The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 668

Episode 668: Should I learn some magic? (3)

After arriving in the village and unpacking at the inn, Giselle looked into the mirror.

“hmm…….”

The area under his eyes was dark. He looked very tired.

I could see why Astion’s complexion was like that in my dream.

“The situation is not normal. I used my power recklessly… … .”

Possession is not simply a matter of being tired, but rather a matter of the balance of mind and body being disrupted. The knowledge gained easily by the possessed comes at a price.

The side effects probably weren’t that bad since the other people didn’t stay long and left. But Jiselle just sat there.

Jiselle’s consciousness is enormous. His consciousness cannot be contained without a powerful body that has grown along with it.

Astion’s body, which was still lacking in skill, could not support the consciousness of the giant Giselle.

If Giselle hadn’t used her power, it wouldn’t have been ruined so quickly.

“I didn’t even use my best effort. Tsk tsk.”

Giselle clicked her tongue. In any case, the more force Giselle exerted, the weaker her already fragile body would become.

There is only one way to stop it.

“I must raise the level of this body.”

Magic is a technique for deceiving the laws of the world. So if you learn magic, you will be able to cover up the gap between your mind and body for a while.

If Astion’s level increases there, he can withstand his power and consciousness a little longer.

“I need to train three people faster before my body(?) gets ruined.”

Jiselle couldn’t help but feel a little anxious. The demon lord hadn’t called yet.

In the worst case scenario, you’ll be kicked out of your body. But before that, you’ll need to create a foundation for the three of you to become independent.

Jiselle, who had the three people train independently, woke up Astion.

‘Hey hey, wake up.’

― Ugh, give me back my body. It’s losing its balance… … . My body can’t withstand your strength… … .

Astion also realized what was happening to his body. Since he was conscious, he couldn’t not know.

Jiselle said it right away.

‘That’s why you should have done push-ups regularly. How can your body be so weak? Anyway, there is a way. You just need to raise the level of magic in this body. While you’re at it, I’ll practice it too.’

– You, you idiot! You have to give me your body so I can continue learning magic!

‘I’ll do it for you. Just tell me the magic you know.’

– You don’t know magic?

‘I’m going to do the 9th circle.’

― You crazy bastard! Do you think magic is that easy? You have to study the spells and gain enlightenment to use them!

Astion had initially advised Giselle to learn at least a few easy spells.

But now that she knows her body is falling apart, it doesn’t matter if Giselle is doing her job as a wizard properly.

Still, Jiselle shrugged her shoulders as if it was no problem.

‘You don’t need to study such complicated things. You can realize it with your own body. Just implement the magic. Then you can learn it.’

– What? Does that make sense?

‘If your body is good, your head won’t suffer.’

― … … .

Isn’t it usually the opposite? Astion asked in a doubtful voice.

– But… … Can I take back my body?

‘You just have to suppress my consciousness, and then you can use it for a little while.’

– Well, then that could be the case, but you haven’t turned around until now?

‘Don’t be so petty.’

― … … .

Astion was speechless. As expected, this guy named Giselle was willing to give his body, but he was deliberately not giving it.

‘It’s sad enough to live off of someone, so don’t look down on me too much. I have my own body, too. Well, this is my body right now.’

― … … .

Astion wanted to tell you to get out of here right away, but he held back for now.

Because now was the chance to take back control of the body.

– Okay, okay. Let’s do that. I’ll try using magic with my body.

Astion smiled inwardly. This time, if he took over the body, it would never be taken away again.

As Astion, who had made up his mind, accepted, Giselle moved to the empty lot behind the inn.

Deneb, who was training in the empty lot, asked.

“Giselle, are you feeling okay? Should I give you some treatment?”

“It’s okay. I’m going to start practicing magic now.”

“magic?”

“Yeah, there’s no harm in learning it, right? It makes life easier.”

Actually, that’s true. Magic isn’t just for fighting. It’s also incredibly convenient in everyday life.

That’s why wizards don’t move their bodies anymore.

Jiselle also thought about learning magic. But there was so much she had to study to use magic.

