I Became the Heavenly Demon of the Academy

Imperial Magic Tower (2)

“You’ve improved quite a bit.”

way to the islands. The Flanders wagon, which did not require a horse, seemed to have undergone considerable improvement, and there were some differences from the existing one. In addition, the running speed has also increased.

“Yes, there has been considerable progress in the magical field. Thanks to that, there are many things I can do. I also studied a lot.”

Selina lifted her head and her eyes lit up while reading a huge hemp book.

“You don’t think this is the end?”

After all, it was a waste to use this mana only for wagons. It’s because the process of making it is no different from a cottage industry in which a wizard must directly intervene.

There are so many things you can do with just a little bit of application.

“Yes, I am trying to apply it to all parts. It’s not easy. In fact, the output of the magic furnace is too much to use on a wagon. As you can see, it is a problem because it is left behind.”

“hmm….”

Right now, there were a few things that came to my mind, but I just kept silent. As long as something like that is developed anyway, it will develop naturally, and the development of civilization may be better if I don’t touch it.

“Certainly… I feel it every time, but Carol-sama is different from an ordinary knight. Usually, even when knights see things like this, they are not interested.”

Selina’s face was full of curiosity as she looked at me.

“It is prejudice.”

Of course, I had no intention of going into depth. To explain it, I’d have to tell you every word of my past life.

“That’s right. There was no law saying that a knight should not be interested in research.”

At the same time, seeing Princess Riena and Yulia at a glance, I roughly guessed what they were thinking.

Princess Riena and Yulia were normally best friends, but now they turned their heads away from each other and didn’t say a word, as if something had entered a state of cold war.

And I don’t know why both of them are looking at me.

“It’s Kaltenberg.”

Selina admired the towering Imperial Mage Tower that could be seen from afar.

The distance between Jeze Kaltenberg and Schultz Academy was not that far, so we arrived sooner than expected.

* * *

There shouldn’t be a building taller than the imperial palace in the system.

It was a strictly followed rule, with one exception.

A gigantic tower much taller than the lofty imperial palace.

Only the Imperial Mage Tower was free from that rule. Just by looking at it, you could tell what the imperial family thought of the Imperial Mage Tower.

After running through the old-fashioned city of Kaltenberg, they arrived at a cool, wide open area where a wagon could be parked.

At this time, the Imperial Mage Tower is said to be open, but even though no one was allowed to enter, it was difficult to find a gap to set foot in because of all kinds of wagons and crowds.

“Because it’s great every time I see it. Julia, have you ever been?”

Staring at the endless tower, Princess Riena nodded.

“no. It’s all I’ve seen from a distance before. This close… this is the first time.”

Yulia opened her mouth and looked up blankly. The state of cold war inside the carriage was immediately resolved as soon as it arrived in front of the Imperial Magic Tower.

After passing through a clearing where you can park a wagon, you will immediately enter the site of the Imperial Mage Tower. Of course, there is not just one tower standing there, but there are all sorts of buildings that support the mage tower.

The site of the Imperial Mage Tower occupied a fairly large area even in the vast Kaltenberg.

“Confirmed. Her Highness, Princess Riena, do you need some guidance?”

When it came to Bernstein or Princess Riena, it was a different law, starting from where they entered.

“A guide…?”

“Yes, if Her Highness wishes, I will attach a guide.”

Princess Riena glanced at me.

“Guide is fine.”

It seems that the answer was handed over to me, so I answered instead. Upon hearing that, Princess Riena also nodded slightly.

“All right.”

Passing by the Mage Tower staff who bowed their heads respectfully, they went inside and saw all sorts of magical inventions lined up in the flat grounds. It was like watching a fair because of all the items on display in response to an outside visit.

“Wow… It would be nice if the Imperial Mage Tower would pay attention to the practical side as well.”

While Selina admired the inventions around her, she let out a deep regret. In fact, rather than inventions used in real life, these were more like experimental tools to prove their theories.

“Here is one.”

