Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1181

Bloom (13)

The collapse of magic particles in the Balkan Zone 25, a designated restricted area.

Lenok still remembered the afterimages of the past he had encountered while resolving the situation.

Kaise Bajur of the past, who visited Zone 25 for the project’s testbed experiment.

And Oliviera Ron Maze of the past, who accompanied him and was preparing for the project.

A story from before the outcome of the Balkan civil war was decided. A time when Dead Rise and the Cartel were still on the same side.

There, Lenok resolved the magic particle collapse with Kaise Bajur and received his magnetic field, the Tae-yeok Swirl Leaf [a unique artifact or power].

A time when Kaise Bajur was still striving to save the world.

The memory of that day when he realized he was just a memory of the past and sacrificed himself for Lenok.

Because of what happened then, he is still chasing after Kaise like this.

Because he is certain that the failure of the Black Consumer Project is the closest to the end of this world.

Because he thought that the end he faced might have been another failure that Lenok could have reached.

The people Lenok had met, and the people he would meet, remained there as fleeting memories.

The gaunt man who appeared from beyond the mirror was also there.

Dead Rise, the elite guard unit that assists Kaise Bajur. The Gray Ghost.

Before the sky path opened, they wore ironclad wings and flew through magnetic storms, claiming to be Kaise’s wings.

They were loyal to Kaise until the end of the project, and in the end, they betrayed Kaise.

Now, the three commanders at the pinnacle of the legion.

Gileon Milrose.

Gooooo!!!!

“……”

In a dark room where not a single ray of light entered, Gileon’s shadow fluttered.

The scenery beyond the mirror faintly distorted, obscuring his face as he breathed slowly.

His powerful magic was so strong that just sitting and repeating his breathing distorted the surrounding space-time.

‘He’s completely different from the past I saw in the restricted area. Even though decades have passed…’

Lenok, who had been watching with a stern expression, fell into thought without a word.

‘The magic and presence I feel are closer to a demonic beast than a human. What happened?’

The memories of the past Kaise and others left in Zone 25 are from decades ago in the present timeline.

Memories from a time when the project had not failed, but was just beginning to start in earnest.

Lenok’s only memory of the past Gileon was fighting each other to the death inside the power plant.

He had guessed that the past Gileon, who was loyal to Kaise, and the current Gileon, who had risen to the position of legion commander decades later, would not be the same.

But even Lenok, who knew that fact better than anyone, could not momentarily reconcile Gileon’s presence with his past self.

The talent selected by Kaise Bajur. How much had the superhuman who was loyal to him changed after decades?

In that moment when Lenok hesitated, unable to easily gauge the gap and the degree of growth.

[…You’ve been waiting a long time.]

A faint light shone in the dark room, revealing the outline of Gileon sitting in the chair.

[It’s been almost a few years since I’ve been conscious for this long…]

“…You are.”

Lenok, who saw his appearance through the mirror opened by Peisha, was speechless and silent.

The countless tubes inserted all over his body. The existence of the respirator covering his mouth.

Because he realized that it was a kind of life support device that was quite familiar to Lenok as well.

‘I heard rumors that he was suffering from illness, but had he already reached an irreversible level?’

To prevent bedsores, the patient is seated, and all life activities, including breathing and blood circulation, are dependent on the life support device.

It is essentially a device that is worn on a corpse that is on the verge of death, barely keeping it alive.

A similar type of life support device that Jintun, whom he met in the deepest part of the Cradle of the Infinite Labyrinth, was wearing.

If his body is in such bad condition, it would take a tremendous amount of effort just to breathe, let alone talk.

However, even at this moment, Gileon did not seem to be thinking of cutting off the communication network that Peisha had connected.

[…I’m sorry, Peisha…]

Gileon said in a whispering voice, breathing heavily.

[…Even though I knew you were alive, it was late to move the command. You don’t have to forgive me…]

“There’s no need to apologize, Gileon.”

Peisha retorted indifferently, holding her spear.

“It must be hard to wake up from hibernation. Rather, it’s right to kick the staff members who only decided on a direction after you stepped in.”

[……]

A calm and composed answer that was unbelievable for the Peisha that Lenok knew.

However, Lenok paid more attention to Gileon’s condition, to whom she was responding, than to Peisha’s reaction.

He was not just confined due to illness, but had actually gone into hibernation.

The illness that was tormenting Gileon seemed to have far exceeded the level of ordinary symptoms or diseases.

“I have something to say to the legion command. It’s not my business, but the matter of the Iron Wall…”

Peisha looked at Gileon beyond the dark room with a subtly uncomfortable expression.

“I didn’t expect you to answer the call, not any other commander. Where is that idiot Songha doing?”

[I received the line directly…]

Gileon answered faintly in a fading voice.

[Now that the only thing I can do while awake is this… there’s no need to make the other legion commanders suffer.]

Gileon’s gaze, hidden in the shadows beyond the mirror, slowly turned towards Lenok.

