Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1215

Kyunroe Subjugation (7)

Whoosh!

A fierce wind whipped across the top of the skyscraper.

Lenok stood at the very edge of the rooftop of a super-tall building, hundreds of meters high.

Leaving behind the vast cityscape sprawling beneath him, he quietly looked down at his hand.

After a long moment of contemplation, a familiar voice came from behind Lenok.

“You made quite a splash at the parade, didn’t you?”

“……”

Whoosh…!!

A faint ripple, like a gentle breeze, appeared, and Ivelin’s figure materialized in the air.

She landed lightly on the rooftop as if gravity had no hold on her, and stretched languidly.

“The Eastern Front is in chaos because of what you did at headquarters. The city’s special task force is on high alert.”

“It seems you heard from an agent.”

Lenok carefully folded his hand and asked.

“What’s the reaction elsewhere?”

“Ominous. It couldn’t be good.”

It was no wonder, considering he had burned down the entire legion headquarters.

No, from an outsider’s perspective, it was only natural that his actions would be incomprehensible.

After being awarded the rank of general, clashing with the marshal, killing the legion commander, and escaping the headquarters.

It was only natural that he would be seen as an incomprehensible madman.

Was the reputation of Chun-beon, who had maintained an unusually good image, also becoming similar to Kyunroe?

He had thought it would happen someday, since he hadn’t made a significant distinction between the two identities except for the magic he used.

“There are many skeptical reactions to the legion’s decision to push forward with the war. In a way, that’s good news for us.”

“……What?”

Lenok paused at the unexpected answer, and Ivelin tilted her head.

“Is there a problem?”

“Was that about the legion, not me?”

“Well, the legion declared the subjugation war right after the parade.”

Ivelin said matter-of-factly.

“There are rumors that Chun-beon clashed with the marshal because of differences of opinion about the war. And that he quit right after receiving the rank of general.”

“……”

“And the fact that the Azure Eye [a powerful organization or faction] stepped in to side with you at the end, it’s clear which side they would be more favorable to when comparing the Lighthouse Keeper [a title or position] and the legion, right?”

Was it being twisted to say that the reason Chun-beon acted out at the parade was to stop the legion’s war?

It was unexpected, but as soon as Lenok heard Ivelin’s words, he could guess how the situation had unfolded.

Considering the reputation Chun-beon had built, it wasn’t an unreasonable conclusion from an outsider’s perspective.

Especially since it was known that the legion was pushing forward with the subjugation war right after the parade.

As Lenok was lost in thought, Ivelin shook her head and said,

“It’s better organized on the Deep Web than my explanation, so check it out later. They even wrote a paper with a timeline of why you quit right after receiving the general’s position.”

“……”

“Because of that, there are many agents who respect you. Some even think of you as a hero…”

Ivelin tilted her head and said.

“Actually, it doesn’t seem that different to me, but I don’t know why there’s such a big difference.”

“……That’s what I want to ask.”

Lenok had also been using Chun-beon’s positive reputation, but he had no intention of being trapped by others’ evaluations.

He had been prepared to discard his reputation if necessary, but perhaps that aspect was being viewed differently from the outside.

He had experienced and gone through many things, but he still couldn’t quite grasp how others saw or evaluated him.

All Lenok could do was to use existing reputations or images to guide the situation.

Seeing Lenok pondering, Ivelin, who had been crossing her arms, subtly changed the subject.

“Well, it’s not wrong to say that you were trying to stop the legion’s war. It doesn’t seem like a bad thing either way.”

“……”

“So, is that the fruit of Jinwa?”

Ivelin walked over to Lenok and asked.

“I’ve heard rumors a few times, but it’s my first time seeing the real thing. It’s much more than I expected…”

Ivelin looked at the piece of fruit in Lenok’s hand and tilted her head.

“It looks like an onion.”

“I suppose so.”

The piece of fruit in Lenok’s hand wriggled slowly.

A unique shape, as if dozens of pages of a book had been stacked, rolled up, and then split.

The pages that made up the inside of the fruit were covered with incomprehensible, bizarre characters that wriggled.

A tree of wisdom that grew by feeding on humans. A piece of the fruit that had grown on that tree.

The last preparation needed for the subjugation war, obtained from Plumber’s orchard for a price.

“It’s an object made by extracting language and knowledge, then layering them into the form of a fruit.”

Lenok said, looking down at the fruit.

“It’s only natural that the inside of the fruit is layered like pages of a book. It’s just like I saw in the Lost Paradise [a mythical or symbolic place].”

Rustle…!

Each time the piece of fruit shook in his hand, a faint purple mist emanated and swirled around him.

Ivelin, who was watching the scene, changed her expression in surprise.