I was so busy training my body that I didn’t have time to study like that. To be honest, my head hurt.

Using Astion’s body, I can feel the flow of magical power directly when using magic. I thought I’d try it out for now.

‘Okay, I’ll suppress your consciousness so come out and watch.’

For Giselle, who can handle the power of will, it is not a difficult task.

As Jiselle closed his eyes, the three people who had been training looked at him.

And after a while.

Jiselle opened her eyes, her body shaking slightly. The look in her eyes was different from before.

“Oh, I’m back! I’m back! My body!”

As the three people continued to look on without knowing what was going on, Astion shouted loudly.

“Julian! Deneb! Kyle! It’s me, it’s me! It’s Astion!”

Julian asked, stammering.

“Is that really Astion?”

“Yes! Now I have taken over the body!”

The three looked at each other with suspicious eyes. Since Jiselle was so good at tricking people, they wondered if this was another form of trickery.

Astion shouted in frustration at those eyes.

“I’m really Astion!”

Then Kyle looked around quickly and said.

“It’s real! Dark suddenly disappeared!”

Dark, who had always been watching over the training and giving advice from the side, had also disappeared in an instant.

Only then could the three of them believe Astion’s words.

“Wow!”

The three of them shouted “Hurrah” without realizing it.

It wasn’t because I hated Giselle. It was just an instinctive response to the joy of being able to rest for a few days.

Kyle was the first to shout.

“Hey hey hey! Take out the money! Let’s stop practicing for today and eat and play to our heart’s content!”

Jiselle had been managing the money. Kyle immediately untied the money bag hanging from Astion’s waist.

“Hey, Astion, look at this. Do you know we made a lot of money?”

Kyle bent down and pulled out a bunch of gold coins. He didn’t see Astion’s expression as he did so.

He, who had been taking out money in large quantities, slightly raised his head at the strangely quiet atmosphere. Astion was smiling softly.

Something is strange.

Kyle asked with trembling eyes.

“No?”

Astion still didn’t say anything and just smiled.

“Giselle… … right?”

Astion lifted his staff with a smiling face.

Kyle jumped back in shock.

The three immediately pretended not to know Astion and returned to their training. Giselle clicked her tongue as she watched them.

“Tsk tsk, anyway, whenever you get a chance, all you think about is having fun. If you keep doing that, you’ll really die.”

Jiselle had been talking about fighting the Demon King, but the three misunderstood it to mean that they would die at Jiselle’s hands.

The three people felt wronged. To be honest, it was too hard to just practice without resting.

‘They’re all doing this for their own good.’

It was unfair to Jiselle that she didn’t know the deep meaning of not letting them die in the future.

Jiselle, who had been glancing at the three people, gave her body to Astion again for the magic demonstration.

“Julian! Deneb! Kyle! It’s me, it’s me! It’s Astion!”

Astion shouted again, but the three ignored him. No matter how many times he called, they gritted their teeth and pretended not to hear him, concentrating solely on their training.

It seemed like he was determined never to be fooled again.

“Eww! You son of a bitch! Giselle Ferdiuuum!”

Astion roared at the sky as the sense of betrayal surged. But the three people ignored him.

Astion realized the reality. Even if he took over his body again, he would not be able to overcome the mighty consciousness of Giselle.

“Ugh… … . I didn’t know it would be like this.”

He was confident that he could hold on again once he regained control, because his consciousness had grown that much.

But as soon as Jiselle made up her mind, her body was taken away.

Astion had no choice but to cast the spells one by one as Giselle wanted.

“This is a 1-circle magic light.”

Pfft!

First, he showed the 1st circle magic. Jiselle observed Astion’s body in a conscious state.

I could clearly feel how the flow of magic moved. The more Astion used his magic, the more clearly it was imprinted in my mind.

Hurrruk!

Astion showed off his skills by casting the Fireball of the 2nd circle several times. To others, it looked like he was just practicing magic alone in the air.

Astion, who had cast his spell several times, spoke with a proud look on his face.

