Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 3552 Oath Ceremony
Luigi plucked the strings a few times and spoke softly.

"The main road goes east, Haisen goes west."

"Follow Shi Mu's style and sing in his dreams."

"The sound of the piano outside time and space, here comes Luigi the Bard."

Luigi spoke extremely smoothly and elegantly.Coupled with the exquisite green harp and the handsome and carefree face, it really feels like stepping out of a storybook.

Gulemo was stunned for a while after hearing this.

His thoughts were so fragmented that he didn't even have time to think about the meaning of Luigi's words. He just vaguely felt that his words were very beautiful, but they seemed to have no specific meaning.

Just in line with Luigi's beautiful face, Gulemo subconsciously ignored these flaws.

Since the other party calls himself a bard, the poetic introduction he blurts out must contain profound meaning.

There is no need to delve into it.

Just know that his name is Luigi and he's a bard.

Having said that, the profession of bard is rare in Dawn City.In other words, there seem to be few full-time bards in the entire Western Continent.

It appears more in fairy tales...

Luigi calls himself a bard, and the music comes from "the sound of a piano outside time and space", so he doesn't sound like he's from the West.

Could it be that they are people from other worlds?

Gulemo still wanted to continue thinking deeply, but at this time, he was in a state where he could not sustain long-term thinking.

The logic of thinking can no longer keep up.

Even these things that were just thought of gradually became blurry and hazy.It was like a sand painting, slowly covered by yellow sand, and finally completely disappeared...

On the other side, outside the copy.

Angel also truthfully broadcast what happened in the copy.

"The main road faces east, and Haisen heads to the west. Let's follow Shi Mufeng's style and sing in his dreams?" Angel muttered in a low voice, "What is this?"

Angel understood every word, but together, he couldn't understand them.

Laplace, who knew Luigi very well, was silent for a moment and then said: "This is his opening poem. It probably means that he has rich experiences and is similar to a historical witness..."

When Laplace said this, he paused and sighed softly: "Forget it, I can't make it up anymore. I don't know the specific meaning, but he must think that saying something mysterious at this time can increase his... …”

Angel: "Fine."

Laplace: "???" She didn't understand what it meant.

Angel: "It probably means very mysterious and unpredictable."

Laplace nodded: "Then he really wants to use this to increase... his strength."

"As for the origin of this opening poem, I guess it comes from a certain wizard's travel diary."

The reason why Laplace was able to say "Wizard's Travels" so accurately was because she saw Luigi flipping through the Wizard's Travels while fishing.

At the time, I thought he was just trying to amuse himself, but now it looks like he was probably excerpting words and phrases.

Angel: "..."

Angel: "That fits Luigi's character very well."

He is very flamboyant to the outside world, especially when he identifies himself as a bard. This kind of flamboyance is even more wishful to go to heaven.

While they were discussing Luigi's opening poem in low voices, Luigi had already begun to challenge Gulemo in the copy.

Facing Luigi's challenge, Gulemo did not express acceptance or rejection, but looked at Luigi lightly: "Since you want to challenge me to climb the stars, you should know the rules."

Luigi nodded: "I know."

Gulemo: "Then you start preparing. I want to see if you are qualified to challenge me."

The moment Gulemo finished speaking, a new round of fairyland prompts appeared in front of Luigi.

"Special Dreamland "Uriel's Choice" Main Mission 5 - Challenge Letter, is about to begin."

"Attention, please play the role of challenger well. If you make a mistake in your role, the main mission will also fail."

"Attention, please challenge according to the rules."

"Please complete the second step - qualification certificate within 10 minutes."

"Countdown: 19:59"

"Countdown: 19:58"

The Star Climb Challenge at Birmingham Eden College is very fair.You can't just challenge a "star" artist casually.

If you want to challenge, you must prove that you have such strength and qualifications.

Therefore, the "qualification certificate" in the second step of the main mission actually requires Luigi to perform a piece of music to prove that he has the strength to challenge Gulemo.

Luigi only received the "qualification certificate" if the music he performed was approved by Gulemo.

