Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1185

Krrrrrrkkk…!!!

The lush meadow splits apart, revealing a long-lived species with its eyes rolled back, unconscious.

It was the long-lived species that Lenok had beaten to a pulp, then healed, only to lose consciousness again.

Yufria Aosel, the top member of the Kundara Elder Council, looked down at it with an expressionless face.

“So, it was your spell that healed that one earlier.”

Lenok, standing behind her with his arms crossed, asked.

“Did you forcibly activate its cell regeneration ability using your life magic?”

“This long-lived species shouldn’t die in a place like this.”

Yufria Aosel said in a cold voice.

“It will return to Kundara and receive the punishment it deserves.”

“You make it sound like you forcibly kept it alive against its will.”

“Life magic isn’t a spell created to kill life.”

Yufria turned her gaze.

“As a rightful successor of primal magic, I have a duty to use my power only for nature and life. Bringing harmony and well-being to this land is an inevitable mission for a being with mysteries.”

“Since you were the one who mentioned the power rankings first…”

Lenok tilted his head.

“I also saw the evaluation of you. It said that as an 8-level life mage, you possess unparalleled killing power.”

“……”

“It seems you’ve built up quite a record on your way here, but am I to interpret that you don’t agree with that assessment?”

“The fall of Kundara freed us from the shackles of external threats, but not everything has been smooth and peaceful.”

Yufria stared at the unconscious long-lived species with a cold gaze.

“The chaos caused by the collapse of the entire city also included the escape of criminals who broke the rules.”

“……”

“This one did not harm any life, but it was a criminal who devoured several rare relics and artifacts even in Kundara. It was something the Elder Council could not overlook.”

Kwaddeudeuk!!!

With a light movement of Yufria’s hand, the surrounding vegetation moved and swallowed the long-lived species.

Having quickly retrieved the unconscious long-lived species, Yufria turned and looked at Lenok with a cold expression.

“What moves us is the long-lived species’ rules that have continued for hundreds of years. It’s the order and rules that have kept the city alive for an immeasurably long time.”

“……”

“Even this moment of my movement is, on a macro level, only for the continuation and maintenance of the rules. It’s not for the safety of the human race or the short-lived species.”

“What are you trying to say?”

At Lenok’s question, Yufria glanced at him with an expressionless face.

“I don’t pay much attention to the evaluations that the short-lived species make in the world.”

“……”

Only after retracing the conversation did Lenok understand what she was trying to answer.

Could it be that she went through all this trouble just to say that she doesn’t care about the power rankings Lenok mentioned?

Of course, in the process, he did find out why Yufria had come all the way here to take action herself, but…

“For someone who says that, didn’t you mention the power rankings first? That’s not a very convincing answer.”

“As a long-lived species, it’s difficult for me to obtain the habits and information of the short-lived species in many ways.”

Yufria calmly admitted.

“I won’t deny that I received help from a tool created by the short-lived species to compare and evaluate their superiority.”

“You speak in a very peculiar way… Are the other top members of the Elder Council like that too?”

“Let’s end my story here. What about you?”

Yufria, having brushed off Lenok’s question, stared intently at him.

“By now, I think I’ve given you enough time to investigate my abilities and actions. Can I get an answer to my proposal?”

“……”

“Will you accompany me on the way to the military parade?”

Was she caught deliberately stalling to gauge Yufria Aosel?

No, Lenok hadn’t bothered to hide it, so it wasn’t strange that Yufria had noticed.

“Before I answer, there’s something I want to ask.”

Lenok said.

“You’re a transcendent who is among the most outstanding mages on the continent. You probably haven’t had much difficulty taking care of yourself.”

“……”

“Even if you’re not human but a long-lived species, there shouldn’t be any threats on the way to the military parade. Why would you want to accompany me, who is at odds with Gyeonroe?”

Yufria Aosel was a super-strong individual who was at the top of the power rankings in the Eastern Continent.

Moreover, according to the power rankings, she was a top-ranking long-lived species who had mastered primal magic, like Maleon Gnosis.

It was surprising that she had accepted the position of the 3rd Deadrise Corps Commander, but why would such a being ask Chunbeon for company?

Perhaps it was because he had seen the evaluation that she was not friendly to humans, but he couldn’t help but feel suspicious.

Could it be that she was trying to do something with Chunbeon’s safety?

“There are three errors in that question.”

Yufria replied without changing her expression.

“First, I am not an unrivaled mage across the Eastern Continent as you mentioned. My life magic is primal magic, but it requires several conditions.”

Yufria, looking down at her own hand, said.

