his head, regardless of history, culture, religion, economy, geography, and magic.

Now, she is a Persica princess who is more nimble in the structure of the library than the librarians of the imperial family. There were no more unknown places left in this library.

– Bang!

It is a time that is close to dawn, beyond the night. The inside of the library was already engulfed in darkness.

The Princess of Persica crossed between the libraries, relying on the light of the candlestick.

It is not allowed to enter at any time, and it is strictly forbidden to bring a fire in as it is vulnerable to fire.

However, of course, ignoring all those rules… Persica relied on the ring’s magical power to move through the library’s bookshelves.

His closest aide, Commander of the Knights, Dylux, was guarding the entrance to the library under the orders of Princess Persica.

An instruction to make sure no one enters, and to send back in moderation, no matter who comes.

It was an undesirable instruction, but Dylux stood still, guarding the entrance as she had instructed.

We have a trustworthy gatekeeper, so we have nothing to worry about.

Like that, the place where Persica arrived, led by Lindon’s ring… was the bookshelf that she had to go into for a long time even in the corner of the huge library.

It was a separate bookshelf for books that were difficult to categorize or whose contents were difficult to distinguish. Due to its nature, few people visit it, so they were gathered in the most sparsely populated corner of the library.

When I went through a procession of books like a forest, and reached the innermost bookshelf… Lindon’s ring began to glow.

“…”

Persica gulped and swallowed dry saliva.

It seems to be subtly trembling in the hand holding the candlestick. My chest was also pounding.

As I put the ring on my hand and watch, a brilliance flows from the bookshelf in the corner.

– Kugugung, Kugung, Kung…!

It feels like light is being sucked into a point. For a moment, I felt as if the scenery was turning in a whirlwind.

With a small vibration, magical powers flowed toward the bookshelf in the corner, and for a moment when I closed and opened my eyes, the bookshelf was gone.

The bookcase itself was a deception.

And on the wall behind the missing bookshelf, there was a staircase leading to the basement. Persica’s heart started pounding.

The secret laboratory of the great sage Sylvania who left his name in history.

A top-secret space designed so that anyone other than the prince’s ring cannot even enter.

And, the cause that drove the respected Prince Lindon crazy.

Persica began to panic.

Is it really right to go down those stairs from here?

Once you know the existence of the laboratory, you should check only here and go back… Wouldn’t it be better to report when Emperor Chloel returns?

I had that thought, but then I shook my head to let the useless thoughts fly away.

I don’t know what lies beneath that lab, but at least there must be something hidden that will have tremendous ramifications for the Empire.

I got the chance to be the first to access it. It was an opportunity that came only to Persica in this wide world.

Considering Lindon’s condition, fear began to creep in, but… But it wouldn’t be a good idea to run away in fear.

Yes, it is a laboratory that is hundreds of years old. I’m not even going to check on something dangerous.

The Princess of Persica went down the stairs slowly.

It is amazing to follow the staircase that stretches straight down into the darkness. How did you create such an underground space without anyone seeing it…

In fact, if you were the Great Sage Sylvania, would you be able to do that easily?

With that thought in mind, when I reached the end of the underground space, a large wooden door was revealed.

I pulled the doorknob and it seemed to be able to go inside.

Persica swallowed her dry saliva once more and slowly pushed the door open.

– Whoa!

In an instant, Princess Persica was so startled that she almost closed her eyes.

In response to the door being opened, lights began to flash inside the laboratory.

Do the magic engineering supplies made by the great wise man really continue to work as they should, even after such a long time?

The process in which the interior of the laboratory is brightly lit in response to a person entering is surprising.

In that way, the magical torch hanging along the outer wall illuminates the inside of the laboratory.

“This… this is…”

It’s not such a great sight.

It feels warmer than I thought. The space that runs along the wooden wall is wide if it is wide and narrow if it is narrow.

It is moderately about the size of the private laboratory of scholars in the imperial family. And on the various study tables were piles of papers, books, and research journals that the Great Sage Sylvania had written himself.

The blackboard standing on one side is full of letters that seem to summarize the various theories and their verification process.

And… in the center of the laboratory, a crystal ball was stored preciously.

Persica proceeded slowly, not relaxing.

All research records of the great sage Sylvania are regarded as precious human treasures, and every single type is subject to research and analysis.

The fact that such research records are piled up like this… For scholars, it would be a more enchanting sight than the pile of gold and silver treasures.

Persica is also well aware of how amazing this laboratory is, as she is also a person who has a will for academics.

If anything was damaged, it could lead to a great loss of humanity. So, I slowly and slowly crossed the laboratory and headed towards the crystal ball that was carefully stored in the center.

