() Miltred Duva's mansion is located across the river from Camilla's villa. At first she expressed that she was in a low mood and no one wanted to see her. But when she heard that the person arriving turned out to be her old friend from three years ago, it was also Camilla.

Mira introduced him, and although he was still a little reluctant, he finally agreed to meet him.

Miltred, who appeared in the living room, was a woman slightly older than Camilla. Her brown hair was pulled into an old-fashioned bun, and she was dressed neatly and plainly. She seemed to be a serious intellectual, and she was in direct opposition to Camilla.

The reason was obvious at a glance, but she, who had always given the impression of being orderly, now seemed a little flustered.

"I didn't expect that you would have changed so much after not seeing me for three years, Miltred." In response to Kirito's half-ridiculing, half-sentimental words, Miltred just smiled bitterly and sighed.

, and was not in a hurry to refute.

"...Do you think everyone is like you?" Obviously, Miltred's words naturally meant that Kirito's appearance remained unchanged. "Then why do you come here this time to laugh at me?

?”

There was no hint of the admiration for Kirito he felt when they first met in the words, and there was clearly blatant hostility, so Kirito could only respond with a wry smile.

"It's not like you've met me this time. Do you think I'm the kind of person who likes to see others make a fool of myself? I'm just here to talk about the phantom book in your hand."

"...I don't want to talk about it anymore." Miltred refused indifferently. It was obvious that this fantasy book really left a bad impression on her.

"If you have questions about phantom books, it's better to ask my students directly. Those monster-like children will tell you everything."

"Monster?!" Camila made a face, feeling instinctively disgusted that the other party called her students that way. "Don't you think this is a bit too much? They are your students.

"

"Oh, you don't understand." Miltred laughed out loud at Camilla's reproachful words, but her smile was as hollow as an unintentional beautiful statue. "Those children are beyond human beings.

Existence, monster-like computing power, impeccable understanding, and possessing all-round knowledge... In their eyes, we are nothing more than a group of monkey-like low-level creatures."

After hearing this, Kirito's face instantly became extremely ugly. He was not afraid, but disgusted from the bottom of his heart to be involved in trouble again. "Where are the children now?"

Miltred just pointed to the inner courtyard without saying a word. There was an old and simple wooden building in the direction she pointed. It was originally a dormitory for the gardener's family. After some modifications, it is now used only as a private school classroom.

"Let's go, Dalian." After getting the direction of the destination, Kirito picked up Dalian's small Rouyi and walked towards the target, but he didn't forget to turn around and ask: "Why don't you go and take a look together?

?" Obviously, Kirito was thinking of the children's former teacher, Miltred.

The response she got was that the other party shook her head in despair. It was still early to have sex, but she could vaguely smell a trace of alcohol on her body.

"It would be great if I didn't get that book. I was really stupid. I just wanted to give Camilla some color... But it doesn't matter whether they are smart or not. They are such cute children..." Milt

Reid murmured to himself, and fell weakly into the sofa. His spirit seemed to have reached the critical point, and the conversation could only end here. However, this sentence also showed to a certain extent that Miltred was

Very fond of children.

Just before leaving the living room, Darien looked back at the depressed Miltred and said calmly: "Even if people work harder and more diligently than monkeys, that doesn't necessarily mean happiness."

Miltred raised her head in surprise and watched Dalian's back in a daze as she walked away.

The building that serves as a private school is covered with a layer of dust and feels a bit dirty. The creaking door is opened. There is a podium in the small classroom, a blackboard with remaining chalk writing, and six children sitting around the scarred table.

, the children are all about the age of just graduating from elementary school, with a pair of unusually sharp eyes on their worldly and emotionless faces.

They looked back at Kirito and Darian who walked into the classroom without saying a word. Of course, it was not that they were not interested in the two of them, but they were immersed in the joy of observation, just like looking at a stray cat that accidentally broke into the classroom.

As usual, observing Kirito's every move.

"Are you Miltred's students?" In the end, Kirito was the first to open the topic.

"Yes." The children replied in unison.

"Aren't you the Black Reader and the Key Keeper?"

"The custodian of Danterian's bookshelf... I didn't expect that he really existed."

