Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 435

“Like this?”

“No. Not like that.”

Lenok slightly adjusted the shape of his raised hand as he spoke.

“It’s more like this.”

After spending a whole day checking on Davi’s health, who had become a nine-tailed fox, and examining her abilities and growth, Lenok paid a long-overdue visit to the headquarters of the distribution company he had established with Jenny.

In the usually bustling courtyard, where the company’s security personnel, led by Drey Creamgal, were engaged in sparring or group activities, about ten people, who rarely gathered together, were now squatting and groaning.

Even Dylan and Mila, who had come with him, were obediently putting their hands together and trying to recall something, a bizarre sight.

“Ugh…”

Mila, who had been lost in thought with her head tilted, spoke.

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

“…I didn’t expect it to work well from the start.”

Lenok said, glancing away.

“But isn’t it much better than ending up like that?”

[Uweeek…!!]

In a corner where the two were looking, a woman with a robotic head was kneeling, her head buried in the ground.

Along with a terrible sound like retching, oil dripped from her mechanical head.

[I, I can’t… I can’t do this…]

Lenok said, pointing to Mad Manson, who was muttering in a depressed voice and digging into the ground.

“At least you, who mainly deal with pure psychic powers, have a higher chance of success than Manson. Have confidence.”

“…Can’t we just not do it…?”

What does it mean that Mad Manson, who had been working as a freelancer in the shadows for a long time, was rolling on the floor, unable to bear the pain transmitted during training?

Either the technique Lenok was trying to convey was that dangerous, or that painful.

But Lenok shook his head firmly at Mila.

“You were the one who rushed to learn magic. You can’t give up here. Let’s go again.”

“Eek…!!”

As Mila focused her mind, putting strength into both hands, Lenok transferred his magic power to her fingertips.

At the same time, a faint light that rose from her hand rotated in a circle.

It began to slowly connect, head to tail.

“Oooooh!!”

Mila’s expression changed brightly at the sight, which was clearly different from before, and the others who had been sitting and groaning beside her turned their heads in that moment.

Mila immediately bowed her head and began to vomit, feeling a strange sensation as if her mind was completely tangled.

“Gweeeek!!”

“I knew it.”

“What else would a mercenary with nothing but booze in her head do?”

“If that woman had succeeded first, I would have given up without regret.”

Dylan, who was sitting awkwardly next to her with his hands together, let out a strange laugh from behind his mask.

“Kehehehe! You’re no different, Mila!”

“Shut up…!! Ugh, what is this head…!!”

A sensation more powerful and strange than any hangover. A strange sensation as if her mind was shattered and playing separately made her stomach churn.

Even though she was lying on the ground, Mila felt dizzy and collapsed.

Lenok looked down at Mila and clicked his tongue.

“Is this test subject also a failure…? Next.”

“Um, Ban? We’re all here to learn magic, right?”

Wei An, who stood before Lenok with a slightly trembling voice, asked.

His complexion was also pale, as if he had already vomited heavily once.

Lenok sighed softly and nodded.

“I’ve explained it several times. I didn’t have enough understanding of magic to teach anyone before, but now it’s a bit different.”

“No, then what’s with the test subject story…”

“I can’t perfectly pass on magic, but I can teach you the basics.”

Lenok cut off Wei An’s words firmly and naturally changed the subject.

“They say you learn by teaching others. I hope this opportunity will be a good one for both of us.”

Wei An tilted his head with a puzzled expression, watching Lenok, whose tone had become solemn.

“No, something feels weird…”

“If you’re still suspicious, I’ll show you one more time. We have a skilled assistant instructor. Come forward.”

“Um, Ban. This is a bit embarrassing…”

Evelyn, a short-haired woman who came out from behind Lenok, grumbling, held out both hands.

In Evelyn’s hands, which were spread out and formed a triangle with her thumb and index finger, a faint green ring was created and rotated.

Woo woo woong…!!

A low noise like a car engine turning. At the same time, Evelyn’s hair fluttered faintly.

While the others were staring blankly, Lenok pulled out a strand of electricity from between Evelyn’s fingers and flicked it.

Pajijik!!

The electrode, which was sucked into the ring with a loud noise, disappeared instead of touching Evelyn’s body.

A strange phenomenon as if another space existed inside the ring.

But when Evelyn frowned slightly, released both hands, and gestured, the ring collapsed, and Lenok’s electricity popped out from inside, smashing the floor.

Bang!!

A large pit was created, smashing the well-laid cement on the floor.

Lenok turned his head.

“Did you see that?”

“No…”

“That’s only possible because it’s a Hyun-Gung [a technique or skill].”

“Don’t ask me to have that level of magic control in the first place.”

