Genius Prismatic Mage Chapter 163

#166. Melting Point (2)

A flash of light enveloped the interior of the tower.

───────.

In that white world, the boy felt as if time had stopped.

─Beautiful.

There was no room for any rational judgment in that instinctive thought that resonated with the body and mind.

It was just beautiful.

A huge storm of mana swirling before my eyes.

[Woo …

The storm was originally made up of colorful, splendid mana that formed the magic circle.

It was quickly growing in size by sucking in mana from the surrounding air.

I spun, I ran, I screamed, I burned, I laughed, I danced.

and.

At the center of the whirlpool, which at first glance appears to be a festival,

[Squeak squeak──!]

There was a ring of emptiness that was gradually cracking and breaking.

It felt different from the element of destruction that dug inside and shattered the rings in the silence.

It felt like the ring was breaking purely from external pressure.

[Snap─!]

[Ppajijik─!]

The ring was in danger.

The storm was violently attacking the ring trapped in the inescapable fence.

In particular, the deep blue emotions of the victims who had been trapped on the magic circle, which had become part of the current storm, were mercilessly biting at the ring of the circle as if they were taking revenge.

No, it wasn’t just the rings.

Even Binjin’s body, with its trace amount of mana flowing through it, was a target of attack.

[Dismissed─!]

The ring is broken.

The mana contained within began to flow out and gather into a single point in the air at the center of the storm.

It could truly be said to be the result of Binjin’s long hours and efforts accumulated throughout his life.

When that tiny dot turned into a fist-sized sphere, and Binjin’s ring and body were left with not even a handful of mana.

[─────!]

The underground Milky Way has risen.

Kwaaaaang──!

The floor shattered, dust flew up along with concrete fragments everywhere, and the boy’s slowed time resumed its original flow.

“… … .”

The boy looked up at the Milky Way rising above the ground.

It was a snake.

A snake with mana flowing throughout its body, like the mechanical devices seen on the streets.

The scales are yellow.

The pupils are blue.

The primary-colored creature, larger than most large vehicles, stood out sharply against the dull interior of the tower.

The boy’s lips, which had been closed, opened as if in a state of ecstasy.

“government ordinance…?”

The knowledge and memories of Binjin that he had absorbed through the fountain pen were floating around in his head like debris swept by a storm.

The first word that came to mind when I thought of the snake in front of me was spirit.

Then the snake lowered its head, which had been held up stiffly, and stared at the boy.

And then.

I blinked slowly.

“… … .”

The boy could tell it was the snake greeting him.

It was not a result of Binjin’s memory, but an instinctive knowledge.

Slowly, he blinked his eyes.

Then, the colors of the favorable emotions contained in the snake’s bowl were seen to deepen.

“Are you full?”

Managu was not visible.

Instead, a dark blue mana of the same color could be seen spreading out from under the snake’s scales.

At the boy’s question, the snake’s eyes blinked at a slightly different speed than before.

It seemed as if he understood the question and answered it.

Ray nodded slightly.

“That’s fortunate. But I still haven’t sorted out the memories that came into my head, so where did you come from─”

“Lakria!”

Then a scream of evil was heard from behind the snake.

“Bite that guy! Devour him! Eat him! Leave no trace of him in this world! Cluck!”

As the dust cleared, Binjin’s figure was revealed in the corner of the magic circle.

He was lying face down on the floor, barely able to raise his upper body with both arms.

Bloodshot eyes.

Panting breath without stopping.

A convulsive, bloody body.

…even if I left it alone, it felt like I would soon suffocate and die.

‘You’re alive.’

The boy had no intention of leaving it alone.

Hurrah!

Instantly created a fireball and hurled it at unwelcome survivors.

But immediately, the mana emitted from the snake’s body enveloped Binjin in the form of a thick film.

Kwaaaaang──!

The fireball was blocked by the defense.

“Hahaha! Cool! That’s it! Lacrima! Protect me! Cool! Swallow that guy right now!”

Binjin shouted with pride while spitting up blood repeatedly.

“It’s in its raw, unextracted form, but, kuluck! That’s okay too! What’s inside the box is also prepared for you! Kuluck! Go! Lakhria! The power you’ve been longing for! The opportunity to increase it is right in front of you!”

The snake called Lacria writhed its upper body in agony, as if resisting a command.

‘Is it missionary magic?’

I soon realized that it wasn’t.

There was no purple chain between Binjin and Lacria.

‘In my knowledge, the only way to control other living beings is through ministry magic, but if not… .’

