episode_0119

119. Dealing with the Prophet.

Soon the writing on the empty notebook was erased. Then a new article appeared.

[Don’t be surprised. I’m just writing down the story I heard from the soul.]

This magic book seemed like an item made for communicating with people who were far away.

In some ways, it was similar to my community.

However, it seemed that the text only appeared in books linked to this book. It could be seen that the level was lower than that of the community.

Anyway, I calmed down.

Fortunately, the Prophet didn’t seem to care much about the change of owner. It was a very good situation for me.

I wrote quickly. Perhaps, if I write here, others will also be able to see it.

[Can I have a conversation with you if I write like this?]

[okay. It’s good that you understand quickly.]

It was fortunate. It seemed like he was interested in having a conversation with me.

I continued to write.

[You said I was a new contractor, right?]

[Well, more accurately, it would be correct to see him as someone who could become a contractor.]

[It could be possible?]

[Yes, you know my identity, right? The moment you are of no help to me, this conversation will end.]

It seemed like I couldn’t just make a deal.

Well, just as I want something from him, he will also want something from me.

I asked directly.

[What do you want?]

[It’s good because it’s fast. Do you have a lot of money?]

[money?]

[Okay, do you have more than 1 million gold?]

I could have lied here. But I didn’t do that. This was because the opponent was a prophet.

‘Don’t you know my identity?’

Maybe I was just trying to figure it out.

I just wrote honestly. Of course, there was no need to worry. Because there was no way he would reject me.

[no.]

[Well, it’s true. So, do you have a great status? Royalty or something.]

[Not even that.]

[Hmm, I see.]

It seemed like a good idea to tell the truth. It seemed as if the spirit he had mentioned earlier was telling him whether it was true or not.

Anyway, I felt like there was some disappointment in the writing.

‘No, you really don’t know my identity?’

Even though he was a prophet, he was not an omnipotent god. I may not have known enough.

Soon the writing started again.

[Do you have an appearance that would surprise the world?]

[no.]

[Do you have outstanding artistic talent? It must be the best talent in the world.]

[Not even that.]

I kept writing.

However, the more I wrote, the more anxious I felt.

‘I’m sure it’s not like I can’t sign a contract if I keep doing this, right?’

I was proud of myself. He became the king of mercenaries with his bare fists. It was even weirder that I had no self-esteem.

But he didn’t seem to want my fighting skills.

They kept asking me strange things.

[Do you have amazing intelligence? I am talking about intelligence greater than that of an archmage.]

[Do you have outstanding charm? Can you make a lot of people fall in love with you?]

It seemed like they were intentionally asking for things I didn’t have. To that extent, his question embarrassed me.

[Hmm, I guess it will be difficult to make a contract.]

And eventually, a post with negative content appeared.

For a moment, I wanted to reveal that I was the king of mercenaries. Because that was enough to make him think twice.

‘That’s not allowed. ‘I don’t know what will happen if the Prophet discovers my identity.’

Seeing that he did this, it was almost certain that he didn’t know my identity. It wasn’t a good idea to reveal my identity first here.

‘You might find out that I got this by killing the head of the Zenith upper branch.’

He didn’t seem like the type to really care about that. But I didn’t know. There was no need to go first.

[Then, last question. What is your job?]

I was worried for a moment.

My job was a mercenary.

But it was clear that this answer would not please the Prophet.

‘Can’t we help it?’

I sighed without realizing it.

I guess I wasn’t destined to do business with the Prophet. I couldn’t help it if he didn’t want me.

‘Yes, but let’s write student instead of mercenary.’

At least the student looked better.

[I am a student.]

[Well, it’s true. Because I am a student…]

There was also a negative reaction. Compared to the questions the Prophet kept asking me, my job as a student was too ordinary. It was quite possible for him to react like that.

However, the Prophet kept asking me questions. It looked a bit unexpected.

[Which academy do you attend?]

I was worried for a moment.

It was because I didn’t know why I was asking this.

‘Are you really trying to find out my location?’

Perhaps he did not even know that the branch manager who possessed this book was in Trier.

I thought about it for a moment, but I just wrote the truth.

[This is the Royal Academy of the Kingdom of Aachen.]

Actually, I wrote it without any expectations.

The Royal Academy was great in the Kingdom of Aachen, but there were many more great academies around the world.

But soon a surprising reaction appeared.

[Hoo!]

For the first time, the Prophet showed admiration. It was a completely unexpected appearance.

‘what?’

And immediately the text came to mind. It was much faster than before.

[What department are you attending? Surely it’s not a special department?!]

It looked quite strange.