The crystal ball’s identity… Persica knows it well. It is a frequently used ‘recording phrase’ among scholars.

It is close to a medium that stores the knowledge system he has organized for easy recall later… but it is not so universal because of its poor recording efficiency, high price, and high difficulty to use.

When it comes to Sylvania, it could be used as a means of recording, but it would be better to use a paper and a quill pen because it is difficult to contain all of that vast knowledge.

In fact, Sylvania left most of its research records and processes in the form of documents or books.

However, the fact that there are research results that have been left as a record is…

‘This… is probably the crux of Sylvania’s lifelong study.’

There was a high possibility that only the core of the core was collected and put in that way.

No one who seeks knowledge can pass by pretending not to see it.

Maybe this is what drove Lindon crazy. Thoughts like that came up, but Persica couldn’t back down.

Slowly, put your hand on the crystal ball.

They are… future records that Sylvania has observed through the Aspect Magic.

The direction the world is moving in is infinitely divergent at several junctions.

A diverging, converging, and ever-expanding future is not simple enough for any single individual to dare to observe. After all, the number of cases extending in an uncountable number of directions… I dare not even try to observe them all.

That was the theory established by Sylvania.

However, theory and reality do not always match.

The first thing the great sage confirmed, who reached the climax of the Holy Spirit magic and obtained the power to break the providence of the world.

The last thing found in this imperial family before being exiled to Aken Island.

– ‘Cliff Point’

Even after examining all possibilities in all directions and taking into account every single future flow… A point where there is absolutely no future flow following this.

Like a huge cliff at the end of the road. Only a cliff that leads to endless darkness remains…

The world was the end point.

After finishing the record, Sylvania who released her hand from the crystal ball—— was smiling.

Next to him, Prince Lienfell, who was watching the research results of Sylvania together,… his pupils were trembling with fear.

Humans cannot even properly maintain reason in the face of such a huge scale of fear that their minds are blinded. An ordeal in which even resistance is impossible makes it impossible to even give up.

It was like a declaration of the world. Maybe it’s God’s will.

They spoke openly. Your world ends here. Right up to this point.

I don’t even know why. I can’t even figure out how. One day, all of the future flows that should be continued are cut off and disappear. As if it had become a blackout, it just ended. Even that way, it is unobservable.

Still, Sylvania is not led by that fear.

Rather, as if declaring to something far away that I don’t know if it’s God or the world… Anyway, I mumble.

Nevertheless, I- I will survive.

Even in the polar land where there is no food, in the middle of a bloody battlefield, in the basement where there is no light, in the middle of the vast sea where you can’t ask for help.

Humans have always survived and endured.

Someone always found the answer, and after struggling to the end, he continued his life.

– ‘Fun!’

The difference between an extraordinary great man and a madman is only a single sheet of paper.

As if to prove that fact, Sylvania was smiling brightly even in the face of that great fear.

The eyes of the extraordinary great sage who say that it is difficult to be reborn in human history shines brightly as he looks up at the sky.

*The Krestol Grand Festival is held once every four years.

It is a time when more people flock to Aken Island, where Sylvania is located, than anyone else.

It’s the last day of the festival. The most grandiose event, the closing ceremony, is being held.

As if it were a symbol of Sylvania’s golden age, thousands of people gather on Aken Island to laugh, drink and chat.

Looking down from the sky, Aken Island seems to be shining brightly in the deep darkness of the night.

As it is the last day of the festival, it is lit up in a grand way.

The Maxes Bridge, which runs from the continent, is adorned with all kinds of splendid decorations.

Along the way, merchants gather and drink on the Maxes Bridge, which served as the gateway to Sylvania for decades.

Following the procession of vendors’ stalls along the bridge, when you enter Aken Island, you can see the Sylvanian gates, which are also decorated with festive decorations.

After going through simple formalities and passing through the main gate, it is the entrance plaza. It is directly connected to the living quarters.

This square is not too small. Along with outsiders, merchants in the living quarters are eating, drinking, and chatting with the lights on.

Among the outsiders who visited during the festival, most of them who had no contact with Sylvania or of low status enjoyed the atmosphere here.

They made various bets and played games among the crowd, or boasted of their weak magic skills, and talked about it.

From the entrance plaza to every corner of the alleys of the living quarters… It is full of people eating, drinking, and chatting.

If you go straight in the direction of the main road along the entrance plaza, there is a marble road leading to the faculty building used by students and faculty.

If you go straight ahead, there is a road leading to the Ophelis Hall. The distance to the Ophelis Hall is not too far in terms of living standards.

The maids of Ophelis Hall are busy preparing food. Under the direction of Maid Jean Belle Maia, she is assisting students enjoying the festival.

