Episode 63

Julius headed towards the inn with satisfied steps.

‘Things turned out better than I expected.’

Using the knowledge in the novel, I got information more easily than I thought.

I even thought about forcibly extracting information.

‘I’m glad it didn’t change with the original.’

Wouldn’t it be better to buy information by means of a transaction than to take it by force?

If done wrong, it would have taken quite some time to even dispose of the body.

It was also possible to get caught in Psyche’s information network.

‘The price of information was also quite cheap.’

The Minima tribe and the Arahni tribe.

They are heterogeneous races that can only be seen in the great desert, and they are the natural guides of the desert.

We’ve got a map with their location, so we’ll see you soon.

‘I just said that I was near the city to get daily necessities.’

You can just go to the inn and leave right away with your friends.

Upon hearing this news, expecting their reaction, Julius smiled vigorously and pushed the wooden door of the inn.

“Brother, I figured out a way… ”

“… huh?”

“Julius is here.”

I saw the different races sitting with Allen.

“Come on, sit down.”

A male with a scorpion tail surrounded by a thick carapace and a female with two pairs of spider legs.

“Aren’t guests waiting for you?”

Julius asked with a stupid expression.

Julius, who had been standing with a stupid face, sat down with an expression of disbelief when Allen called again.

“Greetings. They are the ones who will lead us all the way to the academy.”

Julius bowed his head for a moment with a bewildered face.

Despite his stupid greeting, the man smiled softly and greeted him politely, unlike his bloody tail.

“Nice to meet you. I am Alexius, a priest and descendant of the wandering stars.”

“I am Erini, a follower of another star and their child.”

After he followed him and finished greeting her, Julius looked at Allen for a moment and opened his mouth.

“Hey, it’s hard to say things like this, but how can you be like these guys… ?”

Allen looked at him in embarrassment and said with a face that it was no big deal.

“Didn’t we need a guide? I met him on the road while thinking about it.”

“Are you talking about the shopping mall? ?”

“Yeah, I heard about them from the merchant, so I tried to find them… , he was walking right in front of me.”

Julius’s expression turned strange.

And swipe until they check their faces again.

“Why is there a problem?”

“Oh, no. So what happened?”

Julius pretended to be okay with Allen’s words, but when the information he had obtained became useless, he looked quite upset.

“So I invited him right away. Fortunately, these people accepted the invitation, and when I told them my purpose, they gladly accepted it with one condition.”

As if what he said was true, Alexius and Erini did not deny it.

“What are the conditions?”

Just as Allen was about to answer Julius’ question, Alexius interrupted, sweeping away his dull blonde hair.

“Is it okay if we talk from here on?”

“If you wish.”

When Allen agreed, Alexius bowed his head slightly and answered.

“By the way, what we want is simple.”

He glanced at her, and Erini took over.

“If two Confucius succeed in entering the academy, only once. To support the excavation of the site designated by us at our request.”

“That is enough.”

Julius’s eyes met for a moment, Erini, a beautiful woman with brown skin that matched her brown skin well.

“These conditions will not be too burdensome for Confucius.”

Just by entering the academy, it is as if you have proven your connections or talents.

It was self-evident that their skills would be of great help in excavating the ruins.

“Moving in times of sandstorms is a lot of risk for us as well, so I don’t think our conditions are excessive.”

Alexius finished his explanation with a calm face throughout.

They were right.

If you could move them for a single help, it would be a reasonable price.

‘If we combine the powers of Julius and I, we will handle it with ease, unless it’s a big deal.’

It was a mutually beneficial transaction.

As if Julius had finished calculating that much, he immediately nodded.

“If that’s enough… I will accept it.”

When Julius accepted the conditions, they relaxed and sighed in relief.

Perhaps their actions were unexpected, Julius asked Allen with a questionable face.

“But if you had accepted the terms of the deal, you wouldn’t have to ask me, so why did you ask me?”

“How can I decide on my own if you don’t agree?”

“… Me too?”

Julius was speechless for a moment.

“You are the representative of a group like me, and I can’t do the work alone.”

Julius could feel the bitterness of his heart being relieved at once due to the useless information.

Bestla, who was watching them, whispered softly.

“You know it’s a bit insidious, right?”

‘noisy.’ Allen tapped her handle to be quiet, and Vestla muttered to the end and bit her mouth.

In the conversation between Allen and Julius, Alexius and Erini watched the brotherly friendship with warm eyes.

“Prince Allen said that his younger brother is also the representative of the party, so he will not make a decision alone.”

“It is a very rare friendship.”

At their warm words, Julius shook off the bitter thoughts that were creeping in his chest.

‘You can’t force these people to be like Psyche.’

My brother is watching too.

I don’t know how I would have behaved if I had been alone.

“Okay, then we accepted the deal and we don’t have time, so let’s move on.”

“The preparations are over.”

When Allen instructs the rest of the party to pack their luggage, while Enelia was talking, she showed thorough preparation as if she had already prepared it.

“The clan is nearby, so we can move quickly.”