“It’s a bit lacking compared to the ancient mysteries that ignore spell efficiency without any conditions, like Maleon Gnosis’s Star-Linked Eight Extremes Style. If you look at the power rankings, there are several short-lived species in similar ranks to me.”

“Didn’t you just say you don’t care about the evaluations of the short-lived species?”

“Second.”

Yufria, coolly ignoring Lenok’s words, replied.

“Not all long-lived species in Kundara are friendly to Gyeonroe. There are those who believe that the mistakes he made are as great as the things he accomplished.”

“……”

“I am one of the latter. Of course, Gyeonroe’s actions against Eunseong were inevitable at that point, but the process leading up to it was something that a mere short-lived species should not have interfered with.”

Yufria raised her gaze with a cold expression.

“Kundara threw off the shackles of external threats, but that was not a conclusion that we long-lived species came to ourselves. I thought it was wrong and tried not to intervene, but after Eunseong’s ascension ceremony was over, everything was too late.”

“……”

“As a result, our Elder Council took responsibility for condoning the situation and came out into the world, but I do not regret it. What Gyeonroe did was ultimately closer to good deeds, but his intentions could never be called good.”

“……I see.”

Was that the reason why the other Elder Council members, except for Regnus, did not intervene until the moment Kundara fell?

From the beginning, there were many among the Elder Council’s true bloodline who thought that Lenok and Maleon’s plan was wrong.

Even those people would acknowledge that Gyeonroe had saved Kundara as a result, but they could not acknowledge his intentions.

He could understand, and that’s why it was a more complicated issue than he thought.

Perhaps the fact that not all long-lived species were friendly to Gyeonroe was a gain.

“That’s why I don’t think of your existence, which was at odds with Gyeonroe, as entirely negative.”

Yufria sent a steady gaze.

“Besides, according to the world’s evaluation, you seem to be regarded as a very excellent person among the short-lived species. It seems very different from Gyeonroe, whom even the same human race avoids getting involved with.”

“……If that’s the case, why did you go around saying you didn’t care about the evaluations of the short-lived species earlier?”

Lenok chuckled and nodded, leaving Yufria, who didn’t answer.

“Well, whatever. Anyway, I see that you’re a huge fan of the Eastern Continent’s power rankings.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Don’t lie. You’re as thick-skinned as a long-lived species. I’ll give you an answer to your proposal for now.”

Top member of the Kundara Elder Council. Commander assigned to the Eastern Front. Unparalleled killing power.

Looking at the chilling evaluation written in the power rankings, he could roughly understand what kind of being Yufria Aosel was.

A person who could be endlessly ruthless for the sake of her beliefs, but who had little interest or curiosity in anything else.

It seemed that the only thing she was interested in was stimulating record media like the power rankings, and even then, she couldn’t hide her likes and dislikes and lied shamelessly.

Of course, he hadn’t completely ruled out the possibility that all of this was an act, but the situation in Kundara that Yufria Aosel mentioned was almost identical to what Lenok knew.

It was true that she was here because she was responsible for condoning Kundara’s fall. If so, she wouldn’t likely stab him in the back while they were traveling to the military parade.

Even if the worst situation occurred, it wouldn’t be that difficult for Lenok to deal with it.

Having finished thinking that far, Lenok immediately turned around.

“I’m interested in your life magic. To be precise, I want to see the extent to which you can interfere with the lives of others using your magic.”

“……”

“If you let me confirm that, I’ll accompany you to the military parade.”

The ability that Yufria Aosel possessed was life magic that could directly interfere with the target’s life activities and abilities.

It was one of the abilities that Lenok had been searching for as a freelancer for a long time to solve his own ‘lifespan’.

Regardless of Yufria’s proposal, if there was a way for Lenok to use or learn her abilities, there was no reason to refuse.

Having made that decision, Lenok immediately snapped his fingers and summoned his bike.

Bwaaaang!!!

The heavy monster bike stopped in front of Lenok at the same time as it started.

Lenok, grabbing the handlebars and climbing on, kicked his foot while looking at Yufria, who stood with an expressionless face.

Click!!

The monster bike’s thick armor opened wide, and a sidecar was assembled next to it in an instant.

Lenok, gesturing towards the sidecar installed next to the bike seat, said.

“We don’t have much time, so let’s go straight to the 2nd Command. Get in.”

“……”

Yufria didn’t answer and just stared at Lenok’s bike.

Although she had no expression, the atmosphere was full of the feeling that it wasn’t the answer she had expected.

“What is it? Don’t tell me you’re going to say something like you can’t ride this kind of machine because you’re a life mage-”

“Come to think of it, I haven’t explained the third reason to you yet.”

“Third?”

Lenok, retracing the conversation he had just had, tilted his head.

Three reasons why Yufria Aosel wanted to accompany Chunbeon to the military parade.

