Genius Prismatic Mage Chapter 208

#208. Uninvited Guest (4)

Unless I move as fast as lightning.

That short, simple sentence resonated in the boy’s mind.

The sound, which at first seemed like a small tremble, gradually turned into a huge vibration.

At some point.

────.

It shook the boy’s very existence.

In that great tectonic shift, the yellow mana of the jewel poured out into the boy’s body, even those that had been sleeping in the deepest and most intimate places.

Rolling, jumping, shaking.

Pushed, fell, and ran.

In the midst of the excitement of the festival, the boy’s body itself began to transform.

The yellow dots that bloomed on the canvas in my head spread out in all directions, drawing some kind of shape.

“What a pity. Such a talented person doesn’t recognize his own superiority.”

The man who approached kicked the fallen boy.

I jumped up from my seat and arrived in front of the boy floating high in the air.

“It’s something I can’t understand. If you become a member of the Dawn Society, you’ll be able to enjoy things beyond your imagination.”

A pair of clenched fists were violently slammed into the boy’s stomach.

Kuung──!

The boy fell to the ground, and the man’s two boots landed on him like shells.

“Coolook!”

A handful of blood spurted from the boy’s mouth.

The man clicked his tongue once and spoke in a disinterested voice.

“It’s not fun. I’m sorry, but let’s end this now. I’ve decided that there are too many risks to keeping you alive. Oh, don’t worry. Even if you die, your body will be useful as experimental material. I will definitely figure out how to use that mysterious magic, and let our superiors enjoy it. Isn’t that truly an honor?”

Knock knock!

The hardened blue mana became a sharp ice pick.

“Go well. I will send you off without any pain, with the bare minimum of respect.”

There was not a single bit of hesitation in the man’s movements as he struck the boy’s heart.

Phew!

Kwarung─!

There was a flash of light for a moment.

The boy’s figure had disappeared without a trace, and the man was startled by the sensation of something passing through his body.

“what….”

I instinctively looked back.

The moment I thought I saw a yellow ball of electricity in the shape of a human being.

Kwarung─!

The light flashed again.

This time again, the man felt as if something had passed through his body.

Dismissal.

“Keuk… … !”

I felt an enormous amount of pain rising from all over my body.

When I hastily checked the inside of his body, I found eerie patches of electricity blooming everywhere, regardless of where I was.

What on earth is this?

Although I was extremely confused, I did what I had to do based on my instincts.

The moment I immediately raised all the blue mana in my body to push out the electricity.

Kwarung─!

The light flashed again.

A feeling of something passing through the body.

The current pieces were increasing in number.

Kwarung─!

Kwarung─!

Kwarung─!

Every time light flashes at a speed that surpasses human perception.

Kwarung─!

The current fragments increased in number and covered the man’s entire body.

Kwarung─! Kwarung─!

The man’s posture rapidly collapsed with each passing moment.

‘What the heck, this is ridiculous…!’

The man couldn’t even breathe properly due to the excruciating pain.

All I could do was shake my body back and forth in the flickering vision.

‘I, I, this Crymer, am I being so helpless against a child? That can’t be…! That can’t be…!’

It was at that moment that the blue superiority complex that had been ensconced in the man’s vessel exploded.

Dozens of meters above.

The blue sphere began to rotate violently, as if resonating with him.

It randomly sucked in all the mana in the surrounding air, and all the mana absorbed was mixed together and turned into a dark, turbid blue.

For a moment, the blue light scattered across the space from the sphere was strengthened.

and.

“This is it…!”

The power of blue mana has been amplified.

“Do you see it? This is it! Rising from the darkest and lowest horizon of the indigo dawn! Finally, rising to the highest point of the world! This is our sun that looks down upon all things on earth!”

The man straightened his posture, laughing maniacally.

The blue mana in his body, which had regained its energy, surged madly, pushing out the electricity.

The boy stared at the blue sphere.

And I repeated.

‘Lacria.’

Kwaaaaang───!

Amid the rubble of the tower, something huge rose through the floor.

It was a snake several dozen meters long, its entire body made of flashing electricity in a semi-material state.

The lightning that pierced the air was like a sight of lightning striking backwards.

The boy did not see the sight.

Because, he had already become one with Lacrima and his vision was fixed on the blue sphere in the sky.

The boy had no idea how this was possible.

I just remembered the scene.

It was just that the view had changed.

Suddenly, I remembered what Grinne had said.

I have seen records that those who have reached the peak of their communion with spirits are able to transcend the sharing of senses and achieve unity between body and mind.

…it wasn’t an issue of immediate importance.

Because now the task that had to be done was clearly set before my eyes.

Lacrima and the boy opened their mouths.

I bit down on the blue sphere that was rapidly approaching with all my might.

Kkwaddeok──!

The fangs struck and a crack appeared in the sphere, and yellow mana dug into the crack with excited gestures.

Knock! Knock knock knock!

The blue sphere shook my body as if it were a living creature.

But before long, it was shattered into pieces and swallowed into Larkria’s mouth.

Phage crackle!

I was completely annihilated by the storm of yellow mana that blew through my body.

Kwarung───!

And then the loudest noise of all time finally rang out.

────Thud!

The man’s body tilted backwards and he fell completely down.

The sky had regained its original color, and sparks left over from the lightning strike flashed intermittently around.

A boy with a small snake with yellow scales wrapped around his arm approached the man.

