Limit Breaking Genius Mage Chapter 105

Episode 105 Spirit (4)

The magic of the spirit stone and Verden's magic were intertwined.

There was a slight repulsion since they did not have the same magical power, but it only lasted for a moment, and soon a blue light burst out from the spirit stone.

'The spirit stone fills up as much as the magical power consumed.'

Roughly speaking, it seems like it would take more magic power than expected to fill up the spirit stone.

But there was no problem. One of Verden's strengths as a wizard was his magical power that was far beyond the hierarchy.

Paaaaah!

Verden activated the magical circuits of his entire body and injected even more magical power. Several minutes had passed. Before he knew it, the charge was approaching halfway.

Still, Verden's magic power was overflowing.

‘If this continues, soon… … .’

That moment.

The magical power of the spirit stone flowed backwards and into Verden.

I immediately stopped injecting magic power due to the sudden reaction.

Anyway, since the magical power in the spirit stone was of Verden's nature, there was no problem at all, but for a moment, a scene of a dense forest with sunlight pouring down appeared before my eyes.

That was a memory that Verden didn't know about.

“Memory transfer?”

Yeah, it feels like Harkan's memory transfer.

Verden narrowed his eyes at the unknown phenomenon.

It is not yet known why this happened.

However, since it wasn't described in any book, it wasn't a common case. No, it could be seen as a very special case that he succeeded in infusing the magician's magic into the spirit stone.

'The spirit's memory… … .'

Verden, who had been thinking for a moment, soon resumed injecting magic power.

Anyway, memory transfer magic can't cause any damage to Verden. And that's why I was so curious.

It's possible to glimpse into the memories of a mutant species that has no lifespan.

If you're a wizard or a researcher, no one can ignore it. Verden was no exception.

The magic power flared up again.

As the spirit stone filled, magical power flowed in reverse. Unfamiliar memories slowly flowed in.

Verden accepted the memory completely without resistance.

As if watching a play.

Verden's vision changed to that of the forest spirit.

* * *

Sunlight streaming through the leaves, the lush forest.

There stood a strange being. Bright blond hair, clear skin, a handsome appearance, and long ears. The man, wearing a light armor of a type I had never seen before, was clearly an elf.

The elf moved through the forest with light movements.

Judging from the way it occasionally turns its head this way and says something, it must be moving like a forest spirit.

However, I couldn't hear any voices telling me what was going on.

And the memory moved on to the next scene.

Things weren't as peaceful as they used to be.

An elf holding a sword with a frowning expression. In front of him stood humans wearing purple robes.

Among them, a middle-aged man with a gray beard that reached down to his chest spoke to the elf.

Likewise, no voice was heard.

However, it was clear that the conversation had irritated the elf.

Elves and forest spirits.

The two rushed towards the humans with their lives revealed, and the middle-aged man sneered and summoned his magic power.

Here the memory shifted to the next scene again.

A forest with traces of battle remaining.

There were no elves or humans there. All that remained was dried blood on the ground and the staggering vision of the forest spirits.

The spirit's confusion was conveyed through the memory.

They tried to seek help, but no elf or spirit could find anything about the kidnapped elf.

So the spirit wandered the world alone, without a destination, in search of the elf.

It was impossible to tell how much time had passed since the scenery was all forest. Then, the spirit finally met him.

A middle-aged wizard who kidnapped an elf.

But they didn't attack blindly.

The spirits have learned that they cannot win alone, and that they must chase after them to find the elves.

The spirits doggedly followed their trail and eventually reached the deep forest of Sloan in the kingdom of Estyria.

But then the traces were cut off. The spirit continued to wander the forest without stopping.

After a while, the spirit saw a group of humans. Verden was sitting in front of a campfire.

It wasn't the middle-aged man who took the elf away… …but the spirit didn't care. The anger toward humans that had been building up until now. The spirit, exhausted to the point of exhaustion, couldn't bear it any longer.

And the next day.

