Drift(1)

Early winter, when autumn has completely receded and a cool breeze blends with a faint chill.

Amidst the mood of the end of the season in the forest, where the colorful leaves have been shed, I was buried in my mindless work.

Currently, I am in a temporary barracks in Abanrat, where I spend most of my day except for my academic work these days.

This is because there was a lot of work to be supervised due to the maintenance of infrastructure including training facilities.

I turned my head and looked at the buildings erected in the distance.

“It’s fast.”

It was none other than the magic tower that won the construction contract for Abanrat.

There was also magic related to ‘architecture’ in the Mage’s Tower, which researches magic in many ways, but the speed of the Mage’s Tower, which prints out buildings from blueprints like a 3D printer through the ‘Structure’ magic, was fast enough to change the trajectory.

It’s a bit pricey, but it’s well worth the price.

“I’m here···.”

At that time, I opened the office door and some zombies came in.

Puffy gray hair with puffy eyes.

It was Adeline with an armful of papers.

She thumped the pile of papers down on the desk with my tired face on my face.

“The current status of the construction, the flow of funds, the student data, and uh… Anyway, I’ve organized everything.”

She was talking with her fingers folded, then suddenly tapped the paper and said.

“…but why did you get this land? No matter how you look at it, I don’t think it’s worth pouring this much money into.”

Maybe it’s because she’s been working in accounting lately, Adeline’s knowledge of the concept of ‘value’ has increased dramatically.

Maybe that’s why she questioned my motives for accepting an island with nothing at the expense of many conveniences.

And that opinion was the same as that of the central level, so I asked myself several times at the time whether this was really true.

“It’s worth it, so it’s just an investment.”

“Is it an environment in which holy power, magical power, and demonia are mixed together?”

“If I had that, I wouldn’t have invested as much.”

Having all three energies in one place is, of course, an important factor.

But Avanrat is overflowing with more important resources.

First, the remains of the Constellation.

Containing enormous holy power and ‘authority’, it has infinite value.

From the central dimension’s point of view, it’s just a corpse, but if you’re capable of mind and mental communication, you can use the components that make up the Constellation as ‘resources’.

For me, who can induce and extract holy power and authority, it is no different from heredity.

Well, I can’t use this right now, so I put it on hold.

However, even if there is no such thing, this place where the holy power derived from the remains, the demonic energy permeated while the demons are stationed, and the magical powers of the dimensions that have been harbored while drifting between dimensions are evenly mixed. )all.

Magic crystals, animals and plants, even air and soil.

It is a nodada with nothing to throw away.

‘It’s strange to turn down the opportunity to receive something like this.’

The central dimension does not know this.

The flow and mechanism through which the three forces mix and work have yet to be clearly identified.

“So you know?”

“Of course.”

Combining the responsiveness of the three forces and the variables of the land environment, calculating and predicting the results is not very difficult for me, having already established the magic formula.

“Of course I have no intention of sharing it.”

Information is power, and preoccupation with devalued value is ability.

This information was intended to be kept hidden, at least until full possession of Avanrat.

“Um… if that’s you, then that’s it…”

Adeline, who nodded, came closer and suddenly collapsed into my arms.

“What are you doing?”

“strike.”

His weak voice stretched out like a sleepover.

“I’m going to die hard…”

His voice is not very strong, perhaps because the heavy work he has been through has put him out of his strength.

Her head pounded on my chest, as if in pain.

“Why am I being so mean. I want to play too…”

“It’s your fault for applying to be a teaching assistant.”

I made it clear that I wouldn’t fall even if I didn’t like it.

I chose Adeline after hearing it, so there is nothing wrong with me.

Adeline knew that, so only her shoulders trembled.

I sighed and added.

“Someone will come to help in a little while. I also felt that the increase in workload was steep.”

“Who can help?”

“I hired an intern.”

“ah.”

She let out a meaningless sigh.

As I looked at her incredulously, she burrowed into my arms even more as if she was acting up.

Then he took my empty left hand and put it on his head.

“…sweep your hair.”

“·······.”

Looking disapprovingly, she looked up sullenly.

“You did it to Maria often. Do it to me too.”

“ha···.”

Adeline had the quirk of trying to imitate all the favors Maria had received.

