Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 23: Before the end of the year (Part 02)

No more than an hour after Julia drove him into the room, Odo opened his eyes and sat on the bed with a flat gaze. The sleepiness disappeared like the child had slept all day, and fatigue was nowhere to be seen.

Pressing the Runes on the back of his right hand, Odo took out the Dimensional Bracelet and put on it. He pressed down on the surface of the black bracelet, then accessed one of the storage rooms and took out a flame-threaded magic crystal that he had obtained from Reyah. In a normal assessment, a crystal weighing a magic fire attribute the size of a hand was entered into the category of Upper Level and based on weight was included in Quality A.

Considering these two factors, it can be very certain what Odo has in his storage dimension is clearly greater in value than the results of the expedition he has done. Sighing lightly, the child realized that he was doing something less effective.

“Well, if I blatantly give you the crystal I have .. surely they will ask weirdly.”

Grasping tightly onto the crystal in his right hand, he absorbed the magic content within it, then slowly the magic crystal lost its color and turned a slightly transparent white. Continuously absorbed by the child, the crystal in his hand began to disintegrate and turn into dust grains. It was a phenomenon when a crystal containing magic was drained of its energy.

Getting off the bed, he walked to the switch by the door and turned on the energy-intensive lights from the magic reactor at Luke's Mansion. Stretching his hands towards the bed, Odo used the water attribute to refract the light emitted from the chandelier. The boy uses manipulation-type magic, he refracts light and creates an optical illusion of himself sleeping on the bed.

“Hmm, at least it can fool a prankster looking into my room,” Odo thought while walking out of the room, then shut the door before leaving.

The goal of the child's foot stepping was to return to the archive room to ascertain what he remembered. Walking on thinning his existence, the boy finally arrived in front of the Main Archive building in the backyard without being seen by anyone. He opened the iron door with a key, then went inside.

Pressing the switch and turning on the installed crystal lights lined up on the ceiling, an array of shelves containing warkat folders looks neatly filled the place. Observing the place back, in the archive room does have a lot of neatly arranged warkat. All of that is divided into active and inactive archives that are separated by existing rack code.

Without wasting any time, the boy walked towards the shelf that had the warkat he was looking for. The shelf is in an inactive archive or can be called an archive that has historical or very important value and should not be destroyed in periodic depreciation. Taking a folder from one of the shelves, he sat on the floor and sorted out the papers. Finding the piece of old parchment he was looking for, the black hairdo smiled.

The parchment is a share letter belonging to the port which is now not very actively operating in the Coastal City. In the construction of the port several decades ago, it was stated that the Luke Family owned half of the share of the port. The shares are not active, it is because the port's operational level dropped dramatically after free trade was imposed and the route to the port in the Coastal City was cut by other routes.

As a result, the Luke Family no longer demanded a share of the proceeds from port operations because the results obtained were too little for the income of a city. Although no longer withdrawing stock results, but in the calculation it is also still valid Luke's family has the right to the port.

“At least for the beginning .. threatened the mayor there quite interesting.”

The black hairdresser smiled darkly, then stored the stock letter into the Dimensional Bracelet. After tidying up the scattered warkat again, Odo immediately left the Main Archive Room.

His footsteps did not end, the black-haired boy headed towards the stark Luke Scientia in the courtyard beside the Mansion. Standing in front of the library building that looks like a tower and has twelve floors, he momentarily fell silent and hesitated to go inside. After reading the secret of the Vil which was also recorded in the Archives, the black haired child became more and more aware of clearly the reason the Great Spirit who lived in the library of his residence was always wearing black clothes like mourning.

Opening next to the door from the library's main door, the black-haired boy stepped in and warm air immediately enveloped him. Although he had already endured the cold of the snow with temperature-regulating magic, but the warmth in the library felt a little different.

“Hmm, this is not room temperature ..” Odo's mind feels the oddity. He stepped in and arrived at the main room where the first floor could instantly connect with the vaulted ceiling above.

Odo looked at Vil who was sitting on the floor and reading a book. It is rare to see the Great Spirit touch the surface, usually he prefers to float in the air. The black dress she wore stretched across the patterned tanned ceramic floor, along with her shiny long blue hair exposed to the spotlight of the lights that filled the library.

As Odo approached him, Vil heard the sound of the child's footsteps and his attention was diverted from the book. The black haircut stopped immediately, he looked up to see Vil shed tears and wet his veil. It was the first time Odo saw the woman who was always calm and flat expression was showing emotions freely.

Vil immediately turned his face away, then wiped away the flowing tears. “What's up, Odo? You come read another book?” asked the blue-haired woman without looking at the child.

