Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 109
Only Noblemtl
Episode 109 Bonus Stage (4)
Of course, it wasn’t that Radica threw a punch right after the world was reorganized. It would have been okay to do so on land, but it would have been difficult to do so underwater.
Galen, who understood her intentions, thought quickly and gave the signal as soon as he concluded that it was worth a try.
“Are you ready?”
“huh.”
“me too!”
“Then let’s go. Three, two, one, now!”
As soon as the words were spoken, Galen withdrew some of the magical power that had been protecting the submarine.
The area that was released was the front of the submarine.
As soon as the leash was released, the rough water pressure began to dig into the spirit’s body, trying to enter the interior of the submarine.
That moment.
Radika extended her fist.
Paaaaaaaah!
The magic that was originally supposed to wrap around her body and be infinitely heavy was reversed in the revised world and spread out and shot forward.
The more it spread out, the weaker the destructive power would be, but it was already such a huge power.
The rapids that had been spinning at high speed were completely pushed away, creating a momentary gap.
‘You were really gentle during the sparring.’
Even as he stuck his tongue out, Galen did not forget his mission.
A state where time has slowed down to its peak due to concentration to the extreme. Finding the optimal timing in a world that moves slowly.
The moment when the shockwave fired by Radika swept away the front of the submarine and it escaped.
Immediately feed the spirit with magical power, and at the same time protect the outside of the submarine with water flow manipulation.
He quickly took advantage of the moment when all the surrounding water was about to be sucked into the temporarily opened vacuum cave, and went with the flow.
Swoosh!
The submarine drifted away at incredible speed.
However, before it could fully clear the passage, another torrent of water struck the submarine’s side.
“Wow?!”
Although she was startled, Lilia quickly grabbed Radika’s hand and pulled her towards her.
Although Radica was also quite athletic, she was not used to being naked without a stable foothold.
Even though she was a warrior, Lilia, who boasted a good sense of humor, had the upper hand when it came to physical skills.
Thanks to that, even though the submarine was shaking uneasily, neither of them fell over and were able to safely land on the wyvern’s wing.
Glancing at the sight, Galen piloted the submarine with all his might. It had completely recovered its form.
‘It’s really tough.’
The moment you let go of your strength even for a moment, you will be swept away and blown away like a leaf. The current was that abnormally strong.
The force leaking out here is enough to make waves throughout the lake, so how easy is it to push it back in the opposite direction and move forward?
But, does that mean it was so difficult that it felt dangerous? … … It wasn’t.
It was also because Radika was able to dig a considerable distance through the short gap she had made.
‘… … I think I know something.’
Galen’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Things were different at the Oklanne site.
At that time, I could only vaguely understand that ‘an unknown power exists’, and while I was beating up the dolls in that state, I suddenly acquired the ability to advance through territory.
On the other hand, now I could feel the magical presence that created the rapids much more clearly, because thanks to the sense of water manipulation, I could sense how the water flowed.
The saying, “You see as much as you know” probably means exactly this.
This time, a vague picture was forming in my head.
Of course, apart from that, he was also faithfully piloting the submarine. The amount of magical power consumed while fighting the rapids was no joke, so it was difficult to just sit back and think.
Choaaaak!
Finally, the submarine completely penetrated the hazy section. The view was clear.
It felt long because of the acceleration, but in reality it didn’t take that long.
Galen let out a deep breath as he realized that the force applied to the sub was decreasing significantly.
“Phew.”
“Thank you for your hard work!”
“great job.”
Lilia and Radica spoke in turn. Galen responded with a smile and sneakily brought up the status screen.
[Me?? Ryu]
[Progress until first acquisition? 3%]
As expected, there was a change.
The status window, which used to only contain question marks, has now been replaced with text, half of it.
Just before acquiring the Territory March, the identity was revealed as question marks were erased one by one, so this must be going through a similar process.
[Water Flow Manipulation Lv.69]
[97% progress to next level]
Just by wading through the rapids, I also gained a few percent of experience in water manipulation.
Of course, I used a lot of magic power and had a hard time, but it was a considerable accomplishment even though I didn’t kill anything.
‘then…….’
After a brief moment of reflection, Galen opened his mouth.
“Lilia, could you shine a light down there?”
“yes!”
The Staff of Light raised its brightness again. The dark waters glowed brightly.
Below, the bottom of the lake was visible.
There were several structures that appeared to be very unlikely to occur naturally.
“Should I say… a city wall?”
