บท 9: Notes of the Eternal Wanderer

— What... — Ben was amazed when he opened the first page of the book. He never expected to see what was written there.

Ben spent some time after graduating from Hogwarts traveling to different countries and studying ancient magic. Thanks to this, he knew several runic languages well. To Ben's surprise, the language in which this book was written was one of the ancient languages he studied.

— I can't believe it... So I was right... My world and this one are pretty closely connected... — Ben felt like he'd made the discovery of the century. However, when the joy subsided a little, he discovered something else.

"Hmm... If you look closely, the handwriting is very similar..." — Suddenly Ben remembered that there were some records in the tomb in which he found that mysterious box. Unfortunately, due to the long time they were poorly preserved, and Ben could not get any information from them. But Ben was sure the handwriting was similar.

To make sure, the man quickly but carefully took out several very old sheets of parchment from a bag hanging on his belt, which could crumble at any moment. Placing them next to the open book, Ben began to check the handwriting and quickly discovered that his guess was correct.

"I didn't expect to be so lucky." — deep down, Ben was elated. If the records found in the tomb and the book belonged to the same person, then Ben had the opportunity to learn at least something about moving between worlds.

Without wasting a minute of time, Ben sat down on the floor and began to translate the book. Ben had to work hard to make out anything. The book had been in a deplorable state for a long time, and Ben could only make out some of the entries. But even so, he was glad of that.

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Notes of the Eternal Wanderer

Note 1

Greetings, reader, whoever you are! If you're reading my diary, then you're in the same situation as me. I know what you're interested in. Do I know how to get back to my world? Alas, at the moment I do not have such knowledge. I just hope that my experience will help someone who happens to be in my place. I wish you and myself good luck on this difficult path.

Note 6

I've been here for about half a month now. Unfortunately, I was no closer to returning home. However, do not be discouraged. This time was not in vain for me, I was able to find out something about the local wizards. Pay attention to this information, maybe one day it will save your life.

First of all, they are very different from us. While we use the magical energy within us to cast spells directly, they use this energy to interact with the spirits of nature who help them cast spells. I wonder if it's possible to combine our magic systems somehow?

Secondly, the wizards here are extremely arrogant. They consider my magic pagan and constantly look at me with disgust. I think you should be careful if you don't want to cause unnecessary problems. Although I'll tell you a secret, it's not difficult to defeat them, so go ahead, a friend of misfortune.

Note 27

It's been almost a year... Time flies so fast... I'm already starting to get used to life here, but sometimes I miss my loved ones... How are they doing? It will be interesting to see their faces when they find out where I've been... I hope one day I will see them...

The hope of returning is gradually fading. After a whole year of wandering, I still haven't found any clues. Can you give up everything? No! I'll be back, I'll definitely be back...

Note 131

I've been in this world for five years now. I'm starting to forget my old world, I need to find a way back as soon as possible. Not so long ago, I started experimenting with combining the two systems of magic. Alas, so far everything is going to no avail, but I think everything should work out soon.

By the way, I recently found one child. He looked pathetic, apparently, he has no parents. And he doesn't remember anything, not even his name. I decided to take him in for now, at the same time, maybe I'll teach him how to do magic, I'm sorry for him anyway. I think we'll have to wait until he grows up, too. I'm not good at making up names, so I haven't figured out what to call him yet. Maybe Brimir? Brimir... And I like the sound of it, and I'm sure you do too. Perhaps you, my reader, will even hear his name somewhere else.

Note 140

I've been raising that boy for several years now. I'm even glad that I decided to take him in then. Brimir has made my stay in this world not so lonely, I already see my own son in it.

Besides, Brimir turned out to be a smart guy! I'm thrilled, he's much more talented than me. I have been teaching him for several years now and I think that soon I will have nothing to teach him. Surprisingly, Brimir easily learns what I teach him, but he does not succeed in conjuring according to the magical system of this world. This is quite an interesting phenomenon... Maybe he will be the key to unification? That would be nice.

Note 167

Brimir left me today... How quickly children grow up. I miss the days when he was little... But hopefully his path won't be too difficult. I taught him everything I knew myself, and recently we have begun to achieve success in combining magic systems. I don't think it will be long before he can succeed. I believe in him...

And it's time for me to get back to my quest, too. You probably got bored while you were reading about my quiet days with Brimir. I feel that age is already beginning to show itself... The body is not the same as before. As an evil thing, the situation in this world has also become tense. Perhaps the search will take even longer.

Note 199

The world is in motion, something big is brewing. Most likely, the elves will start a war in the near future. We should find a quiet place and wait out the storm. After all, I don't care much about the fate of this world. I just hope Brimir doesn't get hurt by this. He's always getting into trouble.

By the way, I recently received a letter from him. This kid was still able to succeed, even calling the combined systems void magic. He's probably even stronger than me now. Alas, I found that I was not suitable for the magic that he and I had created. The spirits of this world reject me... It's probably because I don't belong here.

Brimir also mentioned a girl in the letter. I think her name is Sasha. Brimir says he made her his familiar, bestowing on her the title of Gandalf. He even boasted that he had used the runes I had taught him and given her some abilities. I would like to meet her... Although Brimir mentioned that she is a familiar, I feel that everything is not as simple as it seems... My son has grown up so much.

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Ben was so engrossed in translation and reading that he didn't notice how time flew by. He would have continued to read, but he began to notice how the first rays of the sun began to break through the slightly cloudy window, gradually filling the library with more and more light.

— I think it's worth putting the diary aside for a while. — Ben muttered reluctantly, putting the diary back in his bag. Although he found the information he was interested in, Ben was not happy that he had to stop at the most interesting place.

Ben walked briskly to the window and, once again transformed into a raven, he flew out of the library, heading for Louise's room. When Ben returned, he found that the girl had already occupied both sides of the bed. A man with a slight smile on his face moved Louise slightly and lay down next to her.

"This diary is a real treasure! It is necessary to transfer the remaining records as soon as possible. I am sure that that tomb belongs to the author of this diary. And this means that he still found a way to go back and described this method. Besides, I want to know about that box that I found in the tomb... Is the author the creator of this thing? Eh... After visiting the library, I had even more questions than before..." — A continuous stream of thoughts once again prevented Ben from falling asleep. However, the sleepless night made itself felt, gradually Ben's mind began to turn off, and he plunged into the world of dreams.

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Hello everyone I want to tell you the approximate schedule for the release of chapters. I will publish 4 chapters a week. Chapters will be published on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. However, there may not be a chapter tomorrow, and I will publish it on Tuesday. I need to think better about the plot of the next chapters.