I covered my mouth in shock. Otherwise, I felt like my mouth would be groaning at this man who stabbed me unexpectedly.
I believed naturally that Ozworld and the system would completely absorb me into <God’s Play> with transcendent power, just like Damian in the dungeon. However, Ilya discovered I was an illegal soul who had entered this world without a passport. It was like a serious error.
Although I was very surprised, I calmed down as much as I could, took a breath, and came to my senses. Ilya acted like a bystander as if it had nothing to do with him, whether he knew my identity or not. That gave me the courage to say the first words to resolve the situation.
“How did you know?”
“What?”
“My identity.”
“I never said I knew your identity. I just know that you’re not Theresa.”
Ilya answered as if he had guessed the conversation would be long and put the book in his hand down next to him.
“If you want to know the exact information, assume the scope and ask. That way, I can give a proper answer too.”
I felt infinitely smaller as I faced those extremely rational, even heartless, eyes. He’s like a professor who wants to keep an eye on how good questions I will ask. Of course, he’s really a professor…
While I desperately thought of how to ask questions, Ilya neither urged nor bore me. He just quietly waited for my question. Thanks to this, I was able to ask questions calmly without my voice shaking or stuttering.
“Last time at the library, Professor saw me coming out of a virtual space connected to the private reading room. Where do you think that space is?”
Ilya answered. “The term ‘virtual space’ is incorrect. It’s a beach that exists in this world.”
It meant that he had already checked. That’s a fact I didn’t even know.
The beach was created for the Easter egg, but we didn’t include such a setting. It seemed like the system created a connection arbitrarily.
The fact that beach exists wasn’t important information, so I moved on to the next question. “Then when did you know that Theresa’s soul changed to mine?”
“I felt something strange from the beginning. What made me certain was the day you returned from the Delve Dungeon with the imperial wizards. From then on, I could clearly feel your soul and unique scent.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Detective’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[There are several peculiarities, such as death in the Delve Dungeon, the fact that your soul went to Pantheon, and the system error. There is a possibility that errors may have been mixed in during that time.]
I also had the same thought as the constellations when I heard the word Delve Dungeon.
There are too many things to take issue with. If it were a game, we would have taken some kind of countermeasure, such as going back to the checkpoint before the error. Still, now it was a cold reality where spilled water couldn’t be picked up again. So, a different method of debugging was needed.
“If you knew I wasn’t Theresa, why didn’t you raise an issue until now?”
“It’s not a problem. Should I make it a problem?”
It was a distraught answer.
“Well, you don’t even know what’s inside this body, and it could be a strange entity, right?
“I don’t know. In my eyes, you don’t seem particularly strange. It seems like things are finally back where they should be, and the world is starting to move.”
Is he saying something has changed significantly since I possessed Theresa? Of course, the scenario has changed a bit. Even so, the big picture hasn’t changed, so what kind of change has he noticed?
As I was making a puzzled expression, Ilya continued his explanation. “This world was like a clock where the gears were aligned properly, but the needles didn’t turn. But from the moment you appeared, the clock hands started moving.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Veteran’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[I think he has a vague sense of the fact that Theresa is the developer.]
How would Ilya act if he found out I was like that?
Even during my short time at the Pantheon, dark clouds suddenly formed over the world, and it rained. Monsters also increased rapidly and became strangely more vicious, even attacking the capital and attacking humans. This means that it has become an optimal environment for destroying the human world.
If he finds out that I created that situation, won’t he try to kill me? He’ll think I can be a variable in his plans.
I tried my best not to let him know that I was agitated. “That’s a strange thing to say. I’m just a human.”
“I know that. However, you’re a human being with a unique soul that is strangely in sync with Theresa’s body. Even though no being can do that.”
As his words continued, the tension increased. I decided to ask outright. “What do you think of me, Professor?”
Ilya, who had never hesitated to answer my barrage of questions, closed his lips for the first time. That made me even more nervous.
What on earth are you taking the time to answer? How are you going to name me?
My anxiety grew uncontrollably. Although I believed that I was keeping my expression well, it was at this time that I myself felt that a look of earnest pleading was creeping in.
Ilya parted his lips at a slow pace. “I think you’re just a student.”
He did?
“But it may be a little different.”
