Genius Prismatic Mage Chapter 124

#124. Starting point (2)

“First of all, the hypothesis that rainbows are jewels is gaining credibility. Because plausible evidence continues to appear before our eyes.”

Philip looked at the jewel in Veronica’s hand and summarized the conversation.

“And if the hypothesis is correct, this jewel, which is a fragment of a rainbow, is like an oil field that endlessly produces the highest quality fuel ever seen.”

Philip’s gaze turned to Ray.

“However, the quality is so high that the engine cannot fully process it yet.”

“that’s right.”

Ray nodded.

The magic using mana generated from jewels as material showed absurdly high power.

Even the perfectly refined ring of Manara is incomparable.

‘Of course, it is also very difficult to handle.’

It took extreme concentration to be able to use only a small amount of mana.

It was nearly impossible to operate while moving.

But the boy thought.

It is clear that the boundaries can be expanded.

‘The jewel’s mana is alive.’

As if it were a single collective entity with autonomous will.

I was confident that if we built a relationship through deep communication, he would gradually show that he would follow my will better.

Of course, the boy had lost his social skills long ago, and he was aware of that fact.

‘… … .’

Still, the boy was confident.

Woohoo───!

That was because of one color of mana that had expanded its area in the ring.

A bright yellow color reminiscent of a flower on a spring day.

A large portion of the ring was occupied by mana, which corresponds to emotions of excitement and thrill.

‘It’s bigger than purple and gray.’

Red, white, and light pink.

Yellow, purple, gray.

The order that currently occupies the largest volume within the ring.

From experience, there are two main cases where changes occur in the distribution of elements within a ring.

Feeling a great deal of new emotions that you have never experienced before.

Or, even if you don’t feel it directly, you may gain a great realization that corresponds to that emotion.

But the feelings of excitement and thrill associated with yellow mana were not part of any of them.

… No, I thought so.

As a result of looking back on my memories.

Because I was able to find the answer.

‘Yesterday, when countless stars twinkled on the ground.’

At that time, I felt a great sense of elation, excitement, thrill and excitement.

Perhaps, it was because I was mentally tired that I couldn’t recognize my emotions.

Ray pulled the electric field elements in the air towards his hand.

I touched the memory of that moment yesterday.

Wooooow───

I felt that the texture of the elements had become much smoother.

This also applied equally to certain elements contained in jewels, including electric fields.

‘Any mana has the property of resonating with emotions.’

It is now easy to evoke feelings of excitement and thrill.

As long as the stars I saw yesterday continue to twinkle in my memory.

If you recall the memories every day and become familiar with the associated emotions, the yellow mana of the jewel will surely gradually show a sense of familiarity.

‘Mana waves to those who are honest with themselves.’

As Graham once said:

“Hmm… This isn’t working.”

Veronica tried to absorb the gem into her body like Ray, but failed due to strong elemental resistance.

“I guess this isn’t something that just anyone can do. Come on, Ray.”

Ray, who had been given the jewel, seemed to easily succeed in what Veronica had set out to do.

He turned his body and extended his palm again toward the cliff.

Philip’s voice was heard behind me.

“So the jewel’s mana is a completely different type of mana than regular mana?”

When Veronica was asked a question and was about to share her thoughts.

Ray, who was raising the electric field elements of the jewel, spoke first.

“It’s the same kind.”

“Really? Well, it seems like all mana is the same.”

In fact, no one knew whether there was only one type of mana in the world.

But the boy could be sure.

Mana of the Jewel.

Mana in the air.

The two manas are clearly of the same type.

That’s exactly what it felt like.

If the mana released from the jewel floats around the world for a long time, it will become polluted and corroded.

It seems like it will be completed with the same texture and form as the mana currently in the air.

Suddenly, the question I had asked the old man came to mind.

“Mana is the substance that surrounds us. Where does it all come from? Where and how is it created?”

From the boy’s perspective, everything in the world had to have a beginning and an end.

Although I haven’t seen it directly, it’s like the Elton River, where if you go back you’ll definitely see the starting point.

The explanation that Mana had existed there from the beginning was an explanation that the boy could not accept.

“That’s a difficult question.”

The pensive old man offered a perspective from another field.

“Religious people say that mana is a work of art touched by the hand of God.”

“If you’re a god, are you the voyeuristic being you mentioned last time?”

It was a time when Ray was actively expanding his vocabulary through dictionaries.

