You Two Will Give Birth To Me In The Future

‘I still have time, so I’ll take a look.’

I flipped through the book lightly.

When I opened this book for the first time, all the words looked like a foreign language. However, perhaps because there were similarities between these words and the research I did on Time Leap for the past few months, I’ve noticed some words that I knew.

My mother’s handwriting was not neat. To be honest, it was bad handwriting. She tends to scribble. At first, I thought it was a foreign language my mother might’ve spoken in her hometown, but it was really hard to read because the content was difficult and I was unaccustomed to her writing.

‘But as I keep looking at it, I can read it⋯⋯.’

Even if her handwriting was bad, I have to say I’m lucky because the words have a pattern of similarity. I flipped through the book, looking at the names and contents of the spells my mother had written down. There were so many different types of magic.

A spell that clumps cat fur, prevents an egg from hatching, increases hair loss rate⋯⋯?

‘Um, I don’t know⋯⋯.’

I don’t know what my mom was trying to do, but most of the book was filled with spells like that. Her purpose was unknown, but it was difficult to learn and consume a lot of mana. However, sometimes the spells were useful.

‘Oh, this looks good.’

〈Low-Level Spell: Mouse and Bird Ears〉

It was a spy spell that would make a third ear for sneaking around. It will allow servants to listen to rumors without being cautious when they enter my room.

I blinked my eyes. I can’t believe that this is considered to be a low-level spell.

‘If this magic is low-level, why is hair loss magic a high-level magic?’

Anyways, the procedure for an impossible spell, the Time Leap spell, was complicated, but I still succeeded. I think I can do this spell if I study hard. I folded the corner to bookmark the page and then flipped back.

In addition, some spells looked useful, such as a transformation and an illusion spell.

While divinity can only heal and destroy, magic could do that and more. Freedom and abnormal, their abilities seemed limitless.

‘That’s why they cause terrible accidents.’

Vicious crimes, like stealing relics, terrorizing temples, and killing priests. What the witches did were separated and didn’t leave a trace, so their methods were unknown. That’s why the temple was so wary of witches.

“Eueung⋯⋯.”

‘But is it true that all those events were caused by witches?’

Whenever there was an accident in the Imperial family, people suspected me first. But I swore I’ve never hurt anyone. I didn’t even know how to poison food or steal things. It must be my magic⋯⋯.

I turned the book over at once and opened the last page.

〈Time Leap Theory〉

Not advanced magic, just ‘theory’. It was a spell that seemed possible in my mom’s mind.

I skimmed through the magic circles and spells I’m familiar with now.

Mom thought this theory was not possible. The reason was that it was too dangerous, it had too many variables, and too much mana was required.

Still, she found a way to get rid of those obstacles. Things like specific days, when the witch’s power gets stronger, or auxiliary items that boost magic power.

‘Candle made from the wick of a savannah tree⋯⋯. My aunt saved me a lot of trouble.’

She said that she got it from an information guild in the back alley of Gilhelm and even gave detailed instructions on how to get there. Maybe someday this information will become useful.

And at the end, precautions were attached.

[Even if you succeed in casting this spell, there is a serious risk because time hates contradictions. To resolve the contradictions, time will attack the time traveler.]

‘Time Paradox.’

For example, time travelers became in contact with themselves from the past.

When two or more of one person exist simultaneously, a time paradox will occur, and you will be bounced out of the past. That’s what my mom thought.

(Simultaneously- At the same time)

Even my mom didn’t know what exactly it was to ‘bounce out of the past.’ They may be brought back to their original time, become trapped in a time gap, or their existence might become eliminated.

[Also, changing the past will affect time travelers.]

If I get hurt in here, the past, future me will also get scars. My mother said that this was only a hypothesis, but it was a very valid hypothesis.

So, to avoid this time paradox as much as possible, I came to a time before my birth.

‘If I am born six years later⋯⋯.’

I don’t know what will happen then.

So the time I have left is six years.

No matter what happens, I have to make a decision.

‘If you succeed in this spell, this will all be gone. You can go back to the past and start over. Go back and find your mother!’

My aunt’s will for me was to find my mom.

Three years from now, my mom will come to the capital for a banquet at the Imperial Palace.

‘Operation escape from Idelhi.’

One by one, I recalled the knowledge I had memorized before coming to the past. The witch, Idelie, is a world-class criminal caught trying to assassinate the high priest in Halsterian.

