I Will Be the Only One Who Heals at the Prison Academy - Chapter 402



402 – Winds of Winter #1

402 – Winds of Winter #1

I headed to the main playground.

Although it was a strictly controlled place, it was nice that the student council president was next to me so I could easily enter with a high pass level.

After all, I like power.

However, holding power directly can lead to annoying responsibilities, so I think it’s best to stand next to the person in power. The term ‘household escort’ did not arise for nothing.

There seems to have been a saying that a doctor’s spouse is more satisfied with life than a doctor.

If I think about it that way, wouldn’t the ideal healing life I dream of come down to one thing?

“Pillar West.”

“Victor, what did you just say?”

Victorica, who was walking ahead of her, turns her head.

I just shook my head and said, “It’s nothing.”

Anyway.

The main stadium was covered with sealing talismans prepared by the delegates, making it look like the scene of an incident. The amulets look like yellow tapes that preserve the scene, so it’s somewhat eerie.

Zek-.

As I entered the scene with my head bowed beneath the amulet’s band, I saw a group of people who appeared to be Ludens researchers or an investigation team wandering around.

I grabbed one of them and asked.

“Morian, have there been any results from the investigation?”

“It’s Victor. The results of the investigation are nothing special. I think this is a rift between dimensions. “It’s an entrance to another dimension.”

It was just as I heard.

Was it said that this tree-like thing was a passageway to some space?

If I had to guess, it would probably be heading to the ‘Pantheon’.

Looking at the chart filled with incomprehensible characters, Morian scratched her forehead with the head of her pen and added a word.

“More than anything, it looks like a tree. I think it might be the World Tree Yggdrasil. According to the myth, the World Tree was like a stepping stone connecting different worlds.”

“It’s a stepping stone.”

“Maybe we haven’t stopped the prophecy yet. We managed to stop the cultists from the Genesis Church from targeting the barrier stone…”

When the world tree grows, five stars will fall.

Could it be that the five stars might fall through this tree-shaped crack?

Morian said.

“I think it’s better to get rid of it. I don’t know where it’s connected, but this isn’t normal. For the well-being and peace of Ludens, it would be better to find a way to close it as soon as possible.”

It makes sense.

No matter how you look at it, it is not an ordinary situation.

“But it seems to be a little smaller than yesterday.”

I looked up.

Yesterday, the crack extended upwards of over a hundred meters, but this morning it seemed to extend only a few tens of meters at most.

“… Is it decreasing?”

I asked.

Then, Enio, who seemed to be reading the atmosphere to join in on the conversation, silently approaches and answers.

“Literally. It’s shrinking. I think it’s probably a self-repair phenomenon. This Ludens Island is a place protected by a barrier stone, right? So, if a wound like this occurs, it will recover on its own.”

Indeed.

This island is more than just a place, it is like an organic organism.

The story was that the crack that appeared untimely was a ‘wound’ on the island, and that the island was recovering from it on its own. Since it was a very plausible story, I had no choice but to understand it.

A crack in the shape of a world tree that is gradually shrinking.

Enio, who was looking at it, said something.

“It’s a real Atmosphere.”

“…”

What do you mean?

It must be something like a witch’s exclamation that I don’t understand. Witches are a bit like that. Just talking and giggling using words that only they know.

Anyway.

I asked with pure curiosity.

“Can I go in too?”

In a way, this crack is like the entrance to a newly appeared dungeon.

I have an opportunity to enter a new place and there is no reason for me not to participate.

* * *

“Victor, this string is a red string called the “Thread of Destiny.” It’s something that won’t break under any circumstances. “This will protect Victor’s body.”

Wow-.

Enio tied a red string around my waist.

It didn’t look very sturdy, but I think it might be stronger than it looks due to the magical effect.

“If anything happens, pull the string twice. Then we will pull Victor out from outside the crack.”

“I get it. Then enter.”

Zek-.

I squeezed myself into the crack.

Then I heard exclamations like “Isn’t it scary?” Or “I guess I have multiple lives.” It must have seemed reckless to insert one’s body into an unknown crack.

However, contrary to everyone’s worries, the inside of the crack was surprisingly cool and pleasant.

It is indeed a profound atmosphere.

“It’s a strange place.”

Universe.

Do astronauts floating in space feel this way?

I floated as if swimming among countless stars.

“Where should I go?”

As I looked around, I saw a bright light.

It’s as if he’s tempting me with the feeling, “Please come this way.”

So, that was when I pushed my body towards that halo of light.

