I Became The Academy Necromancer

52. Passwords for Two People

There is silence in the room.

Princess Eleanor and the disciples of the archmage behind were all looking at me with their mouths closed.

He meant to quickly give me an answer.

“… … .”

I was just thinking about the princess with my eyes on it.

does not exist.

there’s nothing.

Really no evil spirits were attached to her.

[Hmm?]

Even the Dark Spirit looks at Princess Eleanor here and there with a subtle expression, but turns her gaze to me with a puzzled expression.

[What do you see?]

I take a step closer to Princess Eleanor, thinking that I should definitely warn her not to talk to her when there are people around.

There are many evil spirits and ghosts related to nightmares.

For example, in my era, there was a monster called ‘Mak’ that combined the body parts of various animals.

Of course, that person is a monster who eats nightmares.

In this world, there is a dream horse. Since it is a world where demons exist, there are of course nightmares, but demons are not so easy to see.

‘In the first place, if he was a devil, he would have already suffered from the saintess.’

It might be a demon, but there is no way the saintess would have missed it. Because she was the very antithesis of the devil.

In the game, while she was a party member, the way to play demons for a short time became established as one of the main routes.

anyway.

Never had anything to do with demons. However, it doesn’t look like it’s being attacked by evil spirits or monsters.

‘Maybe it’s because I’m in a dream so I can’t see it.’

As I was trying to reason in my own way, Princess Eleanor nervously shouted at me.

“He said he’d treat you! What are you doing!”

She shouted quite angrily as if the stress had reached its peak. She is quite different from the Eleanor I knew in the game.

So I asked honestly.

“What about the content of your dream?”

“… … .”

“Are you different every day?”

I had already heard about the contents from King Orpheus once, but I still wanted to hear it directly from the princess’s mouth.

She bites her lip and begins to release it carefully.

The content of dreams is always different.

Places, situations, and characters.

But the important thing is that it is real enough to be indistinguishable from reality, and someone always comes out to learn about the gap between dreams and reality one by one.

“Well, the other day I told you that dreams have no scent… … After a while, I started to smell it even in my dreams.”

Upon hearing the contents, the disciples of the archmage let out a gloomy sigh. It was easy to see how terrified the princess was.

After hearing all the stories, I nodded and replied.

“Go to sleep.”

“… … what?”

“You have to sleep so I can check your condition.”

Immediately, Eleanor got up from her chair and shouted as if in a fit.

“Sir, I hate it! I don’t want to fall asleep!”

As she ran away from me, the disciples of the archmage immediately rushed in and blocked my way.

“Stay still.”

“I know that the moment I move recklessly, I will be crippled.”

But I answered Eleanor without even looking at them.

“You’re not going to sleep for the rest of your life are you? After all, you have no choice but to go to bed someday.”

“… … .”

“So sleep while I am. Then, wouldn’t we be able to analyze the cause of the nightmare?”

Circumstances are different, but dreams are gradually changing and evolving, imitating reality.

I don’t know where the imitation ends or what purpose it serves.

“Dreams are catching up to reality. I’m sure at some point you won’t be able to tell them apart. I don’t know what will happen then, but I need to check the situation in order to resolve it before that.”

“… … .”

Even so, to Eleanor who shakes her head in fear, I ponder for a while and make a suggestion.

“How about this? It is to create a password that only the princess and I can know.”

“… … password?”

Pushing aside the students blocking the way, I stand in front of the princess.

The trembling figure could not be seen as Eleanor, who had faced death proudly.

“Princess dreams have one thing in common. The point is that the places and characters are following the current situation of the princess.”

When I fell asleep in the dormitory, I dreamed before admission, and in the carriage, I dreamed that I was riding in a carriage.

As time passes, dreams follow reality, so if you fall asleep now, you will probably dream of being in the royal palace.

“Look for me to see if that place is a dream. And you ask.”

“… … What?”

“Well, you don’t have to do anything complicated. Is it real? You can ask me like this.”

“Are you kidding me? If you ask me that, then of course the guy in my dream is real! Even if you set a password in the first place, he might know about it!”

As if the contents of Eleanor’s head were written in the book when she read the book in her dream.

If the guy in the dream finds out about the code in Eleanor’s head through some method we don’t know, it’s over.

But rest assured, I answer.

“If you ask me if it is real, I will say a word that Princess Eleanor does not know. It’s a word you’ve never heard before, and I’ll explain it to you.”

“… … What?”