Then a word suddenly came to mind.

‘…contract?’

It was information derived from Binjin’s absorbed memories.

Then, several scenes that seemed to be related situations flashed through my mind.

But there were so many mixed memories in my head that it wasn’t easy to draw an accurate outline of the situation.

“Lakria! What are you doing! Quickly! Quickly! Cluck! Don’t swallow the guy!”

The more Binjin cursed, the more violently Lakhria twisted her body.

Ray continued his attack on the defenses with the intention of eliminating Binjin, the subject of the order.

but.

‘Protection, durability is not bad.’

Kwaang─! Kwaaang─!

It was unaffected by even the most powerful fire-type explosion magic in nature.

also.

Phage crackle!

The jewel’s lightning magic went beyond being impervious to it, and instead, it was seen to be absorbed cleanly.

The protection created by Larkria was the same yellow as the creature’s scales.

‘… The electric field elements surrounding the surface are absorbing and nullifying the same electric field elements. It can be utilized in that way.’

Ray stopped using magic as he gained new insight.

But further attacks were pointless.

Shh …! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

This was because Lakhria, who had stopped struggling, was approaching me right away.

At a speed that is hard to believe comes from such a huge body.

A grown man flicks his large tongue, which can easily be wrapped around.

‘It seems like it’s hard to overcome Binjin’s orders.’

I waved my mana in front of Lacria’s eyes, but there was no reaction and she just kept moving straight towards me.

I felt a little disappointed.

The meeting with the Milky Way was something I had been very much looking forward to.

In reality, we did meet face to face, but we couldn’t communicate for even a minute and were interrupted by Binjin.

‘The Milky Way’s friendly feelings have not changed one bit.’

All he could do was follow Binjin’s orders.

but.

Woof──!

I had no intention of limiting my own actions because of it.

Ray fired the two magic attributes he had in his hand in succession.

Kwaaaaang─!

The fireball didn’t do any damage to Lakhria’s scales.

Phagectic─!

The lightning was absorbed into the electric field element covering the scales, which resulted in Larkria’s movements becoming faster.

Ss …

The yellow giant that approached like lightning raised its body in a flash.

A fleeting moment.

When I looked up, the black cave with its fangs in front was already close by.

Kwaaaaang──!

The scaly head crashed to the ground, sending flying shards of concrete and a cloud of dust.

Binjin burst into laughter when he saw that sight.

“Okay! Cool! Lacrima! That’s it! Your body, which doesn’t work with magic, is truly a wizard’s disaster! Keuhehe! That guy will be torn to pieces without even leaving a trace…?”

The conversation didn’t end there.

Because nothing could be seen through the slowly clearing dust.

Knock knock knock knock──!

The sound of footsteps caught my ears.

When I turned my head, I could see Ray running towards the wooden box on the other side of the magic circle.

“No, he’s alive! Lakhria! Chase him! Kkuluk! He’s after your food!”

Lacria began to move her body again.

Ray collected his thoughts as he listened to the creaking of scales behind him.

‘First of all, magic doesn’t work on the scales and defenses of the Milky Way.’

Magic using the ring’s mana didn’t seem like it would be able to deal much damage even if the output was maximized.

It was confirmed that the mana of a jewel containing a large amount of electric elements actually amplified the power of the Milky Way.

‘I need to buy some time and organize the memories of Binjin that I’ve absorbed.’

contract.

I had a gut feeling that the clue to solving the situation would be contained within those two short words.

But before that.

‘I have work to do.’

widely!

Ray stopped in front of the wooden box, lifted the bottom part, and spilled the contents to the side.

Roll, roll.

Ayla rolled out.

“Is he dead?”

─Dorolong.

“No.”

It seemed like he had taken a drink containing sleeping pills and fallen into a deep sleep.

Ray, sitting on one knee, shook Ayla awake.

“Get up, this is not the time to be sleeping.”

“T, uh… Don’t hit me. My head… is precious…”

Ayla only winced and mumbled in her sleep, not even thinking about opening her eyes.

Ray created a stream of cold water and poured it over Ayla’s face.

“Wow…!”

Ayla jumped up.

When he saw Ray covered in blood, his eyes rolled back and he fell back down like a doll with its strings cut.

dump.

“… … .”

Ray poured cold water again.

“Ahhh…!”

“Wake up. Or you’ll die.”

“You…! Blood, blood…! Why, why are you so hurt…?”

He didn’t even blink at his own wounds, but it seemed he had no tolerance for seeing others hurt.

“We fought.”

