Eve murmured with a clear and determined tone.
“I am searching for the ‘Blessing of the World Tree.’ To bring Ray back to life…”
At the same time, a breeze blew through the square, causing her turquoise hair to flutter gently.
Without restraining her swaying hair, Eve continued with a resolute gaze.
“…to meet him once again.”
In the midst of the shadows cast on her face by the moonlight.
Eve’s turquoise eyes shimmered faintly, creating an incredibly fantastical sight.
The ‘Blessing of the World Tree.’
Whether it truly exists or not, it’s a dubious recovery magic known as the ‘Falsehood Magic.’
It’s a legendary magic that only appears in fairy tales, within the tale of the ‘World Tree.’
Its effect is immense. While regular ‘Resurrection’ magic can only bring someone back to life for a maximum of ten days after death, with the condition that the soul remains, the ‘Blessing of the World Tree’ is an extraordinary magic that can resurrect someone regardless of the time that has passed or whether the soul remains in the mortal realm.
Moreover, despite being an incredibly powerful magic, the ‘Blessing of the World Tree’ has no limitations or constraints.
While it is impossible for a person to cast ‘Resurrection’ on themselves due to restrictions, the ‘Blessing of the World Tree’ allows the caster to set an unconditional resurrection for themselves.
In the first place, ‘Resurrection’ is already an advanced and difficult magic. The information is tightly concealed by the higher-ups of the White Mage Association, and the method of acquiring it is unknown to ordinary white mages.
Even with significant connections to the association and substantial donations, it’s difficult to request ‘Resurrection,’ and there are probably fewer people among influential nobles who know about it.
The way I learned it was not through the proper channels; I broke into the association and learned it on my own. I had to learn it, no matter what. Well, there was no other choice.
So, in summary…even acquiring regular ‘Resurrection’ is challenging, let alone the ‘Blessing of the World Tree,’ which is an even more dubious legendary magic.
Even the largest association I infiltrated had no information about the ‘Blessing of the World Tree.’ Therefore, it’s natural that I don’t know about it either. Yet, Eve is searching for such magic. But something like that…
“–you may think it’s impossible. But no matter how many years or decades pass, I will definitely find it. I will find it to prove it.”
Eve declared with a clear voice. Her emotions contained within that voice were beyond my comprehension.
“I saw it several years ago, and even the White Mage Association had no information about it…is that so?”
“Even so, I can’t give up. It’s my only hope.”
“…I see.”
An unwavering and firm determination that would not waver, no matter what happened.
It reminded me once again how important that person was to Eve. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so fixated on someone who had died.
“I will…let you know if I gather any information.”
“Thank you.”
Eve responded with a soft smile, visibly pleased with my reply.
“Well then, let’s go. You’ll walk me home, right?”
Eve wore a mischievous expression, and I smiled in response, saying, “Of course.”
Leaving the square, we walked side by side, just like when we arrived, silently heading back home.
The atmosphere had become somewhat softer as we strolled leisurely down the moonlit streets.
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–That’s when it happened.
“Eve! I need your help in finding Jirei–Wait, Jirei?! So you were here with Eve…but never mind that! Something terrible has happened!”
At a high speed, a fluffy cat named Aldy flew down from above, his voice filled with panic.
“Huh? What’s so terrible? Did your true nature finally get exposed, and it’s a big problem?”
“No, it’s not that! It’s–“
Aldy’s face was filled with seriousness as he shouted.
“They’re gone! The students I left in Jirei’s care…they’re nowhere to be found!”
“Huh? Gone…they’re probably just off playing somewhere.”
“They haven’t returned to the dorms since yesterday! After going to cheer for Jirei in the final tournament match…”
I responded with an exasperated expression, but Aldy continued to be restless and raised his voice.
“No, I mean, weren’t they assigned escorts? They’re the offspring of well-known nobles, so they should have been assigned, right?”
“They were assigned, indeed! But even those escorts are missing and haven’t returned… It’s unthinkable for them not to come back, even though they’ve never broken curfew… Something must have happened, maybe an incident–“
“An incident, huh?”
