Another World Reincarnation Chronicle

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On the evening of the same day after hearing my words, Bershen left the island aboard the large Bluemet, accompanied by the captain and several crew members.

I had only expected a few additional wizards for a more detailed investigation. However, the scene that unfolded the following morning far exceeded my expectations.

Bershen returned on a massive airship, joined by dozens of wizards.

The airship typically flew in the sky, but it was also capable of functioning as a standard ship. After landing on the Blue Sea, the airship docked near the island, and dozens of wizards poured out.

Among them were several wizards I recognized well, including Rain, who was from the Tower of Dawn like me, and Haiven, among others. Additionally, there were a few wizards I had crossed paths with a couple of times at the Mage Tower.

Haiven, who stepped off the airship, gave me a nod before approaching Bluemet, the lead of this ruins exploration. Bershen was with him.

At that moment, Rain alighted from the airship and walked toward me. I was having breakfast with Su and Shu, the two kids.

“Were you having breakfast?”

“Oh, hello, Rain.”

“Feel free to eat.”

Rain sat down casually across from me, smiling lightly, while Su and Shu stared in awe at the suddenly appeared wizards, glancing around hesitantly.

I set down the bowl of soup I was holding and spoke to Rain.

“Um, Rain, do you happen to know why you’re here…?”

“They say there’s a civilization built by wizards? I came to investigate that.”

“Isn’t there a bit too many…? I thought maybe one or two more might come, at best.”

“Normally, yes. But this time, it’s all because of Haiven.”

“Haiven?”

“It’s a long story…”

According to Rain, the reason dozens of wizards came on the airship was due to Haiven. He intended to board the airship to cross over to Janghon, the land of beastmen, and decided to check every report that arrived at dawn before departing. In the process, he came across Bershen’s report, recognized my name, and turned the airship around to head this way.

“Is that really possible? Were the other wizards not dissatisfied?”

“Of course, there was resistance at first. But once Haiven showed them the report, everyone quieted down. It seems they became interested in the magic civilization that’s developed outside of the Mage Tower.”

“The position of Vice Tower Master must be quite impressive, then…”

“What were your thoughts on the position of Vice Tower Master up until now…?”

“Well, I thought it was just some relatively high-ranking position…”

“Relatively high-ranking?”

“Um, I’m not really sure.”

Thinking back, I hadn’t considered how impressive the position of Vice Tower Master truly was. I had only assumed it was a position of someone slightly higher in rank.

I shook my head and introduced my friends to Rain.

“These are my friends, Su and Shu.”

The kids gave slight bows and light greetings at my introduction. Rain flashed a bright smile at the two children.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Rain.”

They must have heard about Rain from my tales of adventure, knowing he is the one who led me to realize my mana and guided me into the study of magic.

Su and Shu belatedly nodded with an “Ah.”

Just then, Haiven approached us, his wizard robe flowing. With a gentle smile on his lips, it seemed his conversation with Bluemet had gone smoothly. As he drew near, he greeted me.

“It’s been a while.”

“Hello. You arrived quite dramatically.”

“If your name hadn’t been in the report, I wouldn’t have moved this way. So, how was your hometown?”

At this point, I was accustomed to being misunderstood. I chuckled lightly and nodded.

“Yeah, it’s been alright.”

“Seeing that sword on your waist, it must be something you obtained from there.”

Haiven’s gaze swept over the two swords hanging at my waist. The symbols inscribed within Haiven’s eyes rotated slowly, dispersing a strange mana.

After staring at the swords for a while, Haiven then turned his attention to Su and Shu, giving a slight gesture that seemed to ask for an introduction.

“These are my friends. Su and Shu.”

Su and Shu offered another polite greeting. If they had heard my adventure stories, they would know who Haiven was.

“Hmm…”

Haiven looked back and forth between Su and Shu before stepping closer and whispering to me.

“Did you teach those kids… magic?”

It seemed Haiven’s keen eyes had caught traces of mana paths, or rather, the signs of heart law, on Su and Shu. While it wasn’t entirely incorrect, what the two kids had learned differed slightly from the magic of the Mage Tower.

Wizards are intensely wary of the external leak of magical knowledge. While pondering how to explain this situation, I remembered that Haiven still misunderstood my origins.

“I taught them about the family’s heart law.”

“Ah, that light-blue dragon something…?”