The old man was dazed for a moment.

“They say that even though you can’t see it, it’s watching you from everywhere.”

When I heard that, I burst into laughter and tears.

“Hahahaha! Yeah, you’re not wrong! Voyeurism? It’s so bad that there can’t be such a bad taste!”

The old man added.

Contrary to popular belief, God is not omnipotent.

“Oh, you’re so incompetent. I pray so much, but you can’t cure even one of this old man’s illnesses.”

It was a statement that would have gotten him arrested by the church for blasphemy, but it didn’t cause any problems.

Sector 49 was a remote place that even the eyes and ears of God could not reach.

In any case, the story that Mana was a work of art by the Creator was not a very satisfactory answer for a boy who viewed God as a voyeur.

After that, the boy often thought about the starting point of mana.

“… … .”

Now, I thought I might know the answer to that question.

But questions arose one after another.

‘… And where does the jewel begin?’

The magic that was completed while thinking was roughly fired through the palm of the hand.

Jijijijijijijiji────!

“Huh…? You can use the jewel’s mana like that too─.”

Veronica suddenly fell silent after seeing the completed name.

[Veroni lol]

“ah.”

Ray, who woke up from his thoughts, let out a small groan.

*

Veronica headed to the outskirts of the sector to collect soil samples.

Philip left for the northern part of the sector to gather information related to the party’s objectives.

All of them were accompanied by the strong protection of the supporters’ organization.

“Layya! If the situation seems even slightly dangerous, you must notify us with binding magic!”

“That’s right. We trust you, but this time it’s the other person.”

Ray, seeing the two people leaving in a vehicle, turned around and started walking.

Knock knock knock knock─

He continued to move diligently.

Before long, we entered the shopping district.

The voices from all over gathered in the boy’s ears.

“Is it really over? The long war is over all at once like this?”

“Oh, that’s right. I can’t hear that annoying gunshot sound anymore.”

─The war is over.

The rumor had already spread like wildfire throughout the sector.

The merchants started doing business again.

Residents open their windows and hang out their laundry.

The street children were out and about again, looking for work.

Very fast recovery rate.

Perhaps it was because everyone was just waiting for the war to end, ready to return to normal life at any moment.

“I heard that Colin won?”

“They were pushing so hard and Colin won?”

“What I’m saying is, Brook, he had mercenaries from outside the sector attached to him.”

The topic of conversation was mostly about whether the rumors that the supporters had won were true.

At first, everyone said it was all a rumor, but─

“Oh! I told you so! I heard it directly from Colin and Jade!”

“I saw it with my own two eyes. Colinne was dragging the Brook kids back to the hideout.”

─As testimonies came out one after another, the atmosphere changed.

“I heard that Colinne also has a mercenary attached to her. I heard that he has white hair and is about 15 or 16 years old… .”

Every time the information was recited, an image was created in the merchants’ heads.

When it was finished.

“uh…?”

“huh…?”

Everyone had a dumbfounded look on their face for a moment.

The main character of the image was passing right in front of my eyes.

“Am I seeing things right now?”

“I’m watching too. It’s not a lie.”

Hair as white as a blank sheet of paper.

White eyes and indifferent facial expression.

There were too many matching elements to be a coincidence.

“That’s right! I saw it!”

Someone pointed a finger at the boy and shouted in an excited voice.

In an instant, a lot of stories were exchanged.

The power of magic that the boy used.

A shootout that took place in the streets.

A number of vehicles chasing and being chased.

Things I’ve heard or seen directly from inside a building, through a window.

A variety of emotions began to well up in their vessels.

Wariness, fear, curiosity.

Doubt, excitement, gratitude, etc.

Among them, the one with the smallest volume at first was Gratitude.

Wooooowoooo───!

As the claim that the boy had won the war gained credibility, it pushed aside other emotions and became the largest in the bowl.

One of the merchants who had been observing approached the boy and spoke to him.

“Excuse me… Are you the wizard who helped Colin fight?”

Ray nodded after staring intently at the other person’s emotions.

“Okay, wait a minute! Just wait a minute!”

A merchant who had just run somewhere handed me a bag full of bread.

“Thank you very much, Wizard. Brook, that horo bird… no, if that bastard had won the war, we would have been in real trouble.”

After that, Ray experienced the same thing several times while passing through the shopping district.

A few minutes later.

When I got completely out of the street.