The spirit appeared before Verden and the adventurers and showed its anger. Then, it was destroyed by Verden's magic.

That was the last memory.

Verden returns to reality from his past memories.

He paused for a moment to collect his thoughts.

'Elf and spirit were friends.'

It seems that the opinion of the author of the book was correct.

I can't say that it has any value as knowledge, but anyway. Then Verden thought of the middle-aged man's magical power.

It is impossible to gauge the extent of his power based solely on the spirit's memories, but judging from the fact that he has subdued elves and forest spirits, he may be a 5th-tier or higher wizard.

'What on earth would a wizard like that do with an elf?'

I couldn't tell right away. The information given was insufficient.

Since the news of the elf's kidnapping has not spread throughout the world, the middle-aged wizard may have used some means to hide the elf's location. Or perhaps it is too far away for the elves to know the location of their kind.

Either way, the chances are high.

'But I don't know when it happened.'

My memory was too limited to judge the passage of time.

Perhaps the elves were kidnapped decades or even centuries ago. It was not certain that the elves were in the Kingdom of Estyria, even though the spirits were here.

Soon Verden lost interest.

Whether the elf was kidnapped or not was none of Verden's business. He had no intention of wasting time on an elf whose face he didn't even know, let alone whether he even existed in the world.

Verden changed his mind.

Back to the spirit.

'By the way, how should I use the spirit?'

I still need more magic power to fill up the spirit stone.

I could revive it by injecting magic power into it, but I couldn't think of a specific use for the spirit. My curiosity about the spirit was almost completely resolved by memory transfer, so it was even more so.

Verden pondered the matter deeply.

And after a while.

“Yeah, that would be fine.”

Experiments with magic circles and the uses of spirits.

A way to kill two birds with one stone occurred to me.

Verden, who had taken the spirit stone, headed outside.

* * *

Verden, who came to Sloan Forest, created a cave underground.

Then, he drew a magic circle on the floor that was just big enough for one person to fit in. It wasn't an ordinary magic circle, so he literally put his heart and soul into it.

If even a single grain of dirt is out of alignment, it will be a failure. This is a top-level magic circle that even Verden can only half guarantee success.

No special materials were needed, but it had to be more precise than that. Like the precision of the teleportation magic circle used to escape from the magic tower.

“Whew, is this enough?”

Verden rubbed his tired eyes.

In front of his feet was a magic circle engraved with content that was almost completely filled with empty space. The time spent on this small magic circle was a whopping 17 hours.

It's probably past morning and getting closer to evening outside.

Verden placed the hand holding the spirit stone on the magic circle.

The magical power injection that had stopped started again. Blue light illuminated the entire space.

Eventually, the spirit stone, which had reached capacity, cracked and a spirit emerged from within. The broken pieces were oxidized by magic, and the spirit's color was strange.

'Blue, not green?'

… … Well, the color doesn’t really matter.

Now that he had confirmed the spirit's resurrection, Verden activated the magic circle before the spirit could regain consciousness.

Activate the forced magic circle Coercion.

The hateful magic circle that took away Verden's freedom from the magician Baloch Besias.

Even Verden, who had penetrated the treasure vault of the Magic Tower, was unable to directly destroy this magic circle. Ordinary magicians would not be able to understand even a fragment of this magic circle.

'With my skills, I cannot reproduce the effect of the magic tower.'

However, it may be possible to limit the spirits' actions to some extent.

Even if they were intelligent heteromorphs, they were nothing compared to the autonomy that humans possess.

The magic circle's magical power captured the spirit.

And then a pattern similar to the one once engraved on Verden's body floated over the spirit, then quickly disappeared.

The blue light disappeared and the space became quiet.

In its center, a blue spirit faintly illuminated the darkness.

Verden commanded.

“Come here.”

[… … ?!]

The spirit moved.

I tried to resist for a moment, but was immediately subdued by Colsion. I could sense the confusion through the spirit's magic.

