◈ Episode 501: The Dream School (1)
It wasn’t too difficult to convince Seridan to let go.
“They say that the coal mines in the Southern Zone are overflowing with good quality gunpowder. As long as you go with Pantos and take care of things properly, you can bring whatever you want.”
“Shall we go!”
Seridan hadn’t had anything to explode lately, so he was starving.
Sulfuric acid and nitric acid are essential for making gunpowder.
Among them, it was famous for a lot of good quality sulfur near the southern mountainous area.
Sulfur is an indispensable key material in the chemical industry.
Sulfuric acid and nitric acid were also always in short supply for Sheridan, who made explosives.
Is there a place where you can get them freely?
Even the built-in quantity alone would be enormous.
Seridan had plenty of reasons to grit his teeth and visit even though he was told not to go.
So, Sheridan left for the southern region to find Pantos.
“What is left now is to keep looking at Isla Machina’s situation.”
There were quite a few things to take care of.
Rudger left the hideout and headed for Ceorn.
Seorn, who was on vacation, was secluded unlike usual.
Excluding a few students who do not go back to their hometowns and live in dormitories, the only ones you see often are graduate students walking around like zombies.
It was a common sight that I always see, so I didn’t have any special feelings.
First of all, what you need to find is information about Dreamland.
The most certain thing would be to visit the Dream School, but unfortunately, Rudgar didn’t have a pipeline to contact them directly.
Even if you ask if you can see the data out of the blue, they will show disapproval.
‘When I think about that, it’s right to search Ceorn’s library first.’
Seorn’s library has so many books that it resembles a national library.
Seorn is a place in charge of mage education.
At the same time, since it is the largest magic academy on the continent, the number of books stored in the library is beyond imagination.
In terms of pure size, it would probably be much bigger than the library in the mansion on the mysterious night.
‘It’ll take a while to find it, but there’s nothing wrong with doing it.’
Rudger headed to the library.
The library, which occupies an entire building, was filled with countless books, bookshelves, and desks.
The ceiling was quite high, and if you looked up you could see books floating and moving around.
It looks like it moves along a transparent rail.
It was an automated magic that made it possible to place an object in a designated location.
Since there are so many books, it was introduced because it was not possible for librarians to organize books alone.
‘If you divide the magic area you are looking for, is it a special type?’
Rudger followed the signs and walked inside the library.
It was so quiet that I could hear footsteps even though I was walking as carefully as I could.
Occasionally, some students sitting at their desks and concentrating on their studies looked at Ludger with a surprised expression.
But he didn’t talk or whisper.
With no one to disturb him, Rudger arrived at the place where the books of the special series were kept without any problems.
“Why are you here… … .”
Rudger met an unexpected person there.
Pure white hair that flowed like water over the school uniform.
Compared to children of the same age, the appearance and expression look exceptionally mature.
“Julia Plumheart.”
The girl, who had not always revealed her inner side, had her eyes wide open as if she was surprised to meet her in this place.
That expression soon returned to the relaxed mask he usually wore, but he still noticed that he was curious about why Rudger had come here.
“It’s vacation, so why don’t you go home?”
“I don’t have anything else to do. It’s boring. It’s better to stay here and focus on magic training.”
“It’s magic. Come to think of it, you were a Dream Walker belonging to the Dream School.”
“What is the teacher doing here?”
If it was the usual Julia, she would have just bowed her head and left.
The reason I didn’t do that was because I felt intuition that I couldn’t solve the question if it wasn’t now.
There is also the curiosity of meeting Ludger in an unexpected place, but what preceded it was about Sedina Roshen.
She hasn’t been seen since vacation.
I didn’t think that the house-hating girl would go back to the Lawchen family.
In addition, teaching assistants basically help teachers with auxiliary work even during vacations, so they could not be away for long.
It was certainly strange that Sedina hadn’t even shone nose-pluck since the break started.
naturally.
I couldn’t help but think of someone who might know where it was.