"Are you here to get the Book of Wisdom?"

Their words made Kirito feel very surprised. After all, it could be said that it was the first time he met these children. "...You know about us." After a moment of silence, Kirito's tone seemed a little hazy. As for what he was thinking

He is probably the only one who knows what he is thinking.

"Isn't there a hypothesis of six degrees of separation? A friend of a friend of a friend... becoming one of the six people in a friend chain is equivalent to indirectly becoming friends with all the people in the world. To put it simply, no matter what

As long as we look up the information carefully, even children like us can find out the information. Although no matter how many times I explain it, the teacher just can’t understand it..." The children’s laughter echoed in the quiet classroom.

"Can you give us the phantom book?" Kirito sighed slowly. He thought the children would be reluctant, but unexpectedly they nodded without hesitation. "Okay! We won't need it anyway.

.”

Kirito looked at the group of children in astonishment, and finally he could only sigh helplessly, his lips moved and he murmured: "I see, did you already know that you would fail from the beginning?" Kirito's expression

With a clear sigh of relief, he reached out and took away the ancient book on the table. There was no text in the book, only a maze-like map pattern that could be seen on the wall of the ancient ruins. Just taking a glance at it, Kirito felt as if his brain was filled with water.

It was as heavy as lead. If the willpower hadn't already exceeded the limit of ordinary people, perhaps a normal person would faint after just one look.

"The patterns in the fantasy book are neural connection networks that can stimulate potential acquired the day after tomorrow. However, they are only useful for children who have not yet fully developed their brains. In order to show the authority of politicians in front of ignorant people, calculation techniques for calculating the laws of celestial bodies are used.

, or the mnemonics required when reciting difficult scriptures are necessary.”

The children also nodded in agreement with the explanation of the girl in black. "This book records the long-lost techniques they used to train new sorceress priests."

"As expected of the Black Reader, but do you know that the person next to you really exists?" At this time, the only girl among the children expressed her appreciation for Dalian's erudition, but the next question

The words made her stunned for a moment, and no one noticed that at the same time the girl asked these words, an imperceptible anger flashed in the black swordsman's eyes.

"Don't be too nervous, don't worry, I am probably the only one among all the people who understands your true nature." The tone that should have been filled with the innocence of a girl was now filled with some kind of wisdom. Sure enough, as the girl's words ended

, Kirito discovered that except for the girl who spoke, the other children were looking at the girl and him with slightly blank eyes.

"Real existence?! What do you mean by this?!" Dalian frowned with her beautiful eyebrows, and her tone seemed questioning.

"If you don't find the person you're looking for soon, brother, you won't have much time." The girl's words made Kirito's expression suddenly become extremely ugly, and the livid face made Darian understand.

, the man in front of me, who has nothing to offer except his face and housework, seems to be trying hard to find something.

"There's no need for a brat like you to take care of this matter, let's go! Dalian." Kirito knew that his truth seemed to be known to the girl in front of him. The meaning of the other party's words was nothing more than to let him find it quickly.

A master who can provide himself with magical power to exist in this world.

"Tell me clearly, what did that kid mean by what he said?! Is there something important you've been hiding from me?!" It seemed like she really couldn't stand Dalian's unyielding character.

, Kirito came back suddenly, glaring at the other party with his side face, probably because he was shocked by Kirito's terrifying eyes, Dalian's delicate and delicate body instantly stiffened.

"There are... some things in the world that you shouldn't know. It won't do you any good." Darian fell silent for a moment, probably intimidated by Kirito's aura.

They were speechless all the way, and finally the two of them returned to the Weiss family's mansion in the countryside at ten o'clock in the night. On the way back, Darian's reproachful and slightly scrutinizing gaze made Kirito feel like he had a sharp edge on his back. Of course, he didn't

Forgetting the previous agreement, he cooked some dishes for her that she had never eaten before. He had already bought the ingredients.

After arriving at the mansion, while there was still some time, Kirito used a military lighter to light the leather cover of the "Book of Wisdom" on fire. His lips moved and he muttered: "Perhaps, we really need to find a way to find a master."

Okay, otherwise this body will collapse in a short time."
Chapter completed!