“What do you think? Can’t you tell just by looking at it? If you don’t know the spell properly, you can’t use magic. It requires a lot of study.”

Astion learned magic from the spirits since he was young.

He had put in a lot of effort and was proud of it. Magic was definitely not something you could learn by seeing it a few times.

Jiselle regained control of her body and quietly observed it.

“Hmm… … . I see.”

Jisel has already achieved enlightenment beyond superhuman levels. He has memorized even the subtle movements of magical power in an instant.

“Where… … Shall we give it a try?”

Jiselle slightly extended her hand.

The process of casting magic is complicated. First, you have to move the magical power according to the spell and then put your will into the location you want.

It’s not enough to just have the will. You have to redistribute your magical power according to that will.

It was a task that required a high level of concentration and computational ability. Depending on the calculation, magical power would split and combine, causing changes in the world.

Jiselle laughed, arranging her magic in the air.

“It’s like solving a puzzle.”

He didn’t need to calculate. He rearranged the magic power exactly as he saw and felt.

Then, the air seemed to shake for a moment, and the magical power that had been emanating from Giselle took shape.

Paaaaak!

A sizable flame suddenly appeared in the air and blazed.

This is magic.

A law that reorganizes the energy of the world, making non-existent phenomena seem as if they should exist.

It could be said that it was a technique that required both advanced magical power management that broke the law and the will of the caster.

“It’s easy.”

Jiselle laughed as she looked at the fireball that appeared before her eyes.

Astion, who was watching, could not hide his shock.

– Oh, how?

How can someone who doesn’t know anything about magic succeed in casting a spell just by looking at the movement and arrangement of magical power?

It doesn’t make sense. Even if you imitate the movement of magic, you can’t properly express your intentions if you don’t know the exact technique and meaning.

That is why magicians also value enlightenment.

But there was something Astion didn’t know. Giselle was someone who had reached a level where she could coexist with the world through her willpower.

If you ‘ask’ the world for a small amount of error, it will be resolved. It becomes even easier if it is magic that requires only a small amount of meaning to be expressed.

The downside is that you still can’t use new magic because you didn’t study it yourself.

“Well, you can just roll Astion.”

All the magic that Astion knows can be learned by directly observing it like this.

In other words, Astion does the hard studying and Giselle just gets to enjoy the results.

Learning magic without studying? Who could resist such a sweet taste?

Astion shouted again in shock.

― What the heck! How did you do that!

‘I’ll say it again, if your body is good, your head is at ease.’

– How could there be such a thing! This is unfair!

Giselle left the convulsing Astion alone and diligently used her newly learned magic.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Dozens of fireballs appear in the air and then disappear.

“This is more fun than I thought.”

Even if you only reach the 7th circle, you will be able to use magic while fighting to perform irregular attacks. It was obvious that this would greatly increase convenience not only in battle but also in everyday life.

Since it is impossible to take over a wizard’s body in reality, Giselle had to spend a long time studying magic in order to use it.

But when I possess Astion’s body, I learn magic so easily. I thought to myself that it was a good idea to follow the saint’s guidance.

“There are still a few pieces of Arterion’s dragon heart left.”

Although the real Yulienne is shattered and not whole, the Dragon Heart is still a Dragon Heart. Each piece contains considerable magical power.

Absorbing it will allow you to greatly increase the amount of mana.

Of course, you should learn as much magic as possible before you go back.

“Hey, where can I get a magic book?”

Astion is at the beginning of the 5th circle. Even though he learned from the Bing-ui, he does not know all the magic in the world.

So, I had to work hard to collect and learn magic from other places.

Astion said in a sullen voice.

― Magic books are hard to obtain… … Especially high circle magic. They are extremely reluctant to leak it from the magic tower.

Jiselle nodded. It was no different from her time.

No matter how talented you are, if you don’t know the spells, you can’t perform magic. That’s why everyone struggles so much to learn just one spell.

If there’s a problem, just solve it. And Jiselle was an expert at solving problems.

“I need to find some work to do to beat up wizards.”

If there are no magic books floating around, why don’t you find someone who has one?