Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 172

Lighthouse (2)

“Watchers, huh….”

It was a fitting name for those who assisted the lighthouse keeper.

If they were the keepers of the Heavenly Gaze, it likely had something to do with the lighthouse keeper’s duty to observe approaching disasters from the outer sea.

“We know our duty, and we’ve never hesitated.”

As Amon spoke, he subtly glanced up at the moon that had risen beyond the fog.

“Even so, we went through countless trials and errors, groping in the dark, and shed a lot of blood in the process.”

In Amon’s eyes, which slowly turned to Lenok, a grief he couldn’t hide was clearly visible.

“I always wished that even a small clue, a faint hope… had been left behind by seeing through his eyes.”

“……”

“I wanted to know why he left his last message to an outsider like you. It was my own selfish desire.”

“I’m sorry, but the words left by the Ascended One don’t contain what you’re looking for.”

Lenok retorted.

“I only shared a few words related to my personal situation.”

He slowly raised his head, a cigarette in his mouth.

The faint spark at the end of his lips was insignificant compared to the starlight in the night sky.

At the end of this long journey, what kind of light should Lenok leave behind?

To get a glimpse of that answer, Lenok was now on his way to meet the lighthouse keeper.

“So, where is the lighthouse?”

To meet the lighthouse keeper, he would eventually have to find the lighthouse.

He was also somewhat interested in the ancient ruins that were shrouded in mystery, even within the Philemon Autonomous Territory.

However, instead of answering Lenok’s question, Amon grabbed the steering wheel and lifted the wingboat high into the sky.

“I think it’s best to hear the details directly from him.”

Immediately after that, the clouds in the night sky cleared, and the moon revealed its bright face.

Lenok’s mouth slightly opened as he realized that Amon’s wingboat was flying towards the moon.

Oooooooo….

Along with the soft wind brushing past his ears, a fine crack began to form on the surface of the moon.

Crack…!!

At the same time, a huge hole that seemed to open from the center of the moon, like an eye opening, met their gazes.

A mysterious scene, as if a passage had opened to the moon.

However, Lenok accurately understood what had happened, based on his powerful magical sensitivity and intuition.

“A series of barriers that can be entered and exited using the concept of the moon as a medium. And it’s a very… elaborate and high-level barrier technique.”

“……You have a keen eye.”

Lenok’s thoughts didn’t stop there and went further.

Until Amon opened the door just now, the space was so perfectly hidden that even Lenok couldn’t notice it.

A barrier created by a very high-level barrier master over a long period. But if this is possible, why use the moon as a medium?

Lenok intuitively realized the answer and was unintentionally impressed.

“I see… The light of the lighthouse illuminating the outer sea, it meant the reflected light of the moon orbiting outside the planet?”

“……”

“Since the lighthouse that observes the end of the world operates with moonlight as its power source, the moon was also used as a medium when hiding the lighthouse’s location. This is the first time I’ve seen this level of celestial technique….”

Celestial techniques, which take a long time to activate and require a lot of preparation, have various disadvantages that require enormous costs, but they are known as a special type of technique that far surpasses others in terms of scale and class when activated.

If the location of the lighthouse is hidden through the moon, a satellite, it must be deploying a huge technique that encompasses all the space of the autonomous territory.

It was no wonder that Lenok, who was already familiar with the magic of the autonomous territory, hadn’t noticed it.

And that also meant that the drug lord couldn’t use the same method as the Watchers when hiding his vault.

Amon turned to Lenok, his face pale.

“Now I can guess why the Heavenly Gaze chose you.”

“Is that so?”

“……I’ll refrain from saying more. I hope you’ll share the rest with him.”

The two immediately headed into the inner space along the crack that had broken on the surface of the moon.

At first glance, it felt like entering the inside of the moon, but in fact, what was hidden here was another kind of floating island.

In terms of size, it wasn’t as large as the seven largest islands in the autonomous territory, but it was still an island with a vast meadow where at least several hundred people could be accommodated.

And in the middle of that meadow, a huge tower was leaning and collapsed.

Looking at the circumference and length of the tower, it wouldn’t be strange if it had originally soared high enough to pierce the sky.

However, now the upper part of the tower had completely disappeared, and only the middle and lower parts were tied to the ground and collapsed.

An unknown material with a black and blue color. The tower, which seemed to be made using an ore with a fairly low magic projection rate, maintained a dignified appearance even though it had already lost its original shape.

“……”

Amon said nothing and silently guided Lenok inside the tower.

Unlike the battered exterior of the tower, the interior was quite tidy. In the spacious entrance lobby, several people were busily moving around, attending to their own tasks.

It was a little different from Lenok’s idea of a gathering of seekers separated from the secular world. The Watchers’ organization seemed busier and more normal than Lenok had thought.

When Lenok asked Amon about this, he replied as if it were nothing.

“Even if we move based on the lighthouse, money doesn’t come from thin air. We encourage various activities to maintain the center of the organization and its original purpose.”

“Don’t you receive any separate support from the autonomous territory government?”

At those words, a smile appeared on Amon’s face for the first time.

It was as if Lenok finally seemed to be someone like him.

“Although the lighthouse is located in the territory of the autonomous territory, we are not bound to the autonomous territory.”

“……”

“A relationship where neither interferes with the other. That’s why the Heavenly Gaze’s last outing became such a hot topic. He had a particular interest in the secular world, but no one knew that he would directly move his body to the armistice negotiations with Balkan.”

Amon said as he passed by.

“Everyone believed there was another reason.”

There was no need to say who that other reason was referring to.

They passed through the spacious lobby and headed to the upper floor of the tower. As expected, it was quite comfortable.

Lenok also heightened his magic, but other than the unusually loud sound of the wind, nothing special was visible.

