Ursch suddenly realized that, just as Isabella had said, there was water dripping from the limestone entry. In front of him was a cave that continued on, but behind him was a dead end wall, so it looked like he had no choice but to go forward.
According to Isabella’s explanation, if he continued walking ahead he would come to a dome-shaped open space, and if he crossed that square, he would find the door to the True Forbidden Library on the other side.
Just to be sure, Ursch activated Absolute Appraisal on the limestone cavern.
Ursch had probably expected the results to be similar to what Isabella had told him, but the results that appeared were different from what he had expected, and he was left scratching his head.
{The cavern leading to the Liar King’s Storage and the True Forbidden Library
No coordinates. Meet the conditions (※) and decipher the otherworldly characters within the time limit. Chant it in the otherworldly language and you’ll be able to step inside.
It leads to the Liar’s Vault, where the records of a world that should have existed but doesn’t exist are kept, a world that was discarded when the Liar’s King himself invoked his Liar’s Declaration, and to the Forbidden Library where the Liar’s King hides the Demon King’s Notes.
※conditions
– Knows about the existence of the forbidden library at the Royal Roserial Magic Academy in the Roserial Kingdom.
-Once danced in a circle on the grounds of Roserial Magic Academy.
-Knows about the existence of the True Forbidden Library.
-A person who is a party or a target recorded in the Liar King’s vault.
– A direct blood relative or successor blood relative of one of the 【Kings of Deadly Sin】: 【King of Pride】, 【King of Greed】, 【King of Jealousy】, 【King of Lust】, 【King of Gluttony】, 【King of Wrath】, or 【King of Sloth】.
– If you fulfill the five conditions above, you will be able to find a fairy that randomly appears in the water areas within the academy. Discover the fairy alone in a situation where no one is around.
If you are unable to decipher the otherworldly characters within the time limit, or are unable to chant in the otherworldly language, the fairy will leave and you will have to wait for it to reappear randomly again.
If only the first two conditions are met, you will not be able to set foot in the King of Lies’ Vault, and part of the final condition will be changed.}
Looking at the appraisal results and gathering all the information, he found that both Isabella and Ursch met the first two conditions.
However, as for the third point, when Isabella wandered in here, she only knew of the existence of the “Academy’s Forbidden Library” and not the “True Forbidden Library,” so she probably didn’t meet the condition.
The problem lies in the fourth condition. Who are the parties or targets recorded in the Liar King’s Vault? According to the appraisal results, the Liar King’s Vault seems to store records of worlds that were discarded by the Liar King’s skill, records of worlds that should have existed but don’t exist, and Ursch is recorded and stored there.
However, since this is something that can be easily solved by actually going to the storage facility and checking, he has decided to leave it there.
Next, the fifth condition was, what does it mean to be a direct blood relative or successor blood relative of one of the 【Sin Kings】?
Furthermore, the appraisal result displayed the words, “The King of Lies himself has activated Lies Declaration.”
Up until now, Isabella and Ursch had thought of 【King of Sins】 as a skill, but it may be more than that. Since it can be activated as a skill, their understanding is probably not wrong, but there may be other elements hidden within it that are not a skill.
The lyrics of “Fragments of the King” and the “Words of Another World” that must be chanted to enter the storage vault and forbidden library, where important information is hidden. Ursch proceeds straight into the cave while combining these words.
The more Ursch thought about it, the more he felt that the possibility that had occurred to him just before coming to this place was becoming more and more real.
“Hmm… I know it’s not good to be too rigid in your thinking, but I really do think that’s the case… However, even if that were the case, it’s not very useful information for Isabella and I right now, so I guess it doesn’t really matter.”
Muttering this, Ursch walked for a while and then came to a dome-shaped opening.
Isabella had described this place as dome-shaped and spacious, like an arena, but it was dark and empty. However, when Ursch arrived at the place, thousands of shining crystals were floating near the ceiling of the dome, illuminating the entire dome. Just to be sure, Ursch thought he would check the crystals near the ceiling, so he used an item to get close to the crystals and check, but none of the magic tools were activated. Ursch then realized that items could not be used in this place.
In the center of the dome was a circular platform large enough for 10 people to stand in a circle, with a transparent stone slab floating on it. As he got closer, he realized that the circular platform was made up of three different sized staircases stacked on top of each other, making it easy to climb.
Ursch gave up checking the crystal, he stopped in front of the platform and activated 《Absolute Appraisal》 once again in the dome-shaped space.
{The Vault of the Liar King
No coordinates.
The King of Lies himself invoked the Lies Declaration, discarding part of the world’s timeline as a lie. Among them, the King of Lies and the King of Incompetence have chosen the most important memory data. The King of Lies’ Vault is where the records of a world that should have existed but doesn’t exist (※1) are kept.
The storage period is until the maximum value at which Lie Declaration automatically reactivates is exceeded and the specified time range of Lie Declaration is exceeded (※2). Or, when the [Liar King] activates Lie Declaration, the [Negotiator] successfully completes the request that he made to the [Negotiator] in exchange for activating it, and the [Lie King] himself cancels Lie Declaration (※3).