I asked back impatiently. “How is it different?”
Then, surprisingly, Ilya, who looked like a cyborg who hadn’t learned human emotions, narrowed his eyebrows and made a clear expression. It was the kind of face where one’s brows naturally furrowed when faced with a difficult problem.
“I don’t know.”
What a frustrating answer due to the dramatic facial expression change.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Stock Genius’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[ It’s love~ It’s love~ It’s still love even though I try to erase it~ No matter how I empty my mind, only you are occupying it~ [1] ]
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Be Mindful’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Ah, I’m concentrating, but who’s singing along with the sponsorship comments?]
“…”
I was even more discouraged by the constellations’ absurd comments. What is love?
[Likeability:
How can you say it’s ‘love’ when you look at his likeability level?
I should be relieved to see that there are still two red hearts, right?
“Anyways, you don’t hate me, do you?”
Ilya tilted his head at my question. “Is there any reason for me to hate you?”
“No, no.”
It was only when I hurriedly denied that I had more room to relax my stiff body.
Anyway, I didn’t think I’d die right away. Is it because I’m relaxed? I even wanted to crack some jokes.
“By the way, even Professor doesn’t know everything.”
Ilya responded with an expression similar to that of an artificial human. “You’re stating the obvious. I know a lot compared to your level of knowledge. Maybe that’s why it looked like I knew everything. I’m too just a small being, a part of the world.”
“Ah, yes…”
Right. But was it necessary to mention my level of knowledge?
Ilya checked out the window. “It looks like we’ll be arriving at the temple soon. Do you have any more questions?”
“Rather than asking questions, I have to ask a favor. Can you keep it a secret about me?”
“I had no intention of revealing that in the first place.”
It was not long before the carriage stopped. Ilya spoke at a distance, making it seem like his large body would swallow me up. “Ah, I’ll tell you what makes you different after I find out more.”
He got out of the carriage and reached out to me after the embarrassing declaration. “Let’s get off.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Professor Ilya is Strange’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[He wants to find out how different it is through the experiment of dating and marriage, right?]
No. It’s not like that at all.
I was escorted by Ilya and went inside the great temple.
Come to think of it, it’s already been 4 months since I was possessed. It was my first time attending a proper party and seeing a temple. Perhaps because of its religious elements, the Great Temple had a sacred and reverent atmosphere that was different from the Imperial Palace or Valhalla.
As I entered the temple, a young priest in a white priest’s robe came out to greet me.
“Welcome, Young Master Bernstein, Princess Squire. I will take you to the flower garden.”
The garden of the Great Temple cannot be freely entered, even for the members of the imperial family without an invitation. So, only a few powerful people could enjoy the honor of being invited to this charity party.
Certainly, it was a party completely different from the Valhalla festival. The garden was filled with magical plants, making me feel like I’ve come to heaven.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Rofan-Addicted Young Lady’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[The imperial family seems to be sensitive about growing magical plants, but the temple has created a large-scale flower garden as a show of pride. This probably means that the temple has authority over the magical plants.]
It was as the constellation said. The ‘holy power’ used by the priest had a unique energy that chased away monsters. This is why it was possible for them to proudly create a flower garden made up of magical plants within the capital. Additionally, the temple had the power to cultivate magical plants. Therefore, permission from the temple was required to create a garden to grow magical plants.
Magical plants were essential ingredients for alchemy and medicine. It also had a tremendous effect on beauty, so they made a huge amount of money from it.
That’s why nobles grow magical plants in commoner villages.
I tapped into hyacinths with glittering pollen. Then, a pleasant, sweet scent came out as if responding.
“As expected, even the magic plant likes you.”
When I raised my head at the sudden words, Ilya pointed to the flower. “It’s reacting to you, isn’t it? Like magical animals.”
“Ah…”
Ilya asked as if he couldn’t understand me being confused. “Didn’t you know that everything was too favorable to you?”
Uargh! I don’t want to know! Out of everything, his grandiose way of expressing it made my face flush involuntarily.
“I don’t think it’s to that extent…?”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Haha Boss’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Do you really want to see me go crazy?]
So, what on earth is driving you crazy about?