'Fortunately, it seems like the magic circle was successfully activated.'

I studied the magic circle of the Magic Tower for years in order to destroy the magic circle in the treasure vault.

However, this was the first time since the teleportation magic circle that he had successfully activated the highest level magic circle. Verden felt a sense of accomplishment and elation as a magician.

Then here's the next one.

The forest spirit was filled with Verden's magic. Perhaps its nature changed, and its abilities as a forest spirit changed.

I wonder what it will be like.

Verden asked the spirit.

“What can you do?”

The wizard who destroyed himself, whom he encountered immediately after his resurrection.

The spirit fought back with all its might, but it was no use. It was oppression that she had never felt before. For the first time in her life, the spirit felt fear.

Eventually, the spirit gave up completely and followed the order, flashing a faint light.

Flame.

water.

ice.

lightning.

earth.

Rather than controlling nature, the spirits displayed elemental magic of various attributes. Perhaps because it was Verden's magic, it seemed to be able to control elemental attributes of the same rank.

It was clearly different from when I was a forest spirit.

“The only magic I can use is elemental magic, and it’s limited to the lower 4th tier. It seems like I can’t use synthetic magic or magic that requires concentration… but I think this is okay.”

It seems useful enough for the intended purpose.

Verden smiled at the results that were as expected.

* * *

Verden, contacted by Fernet, went to her tavern.

“I found the location at the top of the blue cloud.”

"Pernet said with his eyes wide open.

He looked like he had been up for several nights, busy gathering information with an incomplete information network.

“The location is the mining town of Mildrun. My information network hasn’t reached there yet, so I don’t know the latest information, but looking at the transaction logs related to the upper class, it seems like they’re planning to purchase a large quantity of ore and magic stone there and transport them on a large scale.”

"until when?"

“Looking at the quantity, the scale of the transaction seems to be considerable. That’s why the stay will be longer than usual. If we move while changing horses, we can meet at Mildrun at our leisure.”

Fernet continued.

“I won’t ask you what business you have with Medin at the top of the blue cloud, Asher. I’m just an information dealer. But there’s one thing you need to keep in mind.”

"what?"

“According to recent information, the ‘Association’ is in contact with the Blue Cloud Group. I don’t know if they simply want to take on the group’s request or if they want to accept us as a member of the group… but whatever it is, we must avoid any friction with the group. They are backed by greedy nobles. It would be difficult for me to withstand them, let alone deal with them.”

If we're not careful, Pernet's information network could completely collapse.

Because there was a precedent for this. If it weren't for Verden, Ferne would have been finished long ago. He will take revenge on the union someday, but at least not now.

Fernet said firmly.

“So please take care on your trip, please!”

Instead of answering, Verden shrugged.

Anyway, the reason I go to Medin at the top of the blue cloud is to get an invitation. There is no reason or intention to cause friction with the union.

So, Verden's next destination was decided to be Mildrun.

“Oh, and I have something to give you.”

“……Huh? To me?”

Could it be money?

But what emerged was more than that.

The blue spirit that came out of Verden's arms approached Ferne.

“It’s a spirit. It’s quite useful, so I don’t think it’ll get assassinated in an unexpected way.”

Fernet said.

I was afraid that my life would be threatened by the union.

So Verden decided to give the spirit a try.

Because it is so small, it is easy to carry. And the spirit that absorbed Verden's magic power had abilities beyond imagination.

'I can take it with me, but I don't really need it.'

Rather, it is more likely to be a hassle.

Because of the nature of Verden's magic, he could fight most freely when he was alone. It was extremely troublesome to control his strength while being mindful of his surroundings.

Ferné opened his mouth.

“……Spirit? Is this the spirit I know? Lee Hyeong-jong?”

“Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. Then, I’ll be on my way.”

While Fernet was mumbling in confusion, Verden stormed out of the tavern.

Fernet and the spirit left in the tavern.

The two looked at each other blankly.