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What crossed my mind was an incident I overheard at the diner, where I heard about children having their hearts extracted.
A bad feeling came over me. No, but that can’t be true–
“My ‘Detection Magic’ doesn’t seem to have good accuracy, and I can’t find them. Even though the faculty has been mobilized since yesterday, there’s no sign of them… That’s why I’m asking! There’s no one else I can rely on!”
“I want to refuse, but…alright.”
“Jirei…!”
“But in return…I won’t ask for any compensation. I’ll do it for free.”
I said, and Aldy expressed exaggerated gratitude, saying, “I’m really grateful!”
I could have just ignored it…but it bothered me a little, and it felt unpleasant. Besides–
“……You’re a liar.”
I shrugged my shoulders, and Eve glared at me with half-closed eyes.
“Even without that…you’re still going to help, aren’t you?”
“…”
Without saying a word, I turned my face away from Eve and scratched my head. Eve muttered under her breath in a small voice, “You’re so stubborn.” Just leave it.
“But how are we going to search? Even with your ‘Detection Magic,’ the highest level—’Clairvoyance’—you can’t use it, right?”
“Huh? No, not really—”
Wait, didn’t I see Rafine use ‘Clairvoyance’ before and remember how to use it myself…? Oh, right, I was using it secretly. That’s why she doesn’t know.
“I can use it normally. ‘Clairvoyance.'”
Reproducing the characteristics of the students’ magical wavelengths and exercising ‘Clairvoyance.’ Eve slightly raised an expression that seemed to be a mix of disbelief and exasperation, saying, “You’re really weird.”
However, it didn’t lead to an immediate discovery and resolution.
“That’s strange. I can’t find them at all.”
Even when I used ‘Clairvoyance’ to search for magical wavelengths similar to those of the students, I couldn’t find anything that matched.
In that case…there must be a place with a high concentration of magic or they’re using advanced ‘Interference Magic’ or ‘Disguise Magic’ that surpasses my magical power.
I have confidence in my magical power, and I think I’m winning…so the only possibility is that they’re in a place with a high concentration of magic.
“…It’s not here.”
However, even when I used ‘Magic Detection’ to search the entire Magikosmaia, I couldn’t find such a space.
Aldy wore a hopeless expression, and Eve’s face tensed up as well.
“Well, there’s nothing we can do. I didn’t want to resort to it again, but…I’ll use ‘that.’ Aldy, there’s something I want you to prepare for me.”
“What is it? Just tell me anything! Whether it’s an ‘Ancient Relic’ or whatever, I’ll definitely get it for you!”
Aldy leaned forward and shouted. I don’t need anything so valuable. Rather, give it to me.
“Most likely, since I couldn’t find the space even with ‘Clairvoyance,’ there’s a high possibility they’re in the ‘Otherworld.’ So, since I couldn’t locate the space using ‘Magic Detection,’ it’s probably accurate. In other words…somewhere in or around the city, there should be a distortion that leads to the ‘Otherworld.'”
“The ‘Otherworld’?! Something so significant, who on earth…and what should I prepare then!?”
“Oh, well…for that—”
If I wanted to, I could use ‘Magic Detection’ to find it.
However, finding a slight distortion somewhere in this vast Magicosmaia would take too much time.
Instead of doing something like that…it would be much quicker to visually spot the distortion using a large number of eyes.
In other words, what I needed was…
“Rats that inhabit Magikosmaia.”
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“I’m having fun…it’s so much fun…”
In the dim, damp depths of a cave.
A figure in a black robe plastered a mad grin on their face, murmuring eerie soliloquies.
Despite the dark cave, there were no sources of light. This only heightened the creepiness.
“Ah! Ahh!? What’s wrong? Do you want me to help you?”
The person in the black robe looked in the direction of the muffled voice and burst into uncontrollable laughter, as if unable to contain themselves, asking the question.
The person being addressed seemed unable to speak and desperately shook their head, nodding vigorously.
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