The Holy Union was a unified state created by combining the Empire of Yehad and seven small countries. Each of these eight countries had a holy relic protecting the land. The high priest was very important because the holy relics can only function properly when the high priest instilled their divine power consistently. Therefore, if you want to enter the Daishinjeon Hall, the criteria are strict, and many escorts follow the high priest.

However, the witch, Idelie, hiding in this great temple dared to kill the high priest. But, the high priest didn’t die, though this incident created a law. 〈law that regards witches as beasts〉.

The Tehera Orthodox Church advocated strict humane ways, but the story was different if it was about a beast. Three years later, in 882, Idelie was captured by the Empire. And before being transferred to Halsterian, the witches invade the banquet.

And among them was the great witch Lindsey and Granger.

‘If I wait three years, can I see my mom?’

Of course, I don’t intend to just wait for three years. As originally planned, I will pretend to be a saint, gain allies, and dig up suspicious information. I have to find out how big Uncle’s plan is, what the circumstances of my mother’s death were, and how to prevent the terrible disaster. And I looked for ways to meet my mom as soon as possible.

‘However, there were unexpected obstacles⋯⋯.’

I looked at my tiny hands, wondering what to do.

I understand I had to pay a big price for using such a powerful spell, but can I save my parents in this body?

“Ahyuu.”

My small and fragile appearance made me sigh, but it can’t be helped. I held onto the book.

Well, it’ll work out somehow. After all, I did succeed today, since I covered my physical weakness by using magic and divinity.

I put my hands on the ground and raised my body. I stood up, supporting my waist with magic.

“Itta.”

I grabbed the book with both hands and moved my legs to walk forward one step at a time.

“Ana, two⋯⋯.”

‘I’m going to exercise if I keep doing this, I think I’ll learn to walk.’

It must have been about two hours since then.

‘Four thousand one hundred and three, four thousand and one hundred four⋯⋯.’

I realized a fatal problem.

‘I used up my ⋯⋯ divinity.’

“Heh, heh.”

My divinity has run out, so I can’t recover my stamina anymore.

I sat down on the floor in disappointment and took a moment to catch my breath. As I looked up, I saw the dark passageway.

‘Magic wasn’t the problem.’

It also takes divinity to maintain the light of the holy relics. I was walking on foot, not using my divinity because I thought there wasn’t enough to recover my stamina.

‘Did I get too excited after reading the book?’

Since the Sun Palace is full of divinity, I purposely focused on gathering mana rather than divinity. I can’t believe I’m lacking divinity.

‘Sleepy.’

I was tired and my eyes kept closing. I took a lot of naps, but I guess it wasn’t enough. If I slept here, Linda would wake up in the morning to find an empty crib⋯⋯.

‘I have to focus⋯⋯.’

Right now is a time where people can’t imagine a hybrid of a witch and priest, but no one can doubt that I’m a witch. But, this was much better than the future, when I was always sure that my head would be flying at any second. Because of the big difference in situations, even if I get caught using a secret passage, I think the situation will pass by when others think “God was calling Evenna.” just like what happened with Sophia.

I blinked blankly and realized I was thinking nonsense.

What if someone notices the abnormality in the Empire?’

At first glance, everything seems fine, but 22 years later, the Empire will be destroyed. This Empire, which was in good shape, can’t be in chaos in just 22 years. There was something slowly accumulating. Above all, if I get caught by my uncle, I may have a much more terrible future than I originally had.

‘Linda might be held accountable for me⋯⋯.’

‘It’s a bad thing to cause trouble to those around you.’ 

I shook my head to shake off the sleepiness and hit the floor.

The soles of my feet were throbbing, so I protected more firmly with magic and stepped vigorously.

As I moved forward harder, the end was near.

‘Five thousand five hundred and ninety-nine ⋯⋯.’

Saying the last number in my head, I stood up straight.

“Hyuyaa.”

‘Five thousand and six hundred!’

When I squeezed out the last of my divinity, the nearest holy relic shone. My dark vision brightened, and I frowned.

‘It’s a wall.’

The light went out quickly, and I quickly found the door leading to my room. The spellbook was well hidden in the passage, so I pushed the door open.

“Kkya.”

When I went in, the dim moonlight and fresh air greeted me.

‘Now, squeeze out the last of my magic and go into a crib⋯⋯.’

But⋯⋯.

But why is he here?

“You.”

“Ubeub.”

Emerald eyes and sparkling blonde hair, which can be seen even in the pale moonlight.

The young boy who was pointing at me with an awkward posture was Uncle Fariel.

“Uh, s-saint?”

He asked with a very confused look.

“Where did you come from ⋯⋯?”