〈Another World〉

Chapter 17 〈Different World〉

What is a world?

Time is the world.

Space is the boundary.

It is everything.

It is all.

Even though nowadays, the so-called world generally refers to the planet on which humanity lives, every space-time is, in fact, a world.

Heaven and earth.

The realm under heaven.

The human world.

The world we live in.

And all things.

These are all worlds.

In that case, the so-called 〈Different World〉 naturally refers to a world that is different from the space-time Luo Zhen currently occupies.

It could be a parallel world that is similar to the current world, yet has a different history of development.

It could be another world completely different from the current one, undetectable even by Chaldea, unimaginable to Magus.

Even the existence of the "human body" can be considered a microscopic world that cannot be perceived by the person themselves.

In Buddhism, there is even the concept of "a world in a grain of sand."

This shows just how vast the so-called "world" truly is.

And the existence of 〈Miracle〉, besides imbuing Luo Zhen with the knowledge of all 〈Summoning Arts〉 from ancient times to the present, has only one other function: to open the door to these different worlds.

"Different worlds, huh..."

Luo Zhen stroked the ring he wore on his finger, which had become like his own flesh and blood, soul, and doppelganger, and couldn't help but feel doubtful.

"Are there really other worlds?"

If it only referred to parallel worlds, Luo Zhen wouldn't find it strange.

Besides being able to observe different eras, Chaldea could occasionally observe the existence of parallel worlds.

If they really wanted to, with Chaldea's technology, traveling to a parallel world via Spiritron Transfer wouldn't be absolutely impossible.

At least, theoretically, the goal of traveling to a parallel world could be achieved through Spiritron Transfer.

However, through the information 〈Miracle〉 had given him, Luo Zhen knew that this ring could do more than just that.

Even traveling to a different world completely unlike the current one, a world that Magus couldn't even imagine, let alone observe, was possible.

Therefore, Luo Zhen couldn't help but doubt.

"Does that kind of world really exist?"

That was what Luo Zhen doubted.

As for 〈Miracle〉's ability to open the door to different worlds, Luo Zhen didn't doubt that.

Because...

"Opening the different world of the 'soul' has already been done..."

Yes.

Opening the different world of the "soul" had already been done.

That was three years ago.

The knowledge that 〈Miracle〉 granted Luo Zhen included all kinds of Summoning Magecraft from ancient times to the present. Even Magecraft from ancient or divine eras, as long as it belonged to the "summoning" system, was included.

For example, during simulated battles, Luo Zhen used 〈Bird Summoning〉, which could summon bird Familiars, and 〈Wolf Summoning〉, which could summon wolf Familiars.

Although both were Magecraft that could only summon low-level Familiars, if it weren't for the fact that Luo Zhen had only been studying Magecraft for a short three years, he might have already learned Magecraft to summon high-level Familiars, and might have been able to summon Phantasmal Species that only existed in past eras.

In fact, even now, Luo Zhen could only use three types of Magecraft to summon mid-level Familiars.

But the knowledge Luo Zhen obtained from 〈Miracle〉 was enough to support him in training until he could summon the highest-level Familiars, and eventually even learn 〈Heroic Spirit Summoning〉, allowing him to single-handedly perform the miracle that Chaldea could only achieve with its entire organization, and even wield mysteries beyond that.

If this were known to modern Magus, it would surely drive these trash who craved magical knowledge and mystery insane.

In light of this, no one knew that Luo Zhen possessed 〈Miracle〉 except for Roman, not even Mashu.

This was also what Roman had instructed Luo Zhen to do.

He remembered that when Luo Zhen showed Roman the existence of 〈Miracle〉, Roman stared intently at the ring with an unusually serious and grave expression for a long time before finally saying.

"No matter what, you can't let a third person know about the existence of this ring, understand?"

That was the first and last time Roman had instructed Luo Zhen to do something in a commanding tone.

That's why Luo Zhen hadn't even told Mashu, and always wore gloves, hiding the existence of the 〈Miracle〉, concealing it until now.

This shows how terrible the consequences would be if the 〈Miracle〉 were to be exposed.

And just three years ago, after Luo Zhen received all the knowledge from the 〈Miracle〉 and began to learn Summoning Arts, when he summoned his first Familiar, the power of this ring was revealed.

"By opening the door to the "soul", treating Familiars as pure records, like Magic Circuits, engraved in my body...?"

Luo Zhen muttered, explaining this miracle.

This is the power that 〈Miracle〉 possesses.

Luo Zhen also knew about something similar, and it was very close to him.

That is the Heroic Spirit.

Heroic Spirits exist outside the world, engraved on the 〈Throne of Heroes〉.

What 〈Miracle〉 does is similar to that situation.

As long as a Familiar is successfully summoned by Luo Zhen, it will be recorded in Luo Zhen's soul because of the power of 〈Miracle〉.

In other words, Luo Zhen's soul is equivalent to the 〈Throne of Heroes〉 for the Familiars he summons.

Thanks to this, as long as a Familiar has been successfully summoned once, Luo Zhen can summon it again effortlessly by consuming a certain amount of magical energy. Even if the Familiar dies, he can continue to consume magical energy and summon it continuously, and he has absolute command over it. No matter how absurd the command, the Familiar will obey.

If it were another Magus, even if they could successfully summon a Familiar once, they might not be able to control it. Even if they could control it, once the Familiar died, unless there was a special case, the Familiar would be lost forever.

This is the only effect that 〈Miracle〉 has ever shown, and it is also the effect that automatically occurs every time Luo Zhen successfully summons a new Familiar.

According to Roman...

"Perhaps 〈Miracle〉 is a being that coexists with your soul, so it cannot be taken off, lost, or destroyed. Because of this, only the "soul" of this other world is always open, without you needing to exert any effort."

This was Roman's speculation after he learned about this.

In addition, if he wants to open the door to another otherworld, Luo Zhen needs to use the power of 〈Miracle〉 himself.

Luo Zhen already knows how to use it.

However, Luo Zhen has never used this power even once.

That's not only because opening the door to another otherworld will cost Luo Zhen some price depending on the world, but also because Luo Zhen still can't believe that otherworlds completely different from this world really exist.

Even if they exist, what kind of worlds are they?

Is it really okay to go to such a place?

Such considerations have kept Luo Zhen from making a decision to use the power of 〈Miracle〉 even once.

"Able to summon all kinds of Familiars, and even be summoned by all kinds of worlds... 〈Miracle Summoner〉...?"

Recalling the evaluation that Roman once gave him, which was both teasing and wry, Luo Zhen rubbed his brow.

"This world is enough to give me a headache. Who knows what it's like in another world?"

After saying that, Luo Zhen put his gloves back on, hiding the only miracle in the world again, and lay back on the bed.

What Luo Zhen didn't know was that.

On this day, fate began to turn.

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