Chapter 51
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Episode 11 - Mysterious Murder [3]
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In the end, Julián beca the leader of the group.
Charlotte gave up and simply handed the position over to Julián.
After that, we left, and everyone went their separate ways.
Director Bernice said that we could go to the underground facilities after classes every day.
So I returned to the classroom.
I had missed one class after the break period.
In any case, Director Bernice said we would not lose points, so it did not matter.
As I entered the classroom, I went straight to my seat. Rinna was already there, and when she saw , she greeted .
"Adel, why did Director Bernice call you along with the others?"
I sat beside her and summarized the entire conversation in just a few words.
"We ford a group to search for clues about the murderer. Our search area will be the underground and the Labyrinth."
Her eyes widened in surprise, and she asked:
"The underground? The Academy’s most mysterious place? And even the Labyrinth, where only third-year students are allowed to enter?"
I nodded without saying much more.
After a while, the theory professor, Gregory, entered the classroom.
He quickly wrote sothing on the board that took so of the cadets by surprise.
There were only two words written on the board.
"mory Gate."
So cadets who were unfamiliar with the term could not help but ask questions or whisper about what it was.
Professor Gregory smiled, clapped his hands, and calmly said:
"Is there anyone who knows what a mory Gate is?"
So nobles raised their hands and answered without hesitation:
"A mory Gate is like entering another world. It is said that these mory Gates were left behind by the Progenitors; in particular, most of them belong to the Primordial Magus."
Professor Gregory nodded and asked:
"Then, what is a mory Gate used for?"
Another cadet answered that question.
"They are used to discover more about the Specialties and to inherit Traits and Unique Traits."
A mory Gate was like a record where, upon completing it, you would receive so Trait, Unique Trait, or understanding related to your Specialty as a reward.
’It’s basically like a dungeon.’
Professor Gregory, smiling, explained in greater detail:
"And not only that. mory Gates are known to be like the history of so hero or legendary figure. The Progenitors created these mory Gates so that future generations could inherit or leave their traits within them."
Each mory Gate contained the story and rise of so legendary or mythical hero.
These mory Gates had existed since the beginning of all races in this world.
Basically, from before the eight Progenitors disappeared.
’And Part Three of Chapter One will take place inside a mory Gate. Basically, I’ll be entering the story of so hero.’
The ability to obtain Unique Traits from legendary figures of the past, who had been the strongest in history, was exciting for all the cadets.
However, there was sothing they had to keep in mind.
"But Traits cannot be obtained so easily. Naturally, we are talking about the story of so legendary hero. Do you think it will be easy to complete a mory Gate when even that hero faced great hardships?"
The stories within the mory Gates were divided into Chapters.
A prologue, a few Chapters, and an epilogue.
Once the story was fully completed, you could inherit that hero’s Unique Trait.
However, if you could not complete it, then you would only receive so random Trait that the hero possessed.
At that mont, a cadet raised his hand.
"Professor Gregory, is it possible to inherit the heroes’ attributes?"
At this question, Professor Gregory shook his head.
"It is not possible. Although there are people with more than one attribute, they are so rare that they practically do not exist. But, as I said, the mory Gates only grant Traits as rewards and, perhaps, if you convince the owner of the story, they might train you and pass down their swordsmanship, magic, summoning, or Spirit to you."
The cadets murmured among themselves, excited about entering a mory Gate.
Seeing this, Professor Gregory said the words everyone had been waiting for.
"In two weeks, you will be able to enter and choose whichever mory Gate you want."
The entire classroom erupted into cheers.
So could already imagine themselves eting a hero who had only ever been ntioned in legends or tales.
’There are a total of one hundred mory Gates. Every Great Academy has at least a dozen.’
And Headmistress Bernice possessed the best mory Gates.
At the sa ti, one cadet asked sothing interesting.
"Professor, if these mory Gates record the stories of legendary heroes from the past, does that an it’s possible to et the Progenitors?"
At his question, the professor fell silent for a mont.