[Amelia]

“It’s with Dean Amelia’s magic. Well, the dean was also a member of the Imperial Mage Tower. These are things we collaborated on.”

“Are you sleeping there?”

While I was looking around at the inventions that Dean Amelia submitted, someone looked at me and started talking.

“yes?”

An old man staring plainly at Selina.

“Is that a magic book? No, the magician is right. It’s also a hemp book. Aren’t you a part of the Imperial Mage Tower? Whose disciple are you? Lorwin? Brochure? no. It doesn’t feel like the two of you.”

More precisely, it seemed that he was more interested in the great magic book of Eternal Return that Selina usually carries.

“yes…?”

Selina was dumbfounded when she saw the old man approaching and talking to himself as quickly as if he was talking to himself.

“hmm. Are you thinking of selling it? I will give you five thousand imperial gold coins.”

One Imperial gold coin was enough for an average commoner family to live comfortably for a month. So, with 5,000 imperial gold coins, it was an amount that 5,000 commoners could live on for a month, so it was not an easy amount to say.

“No, I have no idea.”

Selina immediately and resolutely refused without any hesitation.

“Ten thousand, no, fifteen thousand zum three.”

“How much you suggest, I have no idea.”

Of course, it was worth paying for something like a hemp book, and it was also a keepsake from Selina’s teacher.

“It sucks.”

The old man licked his lips as if he was sorry and looked at the magic book.

“…who are you?”

Selina asked cautiously.

There were only a few people who could come and offer such an amount without hesitation.

“You mean me? He’s the one who lives on the 98th floor of this Imperial Mage Tower. Come visit me whenever you feel like it.”

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Just as he had come, the old man quickly disappeared from sight.

“The 98th floor of the Imperial Magic Tower…”

Selina muttered blankly.

“Is that so great?”

Of course, the old man’s state looked great. In terms of the energy he felt, he was superior to Amelia Dean and even to Diabolus Pretum, the master teacher.

“Yes, it means that the higher the number of floors in the Imperial Mage Tower, the higher the level and great achievements were left. It’s not an official title, but the owner of the 99th floor, the top, is called the master of the magic tower. You can see it right under the tower pillar. He said he was staying on the 98th floor, but in reality he must be the owner of that floor.”

“I heard that there are many wizards who don’t care about other people’s eyes.”

“Yeah… kinda. Although the wizards in the Imperial Mage Tower are particularly nasty.”

After talking about this and that, we finally arrived at the entrance to the Imperial Mage Tower.

I felt it when I saw it from a distance, but when I saw it up close, it made more sense.

The height of the 99th floor, as well as the area. I wondered how the hell they would have built it with this world’s technology.

“Master, where should we go now?”

Princess Riena asked while looking around.

“I plan to see the auction first.”

“Aha, there must be a reason Master insisted on this date.”

“Yes, today is the day the auction hosted by the Magic Tower is held. I’m going to look around to see if there’s anything useful.”

There were always plenty of items that complemented the convenience, so there was nothing wrong with it. In particular, the more Elixir, the better. Even if I don’t get hurt, it’s something Princess Riena and Yulia don’t know.

“I have some other work to do then…”

“okay.”

Selina lowered her head slightly and left.

The bright light source and the silvery exterior walls are felt even though the interior is tightly closed in all directions.

….

I was used to it. The interior of this Imperial Mage Tower was similar to that of the ship Eternia. I didn’t see the complex circuitry like Eternia, but the subtle aura I felt from the outer wall.

I was sensing my surroundings while scattering my energy.

I felt intense gazes in the air.

The second floor, the third floor, no, much higher than that.

Eyes looking down from a high place.

It was an incomprehensible phenomenon, but I faced the snake-like eyes splitting through all the ceilings. Yellow eyes reminiscent of those of reptiles.

For a moment, I felt an immense energy interfering with me.

I could have blocked it if I wanted to block it, but I didn’t. I had a strong intuition that there was no need to stop it. In the first place, that existence was not expressing hostility towards me.

