I Became an Academy Mechanic Genius

143 – Secret of the World (Edited)

“Gasp!”

Ed, who had been dozing off, gasped and opened his eyes.

I woke up from a nightmare.

However, I couldn’t remember the contents clearly.

Only fragmentary memories of some strange content are floating around.

It seems like someone was spouting a long piece of bullsh*t…

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“Edgar Fix.”

At that time, the housekeeper called Ed.

This is to let Elena know that her interview is over and it is her turn.

Eventually, Ed, who had adjusted his collar, entered the room where the old man was.

The old man greeted Ed with a kind smile.

“The soul inside is Ha Do-yoon, right? “I’ve been waiting for a long time.”

An old man who immediately comes in, mentioning Ed’s real name from the beginning.

Ed, who was taken aback for a moment, quickly raised the corner of his mouth and answered.

“What is it? “You know my real name, which no one knows.”

“hehehe. Would you like to sit down first? “It’s going to be quite a long story.”

The old man said so and offered a chair across from him.

As Ed sat down, the servant brought tea and poured it into each empty cup.

Soon, the old man, who had taken a sip of black tea, put it down and said.

“First, I should introduce myself. “My name is Harris Egerton, manager of the Hidden Shelter.”

Harris Egerton.

For some reason, it was a name I had never heard of before.

In particular, the last name ‘Egerton’ felt familiar.

“hehehe. Doesn’t this sound like a name you’ve heard before?”

As Ed was frowning with an inexplicable feeling of déjà vu, the old man grinned and looked at Ed with a mischievous expression.

It was as if a classmate I was meeting after 10 years was saying, ‘You remember me, right?’

Ed responded by tilting his head.

“Did we know each other?”

“hehehe. “To be exact, I knew my ancestor.”

“···Ancestor? If you were an ancestor, who would it be…”

Ed suddenly trailed off while continuing his conversation.

Because by chance, the portraits behind the old man’s back caught my eye.

Portraits that vividly depict every aspect of the Egerton family, from the first to the 23rd head of the family.

Ed focused his attention on a face that stood out among the rows of portraits.

The face of the first matriarch.

“I guess I found it. “Ha Do-yoon’s old friend”

At that time, the old man looked back, following Ed’s gaze, and he said that.

Then he looked at Ed’s face again and said with a bitter smile.

“A lot of time has passed. “Hundreds of years have passed since my ancestors became possessed by Ha Do-yoon and this world.”

“······.”

Ed listened to Harris’ words with a blank expression.

Some precious memories blurred out, as if I was looking at them through high-precision glasses.

“You don’t have to worry about it.”

At that time, Harris said that and picked up a cup of tea.

I added the following words while looking at Ed who was sweating coldly.

“There is no need to break the safety measures you have put in place. “For now, all you need to know is that Ha Do-yoon is a ‘regressor.’”

···All you need to know is that you are a regressor?

When Ed asked what that meant, Harris answered.

“It is literally so. Ha Do-yoon is actually a regressor who has gone through countless regressions. “Ha Do-yoon’s memories now are probably fabricated memories overlaid to protect his mind.”

·····Regressors and fabricated memories.

Ed, who was staring blankly at one place, soon nodded his head with a calm expression.

In fact, he already knew that his memories were strange.

‘For some reason… I felt like I was feeling uncomfortable…’

I’m not saying it’s not, but if you think about it, isn’t it strange?

I was so saddened by the death shown in crude graphics on the other side of the monitor.

No matter how long you’ve been with an NPC, isn’t it a bit excessive to feel like you want to risk your life to protect the character in the game?

‘If that memory is a real memory…’

However, if the memory is a true experience, it is understandable.

If all the memories he experienced were not rounds of the game but rounds of regression, he would be able to understand his feelings now.

“····What was the relationship between your ancestors and I?”

However, what is still in question is Harris’s relationship with his ancestors.

What kind of relationship was the two of them, and why was that time hundreds of years ago?

Soon, Harris answered with a smile.

