I Became the Academy's Kibitz Villain [part 1]

Chapter 17: Librarian Of The Library (2)

In this world, ghosts and goblins were not mere low-class monsters.

They were crystallizations of the imagination deeply rooted in human history.

Things that people have thought up and created out of fear or curiosity.

And by making these mystical things their own, those with abilities could become such existences.

[I am the god of the storm!]

[I am the god of the storm!]

Whether it was a myth or folklore, even if it did not exist in reality, those with abilities could become even gods with the power of mana.

[Ah, I have the ability to manipulate electricity...?]

Let's say there was an electric-class ability user who could manipulate lightning.

[Listen, Mister Han! We invite you to our Greece! You will become Greece's sole God, Zeus!]

[I'm Zeus? Zeus, who goes around violating women?]

[If you come to Greece, you can actually behave like Zeus! It would be a crime in Korea, but Greece is on your side! Greek women will be with you every night!]

[...Yes?]

[It's worth it for you! If you seek asylum in Greece, you will have a huge salary, and women will line up for you! First, dye your hair blond and start with plastic surgery!]

What if this man had been exposed to Greek mythology since he was young?

[I am Zeus, reincarnated in the current era!!]

In this way, one could maximize one's imagination by identifying a god that existed in the past with oneself.

[So Zeus throws lightning directly? Then I should practice throwing a spear.]

The more concrete the data on mythology was.

The more media people had to implement their imagination related to mythology.

[Bring all the Greek-Roman myth-related materials in the world! Books, games, comics, anime, movies! Everything!!]

The stronger the ability of the ability user became.

[I am Zeus! I am the God of Olympus! Anyone who resists me will taste a million volts!]

[What? A Pikachu?]

[Kal! Ah, no. You impudent creature!! I am Zeus, the god of lightning! If I win, I'll take you!]

[Crazy! He thinks he's Zeus!]

To put it badly, one could say they were obsessed with a concept.

[Zeus Thunder!]

To put it nicely, there was no need to overthink how to use one's ability; one could synchronize themselves with the combat methods or how weapons were used in existing mythology.

In the original work, this was called [Synchro].

Whether it was a myth, legend, or folktale, it basically involved identifying oneself with the beings or stories using the imagination.

It might be hard to transform into an entirely new existence, which was like creating a new story, but it was easy to make existing myths or legends your own.

[Zeus! You are the pride of our Greece!]

[No! Zeus should be Jupiter! He is the pride of our Rome!]

[Take me, Zeus! I'll be your Hera!]