Limit Breaking Genius Mage Chapter 470

Episode 470: Hyungan (炯眼)

The dew on the grass drops and moistens the soil. Beyond the refreshing air unique to dawn, a bright morning illuminates the world.

“…….”

Verden spent the night sitting almost motionless.

For a Transcendent being to feel sleepy, they would have to expend a lot of energy or force themselves to refuse sleep for a considerable amount of time.

Verden, who was not affected by either, spent his time calmly and peacefully. He could sleep if he forced himself to, but this was more natural.

The cabin was so dirty that I couldn't even lie down comfortably.

'I guess it's over now.'

Verden lifted himself off the stairs.

Even without looking, I could clearly see what was inside the cabin.

Immediately after, the door opened and Isabella, who had finished her finishing work, came out.

“Gosh, you’ve been waiting for a long time? Look at this. It’s finally done.”

The transparent container containing the magic nucleus sparkled in the sunlight.

Isabella approached, humming a tune with a smile on her lips.

Even though he was only an assistant, the fact that he was able to create the magic core in less than a day proves that he has a knack for alchemy.

Pure joy.

Even his short humming sounded very sweet, as if he were an excellent musician who was praised as a lucky melody singer.

“And I also learned how to make magic nukes. Now, if I just have the ingredients, I can make it by myself, right?”

“I want to say, ‘If you’re too proud, you’ll break your nose…’, but I guess you won’t fail if you don’t make any mistakes along the way.”

Rito came out next and yawned and tapped my shoulder.

“The girl you brought here has a keen eye for detail, to be honest. She’s smart. She also has a solid foundation and is very talented. She seems to have studied on her own after graduating from the academy. She definitely has a bright future.”

It seems that Isabella wasn't the only one observing the other.

“……As expected, you know a lot.”

“Kkk, this is experience.”

Rito had lived for more than two people's ages combined. That depth was by no means negligible.

anyway.

The Magic Core has been completed as planned, so there is no reason to remain here any longer.

Verden and Rito faced each other.

“I’d like to take my time and have some tea, but I guess I’ll have to wait until later.”

“Yeah, yeah. I should go now that I’m done with my work. You’re already busy. Thanks to you, I’m about to get busy too… Oh, but. Do you remember what I said before?”

"which……."

“That, what is it? It’s in the Spider Forest. It’s about dreams and bonfires.”

Oh, of course I remember.

───Your eyes when you talk about your dreams. They burn so brightly. Just getting near them would burn you to death. You must have a very strong desire to make your dreams come true.

───If the fire's light is too bright, you won't be able to see what's around you because of the strong light. Before you put in the firewood, it all burns out and doesn't go out completely… … Hehe, I talked too much, my throat is burning.

Well, that was one of the memories that came to mind while I was heading towards the realm of transcendence.

Although it was not his intention, Rito was one of the people who indirectly helped Verden make his choice.

“Unlike back then, to be honest, I don’t know what kind of eyes you have now. They seem to burn more fiercely, but also seem to have died down a bit… But one thing seems clear to me.”

Rito raised one corner of his mouth.

“At least the person next to me won’t get burned to death.”

The old alchemist's reflections and opinions from yesterday and today left a very deep impression on the transcendent being.

Verden smiled faintly.

“I’ll come back again next time I need a request.”

“Kk, kk, since you stole the recipe for the magic core, you’ll come back for another reason. Then don’t bother with Pale and just come to me. I’ll be waiting for you.”

It's time to say goodbye again.

Unlike before, Rito did not enter the cabin right away. He saw him off with a rough gesture, as if chasing away a bird.

Isabella thanked him and said she would come with him if something happened in the future, and then flew into the sky with Verden.

In the blink of an eye, the two people disappear into the distance.

Rito muttered, staring at the sky they had left behind.

“……Maybe I should go out and look for it first.”

He turned his back and started walking.

I think it was called Lisandro's fruit.

Lito Barslan returned to his cabin with his heart full of the excitement and anticipation he had felt from exploration and discovery.

* * *

Arriving at a quiet forest with no trace of humans, Verden created an underground cave using <Terrain Manipulation> and entered with Isabella.

Almost the same environment as when I first got the eye of the beast.

Of course, since location is not a variable, even if you return to the central continent and absorb the magic core, the result will not change.

Nevertheless, the reason she chose this place was because Isabella wanted to follow in Verden's footsteps.

“Phew…….”

Isabella put her hand on her chest and let out a small breath.

A look of tension appeared on his face.

It was an inevitable reaction. It was none other than the devil's core.

There is no way a wizard who would be given the opportunity to absorb something like this would be able to do so, unless they are at least a disciple of the Magic Tower Master.

