Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1043

The sanctuary of the Thunder God Palace, a place where all understanding of lightning across timelines converged.

This space itself was a miracle beyond comprehension, an answer that existed outside the normal bounds of the world.

A miracle made possible because those who had shaped the cause and effect of lightning beyond the world ultimately shared a similar desire.

However, Lenok understood this, which was why he chose not to seek enlightenment within the Thunder God Palace.

He valued the journey, not just the destination.

Because he sought the means, not just the end, Lenok did not directly pursue the final result.

No matter what enlightenment existed beyond the limits of thought in this sanctuary of lightning.

It wasn’t something to be received as a gift, but a potential he had to realize and master himself.

That was why Myeong hadn’t directly given Lenok black magic, but only presented the possibility.

He hoped that the answer Lenok created through his own efforts would reach even further.

To anticipate this moment and give Lenok the opportunity.

Therefore, the moment Lenok understood the Thunder Emperor’s true nature, he could decide what to take from this sanctuary.

“Among all the transcendents who have visited the Thunder God Palace throughout the three worlds…”

The Thunder Emperor, who had been silent, finally spoke.

“You are the one who envisions the most twisted path.”

“……”

“The conviction that you are absolutely right. The arrogance that you will surely find the answer… are you clinging to a future that doesn’t yet exist?”

She murmured, gazing at the magnificent kaleidoscope of light that unfolded behind Lenok.

“This is an answer that shouldn’t exist, encompassing all the desires of the past and present.”

“……”

“It’s absurd. I never imagined that something like this could be born in this world…”

She mocked Lenok’s arrogance, pointed out his self-righteousness, and criticized his recklessness.

Her words seemed to pour out the impressions she felt the moment she faced the kaleidoscope.

However, there was an undeniable awe mixed in the Thunder Emperor’s voice as she spoke.

Shuuuuung…!!!

As Lenok slowly separated his clasped hands, the golden radiance vibrated intensely.

The sharply rotating kaleidoscope grew in size, and beyond it, the branching points of the future became clearer.

The landscape of his mind expanded infinitely as the number and size of the kaleidoscopes continued to increase from the moment the magnetic field was activated.

Lenok’s most powerful and dangerous origin, which even he could no longer fully control.

“…Ha.”

As if mesmerized by the dazzling light of the kaleidoscope, the Thunder Emperor stared at it for a long time.

As if she wanted to capture even a glimpse of the impossible in her eyes.

“…You. How are you still alive?”

The Thunder Emperor, turning her sharp gaze to Lenok, asked as if she couldn’t believe it.

“If you possess such an answer, it wouldn’t be surprising if all the transcendents in the world were fighting to possess you.”

The Thunder Emperor immediately understood that the image Lenok displayed was a concept that shouldn’t exist in this world.

She also knew that other transcendents would never stand idly by if they knew it existed.

Here was an incomprehensible image that even those who had delved into their own answers to the extreme could not accept.

She realized that the fact that Lenok had survived, built his power, and reached this sanctuary was an unbelievable feat.

“I knew what this meant from the moment I obtained the magnetic field.”

Lenok replied.

“I carefully chose the moment to reveal it, and only did so when it was absolutely necessary.”

“You hid and concealed your own origin, yet you finally used it as the answer to reach this point.”

The Thunder Emperor, with her arms crossed, slowly closed her eyes with a complex expression.

“Using a future that has not yet come as an origin is a miracle that no transcendent has ever achieved. No, not even if they crossed worlds…”

“……”

“You possess something that even the end of the dark sea [a metaphor for the furthest reaches of the universe or existence] does not.”

She realized how unrealistic and absurd the miracle that the kaleidoscope had unfolded in this place was.

An origin that transcended the standards of the three worlds and could not be touched even by the end of the outer sea.

As everyone who had faced the kaleidoscope had done, she understood Lenok’s origin and, at the same time, disbelieved it.

Lenok’s most powerful and dangerous power, an origin that proved his talent and transcendence.

Having become a mirror that reflected parallel worlds from a non-existent future, beyond the past and present-

Lenok was able to accept any possibility and make it his future.

“It’s time to choose, Thunder Emperor.”

Kwauuuuung!!!

The moment he spread one hand to the side, the golden color exploded and rotated, drawing a circle.

A magnificent kaleidoscope unfolded, overlooking the sanctuary of the Thunder God Palace, revealing an empty possibility.

