Chapter 150

Chapter 150

Seeing the female students running away, Hector quietly called Roan.

“Roan.”

“Get lost.”

Roan replied coldly.

“Gasppp! A-Are you by any chance Roan Darc?”

Hearing Roan’s name, Uldein shouted in shock.

“Yes.”

Roan nodded readily.

‘Even if he knows, what else would he do but run away?’

He was already used to students running away upon learning his identity.

However,

“Can’t you make a super holy power source for me too?”

‘Is he crazy?’

Roan looked up at Uldein, who was making an entirely unexpected request, with dumbfounded eyes.

‘Well, Uldein is Uli’s class representative too.’

Though he might not have been like this when first chosen, hanging out with someone like Uli for a long time naturally stained a person with bad habits.

“Why do you need a holy power source?”

“Because with that, I think I’ll pass the midterm exam without any issues! Just make one for me. In return, I’ll keep it a secret from the other second-years! I’ll give you 200, no, 400 talents! I struggled so much on this pop quiz……”

Uldein looked quite desperate.

For a student, 400 talents was that big of a sum.

‘If he has 400 talents, it would be much more effective to just give it to Professor Uli directly.’

Roan couldn’t understand why he was asking him instead of bribing Uli with that money.

Moreover, Roan’s holy power source already had a fixed price.

“Professor Uli paid 10,000 talents.”

“Uh…… that won’t work.”

At that, Uldein stepped back with a dejected expression.

Clank— Clank—

“Huh?”

“Uh?”

Instead, he grabbed Demona and Hector by the scruff of their necks with both hands and lifted them high.

“Even if it’s later, if you change your mind, make sure to let me know! You can just come near Professor Uli’s lab! I’ll be going now!”

‘I definitely shouldn’t sell it to him.’

Uldein waved both arms cheerfully in farewell, completely oblivious to what Roan was thinking.

Wave— Wave—

“Oh, Senior, stop—”

……Naturally, Demona and Hector, who were caught in his grip, looked as if they were about to throw up at any moment.

Whoosh—

Roan looked around the suddenly empty surroundings and felt satisfied.

“Excellent.”

Unexpectedly, it seemed he would have the rare experience of entering the McGodal Room alone without Hector and Demona.

At this level, it was safe to view it as a fortuitous encounter.

***

Click—

Returning to the McGodal Room, Roan headed straight for his private room.

Sure enough, Beanin seemed to be quite late as it was still pop quiz week.

‘Well, in fact, it doesn’t really matter who is around.’

Because what Roan was about to do from now on didn’t have much to do with the external environment anyway.

However, since the place was what it was, a cautious attitude was always necessary.

“Bell, Charlotte. Play nicely.”

[Yes?]

Shriek—?

Although it would be only a passing moment to others, Roan said this to the divine beasts for no reason.

After placing the two divine beasts on the bed, Roan immediately activated the Administrator of the Forbidden Library.

“Huh? I didn’t call you?”

Ludiac, who was sitting in the rocking chair as usual, tilted his head and asked.

“……I apologize, but I am the master of this authority.”

“Ah, right, indeed~”

Only then did Ludiac nod his head a few times, clapping his hands as if he just remembered.

“But why did you come this time?”

“Do you know what this is?”

Roan untied the object hanging from his waist and showed it to Ludiac.

Clink—

It was the Bell of Eternity.

“Of course.”

Ludiac answered with a curious expression, wondering where he had gotten such a thing.

‘This will make things easier.’

It seemed even Ludiac knew about such a famous relic.

Well, since he was the Founder Wicronon.

“It’s a bell, right? Pretty.”

“…….”

Roan almost unleashed black mana in spite of himself.

Indeed, if the use of mana in the Forbidden Library hadn’t been forbidden, he surely would have.

“If you don’t know, just tell me you don’t know.”

“No, it’s a bell. Isn’t it a bell?”

“……It is indeed a bell.”

“So?”

Roan decided to just tell him from the beginning.

Thinking it was his own mistake to ask Ludiac anything in the first place.

“This is the Bell of Eternity, which—”

“Th-This is the Beeeell of Eterrrrnity?!??!?”

Thud—

Roan could no longer contain himself and swung his fist.

……The fact that his fist was aimed at the bookshelf behind Ludiac, not Ludiac’s face, was due to the paper-thin patience remaining in Roan.

“There was a fly, so I had to.”

Restoration holy magic returned the damaged book to its original state, and Ludiac crouched down.

“How can there be a fly inside an authority……”

“Indeed.”

“Anyway, you need to tone down your temper~ If a black mage in Acherandir doesn’t tone down his temper, he might actually die~”

“Do you know whose fault all of this is?”

“Huh? I have no idea.”

Roan let out a deep sigh.

‘It’s because of you and your descendant, whose else could it be.’

“But if it’s the Bell of Eternity, isn’t it carried around by those who hunt black mages? What are you going to use it for?”

Ludiac sent a suspicious gaze, as if asking, ‘You’re not planning to hunt down your associates, are you?’

Roan shook his head.

“I will use it on myself.”

“……You commit suicide in a truly unique way.”

Ludiac looked at Roan with an expression as if looking at a crazy bastard.

Roan was even more angered by that.

Boom—

“This time it was a mosquito.”

“Well, I told you, how can there be a mosquito inside the authority……”

“Indeed.”

After a brief farce, Roan began to explain his plan in earnest.