*1
– The existence of the [Negotiator] and those related to him/her, the direct blood relatives and heir blood relatives of the [King of Sins] and those related to him/her, those who need to be monitored during the period when the [Declaration of Lies] is activated, memory data, and records. In addition, by the [King of Lies] and the [King of Incompetence], memory data deemed necessary to be kept and memory data records.
※2
・《Lie Declaration》 can be automatically reactivated up to 100 times. The designated time range of 《Lie Declaration》 is from the moment the [Negotiator] is born to the moment the [Negotiator] dies. In this case, the awakening time when the [Negotiator] becomes aware of the activation of 《Lie Declaration》 is the time when the [Negotiator] wishes to activate 《Lie Declaration》. The time of awakening varies depending on the Negotiator, as it is deeply influenced by many different factors.
*3
・When the Negotiator wishes for the Liar King to activate the Liar Declaration, he must accept a request from the Liar King in exchange for activating the Liar Declaration. If the request is not fulfilled, even if the Negotiator achieves his wish through the Liar Declaration, the Liar Declaration will automatically reactivate, and the specified time range must be repeated until the request is fulfilled or the maximum number of automatic reactivations reaches 100. The Liar King can only cancel the Liar Declaration if the request is fulfilled.}
After seeing the results of the appraisal, Ursh copied the contents onto the memo he had with him. He didn’t know if this memo would still be there when he returned, but whether it was or not, it would become information for the investigation of this space.
Once he had finished copying it down, Ursch looked over his notes to double-check the contents.
“If the cause of Marieta-san’s loop that Isabella is searching for is the 《Declaration of Lies》, then this [Negotiator] is undoubtedly Marieta-san who is in the loop. But from what I’ve heard, it seems like Marieta-san herself has forgotten the details of this negotiation, and the request from the [King of Lies].”
Coming to that conclusion, Ursch closed the note and put it in his pocket, then climbed onto the circular platform and turned his attention to the transparent stone slab floating in the center.
When Ursch stood in front of the stone slab, shining letters began to appear on the slab.
“We have confirmed a new visitor.”
“When visitors register as users, we will verify their identity.”
“Visitors who are not registered users cannot use the storage facility. You do not have permission to view memory data.”
“If you wish to register as a user, please place both hands on the stone slab and wait for a moment.”
After a bit of deliberation, Ursch decided to place both hands on the stone slab.
There was no waiting time and identity verification and user registration were completed quickly, and the text displayed immediately changed.
“Identity verification and user registration completed.”
“Please remove your hands from the stone slab.”
“The results of identity verification and user registration information are as follows”
{User registration information
Ursch Fani Schneider
・【Greed King Mammon] The successor bloodline and direct bloodline of Welfanis.
・【Plunder King Valefor] One of the management families of Neidnis, stolen from a direct blood relative.
– Those affected by the specified timeline range of 《Declaration of Lies》. The 100th timeline that automatically reactivates exists.
No user registration on a different timeline. No visit record. Completely new user.
User: Ursch Fani Schneider, memory data list is as follows:
▲Discarded World Line 001: Ursch Fani Schneider _ Descendant of the Schneider family/Wealthy merchant
▲ Discarded World Line 002: Ursch Fani Schneider _ Second son of the Schneider family/Wise man
▲ Discarded World Line 003: Ursch Fani Schneider _ Descendant of the Schneider family/Great Sage
※003: Danger level: Medium. Possibility of mental contamination. Viewing is not recommended.
▲Discarded World Line 004: Ursch Fani Schneider _ Descendant of the Schneider family/Great Sage
※004: Risk level: Medium. There is a possibility of mental deviation. Viewing is not recommended.
▲ Discarded World Line 005: Ursch Fani Schneider _ Second son of the Schneider family/wealthy merchant/sage
※005: Risk level: Low. May cause mental breakdown. Viewing is not recommended.
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▲Discarded World Line 097: Ursch Fani Schneider _ Descendant of the Schneider family/Great Sage/Great Merchant
※097: Danger level/High+ There is a very high possibility of mental contamination and mental deviation. Viewing is restricted.
▲Discarded World Line 098: Ursch Fani Schneider _ Descendant of the Schneider family/Great Sage/Great Merchant
※098: Danger level: High. High possibility of mental contamination and mental deviation. Viewing is restricted.
▲Discarded World Line 099: Ursch Fani Schneider _ Descendant of the Schneider family/Great Sage/Great Merchant
※099: Danger level/— There is a very high possibility of mental contamination, mental deviation, or mental overwriting. Do not view. Sealing measures have been implemented.}
“Wow… If the last record is number 099, then this is the last 100th loop. I’m in the world line where I implanted the Deadly Sin skill into Isabella. Memory data is sealed. It’s the place where I think I can get the most important information… I understand that it’s highly dangerous and cannot be viewed. It would be troublesome if I was overwritten, so I wonder if it’s best not to look at it even if it’s not sealed…”
Am I the only one that gets the feeling that Ursch is considering finding a way to view it anyway?
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!