Odo walked over, and sat down on the floor right next to him. Under the dome filled with carved magic structures to maintain the existence of the Great Spirit, they just sat next to each other without talking. The floor temperature does not feel cold, the air in the room even feels warm. However, the atmosphere between them was quiet as if making them feel a coldness in the mind. Vil did not want to look at Odo's face and kept turning his back.

“Vil ..., why cry?” ask Odo.

Unlike Julia the other people in the Mansion, only the Great Spirit was called the child directly by his name. Odo did not add any formal sense or anything like that, the boy always spoke in a position on par with Vil. Whether it starts from when, but the way the child looks is a little different when talking to Vil.

“Not really .... Who is crying. If you are, why come here? Aren't you busy with expeditions or something?”

The Great Spirit folded his legs and curled up, still unwilling to look at Odo's face. His voice was sobbing, hiding the sadness that clearly filled him. Taking a deep breath, Odo instantly forced Vil to stare at his face. Odo held onto both of the woman's shoulders, then forced her to face him and stared intently at him.

The girl's eyes blue hair were clearly reddish, a sign of having just cried for quite a while. Not understanding the reason or guessing, the boy asked candidly, “Why cry?” The sharp gaze of the boy was straight towards both eyeballs of Vil.

“No excuses .... This ... is none of your business, is it? After getting tired of this place you will never come to this place again .... Just like your mother, when she got her destination ..”

The black haired child instantly understood the woman's intentions and the reason why she was crying. Taking a deep breath, Odo said, “Truly Marijuana, yes ...”

“AA!?”

Vil's sad face immediately widened. Duk!! Before he said, he was directly guided by Odo until he fell sprawled and rolled around in pain. “What the fuck, anyway?! The stone head! Be stubborn! Sakiiit ...,” said Vil as he curled up in pain holding his reddened forehead.

“That's a direct phrase or sentence?” ledek Odo's.

“Two! You are stubborn, both your head is hard and also your nature!”

Vil immediately sat down with his legs folded back. His face looked like it wanted to whine, but self-esteem held it back. Pointing straight at Odo, he said, “You are no cute at all! Whereas small time is cute, but why fit even big nyebelin!!”

Odo only smiled faintly hearing that, a sense of relief seeing Vil who looked not sad anymore filled his mind. Putting on a slightly arrogant smile, the boy replied, “Of course. I'm an adult, and all those adults are shitty and no cute. I learned from the environment, if I'm not cute means it's wrong Vil too.”

“Eh, can also say this child ...” Vil put on a sullen face, an annoyed look clearly on him. Looking at his hands in front of his chest, he turned his face away with a frown.

“Are you lonely, Vil?” asked Odo suddenly.

The Great Spirit was shocked, staring with open eyes. He immediately turned his face away and did not answer. Silence of the woman Odo considered as the answer ‘iya’. Lying his head forcefully on the lap of the Great Spirit, Odo said, “Don't worry, I won't leave you.”

The water bubbles around them instantly appeared and floated quickly chaotically. The Great Spirit's face flushed red, he panicked and felt amused as his thighs were used to pillow abruptly.

“Bo-Bodon—!!” His tongue was bitten by himself because he was so shocked. Reflexively, he immediately launched an elbow towards Odo who was lying on his lap. Right on his stomach, an attack landed heavily and made the child want to spit out the stomach contents.

Vil curled up in pain from biting his own tongue, while Odo curled up holding his stomach because of the elbow. “Akh ..., what are you doing? If I had eaten, I would have vomited ..” said Odo.

A few minutes passed and their situation returned as it had been the first time Odo had come, sitting close together without looking at each other and talking. Vil was still in pain from biting his own tongue, while Odo had no pain in the woman's elbow.

Sitting against each other, Odo leaned his back against Vil's back. An annoyed face at a glance is seen from behind the veil of the woman's blue hair. But when he turned his head and his golden eyes glanced at Odo, he immediately undoed the reprimanding intent. The child's face looked peaceful, very calm and stared straight at the sunken ceiling above.

“Do you want to come here, anyway? Aren't you busy?” ask Vil in a slow tone. The previously explosive emotion was no longer released, it returned to its usual self. It looks calm, calm, and smooth as Sirens are the basic construction of itself before being changed using the Veranderung Scepter.

“You stopped by doang, I'm rarely here this month anymore, anyway. So ...”

“So what?”

“Entahlah ...”

Odo lowered his face, looked glum and stared flat at the structure on the floor. The boy realized, if in fact the library where Vil lived was also a prison for him. Although Vil once told Odo that his dream was to live in the Real World, but it was not to be a waiter or to be attached to a place.

