Chapter 6: Luminary Just Wanted to Sleep

This place we are in now.

Arcana.

The background of the incident that brought us here at the entrance ceremony is as follows.

The academy has an educational institution that is equivalent to a graduate school in the place where I lived.

Elysium, a higher education institution that only a few of the academy graduates enter.

And of course, there are graduate students here too.

Slaves and toys of magic professors, commonly called Luminaries.

This incident is an accident caused by one Luminary.

Due to the stress accumulated from various studies, writing papers, and the tyranny of the professor, the mana in the body went out of control.

A mage’s mana runaway is often caused by a strong desire for something or a sudden change in emotion.

Love, anger, sadness, etc.

And in the case of this incident, Arcana was created due to the wish of a Luminary who just wanted to sleep.

Most of the students who were still low in mana were caught up in it.

And this fragment of memory in front of my eyes is one of the many memories of the Luminary’s trauma.

Through there, you will be able to return to reality.

I approached the fragment of memory and looked inside with my eyes.

A small hole in the air that emits a faint light.

It doesn’t look like the name fragment of memory, but this is what we were looking for.

“Now you just have to go in here.”

“Won’t it be dangerous? It looks suspicious.”

“But there’s nothing we can do. This is the only way right now.”

“You can take responsibility for that, right?”

“Yes, I will take full responsibility.”

People who checked the fragments of memory belatedly began to show concerned reactions to Ed.

But they seemed to agree one by one to his firm attitude.

“Then, I’ll enter.”

Ed, who silenced all the complaints, took a step forward.

And the moment his carefully outstretched hand touched the fragment of memory.

A pure white light began to leak out.

And soon that light surrounded everything.

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“Did they go?”

Waiting for the light to disappear completely, I felt the surroundings quiet down and peeked my head out from behind the wall.

People disappeared without a trace.

Only then did I reveal myself.

Just before Ed’s hand touched the fragment of memory.

I slipped back and hid behind the wall.

It is true that you can escape from Arcana through fragments of memory.

Of course, there will be a lot of monsters called Wardens who protect the dream, but they will interfere.

It’s to the extent that students who can use mana again can overcome the difficulties by joining forces.

In the meantime, the main character plays a cool role.

But I didn’t leave with them.

Because I still have business here.

“Shall we start now?”

My primary goal of making acquaintance with Ed seems to have been achieved to some extent.

So this time, I’m going to get something extra that I can only get here.

I opened the bag that I had been hiding so far and took out the item I had brought.

A pill that looks like a lump of dirt.

Mongwoldan(Moon Dream Pill).

Originally, it is a drug that acts as a kind of sleeping aid to help you sleep more deeply, but it has another hidden effect.

Ugh…. It looks so bad.

It looks like it will taste very bitter.

I’m very hesitant to put it in my mouth.

But I have to eat this for my plan.

Only then can I go there.

I had no choice but to firmly brace myself and push it into my mouth at once.

“Ugh.”

As soon as it entered my mouth, it melted and went down my throat.

But the taste was far more terrible than I expected.

It tastes like eating mud with moss that is wet with water on a rainy day.

How do I know?

…Let’s just skip that.

As the Mongwoldan was gradually absorbed, I could feel a strange energy circulating in my body.

This is the end of the preparation.

Now I just have to find ‘that guy’….

“Is this the right way?”

“…!”

The moment I was about to move.

I heard a voice and hurriedly hid my body.

And as soon as I hid my body, I could see a group of people approaching this way from the opposite wall.

“Yes, I definitely heard a person’s voice from this side.”

Students wearing the same academy uniform as me.

They seem to be lost in Arcana.

Fortunately, I hid my body quickly, so it seems that I was not caught, but.

If I get caught while hiding, it’s perfect to be misunderstood.

I held my breath even more and waited for them to pass.

-Uooooooo.

“It’s a monster!”

A monster covered in black suddenly appeared from their side.

Nightmare.

It looks similar to a normal Specter, but it is a different entity.

And.

It’s also the monster I was looking for.

‘Of all things…!’

The situation is not good.

Nightmares are very rarely found even in Arcana.