It was as if he was very much looking forward to me attending a special department.

I was a little worried.

‘Why are you doing this?’

It was such an unexpected reaction that I felt embarrassed.

But I couldn’t lie here.

I soon wrote a positive note.

[right. Special course.]

[oh! It’s the truth! He was truly a special department student!]

The special department was great. This was because it was a place where no one could enter.

However, it was also true that it fell far short of the conditions the prophet had asked me about.

But he was happy as if he had made a great discovery. It seemed quite incomprehensible.

Soon the article came up again.

And unlike before, the Prophet seemed to be in quite a hurry.

[No contract. You fully meet the conditions I want.]

I paused for a moment.

And then I got lost in thought.

‘Are special department students that great?’

A common sight in Trier were students from special departments. This was because there were 103 people.

A guy like Dubalton, who always went to the window, was also a student in the special department.

But if you think about it differently, it also means that there are only 103 people in the world.

No, now that King Sal is dead, there were 102 people.

Moreover, it was an entity that could not be encountered anywhere else except Trier. In some ways, it could be seen as a very rare entity.

Of course, it was unlikely that the Prophet would react that way simply because of its rarity.

‘I want something from a special department student.’

That’s why he reacted like that.

First of all, I wasn’t in a hurry. The atmosphere passed to me. There was no need to decide right away.

I wrote slowly.

[What do you want from a special needs student like me?]

[He’s a pretty cautious type.]

Maybe they will ask me to assassinate a student from the same special department. Or he could have asked for a terrible terrorist attack.

‘Other countries would really like special departments to disappear.’

That’s why I showed my cautious side. According to rumors, there was also a rumor that the empire had a very disapproving view of the special department.

‘Wow, that prophet. There’s no way you want something ordinary.’

If someone asked me to kill someone close to me, I would refuse. No matter how much future information I wanted, it wasn’t it.

[Um… That’s right.]

The Prophet seemed to hesitate for some reason.

It seemed like what I was trying to ask for was something really big.

‘Oh my… do you really want a large-scale terrorist attack on the Academy?’

For some reason, I felt uneasy.

At that time, the prophet’s writings appeared.

And immediately my eyes widened slightly.

‘You want something like this?’

It wasn’t because I asked too much.

It was because it was a completely unexpected request.

[Hmm, I would like to give you a note-taking notebook for the lecture you are learning.]

[what?]

[I especially wish it were a lecture related to the Earth… Would it be difficult?]

I could tell that the Prophet’s tone had changed. Until now, the tone had been quite arrogant. But now it has changed to a request group.

By the way, the Prophet wanted notes from special lectures and lectures. It was a completely unexpected request.

‘Does this mean that the special classes and lectures are that great?’

There might be something like that. In fact, there was no place other than special departments that studied the Earth so diligently.

Naturally, it had no choice but to be at the forefront of all Earth-related studies.

And I was able to get one piece of information here.

‘The Prophet shows great interest in the Earth…’

Otherwise, there was no way I would have asked for this. I found out some pretty important information.

‘Is this why you were careful not to let this book fall into the hands of King Sal?’

I’m not sure about that.

Anyway, I made a worried face.

In order to make a deal with a prophet, you had to hand over the written information. Only then could one obtain information about the future from the prophet.

But this was not right.

This was because it was an act of selling the academy’s valuable intellectual property rights.

‘Tsk, yeah.’

I buried the box in the dirt again. Then he covered the box with dirt.

Soon the dirt floor returned to its clean state like before.

Oh, a deal with a prophet?

of course…

‘Hmm, I have to do it. So you restored the floor to its original state, right?

It was not for nothing that I restored the land to its original state. I cleaned it up quickly before anyone saw it.

I wrote quickly.

[The contract is concluded.]

[oh! Is it true?!]

[Yes, I will hand over the information I wrote down to you in the future. Instead, you can provide relevant future information.]

[good night!]

The Prophet’s satisfied writing appeared. Of course, I was also satisfied.

‘This is a society without intellectual property rights. ‘It’s kind of cute to share your notes.’

Indeed, it was an opportunity to obtain information about the future. I didn’t have any conscience at all about selling the academy’s knowledge.

That’s how I made a deal with the Prophet.

It was a huge benefit that I had never imagined.

‘thanks. King Sal.’

If you think about it, this benefit was achieved thanks to King Sal.

I secretly prayed for his peace.

Not much, maybe 1 second?

Of course, King Sal, who has arrived in hell by now, is probably shedding bloody tears.

‘It’s a world where there’s a real hell… so you’ll probably have a hard time.’