I can’t play, so I guess I’ll take this.

I wiggled my eyebrows a little, but there was nothing I couldn’t do, so I stroked her hair.

It was a bonus to raise mana and trim his frizzy hair.

“Buy me something delicious later. I want to eat something called parfait.”

“i get it.”

“…Really? A promise?”

“yes.”

That’s about it.

It was not a difficult request, so I nodded my head willingly.

How long has it been like that?

Suddenly, someone approached the office, where only the ticking of the clock ticked quietly.

The crowd got closer and closer, and soon the door to the office burst open.

“Tada! Professor, I’m here!”

It was none other than Ensia who greeted the world lively.

The reason doesn’t matter. She was the only one who got caught while selecting intern applications in order of grades.

Originally, he was going to call Skadi, but recently, strangely, he had too much work, so he had no choice but to pick Ensia, who was motivated from among the students.

“From today, you were commissioned as a professor intern…?”

However, the excited voice suddenly stopped.

Her eyes were on Adeline in my arms.

“why.”

“That, that… what kind of sight is that!?”

At that time, Adeline, who had been hiding her face, raised her head and looked at Ensia.

“Ah… you were the one who came to help. Magpie.”

“No magpie! More so than that, what is that!?”

“this?”

At that time, Adeline deliberately put on a sinister smile.

Her arms wrapped around my waist and hugged me tightly.

“mine.”

At that provocation, Ensia, whose face turned red, rushed at it.

Encia grabbed Adeline’s armpit and struggled to get it off.

“Float, fall!”

“What! Let go of this!”

“It’s not polite to the school, professor!”

“Kwaaang! He’s bothering me…!”

…it’s annoying And the pen shakes.

The moment I was about to tell him to stop.

Read at noblemtl.com

Ji-Ik-

The unbalanced pen slipped.

I felt ‘annoyed’ as the blood in my whole body became cold as I looked at the document with the lines cut.

“you.”

I raised my magic power and pushed the two guys away, then I slammed my head with force and recited with sincere annoyance.

“Go away.”

*

After separating the two fussing guys, I headed deep into the forest of Avantrat.

This was due to regular environmental and resource surveys.

First of all, there is nothing much to complain about in terms of breathing and water quality.

Thanks to the steady improvement work, the demonic energy in the air has now disappeared and the water is clean enough to drink.

However, the case of animals and plants was an exception.

This is because the creatures exposed to all three energies were usually strong and ferocious.

Kuwoah—!!

A gigantic insect…a monster that looked roughly like a mixture of a centipede and a spider let out a roar.

Although it is not a monster, it is a monster, but its appearance and strength are ferocious enough to rival that of a monster.

Those monsters that could be intermediate level were lined up in Avantrat.

bang!

I roughly exploded my head with a bullet and inspected the fallen body.

“indeed.”

The three energies blend together to form a mysterious balance.

This bastard’s carapace and blood must have been of great value as magical engineering materials.

None of these monsters were thrown away here.

Not only silk, but also herbs, nuts, and minerals have special powers.

Herbs can be used as ingredients for powerful potions, and minerals can be used as catalysts for rare magic or artifacts.

If more research is done, there is a good chance that it will become the cornerstone of a new study.

“First of all, harvesting… commercialization is next.”

Of course, everything comes after the infrastructure is in place.

Now, I decided to use these in a special lecture that will be held soon.

While taking samples, I suddenly saw the only building visible over the forest.

. . . It was a bit chilly because I was clearly looking at a single building built in nature.

Since the building was placed in the middle of the jungle, it must have looked like a passenger plane from the third person’s point of view…

“Kuhmm…”

As I was looking at it, I felt sad and turned my head.

Even if it looks ugly now, when the value of this place starts to be known over time, then people who want to enter here will line up.

I just have to make Avanrat completely my own until then.

“Tsk…”

I swallowed my thoughts and walked silently.

The destination is the entrance to the cave where the remains of the Constellation are located.

It’s not different, there was someone to meet here today.

“Have you come?”

As I approached the entrance, an elderly man dressed in a suit greeted me.

It was Tereon, the head of Altair, a man with a sturdy physique unsuitable for his age.

“Thank you for responding to this sudden meeting.”

“Nothing. What did you want to meet?”