For Isabella, whose only official record was her graduation from the Academy, it was a story that was truly a distant memory.

So I had never absorbed a nucleus before───and the moment had come for me to gain this new power.

“You must be familiar with the nature of the magic nucleus that I summarized for you before, right?”

“Yeah, I remember everything.”

Basically, the magic core has the effect of strengthening the magic circuit, increasing the amount of magic, increasing the speed of magic casting, and purifying magic, thereby increasing the overall skill of the magician.

This is common sense in the magical world.

However, the meaning of the magic core that Verden heard from Rito was of a higher level.

The essence of the magic core is to become one with the wizard's body and magically supplement any deficiencies and further develop it.

The difference between knowing this and not knowing it is bigger than you might think.

This is because incorrect perceptions resulting from illusions affect the unconscious and limit the possibilities that the mind possesses.

Rito didn't stop there, but asked a rather extreme question.

So what would happen if a wizard with no physical shortcomings were to absorb the magic core?

Since this was an unobserved assumption in the magical world, Rito was limited to contemplating the question.

'But I know the answer.'

Because I experienced it firsthand.

Verden wrote a thesis on the process of obtaining the eye of the beholder, recalling the memories and sensations of that time.

Just for one person.

Having read the scholarly records dozens of times, Isabella came to know about Maan as well as the head of the household.

Verden added.

“If my prediction is correct, the changes that will occur to you will be rapid. I will guide the path of magical power. It will be less painful than partially reconstructing your body, but… please bear with it.”

For a moment, Isabella vividly remembered the excruciating pain she felt when the magic circle of reversal was engraved, but she paid no attention to it at all.

No problem.

Compared to what I want to do in the future, it's nothing to worry about. She nodded resolutely, showing her firm determination.

“Okay, let’s begin.”

Isabella bent her arm and placed the nucleus near her heart. As she activated the magical circuits throughout her body, the nucleus responded.

The power of the slowly moving magic nucleus slowly dug into my heart.

“Big……!”

Magical forces of different types are intertwined.

And it gets tangled.

In the case of an ordinary magician, the absorption process would end with the two opposing magical powers naturally becoming one, but of course, she was an exception.

The magical power that was flowing throughout the magical circuit reverses and gathers in the heart.

The magic circle engraved on his back glowed violently and then exploded with an enormous amount of magical power.

The artificial underground space shook violently, throwing up piles of dirt.

Isabella's current rank is in the top 6.

The reaction was much more intense because it contained a greater amount of magical power than the 4th-rank lieutenant Verden, whose heart's magical power had not been fully unlocked.

'now.'

At that moment, Verden placed his hand on Isabella's back.

It was exactly where the heart was.

At the same time, she displayed an overwhelming presence and instantly controlled the magical power that was running wild inside her body like a wild horse.

A high-level magical interference that forcibly suppresses the opponent's magical resistance and directly affects the body.

The reason it was so easy was because Verden was so powerful and Isabella had lowered her own resistance.

Above all, Isabella's magical power, which had achieved partial reversal with the purest magical power, was fundamentally close to Verden's.

“……!!!……!!!!”

A painful groan escapes between tightly closed lips.

The Transcendent One slowly moved the tips of his index and middle fingers, which were pressing down on her back, upward, leaving only his palm free.

The core of the magic nucleus moves along with him. It was at that moment that it crossed the pure white nape of his neck, chin, and cheek.

Verden's eyes sparkled.

Hwaaaaah!

Everything in the demonic nucleus that had moved to Isabella's left eye went out of control.

The pressure felt like half my head was going to burst.

A sharp pain that felt like my brain was being crushed by a hammer struck my nervous system.

“───AAAAAAAAAHHHH!”

Isabella finally screamed, covered her face, fell to her knees, and lowered her upper body as if collapsing.

Kkudduk.

The force exerted on the hand that barely touched the floor roughly dug into the floor.

Soon the echoes die down.

Silence has fallen.

Before I knew it, the pain had disappeared without a trace.

Isabella slowly raised her head.

Her left eye, stained with cold sweat, was extremely abnormal: the golden pupil was divided into hundreds of individual slits.

Then, as they stirred, they quickly gathered in the center and united.

Golden eyes filled with magical power.

In Isabella's eyes, the magic circles of Verden and other reverse heavens appeared.

* * *

The manifestation of Ma-an was successful.

Verden, who had proven his confidence with this, lightly supported Isabella. She stood up leaning against him and blinked repeatedly.

“I can see ahead.”

Even though his right eye is closed, he can see his palm clenching and unclenching.

The artifact [Master of Palanhard] has restored vision beyond its original level to the eyes that had completely lost their function.