As expected, Haiven seemed to know of the existence of the heart law. After hearing my explanation, he looked at Su and Shu with a hint of disappointment, licking his lips.

“Well, it’s probably for the best to hear the detailed story later. For now, confirming the ruins beneath the sea is the priority…”

Haiven concluded that and headed toward the location where dozens of wizards were waiting. Rain, Su, Shu, and I followed closely behind.

Haiven, now fully empowered with authority delegated from Bluemet, began the exploration of the ruins with the dozens of wizards.

As the wizards simultaneously moved their mana, the atmosphere trembled. The massive flow of mana led to a series of mysteries.

The blue seawater split left and right, creating a straight pathway. The multicolored Coral Zone revealed itself, and the cliffs underneath emerged from the water’s surface.

In that moment, Haiven stepped forward. The instant his feet touched the shallow seawater, the parted seawater froze solid.

“Clear the path. Everyone, let’s go.”

Haiven took the lead, followed naturally by dozens of wizards trailing behind. As they passed through the sparkling Coral Zone and reached the edge of the cliffs, magic unveiled yet again.

Haiven made a light gesture with his hand, and the surrounding mana converged, forming a blue staircase. The hundreds of steps created led all the way down to the base of the cliffs.

“Is this magic?”

“Emily can do something like this too?”

I nodded, hands resting on my waist, to Su and Shu’s questions. I could reproduce this level of magic on my own.

At that moment, Haiven, who had been leading the way, turned around and spoke to Su and Shu.

“It seems you have an interest in magic. How about it? Consider joining the Mage Tower.”

“Ah, no. I’m not thinking of that. Right, Su?”

“Yeah. Wizards aren’t free. Emily mentioned that.”

Su and Shu’s responses delighted me. I had slyly emphasized the downsides of the Mage Tower while narrating my adventure tales.

Haiven appeared regrettably disappointed, turning away. After all, one could not confine children with bright futures to the confines of the Mage Tower.

I subtly slipped between Haiven and my friends.

The ruins we arrived at after climbing the magical stairs still radiated bright light. The magic circle I had activated was still in effect.

“Whoa…”

“Impressive…”

“It’s a style of architecture I’ve never seen before… Good thing I abandoned my trip to Janghon.”

“The cutting method of the mana stones is strange though? It’s usually done like…”

The wizards who arrived at the ruins gasped in amazement as they surveyed the surroundings. Some immediately took out their notebooks, starting sketches of the scenery, while others pulled out thick dictionaries from their bags as if deciphering the faint inscriptions chiselled on the building’s exterior.

Haiven didn’t stop moving. Following him deeper into the ruins, we discovered a massive, closed door.

“Hmm…”

Haiven sighed softly as he gazed up at the enormous stone door. When he reached out to touch the stone door, the engravings glowed with a blue light.

“It’s locked with magic…”

Couldn’t he dispel the locking spell? Haiven furrowed his brows and stepped back. Other wizards, sensing his hesitation, stepped forward, but the tightly shut stone door wouldn’t budge.

As everyone struggled to open the door, I stepped forward. I could hear the small voices of Su and Shu behind me.

“Emily stepped forward…”

“She’s thinking of directly opening the door…”

This was in front of my watching friends. I couldn’t boldly step forward only to fail. So, like the other wizards, I channeled mana toward the door.

Slowly, the flowing blue mana began to move back and forth, following a consistent pattern. Hidden behind the seemingly complex flow was the answer to the locking spell.

I furrowed my brows. It would take significant time to solve it. But was it really necessary?

Sometimes, what’s closer than magic exists. I gingerly inserted my finger between the stone walls and applied force.

Kruuggh-!

I diverted the mana I was releasing to open the door into physical enhancement. The moment the mark of the great warrior engraved on my knuckles activated, the tightly shut stone door crumbled and collapsed with a loud crash.

“Emily opened the door with magic…!”

“Is that magic…?”

Whispers spread among the wizards. I lightly brushed off my hands and turned back.

“The door is open. Let’s go inside.”

“Uh, uh…”

The wizards hesitated to step inside at my words. It seemed the debris of the stone door caught them a bit off guard.

I reached out and began to clear away the seemingly messy entrance. Kicking aside the stone rubble that could no longer serve as a door and smashing protruding parts that could hit heads, I tidied up the entrance.

Once I cleaned up the entrance, only then did Haiven and the other wizards finally start to move.