….

I only blinked once, but I was in a completely different place before I knew it.

All kinds of plants were swaying gently in the gentle wind, and delicious fruits hung from each tree.

The scent of unknown flowers and trees, and the thick scent of grass harmoniously harmonized the landscape, reminiscent of Mureungdowon.

In the middle of that Mureungdowon.

There was a little girl sitting on a small stone with long, silver hair that reached down to her toes.

“Come on. Carl von Bernstein.”

Seeing me approaching, he greeted me in a clear voice with his yellow eyes shining.

“Who are you?”

“Does it matter?”

The girl tilted her head.

“It is important.”

“huh. yes. The name doesn’t matter. It’s been so long since I woke up. Let me introduce you. The Last Dragon, Arcadia. That is my name.”

“Dragon? Did you know that all dragons are gone?”

I came face to face with something completely unexpected. It wasn’t simply on the same level as Eternia, but was it even a dragon?

“huh. that’s right. They are all gone.”

“Then what are you? Where else is this place?”

“Don’t you already guess?”

“…”

There were parts that subtly stimulated the senses from earlier. It was obviously close to idyllic utopia to feel with the five senses.

None of this felt like the truth. It was like entering the world of a painting.

“How did you know my name?”

“Yeah, it’s okay to ask that question. Arcadia knows a lot and doesn’t know a lot. And all Arcadia could read from you was your name. Carl von Bernstein. It’s really strange.”

“You talk too much.”

The little girl got up from the stone with a slight elation and a bashful laugh.

“sorry. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a ‘conversation’ like this. Once you answer the question. This place, um… you can say it’s the 100th floor of the tower.”

“I heard that the 99th floor is the end of the Magic Tower.”

“huh. yes. Physically yes.”

“As expected, wasn’t it a place with substance?”

The gap between the five senses and the senses. This place was no different from Moorim’s fantasy labyrinth. It was much more sophisticated than that.

“don’t worry. Because the time inside is separated from the outside. No matter how long you stay with Arcadia, the time outside won’t pass for even a second. Just think that consciousness has moved here. The body stays where it is.”

It’s like…

“…It’s a perfect place for training.”

I vaguely thought there could be a place like this while looking at Moorim’s method and magic in this world, but I never thought I’d actually face it.

“Yes? training? You mean at best?”

Arcadia opened her mouth blankly and muttered.

“If there is little time outside, wouldn’t it be the best place to practice?”

“Sorry, that’s impossible. Actually, I can’t keep this space for that long. It’s a pity. It would have been better in the past, but…”

“As expected.”

I thought there might be some restrictions. There was no way things in the world could have flowed so conveniently.

“huh. All the dragons are gone, but Arcadia, the last one, is here. I fixed a part of my existence to this ‘tower’ before the main body disappeared.”

“Are you fixing it to the tower?”

“Even if the main body disappears, at least a part of ‘I’ will remain in this tower. Arcadia thought it was necessary. I know that? This tower has been on this land since before there was a nation called ‘Empire’ outside.”

It was the first time I heard about it. In the first place, I was a soldier, not a wizard. I was interested in the principles and structure of magic to look at other ways to deal with energy, but I did not look into the detailed history.

“Did the city develop around the tower?”

“that’s right. The Imperial Palace also moved here before I knew it. Arcadia intended that. To create a strong empire on the continent. Dragons can see a cross section of the future. Although each dragon sees a slightly different future. I thought that was necessary in the future that Arcadia saw.”

“Is it intentional that dragon’s blood flowed to the emperor?”

“huh. I know you well.”

If the blood of the imperial family was not special, it would have been difficult for the empire system to be maintained for a long time. Of course, I don’t know where and how far it was intended.

“Why did a great being called a dragon intervene so deeply in human affairs?”

No matter how I looked at it, I didn’t understand it properly. At my question, Arcadia put on a gloomy expression and slowly parted her lips.

“Karl von Bernstein. Don’t you think it’s sad that the world is doomed?”