[I was waiting for this man who is with you, Peisha…]

“……”

In the darkness, Lenok and Gileon’s gazes met head-on.

Disheveled long hair. A handsome face that was eye-catching despite his pale complexion.

The picture-perfect face was one of the characteristics that Lenok remembered from Gileon.

Of course, Gileon doesn’t know that Lenok knows him-

[There are many things to do, but first, I want to thank you.]

Gileon breathed heavily.

[Thank you for erasing the ‘memories’ that remained in Zone 25… it was a mistake that we couldn’t erase ourselves.]

“…!!!”

Lenok’s face hardened momentarily at the completely unexpected answer.

Could it be that Gileon Milrose already knew what Lenok had experienced in Zone 25?

Gileon, who had calmly stabilized his breathing in the meantime, spoke quietly.

[Kaise always wanted to erase the afterimages of the past that remained in Zone 25… I’m glad that his wish seems to have been fulfilled, albeit late.]

“……”

It’s certain. Gileon knew.

What it meant that Gileon was aware of the events in Zone 25, which even Oliviera had vaguely guessed.

Perhaps that itself is related to the special talent that Gileon Milrose possesses.

[Likewise. I would also like to thank you for saving Peisha.]

Gileon looked down at Lenok.

[Regardless of Peisha’s decision not to return to the legion, she will always be my colleague and friend. It doesn’t change no matter where she is or what she does.]

“I didn’t say a word about Peisha Grisburn’s position.”

Lenok replied in a cold tone.

“I haven’t answered how to deal with the noble lady, but you’re treating me as if you already know that fact.”

[It’s been a long time since I could move, but I can still see and hear things.]

Gileon said, closing his eyes.

[I know what kind of magician you are. The fact that Peisha contacted you through this line means that it was impossible without your tacit consent.]

“……”

[At that point, I just realized that Peisha had made the best decision for the legion and herself.]

He was barely holding on with a life support device after waking up from hibernation. Yet, the moment he received the call, he had already thought that far.

He had felt it when he faced the past Gileon, but he is basically a type with a good head and a broad view.

If a being who was like that decades ago had become so strong as to reign at the top of Dead Rise,

It goes without saying that the man in front of him would be the most difficult opponent among the commanders.

[You must be chasing the afterimages of the project… so I thought I might meet you someday.]

Gileon’s voice became blurry.

[The reason I opened this line and received the call today is before Ethan returns… cough, cough!!]

“Gileon. You’re saying something nonsensical, unlike you…”

Peisha, holding her spear, hardened her face.

“Are you okay? Did you take the wrong medicine or something?”

“…I know that many things happened in the Balkans decades ago that I don’t know about.”

Unlike Peisha, who was tilting her head, Lenok, who had been silent, responded slowly.

“I also know that the lingering attachments you left in this city are not just vain delusions.”

[……]

Lenok stared at Gileon, who was bowing his head beyond the mirror, with an indifferent gaze.

“Perhaps the reason the legion is trying to return to the Balkans is for a reason and meaning beyond symbolism. Is that why you are trying to start a war under the pretext of the noble lady’s defeat?”

[At that time, we made so many mistakes that we couldn’t count them…]

Gileon smiled weakly.

[We had to give up many things in return for wanting more than we deserved. But the price we thought we could willingly pay at that time is all that’s left for us now.]

“……”

[The failure of the project was the end for all of us who were involved in Kaise’s plan. Perhaps that’s why Kaise changed.]

In the frozen silence, Gileon whispered quietly.

[But, I… that’s why I thought I couldn’t be with Kaise at that time.]

“……”

Gileon Milrose knows that Lenok has seen the memories of the past left in Zone 25.

That’s why he must be vaguely answering the reason why he is different from decades ago.

At the end of the project, Kaise changed, and those who followed him had to change as well.

How Kaise’s change of heart was received within Dead Rise.

Why they are still following Ethan Bajur even after one failure.

And, the reason why Gileon is answering questions that Lenok hasn’t asked yet-

[Iron Wall. What you’re curious about, you don’t have the right to know… and what you want to know, you don’t have the right to have.]

Gileon met Lenok’s gaze beyond the mirror.

[That’s why I’m telling you here. Soon, the project manager will return to correct all the mistakes.]

“……”

[You are not the one who carries on Kaise’s will. Likewise, you are not the one who has been granted the authority of the project.]

Gileon’s blurry eyes flashed indifferently for a moment.

[Withdraw from the Balkans. If you don’t, you will eventually face the same end as us.]

Clearly, this was what Gileon wanted to tell Lenok directly.

The reason why he dragged his weakened body and accepted Peisha’s call to stand here.

It was to warn him one last time before turning everything back to decades ago.

“You’re mistaken.”

But Lenok smiled even though he knew that fact.

“I don’t want to carry on Kaise’s will or claim to be his successor. It’s closer to the opposite.”

[……]

“What I want is to confirm who Ethan Bajur is. I need to know what the resurrected one wants to return for, and what he has become.”

With each word he uttered, Lenok’s voice grew colder.