“…”

Evelyn patted Lenok’s shoulder, who was speechless.

“How about giving up soon?”

“Hmm, I expected it wouldn’t be easy…”

“Actually, I wouldn’t have been able to follow if you hadn’t pointed out the basics from the start. Honestly, I still don’t know what the principle is.”

Evelyn shrugged and smiled awkwardly.

“If they had talent for magic in the first place, they would have learned it by watching, right? Me too.”

People who had known each other since Lenok first set foot in this city, and who had saved each other’s lives at least three times.

It wasn’t that Evelyn couldn’t understand Lenok’s idea of teaching magic, but she thought the chances of success were low.

Because achieving great accomplishments and creating a great magic system were closer to completely different talents.

Even ‘Ban-Gung (Rebellious Sky),’ who was called the most powerful Ascender in history, did not have a magic system that was passed down to later generations without any special transmission.

The more complex and sophisticated the power you handle, the more difficult it is to pass it on to future generations.

Evelyn thought that the ability to explain what you understand in an easy, clear, and concise way, and to lead others to the truth, was also an innate talent.

But Lenok shook his head even after hearing Evelyn’s words.

“I don’t think I can finish it in just one day either.”

What Lenok was trying to teach them was not the entire newly completed Ouroboros magic system, but only a small part of the terminal.

Among them, the simplest basic and foundation of application, [Taming Tail]. If you think about it, it’s the act of drawing a magic circle itself.

How could he expect others to perfectly handle this power that he himself had only recently obtained?

“It’s enough if you memorize the magic power array I taught you and implement it in the right place. That alone will be helpful enough during combat.”

The Ouroboros magic system is the result of a desire for perfection, created with transcendent cognitive and sensory abilities.

Of course, it is a perpetual motion machine that no one but Lenok himself can fully master and acquire.

Nevertheless, the reason he tried to pass on the basics of the magic system he had obtained at the 8th level branching point to others was simple.

The fact that others can learn and master it even a little is the clearest and most certain proof that it has been completed as a magic system.

‘It’s not for nothing that I gathered people who have no connection to magic like Mila or Drey.’

The principle of Ouroboros is very unique and strange, unlike any magic Lenok has used so far.

Rather, because of that, there was a possibility that it would be suitable even for those who had no talent for magic at all.

If it is a very basic principle that makes up the magic system, it can be memorized and mastered and used in urgent moments.

“If you can handle it properly, it might save your life once.”

It is an opportunity that can be a stepping stone for growth not only for those who are being taught but also for Lenok.

Teaching the magic system itself is, if you think about it, the act of transmitting the terminal of Ouroboros to others and resonating with it.

He had no intention of giving up easily, as it was highly likely to be a good opportunity to study the convergence and divergence of mind and power and improve the magic system.

“It’s difficult… It took me a whole week to memorize and reproduce the magic power array you taught me.”

Evelyn, who finally understood that Lenok was seriously considering this, also fell into thought.

“That was also the result of excluding the time I spent worrying about finding a way not to conflict with my own innate magic power.”

Even with Evelyn’s level of magic manipulation ability, memorization, judgment, and reflexes, it took her a week just to memorize Lenok’s magic system instead of understanding it.

It seemed impossible for others to memorize and succeed in the technique in a shorter time than her.

Lenok also shrugged, with an expression that he did not expect a big harvest right away.

“I’m hoping it will get better over time. Considering the parts you struggled with, it might work better for those who are ignorant of magic.”

“It’s easy to say, but it’s realistically impossible. Can you even call that a magic system in the first place?”

“…That’s why we’re helping each other like this to verify it. I’m planning to give it as homework until I come back.”

Lenok said, slightly changing the subject.

The reason he called Evelyn to this place today was not just to use her as an assistant instructor.

“How is the city government doing?”

“…After Madrich Onion’s death, the new project has been completely suspended. It has been decided that another special agency will take over the work of Achilles.”

Evelyn nodded.

“Thanks to that, some of the management authority that the agents had lost has been returned.”

“And the agents, who are short of manpower, will reinstate the ace they had suspended.”

“No, that’s not yet…”

“Not yet?”

When Lenok turned his gaze, Evelyn’s eyes were slightly shaking.

“Reinstatement, will it be possible…?”

“…Deputy Director Pallard will take care of it. There won’t be any big problems.”

It seemed that Evelyn’s unintended unemployed life would be a little longer, but she shook her head as if she didn’t want to care about it for long.

“It’s very strange that the city council finished things like this. Something must have happened.”

“They are never the ones to act without any reason. Just like when they suddenly released the Prohibition Edict, they must have their own plans.”

After all, the new project that was carried out this time also had a clear and important reason above all else.

