The Life of a Wise Cult Leader - Chapter 107

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Fire

Celestia Evergrace hung upside down from the window and smiled brightly at me.

Coming in like that as the sun sets is scary, kid.

Swoosh.

The promising yellow-haired Archmage effortlessly turned her body and skillfully trespassed into my room without any trouble.

“There should be barriers and surveillance in this room.”

I asked her with worried eyes.

“Such things are no obstacle at all for meeting my God.”

She smiled brightly while straightening her clothes. Her disheveled hair and robe from being upside down, and the neat Academy uniform inside the robe caught my eye.

“I’ve successfully completed the errand the Ascetic asked of me.”

She had a confident expression.

‘Wasn’t it only a few months since I gave her that errand?’

Honestly, I was prepared for it to take several years, but I didn’t expect her to complete it this quickly.

I composed my surprised expression.

Gone was her confident, brightly smiling face as she spoke with a slightly dejected tone.

“However… I could only bring back one of the Sage’s magic books.”

My excellent Archmage is feeling down because she could only bring back one!

I quickly worked to boost my team member’s morale, befitting a supporter and Cult Leader.

“Only Sister Celestia could obtain such a precious and difficult-to-acquire artifact in such a short time.”

I pulled over a nearby chair, sat the kid down, and began earnestly flattering her.

“If you had tried to obtain the staff at the same time, you surely would have aroused someone’s suspicion. Sister Celestia’s actions were correct and wise. Truly befitting someone who will earn the title of Archmage at the youngest age.”

Her expression gradually relaxed and she began to puff up with pride. She was really easy to read.

“Ahem…”

Unable to control her rising lips, she kept looking back and forth between me and her chest.

“Ah, I took a look at the magic book before bringing it to you…”

She pulled out a thick book from her chest.

Despite pulling out such a thick, heavily decorated book, there was no visible bulge, so she must have cast some kind of inventory-like magic on her clothes.

“I couldn’t read it at all. I thought I was quite confident in deciphering things… This might be why it was easier to obtain than the staff.”

She handed the book to me. The heavy sensation of the book wasn’t much different from my college textbooks.

I didn’t feel any special aura or subtle power filling me.

However, I felt a strange attraction, as if I needed to make this mine. And there was a subtle distortion warping the surroundings…

“It has the effect of increasing magic power when held, but honestly, how are you supposed to fight while holding both this thick book and a staff? Of course, it’s not a bad artifact since the power increase alone makes it valuable enough to be treasured~”

She expounded on her strength, saying that if you cast magic powerfully from the start, you don’t need such things.

I looked at the book intently. The space around it was still distorted.

‘Can’t she see this distortion?’

“There wasn’t much difference in power anyway? Only weak people would feel a significant difference, but after a certain level, fighting while holding that book becomes more troublesome.”

She chattered on without noticing that I was concentrating on the book.

She looked down on and gossiped about the Magic Tower personnel, saying that those who rely on such things are insignificant mages.

Honestly, it felt like listening to someone trash-talk their boss and coworkers, which was amusing. It’s none of my business anyway.

It’s not like I get any benefits from her getting along well with those at the Magic Tower, so I couldn’t care less.

Her badmouthing them while growing closer to me was more beneficial for me.

After all, people’s fondness for someone grows when they hate the same things, when that person listens well to them, and when they say what you want to hear.

I touched the book with a good-natured expression.

“This book would certainly be like a white elephant to mages. But to bring something treated as a relic so easily… Impressive, Sister Celestia.”

“Well~ I came here so quickly because I wanted to see the Ascetic, even though I couldn’t bring the Sage’s staff, so I wouldn’t have anything to say if you scolded me.”

Despite saying that, her shoulders were already raised as high as they could go.

“How could I possibly scold you? I’ll use this book for good deeds.”

Yeah, I’m going to devour it myself.

Anyway, since I’m building power to oppose Lumensia who’s trying to destroy the world, it could be called a good deed!

I put the book down and asked her something closer to the main point. Normally we would have conversed through Voice Transmission, but since she came all this way, we might as well talk face to face.

“How are the preparations for this year’s Sunrise Festival going at the Magic Tower?”

“The Sunrise Festival? Well… it’s just so-so. Mages are more focused on scientific research than following gods, so many people concentrate on their own training during that time rather than the Sunrise Festival.”

As expected. The Magic Tower won’t get heavily involved in this matter no matter what happens.

“What about escorting for the Sunrise Festival… Does the Magic Tower not get involved in that aspect at all?”

“No, it seems the Central Church will handle it with internal personnel, saying it’s their affair. Actually, that’s good~ The Magic Tower doesn’t view the Central Church favorably either. They interfere with everything and rarely give experiment permits!”

