Walkthrough

A big change has come to my daily routine. Whenever I have time, I challenge the Trial Chamber, and during the remaining time, I read books about magic engineering in the library.

I obtained the essence of magic engineering through a quantum leap, but there was a big difference between simply understanding the phenomena and mastering it.

The more books I read, the more I realized that I could do more with magic engineering than I thought.

Even the improved portal, which I thought was already complete, was combined with magic engineering knowledge to be strengthened into a safer, improved ‘large’ portal that could move more people.

I immediately revealed this fact to Bella. She was now my colleague, and she seemed to be quite depressed recently, perhaps because she was so shocked by Roel’s secret.

As I continued to explain the improved large portal, her gloomy appearance disappeared, and Bella, who returned to her snake-like former self, headed to Modiste as soon as the explanation was over.

She probably wanted to finish the contract quickly before the fact that the improved portal had developed several times more than the existing one reached Estelle’s ears.

Magic engineering knowledge did not only affect the improved portal. I was able to maximize the magic power efficiency of basic space magic and dimension leap that Nelson had improved once.

I was also able to solve the fatal flaw that I had, which was that I could not recognize the space coordinates of places not visible in my sight, through guide magic.

Guide magic is the magic that Luna showed in the previous practice. Guide magic was a magic that drew a magic circle on the floor and released magic power to check the internal structure of the dungeon from a distance.

I modified the guide magic to create a structure that could recognize all the space coordinates around me. Now, within the effective range of space magic, I could pierce their heads even if they were hiding their bodies on the walls and floor.

Nevertheless, I failed to pass the final trial. Nelson in his prime pierced my heart in so many ways.

Unlike ordinary magicians, he induced close combat, so I created a beanstalk from the beginning to create distance. It wasn’t long before I realized that was the wrong choice.

Nelson chose close combat because he could beat me ‘even in close combat’. My plan to win using beanstalks in advantageous terrain through space magic and infinite javelin throws clearly showed me why swordsmen and spearmen try to narrow the distance with magicians at the cost of losses, reminding me of the reason I had forgotten.

Nelson swung his staff to create a huge magic fortress. It was able to prepare for attacks using javelins and space magic, and at the same time, it became very comfortable to fire magic indiscriminately.

Being killed by lava that pierced the floor while avoiding hailstones the size of heads falling from the sky left me with a great lesson: never create distance with magicians carelessly.

As befits the final trial, it was difficult to overcome the trial right away, but I felt pure joy in the fight with Nelson. Although I was repeating defeats, I could feel myself growing at an incredible rate through the fight with Nelson.

I attacked Nelson in ways I couldn’t even have imagined before, and repeatedly raised my senses to the extreme to avoid the magic that flew in without rest.

As I dealt with Nelson’s magic gloves that exploded or shot out magic power in close combat, my spearmanship and steps grew forcibly regardless of my will. Now, I was naturally wielding the spear, and my body was reacting first to take the next step.

He’s not even comparable to Cormo. Realizing how lucky I was to spar with Nelson, I asked Kane to set up a tent in front of the Trial Chamber and challenged him whenever I had the chance.

After a few days, Eunice and Lailan finally arrived in the capital.

***

,This is fucking bullshit….,

That was the first thing Eunice, who had received the memories, said to me. With an expression of excitement, embarrassment, and dizziness, Eunice opened her mouth again.

,This is crazy….,

,Is that all it takes to shake a strategist who has read the situation? Don’t act like that in front of your lord and get a grip,,”

When Lailan, who was sitting next to her, interjected with a pathetic voice, Eunice snorted loudly and glared at Lailan.

,Act like that? You may be fine because you received the memories first, but I just found out that the world I lived in was a fake made into a novel? If I were you, I would have given you enough time to sort out your thoughts. Because it’s such a shocking thing!,

Eunice, who emphasized the last part, turned her head to me. Then she said in a sarcastic tone.