After stating the first and second reasons, Lenok made a decision, so was there something to say about the third reason that was omitted?

“You don’t have to say all three reasons just because you mentioned it once. Was it a story I had to hear after I decided to accompany you?”

“Yes.”

Yufria answered sharply.

“I’m not attending the military parade for celebration or commemoration. I’m not interested in such formalities of the short-lived species.”

“……You accepted the position of the 3rd Corps Commander and yet you’re not interested in the military parade?”

“I was moving to treat someone at the military parade. I was looking for the necessary medicinal herbs for that.”

The long-lived species, staring down at Lenok, said.

“There are medicinal herbs that I’m looking for in a nearby human city. I don’t know much about the customs of the short-lived species, so I can’t get them.”

“……”

“You’ll have to come with me.”

Bwaaaang!!!!

Lenok forcefully pulled the throttle without answering.

The bike, gaining speed, shot forward powerfully, but stopped without even moving two meters.

Tree roots that had sprung up from under the ground were firmly holding the monster bike’s wheels.

Kkigigigik…!!!

Lenok, looking at the scene with an expressionless face, said.

“Let go.”

“Didn’t you promise to accompany me?”

“I allowed it. It wasn’t a promise.”

“You’re playing with words.”

“You’re the one playing with words. Who said we had to stop by another city during the military parade?”

“It will only take a moment to buy the medicinal herbs. I’ll do the work, so you just need to help make sure there are no problems.”

“That’s not my problem.”

Just as Lenok was about to pull the throttle all the way, Yufria said in a calm voice from behind.

“The treatment targets that the corps command asked me to treat were two of the highest-ranking generals.”

“……”

“If you accompany me, I will show you the treatment method of life magic and the process of treating the target. What do you say?”

“I’ll consider it if you tell me who the treatment targets are right now.”

“I haven’t heard who the treatment targets are.”

“Then why did you accept the troublesome proposal of getting the treatment yourself and go to the military parade?”

“Our Elder Council took responsibility for Kundara’s fall and came out into the world.”

Yufria replied quietly.

“The corps command offered the core parts needed to rebuild Kundara as compensation. As the commander of the Eastern Front, I couldn’t refuse the deal.”

“Was that why you accepted the position of the 3rd Deadrise Corps Commander?”

“……”

Yufria didn’t answer, and Lenok was lost in thought.

They offered the parts needed to rebuild Kundara in exchange for ‘treating’ the highest-ranking generals of the corps.

He didn’t know if that meant the corps commander or the lieutenant general.

The irony was that as soon as he heard that, there were candidates that came to Lenok’s mind.

If he helped Yufria Aosel, he would naturally find out who the corps was trying to treat.

A person who could heal others, not himself.

A being with magic that could heal even high-ranking magic users was extremely rare throughout the continent.

That was why, despite his bizarre hobbies and notoriety, the grafting surgeon was receiving patients from various forces.

‘The fact that they asked the highest-ranking true bloodline of Kundara means they’re trying to treat a very important internal figure… Could it be…’

Lenok, who had been lost in thought, slowly got off the bike.

Lenok, dusting off the coat he was wearing and turning around, nodded to Yufria.

“Like I said, we don’t have much time. We have to take care of it and move within half a day.”

“Understood.”

“And you have to keep every single promise you just mentioned. If you pretend you don’t know like you did with the power rankings-”

“I’m not interested in the evaluations and safety of the short-lived species as I said, but the matter of Kundara is different.”

Yufria stared at Lenok.

“As a member of the Elder Council, I have a duty to rebuild Kundara. I swear on the true blood flowing through my body that I will keep my promise.”

“……Okay. Let’s go.”

At the same time as Lenok agreed, Yufria gestured, moving the tree roots under her feet.

Krrrrrr…!!

The bushes and tree roots that the two were standing on moved, rising up and moving from that spot.

A giant tree root bridge that quickly moved the shortest distance, leaping over the entire mountain range.

Lenok, who was standing tens of meters above the ground in an instant, looked down at his feet and said.

“Come to think of it, if you can swear on your true blood, you could prove the truth of your words that you’re not interested in the power rankings in the same way.”

“……”

Yufria pretended not to hear.

* * *

“It’s here.”

The Sea of Understanding that surrounded the outermost part of the Eastern Continent.

A nameless small and medium-sized city on the coast where the distant horizon could be seen far away.

Lenok was on a platform made of woven trees with Yufria, looking at the surrounding terrain.

“According to my life magic, there is a unique medicinal herb that only grows in this vicinity.”

Yufria explained with an expressionless face.

“It seems that the ecosystem here is completely different from the other environments on the continent.”