“Limited freedom .... Just feel free, it's okay to be restrained by something. But when that free perception is lost, someone will only realize that he is constrained,” Odo's mind while turning to look at Vil. Their eyes were fixed, but no words came out from the two of them.

Stop leaning, Odo got up and momentarily stretched both his legs. Facing the woman who sat folding her legs forward, Odo asked, “Do you want to come with me away from this library?” Vil only stared flatly upon hearing that. Turning his gaze away, he replied softly, “That's impossible. The Great Spirit could only stay in the real world by making a contract with something that had a complex structure to house its existence. Although Odo can make a contract with me, you must be dead in a few years ...”

“If I can accommodate your existence without reducing the lifespan, would you like to come with me?”

Vil was surprised to hear that, he turned his head back and his gaze was radiant and hopeful. In his mind there was indeed a desire to go see the vast world, but at the same time he realized that it was impossible because he was a Great Spirit.

“That's impossible ...” His face turned sad back quickly.

“Who said? As long as it can be researched the element of your existence, I can outsmart it ..”.

Odo began to step his feet towards the spiral staircase in the corner of space. Looking at him, Vil really did not want to believe Odo's words. He did not want to hope anymore, he knew that it would only make him feel pain from hoping for something impossible.

When he reached the second floor, the boy stood on the outskirts and leaned his back against the barrier. Looking at Vil who is still at the bottom, he said, “Not the book you read that is also to find a way?”

“The understanding of the concept of Soul, Spirit, Life, and Spirit in this world is still unknown and also there are many mysteries in it,” said Odo. The boy's words made Vil's eyes glow because what Odo thought was more or less the same as him. The elements that make up life are still very mysterious, many things are not understood and the boundaries are still very abstract about it.

“What Odo also want to research about it?” ask Vil.

“I've got the picture in my sheep .... Here I am just to make sure my theory is correct or not. Well, if it's wrong just think the other ..”

“Eh? Overview?” The look on the face of the Great Spirit was filled with confusion. He immediately got up and floated towards the second floor where Odo was. “What does he mean, Odo?” asked the woman curiously while getting. The smile of the woman was clearly visible from behind the veil.

“As I said, I just want to make sure ..., that's why I'm looking for books in this super complete library. Want to help find?”

Getting the offer, Vil immediately nodded in agreement out of curiosity. They both went in search of the books needed to ascertain the theory that had been ready in Odo's head. They took about five books from the second floor and fruited them from the eighth floor of the library, and a book from the highest floor.

Carrying all the books, they went back downstairs to read them. Preferring to sit on the floor and not use chairs, they began their existing research. Read each book, understand its content and draw some conclusions.

Time went by so quickly that when they discussed science with great enthusiasm, it did not feel like the outside was getting dark. Even so, the two people are still not finished researching and continue to find conclusions from the elements they want to know.

Finished reading one of the books and understanding its contents, Odo said, “Hmm, more or less my understanding is not off the mark indeed ..”

Vil who was sitting in front of Odo put on a flat face when he heard that. “True wait, Odo. You haven't talked about your understanding yet! What I did from earlier was also just researching as usual,” said the woman.

“Quiet, I'll explain .... First of all, do you understand the concept of Spirit and why the beings living in the Astral World are called Spirits?”

“Of course because our form of the Spirits is very abstract and the content of the information is different from the Mortal,” replied Vil. The blue haired woman changed her sitting position, she folded her legs back and started to get serious.

“True, but not precise. Do you understand the main structure that makes up the mortal beings, in other words the creatures that live in this real world?” asked Odo while changing his sitting position, he crossed his legs and supported his head with his right hand.

“It .... “ Vil could not answer him, he never found out about such a thing because it was too focused about Spirit and its concept over the past few years.

“The main component forming the existence of mortal beings in this real world is basically three namely, Body, Soul, and Spirit. All three components are present in every living thing, as well as in the Astral World. But, something differentiates. The level of balance of the three components is very different between the creatures of the Astral World and the Real World,” explained Odo.

“If that of course already knows! It's different, Odo. Astral World Beings would be abstract if in the Real World, and Real World beings would be unstable if in the Astral World. It has become common knowledge ...”

“That's right,” said Odo while lifting his index finger. “But do you already know the cause?” continued.

“Differences in information arrangement ...”

“In what way?”

His face was immediately wide, he did not think of such a thing. “Do you know about that?” ask Vil with passion.