Lenok was able to deeply realize how much the city council was secretly manipulating things to cover up the disaster caused by the failure of the Black Consumer Project.

It was like getting closer to the secrets of the veiled project, but now that the situation was settled with Madrich Onion’s funeral, it was difficult for Lenok to move rashly.

It is very rare for a case like this, where justification and responsibility are precariously balanced and the aftermath is not great.

Because Madrich Onion himself had repeatedly done shady things such as entering Achilles, confronting Dyke, and carrying out terrorism, the city council did not take this matter seriously and buried it by holding a funeral.

It was more likely to be a loss than a gain to get excited and try to stir up the city’s secrets here.

“Struman said he’d buy me a drink sometime.”

“That navy guy?”

“He didn’t like that Madrich Onion was using the naval base as his secret base. He asked me to contact him.”

Lenok chuckled unconsciously.

Even without that, there were many people he had to meet separately, such as Panoana from Dyke Company, and Meyer and Sebastian, who had helped him in this matter.

“If you come to District 49, I’ll treat you to a glass of whiskey.”

“I’ll tell him that. Shall we have a drink here for the first time in a while?”

Evelyn said, pretending to tilt a glass with one hand.

“Come to think of it, we haven’t done it separately since we came back from the labyrinth.”

“Do as you please. But I think Jenny said she was going to close the bar and come watch…”

Oooooooo!!!

Lenok and Evelyn turned their heads at the same time at the cheers that suddenly came from one corner of the open space.

All the others who had gathered in the courtyard were gaping in shock.

The two, who also turned their gaze along the direction of the gaze, also opened their mouths unconsciously.

“…Is that, am I seeing that right?”

“I didn’t expect this either. Could it be that the second person to succeed is…”

Jenny, with her hair wet as if she had been in the water, a broker who usually stayed inside the bar and rarely came out.

She was sweating profusely with her hands together, looking like she had come out to see what was going on in the courtyard.

“Um, Ban…? Is this working properly?”

Between her fingers, a faint blue ring was floating and rotating.

* * *

It had been a week since Lenok gave the task of mastering the technique of drawing magic circles to those who had gathered in the courtyard.

After that, Lenok took care of his pending schedules and tasks, met the people he had to meet, and neatly organized his affairs.

When he stayed outside the city and returned, he usually had a lot of pending work, but this time, since the work was completed near the city, the burden was relatively less.

The only thing that bothered him was that the aftereffects of the injuries he had sustained in the battle with Madrich had not completely disappeared.

It would be good to rest and manage his condition, but Lenok had no intention of maintaining this daily life for long.

“Let’s see, what’s left…”

After confirming that he would send a proxy to Dyke’s shareholders’ meeting, he visited Palmer’s workshop and entrusted the repair of the broken equipment.

He visited the Antares Mercenary Group and heard the news that Antares had not yet returned to the city, and gave a brief greeting to Dylan and Mila.

In Evan’s identity, he contacted Lavatenon University to check the remaining number of annual leave days, and then contacted Baila, who was serving as a temporary professor, to clear his schedule.

[Since you have three identities, you have three times as many schedules to take care of.]

“That’s right. I sometimes regret it. Even though I’m only using three identities alternately, I have so much to take care of.”

Lenok laughed as he responded to Davi’s words.

[But do you think you have to do this work now?]

“…”

Davi’s words seemed to pass by casually.

But Lenok noticed the worry in the spirit’s words and closed his mouth.

“…That’s right. If you think about it, this time is like going to create a fourth identity.”

Lenok forced a smile and reached into his coat to stroke Davi’s head.

“The destruction of the central city and the failure of the project. The secrets that the Ascenders have not yet revealed… There are still people who can answer all these questions.”

[But…]

“I said it might be the last offer. I need to check how much of that was true…”

The hand that had been stroking Davi’s head came out of the coat.

In Lenok’s long, thin fingers, instead of a cyber spirit, was a mask that resembled a jet-black obsidian.

The item he had received from the Underworld King of Pandemonium on the train returning from the Hanghasa Labyrinth, saying it was the last offer.

Lenok stared at it for a long time, then slowly placed the mask on his face.

There had been a long time of contemplation and patience, and the unexpected meeting with the cult leader had finally made him decide.

There was still so much that Lenok did not know, and yet there were truths and failed answers that he had to uncover.

In the conversation that transcended the cult leader’s transcendent existence and cognition, Lenok was rather strongly realizing it.

Perhaps, as Myung said, this moment might be the last chance for Lenok to choose another branching point.

The hesitation was not long.

The voice that echoed through the mask had changed completely, perfectly different from Lenok’s.

“Let’s go meet Pandemonium.”