He sighed and, in a monotone voice, said:
"We only have records confirming that yes, it is indeed possible to et the Progenitors, but..."
The atmosphere shifted slightly.
"Those mory Gates have disappeared, and so were directly shattered by the Five Lords of the Abyss."
When he said those words, his voice sounded clearly sorrowful.
Everyone nowadays knew about the creators of the Specialties.
Naturally, inheriting sothing from them would turn you into the ruler of a Specialty or, at the very least, one of the strongest.
The Progenitors not only created the Specialties, but were also known as true Gods who gave rise to everything that is known.
’I wonder if I’ll be able to gather the fragnts of one of those mory Gates.’
He knew the locations of many fragnts of the mory Gates connected to the history of one of the eight Progenitors.
The problem was knowing which fragnt belonged to which Gate; otherwise, he would never be able to reconstruct the mory Gate.
’But it’s worth it.’
So cadets were disappointed and, at the sa ti, furious.
Then, one of them spoke.
"Then what about the story of the Five Swords, the Three Sages, the Three Kings, and the Two Monarchs?"
The Five Swords were those who reached 11 Stars in the Swordsman Specialty.
The Three Sages were the six 11-Star Mages.
The Three Kings were the three 11-Star humans of the Summoning Specialty, and the Two Monarchs were the contractors of two of the Spirit Kings, also 11-Stars.
All of them are known as those who fought against the Abyss.
They might not have been as impressive as the creators of the Specialties.
But those people managed to reach 11 Stars.
’Most of them ventured into the Abyss World, but never returned.’
In the end, the only ones who remained and killed the Five Lords of the Abyss were the Five Swords.
Professor Gregory gave a slight nod.
"More or less. Not all of them are recorded within the mory Gates because, back then, most of the mory Gates were confiscated and protected by the supre leaders of each Continent."
This ti, the atmosphere improved a little.
Then, Professor Gregory continued with a long lecture about the mory Gates.
The cadets asked several questions, and eventually, the class ended.
Before leaving, Professor Gregory said:
"Next week, we’ll talk about the Power of Chaos and the Five Lords of the Abyss."
Since it was a theoretical class, many questions were asked in search of possible answers.
In particular, the theory regarding the outco of the Power of Chaos would be the most important topic in the next class.
Professor Gregory soon left the classroom while we waited for Professor Franklin.
So cadets talked about the next class as well as this one.
Rinna, who had not said anything, turned toward and asked:
"If you could enter any of those mory Gates, which one would you enter, Adel?"
In Part Three of Chapter One, we entered a mory Gate.
You could go either in a group or alone.
But regardless of which mory Gate you chose, entering in a group was mandatory.
’And there is one where the villains infiltrate in order to destroy that mory Gate.’
It told the story of a very famous heroine, the first person to reach 11 Stars.
"I would choose the story of the Fallen Maiden."
Rinna’s eyes widened in surprise.
"What? The story of that mythical heroine? The first to reach 11 Stars and change the world as we know it today?"
I nodded.
"Yes, that one. Aren’t you curious to know how humanity’s first great change began and also..."
I paused.
"To inherit one of her Traits, one capable of nullifying the Power of Chaos for a brief period of ti."
Yes, the Fallen Maiden possessed a Unique Trait capable of destroying the Power of Chaos for a certain period of ti.
By using that Trait, no matter how strong the villain was, we could have an enormous chance of killing them.
Of course, using the Trait was extrely difficult, and until now, no one has managed to complete the story of the Fallen Maiden.
’My objective is to obtain that Unique Trait and stop the destruction of the mory Gate where her story was recorded.’
The Main Mission only stated that we had to stop the destruction of the mory Gate, not complete its story.
’But I will complete it.’
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After classes.
The Search Group was composed as follows:
The leader, Julian; the vice leader, Charlotte.
And the mbers: Lumina, Veronica, and .
We gathered inside the Academy’s main building.
A guide was waiting for us inside.
We were going to enter the Academy’s underground facilities and carry out our first search for the killer.
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