“If you use my kaleidoscope, you can draw any possibility as a real branching point in the future.”

“……”

“In other words, it means that I can take your existence, which is bound to this sanctuary, as one of the possibilities.”

Lenok’s expression, facing the Thunder Emperor who stood with her back to the empty kaleidoscope, changed slightly.

Because he remembered saying something similar to someone’s memory that had disappeared long ago.

Someone’s failure that he had witnessed in a closed space that had now vanished.

About the person who sacrificed himself by going back in time, leaving an indelible answer in Lenok’s heart.

“It’s not the first time I’ve taken someone else’s answer or image.”

Lenok said calmly, tilting his head so that his expression could not be seen.

“But since I’ve succeeded once, I’m sure I can do better this time.”

“……”

“It’s the same at this moment. Even if it’s clumsy and awkward, repeating trial and error and getting better today than yesterday…”

Crack!!

Lenok, clutching the golden kaleidoscope, said.

“I intend to capture the process that exists beyond the criteria of success and failure as a result.”

“……”

The Thunder Emperor did not answer Lenok’s question.

She simply looked down at Lenok with her arms crossed, her face unreadable.

Just by her, who was much larger than Lenok, tilting her gaze, an indescribable sense of pressure was felt.

How much time had passed while she waited for a choice, rotating the light of the kaleidoscope?

“A kaleidoscope that reflects the branching points of the future.”

The Thunder Emperor, who had been silent, slowly raised her gaze.

“But that’s why… I’m curious to see where your journey will end.”

“……”

“Very well, magician.”

Her dazzling golden eyes, looking at Lenok, flashed.

“I will leave the Thunder God Palace and take your kaleidoscope. But let’s make one thing clear.”

She reached out her hand towards the golden kaleidoscope that Lenok had raised, and glanced away.

“This is not only becoming a part of your possibility, but also an expression of curiosity about the end you will face-”

Crackling!!

The moment she grabbed the ring of the kaleidoscope, her magnificent figure was enveloped in a dazzling golden light and disappeared.

“What I can do depends entirely on you.”

The moment the Thunder Emperor’s figure vanished, the huge thunder spear that had been slammed behind her back vibrated violently.

The thunder spear, which had been vibrating while scattering dazzling lightning in all directions, began to contract in place.

Woo woong!!

The pure white lightning was instantly dyed with the golden light of the kaleidoscope.

It continued to contract endlessly, and eventually turned into a [key] the size of a forearm.

Crack, crackling!!!

The shape of the key, which was floating vertically in front of Lenok, emitted intense lightning.

However, Lenok had seen a similar shape of this key once before.

The lightning key, the electric magic [Thunder Piercing Key], that the Torben Magic Tower Lord had used when he tried to pass on extreme lightning magic to Lenok.

Wasn’t it a technique that forcibly opened the mental barrier by using the enlightenment and intuition of electric magic itself as a key?

It was no coincidence that the shape of the Thunder Piercing Key that the Tower Lord had used and the shape of the key that appeared in front of Lenok now overlapped.

The magic of the Thunder Piercing Key itself was a technique that the Tower Lord had imitated, inspired by the Thunder Emperor’s appearance in the sanctuary.

“…It’s been a long time.”

Lenok smiled wryly as he stared at the lightning key rotating in front of him.

Meeting the Tower Lord, hearing about extreme lightning magic and the lightning body, and fighting the War Magic Tower to save him.

From the sanctuary called the Thunder God Palace, to obtaining the means of a key, not enlightenment.

All the events that began with meeting the Torben Magic Tower Lord at the Anathema funeral seemed to be finally coming to an end.

Crack…!!

He reached out his hand towards the key that was emitting intense lightning in front of him.

Blue sparks flew between his fingers, but he felt only an intense sense of elation, not pain.

At the end of the elation that seemed to forcibly raise his consciousness, the moment he grabbed the key as it was.

Faaaaaaang!!!!

Lenok had somehow left the sanctuary of the Thunder God Palace and was standing with both feet on the ground under a clear, open sky.

A clear sky without a single cloud.

Soft sand and the remains of the War Magic Tower scattered beneath his feet.

The Torben war mages, who belatedly regained their senses, looked up at him with horrified eyes.

Even the high-ranking mages of the tower, who stood at the forefront of those mages, silently stared at Lenok.

“Hmm…”

Lenok, who had turned around and looked around while standing on the half-destroyed War Magic Tower, raised his hand.