When I said what the hell was that about, I shrugged my shoulders and gave the signal to try it.

It’s much faster to try it once than to explain it in words.

“Now, is this real?”

“There is a character called Dooly.”

“… … What?”

Seeing Eleanor frowning, I strangely raise the corners of my mouth.

“This is a dinosaur I saw in a fairy tale book in the past. You can think of it as something like a monster with a green body.”

“Is there really such a thing? Doo, Dooly?”

“You don’t have to worry about that. But in this way I know countless words about words that the princess does not know.”

“… … .”

“He’s been getting fragmented information from the princess. Conversely, there’s no way he knows what the princess doesn’t.”

Princess Eleanor nodded slowly. I look at it earnestly, gulping my saliva, as if I had almost come to terms with my words.

“So you can find me anywhere. And you ask Is this place where you are now real?”

“… … okay.”

Clasping both hands tightly, Eleanor slowly lays down on the bed as if making a promise.

Then he slowly closed his eyes, but opened them again and turned his head to look at me.

“Wait a minute, do the opposite.”

“Are you saying the opposite?”

“Yeah, you say those words when you see me without me having to check it out. Then you will know that I am real.”

“… … .”

“The person who saw the other person first said that. It’s kind of like a game.”

Eleanor smiled lightly and said as if her heart was pounding a little. It was not that difficult a request, so I nodded softly.

Eleanor said it was fine and slowly closed her eyes.

Forced to stay awake, she soon fell asleep.

* * *

About five hours had passed since Eleanor fell asleep. In the meantime, Deius Verdi and the disciples of the Archmage kept their seats, and the sunset was slowly setting outside.

“Huh! Huh!”

Once again drenched in sweat, Eleanor hurriedly got out of bed and exhaled heavily and covered her head.

The headache hits hard and you feel something pushing through your brain.

“Princess, are you okay?”

Eleanor glanced away at the man’s calm question.

Deus Verdi, who smelled strangely good even though she hadn’t put on any perfume, was standing next to her.

Even though Deius was holding on to his expressionless expression as if he had figured out something from the previous situation, his face showed a strange confidence and confidence.

“Wow, something. Did you find out?”

When I asked while wiping the nape of my wet neck after receiving the towel he handed me, Deus nodded, saying it was so natural.

“Yes, I have found a workaround.”

“yes… … I’m glad.”

“Was the password helpful?”

“uh?”

Eleanor finally comes to her senses and nods with a light smile.

“Yeah, thanks to that, I was able to recognize that it was a dream.”

“I’m glad.”

Deus gave a small nod of his head as if he knew that, and replied calmly and firmly.

“Tomorrow, I think we can solve the princess’s nightmare.”

“Me, really?!”

When Eleanor, who was surprised, smiled brightly and said, Dayus answered confidently that there was no problem.

“Then I need to get ready, so I’ll go now.”

“Yes, please.”

Eleanor gets up thinking that she needs to wash up first. I was a little dizzy, but I felt good.

Deius Verdi was just like the first impression: a brawny, proud, confident, cool-headed man.

It fits really well.

… … .

… … … … .

… … … … … … .

Does it match the first impression you ‘thought’?

Breathing through his nose again, he smells the scent of Deus, which remains where he was.

I slowly stretched out my hand and tried to pull up the mana. At the fingertips, blue mana was shining brightly.

and last.

Holding the doorknob, Eleanor gulped and asked Deius, who was about to leave.

“Deus.”

“Yes, Princess.”

“Is this place real?”

When I slowly let go of the doorknob that had returned, the doorknob snapped back to its original position.

Deius slowly turned around and declared coldly.

“Damn it.”

“Huh! Huh!”

When Eleanor opens her eyes again, she wakes up in the same bed as before, still wet and sweaty.

It must have been dark outside, so the lights in the room were turned on, and just like in the dream, Deus Verdi and two disciples stood guarding them.

“… … .”

Eleanor covers her face with the towel that Deius silently handed over and continues to breathe deeply.

In that state, Eleanor asked Deius.

“Hey, hey, this is… … Is it real?”

To those words, Dayus calmly replied.

“Fermat’s Last Theorem. It is the most famous conundrum in the history of mathematics. Many mathematicians had no choice but to cry in front of him, get frustrated and keep their mouths shut.”

“… … .”

“However, 358 years after the problem was known to the world, Andrew Wiles came up with an answer. It was a historic moment.”

Upon hearing this, Eleanor grumbles with tears of relief.

“What bullshit is that, damn it.”