“Are you okay?”

“Probably. It won’t directly harm the human body.”

Lenok nodded, fiddling with the piece of fruit.

“‘Incantation’ is a power that works through letters and language. It’s a power that works through sight and hearing, so it should be fine just smelling it.”

“I don’t think an ascendant’s power would work by filtering through the senses…”

“Of course, if the ascendant herself were here, it wouldn’t mean anything, but this is a byproduct that grew in her Lost Paradise.”

Lenok held up the piece of fruit in one hand and muttered.

“It should be fine just smelling it, not directly consuming or reading it… I can’t be completely sure though.”

“……”

Instead of answering, Ivelin pretended to take a step back.

Lenok, who was holding the piece of fruit with a wry smile, turned around and said,

“All the necessary preparations are complete. All that’s left is to decide on the time and place.”

“Are we starting now?”

“Yes.”

Lenok answered and began to draw up his magic power.

“That’s why I called you here for the last time.”

Crackling…!!!!!

At the same time as he drew up his magic power and lightly swung his hand down, golden lightning exploded.

In an instant, the rooftop of the skyscraper where Lenok and Ivelin were standing was covered and violently rotated.

Boom!

The moment the lightning disappeared, the two were standing in the middle of a vast hall where a huge golden throne had risen.

The engine room located in the center of Lenok’s new magic tower.

On the golden throne in the center, dark blue lightning flickered ominously.

A collection of lightning that had completely lost its human form. Something that had escaped control, bearing the 9th level of lightning and the curse of defiance.

‘It’ on the throne slowly shook and looked down at Lenok.

[…….]

Every time Lenok looked at it, it also looked deeply at Lenok.

The rampage that started in Kundara. After losing control in Kabahim, it drank Ethan’s blood at the parade and became irreversible.

Now, the lightning incarnation that even Lenok’s own will and intention could not control was contained in the center of the tower.

“……”

Whoosh!

While Ivelin was looking at it with a complicated expression, Lenok used blink to descend in front of the throne.

Lenok, who had been silently looking at the piece of fruit in his hand, slowly held it out towards the incarnation.

The moment he brought the fruit to the mouth of the incarnation that had lost its human form, the fruit was engulfed in lightning and disappeared.

Snap!

A strange sound, as if biting into a fruit, or as if the paper that made up the fruit was burning away.

Immediately after, the incarnation engulfed in dark blue lightning began to surge, filling the tower’s hall with a tremendous amount of lightning power.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz!

The blue lightning rode the golden throne and spread at an incredible speed throughout the magic tower.

The energy exploding from the incarnation’s body instantly charged the empty interior facilities and connections of the tower.

Power overflowing and pulsating from all directions. It flashed brilliantly and began to operate from all directions, producing a magnificent resonance.

Whoooooooom!!!!!

The exploding thunder. The flashing blue lightning. The consciousness and thoughts that were being separated as they rampaged to their limits.

Lenok, standing in front of the floating throne, turned to look at Ivelin.

“You know why I brought you here before the subjugation war started, right?”

“……”

“I plan to use the incarnation as the power source and weapon of the tower for the subjugation war.”

Ivelin Marcia was the only person who knew both Kyunroe and Chun-beon’s identities.

…Perhaps the only person.

As one of the few acquaintances he had known since his freelancer days, Ivelin vaguely knew Lenok’s secrets, but even so, Ivelin did not fully understand Lenok’s methods.

She had only accepted it after hearing that all of this was a process for Lenok’s ascension.

Even so, if there was a reason why Lenok brought Ivelin here at the end, it was because Ivelin was virtually the only person who knew about Lenok’s ‘incarnation’.

The person who knew that Lenok was using the incarnation technique to maintain multiple identities.

The person who shared the problem of Lenok’s incarnation and was already aware of how to use it.

“An incarnation that directly reflects lightning that has surpassed my own level. In a way, it’s more like a lightning incarnation than me.”

“……”

“It may not be better at handling magic than me, but it might be comparable in handling lightning. So…”

Lenok, standing in front of the golden lightning-flashing throne, said.

“It will be enough to take on the role of ‘Kyunroe’ against the legion at the start of this subjugation war.”

“That’s…”

Ivelin must have understood what Lenok was trying to do with the incarnation.

Lenok was not simply trying to use the rampaging incarnation as the power source of the tower.

He was trying to use the incarnation as ‘Kyunroe’ to clash with the legion, thoroughly exhausting both sides.

Through that, he was trying to gain control of both the power that he could not originally control and the battlefield at the same time.

Leaving Ivelin, who had trailed off, Lenok, who had finished ‘preparing,’ slowly turned his body.