In the rose garden in front of the Ophelis Hall, an orchestra plays music, and students who have not been to the student plaza gather to chat with each other.

The scenery of the Ophelis Hall, seen from such a distance, has a much more aristocratic and dignified feel compared to the entrance plaza of the living building.

At the royal residence, Emperor Chloel and Princess Fenia are chatting for a while. The two did not have to go to the closing ceremony held at the Student Square. As it was an important event, I thought that it should not be missed, but it was because I did not want to make the event solemn with the presence of a state-level distinguished guest.

As it was the last day of the festival, I wanted the people and students to enjoy the festival. Therefore, Emperor Chloel chose to stay in the dormitory.

When the sun rises the next day, Emperor Chloel will ride his chariot off Aken Island. Before that, I wanted to talk to Fenia one last time.

On the other hand, Princess Selaha was riding a carriage heading towards the student square. It’s your last chance to convince Ed Roth Taylor. The festival was full of excitement along the way. Outside visitors and residents of the living quarters on the street were all drinking and singing.

In that way, huge firecrackers exploded over the Sylvania Academy several times.

Like the sun rising in the daytime, the light of the firecrackers that brightly illuminated the academy enveloped the world softly and warmly.

Yenica Palerover dragged her parents to a corner in the Student Square. Orte, who was drinking, and Seyla, who had arms crossed, were chatting and laughing at each other.

There were parts of it that were puffy, there were parts that were a little off, but even with this and that, Yenica couldn’t resist the heat of the festival and smiled. It seemed good to be enjoying this peaceful atmosphere for now. In the sky I looked up, colorful fireworks were still blooming like flowers.

Lortel Keheln was leading the top staff across the living quarters. As it is the last day, it is the day when top-tier sales are maximized. As I was so busy, I was walking towards the store while listening to the secretaries reciting reports.

Suddenly looking up at the brightly shining sky towards the student square, thinking about the amount of work he had accumulated, he took a deep breath. Unlike in the past, he even has the thought of wanting to save his youth. And then, he is surprised by himself, who had had such a thought even for a moment. In this way or that, he himself was also a student of this Sylvania.

Lucy Meryl was sitting on the roof of the Trix Pavilion, staring blankly at the sky.

The view of the university at a glance was very different from usual. It was noisy and the heat was rising. I liked the quiet and quiet night scenery, but sometimes this wasn’t too bad.

Still, it’s a bit dissatisfying that the stars in the night sky are hard to see because of the bright fireworks. He roughly chews the jerky, kicks in the air for nothing, and then lays down on the railing with a languid face. The early autumn night air ruffled the tip of my nose, and it felt pretty good.

Ziggs Eiffelstein led Elka to the Student Square. It’s a pity that most of the stages are almost finished, but anyway, it’s good to be able to spend the end of the festival with Elka. On a romantic festival night, with the heat, we looked up at the sky together while holding the Elka.

Clevius Nortondale leaned his back against the outer wall of the Obell in the corner of the Student Square and looked up at the center stage alone. He stood still with a look of loneliness in the world, but Elvira suddenly appeared, pulling his ear and dragging him to the seat on the center stage.

aahhh

Tanya was on the center stage of the Student Square.

After the final student president’s speech, we look up at the sky together on the stage where we can see the most fireworks.

The bright Sylvanian sky seemed like a distant landscape, so Tanya swallowed a breath of the night air and then slowly closed her eyes.

For that moment, everyone was looking at the brightly rising flame in the sky.

Dyke Elpelan was sitting alone at the training ground for the combat team, wrapped in bandages.

Tracyana Bloomriver has just arrived at the Student Square and has taken off her robe.

Anise Halan was leaving the Trix building with a bunch of papers.

Professor Kaleid is lying on the side of the road, drunk, and Claire, assistant professor who somehow supports him and lifts him up.

Deputy Principal Rachel sits alone in the office of the Trix building, looking at the fireworks outside the window.

Numerous other students and faculty members looked up at the firecrackers emitting a soft light from their respective positions.

For this moment, it’s peaceful and warm… For a moment, I had a strange feeling that all the sorrows of Sepa could be forgotten.

It is also called the magic of the festival.

Because peace is the thing that blooms most splendidly when you are least conscious of it.

It was the time of this festival, when everyone was laughing, chatting, eating and drinking that made us aware of it again.

Ed Roth Taylor, who was sitting in the Student Square, also looked up at the sky.

He is a man who knows the value of peace more deeply than anyone else.

So, I was able to close my eyes and quietly immerse myself in the heat of the festival.

If you are determined and don’t try to feel it with your eyes closed, you won’t feel it.

Peace was like that.

– Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The water rose like a giant column. Those who were watching the scene, for a moment, did not even understand what they were seeing.

– Tou-doo-doo-duk-duk!