“Who, with whom?”

“With your teacher.”

“Master…? Ah…!”

Ayla looked somewhat dazed, perhaps due to the effects of the sleeping pills.

Still, it seemed like the situation was starting to make sense.

“Me, me alive…?”

“You’re alive. And to stay alive, you have to move. Otherwise, you’ll get eaten.”

“Eat it…?”

Ray raised his finger and pointed behind Ayla.

“… … ?”

Ayla turned her head.

We were able to find Lakhria dancing wildly, resisting Binjin’s orders.

Then our eyes met.

Shaaaa …

“… … .”

dump.

Ray poured cold water on the unconscious Ayla again.

“Ugh…! Ugh…!”

“If you want to live, you have to move.”

“I woke up…! Ugh…!”

“Philip said that one must live in constant motion. Otherwise, one is as good as dead.”

“I woke up…! Ugh…!”

Ayla jumped up from her seat and stood on her feet to prove that she wasn’t unconscious.

Ray asked.

Revealed through wet hair with water droplets dripping down.

Looking up into the blue eyes of the girl who had completely come to her senses.

“Why did you come back?”

“… … .”

“I’m not that stupid to be affected by things like sleeping pills.”

“… … .”

“If you had wanted to, you could have run away like I told you.”

Ayla, who had been silent for a long time, opened her mouth.

“…I have to sacrifice so that my younger brother can live.”

Same thing as last time.

Still, I didn’t understand.

“Well, Ayla, even if we succeed in extracting quality mana from you, I don’t think Binjin will be satisfied with that.”

“… … .”

“I’m sure he’ll touch the disciples one by one in the future too. That’s why he brought them to the mansion in the first place.”

“… … .”

“You know that too, right?”

Ayla hesitated and answered.

“All I can do is… I have to do that…”

“You should fight Binjin instead. No, you have to fight him. If you don’t stop that snake here, there’s a chance that the mansion your brother is in right now will also be in danger.”

Fight Binjin.

That could be the reason why Ray is currently talking to Ayla.

Ayla is the most outstanding 2nd circle magician among all the characters in the mansion.

It was only natural that if we could join forces, it would be of great help in overcoming the situation.

“S, fighting with the master. How, how could I…?”

“Aren’t you angry?”

“I am….”

“It’s a life of anxiety, with me being beaten every day and my life being threatened along with my younger brother.”

“that….”

“Normally, in this situation, I would feel intense anger and hatred.”

“… … .”

“It’s not about sacrificing yourself and hoping the other person will just stop there.”

As the stimulation continued, the anger and hatred in Ayla’s bowl towards Binjin grew darker.

But, in the end.

“…I’m okay.”

Ayla said so.

With that being said.

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The blue ice sheet of mana spread across the bowl gave off a strong light.

Neither anger, nor hatred, nor sadness,

Joy, anticipation, and emotion.

All of the countless emotions from the past and present that could possibly have been from any time.

Frozen.

Just slowly, blinking.

He didn’t move at all, as if he were dead.

“… … .”

And at that moment.

Ray felt like he had been hit hard in the head with a hammer.

‘Am I okay?’

I’m sure I’ve heard these words from Ayla several times.

But the words he spoke this time gave off a strong sense of foreboding along with an inexplicable resonance.

The countless moments of observation of Ayla that have been carried out so far overlap into one.

It was finally revealing its true nature.

─Thump thump.

My heart started beating wildly.

───.

The point of mana that was orbiting to form the third ring also accelerated, leaving behind a burning pain.

But the boy had no time to focus on the changes taking place inside his body.

because.

‘I’m fine. I’ve definitely heard it somewhere else, not just from Ayla. Where on earth?’

At the moment, the boy’s mind was only focused on the source of those words.

It was kind of vague.

A strong excitement enveloped my whole body.

I thought that if I could just figure this out, I might be able to remove the mask of the mysterious blue mana.

At that moment, Binjin’s voice was heard.

“Oh! Aila! My most beloved disciple! Stay still! This master will send you to the magic tower!”

Ayla flinched.

Binjin’s eyes and voice were filled with madness.

Ss …

The situation is that Lacrima is crawling quickly towards us again.

It was then that a thought from the past came to Ray’s mind.

“I think I need to give a stronger stimulus to observe the changes on Ayla’s ice sheet.”

Strong stimulation.

Changes in the ice rink.

Maybe I can get something that will help.

If it’s a strong stimulus, there has never been a situation more suitable than now.

Ray opened his lips.

“Aila, listen carefully.”