,I think I know what you mean by a secret that makes everything I knew feel insignificant. Because everything I knew is actually a trivial fake made up of your imagination!,

I shook my head firmly at those words.

,It’s a world based on the novel I wrote, but that doesn’t mean this world is fake.,

My eyes met Eunice’s in the air. She bit her lip and glared at me before asking in a heavy voice.

,…Why?,

,Because I, who wrote the novel, think so. This is a real world, different from the novel.,

Eunice, who heard my answer, lowered her gaze. I watched Eunice, who was looking at the table without a word for a while, and said in a quiet voice.

,That’s why I recruited you. I think this world is real, so I want to save the world in a better way somehow.,

Eunice, who slowly raised her head, rubbed her forehead with a deep sigh. I could tell from her appearance that Eunice’s heart had been relieved.

,…Okay, I know you’re serious about this world. Haa, whatever, I have no choice but to help you with all my strength. Whether it’s fake or whatever, I’ll cooperate with you to survive.,

There was some conflict, but in the end, Eunice became my colleague. The strongest strategists in the world had become my allies. Estelle and Bella, who received the call, soon came to Lailan’s mansion in the capital.

,Did you two get closer?,

I said it absentmindedly because I was surprised that they came together, but Estelle and Bella glared at each other fiercely like enemies, turned their heads, and sat far apart. And the two of them said to me almost simultaneously.

,Who could get close to such a greedy pig?,

,Is there really a way to get close to a kid whose greed is bigger than her height?,

Once again, cold gazes met in the air. I, who was stuck in the middle, blinked my eyes and looked at Lailan and Eunice alternately before scratching my forehead with a sigh.

The reason why these two fought like this was because of the improved portal. Estelle tried to extract as much profit as possible from this deal and revised the contract to her advantage, and after several negotiations, Bella finally accepted the conditions.

However, Estelle later learned that the improved portal had been improved once more by my hand, and realized that Bella had hidden that fact and made her mistakenly believe that she was at an advantage in the deal, so she rushed to finish the contract.

According to Lailan’s explanation after checking the contract, the contract became fairly 5:5 because they tried to screw each other over to gain profits. However, two merchants who were trying to maximize their profits were never satisfied with fairness.

Bella thought of Estelle, who was trying to rip off a fellow crew member, as a greedy kid, and Estelle thought of Bella as a cunning pig who had deceived her innocent self.

The fight between the two also splashed on me, who was just standing still. Estelle was very dissatisfied with me for going to Bella first, not her, about the improved portal.

I was the most tired in the middle because of Estelle, who expressed her anger by banning me from entering Modiste and throwing three daggers at my head, and Bella, who visited the club room every day with her escort knight and poured out her anger about Estelle’s actions.

Whatever, it was the first time that the colleagues who would save the world had gathered in one place. I stood up from my seat and clapped my hands at the two people who were still having a fierce staring contest.

Pa-!

With a sigh of relief, Estelle and Bella stopped their staring contest and focused on me. Feeling everyone’s eyes in the drawing room gathering on me, I cleared my throat and said.

,Finally, the colleagues who gathered to save the world have gathered in one place. Nice to meet you all.,

Lailan asked as soon as I finished speaking.

,So, what’s the plan for the future?,

Everyone seemed curious, and curious eyes were fixed on my face. I explained what I had been thinking.

,First of all, you all know that I’m planning to quietly increase the power of my forces for a year without touching the big picture, because you’ve received the memories.,

I took out a map of the continent that I had prepared in advance from the space warehouse. When I unfolded the map on the table, the magic of the map was activated, and the terrain and cities rose elaborately on the map.

,I’ve changed my mind.,

I pointed to the west of the map, a splendid city with fireworks and balloons floating around.

,Six months later, when the second grade summer vacation starts. I’m going to attack this place.,

Everyone’s eyes turned to the map. Lailan said in a low voice with a deep smile.

,The city of pleasure, Ludwig.,

That was the city ruled by the immortal Roman, Roel’s goal.