Limit Breaking Genius Mage Chapter 419

Episode 419 Monologue

Old memories are revived.

Young Verden and I looked at our past lives from a third-person perspective.

* * *

The world I first became aware of was an ordinary orphanage located on one side of the village. It was a facility for children who, for one reason or another, had no parents or relatives.

My only guardian was the director, and she gave me the name 'Verden'.

Young Verden smiled innocently.

“The director was an ordinary person. He was clumsy but tried hard, was usually kind but got irritated when he got annoyed, was timid but had a sense of responsibility… that kind of person.”

In a word, he was a good person.

Thanks to that, I had a smooth childhood even though I was an orphan. Robelyn was also by my side.

Then one day it happened.

The neighboring grandfather, a former military wizard, gathered the village children together and showed them the fireworks he had created with his magic.

A simple sight.

It was more like a donation of talent.

But unlike other children, it wasn't just a spectacle for me.

I felt a longing, and I became greedy. Thinking back, it was just instinct.

───I want it.

From then on, I was obsessed with magic.

Whenever I had even a little time, I would go to the old man next door and beg him to teach me magic.

but.

───Verden, I'm sorry.

The answer was always similar.

The old neighbor just looked pitying and didn't even nod his head once.

Young Verden tilted his head.

“My neighbor didn’t hate me. Rather, he liked me… But he firmly refused my request for magic. Why on earth did he do that?”

“Maybe I knew that it would be useless if I tried.”

I don't know how great of a wizard my neighbor grandpa was.

However, since I was a military wizard, it was highly likely that he had caught a glimpse of my magical talents through something like magic.

“Well, it’s no use thinking about it now. Anyway, I turned eight without learning magic.”

8 years old.

It was a meaningful age.

Because that year, one of the biggest changes of my life came.

───Are you there?

Two wizards come to town to recruit workers for the Bohemian Tower.

Despite posting an advertisement on the town bulletin board, they had been unsuccessful, so they visited the orphanage to look for children who had the potential to awaken magical powers.

───Oh, the results are the best so far.

───There are six people. I wish at least one of them would apply.

Of course, no child willingly stepped forward, and the director was not pleased with it either.

Because the Bohemian Tower was so far away.

Eventually, the wizards left the orphanage with disappointed looks on their faces… … and I picked up the notice they had left behind.

[We are recruiting children under the age of 13 to work at the Magic Tower. It will be hard work, but if you contribute to the Magic Tower, when you become an adult, you will not only be given the opportunity to become a wizard, but you will also be accepted as a member of the Magic Tower if you wish.]

“The price was 4 million elk and three meals a day. It was enough to help the orphanage, which was struggling due to the recent famine. It was just one of the excuses to learn magic.”

I went to the village inn with the notice. The wizard of the Bohemian Tower was surprised for a moment, but he wholeheartedly welcomed the new worker.

After I filled out the application and went outside, Robelin was waiting for me.

───Berden.

───Robeline?

───Are you leaving?

───… … Yeah. Because I want to become a wizard.

───Then I'll go with you.

Without even a moment's hesitation, Robelin filled out the exact same application form as I did.

“Well, it would be better if two people went together rather than going alone. Even if I had told you not to go in the first place, you probably wouldn’t have listened.”

“Because Robelin was stubborn.”

“Yeah, like me.”

A few days later, at dawn, I left the 4 million elk and a letter on my bed and boarded a carriage heading to the Bohemian Tower.

A vivid sunrise before my eyes.

Robelin and I were filled with anticipation as we watched the scenery that seemed to herald a new beginning.

───What kind of place is the Magic Tower?

───Well? Isn't it very different from the village?

Young Verden muttered.

“Yeah, it was different. A lot.”

* * *

The magicians belonging to the Magic Tower usually have strong pride, so they tend to avoid physical labor that appears to be low-level on the outside.

The ones who took charge of such chores were the workers at the tower.

───These are the magic stones heading to the 21st floor, low-level element research lab. Move them all to the elevator entrance before the sun rises.

The basement of the tower.

The young workers move at the words of the wizard in charge of management.

The weight of the materials was considerable, but there was no shortage of manpower. Thanks to the magical items that helped with this, there was no physical strain.

Of course, I was quite tired because I had to go back and forth on the same route dozens of times.

───Still, I'm not hungry.

───Okay, then.

Robelyn and I quickly adapted to the life of workers.

They both worked hard to learn magic, catching the eye of the wizard, and were willing to lend a hand to each other when times were tough.

Time passed without end.

13 years old.