It’s hard to think that I met it so easily.

But right now, I’m not in a state where I can move easily.

But if I miss it now, I don’t know how much longer I’ll have to look for it.

So while I was racking my brain and looking for a way.

It started to move.

The nightmare slowly inflated its body and then roared towards the sky.

-Uoooo!!

“Kyaak!”

“Run away!”

People panicked at the sound of its cry and began to run around in a mess.

The scene turned into chaos in an instant.

But my eyes were only looking at Nightmare.

And the moment it finally moved its body.

Now.

I ran out from behind the wall where I was hiding and ran straight towards it.

The people around me didn’t seem to notice me at all.

The distance narrowed in an instant.

When I reached in front of it, I began to see things I hadn’t seen before.

Things that have lost their owners scattered in the sea here and there.

And in the middle of it.

There was one person who couldn’t move because he was embarrassed.

A woman staring blankly at Nightmare with a lost soul.

Why is that person doing that again…!

Nightmare began to swing its huge hand towards that person.

No.

That guy is mine.

Thinking that I couldn’t miss the opportunity, I quickly reached out.

And I grabbed her arm and pulled it back.

The body that tilts backwards weakly by my strength.

My position and her position changed.

And the moment a huge shadow covered my body.

I was sucked into the darkness.

“You didn’t see my face, did you??”

As soon as I opened my eyes in a dark space where no light entered, I scratched my head.

I hope it was a mistake.

But I think I made eye contact with her at the end.

“Why was that person there…!”

The only daughter of Duke Asmond.

Elnoa Asmond.

A woman who appears as a villain who is jealous of the main character in the comic.

The identity of the person I pulled by the arm was her.

“Ah, I don’t know. It’ll work out somehow.”

But I’ve already done it.

Nothing will change even if I regret it.

I decided to think about that later and focus on the situation in front of me first.

I raised my body and looked around.

Deeper than Arcana.

This is the innermost part of the dream owner’s consciousness.

Originally, it’s a space that outsiders can’t invade, but I was able to enter using a trick.

Taking Mongwoldan and coming into contact with Nightmare.

That’s the only condition to come here.

I knew this in advance, so I planned this in advance.

It seems that an unexpected accident happened in the middle.

I managed to get here.

I groped around, not seeing anything.

After searching for a long time.

“Found it.”

A hard touch felt at my fingertips.

I touched it and pressed it with my fingers.

Click.

With the sound, something began to be created in front of me where there was nothing.

And it gradually took shape, finally taking the shape of a huge TV-shaped screen.

I stared blankly at the series of changes for a moment, and soon something began to play like a movie on the screen in front of me.

-Professor, did you call me?

-Oh. You’re here. Sit down here first.

A female student opening the door of a professor’s laboratory and entering.

This is the memory of the Luminary, the owner of the dream.

-Do you know anything about Elysium?

-Yes. It’s a place where people who want to become professors go….

-That’s right. And the reason I called you today is for that reason.

-Professor, are you saying that I should go to Elysium…?

-Yes. I’ve been watching you, and you have talent. Are you interested in becoming a professor?

A bad professor enticing a naive student with sweet words.

-Talent…? Me?

There.

A female student asking back with a fascinated expression at the professor’s words.

She wouldn’t have known.

That a momentary choice could change her life.

After being persuaded for a long time.

Eventually, the student nodded to the professor and accepted his offer.

And the screen quickly flowed to the next scene.

-Professor! We’re running out of time!

-Then increase the time.

-What? But time is limited.

-Have you tried?

-…No? But….

-Then try it first.

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-We decided to conduct research on slimes this time.

-…….

-What are you doing? Go and catch them.

A normal Luminary’s memory flows one after another.

And when all the memories have finished playing.

A small door was newly created where the screen was.

I looked at the door for a moment and opened the small door and went inside.

Then a wide space appeared.

A sacred atmosphere flows as if I entered a huge temple.

And in the middle of it.

A woman with long hair was sitting on a chair with her eyes closed.

I checked her appearance and put my hand in my pocket.

And I walked towards her and clenched my fist tightly.

Now.

It’s time to wake up from the dream.