That day, I was on the forbidden book shelf.
It's a.m. and I'm in class right now, so I figured no one would know if I was here.
Besides, I'm the only person who goes in and out of this room.
There's probably no one to manage it, not even the principal comes in and out of the room, it's literally an open room.

And as usual, I check the spine from the next shelf where I checked last time, and then examine the books in order.
But even if I could read the letters, I still hadn't found anything that looked like it.
In the week before I went to the dungeon, I came here almost every day.
But even so, it has not been found.

-- "Pharmacology on Lethal Doses

I can certainly understand why it would be designated as a forbidden book.
But not this one.

-- 'The existence of heavenly attribute magic'

Heavenly attributes?　I don't know the magic.
But I guess I can't use it.

-- "Sorcerer's Catalyst and Sacrifice

It's also a pretty ugly name.
But it doesn't matter to me.

I tried again to remember what the future me had said.

.... "It's got to be in the academy somewhere."

...magic that could have saved the Toa."

Am I missing something?
I've thought about this once before, but the future me said it was "magic that could have saved the Toa". I mean, that's just the way I put it. There should be no doubt that you don't know.
It's strange to say that you don't know even though you say it yourself, but it's something I'm likely to say, so I can understand it.
In other words, it must be there.
And why did you show me this academy?
I didn't know before, but perhaps there is some kind of Adams-related magic or something else that was passed down through his disciple, Heilkwaite.
Perhaps he knew that and showed me this place.
But I've given it some more thought.

I have more than a little of the stereotype that magic is something you hear about, or learn about through old books.
Probably the same was true for me in the future.
I'm sure there's nothing wrong with searching for books.
But future me does not know what "it" is, so it is possible that it is not there.
And it is also possible that it is not a book.
In fact, it's possible that I've misread the message.
The more I think about it, the more I wonder if I'm doing the right thing.

After finishing one shelf, he moved on to the next, and then the next, and then to the back of the room.
But there was nothing to be found.
You have time, and you're prepared to check all the books on the shelves, but you didn't expect to find anything like this.

But then the words jumped out at me.
But then the words jumped out at me.

--The Fools and Deceptions of Death and Life

That's it!

I was convinced for the first time that this was it.
I opened the book and lightly skimmed through each page, going over the contents.

What was it? ...a life transfer? .........

It was you, wasn't it?

Then I heard a voice.
I quickly closed the book and hid it behind my back.
Then I turned back toward the voice.

'I've been feeling some bad vibes for the last month,'

It was Principal Sabrina.
The only window in this room with the curtains closed.
Sitting there lightly, she was staring at me with a sharp look in her eyes.

''Hahahaha.........''

You can't fool me, okay?　You know that, don't you?　What does it mean to be in here?

I threw the book I'd been hiding behind me into the other space storage so that it wouldn't be noticed.

'There's a reason for this...'

Isn't that right?　Otherwise, they wouldn't have broken into a room that was off-limits, would they?

Now, how do we get through this?
You will be expelled from school.

Answer the question. What have you been doing here?

Would you be able to hide it?
I don't like these questions and answers.

It was right after you got here that I had a strange feeling. I knew it was strange, but I didn't know where it was coming from. Strangely enough, after you left for the dungeon, it all disappeared instantly. And even stranger still, the day you came back, I started to feel it again.

You shouldn't be able to feel the magic.
Then it's something else than a sense of discomfort?
What did this guy sense?

Now answer the question. What are you looking for here?

I didn't have a choice.

It's the magic that brings people back to life.

The moment I said that, the principal's eyes widened and he lowered his eyes.
It's a grim expression, mixed with pity.

''Do you ... want to bring someone back to life?''

In the end, it was this kind of screw-up of mine that killed Toa.

"A loved one dies in the future...

I said, for lack of a better word.
Then the principal looked away from me and seemed to be thinking about something.
Then, after a while, he opens his mouth.

'Well Mr. Sufilia, Artemias I see. You have met the prophet, haven't you?

I was surprised.
I didn't think I would know that much from what I just said.

'Yes I saw the soothsayer and I saw myself in the future. A corrupt, desperate, future me.

Then the headmaster said something even more astonishing.

"He ... spoke to you?"

How much does this man know?

Yes I know it's one-sided.

Well I think I have a pretty good idea.

It's as if he's seen it all before.
How do we know so much about it?

Do you know that it is forbidden to raise the dead?

'Yes, my classmates told me. That it's wrong to just say it...

'Yes, that's why we wizards have made it taboo and told future generations that such things don't exist.　Do you understand?　What do you think would happen to you if it existed and started being used indiscriminately?

It's a big deal when it gets to the bad guys.
I understand that.
As long as they don't die, that means that evil will not be destroyed.

"I know, I know, but I'm not--

'What difference does it make to you?　May I?　All the stuff in here, whether it's resurrection magic or not, is the kind of stuff that can be abused in the eyes of anyone.