That might be because the Magic Tower destroys public property every time they experiment…

In the game, the Magic Tower appeared as a troublemaker.

They were all eccentrics with terrible unity, making them awkward to use as units… Let’s not talk about it. Anyway, the Archmage is already my unit.

‘If the Magic Tower doesn’t interfere, that’s actually fortunate. It’ll make things easier.’

I had prepared for reinforcements from the Magic Tower in the worst-case scenario, but if their relationship is this bad and they have no will to cooperate, I should consider making the Magic Tower my ally later.

‘If Celestia establishes a higher position later, I could probably devour the Magic Tower without doing much.’

From what I heard earlier, it seemed like the Magic Tower personnel would go “Oh my, we’ll follow the Ascetic!” just by providing them with experimental space rentals and funding.

“Hmm… Then I’ll bring the staff next time we meet.”

“Yes, but please don’t overdo it.”

“Overdo it~ This much is nothing to me. I’ll handle it well so as not to cause gossip for the Ascetic. And if… you need or want my family, please let me know.”

“Hehe… How reliable. Are you really okay with being used as a tool by me?”

“It would be an honor. What fool would refuse to become a God’s tool?”

As the strongest bond and root, the trust she had in me was truly deep.

Celestia went back out through the window just as she had entered. Her blonde hair fluttering in the night breeze was impressive.

I leisurely walked toward the window to see how she disappeared.

‘High-grade stealth magic, plus she came by casting body enhancement magic like speed boost directly. Unlike in the game, they said physical and stealth magic are high-grade and difficult to use…’

In the game, mages cast buffs and debuffs at every opportunity, but here that’s the most difficult thing.

It’s not just about launching elemental attacks, but appropriately using magic suited to the user’s body when casting buffs and debuffs.

‘Otherwise, what should be a buff becomes a debuff, so it can’t be helped…’

That’s why Kalebrin, who can do all sorts of things with just one click of a spell circle and cast all kinds of debuffs and buffs with just a staff, is so precious.

‘There was a reason she was called the Red Witch…’

There were no particular signs nearby. Only the aura of the priest from earlier lurking outside the door.

Ife, who had been sleeping in my chest, slightly raised her head and looked at the book with interest.

After making several hissing sounds that couldn’t form words,

‘Was the damage she received back then really that severe?’

When I lost consciousness after being attacked by Viola, I felt Ife working hard inside me to restore my body and divinity.

Ife probably took on those aftereffects for me. Once I recover a bit more properly, Ife should naturally emerge on her own.

I opened the book I had received.

[Sage’s Tome]

This book called the Sage’s Tome only serves to increase the user’s magic efficiency when equipped.

Of course, since that role provides a 30% buff, it’s quite useful for mages…

‘Celestia must be unusual.’

There’s no way the Sage’s Tome would be treated like a white elephant. How much of a difference would 30% make?

Of course, if you’re a mage who values mobility, the heavy book weight might be inconvenient.

The book in my hands was roughly as thick as an A4-sized introductory textbook.

The cover material was leather, and the paper had a subtle rustling texture, but the book’s weight was quite considerable.

The various iron, gold, silver, and gem decorations on the leather were splendid, giving the impression that this was no ordinary item.

‘The important thing is this distortion.’

The aura that made the area around the book appear warped.

‘Is this the characteristic feeling of a holy relic?’

I hadn’t felt this from the veil that Erendor had brought. That was because it was made when the god was still human.

I opened the book. Anyway, unless I’m a mage, I probably can’t learn any magic from this…

‘…!?’

I can read it…?

[To whoever is reading this book now….]

[I hope you are a force that can stop Lumensia.]

The Sage’s Book. In other words, it’s one of the three powers distributed by someone who was a Sage before becoming a God and being defeated by Lumensia.

The winding script somehow came to me as ‘understanding’. Like being able to breathe naturally. Just like that….

It feels similar to being able to enter the World Tree.

The opening chapter was almost identical to what the Serpent at the World Tree had explained. No, it was exactly the same.

There were Gods, and Lumensia betrayed the world. And joined hands with demons called Outer Gods.

If Lumensia isn’t stopped, this world will perish.

Even after stopping Lumensia, the world will still be precarious, but it won’t be destroyed by the Outer Gods’ invasion.

This isn’t a magic book. It’s just content containing the truth.

‘Should I show this to Yelena or not….’

Flip.

When I turned the paper, one page was torn. Originally, books like this should be torn to have that fantasy flavor.

I didn’t obsess over the torn page and moved on. If I do quests, clues might naturally appear.

Flip.

[I will tell you how to seal Lumensia.]

“…!”

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