They passed through a long corridor with a warm breeze and came out into a spacious hall that took their breath away.

At the end of the hall, a huge blue three-eyed emblem was placed at the farthest point from the entrance.

A girl was sitting on a large chair placed under the clear symbol of the lighthouse keeper, closing her eyes and waiting for someone.

Amon said nothing and silently stepped aside for Lenok.

Lenok walked along the wide carpet, which seemed to be 5 meters wide on both sides, and headed towards the girl.

The girl clearly knew that Lenok was approaching, but she didn’t intend to open her eyes.

No magic was felt, but even so, it felt as if the surrounding air was calmly sinking.

It didn’t even feel like she was breathing.

Even though he was clearly seeing with his own eyes and sensing with magic, it was an empty feeling, as if he was facing a void.

A young girl who looked to be around ten years old. Is this the appearance of the next lighthouse keeper?

The first to speak was the girl.

“I didn’t think you would come.”

“Why?”

“Because no answer has come since that day.”

She replied.

“Among the talented mages in the secular world, there are many who no longer attach meaning to the word ascension. Rather, there are those who dismiss such words as mere rumors and think it is a waste of time.”

“……”

“I just thought that Evan was one of them.”

“Or that I might have already joined an organization with a completely different goal than you.”

This time, the girl closed her mouth.

Lenok looked around and shrugged his shoulders.

“Are we going to keep talking while standing?”

“I’m sorry. But the ancient technique given to this space doesn’t allow other objects to stay for long… If you wish, you can sit on the carpet. It’s cleaned every day, so it’s clean.”

“……”

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit lighter, but Lenok had no intention of sitting on the floor as she suggested.

This was a place to listen to her words and decide on the future course of action.

He had no intention of pressuring the lighthouse keeper, but he shouldn’t show himself too easily either.

Instead of sitting down, Lenok brought up another topic.

The blue three-eyed emblem that appeared behind the girl.

That emblem, with three overlapping eyes, was probably the symbol of the organization called ‘Blue Eye’ that Amon had mentioned.

“When I contacted you, there was no talk about the organization. You couldn’t have created an organization of this size in the meantime.”

“That’s right.”

The girl replied calmly.

“The organization I lead, this Blue Eye, is a group of watchers who have gathered to follow me, who is insufficient to fully carry out the duties of the lighthouse keeper.”

At the same time as she slightly opened her eyes, a huge amount of blue light flowed out of both eyes.

“Let me formally introduce myself.”

“……”

“The leader of the Blue Eye. Lapis Falcier. The only blood relative of the Heavenly Gaze, Madreah Falcier, and now the lighthouse keeper who has inherited his will.”

“I’m Evan. I work at Lavatenon University.”

Lenok didn’t forget what identity he should reveal here.

The moment the girl, Lapis, contacted Lenok was clearly when Lenok was participating in the academic conference as Evan, in other words, as an assistant professor at Lavatenon University.

Neither Ban nor Lenok had ever officially revealed information to Lapis.

The reason she called Lenok now was only because she realized that he had contacted Madreah Falcier.

“The reason I didn’t mention the name Blue Eye when we talked briefly before was because I thought it was unlikely that Evan would come to the autonomous territory.”

Lapis said calmly.

“To be precise, as I said earlier, I thought you might not be interested in our proposal at all.”

“……”

“An assistant professor at Lavatenon University, which is run directly by the Balkan City Government, at that age. I heard that the laboratory you belong to is the workshop of Aris Richelen. Evan must also be excellent in both theory and practice.”

Lenok was a little surprised that Aris Richelen’s name would come out of Lapis’s mouth.

Although she was known as a genius in Balkan, he didn’t expect the lighthouse keeper of the autonomous territory, so far away, to mention her name.

The power of the talent that a mage who reached level 6 in his twenties possessed was that great.

There was no need to say what kind of treatment Lenok would receive if his talent was revealed.

Lenok, who had quickly turned his head, took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

From here on, he needed to be a little more careful with his words.

“Well. What you’ve seen and heard isn’t everything.”

“……”

“If you’ve investigated me, you should already know.”

Lapis closed her mouth.

As Lenok said, in the end, there was no information that could be obtained by investigating him.

A strange person who fell from the sky and was incorporated into Aris’s laboratory.

The most recently updated information was that he was a spirit mage, but this was already known since Lapis contacted him at the academic conference.

What did the Heavenly Gaze see in him that he left his last message to him?

Lapis closed her eyes again, from which light was flowing out.

The time for deliberation was sufficient. She had made a decision.

Now it was time to give him the opportunity to choose.

“I won’t make it long. Please become a Watcher.”

“……”

“Just recently, there was a huge incident near Balkan that threatened ‘observation’. The black mage Craig Tillion, with the help of a terrorist organization and a cult, summoned a fragment of the ‘Extinction Eye’ Acrotliniar.”

“The incident was resolved by a certain independent mage named Ban, but similar things will continue to happen in the future.”

“Hmm.”

Lenok’s lips twitched unintentionally as he heard an unexpectedly familiar name, but Lapis didn’t notice.

“The sky is opening again.”

She said with an extremely heavy expression.

At the same time, the ceiling of the hall darkened, and the transparent night sky was reflected, and the starlight began to shine.

Only then did Lenok realize that this hall functioned like a kind of planetarium.

This seemingly unnecessarily large hall was a lighthouse facility for looking at the sky thousands of miles away from where they were sitting.

“The order established on this land is becoming chaotic, and a chaos that cannot be compared to the present will come. And like Pandemonium [a place of chaos and disorder], there are those who desire and welcome it.”

Under the starlit sky of the hall, Lapis whispered.

“The Blue Eye aims to prevent those who want to create a new door in this sky and to maintain the mission of observation. Please help us.”

“We must prevent hell from descending on this land.”