'I got used to living half-blind, so it wasn't that inconvenient… '

As expected, the present is incomparably comfortable and good. I felt a strange sense of emotion as I regained half of the world I had lost.

As he was about to say something, Verden struck the player.

“Thank you for the compliments. I’ve heard too much so far. Instead, let’s go and see for ourselves what’s going on.”

“Ah…… yeah.”

Verden turned on the light and handed her a hand mirror. Isabella took a deep breath and checked her appearance.

Glimmering golden eyes.

She tilted her head as she looked at the magic circle engraved on it.

“These eyes are very different from Gaju’s.”

If Verden's Eye contained the most complex and geometric magic circle of all time.

Isabella's magic circle had a twisted shape, and flowed along the edges as if it were alive.

Verden answered.

“The reason the shapes aren’t identical is probably because the degree of reconstructed flesh is different. But as for the external parts… it’s probably for another reason.”

Isabella is a heteromorph, not classified as human.

That must have had a huge impact on the current outcome.

“Hmm, it would have been better if it was similar to Gaju, but this isn’t so bad. At first, I was wondering what was going on because the gaze was split into hundreds of points… What should I do now?”

“Concentrate your magic power into your eyes. It will be easier if you think of the subtle pressure created as pouring out at the end of your gaze.”

Isabella followed the instructions that Verden had given her.

The left eye was filled with magical power through the activated magical circuit.

The space is bathed in gold.

As she instinctively recognized the use, she dramatically increased her gaze as if sending pressure straight ahead, and her vision changed abruptly.

“This is…….”

Dirt and rock.

The structures of the objects you are looking at are clearly visible.

It's not just a glimpse.

It was visualized what they were made of.

Moreover, even the air itself was included in the scope of Ma-an's anatomy.

However, I had to quit in the middle because the burden was so overwhelming.

Isabella realized what her eyes held.

'Visualization of the essence… …!'

In other words, the power to observe the compositional principles of all things at once, to reveal the shells they encase.

It was by no means inferior to Verden's Maan, but of course it had its drawbacks.

Even if she sees a new element in an object, Isabella cannot perceive its identity if her knowledge is insufficient.

The more you try to see something more conceptual, the more the backlash becomes fundamental.

Verden rubbed his chin after hearing a series of explanations from Isabella.

'It's somewhat similar to the sense of the transcendent, but it's a completely different kind.'

The insight of the Transcendent is pure intuition, while Isabella's magic eye places a lot of weight on analysis rather than feeling.

“Is there anything else?”

“I think it could be used in many ways, but I have one more right now. This one might be similar to Gaju.”

Isabella cast her magic spell on the stone.

The magical power that started inside the stone coagulated like a strange tumor.

Immediately afterwards, a small explosion occurred, releasing cold air.

Kwajijijik!

The stone was shattered by ice spikes extending from within.

Verden's eyes widened slightly.

'You cast magic from a distance.'

Unlike Verden, you can't cast magic without warning at a location within your field of vision.

Instead, it created a magical phenomenon called elemental magic through the magical power gathered inside that cannot be seen.

It's fatal.

Considering her magic that reduces the magical resistance of objects, making them vulnerable to magic… … if caught in her magic eyes, the opponent could have a limited time.

From the moment a tiny magical tumor containing the magic of erosion appears inside you, your magical resistance will be eroded by the second.

“That’s amazing.”

Verden was impressed.

Isabella was a little disturbed that it seemed so vicious, but she immediately brightened up as soon as she heard the compliment.

“Right? It’s more than I thought. This could be very useful for alchemy. But… after thinking about it carefully, I think calling it a magic eye overlaps with the family tree.”

“Do you have any other names in mind?”

“It shines brightly, and strictly speaking, it specializes in observation. So I’m going to name it Hyungan (炯眼). What do you think?”

“It’s better than Ma-an.”

Verden agreed with Isabella's naming as if it were a given.

She turned her head to the aforementioned face with a big smile on her face.

“Now I will be more helpful to the owner───”

Towering.

Isabella stopped.

I swallowed my breath. It was a reflexive stiffness. My eyes were still activated… … I visualized Verden’s essence without realizing it.

A dizzying sound spreads.

But this wasn't just because I was trying to observe the transcendent.

'A giant tree… … ? No, no. This is not at that level… … !'

A huge tree seen from Verden, and the space beyond it.

Vast, distant, and endless.

world.

For a moment, Isabella saw the world that made up Verden's essence.

And then I passed out.

* * *

That day, in the land of the beginning.

───Verden, do you know why the elves think of me when they see your magic?

───Yes?

───Because we are essentially the same. To be more specific, you are a higher-dimensional concept than me.

The world tree said.