Genius Wizard Breaking Limits - Chapter 541



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Episode 541: Movement (2)

The three nations that occupy the center of the eastern continent──the Kingdom of Estyria, the Duchy of Liviant, and the Republic of Veldirn.

They did not spare any significant or even massive support for the North, which was competing in the unclaimed lands, considering only one powerful wizard named Asher.

They each sent envoys and concluded clean negotiations with Liam Arlane, who was ostensibly ruling the North on Asher’s behalf.

A favorable wind is blowing on the Eastern Continent.

About 30 years ago, a war broke out between the Kingdom of Estyria and the Republic of Veldirn, and during this process, the Duchy of Liviant rebelled against the kingdom and became independent.

Until recently, the relationship between the kingdom and the two countries was cold, if not rigid, and showed no signs of improving.

There were several reasons, but the most important one was that the old Estrian king took the lead in opposing the exchange.

But recently, things have changed.

The kingdom suddenly opened its borders, which had been tightly closed. Not only did it erase the border, but it also included diplomacy and trade.

Hearing the rumor, a large number of merchants and people flocked to the checkpoint connecting the kingdom and the duchy, which became crowded every day.

Even as he ascended the throne, the Duke of Esperance, who was known as the de facto second-in-command of the current kingdom, personally visited other countries to improve relations.

Thanks to this, even some of the members of the Republic of Beldirn, who hate the kingdom terribly, were embarrassed and awkwardly welcomed it.

All these changes took place after the accession of Prince Valgna Bain di Estiria, the first prince to inherit the crown from the previous king.

Of course, to be more specific… … it was after the only descendant of the ancient witches and the first princess, Silis Riven di Estiria, began to manipulate Valgna’s mind from behind the scenes.

anyway.

It doesn’t matter if what appears on the outside isn’t always the truth.

Because no one could deny that the Kingdom of Estyria was finally breaking free from its stubbornness and taking a step forward.

… … It was then that the low-ranking wizards began to have strange dreams.

“Hmm, everything else seems fine, but the temperature around your head is particularly higher than usual. It’s clear that not only your magical circuits, but your entire body is under stress.”

“Hey, is it dangerous?”

Aiden couldn’t hide his anxiety at Edmon Rodriner’s diagnosis. His slightly throbbing forehead felt like a serious illness.

Then Edmon smiled kindly and shook his head.

“It’s not dangerous at all. You just need to rest for a day or two. If you go to church and receive a miracle, you’ll get better even faster.”

“Ah… … ! That’s great. Thank you, Grandpa Edmon.”

“But just because the symptoms aren’t severe, you shouldn’t take them lightly. If they pile up, something irreversible will surely happen. So, just forget about the calculation formula in that dream for a while and live. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

Since magicians are inherently a curious species, they must always strive to control and restrain their seething desires.

Otherwise, the rational judgment that blossomed from reason will lose its light.

Edmon teaching Aiden magic is very much a hobby.

I can say for sure that I have never been unserious.

“Yes, I will definitely do that.”

“Haha, that’s a very bold answer. Asher will be proud when he sees it.”

Edmon patted Aiden on the back and left, telling him to take care. His consciousness as he walked along the street was deep in thought.

‘What on earth is going on?’

Magicians who had the same dream without any warning began to be able to cast magic of a level that was beyond their current capabilities.

Not only that, they all mentioned the leader of Black Hour, Dahith Wesroel.

‘It is definitely the work of that transcendent being, but that is not what is important right now.’

The dream object is rapidly spreading from the lower to the higher levels. It has reached the mid-4th level within a few months of the magical community becoming aware of the situation.

‘The Esperensa family, including Lady Kalia’s White Knights and His Excellency the Duke’s Red Knights, are already in an uproar.’

Separately, Aiden was a first-tier wizard, but he began dreaming later than other first-tier wizards, but he was no exception.

The scale is extraordinary.

The Black Hour in the Western Continent would not have suddenly targeted the Eastern Continent, and not just the Kingdom of Estyria, so its scope would probably be the entire continent.

Given the speed at which dreams invade the realm, it may well pass beyond the fourth tier to the fifth tier, and beyond Edmon’s level to the sixth tier or even beyond.

I stopped walking.

“… … Well, does that mean I can also cast 6th-tier magic?”

As expected of a wizard, such a thought occurred to me for a moment, but it only lasted a moment.

Rather, I was extremely worried about what effect the current situation would ultimately have on the Kingdom of Estyria.

‘By the way, I wonder if His Majesty Silis is still okay.’

She is also a true sorceress, having inherited the witch bloodline from the fourth queen.

There is no escape from this situation.

But the last time I met him in person at the palace with His Excellency the Duke of Esperance, he looked perfectly fine.