1. This is a lyric of song 사랑인걸 – Mose.
I covered my mouth in shock. Otherwise, I felt like my mouth would be groaning at this man who stabbed me unexpectedly.
I believed naturally that Ozworld and the system would completely absorb me into <God’s Play> with transcendent power, just like Damian in the dungeon. However, Ilya discovered I was an illegal soul who had entered this world without a passport. It was like a serious error.
Although I was very surprised, I calmed down as much as I could, took a breath, and came to my senses. Ilya acted like a bystander as if it had nothing to do with him, whether he knew my identity or not. That gave me the courage to say the first words to resolve the situation.
“How did you know?”
“What?”
“My identity.”
“I never said I knew your identity. I just know that you’re not Theresa.”
Ilya answered as if he had guessed the conversation would be long and put the book in his hand down next to him.
“If you want to know the exact information, assume the scope and ask. That way, I can give a proper answer too.”
I felt infinitely smaller as I faced those extremely rational, even heartless, eyes. He’s like a professor who wants to keep an eye on how good questions I will ask. Of course, he’s really a professor…
While I desperately thought of how to ask questions, Ilya neither urged nor bore me. He just quietly waited for my question. Thanks to this, I was able to ask questions calmly without my voice shaking or stuttering.
“Last time at the library, Professor saw me coming out of a virtual space connected to the private reading room. Where do you think that space is?”
Ilya answered. “The term ‘virtual space’ is incorrect. It’s a beach that exists in this world.”
It meant that he had already checked. That’s a fact I didn’t even know.
The beach was created for the Easter egg, but we didn’t include such a setting. It seemed like the system created a connection arbitrarily.
The fact that beach exists wasn’t important information, so I moved on to the next question. “Then when did you know that Theresa’s soul changed to mine?”
“I felt something strange from the beginning. What made me certain was the day you returned from the Delve Dungeon with the imperial wizards. From then on, I could clearly feel your soul and unique scent.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Detective’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[There are several peculiarities, such as death in the Delve Dungeon, the fact that your soul went to Pantheon, and the system error. There is a possibility that errors may have been mixed in during that time.]
I also had the same thought as the constellations when I heard the word Delve Dungeon.
There are too many things to take issue with. If it were a game, we would have taken some kind of countermeasure, such as going back to the checkpoint before the error. Still, now it was a cold reality where spilled water couldn’t be picked up again. So, a different method of debugging was needed.
“If you knew I wasn’t Theresa, why didn’t you raise an issue until now?”
“It’s not a problem. Should I make it a problem?”
It was a distraught answer.
“Well, you don’t even know what’s inside this body, and it could be a strange entity, right?
“I don’t know. In my eyes, you don’t seem particularly strange. It seems like things are finally back where they should be, and the world is starting to move.”
Is he saying something has changed significantly since I possessed Theresa? Of course, the scenario has changed a bit. Even so, the big picture hasn’t changed, so what kind of change has he noticed?
As I was making a puzzled expression, Ilya continued his explanation. “This world was like a clock where the gears were aligned properly, but the needles didn’t turn. But from the moment you appeared, the clock hands started moving.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Veteran’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[I think he has a vague sense of the fact that Theresa is the developer.]
How would Ilya act if he found out I was like that?
Even during my short time at the Pantheon, dark clouds suddenly formed over the world, and it rained. Monsters also increased rapidly and became strangely more vicious, even attacking the capital and attacking humans. This means that it has become an optimal environment for destroying the human world.
If he finds out that I created that situation, won’t he try to kill me? He’ll think I can be a variable in his plans.
I tried my best not to let him know that I was agitated. “That’s a strange thing to say. I’m just a human.”
“I know that. However, you’re a human being with a unique soul that is strangely in sync with Theresa’s body. Even though no being can do that.”
As his words continued, the tension increased. I decided to ask outright. “What do you think of me, Professor?”
Ilya, who had never hesitated to answer my barrage of questions, closed his lips for the first time. That made me even more nervous.
What on earth are you taking the time to answer? How are you going to name me?
My anxiety grew uncontrollably. Although I believed that I was keeping my expression well, it was at this time that I myself felt that a look of earnest pleading was creeping in.
Ilya parted his lips at a slow pace. “I think you’re just a student.”
He did?
“But it may be a little different.”