The rising sea water pours down as rain, and only then does the giant reptile’s feet appear.

The place was right next to Maxes Bridge.

For decades, this bridge served as the only land route between Aken Island and the continent. As Aken Island is connected to the Jahul Border Bag with a trade route right next to it, land routes were the key means of transportation rather than sea routes.

Thanks to this, this Maxes Bridge was a key transportation hub for Aken Island and actually served as a gateway.

Although there is a marina, it is not large enough for huge sailing ships to come and go, and this is because the population of Aken Island was not large enough to use sailing ships of that size in the first place.

Right next to the Maxes Bridge, the huge feet that jumped out of the sea… were shaped like reptiles, but their surface was covered with huge scales.

Feet made of dark red light like the darkness of night. It looks like an ominous exterior just by looking at it, but ironically, it glows with the light of firecrackers that illuminate the night sky.

In the sudden situation, the merchants near Maxes Bridge screamed. What is the identity of that bizarre looking bridge?

Before I even give an answer to that–

– Kwaang!!!!!

In a single blow…

Maxes Bridge, which had a long history with Aken Island, collapsed like a toy.

*- Kwagang! widely!

“Wow…! Whoo…”

“Pe, Princess of Persica…? What are you doing? Why? Princess of Persica!”

“Dylux Knight Commander…!”

Princess Persica, who opened the library door and came out, was sweating profusely. It looked like it would be difficult to even take control of the body right now.

As soon as she came out of the hallway, the princess of Persica, who had released her strength as if she was collapsing, quickly supported the commander of the Knights of Dylux.

“Right now… Gather all available troops…! Regardless of their affiliation, all the soldiers under the imperial family with combat power! No one left behind…!”

The man I met at the Cedric’s Monastery.

It reminded me of the story Ed Roth Taylor told me.

If necessary, be sure to mobilize soldiers to Aken Island.

Is it a simple coincidence, or is it the result of some inevitability? There was no need to judge it at this point, but…

What is certain is that it is too exquisite for a coincidence. Ed Roth Taylor must have known something. Perhaps it has something to do with the flow of the future observed by Sylvania.

“Wow, what are you talking about? Princess of Persica! The authority to command the soldiers is…!”

“Now that Abamama is not there, neither Selaha nor Fenia are there… Now I have the authority…!”

“You cannot claim the right to take control of the military simply by leaving the person behind… If you are caught doing this arbitrarily…”

“Dylux. I’m responsible for everything, so just do what I tell you…! If I take responsibility, I will take responsibility for it, and if I abdicate due to an act of excessive power, don’t talk too much…! So, this time, follow my instructions! Right Now! Do not delay!”

“Princess Persica… If done wrong, this could be taken as an act of defying the imperial power… Not all soldiers will follow…”

“Then gather all the soldiers who follow! No one left! Scrape it all…! Whether you are exiled or abdicated, you will face it all… Didn’t I just tell you!”

Although Persica was sweating profusely, she somehow managed to keep herself under control with Dylux’s assistance.

“Gather as many soldiers as possible! Right Now…! I’m going to Aken Island right now…!”

*- kuung

In the midst of the sound of firecrackers lighting up the sky over Aken Island, a huge explosion was heard.

He thought it would also be the sound of firecrackers and ignored it, but before long, a small earthquake struck the royal residence where Emperor Chloel and Princess Fenia were sitting.

– Coogong, Coogong…

Due to the sudden shaking of the earth, Emperor Chloel and Fenia, who were chatting in the reception room, grabbed the handle of the sofa. So I had to sit there for a while.

“This is… uh…”

“Are you hurt, Abama?”

“Yeah, it’s fine. But… it’s no big deal. On such an auspicious day, an earthquake…”

After resting for a while, Emperor Chloel breathed a sigh of relief.

And to make sure there was no other damage in the imperial residence, he was about to call in any user.

– Bang!

At that time, the one who came in through the door was Claire, Princess Fenia’s escort.

“Sir Claire…?”

How dare you open the room where the imperial family is entering without being polite. Depending on the case, it would not be strange if it would lead to disciplinary action, but Claire’s expression was so urgent that it was impossible to point it out.

Following Claire’s report, both Fenia and Emperor Chloel had no choice but to harden their faces.

“Your Majesty… we just received a report… Maxes Bridge, the only overland route outside Aken Island, has collapsed. It is said that the bridge for the logistics passage installed under it also collapsed in the aftermath.”

“what…?”

Aken Island, where numerous powers are located in their respective positions, is now more crowded than ever. It is not a crowd that can be accommodated by a few small boats.

Without land, it was not easy for so many people to leave the island.

I had no choice but to intuit that something was happening on this Aken Island.