Crackling!!

Lenok, staring at the key that was glowing in his left hand, opened his mouth.

“The gains from this incident are not bad, considering.”

“…You.”

Lenok, turning his gaze to Lyell, who was responding as if he was dumbfounded, shrugged his shoulders.

“If you want, I can take on a few more as compensation. Do you have any thoughts?”

“……”

Lyell, who had lost his words, tilted his head while hugging a long staff with both hands.

* * *

[The Torben Magic Tower has completed negotiations with the Balkan City Government regarding the expansion of its business sector.]

[The Torben Magic Tower, which leads the largest war business on the continent, has not conducted business in the Eastern Continent until now…]

[It seems that they have promised large-scale investments under the mediation of the city council as a result of this visit-]

[Experts predict that this agreement will proceed in the form of a consortium-]

[First of all, the dispatch of power weapons and mages produced by the Torben Magic Tower is scheduled to proceed.]

Click, click!!

Amidst the pouring flash of cameras, two people shook hands with smiling faces.

A woman with strong features and an old man with a particularly aged, wrinkled face.

[Saint-level mage Lyell Torben is a direct descendant of the current Tower Lord, and is a skilled person who directly commands the overall war business…]

[It took some time for the city council, led by Senator John Mayer, to negotiate favorable terms…]

“I’ve only heard rumors about it, but their work is really amazing.”

Balkan City, 49th District. The top floor of the Ironclad Magic Tower’s office.

Jenny, who was sitting on the sofa in the office with Lenok and watching the news, muttered with a disgusted expression.

“I can’t believe they covered up this whole incident under the pretext of expanding Torben’s business to the vicinity of Balkan.”

“……”

It had been two days since Torben’s War Magic Tower had invaded the 49th District’s airspace and destroyed the city.

However, surprisingly, there was almost no public outcry criticizing or blaming Torben for the chaos.

The upper echelons of the Torben Magic Tower contacted the Balkan City Council as soon as they finished dealing with the Tower Lord and Lenok.

They had swayed the city government and public opinion to their side by promising business expansion and large-scale investments.

Jenny was amazed at the speed at which they had not only finalized the deal with the city council in just two days, but had even determined the scale of the investment.

“Thanks to the large-scale investment promised by the Magic Tower, this commotion has been completely buried. Were they aiming for this from the beginning?”

“It’s well-known that Torben’s war businessmen hold a lot of assets in kind.”

Lenok, who was watching the news with a languid expression, propped his chin up and replied.

“Perhaps they have been dealing with most of the commotions they have caused in this way.”

“……”

“Well, if Senator Mayer led the negotiations, there’s no need to worry any further.”

Lenok said that and stood up.

“The Torben Magic Tower. They said they plan to leave Balkan soon after the consortium is confirmed.”

Jenny asked, glancing out the window.

“Are you sure you don’t want to meet them again before they leave?”

“There will be a chance to meet them again to coordinate schedules before they leave. And…”

Lenok smiled.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s not now. Since we’ve learned the same type of magic, we’ll meet again somewhere.”

As with most of the things Lenok had experienced in this world, not everything in life could happen at the right time.

If Lenok had met the Torben Magic Tower a few years earlier, he might have been able to interact with them in a slightly different way.

He might have learned and studied magic with them, and dreamed of other possibilities or futures.

But now that Lenok had transcended his status and achieved success on his own, it was just a meaningless assumption.

“Well, then…”

The conflict with the Torben Magic Tower had been resolved by them, and the Tower Lord’s fate had also been decided.

The only things left to do were to experiment with the Thunder Piercing Key and the Thunder Emperor’s abilities obtained from the Thunder God Palace, and to finish preparing to head to Kundara.

Since the schedule to go to the outer city of Kundara had been postponed due to various circumstances, he had to prepare more thoroughly.

With that in mind, he decided to completely finish his research on celestial formulas with Oliviera.

The moment Lenok, who had quickly organized his schedule in his head, was about to turn towards the training ground.

Jutiya, who was holding something in both hands, waddled into the office.

“Ah, Ironclad. You’re here. That’s good.”

“Heiberg.”

“I have something to talk about, can you spare some time?”

Thud!!

Jutiya, who had placed something she was holding in her hand on the office desk, said.

“Don’t you want to talk to me about something when you see this?”

“……”

A shape similar to a desk made of carved wood.