I asked back impatiently. “How is it different?”
Then, surprisingly, Ilya, who looked like a cyborg who hadn’t learned human emotions, narrowed his eyebrows and made a clear expression. It was the kind of face where one’s brows naturally furrowed when faced with a difficult problem.
“I don’t know.”
What a frustrating answer due to the dramatic facial expression change.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Stock Genius’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[ It’s love~ It’s love~ It’s still love even though I try to erase it~ No matter how I empty my mind, only you are occupying it~ [1] ]
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Be Mindful’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Ah, I’m concentrating, but who’s singing along with the sponsorship comments?]
“…”
I was even more discouraged by the constellations’ absurd comments. What is love?
[Likeability:
How can you say it’s ‘love’ when you look at his likeability level?
I should be relieved to see that there are still two red hearts, right?
“Anyways, you don’t hate me, do you?”
Ilya tilted his head at my question. “Is there any reason for me to hate you?”
“No, no.”
It was only when I hurriedly denied that I had more room to relax my stiff body.
Anyway, I didn’t think I’d die right away. Is it because I’m relaxed? I even wanted to crack some jokes.
“By the way, even Professor doesn’t know everything.”
Ilya responded with an expression similar to that of an artificial human. “You’re stating the obvious. I know a lot compared to your level of knowledge. Maybe that’s why it looked like I knew everything. I’m too just a small being, a part of the world.”
“Ah, yes…”
Right. But was it necessary to mention my level of knowledge?
Ilya checked out the window. “It looks like we’ll be arriving at the temple soon. Do you have any more questions?”
“Rather than asking questions, I have to ask a favor. Can you keep it a secret about me?”
“I had no intention of revealing that in the first place.”
It was not long before the carriage stopped. Ilya spoke at a distance, making it seem like his large body would swallow me up. “Ah, I’ll tell you what makes you different after I find out more.”
He got out of the carriage and reached out to me after the embarrassing declaration. “Let’s get off.”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Professor Ilya is Strange’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[He wants to find out how different it is through the experiment of dating and marriage, right?]
No. It’s not like that at all.
I was escorted by Ilya and went inside the great temple.
Come to think of it, it’s already been 4 months since I was possessed. It was my first time attending a proper party and seeing a temple. Perhaps because of its religious elements, the Great Temple had a sacred and reverent atmosphere that was different from the Imperial Palace or Valhalla.
As I entered the temple, a young priest in a white priest’s robe came out to greet me.
“Welcome, Young Master Bernstein, Princess Squire. I will take you to the flower garden.”
The garden of the Great Temple cannot be freely entered, even for the members of the imperial family without an invitation. So, only a few powerful people could enjoy the honor of being invited to this charity party.
Certainly, it was a party completely different from the Valhalla festival. The garden was filled with magical plants, making me feel like I’ve come to heaven.
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Rofan-Addicted Young Lady’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[The imperial family seems to be sensitive about growing magical plants, but the temple has created a large-scale flower garden as a show of pride. This probably means that the temple has authority over the magical plants.]
It was as the constellation said. The ‘holy power’ used by the priest had a unique energy that chased away monsters. This is why it was possible for them to proudly create a flower garden made up of magical plants within the capital. Additionally, the temple had the power to cultivate magical plants. Therefore, permission from the temple was required to create a garden to grow magical plants.
Magical plants were essential ingredients for alchemy and medicine. It also had a tremendous effect on beauty, so they made a huge amount of money from it.
That’s why nobles grow magical plants in commoner villages.
I tapped into hyacinths with glittering pollen. Then, a pleasant, sweet scent came out as if responding.
“As expected, even the magic plant likes you.”
When I raised my head at the sudden words, Ilya pointed to the flower. “It’s reacting to you, isn’t it? Like magical animals.”
“Ah…”
Ilya asked as if he couldn’t understand me being confused. “Didn’t you know that everything was too favorable to you?”
Uargh! I don’t want to know! Out of everything, his grandiose way of expressing it made my face flush involuntarily.
“I don’t think it’s to that extent…?”
Ding!
[The Constellation ‘Haha Boss’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]
[Do you really want to see me go crazy?]
So, what on earth is driving you crazy about?
1. This is a lyric of song 사랑인걸 – Mose.