It was the age when I took the aptitude test at the top of the tower… … and for me, it was a time when an invisible brand was engraved on me.

───1st tier? That's amazing in another sense.

Limit Hierarchy 1st Tier.

Officially and magically it has been proven to be of no investment value.

“Unlike me, Robelin was a very talented person from the perspective of the Tower.”

A voice that is a little more mature than before.

Young Verden asked me as he grew up and became '13-year-old Verden'.

“As soon as my talent was recognized, I was forced to distance myself from my childhood friend. As a promising prospect for the Magic Tower, Robelin, and as a worker… our statuses changed overnight. We put in the same amount of effort. Didn’t you feel resentful or resentful?”

“It’s true that I was a little discouraged, but I never once resented Robelin. I never felt discouraged because my talent was so meager. I never thought of giving up on becoming a wizard, no matter what the outcome.”

I was persistent.

Workers of the Magic Tower are taught basic magic and basic knowledge as attributes. In the process, there are often those who awaken magical powers.

I did.

I became an inferior magician who reached the first rank while also reaching my limits.

Despite that, I lived hard.

By secretly stealing books and broadening your horizons based on minimal magical knowledge.

At that moment, I was struck by a strange sensation.

As I delve into deeper and more expansive magical concepts… … I feel that my magical thinking is expanding expansively with each passing day.

Understanding the principles of pure magic.

A magical system that comes together like pieces of an elaborate puzzle… … .

It was a belated realization.

───I have talent.

A magical understanding that is by no means ordinary, and sets him apart from other geniuses.

That is why I decided to become a member of the Bohemian Tower in order to see and experience more magic and theories up close.

“Because that was the fastest way to become an ideal wizard. I did odd jobs and studied. I took on the hardship of killing two birds with one stone.”

“Eventually I caught them all.”

The effort paid off.

Two years later, I became a junior researcher at the Bohemian Tower.

'15-year-old Verden' shook his head.

“If I hadn’t insisted that I was a sincere worker above all else, no one would have paid attention to me. No matter what knowledge or talent I possessed. In the eyes of others, I was just a first-tier magician.”

That's right.

The harsh reality is that even if you have extraordinary talent, you cannot be recognized.

Having grasped the topic, I only sought to grow from my position.

Just three years like that.

He explored the library of the magic tower, which was only accessible to general researchers, and based on that, he created the foundation of the 'Theory of Multiple Continuities' in just two months.

It was a fact that Robelin, who spent many days outside the city receiving various training and only saw him a few times a year, did not know.

To be instantly recognized as a magician by announcing results that no one can dare deny and that everyone will be amazed by.

That has been my long-time wish.

'18-year-old Verden' said.

“But it’s impossible for me to prove the theory. Furthermore, since Robelin is a person with a special trait, I couldn’t apply the theory to her, so I couldn’t ask for help.”

So I secretly asked Luked Maniacs for help.

He also had excellent knowledge of elemental magic, and he was a wizard I was close to.

───Berden, you are a genius! How on earth did you come up with such a thought? No, that is not what is important right now. If this is it… … If this is it, it will definitely be recognized by all the magic towers. Even the magic tower lord will be impressed! Maybe I can become your disciple!

Luker couldn't help but express his admiration.

I taught Luker the theory of multiple continuities thoroughly for about three months, and eventually succeeded in confirming the possibility of the theory.

“But Luker betrayed me. As soon as he fully understood the theory of multiple continuities that I had taught him, he took it as his own. As the sole author of the theory.”

I had to stop it somehow.

I immediately went to the center of the tower and desperately raised an objection.

I appealed to the truth to the Matapju and Balok Besias whom I happened to meet.

and.

───Come to the lab on the 32nd floor two days later at night.

18-year-old Verden licked his lips.

“……I believed it.”

* * *

An unofficial laboratory hidden in the middle floor of the Bohemian Tower.

It was hell there.

At least for me.

[Sacrifice your life for the Tower]

A command engraved on the compulsory magic circle.

An irresistible restraint tightly choked my breathing.

───AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!

An informal experiment has begun.

A systematic experimental process.

The Matapju, Balok Besias, and the Matap elders were in charge of supervising and managing the entire informal experiment.

My first disciple, Croden Olentia, actively utilized me.

My second disciple, Rayshen Taillord, modified me to be a test subject.

Eighteen-year-old Verden laughed hysterically and shook his shoulders.

“I cut off your fingers hundreds of times to correct your attitude. I exposed your blood vessels and organs with your eyes open to see how effective my special new drugs, including [Memory Enhancer], would be, and to see how much your lifespan would decrease. I also increased the load on your brain and mind to the limit for time efficiency… That’s all I can say in a nutshell. You survived well.”

