Chapter 21. Book.
Chapter 21. Book.
When I woke up after that very night, I rubbed my eyes and saw that Nila was sitting and looking at me, then at the book that we had brought from the research center.
- Oh woke up, Akato-kun, let's get up quickly and call the others, we need to study this book and quickly find a method to save Kaji from that… Well, what's his name... ah! Precisely! An empty world.
Damn, I'm already tired of the problems with these cards, I want to live a quiet life ... But it was impossible to leave Kaji in that "Empty World", you never know what can happen to him, because we don't know that world, so maybe at the moment Kaji is in danger…
I followed the other girls, but they safely escorted me out, because they had just woken up and didn't even have time to change. I had no shame from the fact that I went to their room.
Later, they came to our room themselves and asked me to read what was written in this book. I took the book and opened it a little, squinted. I don't know why I did it, probably because of the fear that some strange spell would work on me, like the time when I moved us to an alternate world with just a touch of my hand.
When I opened my eyes, I noticed that I had opened on the page with the very note "Alternative World" and I started reading from it
"Dear readers, if you are reading this message, then you have most likely been moved to an alternative world.
This world is full of magic, and the same laws apply here as in your world, so you can use maps, and in this world these maps were created only recently.
Before using your abilities, I strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the other pages of this book.
------------ ✓The founding magician of Knets Vanl.
There are 28 days left before returning back to your world."
- Nothing particularly important on this page, scroll on, - said Nila, sitting leaning on her fist.
I flipped to another page.
"Maps. A complete guide to using maps.
Cards are assigned to a certain owner, but after the death of the bearer, the card turns into an impersonal one, so that the one who took it again can get the ability from this card.
But there is another kind of cards – the Curse . Be extremely careful with it, because if you do not keep the conditions that are prescribed on it, then you will face severe trials… However, since you are already in this world, it means that you have already been affected by the action of this card. There is a way to bypass the system and it is to collect completely all kinds of cards including: Stars, Moons, Green Dragon and Scarlet Cube. After you combine them all into one person, then the curse will be dispelled, and the person who will own these cards will receive great power.
Read more about the history of maps on the next page."
"So it turns out that one of us had a curse card," Nila said, and everyone immediately stared at me.
"Okay, Akato-kun, we're not mad at you, because you had to tell us about these cards. Or rather, in fact, I revealed the terms of your curse card. I'm sorry about that, please.
- Okay, we're even, I won't start talking about "Who's to blame for what", because it's pointless, because in the end it won't lead us to anything. So, let's continue reading the book.
- Go on. - they all said in chorus and I continued.
"The history of the appearance of maps.
How did the cards come about?
At one time, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, there was some organization founded by magicians and chemists to introduce such a force that could subdue the whole world.
And as a result of their labors, the first prototypes of maps appeared. Yes, these prototypes were stronger than the current versions of the cards. But everything did not go according to plan and a quarrel began between alchemists and magicians, as a result of which four camps were formed and each divided the cards among themselves, each clan has its own ability.
The stars were supporters of peaceful life, but at the same time they wanted to take over the world, to form a completely peaceful state, without war and without death.
The moons wanted to brainwash everyone, thereby getting the whole world into their hands, and the rest of the people for them were just pawns for protection.
The green dragons, as well as the moons, had a desire to colonize all countries of the world, which is why they later united with the moons.
The Scarlet Ones sought to kill the whole world in order to raise their own – new offspring, so that they would later be the lords of this world and fully enjoy life. (The most delusional idea for me)
Also, as a result of the experiments of these magicians and alchemists, experimental samples of cards were obtained.
Experimental sample No. 1 - Submission. It's very simple. You touch such a card and the one you touched will serve you to death.
Test sample No. 2 is a curse. I have already mentioned it, yes, it is also a test sample of the map, but only without pre-set conditions. The condition is given only when touched.
Test sample No. 3 – Creation of maps. With a huge amount of mana, it generates a certain power in itself, which you will need later.
Such samples cannot be given because they are very dangerous for others.
Underground sample No. 4 is an empty world. It was at that moment that this world was formed, ordinary people who fell into the hands of scientists were referred there. I managed to get out of this world only once. When a certain magician took and applied this card to himself …
*Page rustle*
He found himself in an empty world, completely unaware of anything about it, later he got used to it, learned the reason for the foundation of this world, even that this world was created before the appearance of maps. After that, he pumped so hard that he was able to cut through the matter with his sword and he got out. That magician, as you understand, was me personally. In that world I left something for the salvation of others, and also prepared for you one such experimental sample, if you want to enter this very world.
I left the next item - a sword soaked in the magic of piercing matter, so that the one who wants to be saved needs to pump up to pick up this sword. The sword itself is located in the area of the city of Leins, in the dungeon.
The next sample in line No. 5 is disappearance. Everything is very simple here, when touched, a person simply disappears from this world. I also left you such a sample, suddenly someone is attacking you now or something else, just use this card and that's it."
Naturally, there are no more experimental samples No. 4 and 5 left, because they have already been used in the research center during our "battle"…
He did not leave the rest of the samples, only mentioned them in his book. How to save Kaji Uyato, we still did not understand. Maybe you can send him a message of some kind? - I was thinking, when suddenly another page opened in the book, in which it was written:
"Enter your message to be sent to an empty world."
After consulting with the girls, we decided to write the following message for Kaji:
"Good day, Uyato-san, I hope you are still alive and everything is fine with you.
After reading that very book, we learned that in the world in which you are now there is a sword piercing matter, so have the courage and pump up properly and find this sword in the area of the city of Leins, or rather in one of its dungeons. Good luck in your search and in pumping.
---------- Akishito"
I signed this message, after which the page disappeared and the book spontaneously closed and it did not open again that day.