“When we are here, time on the outside stops, does it not?”

“Yes. But in return, you can’t open books, and you can’t use holy power or mana.”

Roan nodded.

If those two were possible, the Administrator of the Forbidden Library would have been a cheat authority that broke the balance of God and Devil.

Roan wore a triumphant smile and held up the Bell of Eternity.

“But what if it’s inside the Bell of Eternity?”

“Who knows?”

Ludiac asked back, as if wondering why he was asking him such a difficult thing.

Roan hadn’t expected much in the first place.

“The inside of the Bell of Eternity is a separate space completely isolated from the outside. That means I can read books or use mana as much as I want inside.”

Although black mages feared the Bell of Eternity like a disaster, Roan knew that its interior was a decent place in a situation like this.

……It was knowledge obtained through several experiences of being trapped in it.

“Ah, I see. So you’re saying you’ll enter the Bell of Eternity here, where outside time doesn’t flow, and train?”

“It’s not that— hm?”

Roan tried to say no out of habit at Ludiac’s words, but tilted his head.

‘Why did he understand so well?’

Surely, if it were Demona, he would have had to explain it a few more times.

Is it because he is indeed the Founder Wicronon?

“Hmph, I may look like this, but I am the founder of the Family of Sages~”

Ludiac spoke, puffing out steam confidently.

“That is true, but……”

Roan barely swallowed the words that followed.

‘But does understanding just this one thing make him worthy of being called a sage?’

Perhaps the reason the Wicronon family was first called the Family of Sages was slightly different?

Anyway.

“Since you understand, you probably also know the request I will make.”

“A-Are you going to trap me? Dare to trap me, the Founder Wicronon and a Holy Spirit?”

Ludiac crossed both arms over his chest to shield himself and stepped back.

A face filled with vigilance.

……Watching him, Roan felt extremely disgusted.

“I am telling you to trap me and let me out later. About four days should be enough.”

“Aha~”

Only then did Ludiac nod as if he understood, and received the bell.

Then, as if something suddenly came to mind, he asked:

“But the Bell of Eternity can only be used by its master, right?”

“Strictly speaking, you are my authority, Lord Ludiac. It is possible.”

“Well, I suppose that’s possible.”

Since it was a problem Roan had already thought of beforehand, he could answer easily.

Unless there was a special reason, in the system of God and Devil, an ego bound to someone was judged as the same person.

‘This time, I must cast all the black magic spells that I have learned but haven’t been able to use.’

Roan prepared his mind before entering the Bell of Eternity.

Finding a space where one could train while freely using black magic without worrying about anyone else’s eyes was extremely difficult.

Unless, like Roan, a fellow who is a black mage possessed both the Forbidden Library authority and the Bell of Eternity.

‘I’ve roughly finished the basics even now, and about half of the beginner level…….’

Roan suddenly raised his head and stared at Ludiac.

“……Why aren’t you using the bell?”

By now, enough time had passed for Ludiac to have already trapped him in the Bell of Eternity.

Ludiac spoke with an embarrassed expression.

“You didn’t explain how to use it?”

“Sigh……”

Well, since he didn’t even recognize the Bell of Eternity at first, it was right to explain how to use it too.

“So, how to use it is……”

Thinking about it, it was partly his mistake, but he couldn’t help but feel dejected.

Roan let out a big sigh and then taught Ludiac how to use the bell.

After explaining for a long time.

Clink—!

Ludiac succeeded in using the bell.

***

“Ugh……”

Entering the interior of the Bell of Eternity, Roan clutched his chest and frowned.

Since it was a holy relic meant to trap someone, entering it couldn’t possibly be comfortable.

Along with the sensation of time and space twisting, it felt as if his entire body was being disassembled piece by piece and then reassembled.

The fact that he didn’t collapse immediately was thanks to Roan’s outstanding talent and natural composure.

‘Well, the principle is actually similar.’

It was a sensation he didn’t want to experience again, but since it was the safest place for black magic training, it was an unavoidable choice.

After regaining his senses to some extent, Roan surveyed his surroundings.

Whoosh—

The inside of the Bell of Eternity was a wasteland one might see in a western movie.

Reddish-brown dirt stretched endlessly in all directions, and occasionally, large rocks of similar color were placed.

Other than that, there was nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

Only the brightly floating sun told the passage of time…….

‘It is indeed exactly the same as the illustration.’

Roan recalled the interior of the Bell of Eternity in his memory and nodded.

And this time, he turned his gaze inward.

The Bell of Eternity was indeed a holy relic used to trap someone.

Once inside, a corresponding penalty naturally existed.

Drift—

A significant amount of black mana was being dissolved from within Roan.

Inside the Bell of Eternity, an ordinary black mage would not be able to handle the disappearing black mana and would be forced to remain spread out until they were let out.

If it were not long ago, Roan surely would have ended up in a similar state.

Training in a place where mana disappears even if you just stay still?

Such a crazy thing couldn’t possibly be possible, nor would anyone try it.

But now, it was different.

‘I didn’t expect Harden’s treasury to be this helpful.’

An amount larger than the disappearing black mana was newly filling up.

It was the mana delivered by the Grey Fetters of Life bound to Harden’s secret treasury.

Although space and time were separated, since it was mana generated through destiny itself, it was not restricted.

Rumble───!

Moreover, as the consumption increased, an even larger amount of black mana poured in.