And as far as she knew, the target was Ludgar Celish.
In fact, there was only Rudger.
“Do you have any questions for me?”
Rudger also read Julia’s unusual expression.
Just as this side has questions, Julia must also have questions about herself.
However, as for which one was more urgent, it was Julia who was impatient to see anyone.
“… … .”
“If you don’t have anything to say, let it go. I have a book to find.”
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“What is it?”
“Is there any reason to say that?”
“I can tell you.”
Rudger let out a chuckle.
It hurts my pride to openly ask questions, so this side must be willing to help in its own way.
It seems that you do not become a loser in the relationship with the other party and want it to be a legitimate transaction.
It was quite bold, but Julia was still immature at the point of revealing it.
I can’t help it considering my young age.
“Finding a few books is not difficult.”
“Aren’t you trying to find a singular series?”
“Because I came here for that.”
“There are more types of books in the special series than I thought. Among them, chaff alone accounts for more than 80%. It will take quite a while to find the information you really want?”
“Hoo. So you’re not boldly trying to help me, what are you curious about?”
Julia exclaimed, “I’m fed up with that attitude.”
Not knowing if that was what Ludger was aiming for, Julia forcibly calmed the excitement that had risen slightly.
“It’s just that I don’t see the assistant that the teacher usually accompanies.”
“You mean Sedina Rosshen? It’s been a while since I’ve been away from her.”
“… … Where did you go?”
Julia was nervous for nothing at the word that she was away.
Rudger shrugged lightly.
“It is a break due to personal circumstances of the teaching assistant. That’s all.”
“It’s a break, but it’s not in Seorn.”
“It’s a break, so there’s no reason to stay here.”
“But where to go for Sedina… … .”
I couldn’t think of anything other than the Lawshen Mansion.
But that’s why Law Shen wasn’t any more.
Where is it then?
Julia’s eyes widened in an instant.
Right away, she had no way to know where Sedina had gone.
“Sedina… … Where did you go?”
“No matter how much Sedina is my teaching assistant, I am the one who has a duty to protect her private life.”
“That’s only when you’re a complete stranger. I am Sedina’s friend.”
Julia felt sorry for saying that.
Are you friends? I thought only myself, so I wondered if I could spit it out like this.
However, since the water had already been spilled, Julia decided to push on.
“A friend. Quite sentimental for words coming out of the chief’s mouth.”
“… … What does that mean? Anyway, I was just asking because I was curious about where my friend had gone.”
“Doesn’t that mean you don’t consider him a friend?”
Julia bit her lip slightly at the words that pierced her core.
Since Sedina was an assistant, he thought that Rudger had some vague idea of this.
But I never thought I would hear it like this.
“… … Well, is there a problem? I think of you as a friend.”
“Sedina pushed you away from before.”
“It was. But I know him well. Even if you do that on the outside, it shows through your facial expression.”
“From the expression?”
“If you really hated me, you wouldn’t be sorry every time you saw me.”
Julia thought it was better.
I didn’t need to measure anything more than I’ve said so far.
“Sedina was always steeped in melancholy. But when did she change? That’s after I became an assistant to Mr. Rudger.”
“Is it because of your magical properties that you found out all that?”
“Dreamwalkers are innately able to feel the reverberation of someone’s dream. Not everyone can see them all, but in cases like Sedina, who have been plagued by nightmares for a long time, you can’t be ignorant of them. I can see it.”
“That’s why you noticed the change in assistant instructor Sedina.”
“There is that, but Mr. Rudger is also an unusual case.”
Rudger asked as the arrow suddenly returned this way.
“You mean me?”
“A teacher does not have a dream. Normal people, like everyone else, dream, but the teacher doesn’t have that reverberation at all. It is a very special case.”
“It’s a special case.”
One of Julia’s guts to speak out against the person in question deserves recognition.
Isn’t that what the student said to the teacher?
“So, what are you curious about? Do you want to know where Sedina went?”
