Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1212

Kyunroe Subjugation (4)

Kyunroe Subjugation (4)

It was nearing noon. Bright sunlight poured in through the window.

Lenok sat by the window, surrounded by stacks of books, lost in thought.

“…”

The Black Consumer Project.

A plan to edit and configure human destiny and talent to manipulate them as desired.

The moment Lenok heard the truth from Ethan Bajur, he understood far more than that.

Kaisel Bajur’s talent and curse that he had faced throughout his life.

The countless failures and frustrations he had accumulated through it. The betrayal and conclusion he reached at the end.

Even why the project was called the Black Consumer.

Wasn’t it said that they were forcing their way to grasp qualifications and a future that were not given to them?

The name of the project, decided by Kaisel and Oliviera, accurately pointed to its essence from the beginning.

Only after hearing and realizing everything, Lenok looked back at the memories he had faced so far, reflecting on their meaning.

‘Directly interfering with human talent or aptitude…’

Ironically, Lenok had heard a similar story before.

The breeding that the central nobles had been conducting to match bloodlines and roles. The refined bloodline abilities they obtained through it.

Filtering and selecting human talent and genetic traits, leaving only superior talents in the blood of the nobles.

Lenok already knew that a similar attempt to the project had been made in Ars Nova.

“…”

Clearly, the failure of the project was not unrelated to the destruction of Ars Nova.

Even though Ars Nova’s ‘breeding’ was different from the project’s ‘editing’ in method, their final direction was similar.

So, if the failures that existed between the two cities influenced each other, it might not be impossible.

Just sitting and contemplating the truth of the project, he was learning many new things.

He was looking back at the true meaning of the secrets he had heard before but did not understand.

However, if there was a lingering doubt-

“Lenok.”

Aris, who was holding a pen at the desk in the back of the room, was watching him with a strange expression.

“Are you alright?”

“…Yes. I’m fine.”

Lenok, awakened from his thoughts, answered and turned his gaze.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been back to school, so I was lost in thought. It’s almost done.”

Lavatenon Magic University. The top floor of the Department of Elemental Studies research building.

Lenok was handling the piled-up work with Aris in her lab.

Aris had returned to her position as a professor at Lavatenon, and Lenok was also using the same research building as her.

Although they were no longer in the relationship of professor and assistant professor, the work they did had not changed much.

Rather, it was somewhat moving to be working with Aris on departmental matters like this now.

However, Aris seemed to have slightly different thoughts than Lenok.

“It will take a little more time for the lab ‘preparation’ to be completed.”

Aris coughed and cautiously asked, glancing at Lenok.

“You don’t have to stay at school with me all the time… I don’t mind if you’re okay with it, Lenok.”

“…”

“The subjugation battle. You’re busy preparing in many ways.”

Aris, having also participated in the tower’s meeting, would understand how serious the current situation was.

She seemed to be trying to bring it up in a way that wouldn’t offend Lenok, but her voice became awkward because of it.

“It’s alright.”

Lenok smiled and finished signing the remaining documents.

“I’ve been gathering information about the subjugation battle for a while now, so I had some time.”

“Does that mean… that Dead Rise has been targeting Lenok for a long time?”

“Rather, it would be more accurate to describe it as an obsession with this city.”

Lenok raised his gaze.

“Even after advancing to the center, the legion has always considered reclaiming Balkan as their long-cherished desire. Now, it’s not hard to guess what they want through me.”

“That’s…”

“Almost all the necessary preparations are complete. Of course, what I’m trying to do is far from a thorough or perfect plan…”

Lenok muttered, resting his chin on his hand and looking out the window.

“That’s why, before dealing with the ‘purpose’ of coming to school today, I needed some time to organize my thoughts one last time.”

“…”

The existence of Ethan Bajur, who was returning to Balkan to recover the ‘success’ of the Black Consumer Project.

That’s why Lenok was checking how accurately he understood the truth of the project before starting.

Only after recognizing how the success or failure of the project affected this world could he properly deal with Ethan.

He had to understand what Ethan wanted and why he was standing here again, so that Lenok could also maintain his center without being swept away by him.

Not to chase after him out of attachment to the project, but to no longer be shaken by the truth.

Because he seemed to vaguely know ‘who’ the success of the project that Ethan mentioned was.

“I think I know what you mean. There’s nothing like this kind of paperwork to organize complex thoughts.”

Aris, as if she understood what Lenok was saying, tapped her pen with a wry smile.

“When I read and sign documents about work that I have no interest in, I find myself thinking about other things.”

“I didn’t know that’s how you felt about the school’s work, Professor.”

“It’s not like I enjoy doing everything.”

Aris said with a sulky look at Lenok’s teasing words.