━Hey… ! There was a big hole in the kitchen… ! Did I mishandle the fire while cooking? ? If things continue like this, the kitchen sisters will all get scolded by Menuol… !

I heard a strange sound.

I’m quite used to rushing around and making a fuss.

━First, try plugging the hole with flour… ! Also, if the kitchen is poorly managed, all of us sisters may have to skip dinner for a week… !

━Rather, something is trying to push in from the hole… ! Hurry up and push it in with a stick… !

Swoosh, swoosh-.

Something keeps pushing my head towards the light.

I feel like a raccoon being bullied by young children with a wooden stick.

“Sick. “Stop hitting me.”

At that very moment, I felt my back being pulled violently.

When I came to my senses, the space-like landscape had disappeared and I was lying in the middle of some people.

“Victor, come to your senses…” ” !?”

That guy was Enio.

Enio is tapping my cheek.

“You can stop hitting me. Because I came to my senses.”

What happened?

Why am I lying on the bed in the nurse’s office?

When I felt puzzled, Enio calmly explained things.

From noble mtl dot come

“It’s been an hour since Victor went in, but there was no response, so we pulled him in. But Victor couldn’t come to his senses.”

One hour?

Are you saying that I entered the crack for only about a minute?

“Maybe time passes differently inside the crack and in the outside world.”

The Pantheon, where many nymphs live, and Ludens, the world of Saba.

It was a reasonable guess that the two had different times.

Why did they say that Gilgamesh, who was king a long time ago, was invited by the gods to go to the Pantheon?

There is an anecdote that when he returned after enjoying the gods’ entertainment for a few days, he looked as if he had aged for several years.

To me it felt like a minute, but in the real world it was an hour.

“It’s a trickier place than I thought. But it was really full of nymphs.”

Just by hearing the voice, it’s three.

Looking at what’s going on in the kitchen, I think there’s a hole in the Pantheon’s kitchen somewhere.

When I made that assessment, someone suddenly raised their hand.

“It is indeed a land full of nymphs… ! This Arnoy is something I really want to explore… ! The plan is to get all the nymph sisters to join Arnoy’s nymph-loving club… !”

It was Arnoy who was showing the ambition of an 8th grader.

However, Ariole, another ditch water nymph, trembled as if she was extremely nervous and afraid.

“This… This ariol is not that interested… ! Since it is a dangerous-looking crack, I think it is better to keep it completely sealed and not approach anyone… !”

Even the nymphs who always like to flock around have different opinions.

That’s how strange the situation is.

“First of all, I agree to strictly follow it. Increase your troops as much as possible to protect the rift. Make sure that no one without permission can access it.”

It was fortunate that the power of the Church of Genesis had lost its power and was close to annihilation.

If they had invaded at this timing, aiming for a crack, we would have had to play a truly terrible defense game.

I think raiding their base and weakening their power before the contest finals was the best decision.

If there is a problem, it would be better to keep quiet until now.

Orca.

I feel bad that that guy is unusually quiet.

Rather than simply remaining calm, there is a high probability that he is plotting a bad plan.

I’m sure they’ll come after you.

Orca is a fool if he doesn’t show up by this timing.

If he’s a guy I know, he’ll be here now.

* * *

“Etch.”

The man sneezed.

Tisiphone, a female assassin with impressive red hair, frowned at that sight.

“Are you sneezing?”

“The wind is a bit chilly. “Is autumn coming to an end now?”

Orca, the man who said that.

He looked down at the world from the rooftop of a building located somewhere in downtown Ludens.

The universe was reflected in his empty golden eyes

To be precise, it is a tree with the light of the universe.

“Has it finally appeared in the world, the world tree Yggdrasil?”

Orca clenched his fists.

It was a worthwhile result that I had been waiting for with bated breath.

“The road connecting Shindae and Royalty has been opened. “It was different in many ways from what I expected, but now it’s okay.”

Sereung-.

Orca puts her hand on the hilt of the sword hanging on her waist.

“You may want to move now. I need to inform Pymblebert’s executives of our activities. Because the long, long fall has come to an end and the wind of winter has come.”

It was when Orca turned his back on the rooftop.

Tisiphone asked Orca.

“So Orca, what do you really want to do? I’ve done everything for you, from researching information to handling annoying chores. “At this point, wouldn’t it be okay to tell you your real plan?”

“It’s a plan…”

Orca looked up at the sky.

“Even if I tell you, you won’t understand.”

Getting into form—Tisiphone sarcastically said to herself.