Chapter 311

Anyway, since Harden had spread the rumor like that in front of the Harden Pavilion, I didn’t think Beanin wouldn’t know.

Beanin said with a slightly bitter expresSion.

“I am still far from the sign of light. You are truly amazing, Roan.”

In fact, although Beanin seemed like a peaceful character, he was not without internal conflict.

He felt a compulSion to grow up quickly and take good care of the warlocks in his hometown.

He couldn’t help but feel uneasy when he heard that his junior, who had just entered the car, had already overtaken him.

Roan said with a smile.

“I’m just too lucky. Isn’t it great even if the Mark of Light awakens in the third year? Don’t be too hasty.”

“I guess so…?”

Only then did Beanin’s expresSion become a little more relaxed.

Roan nodded.

“Yes. Isn’t there a saying that the light that illuminates the darkness is not a flaw even if it is faint?”

This was a famous phrase from the scriptures of Lu, the god of light. It may seem simple, but it was used to mean cherishing the people who make a living in every corner of the empire.

He was also famous for his words of comfort to those who were pessimistic about their abilities.

“Roan….”

Roan bowed his head to Beanin, who looked at him with moved eyes.

“Well then, I have to study for the paper exam. I’ll just go in now.”

“Okay! Do well on the exam! Roan will take care of himself, but~”

Beanin smiled brightly and waved at Roan.

To that extent, it seemed like an excellent turnaround of an event that could had lowered favorability.

‘They say the time spent in “God Anne de Bill” isn’t going anywhere.’

The secret to Roan’s all-clear.

This was thanks to his ability to utilize his knowledge appropriately in numerous situations to achieve optimal results.

For Beanin, this common phrase was anything but ordinary.

Dalkak─

After Roan entered the private room.

Beanin, who was pondering the passage Roan had told him, said to himself:

“Does this really fit my situation?”

The light that illuminates the darkness was not a flaw, even if it was faint.

Beanin could not had imagined it, but Roan quoted it in a metaphorical sense to suit his situation.

It was such a strange thing that Beanin kept tilting his head and headed toward the private room.

‘Well, how would Roan know that I am a spy for the warlocks? Because it’s a common phrase~’

And soon I decided not to worry too much.

Meanwhile, Roan, who entered the private room, immediately took out a book he had borrowed from the library and began studying.

Anyway, the time to meet Lucia was late in the morning.

I was thinking of making use of the time I had left.

─ Dictionary of Imperial HiloNian History: From Year 1 to Year 100 of the Imperial Calendar ─

A dictionary containing HiloNians from the early Days of the empire.

They were also letters from a time when some traces of the Divine Language still remained.

It’s not very useful for Roan, but it’s effective for learning False Divinity.

Wow─

Anyway, now that I had reached intermediate level magic, I need to put more effort into decorating it.

In addition, there were two other books I borrowed from the library, which I plAnned to use in my encounter with Lucia later.

‘Speaking of which, it’s… … .’

Yes, we should start soon.

Roan glanced around the room.

[Koh… … Ko… … .]

Kirrr─ Kirr─

The two holy beasts had already left for dreamland.

And when the holy beasts fell asleep, Demona and Hector also became quiet.

There was no doubt that their mental ages were similar.

Anyway, it was a night where nothing was strange no matter what happened.

Roan stood up.

‘You remember the plan, right?’

of course.

False Divinity vibrated with confidence in response to Roan’s question.

At first, my goal was just to not get caught by Lucia, but my thoughts changed after Kaina’s class.

If you were able to fool Kaina so well, you could go even bolder!

Roan could confidently declare:

‘If everything goes well toDay, there will be no one in this school who doubts me, at least until I graduate.’

I guess so.

False Divinity also agreed.

In fact, in his opinion, it seemed like no one was already suspicious.

Squeak─

Roan carefully opened the door.

It was late at night when everyone was asleep, so the McGodal Room was extremely quiet.

Just like when I got the Relic Choir last time, the optimal time to get out of the dormitory was 3:17.

Roan opened the window of the supply warehouse and escaped into the back mountain.

This time, to prevent any unexpected events, he even carefully checked to see if Demona or Hector were following him.

‘There’s no one.’

After confirming all the risk factors, Roan’s steps quickly accelerated.

The place where you encounter Lucia was a mountain near Akerandir, where Harden’s handkerchief was hidden.

The location was approximately near the sacred tree where volunteer work was done in the first week.

Of course, there was a reason why Harden’s handkerchief was nearby.

‘This is where I left the handkerchief I used to wipe my tears after sticking my cane in.’

The story went that after he became the Holy Spirit, his staff turned into a sacred tree, and while he came to see it in fascination, a handkerchief came to mind and he created a golem to guard it.

Although it was not a particularly touching story, it was often included in the Empire’s children’s books.

Of course, people think that it was a fictional story or that the detailed location had already been confirmed.

Probably not many people in Acherandir except Roan know where the handkerchief was hidden.

‘Hmm, it looks like there aren’t any paladins around.’

Roan checked his surroundings and spread his wings in an inconspicuous black.

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

It was definitely much faster to fly than to walk.