“It’s a bit small to be called a castle… … It was probably more like a small fortress. It doesn’t look very sturdy though.”
Although it was broken in some places, the shape of a stone wall remained intact.
Maybe it wasn’t for defensive purposes, but just a high stone wall or something.
To begin with, this place itself, even before the lake was formed, was a place where there was little incentive to build structures, so anything would have been strange.
Well, old history wasn’t important anyway.
“I guess the nuke is around there.”
Radika pointed to the center of the sanctuary.
A building that takes up so much space that it seems like it might have been surrounded by walls to protect it.
I had no idea what it was used for, but it was a large and beautiful stone building that appeared to be almost completely undamaged from the outside.
Just one place.
From what was presumed to be a door, a stream of white water was gushing out, rising upwards and joining the white protective shield.
“At least it looks like that’s what caused the lake to go bad.”
“Can the power of the relics leak out like that?”
“Well, this is the first time I’ve heard of this… … I think the ruins may have completely broken down as a result of being submerged in water. For example, that door was originally blocked by something?”
Judging by the momentum of the explosion, it was only a guess since the traces of the question had floated away long ago.
“Let’s go in there first.”
“Yeah. If that building itself isn’t nuclear, then there must be something inside that is.”
“Maybe there’s air inside.”
“huh?”
“The magic that creates that milky white rapids… I’m not sure, but it doesn’t seem to be of the water type.”
Galen had never met another water-type wizard before. He had only encountered the magic of the Oceanis family before awakening the status window.
So I wasn’t sure, but when I was wading through the rapids, it didn’t feel like they were forcibly taking control of the ‘magically controlled’ water.
Rather, it felt like I was controlling water that was being ‘pushed’ by some other force.
Galen’s prediction was correct.
Choaaaak!
As we forced our way through the building entrance, we found ourselves in a space that was truly dry.
However, I even thought that it would have been better to just stay underwater.
“Oh my!”
“Whoa?!”
The moment it forced its way through the entrance, the submarine was suddenly exposed to a new pressure and flew sideways.
Since the submarine was floating in the air with its entire body, it was only natural that those inside would capsize as well.
However, Liliana Radica managed to grab the ground on her own, and Galen, who was not as nimble, was also somehow secured by Liliana quickly grabbing him with her other hand.
Thanks to this, Galen was able to do his job without being flustered.
Just as it is possible to make water float in the air, it is possible to control a submarine flying in the air. Because it is water.
The pushing force was so strong that it couldn’t be stopped completely.
Phew!
The submarine suddenly slowed down as if the brakes had been applied, collided with the wall, and fell down.
The speed was also reduced, and the thick body of the spirit acted as a cushion, so there was almost no impact.
“It was a fun experience.”
Radika smiled sincerely and let go of the hand that was holding the wyvern’s wing.
“We are so heavy that it’s rare for us to be able to fly like this.”
“I didn’t want to fly, but somehow it happened.”
Galen, who was grumbling, looked back at Lilia, who was still holding onto him tightly.
“are you okay?”
“I’m fine! What about you, brother?”
“I’m okay too.”
Lilia answered cheerfully. Galen nodded and slightly adjusted the spirit’s form.
He dismantled the submersible completely, confirming that there was air outside through the slightly opened gap.
Wheeeeeeeeing!
As soon as I came out of the sealed capsule, a murderous sound was heard.
The direction is probably the entrance they came in through a little while ago.
The roar of strong wind pressure that caused the lake water to flow through the hole instead of flowing in.
“Is that the sound of the wind?”
“I think so.”
“So that’s what you meant.”
Radika sniffled.
“Most wind-type magic involves controlling the flow. Even underwater, if certain conditions are met, it’s not impossible to create a torrential current like the one just now.”
“In a way, it’s fortunate. If it had been the same water type magic, I might not have been able to get through it at all.”
“Now that you’re in, that’s fine. Lilia, is it as bright as it can be right now?”
“A little more is possible!”
The light certainly spreads farther than through the water. Lilia, who was looking inside with her eagle eyes, shouted.
“There’s something like an altar inside! There’s a strange-looking staff or something stuck in there.”
“Nine times out of ten, that’s the nuke.”
Radika nodded. She was looking upwards, not inwards.
“The ceiling has sank a little. It seems like the building is a little damaged because it couldn’t support the weight of the water because it’s so old. I think the door may have broken along with it. That’s why the power of the relic seems to have leaked out.”
“… … It won’t collapse, right?”