“As far as I know, it was a collegial relationship. “There were several more than just my ancestors.”

“···There were a few more? Exactly how many people?”

“····I’m sorry, but I don’t know the exact number. “Memories passed down through generations continued to be lost.”

“······.”

“But one thing is certain. “Hundreds of years ago, Ha Do-yoon had friends and fought with them to protect this world.”

Himself and his colleagues who fought to protect the world.

Ed nodded his head.

He doesn’t remember it at all, but his own emotions were accepting it.

Finally, Ed raised his head and said.

“Then who are we fighting? Are they demons by any chance?”

“Yes. “They are ancient demons.”

···Ancient demons.

Ed clenched his fists with a somewhat shocked expression.

As far as I know, the devil appeared after the ‘War of Conquest of the Empire’, but it has existed since before.

Harris said.

“I guess we need to talk in detail. Would you like to hear the memories of my ancestors that have been passed down in my head?”

Ed nodded.

True information was needed to prepare for future large-scale wars.

Soon, Harris began to recite the passed down memories.

“The beginning of everything must go back to the distant past. “This was before the kingdom of the four directions was even built.”

The kingdom of four directions.

It refers to an ancient kingdom established in each direction: east, west, south, and north.

Graham in the north, Cruel in the south, Elmar in the east, and Bernhard in the west.

This family, currently called the grand duchy of the empire, was originally a lineage from the kingdom.

Harris said.

“In the distant past, when Ha Do-yoon and his colleagues were possessed in this world, there was almost nothing. “Monsters infested every place, and humans had to live in hiding to avoid them.”

Harris begins to inform Ed by going back to the beginning of the inherited memories.

To summarize his long story, it is as follows.

First of all, when Ed and his colleagues were possessed by ‘El Pandor Runeterra’, human society was still in the ‘tribal society’ stage.

They were merely the underdogs of an ecosystem where several family units came together and barely survived the monsters.

In the meantime, Ed and his colleagues receive information that a demon is being born in the fallen old empire (the Black Empire), and learn that it will invade Runeterra (the continent of the empire) 150 years later.

From then on, preparations for invasion began.

“In that way, Yun and his colleagues began to integrate each tribal society. Each person learned techniques based on the abilities they gained through the possessor’s privileges, and taught humans how to use them. In this way, Doyun’s colleagues are respected by humans and are elevated to the throne of each country.”

Colleagues who were appointed as kings of each defense.

Ed felt like he had been hit on the head with his hammer.

The descendants of the Grand Duchy, who were thought to be the game’s main NPCs, were actually distant descendants of their colleagues.

Harris continued speaking.

“The advancement of magic has enriched the human world. By driving out the monsters, they secured farmland and started farming there, greatly increasing food production. “The population began to explode.”

Ed and his companions expanded the human world and increased their power in preparation for the coming invasion of demons.

After the kingdom was established and the army was established, several powerful people also began to appear.

Local people with a talent for drinking began to stand out.

“So Doyun and the Kingdom of the Four Defenses form an alliance and advance towards the Black Empire. “It was the largest crusade in history to protect Runeterra.”

Harris said and stretched out his hand forward.

Then, surprisingly, a blue hologram was created in the air, and the video started playing.

It was a video of a war against demons centered around Ed.

“As you can see, Doyun was the center of the Allied Powers. Player. In other words, Doyun, who had the most powerful power among the possessed, was an object of fear even to the devil.”

It was just as Harris said.

The person in the video was the possessor of tremendous power, enough to destroy an army single-handedly.

It seemed closer to a one-sided massacre than a war.

“But when the Prince of Hell appeared, the tide of battle began to turn. “Because they were also beings with power just as powerful as Doyun.”

It was just as Harris said.

The great Dukes of Hell who are so powerful that every time they swing their hands, the space itself is cut and the earth shakes.

If things continued like this, the defeat of the Allied forces seemed certain.

We spent a long time combining human forces and pouring everything into it, but even so, we were unable to overcome the Great Duke.