“The main topic is fast. Let’s take a step.”

He naturally stepped into the cave.

Although the terrain is rugged, he traversed the slope calmly as if treading on flat ground.

“Hey. Do you have any intention of getting an investment?”

“Suddenly?”

It was quite sudden, thrown out of nowhere.

“Altaïr will help you buy Avantrat.”

For some reason, he seemed to have some idea of my intentions.

Well, since the relationship that has been made fills up for a year, this much can be predicted.

“…Well, I don’t really have any intention of getting any investment.”

But this time, I showed my will of refusal.

It’s not that I’m short of money, and if I receive an investment more than anything, it’s difficult for me to show my full intentions in managing the island in the future.

For that reason, he tried to politely refuse, but Terreon’s will was stubborn.

“I don’t want anything too big. You can keep all the shares. Altair will give up ownership of the academic value and thesis data that will come out of this place.”

“Is it a donation, not an investment?”

“No. It’s an investment.”

What do you call an investment that gives up financial gain if it is not a donation?

I guessed his intentions in the slow pace.

“Instead, let me ask you a favor. Estelle is also involved.”

“Well···?”

Thereon paused for a moment and focused on his steps.

After passing through the steep caves and cliffs, we were able to enter the deepest part of the cave before we knew it.

A huge space where the remains of the constellation are located.

In the center of the place, there was a ‘corpse of a star’ wrapped in brilliant light.

“…really there is.”

And Terreon’s voice as he looked at the corpse was filled with emotion.

He looked at the corpse’s tightly closed eyes and opened his mouth in a slow voice.

“Do you know how Avanrat was created?”

“I heard that the remains of this constellation became an island.”

“It’s either right or wrong.”

He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to him.

A bundle of documents with a clear red seal stamped on it.

It was confidential data of the ‘red’ level, just below black.

“Avanrat itself is a dimension that has existed for a long time. It was ordinary and not very special.”

I read the papers and listened to him.

My eyes, which were carving words on the retina, reached the middle of the paragraph and saw the phrase ‘failure to awaken’.

“This place has become a battlefield, and this person took the test of ascension on that battlefield… In other words, it’s a reserve constellation.”

“And did you fail the test?”

“Right.”

He calmly nodded.

“The aftermath of the failure was not small. The dimension was torn apart by the holy power of the explosion, and after that it became the ‘Drifting Island’ Abanrat you know. The reason why the Demonic Beast was occupying it… you don’t have to say it, you know.”

He nodded in affirmation.

Failure to awaken meant that the battle was lost.

It is natural for a defeated battlefield to fall into the hands of the enemy, so they must have taken the fragmented Avantrat as a trophy.

In the meantime, the reason why the Constellation’s body has not been found so far was only a miracle created by the last will he left behind when he died.

‘It’s a bit unexpected.’

I thought it was a horse that was defeated during the war because it was the corpse of a Constellation, but it was a case of failure after becoming a Constellation.

It was the first time I knew that awakening was successful or not, so I was a little surprised.

“So. I’d like to hear a little bit about the reason for the investment.”

“This remains. You write it.”

“Yes?”

When I questioned the sudden order, his dark gaze looked at me.

“Before Estelle comes here, you must dispose of this body. That is my requirement.”

His voice contained sincerity, but it was a curious condition for me.

While handing over something so precious, the condition is to use it all.

Isn’t this just a donation?

I asked again, worried about the phrase ‘before Estelle came’.

“Do you have a story?”

“…That’s right. Take care of it however you want, but I want you to do it quickly. I won’t care if it’s makeup or utilization.”

“But I don’t have the right to do that.”

I’m not leaving it because I don’t want to write it.

In exchange for capturing Balthazar, the existence of these remains has been known to the central dimension and ownership has now been transferred to the military.

Probably, unless there is something special, the procedure is to have a funeral and disappear from the world.

——As if breaking my expectations, Terreon shook his head and said.

“This body belongs to Altair.”

“·······.”

Momentarily, the accident hardened for a moment.

I looked at Thereon with a firm gaze.

He was looking at the remains with a sighing gaze.

A corpse owned by Altair.

that is so.

“This man’s name is ‘Faelan von Sis Altair’.”

The hidden truth was revealed in his mouth.

“He’s Estelle’s father.”