“If it was going to collapse right away, wouldn’t it have collapsed before we got there? Even if it collapses, we can just stop it.”
Well, if Radica’s punches were to blow away not only the crumbling debris, but also the building itself, it would probably be enough to blow it up.
“Let’s take a look around first. It seems like it’ll be okay as long as we keep our distance.”
“yes!”
Lilia took the lead and lit the light, Galen stood in the middle, and Radika guarded the back.
I moved while sticking right against the wall so I wasn’t attacked by the wind.
So the three of them walked almost around the building along the wall. It was ‘almost’ because they couldn’t pass the entrance.
“Ugh… … .”
“Shall we take a break?”
Radica made a gentle suggestion to Lilia, who was groaning. Galen answered instead.
“I agree. There’s no rush anyway.”
“Yes. Especially since you’ve had a hard time, Galen. At least recover some of your magic power.”
Leaving the two behind, Radhika continued walking.
Wheeeeeeeeeeing!
She passed straight through the entrance, coolly chewing on the wind that was blowing even more fiercely.
Lilia, who was watching the back of the figure, pouts slightly.
“I wish I could do that.”
“That’s possible because it’s an earth fairy.”
“The Oklanne ruins seem easier. Even ordinary gold is no answer.”
The structure of the building was simply one large room. It was a bit too large to be called a room, as it could fit hundreds of people.
A simple structure with nothing but a staff stuck in the middle of the room, apart from some old, broken debris.
But there was virtually no way to break the staff.
The wind is so fast and wide that you can’t avoid it, but if you get hit, you’ll definitely be blown away. What can I do?
There seemed to be no way to deal with it without learning a special magic that increases one’s own weight like an earth fairy, or without reaching the realm of a jewel.
“How about moving forward while alternately stabbing the flares into the ground?”
“It might be possible if we put it in deep enough that the window doesn’t come out… … but would that make a big difference?”
“I don’t think the experience of fighting the wind and its strength will be very meaningful.”
“If only something like a blade of wind had flown in, I could have gotten something out of it… … I guess there’s nothing to eat this time.”
Lilia, who had been muttering with regret, soon changed her expression. She whispered in Galen’s ear.
“But brother, aren’t you still here?”
“I think I have a feeling.”
“Oh, then I won’t bother you!”
Lilia winked and stepped back. Galen smiled.
Radika must have told him to rest because she was worried about him, but his remaining magical power wasn’t that low.
‘Now is not the time to conserve your magic power.’
Instinct told me so. Something was forming in my head, so why stop just because it was hard?
Galen leaned his back against the wall not far from the doorway.
He closed his eyes and concentrated.
Feel the flow of water being pushed out of the entrance, and use water manipulation to forcibly grab it and twist it.
Just like when we broke through the rapids earlier, we were going to confront the power of the ruins head on.
But it was much more comfortable now, since I didn’t have to pilot the submersible.
“huh?”
“fizzle.”
“aha…….”
Radica, who returned carrying the wyvern wings, looked at Galen with a puzzled expression, then saw Lilia putting her index finger to her lips and roughly figured out what was going on.
Like it or not, Galen was deep in his own world.
[Water Flow Manipulation Lv.69]
[100% progress to next level]
So much so that I didn’t even pay attention to the status window floating in front of me.
As I confirmed with my own eyes that the force that creates the water current is the wind, the picture in my head became clearer and clearer.
[Spiral gyre]
[99% progress until first acquisition]
The moment when all the question marks in the status window disappear and the progress bar reaches 100 percent.
Thump!
My heart was pounding loudly.
Your sense of seeing the world is distorted.
The process of creating magical powers that did not exist before, coiling themselves inside the body, and creating an unfamiliar magical sensation.
When I recalled how I almost fainted when I first learned Territorial Advance, this time it was a very mild taste. Maybe a little stronger than when I usually learn magic?
Is it because it wasn’t something I learned suddenly, but rather something I went through a process of enlightenment?
“… … .”
But that wasn’t the important point now.
The moment you acquire the spiral flow and gain a more intuitive understanding of the ruins’ defense system.
Another unexpected realization came along.
“……ah.”
The power of the relics stretching out endlessly, the currents mixing with their flow, the sensation of following them and expanding widely.
Unintentionally, the water flow manipulation was changing.
“you…….”
Radhika’s expression changed as she watched with interest, and she faintly groaned.
[Water Flow Manipulation Lv.70]
[1% progress to next level]
Galen’s eyes opened slowly.