“Even my life, which was so attached to me, was not mine.”

The unofficial experiments of the Bohemian Tower were brutal and merciless… … but from a magical perspective, they were infinitely elegant.

Because the profits of the tower were maximized and losses were minimized.

The fact that I didn't die during the experiment was proof of that.

───Stop! Stop it!

I feel like my head is going to explode.

All I could do was scream repeatedly, as my speech ability had temporarily deteriorated.

Even after the word came out that it was too noisy, he was forced into silence by Colzion.

“……There, I wasn’t human. I was just a precious consumable. Something to be used for as long as possible and then thrown away without hesitation when it was no longer useful. None of the magicians who participated in the unofficial research pitied me.”

Unending pain.

Death approaches slowly.

I was in despair.

I just wanted to be a wizard, so I didn't understand why I had to go through this. When my tears dried, blood flowed instead.

“In that confusion, I thought about the reason over and over again… and finally came to a conclusion. The reason I am like this is because I am weak.”

Everything is powerless.

Once I figured out the cause, my head cleared up.

At the same time, his shattered mind was reassembled, and as he regained his senses, despair turned to rage.

I had a strong urge to kneel down and brutally kill the humans who made me like this.

“Of course, with my damaged body and my talents with clear limitations, it was impossible. So I made a plan. The vast amount of magical knowledge that I was forcibly instilled with actually helped. I used everything I had as a weapon.”

On the outside, he looked like a pitiful test subject, but on the inside, he sharpened his knife with cold determination. Once he had a purpose, even unofficial experiments became routine.

If I hadn't been able to hide my feelings, I would have burst out laughing several times.

It was sheer madness.

From 18 to 25 years old, about 7 years.

I finally finished it.

A theory of reversal unprecedented in history.

And waited.

Those who are not related to the unofficial experiment including Lobelin are emptying the magic tower───the magic festival.

Verden, 25, crossed his arms.

“Contrary to expectations, Robelin went to study abroad in the magical city of Birente a week ago… but it was not a bad thing at all since it actually reduced the variables. The plan started as scheduled.”

They broke into the treasure vault of the Magic Tower and stole treasures, including the artificial artifact [Second Circuit].

Next, kill two magicians who participated in an unofficial experiment in the power plant's management office.

In the end, he succeeded in reconstructing his body using the power source and teleported across the continent while avoiding Baloch's eyes as if he was finishing off a beautiful life.

Escaped from the tower.

I was no longer a test subject.

“Only then could I truly laugh.”

Verden, 25, has changed.

His hair turned ashen and his eyes turned blue.

“And then I finally set foot on the world.”

The Principality of Riviant.

Kingdom of Estiria.

Midloth Dominion.

The Ark of the Ark.

The United City-States, Kylians.

Republic of Beldirn.

Ownerless land.

The great city of Gargant.

The Great Forest.

Blue Mountains… … .

The many regions we have visited so far.

“It wasn’t a long time, but it was intense. And I really gained a lot. The test subject, who was no better than a bug, was now looking at transcendence, and was no longer alone.”

Verden, 27 years old.

“So now it’s time to choose.”

I faced myself.

* * *

Adrian and his party safely escaped the Great Forest, but did not return to the uninhabited land.

Hwaaaaah!

Two shadows piercing the distant sky above the clouds.

Adrian and Isabella.

Naturally, Adrian is not a wizard and cannot cast <Flight>, but this shortcoming was resolved with Isabella's magic <Erosion>.

After infiltrating Adrian's body with magical power, he activated <telekinesis> and floated him up next to himself.

“Alpha, which direction?”

Alpha holding [Black Hour Compass] in Adrian's arms.

The direction of the needle, which had been moving slightly until just a moment ago, has become fixed.

[Check the front. Go straight.]

"okay!"

Isabella activated <Flight Frequency> to increase her speed even further.

Getting further and further away from the city and the island.

It was clearly an act that violated orders, but it had to be done.

'I said I knew because Gaju wanted to be alone, but… … .'

Awakening is unknown.

I don't know what will happen.

“Adrian, will everything be fine in the Land of No Man without us?”

“With the information-sensitive Keirel and the Society’s twins who are the power itself, we can handle most variables. So don’t worry.”

There is no immediate danger.

With the death of Diamun's Tower, each faction will be keeping an eye on things for a while, so Arane will be safe.

That's why.

In such a situation, it was impossible to just guard the territory of the ownerless land.

It was obvious what to prioritize.