Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 68: Aswad 15 of 15 “According to dream” (Part 04)

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Mylta ⸻ Although night has arrived and the land wind is blowing towards the sea, the crowd is still not unraveled. At half-nine, it still looks full-fledged on each main road. Traders, manual laborers, businessmen and visitors from outside the city, as well as various kinds of people set foot with their respective goals in the city.

Slightly different from the usual day, it still looks the traces of the celebration of the cleansing ceremony that was just done this morning. Ornaments have not been removed and can still be seen clearly on the streets, the atmosphere that exists still feels like a celebration even though it is not too crowded compared to this morning.

The artisan district, precisely in an Atelier at the end of the street stood a white-haired witch. The woman is Canna Mitres. In the exposure to the bluish light of the crystal lamp in front of Atelier, he appears to be wearing a purple robe outfit with a brooch that has a carving in the shape of a Triple Moon symbol. The brooch symbolized his status as an Expert mage, then for the green color of the gem used as raw material represented the Level Two he had achieved.

There are several reasons for her appearance, one of which is because every Miquator Witch is required to wear their uniform when going to study wherever they are. Uniforms for students are green robes and brooches mark their degree and degree, while generally for teachers wear black robes.

Wearing such clothes for two more hours and standing there, Canna started to feel like a fool waiting in front of the Hulla Workshop. From inside the building his younger sister, Opium Matha, looked at him anxiously and in his mind he wanted to ask him to come in.

Not daring to say the contents of his mind, the long golden brown hair magician of such a boat only let out a light sigh. Previously, Opium also wore a purple robe like Canna, of course, with a brooch symbolized Triple Moon with yellow as a sign of the level. But after an hour of waiting, he took off the oil and changed into white pajamas with ribbon decorations on the chest.

From the inner room, the Workshop owner walked out. The woman is Luna Hulla, a witch who stopped studying at the Third Level Expert degree. It has a reddish brown hair color, slightly pale looking skin, and bright red cornea of the eye.

Seen in pajamas like Opium, the owner of the Workshop walked up to the woman standing outside and said, “Canna, turn off the lights in front and come in, it's already night. How long will you wait for him like this?” Luna held Canna's shoulder from behind, walked to her side while looking flat and felt that the junior was too obsessed with Odo.

Canna momentarily fell silent, confused as to what to answer and briefly looked away. “Kak Canna himself has seen the material that Mr Odo gave, ‘kan? I just want to hear the lesson further,” he replied with a bit of hesitation. Quickly staring at Luna, he raised his index finger and added, “Of course for my research, no other purpose.”

“Hmm ⁇ emmerue” Hearing that Luna even more suspicious, felt that his fellow mikuator magician had a taste for Odo. Getting to know Canna since she was a teenager and even learning magic with her for quite a long time made Luna understand a little, about her personality and nature. “Not usually indifferent people like you are interested in other people. Usually you would say it is better to find out for yourself than to rely on the knowledge of others! Well, especially from Mr. Odo who is not a Miquator Witch,” said Luna in a light tone.

Canna glanced flatly, a little annoyed and asked back, “Although not a Miquator Witch, Kak Luna knows for herself the ability of Mr. Odo, ‘kan?

“Yah, indeed ...” Luna briefly lifted both sides of her shoulders, sighed lightly and said, “At her very young age, she was already able to design unique magic tools. He even designed an altar as well as an array of Workshops, understood the topology of Feng Shui, mastered a lot of magic, and could even use Transformation Magic which was a feature of the ancient magic of the demons of the Empire.”

“Latas ...” Canna showed a look of astonishment, slightly lowered her eyebrows and asked, “Why is Kak Luna not interested? Not if you hear the explanation of Mr Odo, ordinary research Kak Luna will develop?”

“There are two reasons I don't really want to hear Mr Odo's material!” Luna raised two fingers of her right hand, then while putting on a disappointed expression she said, “First, the material to be discussed seems quite far from the field that I am good at. Unlike you who take on many fields, I only focus on Alchemy.”

Luna lowered her middle finger and left her index finger. A little closer to the face, the reddish-brown woman said, “Then, the second reason is Odo's view of magic itself. He is very different from us receiving knowledge from the Great Master, even I am a little afraid of being affected by him.”

“Eng?” Canna took one step away, looked a little in wonder and asked, “Why be afraid? It is not that in the teachings of the Great Master we should have an open mind and accept various points of view?”