“At that time, Doyun decided to make a sacrifice. He decided to sacrifice himself and be sealed together with the princes of hell.”

Ed was the strongest, capable of taking on three archdukes alone.

In the end, in order to prevent the worst outcome of the Allied Forces being defeated, Edgar had no choice but to remain a victim of the sealing technique.

In order to hold a soul as powerful as the Archduke, a magician equally powerful must perform the sealing technique.

“Then… have I been sealed along with the archdukes this whole time?”

“Yes. It gave humanity a chance to survive again. “It bought us time.”

Ed clenched his fist as soon as he heard Harris’ answer.

This is because it is not a very pleasant answer.

If it was his sacrifice that bought time, then why was humanity so weak that it had to repeat so many regressions?

When asked about that, Harris smiled bitterly and answered.

“Because I used most of my powers in the war against the devil. The only power left for Doyun’s colleague was to pass on special skills and some memories to his descendants. As the generations passed, the memories that were passed down there became increasingly weathered and completely forgotten.”

“······.”

“Statues, books, poetry, and literature honoring Doyun. All of those things began to gradually disappear as time passed. This is because descendants who had forgotten the great cause dreamed of expanding the kingdom and a war of conquest took place. The war destroyed and burned everything that was old. In the end, Runeterra, which Ed and his colleagues wanted to protect, was divided into each kingdom and began to wage endless war.”

Ed smiled bitterly and nodded his head.

Since the noble will of his comrades was not inherited, it was natural for his descendants to divide and wage wars of conquest.

Aren’t humans essentially beings who constantly seek to expand their ego?

“But while the kings of the four defenses were waging an endless war, the Orserk family from the border appeared. “A family that unites all kingdoms and becomes the royal family.”

The Orserk family conquered all kingdoms with the strongest special magic called ‘The Imperial Eye’.

Ironically, thanks to the Orserk family quickly bringing each kingdom to its knees, they were able to be integrated into the empire without major bloodshed.

The war, whose end is unknown, has come to a clean conclusion.

“····The Orserk family is also my colleague.”

“Yes. “I’m not sure, but I think so too.”

Ed smiled.

The imperial family and the grand duchy are all distant descendants of their colleagues.

I don’t remember my colleagues, but somehow I felt warm inside.

“This hidden shelter…”

At that time, Harris cried out.

This is to unravel the hidden story of the ‘Sea Wall’.

“This hidden shelter was created by my ancestors only for Doyun. “The ancestor, who had relatively much power left, built this city in a place where no one would find it.”

A secret city founded by the Egerton family, who were fed up with the descendants of each kingdom forgetting about Ed, and led their forces to establish it.

The purpose of establishing this city was solely for Ed, who would return someday.

Someday, when Ed’s seal loses its effectiveness and is released along with the souls of the princes, it will become a focal point to save this world again.

“This is the end of the memories that have been passed down. With this, I can finally complete the maintenance of my ancestors.”

Harris said that and smiled as if he were at ease.

He also added that if you have any other questions, please ask at any time.

Soon Ed spoke.

“···Is Elena also my colleague?”

Ed asks about Elena, who was interviewed first.

Harris nodded her head.

“Yes. This is only the first possessed person. In other words, it is a place where only ‘players’ can enter. “You can’t tear down the walls unless you’re a player.”

“·····.”

Ed nodded with a thoughtful face.

Then she asked Elena what she had told her.

“···Hmm. Actually, I don’t know anything about Elena, so she only gave me basic information about the player. From the birth of the kingdom to the war against evil. And Doyun’s sacrifice and return. “That’s exactly it.”

Harris only revealed the secrets of this world and the background of this city.

Ed nodded that he understood.

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Now there were no more questions.

“Now only the final step remains.”

At that time, Harris stood up and said that.

Then he called a servant and told him to bring his granddaughter, then looked at Ed and said.

“As I said, this is a space for Ed. “I will have my granddaughter show you around, so if you want anything, you can take it whenever you want.”

In other words, it is compensation time.