The Genius Professor Wants An Easy Life - Chapter 243
‘Who would have thought the Obelisk was a portal that crossed dimensions?’
Catherine, Sylphin, and I stood speechless, lost in the silence.
Only the cute little creatures that came along with us scurried around energetically.
“Another world? What do we do now?”
“We have to find a way back.”
“Shouldn’t we hide first? If the evil beings of this world find us, who knows what might happen…”
Catherine said with a look of disgust.
A place teeming with horrific monsters.
That was what people in our world thought of another dimension.
‘Because we know nothing about it.’
At that moment, Sylphin, who had been quietly observing, spoke up.
“Don’t spout nonsense. Another world isn’t just a place full of evil beings. Sure, there are some, but it’s a place similar to our own world.”
Catherine frowned.
“How do you know that? And who are you to speak so rudely? Do you want to get hit?”
As the cuties, which had shifted dimensions with us, danced a tap dance between them, trying to stop the fight.
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A loud noise was heard.
From above.
Startled, I looked up to see a group appearing against the backdrop of the purple sky.
Humans.
No, slightly different.
Their ears were a bit pointed, and they had various gemstones embedded in their foreheads.
They were also generally tall. Even the shortest among them seemed to be at least 2 meters tall.
Similar, yet distinctly different from the humans of our world.
I swallowed hard.
‘Beings from another dimension.’
Tense, I gauged their demeanor.
Fortunately, they didn’t seem intent on killing us immediately.
Just as we were wary of them, they seemed cautious of us, the strangers.
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‘I can’t understand a word they’re saying.’
I cast a translation spell, but it had no effect.
Their language system was completely different from ours.
‘Their language isn’t just vocal sounds; it’s mixed with magical energy.’
Every time they spoke, faint waves emanated from the gemstones embedded in their foreheads.
At that moment, the beings from another dimension began to cast some kind of magic.
At last, I could understand what they were saying.
…Who are you?
I tilted my head in confusion.
‘How can they use a translation spell?’
Translation magic doesn’t translate thoughts directly. It’s more akin to a translator on Earth.
The language system had to be stored in the magic.
In other words, they knew our language system.
Anyway, that was something to figure out later.
The beings from another dimension asked an unexpected question.
Did you emerge from the gate left by the Eight Calamities?
The Eight Calamities?
I didn’t know what that was, but I briefly explained our situation.
“I don’t know what the Eight Calamities are, but it’s true that we came from another world, we are not from this one.”
The beings murmured amongst themselves.
I carefully observed them, unsure of their intentions.
They talked among themselves for a while, then descended to the ground where we stood.
‘Are they going to kill us?’
Their gazes were hard and fixed on us.
One fortunate thing was that none of the newcomers seemed particularly powerful.
By our standards, they were around Level 4 or Level 5. Even if a conflict arose, it didn’t seem overly dangerous.
I subtly began to gather mana.
The leader of the group spoke.
Are you truly from the world of destruction?
“We just came from another world.”
The gazes of the beings shifted from me to Catherine and Sylphin.
Their eyes were sharp, as if they were scanning for something.
Then, their eyes widened, and something completely unexpected happened.
This aura… Could it be? The trace of the stars?
“??”
We greet the descendants of the stars!!
Then,
Thud.
They knelt before us, exclaiming,
Please save us!!
* * *
This way, please, saviors.
We followed the beings to the floating islands in the sky.
These are the Sky Islands. We all live here on these Sky Islands.
Next to me, Catherine gasped in amazement.
A city was situated on the Sky Island.
And it was of an impressive scale.
“Is that an automobile over there?”
“…It seems so.”
“No way, the buildings are that tall?”
I was equally astonished.
Though not quite as advanced as the Earth I knew, this civilization was at least on par with Earth’s modern age.
You recognize automobiles. Does the world of destruction have cars as well?
“Yes, Professor here developed them. But why do you keep calling our world the world of destruction? And why call us saviors?”
The beings from another dimension had been friendly towards us the whole way here, and Catherine finally let her guard down enough to ask.
I too awaited their response.
‘I don’t know much about this dimension either.’
What I knew was only related to the apocalypse.
Why the apocalypse was coming to this dimension.
But I was ignorant about the dimension itself.
We call your world the world of destruction for a simple reason. The wave of destruction came from your world.
“The wave of destruction?”