“So, before we start everything, there’s one thing I want to ask of you.”

“……”

“You’re the only person who knows about my incarnation. You’re the only one I can ask this of.”

“……I still don’t know.”

Ivelin asked with a complicated expression.

“Incarnation technique. Is it really okay to use it like this?”

“In a way, it’s the same reason why I prepared the fruit of Jinwa.”

Lenok raised his gaze.

“I’m not moving with complete certainty. But there is a turning point that I cannot reach unless I use this method.”

“……”

“The problem that exists within me. The war that I cannot control. I need to settle everything that is happening inside and outside of Balkan with this war and move on to the next step.”

Lenok said, looking down at the black ring on his index finger.

“This is a process for that.”

To resolve the rampage of the electric magic that had reached the 9th level boundary.

To face the subjugation war of the Dead Rise [a faction or group] advancing from outside of Balkan.

To accomplish all of that flawlessly, and to find the answer without relying on others.

This was the method Lenok had chosen, and the end of the incarnation that Lenok had chosen.

No matter what the outcome, Lenok would have to endure and accept it himself.

Quarrrrrrrr…!!!!

Beyond the endless horizon, the sky darkened and dark clouds gathered.

No, it wasn’t dark clouds.

The number of massive aircraft that covered one end of the sky in black.

The shape of a huge aerial fortress, flickering under the shadow at its center.

Even though it was coming from a place that could not be seen with the naked eye or grasped with the five senses, he could tell.

The legion was approaching.

“It’s time.”

Lenok turned his gaze.

“It might be the most dangerous thing. Can I leave it to you?”

“……You’re saying that without even explaining what you’re going to ask me to do?”

“There’s no need.”

Lenok smiled, looking at Ivelin, whose expression had turned sullen.

“You know what I’m going to ask you to do.”

“……”

As he said, Ivelin did not ask what Lenok was going to ask her to do.

She didn’t even bother to confirm what she had to do.

It was because she knew that the reason she was called was to ask her to do what she was best at.

She had known from the beginning that it was to tell her which target her arrow should aim for.

“Okay. I’ll do it.”

Ivelin sighed softly and said.

“I’ve ‘done’ it once before, so I can manage somehow. No, you had this planned out since then, right?”

“Thank you.”

“But you have to succeed.”

Ivelin glared at Lenok and asked.

“If something happens to you, I will never cooperate with you again. You know that, right?”

“Don’t worry about that.”

Lenok smiled and answered quietly.

“This time, there won’t even be room to play around with the results.”

Unlike when he dealt with Lapis, he wouldn’t be able to control the situation while moving two identities at the same time.

In this situation where the incarnation was out of control and rampaging, there was no way for Lenok to manipulate two identities at the same time.

But even so, the fundamental reason why Lenok was trying to establish the incarnation as Kyunroe now.

To regain the rampaging lightning, to recover control of the incarnation, and to ultimately end this subjugation war with a perfect victory-

Coordination.

Zzzzzzzzzzz!

In the overflowing lightning, Lenok and Ivelin’s bodies were slowly obscured.

In the distance of the vast sea of lightning, the view turned completely white in an instant, and the moment Ivelin’s presence completely disappeared.

A cold obsidian mask was placed over Lenok’s face, and the scenery in front of him completely changed.

* * *

Swish!

A thick shadow robe swayed, mixing in the shade, and rippled with each step.

A huge hall where darkness had fallen. An awkward, calm, and quiet silence.

In front of it, someone stood and stared at Lenok with a blank face.

“Victor. You’re late.”

“……”

“Everyone is waiting, so come in.”

A face he had never seen before, but a deep voice that was somehow familiar.

The moment Lenok recognized the other person’s identity, the ‘Doctor’ said.

“Before joining the legion, let’s organize the members on this side who will participate in the subjugation war.”

“……”

Lenok did not answer and stared silently at the Doctor’s back.

Only then, as if sensing something strange about Lenok, the Doctor glanced back.

“Is there a problem?”

“……No.”

Lenok, who had instantly changed his voice, pressed down on his mask and took a step.

“The preparations are complete. Let’s start right away.”

Even while putting the incarnation forward for the subjugation war, Lenok had no intention of leaving everything to the rampaging incarnation.

For the ultimate goal, Lenok himself would eventually have to move as Kyunroe at a certain turning point.

But while ‘Kyunroe’ was facing the legion in the subjugation war, Lenok had no intention of sitting still and watching the situation.

The only way for Lenok to control all the information and coordinate the situation in the great war that would determine the fate of the Eastern Continent.

The only means for Lenok to intervene in the start of the subjugation war on the side of the legion.

Where to watch the start of this subjugation war had been decided from the beginning.