In other words, this qualification certificate was actually issued to him by Gulemo.

Outside the copy, after listening to the prompt from Wonderland, Laplace curiously said: "If Gulemo thinks Luigi is not qualified to challenge him, then wouldn't this mission be a direct failure?"

Angel nodded: "That's right."

Laplace: "If Gulemo is selfish and doesn't want to accept the challenge at all, doesn't that mean that no matter how Luigi plays, he may not be able to get the qualification certificate issued by Gulemo?"

Angel: "It is possible, so isn't there a witness?"

Angel pointed at the old man in the copy who called himself Mulloy.

"He is a witness to this star-climbing challenge, and he will make the fairest judgment from beginning to end."

Laplace: "So, if Mulloy recognizes Luigi's ability to challenge, then Gulemo must accept the challenge?"

Angel shook his head: "No, both Mulloy and Gulemo must recognize Luigi's strength in order to obtain the qualification certificate."

Laplace: "Huh?"

Since Mulloy's approval has no way of affecting the outcome, what is the significance of this witness's existence?
Angel: "The meaning of his existence is to maintain the sanctity of art."

Laplace: "What do you mean?"

Angel shrugged: "That's the literal meaning."

After a pause, Angel gave an example.

If in the end, Mulloy recognized Luigi's strength, but Gulemo did not recognize Luigi's strength, Luigi would not be able to obtain the challenge certificate.

Although Luigi was not qualified to challenge, the witnesses and the challenged had different opinions. Once word spread, some people would definitely question whether Gulemo was unwilling to accept the challenge and deliberately embarrassed Luigi.

At this time, it will have an impact on Gulemo's reputation.

Therefore, most of the time, if the witness recognizes the challenger's strength, the challenger will generally not refuse.In order to avoid some rumors in the future.

Of course, if Gulemo can produce evidence that Luigi is not qualified, the sword of public opinion will instead point at the witnesses.

Therefore, even though the existence of witnesses cannot affect the issuance of qualification certificates, they are a double-edged sword that can maintain the sanctity of art and serve as a basis for mutual supervision.

Laplace nodded with understanding: "I probably understand, it is an artistic challenge of idealistic proof theory."

"However, the situations you mentioned may be a deterrent in reality. But now they are only in the copy. Gulemo's disagreement with the witnesses cannot be spread, and naturally it will not affect his reputation."

Angel: "That's right." However, since the copy arranged it this way, Angel still felt that Gulemo should be an upright person.I won't go out of my way to embarrass Luigi.

Of course, if you are really in trouble...just pretend he didn't say anything.

……

Return to the copy.

Unlike the random chatter outside, the atmosphere in the dungeon was still very solemn.

"While distributing money for star climbing qualification certificates, let's not forget another thing." It was Mulloy who spoke.

Gulemo: "I understand, I am ready and can proceed at any time."

Luigi on the side looked confused: "What's going on?"

Mulloy smiled and said: "You are not from Eden College in Birmingham, so you don't know how normal it is. It doesn't matter, it's not something important, it's just a simple oath-taking ceremony."

"When the time comes, just follow me. I'll say something, and you can just say something after me."

Take an oath?Luigi probably understood and nodded.

Gulemo, on the other hand, looked at Luigi with some doubts. Isn't he from the academy?If not, why are you eligible for the Star Climb Challenge?
Gulemo was about to ask, but for some reason, before he could say anything, his thoughts became stiff and fragmented again.

A few seconds later, Gulemo woke up a little, but at this time, he had forgotten what he wanted to ask before, and was just waiting silently for the oath-taking ceremony to proceed.

Luigi: "Shall we take the oath now?"

Mulloy shook his head: "We still have to wait..."

Still waiting?What are you waiting for?Luigi wanted to ask. After all, the second step of his main mission only had less than 8 minutes left...

Time passed by minute by minute.

About 2 minutes later, when Luigi was about to urge him no longer, Mulloy finally said: "The people are here, it's okay now."

People are coming?Luigi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly turned his head as if he thought of something.