“You… what the… hell… are you?”

I wanted to make the sentence longer, but my insides, including my intestines, were so burned out that my voice wouldn’t come out properly.

The man looked at the boy with eyes filled with deep fear and horror.

The boy did not answer the question, but asked a question in return.

“Hweju, India Gorge?”

There was silence for a moment.

The man suddenly shook his body and let out a raspy laugh, then spoke in a voice that had become clear like the last spark before it went out.

“How interesting…! Have you ever met Hoiju…! Keuhehe…! Then you must know how strong Hoiju is…! You will eventually die by Hoiju’s hand…! No matter how strong you are…! No matter what your identity is…! The chance to enjoy wealth and fame in the city of wizards…! Luck…!! You kicked it away with your own feet…! Gulp…! Gulp…!”

City of Wizards.

The boy paused for a moment and then asked in a calm voice.

“Is Indiago currently in the city of wizards?”

“You idiot…! You stupid idiot…!”

“Where is the city of wizards?”

“Cough…! You probably don’t know what the right decision is because you lack experience…! How ridiculous…! The only way for you to survive is to run away…!”

I asked him a few more questions, but the man seemed to be of unsound mind and just kept saying what he wanted to say.

Ray changed the subject.

“I saw the sphere earlier and called it the sun. They’ve infiltrated the church with a spy. I think they’re planning on doing something using the artificial sun.”

The man who had been laughing for a moment reacted to Ray’s words.

“Even if you noticed, it’s no use…! Everything…! Will proceed as planned…! Going against that providence…! It’s absolutely impossible…! Cough…!”

Red blood gushed out from his mouth.

It was a sign that the spark of life was fading away and there wasn’t much time left to ask anything.

…maybe just one question.

Ray, who had been lost in thought for a moment, quietly moved his lips away.

“Are you someone precious to Indiago?”

“Kuuuuu…! Kukuk This is ridiculous…! Kukuk…! How could a superior being like Hoiju treasure someone like me─.”

Dismissed!

The man’s life was shortened by a few seconds with a flash of electricity.

“That’s too bad. I hoped so.”

Ray, who had been staring at the motionless man for a while, looked around.

There was no sign of life from the mansion, indicating that the people had safely evacuated.

The mansion is located on the outskirts of the sector, so the residents may not have noticed today’s commotion.

… It was a scene where nothing had happened except for the collapsed tower.

Suddenly, Ray looked down at the yellow snake coiled around his arm.

“Thank you for helping me.”

The snake shook its head from side to side, then transformed into mana and wriggled into the boy’s arm.

Soon, I felt myself reaching the jewel and coiling up.

Then a rift in space opened and Curiosa appeared.

“This is a total mess.”

“I thought you had evacuated because I didn’t see you in the middle.”

“I was just waiting for an opportunity. I’m not used to this kind of speed battle. I’ve been exploring various ruins and developing my spatial magic in a way that allows me to deal with the Keepers’ numbers. Well, in the end, the situation ended like this without me even being able to intervene.”

Curiosa shrugs her shoulders.

Then, he saw the lightning bolt that Ray was holding and took a step back in surprise.

“Let’s put that aside and talk. It’s dangerous if you stick around for no reason.”

Ray looked back and forth between the tension in Curiosa’s bowl and the lightning in his hand.

Then he raised his hand as if he was going to throw a lightning bolt at Curiosa.

“This crazy kid!”

Curiossa opened a rift in space and jumped in hastily.

But Ray immediately closed it and it fell to the floor.

Curiosa was terrified as she saw Ray approaching her with a thunderbolt.

“You, you, you immoral brat! This is my door! Why are you able to open and close it! Oh my! You’ve used me enough, so now you’re planning on killing me! Do you think I don’t know your dark heart? I raised a wolf cub! That’s why the old saying goes, you shouldn’t take in a white-haired animal! You don’t even know gratitude─”

“Thank you for helping me.”

Ray held out his hand.

The lightning had already disappeared.

Curiosa was so taken aback by the unexpected actions and statements that the black lines on her mask that outlined her expressions stopped.

I wonder if this kid took some medicine.

Or, on the contrary, maybe you didn’t take the medicine you were supposed to take.

“The fight would have been much more difficult without your help.”

Curiosa felt goosebumps all over her body as she heard the boy’s continued words.

After a brief moment of intense contemplation.

The emotion that filled the bowl was genuine concern.

“Did you get a serious head injury during the fight earlier? That’s a problem. I still have a lot of questions about you that I haven’t been able to answer.”

“My head is fine. There’s nothing wrong with it.”

Curiossa, who had concentrated her mind to sense the boy’s emotions, was startled.

“You… are you really thankful?”

Although it was faint, the emotion he felt from the boy at the moment was definitely gratitude.

“Thank you, Curiosa.”

“… … .”

“Thanks to you, I was able to overcome the danger.”

“… … .”

Curiosa had never received such a heartfelt thank you in her life.

Every time Ray expressed his gratitude, he twisted his body at a strange angle.

“Later! Be prepared to explain how you used those spells!”

I hurriedly escaped through the gap in space.

Almost immediately a commotion was heard coming from the front door.

As I opened the door, there were priests gathered, each with at least two rings, including Solitaire.

Solitaire’s eyes widened in surprise as she discovered Ray.

“Rain…? Why are you here…?”

Ray said, looking around at the priests behind Solitaire.

“Are the people here now trustworthy?”