“Receive yes indeed receive, but if that category feels too heavy.” Luna briefly took a heavy breath and turned her face away. While holding the tip of his own nose, he said in a heavy tone, “Although he uses magic and is very interested in it, his mindset seems to consider magic a bad and evil thing.”

Canna gasped slightly, recalling Odo's words and the material on the parchment paper given to her. Indeed, from the arrangement of words used and what Odo said felt like magic was a bad thing, like a double-edged sword.

In the middle of the conversation, from the top of the Workshop suddenly sounded a voice, “Magic is indeed a bad and evil thing really, it is real as it is.”

The two women in front of Atelier took a few steps to adjust the angle, then looked up at the roof and saw the silhouette of someone sitting up there. Canna immediately used her magic, making a small fireball to shine a light on who was sitting on top. Seeing that it turned out that there was Odo Luke, they were both briefly flabbergasted.

The young man put on a small smile, waved his hand and immediately jumped down from the top. Landing smoothly in front of them, he stared lightly and again said, “If you can understand the hidden intent of the material, it means that Kak Luna's level of understanding is indeed great.”

“Why ... can you barada above?” ask Canna wonder.

Feeling the same, Luna's eyebrows twitched and she confusedly asked, “I don't think that's the case, shouldn't you go home? Tomorrow you have to attend the engagement event, ‘kan? Last afternoon I heard it from Miss Lisiathus loh, she said she got a party invitation for tomorrow.”

“Eh?! The show's tomorrow?” Canna is surprised to hear this, she understands a little why Luna insists on asking her to stop waiting for Odo.

Odo Luke glimpsed at a glance, the young man with the distinctive appearance of a white shirt and black pants was reluctant to discuss it. Pointing my index finger forward without looking at the two of them, he immediately threw an excuse, “Because there is nothing I can do but stand up, so I came here.”

Luna stared at the young man's will, while Canna was still surprised to learn that her engagement was faster than she knew. Disregarding them, Odo clapped his hands once to break the atmosphere.

“From being here on, why not log in and start? I don't have too much time either.”

Hearing what the young man had, Canna and Luna's faces immediately looked irritated. They both felt Odo was too careless. “If make the right appointment. If you can't or are busy, just say it, ” Canna complained with an annoyed expression.

“Sorry, this was not expected either. Although late, I have arrived, ‘kan? So forgive me and let's start⸻”

Odo's words came to a halt when he realized that Luna was already wearing pajamas. Looking at the Opium by the door that was also wearing pajamas, the young man felt a little guilty for coming at the time they were going to sleep. But when he observed what Canna was wearing, he felt a little relieved because the woman was still waiting for him even though it was more than two hours late.

“And we were ready to sleep,” luna complained as she turned around and immediately walked into the Workshop.

For a moment Odo and Canna were anxious not to be allowed to use the Workshop for classes. But when Luna was at the door, she looked back and said, “What are you waiting for? Come on in and start the class ...”

Luna stepped in. When passing through Opium, the owner of the Workshop patted his shoulder and in a slightly restless tone asked, “You also want to come?”

“Hmm, if Kak Luna and Kak Canna come along ..”

After that, the four of them prepared the front room for the magic tutoring class with the theme of the material that Odo had given first. They use the usual space to receive customers, prepare books, stationery, even to snacks and drinks.

The aroma of herbs, a room with dim lighting of some crystals suspended on the ceiling. Among the light sources, there are several pottery pots and pottery that are hung to grow herbal plants.

From the counter table there is a distinctive aroma of coffee, there can be seen Canna who is preparing a drink for everyone who will listen to the lessons of Odo. The white hair witch grinded some coffee ore, then after enough he pulled the box and put the coffee grounds into place like a small funnel-shaped filter. Preparing the cups and taking a pot of hot water, he slowly brewed them into the ceramic cups and added sugar and milk.

As the woman prepared a drink to relieve drowsiness, Luna and Opium sat in the chair used to receive guests. The two of them sat next to each other, while Odo was sitting across from their front desk.

Neither Luna nor Opium, they both re-read the material that Odo had previously submitted to Canna while in the store. They look serious, observe the content of the material carefully and seem to want to reveal more in the intent of the sentences.