Do you see the waves down below?
We looked down.
From high in the sky, we could see a vast expanse of the sea.
It was the same massive, wall-like wave we had seen beyond the horizon when we first arrived in this dimension.
The wave appeared to be at least 1 km high, even at a glance.
‘What I saw earlier was just the tip of the iceberg.’
The entire sea was filled with massive waves.
Goooooo.
From one side of the ocean, I could see an island, about the size of a small nation, being completely engulfed by the waves.
We originally lived on the ground too. But after the wave of destruction appeared, we could no longer do so. Now, we barely survive on the Sky Islands.
“…But how could the wave of destruction have come from our world?”
Are you truly asking because you don’t know?
The tone wasn’t accusatory.
It was genuinely questioning.
Didn’t the Eight Calamities move the wave of destruction from your world to ours? Ah, the Eight Calamities is our term. It seems your world calls them something else.
The being thought for a moment before speaking again.
The Eight Calamities are known in your world as the Eight Heroes.
“!!”
I closed my mouth, stunned.
‘What on earth is this?’
At that moment, the guide from the other dimension stopped at a small island.
It was much smaller compared to the ones with cities and had something resembling a temple.
Please enter. The prophet who foresaw your arrival is waiting inside.
* * *
Upon entering, we found a being from another dimension waiting for us.
Their attire differed from the others we had met earlier.
They wore something like a ceremonial robe.
‘Stronger than the ones we met before.’
This one seemed to be around Level 7.
Welcome, saviors. I am Anastasia, the High Priestess.
“I’m Van the Legend.”
Legend…? Is your name really Legend? The translation magic seems to be rendering it oddly.
“It’s translated correctly. I am the greatest being in our world.”
Ah.
Even in another dimension, this innate charisma couldn’t be stopped.
…Anyway, welcome. We’ve been expecting you.
“You’ve been expecting us? How did you know we were coming?”
The constellations informed us.
“The constellations?”
They refer to the great beings in the sky.
“!!”
I was taken aback.
It seemed to refer to the Great Ones of this dimension.
‘Here, they call them the constellations.’
Goooooo.
I could feel someone watching us from the distant sky.
It was the gaze of the constellations, the Great Ones.
Since my soul had reached the level of ascension, I could sense their presence.
Surprisingly, the gaze wasn’t hostile.
Rather, it was mixed with goodwill? Expectation?
Meanwhile, High Priestess Anastasia noticed that I sensed the constellations and looked at me with astonishment.
Remarkable. Your soul has touched the heavens. How is it possible for a mortal to achieve such a feat? Truly, the people of the world of destruction are extraordinary.
“Are there no ascendants in your world, no one who has touched the heavens?”
No, that is something only possible for the humans of your world.
An unexpected answer.
The explanation that followed left me even more shocked.
Normally, for a mortal to touch the heavens goes against the laws of the universe. It’s not just our world; it’s the same for any world. But your world is an exception.
“Why is that?”
Because your world is where a star has fallen.
“…A fallen star?”
Yes, a world where the constellation that governs the laws has disappeared.
“!!”
This was the first time I had heard such a story.
“A disappeared constellation? Are you saying there were great ones, constellations, in our world?”
Do you not know? Ah, the Eight Calamities have distorted your history.
Anastasia shook her head.
The Eight Calamities, who you call the Eight Heroes, are not mere mortals. They are the constellations of your world.
“!!”
In the distant past, there was a war among the constellations in your world. It was a war instigated by the Eight Calamities. As a result of that war, all constellations in your world perished, and a terrible disaster ensued.
I had a suspicion.
“A terrible disaster… Are you referring to the wave of destruction?”
Yes, exactly. Your world was on the brink of annihilation, and the Eight Calamities used a method to prevent their world’s destruction.
“…That method, could it be?”
They transferred the wave of destruction that appeared in their world to ours.
“!!”
Anastasia spoke with a somber expression.
Our constellations waged war against the Eight Calamities to prevent the wave of destruction from coming to our world, but they were defeated. As a result, our world is now heading towards destruction.
It was a shocking revelation.
“Then, when you called those children saviors…”
Yes, only the descendants of the stars, those children, can quell the wave of destruction.
Anastasia, like the other beings we had met earlier, bowed her head.
Please, save us. Descendants of the stars!
Catherine and Sylphin responded in bewilderment.
“…Us?”