“yes.”
“What are you going to do? She’ll push you away anyway, like always.”
“Maybe. Still, Sedina is changing. One day, I think it will go back to how it was before.”
There was a certain certainty in Julia’s voice when she said that.
It’s so different that I wonder if it’s a child who usually hits others with iron walls.
Rudger realized anew that a person’s outward appearance is not everything.
“It’s a rare friendship these days.”
“… … Are you being sarcastic?”
“no. I said it sincerely. okay. Assistant Sedina asked me where I was.”
Julia gulped and waited for Rudger’s next words.
“She went to the forest of life.”
“A forest of life? There is a kingdom of elves… … .”
“okay. don’t you know That half of Sedina has elf blood.”
“… … Even so, in a place where there is no ointment, how?”
“Mr. Vierano helped me. Still, since he’s the same elf, he took me to his hometown. It looks like it will stay there for quite some time.”
Julia’s shoulders drooped.
He intended to find Sedina no matter where she went, but the elven kingdom was completely different.
Rudger looked at Julia like that and added an afterword.
“However, there is something that Assistant Professor Sedina told me before leaving.”
“… … what is that?”
“He said that he was sorry until now and that he would definitely want to apologize if we met again.”
“Really?”
He nodded his head as if he understood his suspicious reaction.
“As you know, Sedina has been through some bad things in the past. That scarred her for the rest of her life, and she stopped trusting others. However, people will overcome their wounds one day. The same goes for Sedina.”
“That means… … .”
“Sedina had a conversation with her past. Going to the elven forest right now can be seen as part of that.”
Julia’s lips trembled as if she had heard the unbelievable story.
“If you don’t believe me, I won’t force you to believe it. When we meet, we will know whether this is a lie or the truth.”
“believe.”
“I didn’t know you would have thin ears in this part.”
“At least the teacher I see is not the kind of person who would lie about picking on a student in this area.”
Moreover, Rudger is the one who led Sedina to change in a positive direction.
As Julia, there was no reason not to believe it.
The corners of Julia’s mouth twitched slightly.
Sedina felt sorry for herself and said she would apologize if we met.
Hearing the news brought a smile to his lips.
The reason he managed to suppress it was because he didn’t want to appear weak against the competitive Ludger.
“Is that a good enough answer?”
“Hmm. First of all, let me say thank you. I’ve been crazy about it lately, but thanks to the teacher, it’s been resolved. Thank you.”
“Then I’m glad.”
“Why are you getting help like this, I’ll help you find the book, sir.”
“Aren’t you busy?”
“It is vacation. Besides, even though I look like this, I go to the library often, so I know roughly what kind of books are where.”
Having no friends, Julia would always read quietly or meditate in the library.
In particular, this particular field was the most frequently visited area because of her talent.
Whatever it is, it won’t help.
“Then, can you tell me where the books about Dreamland are located?”
“Dreamland?”
At the familiar words, Julia’s eyes were filled with doubt.
“That’s right, I know.”
it’s your field of expertise
For Julia, it was an easy book to find even with her eyes closed.
“But why… … .”
“I was just curious.”
“When it comes to Dreamland, there are more books than I thought. The quest for the world of dreams is the aspiration of many wizards. We need a little more detail.”
“Among them, what is your favorite book related to the depths of Dreamland?”
At the word deep, Julia’s expression hardened.
“… … Are you serious?”
“Is there a problem?”
“In the first place, the depths of Dreamland are not so well known, and are almost taboo even among us Dreamwalkers.”
“I mean, there are.”
“… … .”
Julia, who was caught in a loophole, eventually raised the white flag.
“But, not here.”
“Where are you?”
“Where is it? The place that knows the most about Dreamland. It’s the dream school with us old people.”
“hmm. Didn’t it exist in Seorn? It’s a bit troublesome.”
Looking at Ludger, who was slightly embarrassed, Julia asked softly.
“Well then, I can help.”