Thud! Thud!

His bosom was filled with all sorts of things, including bread, fruit, flowers, and shoes.

“… … .”

Ray, whose vision was completely blocked, turned his head to the side and looked at the apple that had fallen on the ground.

‘All of these things I don’t really need right now.’

It wasn’t heavy thanks to the strengthening magic.

The only problem was that I couldn’t see ahead.

I wanted to throw it all away, but one thought stopped me from taking action.

‘… I think it would be right to see it as a gift. It wasn’t exchanged, it was just given to me.’

Ray recalled his memories of when he was studying in Sector 49.

“You burned the main notes…? The ones that took me days to make…?”

“I memorized it all. Anyway, no one else will see it but me.”

Veronica’s bullet points notes were useful, of course.

However, after I had completely memorized the content, it became useless and I burned it to reduce the amount of stuff that was just taking up space.

Don’t carry anything you don’t need.

Because pursuing extreme efficiency was the boy’s way.

But the problem is.

“It’s too much! It’s really too much! How can you burn that?”

The object of incineration was the crystallization of the girl’s love, effort, blood, sweat, and tears, as she sacrificed sleep just for the boy.

The notebook, which had the name Ray written in pretty letters on the front, was burned at the stake by its owner.

“Layah! Come and sit here! Let’s talk!”

The boy was forced to sit down by some unknown, supernatural force.

After that, a torrent of cautions, reprimands, and admonitions mixed with emotions like anger, annoyance, sadness, disappointment, frustration, and disappointment poured out for eternity.

That day, the boy’s orbit of mana forming a ring almost accelerated.

Because I almost had an epiphany about the feeling of exhaustion.

“… … .”

Ray, who felt an inexplicable coldness, quickly erased the option of throwing away the items in his arms from his mind.

The lesson learned that day was clear.

You should not burn or throw away items that others have kindly given you.

‘You can’t just throw away these gifts.’

I thought we could just take the food back and share it together.

I could find someone who needed the shoes and clothes, and give the bouquet of flowers to Veronica.

Flowers are an object that has the effect of uplifting the mood of the recipient.

The effect is especially pronounced when targeting women, said Philip.

‘It would be most efficient to give it to Veronica.’

Ray continued walking after making the objects levitate and follow him.

My eyes were drawn to the bizarre sight, but I paid no attention to it.

‘I think it would be a good idea to give the hat to Mr. Colin. He lacks hair on his head. If his head gets hot from the sunlight, his bodily functions will deteriorate, and also… .’

I was really absorbed in thinking about distribution of goods.

Of course, all of this.

widely.

“… … .”

This was done under the premise that the boy would return safely to the hideout.

Ray stopped walking and slowly raised his head.

1st Street, located in the center of the sector.

There again, in the very center of the open space.

The tallest building in the sector, a ten-story abandoned building, cast a long, dark shadow in our direction.

Rustle.

He took Walter’s ring out of his bosom.

Through the granted binding magic, the presence of a person inside the building could be clearly felt.

‘He never moved even once.’

Arrive at sector 46.

Participate in the war.

Until this moment when I found the front of the garrison.

All along, all the time.

Ray figured that the enemy left alone would not attack the supporters any further.

‘There is no longer any reason to attack.’

It was clear why the enemy had deployed subordinates to support the opposition.

To maintain the front line and facilitate exploration of Rainbow Shards.

But the war is over.

His subordinates were also annihilated.

From Ray’s perspective, it was unreasonable for the enemy to continue attacking Nisho.

… the war of Nisho is virtually over.

But it wasn’t his own war.

‘If it were me, I would never miss the moment when the enemy is tired.’

Just after the war ended.

Timing to return to the hideout.

The opponent did not show up even when this side was most vulnerable.

‘Is it not my job to move my body in a difficult way?’

The exact reason was unknown.

As expected, it is a behavior pattern that stems from a unique arrogance.

Or maybe it’s due to some other factor that we don’t know about.

What was clear was that the opponent was a formidable force.

‘At least 3 circles, if higher, 4 circles.’

Although the probability is low, there is a possibility of more than 5 circles.

On the other hand, he only has 2 circles.

Still, I thought it was worth a try.

The real reason why the jewel’s mana is so powerful is as you can imagine.

“Huh…? You can use the jewel’s mana like that too─.”

Because we were separate.

Squeak──

The boy’s figure disappeared into the building.