So you're saying that spirit magic is one of them.

Can you imagine what would happen in a world where living things no longer die?

''Of course that's ... no ... I don't know.''

I've thought about it and I don't understand.

I don't understand either but I do understand this one thing.

Then the headmaster took out the book with the black cover that I saw the other day.

"Evil is everywhere.

...evil?

"A world without death it's a world where we've stopped living. If you don't call it evil, what do you call it?　That's why Adams has a resurrection spell...

Then the headmaster bit his lip for a moment, as if he was hesitating to speak, and his eyes fell down.
Then he looked up and stared at me with a sharp look in his eyes.

Then he spoke.

'-- Above all, he made the abyss abhorrent.

Abyss? .........
Why is it coming up now?
It's all about resurrection magic, isn't it?

'It is written here that it was Adams who called the abyss-tainted mage a fool.

'Tainted by the abyss? ...What the hell is that?

You don't know?

The headmaster stared at him doubtfully.

''Yea I'm not, I know about the three warning letters too.

It's time to stop hiding things.
This man has to know everything.
Then I need to know what I know here.
Besides, I might be expelled.

'But I don't know for sure what that means. Except that it means I'm going to be swallowed up.

...I see.

Then the headmaster opened the book.

"'He who is tainted by the abyss loses his life' ... how would you interpret this?"

It's... well...

I thought about it, but there was only one thing that came up.

'Does that mean I'm going to die because I'm going to lose my life span?

As I said this, the principal chuckled.

"The other way around?

What?

I told you it's the other way around.

What does the opposite mean?
..........

I thought I remembered that now.

'It says here,' he said. "To lose your lifespan - is to lose the concept of lifespan."

Do you lose... the concept?

It means you won't be dead.

'What? ........you mean.......immortality?

'Yes, that's what it says here. "Those who are tainted by the Abyss lose the concept of lifespan and lose death. This is because of the influence of the Abyss, and the 'existence' of the host is transformed into something vast. When the eye of the Red Fool appears in both eyes, he loses his death and continues to live even if his body is destroyed. And he does not even realize that he has fallen into the abyss - he descends into the abyssal fool."

And then slam the book down!　I heard it close.

I turned away from the headmaster and thought incessantly.
Stained by the abyss the eyes of a red fool I lose my death.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

What?

Don't you see?　
What do you mean?
Doesn't he know everything?

'What?　What did I mistakenly think I knew?　I only know what's in this book. Of course I did my own research, but in the end I knew very little.

But then the principal's story continued.

'But one time I came across an old article. It was about a certain party that once conquered a dungeon hundreds of years ago.

'The heart of the dragon? .....

I suppose so.
From the story, I'm guessing it's probably ...

But then the room suddenly went quiet.

I raised my head and checked the principal's face, suspicious that his voice had suddenly stopped coming back to me.
Then my eyes widened and my mouth opened, and my eyes met the astonished principal's.

'Huh? ........What's going on?

How ... how do you know about that?

Oh, shit.
I got swallowed up by the story and ran my mouth.
I need to do something about this before I get swallowed up by the abyss.
It's a bad habit of mine.

But after a while, the headmaster seemed to calm down and began to speak.

''Well fine...''

Then the principal divides up and starts talking about the rest of the story, ignoring me.

'It was an old article. As I recall, it was described as a vanome communication. Probably existed at the time ... well, sort of a magical communication, if you will.

Well, that's easy to understand.
For a moment, Francesca's face came to mind.

And there was apparently something written there about the five adventurers.
Of course, there was a name for each of the five, he said.
And it also said that they had conquered the dungeon.
But what the headmaster wanted to say was something else.

-- it was about Zephyr.
The principal said that, referring to him by name.

'Zephyr I found a curious article about that person. Normally, Zephyr is quiet, but when it comes to battle, both of its eyes glow red and it is fierce.

Apparently, there was a pretty dedicated reporter.
Don't tell me that I'll be outed by Francesca one day?

Sounds like a hell of a reporter, doesn't he?

The principal said what I thought he was going to do.

Then the principal said he continued to do more research on his own.
And he said he started to question the dungeon.

'But now I understand from your words. I knew the dungeon was related to the abyss.

Okay, so that's what it means.
Apparently, I was completely marked, by this person.
I was suspected of being an abyssal fool.

"May I speak with you, Nito-san?　Whatever your reasons, immortality is an abomination in the human world. And the red eye is called the Eye of the Fool. I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but it's a symbol of regret that you are now wearing the red mask of the dwarf tribe, a symbol of regret, which is said to have been worn by persecuted people in the past to strengthen their will and make their existence known to the world. .....

Halflings?

Didn't you learn that in class?

I hardly showed up for class.
I chuckled.

'Elves and beastmen are different from humans again, so you may not understand, but that's what immortality is all about, isn't it?

Then the principal sighed deeply.

'Well, what shall we do with your treatment?'