“It’s because of the huge updraft of unknown origin blowing from near the Sea of Understanding.”

Lenok replied.

“Substances imbued with magic easily float away from the influence of gravity, which is why an ecosystem that is different from other parts of the continent is formed.”

“That’s a detailed explanation. Do you know this place well?”

“Rather than knowing it well… This is the only environment like this on the entire continent in the first place.”

At Yufria’s question, Lenok glanced up.

“This is the outermost part of the Philemon Autonomous Territory. It’s one of the entrances to the floating island cluster. The Moon Island where the Blue Eye headquarters is located is beyond that sea.”

The Philemon Autonomous Territory was the area where Cheongyeon and Madrea Palsier resided, and a hidden region where the Blue Eye headquarters was located.

The Moon Island where the first lighthouse was located, following the mission of the lighthouse keeper that had been passed down for generations.

It had been a long time since Lenok had visited the floating island cluster since he left the Blue Eye, but he still remembered the scenery around here.

The beautiful scenery where dozens to hundreds of islands floated on the sea, forming a huge cluster.

Even though he had traveled to all sorts of hidden regions on the continent, there were few sceneries that could compare to this.

“As expected of someone who was once a Watcher of the Blue Eye, you know it well.”

“You’re really thick-skinned. Do you want to pretend you didn’t know anything even after coming this far?”

Lenok sneered.

“The reason you asked me to accompany you wasn’t a coincidence, it’s because you know I’m a Watcher. Did you think I wouldn’t notice?”

“……”

“Unfortunately, I have no intention of getting involved with the Blue Eye anymore. If you were thinking of getting my help in the Autonomous Territory, you should give up.”

The main force of the Blue Eye, led by Lapis Palsier, was clashing with the cult near the Central Front.

Even if Lenok passed by the Autonomous Territory, he would not encounter the Watchers or help them.

He had completely relinquished his duties when he left the Blue Eye. Wasn’t that why Lapis had let Lenok go, even knowing that fact?

Rather, if Lenok were to intervene in the Blue Eye again in this situation, it would be difficult for the Blue Eye in many ways.

He had no intention of taking the lead in hostility, but he didn’t want to help them or receive help from them.

“I wasn’t acting. It’s just that I don’t know much about the Eastern Continent other than the information written in the power rankings.”

Yufria looked down at the Sea of Understanding.

“The current Eastern Continent is very different from what I knew hundreds of years ago, so my memories are almost meaningless.”

“……The Eastern Continent hundreds of years ago was different from now?”

“It doesn’t seem to be recorded in the history of the short-lived species, but the Sea of Understanding surrounding the Eastern Continent was not the same as it is now.”

Yufria replied calmly to Lenok’s question.

“Rather, it had an environment and terrain that was almost the opposite of the explanation I just heard from you. I don’t know the exact variables either, but…”

“……”

“We’ve arrived, so let’s go down to the city. Because of the updraft you mentioned, the life signs of the city can’t be read properly from here.”

Chwaaaak!!

The tree roots that had been firmly binding their feet split apart, and Lenok and Yufria fell.

The two, who had landed lightly without using much magic, began to walk towards the city built on the coast-

Immediately after, they stopped walking at the same time.

“……Wait.”

“I smell blood.”

Lenok’s face hardened, and Yufria turned her gaze.

The long-lived species’ eyes, looking at the waves crashing between the coast, turned cold.

“The waves… are red.”

Due to the updraft of magic blowing from the Sea of Understanding, there were no signs of people outside the city.

But even though they had narrowed the distance this much, there were no signs or life reactions felt inside the city.

They already had a hunch about what had happened.

“……”

Thud!

As soon as they passed through the small city gate and headed inside, there was a pool of blood.

The scene of gruesome corpses scattered all over the streets.

The sight of a decapitated corpse hanging dead in the center of the main street that ran through the city.

A huge red flag, as if piercing through the blood-soaked center of the street, fluttered in the sea breeze.

Kwaaaaaaaa!!!!

Under the flag with a roaring skull emblem, crooked letters covering the entire street were scribbled.

A bizarre trace, as if they had left a signature on the scene, using the blood of the corpses they had killed as ink.

[Baitan]

“……Baitan, huh.”

Lenok also remembered that name clearly.

A powerful figure who was at the top of the Eastern Continent’s power rankings on the deep web.

A monster that was characterized by particularly different explanations and evaluations from other superhumans.

The lord of the Wargear, currently called the most dangerous divine being near the Eastern Front.

“I see what happened here.”

Yufria said in a calm voice.

“I heard that the conqueror Baitan swept through the vicinity of the Philemon Autonomous Territory not long ago. He’s still near here.”