Alexius stood up with Erini, and Allen turned his head to Julius.

“Julius, do you have any other business?”

“I’m done, so it’s okay to move now.”

Are you saying you got everything you need to get here?

“Then let us go without rest if possible.”

There are approximately two weeks left before the academy’s entrance exams begin.

The party left the city and headed to the tribes that were encamped nearby.

As they headed towards the wide tents, a race of different races, such as Alexius and Erini, with scorpion tails and spider legs split, ran toward them.

Except for Alexius and Erini, the others were not wary of the party as they had already informed the news here.

“Alexius-sama!”

“Erini-sama!”

They were quickly surrounded by different races.

Allen made an interesting look between them.

“There is only one gender per race… .”

Allen, who had seen various kinds of knowledge through the black book, could not hide his curious mind.

This is because the Minami tribe, that is, a heterogeneous race with a scorpion tail, had only men, whereas in the Arahni tribe, there were only women with spider legs.

One interesting thing is their hair color.

‘I didn’t know when I was with other people for the first time.’

However, looking at the members of both tribes, most of them had black hair. Few people had blonde or red-haired hair like Alexius and Aerini.

No, it doesn’t really matter if there aren’t any.

‘Hmm, there is no ordinary person who can make a decision on the spot.’

At this point, I can’t know.

“Did you know that I was a part of you and approached you?”

the fact that their status is special.

‘no way.’

It’s simply that the angler fits.

I just met them along the way, but they were the guides they needed on their way to the academy, and the person who asked for a deal was just a person who happened to have a position to make a decision on the spot.

All of this is ‘accidental’.

‘Not a coincidence.’

Allen’s eyes met the white book that had hovered in the air for a moment.

Then, Julius called him.

“Brother, what are you looking at?”

Allen naturally took his eyes off the book and pointed to the surrounding heterogeneous races.

“It was the first time I had seen such a sight.”

“exactly… They say they only live here.”

Allen said with a smile, but inside he was quite surprised.

‘You were too careless.’

He was almost repeating the mistake that Julius had made.

Allen was more cautious. As if the story was over just in time, Alexius approached with an apologetic expression.

“You have kept the guests standing for too long. sorry. The chieftain is waiting for you, so follow me.”

The chieftain was an old man with light blond hair and a solid impression.

“I have already heard the story. Don’t worry, I’ll accept your request.”

“I will keep my promise, so please don’t worry.”

When Allen answered as the representative, the old man let out a meaningful laugh.

“Don’t worry. Such is the arrangement of fate.”

“Do you still believe in fate?”

To Allen’s question, the old man answered quietly with a face as if it was natural.

“I mean, Sergeant.”

“… Is that so.”

Allen could only nod his head at that.

Judging by the self-proclaimed priestesses and descendants of the stars, it was certain that there was a religion among them.

Allen couldn’t understand them, but he didn’t add it because it was obvious that they wouldn’t be able to understand him either.

‘I don’t know what happened to Miss Francesca in fate.’

There was obviously something there, but after the Chimera Sage’s incident, he went to the tower, so there was no way to hear the news.

“It’s late now, so I’ll start moving tomorrow morning. Alexius will guide you where you will be staying.”

As Allen was about to leave the tent, his gaze suddenly turned to the stone slab next to the old man.

An illustration of nine celestial bodies revolving around the sun.

Alexius gladly explained the rare slate picture.

“Oh, are you talking about that slate? It is a stone tablet said to have been given down by wandering stars in ancient times.”

It was a picture unfamiliar to some, but not to Allen.

‘The dagger obtained by killing the Chimera Sorcerer.’

There was also a pattern similar to that one.

“But why?”

“… It is because the society knows that we are the only ones who revolve around the sun.”

Alexius nodded as if he was familiar with Allen’s question.

“It is no wonder that it is difficult for us to understand the true meaning of the stars. There must be some meaning we don’t understand.”

Allen agreed to his words without answering.

“Come on, move. Chief Arahni is waiting for you.”

The party left the tent and followed Erini to receive a deal from the chief of the Arahni tribe. Allen secretly asked a question to Alexius, who was guiding them.

It was to find out about the connection with the warlock group, Estodor.

“Could you tell me about the painting you saw on the slabs earlier? Please forgive me in advance if this question is rude.”

“Sometimes the wizards in our clan ask that question, it’s okay.”

“As a magician, it’s a topic that I can’t help but be interested in.”

Unfortunately, they didn’t know much either.

That the stone tablets came down from heaven on the day the Holy Spirit they served before the Great Fall first appeared. In addition, even now, a ‘prophecy’ comes down once every few decades.

“No, thank you for letting me know.”

After that, they spent the day in tents provided by the tribe, completing the final maintenance before the sandstorm.

“Perhaps ten days will suffice, even if the time is delayed by a sandstorm.”

“I long for it to get there.”

And through the thick sand wind, through the cold night and the hot day, Ahre flowed.

“Prince Allen! We have finally arrived at the academy!”

“… Yes, you have just arrived.”

Arrived at Galshudin Academy.

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