“The parts I find valuable at school are teaching undergraduates or researching magical theories. Of course, I have no intention of neglecting other tasks necessary for that…”

“Even without that, I heard that inquiries about your classes have been pouring in since you returned to your position. Are you not going to open new lectures?”

Aris Richelen was one of the most popular professors at Lavatenon even before her sabbatical.

This was not only because she had achieved outstanding accomplishments as both a magician and a researcher, but also because she was fundamentally an excellent educator.

She was kind and gentle to everyone, and she knew how to empathize with and care for the difficulties that undergraduates felt, so the quality of her lectures was very high.

Not only the Department of Elemental Studies but also other departments had a surge in applications, and there were several clashes between departments over the issue of allocating the number of students.

Lenok, as an assistant professor in the past, had also assisted with related tasks, so he knew well how popular Aris was with the students.

However, Aris didn’t seem to be particularly interested even after hearing those words.

“I think I’ll probably be back on the podium from the next quarter… but I’m not sure yet.”

Aris said in a blurry voice, twisting her hair with one hand.

“Right now, this work is too important, so it’s hard to pay attention to school. I’ll think about it again later.”

“As for me, I hope you don’t focus too much on the tower’s work, Professor…”

“Lenok.”

Aris’s voice changed slightly sharply.

Her blue eyes momentarily held a strong light.

“You’re not thinking of saying that I shouldn’t help you in this matter, are you?”

“…If I thought that, I wouldn’t have come to see Aris like this.”

Lenok, with a wry smile, put down his pen and stood up.

“I think it’s time, can I ask you to prepare right away?”

“Okay!”

Aris, as if her mood had improved in an instant, stood up and took the lead.

Lenok followed behind her, bathed in the sunlight pouring through the research building corridor.

The reason why Lenok was spending time at Lavatenon Magic University now, ahead of the subjugation battle.

It was also to organize his thoughts on the project before the full-scale war, but it wasn’t just for that reason that he came to see Aris.

The research that Aris had started in earnest after entering Lenok’s magic tower at the same time as returning to Balkan.

Her achievement that she had obtained from the Sinclair Magic Tower, and the consumable that was rapidly dominating the elixir market across the continent.

“This is the elixir manufacturing facility that I temporarily set up.”

Clank!!

The moment the locked door opened, a clear golden glow filled his eyes.

Dozens of test tubes were lined up at regular intervals on the wall.

A golden glow slowly dripped one drop at a time through the boiling steam.

The golden droplets fell and reacted when they came into contact with the pre-prepared catalyst.

The droplets flowing through various catalysts changed color in real time, turning into a brilliant rainbow.

The droplets that passed through dozens of filters and catalysts finally returned to gold and were placed in a flask.

The moment a new drop was added to the golden liquid concentrated in the flask, a light ripple spread throughout the laboratory.

Whoosh!!

A golden wind that gently swept over Lenok and Aris’s faces and disappeared.

It contained a strangely familiar yet nostalgic thought, with a faint warmth.

“For now, I’m using the facilities that I used at the Sinclair Magic Tower.”

Aris said as she walked through the spacious laboratory.

“Originally, I brought the facilities with the intention of running the process in Lenok’s magic tower, but now I’m borrowing the research building’s laboratory, so the efficiency is a bit low.”

“I’ll prepare a place for you as soon as the tower stabilizes.”

The elixir that Aris Richelen manufactures.

It was an elixir with an effect that dramatically reduced mana consumption for a few seconds immediately after ingestion, an effect that had hardly existed on the continent until now.

It had the potential to be useful in all fields, including combat, as well as work or research that required a large amount of mana, so its value was astronomical.

It was the core item that had raised the status of the Sinclair Magic Tower and had grown the tower’s item business to an enormous scale.

Originally, as soon as she entered Lenok’s magic tower, she was planning to bring in related facilities and entrust Aris with the research and work, but.

As Lenok’s magic tower went into reconstruction, she was temporarily located in the Lavatenon research building laboratory.

This was the real reason why Lenok had come here before the subjugation battle.

“No, that’s not what I meant… I haven’t been able to achieve any significant results for my fourth paper either.”

Aris answered awkwardly and turned around.

“Anyway, the important thing was the item I had to show Lenok.”

Clank!

A huge workbench located in the deepest part of the laboratory.

Behind the pile of papers filled with numbers presumed to be component ratios, densities, and quantities.

In the middle of the workbench where all kinds of test tubes and droppers were hung, there was a small vial.

Unlike other elixirs that shone with a clear golden light, it was a golden liquid with a strangely blue hue.

A potion that flowed with a saturation and light that looked different from other elixirs at a glance.