“Because the end of Kaise that I saw in Kundara was exactly that.”

Outer City Kundara. The corpse of Kaise Bajur that he encountered at the end of the Old Sanctuary he entered with Maleon.

Every time he thought of what Lenok had to sacrifice to confirm Kaise’s end, and what Maleon had to give up, his heart grew cold.

The remains of Kaise, which had been beheaded and kept in the Old Sanctuary. Who cut off his head and took it.

The things he had to do were still clear.

“Gileon Milrose. It’s interesting that you know about the events in Zone 25, but the person I need to meet is not you.”

Lenok, who slowly tilted his head, said with a chilling gaze.

“I need to talk to my enemy directly. Where is Ethan Bajur?”

[Ethan… should be returning from the Infinite Labyrinth by now.]

“What?”

The Infinite Labyrinth of the Ascendant Jintun. Is Ethan Bajur returning from that ruin that is now just a wreckage?

In the moment when Lenok paused at the unexpected answer, Gileon breathed heavily.

[Some of the legion’s technology was used to create Jintun’s life support device… so he probably went through the final adjustments there.]

“……”

[The parade is not a matter of procedure… it’s to return… cough, cough!!]

“…Are you saying that the parade itself is the reason for Ethan Bajur’s return?”

[Cough!! Don’t worry… you’ll know after the parade is over…]

Gileon, leaning on his arm on the chair, smiled weakly while holding the respirator.

[But… even so, if you want to know, come and meet Ethan… he won’t refuse. Just like he did with everyone.]

“……”

[He has changed, but he hasn’t changed. Because he is Ethan and Bajur at the same time.]

Gileon’s voice became infinitely blurry.

[The reason we have been following him for decades is that in the end, only Ethan is our…]

Peisha was watching his staggering figure, as if he was about to collapse at any moment, with a hardened expression.

“Gileon. I…”

[It’s okay, Peisha. You don’t have to say anything.]

Gileon raised his hand to stop her from speaking.

He lifted his gaunt face and smiled at Peisha.

[How was it? Was Kaise’s granddaughter very similar to Kaise?]

“…That’s…”

Peisha flinched, and Lenok’s expression disappeared.

However, Gileon ignored such reactions and coughed, trying to maintain consciousness.

As if his mind was so scattered that it was difficult to speak properly otherwise.

[If you, of all people, felt that way, then perhaps what Kaise and Ethan did wasn’t meaningless… cough!!]

Blood dripped from between Gileon’s fingers as he took off his respirator and covered his mouth with one hand.

Following Gileon’s blood flowing in the darkness, unknown particles gathered and wrapped around his hand.

As if something mixed in the atmosphere reacted as soon as it saw Gileon’s blood.

Kiriirik!!!

“…It wasn’t just because he was suffering from illness that he was so critical.”

Lenok muttered, realizing the cause as soon as he saw the unusual sight.

“He’s paying the price for gaining some kind of ‘ability’… no, is he still using it now?”

[Cough, cough…!!]

“Your cognitive ability, which has surpassed the realm of speculation, is also based on that.”

Lenok looked up at Gileon with cold eyes.

“Gileon Milrose. Is that the price you had to bear after the project failed?”

[I got sick from flying through the magnetic storms of the Balkans for a long time… but if there are things you lose, there are also things you gain.]

Gileon muttered, leaning his body as if he was about to fall from the chair.

[I’ve regretted so many things that I can’t count them, but I’ve also gained something in return.]

Crack, crack, crack…!!!

Unknown particles rotated around Gileon, swirling around him and soaring up.

The moment the particles that wrapped around Gileon sitting in the dark room stretched out endlessly and finally spread out like huge wings.

A pair of wings, darker than shadows and redder than blood, covered and draped over Gileon and the entire dark room.

Kwaaaaaaa!!!

Something that looked like a huge demon’s grip, or a bird’s wings.

Every time the wings slowly fluttered, countless feathers scattered and fell between them.

Decades since the civil war. Even after losing his ironclad wings, is he still serving as the legion’s wings?

In the moment when he felt a strong sense of incongruity between Gileon’s huge wings and his ability and raised his gaze.

Just before the bizarrely distorted video cut off, Gileon and Lenok’s gazes met.

[As long as I’m alive, the sky is my domain, Iron Wall.]

“……”

[We will meet again soon.]

Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]

Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]

The Genius Wizard who takes Medicine, 약먹는 천재마법사 약먹는 천재 마법사
Status: Ongoing Author: Native Language: Korean
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In "Genius Wizard Takes Medicine," the protagonist, an avid gamer, meticulously crafts the ultimate wizard character in the game "World" by maximizing magical abilities and accepting numerous disadvantageous traits. However, he suddenly finds himself transmigrated into this very character—a prodigious talent who cannot survive a single day without relying on drugs. Set against a cyberpunk fantasy backdrop, the story blends action, adventure, and intricate magic systems, inviting readers to explore a world where extraordinary power comes at a significant cost.

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