novelraw Chapter 129 : One Experiment (1) (RAW)
Chapter 129 : One Experiment (1) (RAW)
Chapter 129: One Experiment (1)
When we were having lunch together at the cafeteria, I honestly told them that I wanted to be alone because I was in the middle of pursuing a certain goal during the break. Instead, the two of them showed rather relaxed expressions.
“괜찮아! 아르텔이 이렇게 건강하면 됐어!”
That was Kiena’s answer.
With that, lunch ended shortly, and I once again devoted myself to physical training.
While eating, my body had recovered ever so slightly, but the pain was still the same.
As I had been fully immersed in training for quite a while, a sudden question crossed my mind.
“혹시…… 그런 방법도 효과가 있을까?”
What I thought of was the magic Hei had prepared for the 5th Class student ability evaluation—Physical.
That spell which explosively boosted physical abilities by swallowing the manifested magic.
Right now, my body was so frail that even running or lifting light dumbbells felt overwhelmingly difficult.
I wondered whether training while using Hei’s magic would actually have any effect.
“For a mage, there’s only one way to resolve curiosity.”
You try it yourself.
Since my body was already in pain, it felt easier to think of it as taking a brief rest through magic.
“가만있어 보자, 헤이의 마법을 그대로 베끼는 게 먼저인데…….”
That alone was what I focused on.
I was a former Archmage—was there really a single mage’s spell I couldn’t replicate?
And I was Flewd.
Didn’t Flewd magic also have a spell that maximized the five senses?
When I had first entered the 5th Class, I possessed a spell that allowed me to sense the smell of blood and Sylarid’s presence when Former had used it on me.
I just needed to modify that slightly.
This spell was originally quite high in difficulty.
That was because its method of manifestation was completely different from other elemental magics.
The five senses were the five types of sensations the body could perceive.
Therefore, one had to understand the human body’s structure in order to maximize those senses through magic.
I planned to change the target of the magic from the areas that perceived sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch to the muscles and lungs.
Even so, since it was a spell I was attempting for the first time, it required a certain degree of mental focus.
I quietly closed my eyes and began manifesting the magic.
I applied Flewd magic to my muscles, swelling their size.
Then, I cast the same spell on my lungs, increasing my lung capacity.
The reason for maximizing lung function as well was stamina.
Getting out of breath while running was also a phenomenon caused by poor lung performance.
The newly attempted magic ended successfully, and I opened my eyes and checked my arms.
The arms that had been like withered branches were gone, replaced by solid arms identical to Hei’s.
Moreover, even though only muscle mass had increased, it was amazing that all the muscle pain that had tormented me disappeared completely.
Riding that momentum, I lifted a 20 kg dumbbell in one swift motion.
“…….”
It was absurdly light.
It truly felt like a feather.
I tried running while holding 20 kg dumbbells in both hands.
I felt no pain at all.
I could feel the heavy objects in my hands, but it wasn’t exhausting.
My running speed was much faster, and I wasn’t even out of breath.
It felt like I could keep running for hours without rest.
“해답을…… 찾은 걸까?”
However, it wasn’t the perfect answer I wanted.
That was because one unresolved problem still remained.
The question was whether training with dumbbells while in a muscle-enhanced state through magic would allow that trained state to persist permanently.
My physical abilities had clearly improved due to magic.
But that was, in the end, only a temporary phenomenon while the magic was in effect.
If I lifted heavier dumbbells and ran longer while in this enhanced state, my strength and stamina would increase further.
But even after the magic disappeared, would the strength and stamina improved through training remain? Since they were improved while under magical enhancement, wouldn’t they disappear along with the magic?
If that were the case, all the time spent training after strengthening my body with magic would become completely meaningless.
“This is…… a bit dangerous, but it’s better to verify it for sure.”
If it succeeded, training would become easier. If it failed, I would have no choice but to grit my teeth and continue training slowly, just as I had been doing.
Since I didn’t yet know whether this would be a failure or a success, it was better to clarify it now.
Moreover, there was a definite way to check.
Although if I failed during the verification, I would lose consciousness and collapse again…….
“Even so, I have to do it.”
It was an unknown world I had never encountered before.
Within such a world, the only way to obtain answers was to go through countless trials and errors.
Only by repeating failures did one come to know the path to success.
Being confident of success from the very beginning could be called a careless mindset.
I immediately manifested Flewd Orbification at the center of the training grounds.
Flewd Orbification that absorbed all elemental magic.
It didn’t emit an intense light like the sun floating in the sky, but it was clearly visible to my eyes.
That it was shining even more brilliantly than the sun.
Then, I slowly began converting the mana within the orbification into Vision Power.
At present, my physical abilities were enhanced through magic.
I thought this was the way I could confirm things for sure.
Compared to just before, my body had become incomparably sturdier, so it was certain that I was in a state where I could use Vision Power.
My plan was to解除 the magic that enhanced my physical abilities while Vision Power was being manifested.
Then I would know whether this method was useful or not.
That would become a clear criterion separating success from failure.