“Spirit and Body Content are different .... Astral World Beings tended to have strong Spirit elements, hence they were called Spirits. Contrary to the beings in the Real World, here the Body element is too strong .... So, from here the difference between Body, Spirit, and Soul began to become a little confusing. To which extent life is supported by the soul, to which it is supported by the body, and to which extent by the spirit.”

“Hmm, true also .... The concept of life is confusing. When the body dies, the spirit does not necessarily disappear. There are also cases such as the change of real-world creatures into Astral World creatures,” said Vil while nodding his understanding.

“That's right, in other cases there are also undead that are often used by Necromancers. Although only a body remained, they could revive the corpse. But for that reason, one more element to note .... Soul, an element that all intelegensified beings have always possessed ...”

“jiwa ...? Is it different from the Spirit? If not wrong, the soul is like the spirit element and is included in its supporting components,” said Vil.

“Salah .... The soul is an element in itself and is even more complex than the Body and Spirit. If likened .., the living thing is like a magic tool. The body is a container, the spirit like Mana for energy activates the magic tool, and the soul itself is a program structure to be able to make the magic tool operate. In other words, the soul is an identity of an intelegensory living thing,” explained Odo.

“A ... True, the concept is different from the Spirit. The Spirit element is just like energy, an element that can make a living being able to move and think. Basic like something that can make a living thing move and think it .. is a Soul?”

Vil just realized something like that. Soul and Spirit elements, both of them are very similar but different. In the appropriate arrangement of language, Soul and Spirit do have different meanings but the same purpose, which is to make creatures come alive.

“True, the Soul is a kind of program ... or the soul is also equated with a kind of life structure. To be able to live, there must be a soul, a new spirit for energy and a body as a container. The word life that is often used is the condition when the soul and spirit synchronously form life, while the spirit is the condition of the soul when it is cut off from the spirit and leaves the body,” explained Odo.

Vil was completely taken aback by such an understanding. The concepts of soul, spirit and body were quickly dismantled by a child whose age had not even reached a decade. “Te-Keep how to make my structure, or according to your theoretical perspective my soul can be accommodated by you, Odo?” vil asked with trembling spirit.

“Installing your structure into my Soul Realm .... With that, Vil can bond with me and freely come out of this library while near me,” Odo replied as he pointed at the middle of his own chest.

“Not if doing such a thing the human body will be burdened and their age will be reduced drastically?”

“Indeed .... That is why it is necessary to treat an expansion of the Soul Realm and a compression of the structure of your being. In other words, you should be ready to lose some of your power and give it to me ...”

“Eh ..?”

“Well, it should also do the ritual first and the ingredients are scarce, anyway. I've more or less had a picture of what the material is, but to get it takes time .... Maybe ... about four three years or four years I can just get ...”

“EEHHH! Lah, keep discussing this for what try?”

“Give you hope ...”

Odo stood up, then looked at Vil intently. Getting such a gaze from the child, there was the Great Spirit who felt something strange about him. He only realized that from earlier Odo's way of talking and behavior was different from usual, the black haired child looks more mature and does not behave like children like he often does when with Vil.

But as he understood that back, Vil realized the reason. “So, yes .... So you no longer hold back ..., Odo,” his mind while smiling thinly.

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Help Information:

«Time column According to Archive (Pendulum Calendar)

Great War Ends Through Conference = Years 2,670

Early Journey Dart and Mavis, married = 2.671

Letters To Dart From Conference Parties = 2.671 to 2.683

Tragedy City of Gahon = 2.683

Dart and Mavis = 2,684

# Return of Marquess Luke to her territory = 2,684

# Held recruitment = 2.684

# Shieal Selection = 2.685

# Completed Building Luke Scientia Library = 2,685

# Demonic Destruction in Astral World = 2.687

# Vil recorded as Spirit contracted Mavis officially = 2.688

# Odo born = 2.690

# Withdrawal of First Astral World Expedition Fund = 2.693

# First Astral World Expedition = 2.694

# Withdrawal of Second Astral World Expedition Fund = 2.698

# Second Astral World Expedition = 2.698.

# Debt To Rein and Garados Region = 2,698

Supplement: If the reader ever finds out that the Great War took place 20 years ago, that means 20 years before Odo was born.

«Krystal»

+Normal Price of Crystals (Based on Content Level):

- Low A-E = 5 Rupl/gram

- Intermediate A-E = 10 Rupl/gram

-At present = A-E = 50 Rupl/gram

- Best = Can reach 500/gram

+Based on Weight

- A= 1 Kilogram - E = 50 grams

- B = 500 grams

- C = 200 grams

- D = 150 grams

Author's Note:

The reason I made Past-Story long for this CH ....

See You Next Time!