He said so himself.

‘Well, if you don’t use that formula, nothing bad will happen to your body.’

From then until now, there has been no urgent communication from the other royal capital, so fortunately, it seems that nothing special has happened.

To begin with, there are capable people assisting His Majesty Silis… … Excessive worrying would be detrimental.

That’s what I thought.

There was one thing Edmon overlooked.

Unlike other wizards, for Silis at least, the problem is not only about breaking through the hierarchy contained in the dream.

It is the dream itself.

* * *

“… … Huh!”

Silis opened her eyes in the middle of the night, looked up at the ceiling, and took a deep breath. Her breathing was rapid. Her hands, holding the blanket tightly, were trembling.

Only after I had finally calmed down did I slowly sit up. When I placed my hand on the back of my neck, which was covered by my platinum-blond hair, it was covered in cold sweat.

Hurt.

My temples stung sharply, as if someone had stabbed me with a dagger.

‘The symptoms are getting worse and worse.’

It was only recently that Silis began to suffer from headaches of unknown origin. More precisely, since the first time he had that dream he had only heard about.

At first, after receiving a new calculation formula from Dahit Wesroel like everyone else, I was naturally led by my memories and used magic that went beyond the hierarchy, which made me feel dizzy.

But that night was the beginning.

I had a dream again.

Twice is not everything.

The next day was the same. And the next day, and the next day───

It was clearly the same dream every time, but the sensation became clearer as the number of times increased. Intense stimulation hit my nerves every day.

And at the moment when the fourth dream ended, Silis realized something without even realizing it, deep in his unconsciousness.

The foundation and fragments of this dream.

… …Kwak.

Silis bowed her head and hugged herself tightly. It would have been difficult to endure it if she didn’t do that.

The idea of ​​asking for help from others, such as Duke Esperenza, Calia, Edmon, Melzard, Adele, Flora, Lorian, and Sebas, was long ago abandoned.

‘You must not oppose… … .’

The unidentified person who brings about strange dreams is not something that can be dealt with. I can confirm this because I am a witch who deals with dreams.

Compared to that being, the maddening flame of Leonil Bertanas, the former Chief Court Wizard who achieved an unstable transcendence with the Heart of a Witch, is nothing but a drop in the bucket.

horror.

The fear that I might try to resist the dream and end up offending others deeply ate away at my reason.

At one time, Silis lived solely out of a desire for revenge against her father and the kingdom for using her precious mother as a test subject and killing her.

She had too much to lose as she lived beyond revenge.

“……mother.”

As a keepsake, she made a blue crystal into a necklace and wore it───She carefully wrapped the witch’s heart that Asher had taken from Leonie and returned to her, and held it deep in her chest.

In the silence, two heartbeats resonated.

I feel a little more comfortable.

Let’s hold out like this until morning.

As the night passes, the pain caused by the dream disappears without a trace. If you just endure and endure, the Kingdom of Estyria will be safe.

At that moment.

“Even if it’s just a small part, are you trying to withstand the power of the Transcendent with your bare body? I know what your intentions are, but it’s still foolish.”

“?!”

An unfamiliar voice echoed through the bedroom where Silis was supposed to be alone. She suddenly raised her head and immediately cast a mental spell.

Although she had an excellent casting speed and possessed a special trait, she had not yet blossomed as a sorcerer because she did not use [Witch’s Crown of Thorns].

Even if there had been a dedicated artifact, the results would not have been different.

There is a huge gap between Silis’ skills and the mental strength of the stranger.

“Where… … are you from?”

A tall man standing proudly next to the bed, carrying a backpack on his back.

Reddish blonde hair and neat slicked-back hair.

The sight of him in exquisite attire and wearing a monocle over his right eye suggests that he is no ordinary intruder.

The man said.

“In the ark.”

“……ark?”

“It would be easier to understand if I said that they were a group that wiped out all the Gluttony that were running wild in the former Kingdom of Estyria.”

Silis’s eyes widened.

‘Gluttony.’

It’s an unforgettable name.

A man of unknown identity who came to the former Kingdom of Estyria and became its new prime minister during the midst of its repeated defeats in the war with the Republic.

Not only did they conduct large-scale human experiments, causing numerous casualties, but they also awakened the witch bloodline sleeping in the body of Silis’ mother and dissected and killed her, which was the organization to which the person responsible belonged.

As a witch’s bloodline, Silis could not have not known, having inherited all of her dying mother’s memories.

“… … At that time, I heard that everything in Gluttony, including the new prime minister, was swept away by some group, including the test subjects and the test data. As a result, the kingdom was unable to continue the war. You guys were the ones who did that?”

“Yes, it is a matter that was resolved by another captain, not me.”

The man reached out.