If I lost consciousness the moment I解除 the enhancement magic, then this method was a failure.
In other words, it would mean that any training done while enhanced by the artificial factor called magic was completely useless.
Therefore, the best thing for this experiment was Vision Power.
At least, that was what I believed to be the correct answer.
I was in the process of gradually converting the Flewd Orbification, which had been used with pure mana alone, into Vision Power.
So far, there was no excessive reaction from my body.
Compared to the first time I tested Vision Power—when I lost consciousness before even manifesting it—this was an astonishing result.
Then, the training grounds also began to change little by little.
Drdrdr……!
The structures that made up the training grounds began to disassemble like puzzle pieces, producing the sound of being sucked into my orbification.
Vision Power was so rare that it was called a ‘non-existent resource,’ and in terms of sheer rarity, it was even rarer than Flewd.
Hadn’t it been said that the upper world, where the Magic Academy and the Swordsman Academy were located, was created by ancient elementalists who used Vision Power?
In other words, it was a resource that created existence from nothing, and not only maximized the inherent properties of elements, but transcended them altogether.
For example, if we take other elements.
In the case of the Earth Element, even ordinary earth could be transformed to the point of becoming diamond, the hardest mineral.
The Fire Element, when this Vision Power was used, became a flame that would never be extinguished until the very existence of the target disappeared.
Flewd was the foundation of all elements.
Moreover, since Vision Power had been added on top of Orbification, the balance of power that constituted the existence of this school’s facilities—created through ordinary magic—was disrupted, causing their existence to gradually twist and be drawn into the Vision Power Orbification.
It was the same principle as placing ice in a hot environment: unable to withstand the external pressure of heat, it slowly melted and eventually evaporated.
Everything possessed a force that constituted its own unique existence, but under the influence of a powerful external force, that balance of power became unstable.
Didn’t even human bones crack or break when subjected to a strong impact?
The current state of the training grounds was exactly the same.
Therefore, the phenomenon I was witnessing meant that my Vision Power had been manifested properly without issue and was functioning well.
‘As expected, the problem was my body.’
I felt relieved, at least, by the fact that if I could somehow strengthen my body, I would be able to use Vision Power just like in my previous life.
And before the training grounds completely vanished, I began解除 the magic that had enhanced my physical abilities.
‘Now…… come…….’
I already knew well the aftermath of failure, having experienced it before.
Blood bursting from my body, followed by losing consciousness on the spot.
Thus, since I had left open the possibility of failure, I took deep breaths and humbly awaited the price that was about to come.
And then, the moment I completely解除 the enhancement magic.
Thud.
With the sound of something snapping, I could no longer hear or see anything.
Two weeks after Artel collapsed in the training grounds.
It was a point when only two weeks of vacation remained.
Lamik Livia was at a multipurpose pond created with her Water Element magic—sometimes also used as a swimming pool.
She was lying under the shade of a parasol, filing and tidying her nails with a tool while savoring the little rest she had left with her entire body.
There was even a cocktail prepared beside her to enjoy some leisure.
Considering that just two weeks ago she had brutally destroyed the Ed Family, it was behavior that didn’t suit her at all.
At that moment, footsteps were heard behind her.
“Who is it?”
“Mother, it’s me.”
Livia casually turned around.
It was a young man with the same blue eyes and hair as hers.
“Oh, my pretty second. What is it?”
His name was Lamik Felion.
In truth, he was not actually Livia’s second son.
Even so, the reason she called Felion that was simple.
Just like the Nohill Family, the Lamik Family also used sibling relationships as titles and ranks.
The Nohill Family had adopted the Lamik Family’s system.
Livia granted official sibling status only to children with exceptional magical talent, and her children were strictly following that principle as well.
“First, I will deliver the good news.”
“Wait, does that mean there’s bad news too?”
“……Yes.”
“What is it?”
“Elder Brother has awakened. He said he will return to the Royal Guard after taking a bit more rest.”
“Oh! Our eldest?”
Livia sprang to her feet.
The one who held the title of eldest was, aside from the family head, the highest realm a mage could reach.
It was because he was Lamik Daemon, the Archmage Royal Guard Captain.
“Yes.”
However, Livia’s expression soon darkened.
“Then what’s the bad news? Don’t tell me our Daemon…… lost the use of an arm or something disastrous like that……?”
Felion lightly handed over a letter.
It was messily folded like a scrap of paper.
That was the source of the bad news.
“What is this, a letter?”
“It’s a letter from Ed Etar. I did not check the contents.”
“……What?”
On the corner of the note, Livia could see the name ‘Ed Etar’ written.
“You didn’t even check the contents, yet you told me it was bad news?”
“Well, I thought anything related to the Ed Family could never be good news for our family.”
That was true.
Just two weeks ago, hadn’t Livia herself stepped in personally to try to wipe out Etar’s children?
“Alright, I understand. You may go.”
“Yes.”
Felion left after giving a polite bow.
And Livia checked the note.
“……Has he gone mad?”
It was content that left her with no choice but to doubt her own eyes.