“This is…”

“The first improved version of the elixir. It’s the undiluted solution of Elixir Prestige. It’s completely refined, and the ‘preparation’ is finally complete.”

Aris said, slowly lifting it up.

“It’s an item that has increased the duration of the effect compared to the existing elixir, reduced the dosage, and greatly improved the efficacy.”

“If it’s an improvement in efficacy…”

“The ability to preserve the user’s condition at the time of ingestion. I focused on expanding the scope of application for that part.”

Aris explained.

“It doesn’t just stop at reducing mana consumption, but it tries to maintain the state at the time of ingestion in terms of thought, mental strength, metabolism, and energy efficiency.”

“…”

“If Lenok takes it, he might be able to control his thought, and maybe even his mental image, once without consumption. That’s what I made it for from the beginning, but…”

Aris trailed off and shook her head slightly.

“I only have one bottle right now, so I don’t know how much dosage Lenok needs. Maybe you have to drink the whole bottle for the effect to work properly.”

“‘Fixing’ the remaining power of thought or mental strength at the time of ingestion…”

Unlike the existing elixir that compensated for mana consumption, it was said that it might even be possible to preserve not only thought but also mental image once.

If he could use the self-magnetic field or domain, which presupposes the enormous consumption of mental image, once without cost.

That was another ‘opportunity’ that could completely change the major premise or strategy of the subjugation battle itself.

For a high-ranking sorcerer like Lenok, it was a new option that might be more valuable than life itself.

The moment he realized that, Lenok could see why Aris was giving him the new elixir at this time.

If she was preparing this to give Lenok one more chance ahead of the subjugation battle.

He was actually talking about the efficacy and purpose of the elixir with Aris for the first time.

Lenok also understood that she was trying to tell him more secrets and reasons.

“You knew that I was receiving the effects of the elixir much stronger than other people.”

“The elixir was made for Lenok from the beginning.”

Aris answered quietly.

“After returning to the Sinclair Magic Tower, I didn’t have the time to care about other people. My research was always lacking, and I was afraid that I wouldn’t even be able to achieve the goal I left Balkan for.”

“…”

“I wished that nothing would change after that, that there would be something that wouldn’t change… I was looking for a way while thinking that every day…”

Aris closed her eyes and whispered in a faint voice that could barely be heard by Lenok.

“Only at the very end did I realize that the method was within me.”

“…Aris.”

“The reason why I completed the hierarchy after meeting Lenok. The reason why I didn’t realize that fact. The reason why I only use this ability for Lenok.”

Aris looked at the elixir in Lenok’s hand.

“All the reasons are here.”

“…”

The reason why only Aris could make the unprecedented elixir.

The reason why she created the elixir while repeating research to cure Lenok.

The reason why she always wanted something that wouldn’t change.

The reason that makes her a magician is contained here.

Aris’s awakened primal mental image, and the ‘ability’ she obtained as a result.

If the elixir was literally the result of materializing her wish-

“I understand.”

Lenok, who had put the Elixir Prestige in his arms, nodded.

“If you put in the desire for it not to change… it’s only natural that I accept that power in a different way than others.”

“…”

“I will make sure that this meaning is not used in vain.”

Ethan, who changed even himself, saying that nothing is unchanging.

Aris, who is holding onto her heart, hoping that nothing will change.

It was impossible to know which one was right. Lenok didn’t even know which one he truly wanted.

However, it was clear that what Aris had given him could be meaningful in the upcoming subjugation battle.

A means of preserving mana that was essential for Lenok, who was planning a war with the legion.

Considering the mana that would be consumed in the process of ‘using’ the new magic tower in the subjugation battle, it was an item that had to be prepared at this time.

It was the wish that Aris had made, which would definitely be needed at least once to refine Lenok’s lightning to the extreme.

For Lenok, that was enough.

Aris also smiled at Lenok and then began to move busily around the laboratory.

“I’ll give you the extra elixir that has been manufactured. Considering the backlash immediately after ingestion, you won’t be able to drink it continuously during battle, but…”

“I’ll gratefully accept it.”

He had been taking and consuming the undiluted and diluted elixir several times while traveling around the continent.

If Aris was manufacturing and replenishing the elixir at this time, it would definitely be helpful.

Now that he was finishing preparations ahead of the subjugation battle, Lenok had no intention of refusing help or cooperation from those around him.

“However, everything is good, but let’s change just one thing.”

“Yes?”

“Isn’t the name Elixir Prestige too grand? Wouldn’t a name like King Elixir or Super Elixir be more intuitive…”

“…”

[…]

Along with Davi’s cold reaction, Lenok was able to see Aris’s expression that he had never seen before that day.

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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