As the tip of his index finger brushed against Silis’s forehead, the pain that had been plaguing her mind disappeared cleanly.

“I have a headache… … .”

“Silis Riven di Estiria. We have been watching you ever since you used the [Witch’s Crown of Thorns] in this royal capital, Letia. It was to determine whether you, the sole inheritor of an ancient bloodline that was extinct on the Eastern Continent, are suitable or unsuitable as a member of the ark for humanity.”

Ark, humanity, fitness.

Silis did not understand at once, but listened silently. The man, who looked as firm as a majestic wall, seemed to have no hostility.

“As a result, I have already confirmed through the observer that your inner self has stopped at the reference point. However, considering that you belong to a royal family that has been manipulated by Gluttony, I have decided to investigate you more closely. That is why I should not have come to see you in the first place.”

“… … But why did you come here?”

“If not, you will die in the near future.”

Silis blinked in bewilderment at the unexpected death announcement.

The man continued speaking.

“As you know from your dream, there was a case where the wizard could overcome the hierarchy due to the Dark Moon and Dahit Wesroel. In other words, there was a hole in the hierarchy condition.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means that a magician can be born even if he does not meet the 5 levels.”

There are two prerequisites for becoming a magician.

First, a level higher than 5th level.

Second, enlightenment.

If a wizard lacks even one thing, he or she will never be able to open up the path of magic. That is common sense and a natural law in the world of magic.

However, a series of events have blurred the boundaries between the hierarchy, making it possible to ignore the first condition.

“Of course, this does not apply to everyone. Only a small number of beings on the entire continent have significant potential. They are the ones with ancient bloodlines and special traits. Both of these innate talents are close to magic in themselves.”

but.

“But it’s still a very slim chance that it’s hard to find. It’s not easy to attain enlightenment. It’s not for nothing that many magicians above the fifth rank fail to develop the magic. But the opportunity came to you too quickly.”

“Am I the one talking?”

“It is inevitable that an immature witch who deals with dreams will gain enlightenment after witnessing the true illusion spread by the transcendent being outside the boundary. However, it is a great flaw that your magical body is too weak to handle your own magic.”

Silis’s magical knowledge was not that deep, so he could not fully understand the man’s meaning, but he understood the gist of it.

“So you came to save me in order to recruit me into the ark.”

“I came to save you first. Recruiting you to the ark comes second. I’ll accomplish both, so the order doesn’t really matter. So before we save your life and have a deeper conversation… … I’ll say one more thing to establish a friendly relationship.”

The man whispered.

“Asher is also a member of the Ark. His intervention in the kingdom was of his own free will.”

“… … !!”

Silis’s eyes changed.

For a moment, her guard disappeared. That was how much she owed Asher and how grateful she was.

Of course, just because Asher’s name was mentioned doesn’t mean I completely trust the man in front of me…

“I’ll listen to the story. But before that, can I ask you a question?”

“Speak.”

“Who are you?”

“Just call me the tuner.”

The man who came to see Silis in person, the ‘Balance Adjuster’, one of the five captains leading the ark, adjusted his monocle.

* * *

Originally, the Society was spread across the entire continent and gathered all kinds of information from the magical world, so its information gathering ability alone was amazing.

But this time, he concentrated his organizational power solely on the Bohemian Tower. He even had a communications device and a recording golem.

The society, which had become more secretive and alert, acted more boldly. Everyone’s eyes were filled with enthusiasm.

In addition to being the first step toward finally collapsing the Magic Tower system, the motivation given by the new Transcendent who took control of Black Hour must have been equally great.

The depth of the Great Hall.

“… … .”

Grave Rudworth stood in the hallway, preparing to submit his eight-day report. Soon the door opened and he stepped inside.

Verden.

His wall, which had just closed its magic gate, was filled with magical power. Grave, who met his gaze, swallowed a tense breath.

‘… … The level is getting higher.’

It felt as if Dahit’s and Verden’s forces were becoming one. It was intimidating just by standing close.

Grave, who had just regained consciousness, said while handing over a thick report.

“This is the fourth report in total as of today.

“There are quite a lot of sheep.”

“The entire Society is working hard to gather information. I think we’ll find something that will satisfy you this time.”

Verden spread out the report with some anticipation and looked at it. His eyes, which had been quickly reading the text, stopped at one place.

Grave asked.

“How are you?”

“Well done.”

The Society’s report wasn’t just about the elders of the Bohemian Tower.

Baloch’s third disciple, Lukerd Maniax───also included the one who stole Verden’s thesis in the past.

We have now succeeded in identifying one fifth of the factors that make up the Bohemian Tower.

Preparation is thorough.

* * *

Meanwhile, the Gluttony and Bohemian towers also began to show different movements.