Sword of the Philosopher

After performing some operations, the screen dimmed the moment Forna pressed an item. I was alone in watching over something. Maybe this is...

The next moment, it becomes a bright white screen. No, that's apparently the ceiling.

"This is..."

One man appeared on the screen while Sophia was surprised. Dark-haired, plain looking man. It's just that the outfit is apparently white... probably the doctor who was in that establishment.

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And then we start talking... but naturally we can't listen. I can only understand that it's stuck in some way.

"... recorded footage"

Focus on my words. So,

"Perhaps this device also has the ability to record footage of the time."

"Something like that? Ancient technology is amazing..."

Forna is just more stunned than excited.

"I see this man kept a record of something and kept it in the safe"

At that time, a heavy noise called Doon sounded inside the room. That's very far though...... I can expect it to be outside the facility.

As soon as he hears the sound, the doctor speaks further to the screen. So I...

"Confirm, can you translate it?

"... if it happens to the letters, we'll figure it out, but that's just it... it may be possible because there are materials, but it'll take a huge amount of time"

Well that's tough... Hmm, based on the way things are going, I get the impression that you're being chased by something... is it related to Star God or is there some other factor...

"... n"

So Forna raised her voice.

"You repeat the same word frequently...... wait a minute"

The footage continues even further. In it Forna cleared her ears still,

"... this is probably talking about the star god"

"Star god?

I frown.

"Why did the doctor tell you about Star God?

"I don't know exactly that much, but this man speaks a word that will be translated with the star god in ancient language... this is derived from the current language and is what remains of our language, so I can hear it somehow"

"That means -"

"It is unclear how we are talking about the Star God. But from the heavy noise earlier, he may be under attack by the star god."

... That's why you put an institution in the back of that mountain? Doubts have arisen, but it is difficult to give an answer.

"What other words can you hear?

"Not at the moment."

That's when the footage ended. There were other files, so I played them, and there was a sight of an earlier man starting to talk to the screen.

"Another day."

"As a diary-like record, he may have left footage"

Forna responded to my guess, "I see."

"Apparently this is definitely something related to Star God... but it takes a lot of time to translate. Those of you who are here will take a terrible amount of time to work."

"Right...... this man is just explaining the situation at the time he's recording. I know it's true that you're talking about Star God, but I don't know if that's useful information, okay?

"Sure you do...... are the other footage the same?

Forna will try to make yet another video. There are quite a few files, and when you pick up one of them - now there's another man. I'm sitting in a chair and talking to the video.

Earlier was an angle that also looked like a selfie, but not this time. Someone is trying to take this terminal and leave a clear message.

The man looked white, but his hair was brown and slightly older. You don't even look like a doctor... but you also look like a researcher.

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And start talking. I still don't know what you're talking about.

"... sounds like a story about a star god"

"I left you important information, so you kept it in the safe?

"That possibility isn't zero either"

So is it worth looking into… raw information when the star god descends. It's very valuable.

"The question is how to find out...... I think we should take the time to translate it all just -"

"It's tough even for man-made tactics... if we're going to make the translation early, we need to be impotent"

"Do you have an affair?

"It's only a guess... but it's also a matter of relevance to the technology that the Holy King Rebait has in his hands. Now this country is developing rapidly, but we can probably conclude that we have found a facility as close as this one."

... That's how I guessed when I was exploring the ruins. Me and Sophia snorted,

"I agree."

"Yes, me too... then you said there was these footage?

"If this terminal was commonplace, as Lord Luon put it, it is not surprising that it exists in the ruins examined by the Holy King Rebait. However, even if there was footage, I would have had a hard time translating it... if it were meant to be. It takes a lot of time just to translate a single video. However, none of the current technological developments seem to have such time. If so, the answer to be derived is -"

"Do you have a translator or do you have a translation function"

"Or maybe I can put a subtitle or something"

That's what I spill. Sophia looked back at me,

"Subtitles?"

"You can display letters about what you're talking about in the video... it's not that hard to translate the full text into letters, is it?

"It will take time... the castle side can even do man-made sea tactics, and I can think of that possibility... but as far as I'm concerned, I can assume that there was a translator, or something that could be translated, given the speed of technological development"

"... translation into the current language or something, that's impossible, right?

Forna nodded a little to my point.

"But it's actually happening."

"I also feel like it's contradictory..."

"Otherwise, there will be no explanation for the technological development of the Holy King. It was rumored, but I believe it's possible."

"Rumors?"

"Ancient studies… that there are spiritual beings among their members who have lived since ancient times"

Spirit……!? Then I don't know why I can lend a hand to the Holy Kingdom-

"If that's what it is, it would be easy to talk about translation... I didn't challenge this footage directly from the front enough time. Let's just say I look for a tactic. In the meantime, Lord Luon and the others will continue to investigate... and that should probably be the best way..."