In addition, perhaps because I had leArned Void, even if it was not just Void magic, the black magic in general was almost perfect, so there was no burden in using it.

Roan thought, enjoying the refreshing night air on his face.

‘I understand why Zorv flies around. ‘Once you get used to it, you won’t have to walk anymore.’

Wow─

That said, I think a guy named Demona did the same thing before.

‘… … Be quiet. I’m in a good mood.’

Yes, yes.

Flying through the black wings, it was only a short distance to Shinmok.

Not far away, I could see the huge branches and leaves of a sacred tree shining golden.

Pow-ok─ Pow-ok─

The sacred tree management service was once a year, but Arne, the manager, had to chase away the insect spirit beasts that fLocked to the sacred tree every Day.

Roan stopped, not getting any closer to the sacred tree.

There was a process that had to be completed in order to pass near the sacred tree at night.

At that moment, behind Roan.

“what’s the matter?!”

Arne’s high, bright voice burst out.

Roan turned around as nonchalantly as he had expected.

“Hello, Arne.”

Arne pouted, noticing that Roan was not particularly surprised.

“Heungheung, I’m not really surprised!”

Arne, a spirit, loves to surprise his opponents after playing pranks.

And if he did something he didn’t like, revenge was certain.

The area around the sacred tree was Arne’s territory, so you had to get Arne’s permisSion to pass through.

“Rather than that, you’re the one who volunteered last time?! You did well that time and it’s very comfortable! Thank you!”

“I just did what I had to do.”

“No, no~ But what are you really here to do?”

Arne asked, blinking his big eyes.

First, Roan took out almost all the fruits of the Garden of Dawn from his lucky bag and gave them to Arne.

“W-what is this?!”

Arne’s round eyes opened even wider.

‘Spirits can’t get enough of these rare fruits.’

Roan smiled to himself at the sight.

These were some of the most delicious fruits.

But you gave it to the tree spirit Arne?

Gamers called these things ‘legal cheats.’

“These are fruits from the Garden of Dawn. I don’t know if Arne will like them.”

I didn’t had to hear an answer to know whether I would like it or not.

Squeezing──

Arne was already drooling over the fruit in his arms, not paying attention to Roan’s words.

“Bah, I have to go quickly!”

As if talking like this was not a waste of time, Arne soared up and then fell again.

If we were to think of it as a human child, it was similar to the behavior of stamping one’s feet because one wanted to leave quickly.

“I’m planning to look for Master Harden’s handkerchief around here, but you don’t need to worry even if you sense a suspicious vibe.”

“Ugh, yeah! I don’t care, I don’t care! Take whatever you want!”

Arne was so excited that he even used his strength to levitate the fruit and spin it around in the air.

It was very cute how his head was spinning accordingly.

Arne then stopped acting as if something suddenly occurred to him.

“Look at my mind! I received such a precious gift and I will help you!”

“Huh? There’s no need to do that….”

Roan tried to decline because it would be a hassle to even follow him.

But Arne, whose head was already full of fruits, couldn’t do that.

“Yaaaaap!”

Passsss───

Instead, it flew over Roan’s head and sprinkled golden powder.

‘Spirit Powder Blessing!’

Roan realized who it was and opened his eyes slightly.

The Spirit Powder Blessing was the so-called all-purpose blessing.

As the spirits of nature itself do not belong to any faction, they raise various abilities quite significantly for both priests and warlocks.

Roan bowed politely to Arne.

“Thank you, Arne.”

“What~ I received such delicious fruit, of course I had to do it! You were looking for a handkerchief? That golem is annoying there, so be careful!”

“yes.”

“Then I’m done!”

Arne flew towards the sacred tree like the wind, as if his business was now truly over.

Now, no matter what Roan did, she won’t interfere and won’t report to school.

‘Actually, it’s not the golem that’s bothersome.’

The golem was so old that it wasn’t very threatening enough to suppress even Black Red and Roan before the Void.

Arne doesn’t know, but the reason Roan gave her the fruit was to prevent unnecessary intervention.

However, receiving the blessing of spirit powder was an unexpected benefit.

Roan moved his black wings to the location where Harden’s handkerchief was hidden.

‘If this is enough… … ‘I don’t know if it’s really possible?’

The opponent was Lucia, Princess of the Night.

It was impossible to let down her guard, but if you look at it, she had not yet reached the peak that Roan remembered.

Roan thought things were about to get quite interesting.

Roan flew a little further and soon found a familiar structure.

Of course, it was a structure that can only be seen on a monitor.

An old, worn-out pillar that must had originally been about 3m tall.

Those pillars fell apart little by little, forming the vertices of a square.

Unless you look closely, you would not even think it was an artificial pillar. It was so stained with time.

Roan landed nearby and folded his black wings.

‘Looking at it like this… … ‘It’s definitely here.’

Roan looked around, convinced.

This was where I met Lucia.

As long as everything went according to plan, or even better, there was no hesitation.

Roan walked towards the rock with a concave top in the middle of the square formed by the pillars.

This rock was the key to summoning the golem seen in the prophet’s eyes.

Zech─

Roan took out Mosquito from his lucky bag.

Then he put it on his palm to draw blood.