The attic door not far away was opened, and Uriel, dressed in pitch black, walked out of it.

Uriel still looked so decadent, but his eyes were deeper than usual... Luigi could tell at a glance that he had entered a "dream" state.

Speaking of which, Gulemo's eyes were exactly the same as Uriel's, and he should also be in a "dream" state.

Only Mulloy's eyes were very clear. It was not like he was "dreaming" about the NPC, he was probably an ordinary gifted citizen.

Uriel walked to the courtyard and stood behind Luigi.

Gulemo looked at Uriel deeply: "Sure enough, you recommended it."

"I recommended it." Uriel looked at Gulemo quietly. After a few seconds, he lowered his eyebrows and said sadly: "I'm sorry..."

There was an inexplicable emotion in Gulemo's eyes. He was about to say something, but the next second, the inexplicable emotions in both Gulemo's and Uriel's eyes disappeared.

It was as if the memory had been briefly cleared.

They both raised their heads and stared at each other in confusion.

"We'll talk about the digression later. Shouldn't the main topic now be the oath?" Mulloy's voice reached their ears at the right time, and their confused and chaotic thoughts immediately became much clearer.

Yes, now is the time to take the oath.

The issue with Uriel/Gulemo can be solved later.

There was an instant reconciliation on their part.

Luigi... and the melon-eating duo outside the dungeon were stunned for a moment.

What's going on here?Why the sudden sadness, why the sudden apology?Why are you suddenly confused again?

Luigi and Laplace had no idea what was going on here anyway. Angel's words... Although they also found it strange, he could probably guess that it might be related to the "dream" characteristic.

Gulemo and Uriel should have some "knots" in reality. Now that they met in the copy of Dream Crystal Plains, their thoughts in reality overlapped subconsciously.

As for why he suddenly calmed down again in the end... Angel's personal guess is that the "dream" state was abnormal, or maybe the powers in the fairyland took action?
The specific situation can only be further analyzed after Angel has more information about the power of Wonderland in the future.

"The next step is to take the oath." Mulloy presided over the overall situation with a smile.

The others also nodded.

The oath taken before the star climbing challenge is essential.This is both a rule and a ritual.

Mulloy, Gulemo, Luigi, and Uriel all gathered in the center of the courtyard, took a solemn posture, and began to swear to the God of Art.

The "god of art" here does not just refer to a specific god, but a concept.

A pure concept of "art".

"I vow to preserve the purity of art."

“I am committed to upholding the integrity of the Star Climb Challenge.”

"I pledge to uphold the noble name of Eden College Birmingham."

"..."

Oaths come out of their mouths one after another. These oaths do not necessarily have a "binding" effect, but if you really violate the oath, it is a betrayal of the "soul" and the disintegration of the soul.

Those who are lacking in soul may find it difficult to reach the top of art.

Therefore, when this oath is issued, this star climbing challenge will most likely be fair...

After the oath ceremony, it was Luigi's turn to perform.

And to perform, you definitely need a stage.

The yard was empty, except for a tree, and there was nothing in the attic. There was no place to stand even in the attic.

Therefore, Luigi originally thought that the dungeon might evolve into a new map area as the venue for this "Star Climbing Challenge".

but……

No.

"The stage for performance is in the courtyard." Mulloy: "If you have a stage in your heart, anywhere is a stage."

As a witness and the only normal NPC in the current copy, Mulloy's words are of course ironclad.

Gulemo, Uriel and Mulloy sat directly on the ground under the big tree in the yard.

After Luigi sighed, he slowly came to the center of the courtyard.

This is his next "stage".

He closed his eyes and pondered for a minute. When his boiling thoughts slowly settled down, Luigi slowly opened his eyes.

The Wonderland information in the lower left corner of the field of vision shows that there are still 15 minutes until the second step of the main mission ends.

He must get Gulemo's approval and be qualified to challenge him within these 15 minutes.

So.

This first piece of music performed is very crucial. He must show his peak strength.

Not only must he convince Gulemo, but he must also make Uriel and Mulloy favor him from the bottom of their hearts!

(End of this chapter)