When Canna finished preparing the coffee and brought it to the table, the two serious-looking Witches momentarily lowered the parchment paper and took a light breath.

It had been about a quarter of an hour since they had all entered the Workshop and started classes. The door was closed, the room was soundproofed, and the atmosphere was calm. In the room, what Odo asked of them at the beginning was simply rereading the material because Luna and Opium only read the first few sheets.

“How? The theme material I think has something to do with the field of Alchemy that Kak Luna studied, ‘kan?” asked Odo with a light smile.

Hearing that, Luna simply stared without answering anything. He lifted the coffee cup that had been prepared. For a moment of heavy breathing, Luna exhaled slowly to blow the still hot coffee. After drinking a small amount of coffee to slightly relieve the drowsiness, he put the cup back on the dish.

Canna returned to their place after returning the tray to the back. He immediately sat down next to Odo, put on a happy expression and seemed so happy to enjoy the moment together with the figure he called Ayahanda.

Unlike the two fellow magicians, the woman who has the color of Purple cornea has read the material and does not need to read twice like them.

Luna gave a flat look, while the quiet-looking Opium also gave no opinion after reading the given material. Seeing the reaction, Odo was at a glance confused as to what to say. Personally, the young man himself understands that he is not very good at teaching others for some reason. What he can do is just provide knowledge, to understand others is not one of his skills.

Luna took one of the parchments from the few sheets on the table, it was the first page of the entire material. While gazing at Odo, the Workshop owner said, “Primordial of Living Beings and Ancient Symbols of Civilization …. From the title, the theme sounded like it was going to discuss history or ancient magic. But after I read more fully again, it feels like this is even reading a pile of incomplete manuscripts.”

“Yes, it is indeed an opener for fishing questions.” Odo raised his leg to the right leg, then while propping his chin with the back of his right hand he again said, “You know, I'm not very good at explaining. Hence it is easier to answer your questions than I explained from the beginning.”

“Huh ...”

Luna sighed lightly, putting on a slightly disappointed expression of feeling too face-to-face. He was slightly reminded of the geniuses he had met at the Miquator. Of them all, no one has the expertise to teach and never become a good teacher despite being given the obligation of time to serve to teach his juniors.

Little considering the way Odo last shared his knowledge when it came to the Workshop, Luna was at first glance astonished and in her mind wondered why the young man preferred to give lessons with paper and oral. “If not wrong, Mr Odo has magic that can share information or the like, ‘kan? Then why would he even bother like this now? Does magic have its limits?” his mind was staring flat.

“Whatever your question, I will try to answer it,” said Odo with a small grin.

Hearing that, Luna was briefly provoked and felt the young man was too big a head in terms of science. Unlike Opium and Canna, he is more active because of his personality. Putting the parchment back into the pile, he put up a reply with a faint smile.

“Then, answer this question. You call something like Primordial Soup, from which the ancestors of living things were created and evolved over millions to billions of years. Through various processes, life forms can arrive at the level of living things as they are today. So if we all come from one source, why do our forms vary? Even for humans themselves, we have various tribes with differences in skin and eye color, the shape of the nose and skull, height, physical endurance and various other physical aspects …. Indeed there are several factors such as what they eat, the environment, and lifestyle. But ..., in some aspects such as skin and eye color it is not due to factors from the outside, but from within ⸻ Although fellow humans, that is what makes us different.”

Hearing questions that seemed to explain the topic before going straight to the point, Odo felt that Luna avoided some things related to the chemical and physical theories listed on the parchment. But because of this, he can win the question specifically. For a moment to close his eyes, he felt natural because basically the witches avoided something that smelled of science and were more likely to approach it theologically or mystically.

Odo lowered his left leg from his right leg, sat up straight and started clarifying, “Before asking so, Brother should have noticed it, ‘right? The first life form in the world was single, so how did it multiply? If Kak Luna had studied history, the climate of the world in the billions of years before the Pendulum Calendar began was very chaotic. It is said, that the armpit period of the Gods and Demons has not been created. Time full of chaos.”

Luna slightly nodded, then while remembering she muttered, “I often heard her as a child. Honestly, even for us witches it sounds like a fairy tale. A time when the laws of nature were still chaotic, the land was a sea of fire and the sky was under ..”.

“At such a time, without a partner, what would the first living thing do to survive? What does he do to multiply his type even if only by himself?” asked Odo while returning a small grin.

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