Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 772

Third Paper (7)

Third Paper (7)

The sprawling city of Balkan. A bustling downtown square in the central district.

Beyond the dozens of electronic billboards hanging in all directions, only one person’s face has been displayed for quite some time.

A figure with a dark void behind him, countless luminous bodies floating around him, calmly gazing into the camera.

Everyone standing on the street stared silently, as if mesmerized, at the man’s face.

A faint warmth, not yet even a proper excitement.

A brief lull where people hadn’t yet grasped the value of the magic system Evan had unveiled.

“So, he finally went ahead with the presentation.”

A gray-haired old man, leaning against a nearby table, watched the expressions of the people slowly changing as they understood the presentation’s content.

He was idly propping his chin with his hand, sipping from a small water bottle with a bored look.

His face, which only hinted at the passage of time, was as ordinary and neat as if it had been artificially created.

“The Common Magic System is, no matter how you look at it, an excessively troublesome power. He must know that it’s hard to handle.”

A new magic system not bound by lineage, attributes, origin, or birth.

Among those countless people, would even one person truly understand its meaning?

“The choice is his, but still… I wonder if others will accept it with the same meaning?”

“Weren’t you here to meet him in person to confirm that?”

The nun, sitting across from him, quietly replied, as if noticing the doctor’s indifferent reaction.

“You’ve come all the way to Balkan in human form, and you’re saying that? That’s not like you.”

“True. He didn’t seem intoxicated by his talent, but perhaps that would have been better.”

The doctor replied, stroking his chin.

“If he were arrogant and lacked empathy, I could have just watched comfortably. It seems like he has more up his sleeve…”

“……”

Even as he said that, the doctor didn’t let go of the water bottle in his hand, continuing to sip from it.

The bottle itself was made of solid metal, so the contents were not visible, but Highrea knew that it was not an ordinary liquid.

“About the paper… Is it okay to talk about it here? If you’re okay with it, we could move to another place-”

She said, glancing around while crossing her arms.

At first glance, everyone seemed to be focused on the electronic billboards, not paying any attention to the two of them.

But Highrea also knew how many eyes and ears were in this city.

Being with the doctor meant there was no worry about their conversation being leaked, but it was only natural to be careful with words.

However, the doctor nodded languidly towards Highrea.

“Go ahead. If there’s anyone who can eavesdrop on our conversation by breaking through the Seven-Colored Elastic Barrier, I’d rather let them hear it.”

“…What kind of technology is that?”

Highrea, understanding that he was blocking eavesdropping with some unknown technology, put down her tumbler and asked.

“If what Evan Bylon presented is magic from the old world, why didn’t you get involved with it, Doctor?”

Doctor Artermeier of Pandemonium was someone who had studied the civilization of the old world more deeply than anyone she knew.

A genius researcher who had designed the Ascension Gate connected to the relics of the old world even before entering Pandemonium.

Naturally, he must have known that the Common Magic System Evan presented was magic that already existed in the old world.

Then why didn’t the doctor reveal the Common Magic even though he knew about it?

“Even without the Commander’s orders, you could have accessed the Common Magic through the Ascension Gate left in Machina. It seems like nothing but a benefit, doesn’t it?”

Even to Highrea, who was not deeply versed in magic, the potential of Common Magic was beyond words.

Unlike the existing unique magics, its single advantage was that it was not greatly bound by lineage, hierarchy, origin, or talent.

It was an overwhelming versatility that would be attractive enough not only to mages but also to practitioners of other types of arts.

Even if it was only used through a terminal called a learning device, the story would change once it began to be widely distributed to the public.

For now, attention was focused only on the three Common Magics that Evan had revealed, but what if the number of Common Magics steadily increased and their uses expanded?

The unilateral advantage of Evan Bylon controlling all that information, which already seemed quite valuable, and adjusting the degree of its release.

In every way, Evan Bylon was on the verge of gaining the reputation of a pioneer unlike any other.

Among the big figures who knew the secrets of the world, including the doctor, why had no one readily tried that method?

However, as soon as the doctor heard Highrea’s words, he sneered.

“You’re seriously mistaken. It’s not that I didn’t do it, it’s that I couldn’t.”

“…You couldn’t?”

“Because I’m not a mage. If anything, I’m closer to an engineer.”

The doctor replied.

“Researching the magic of the old world is far from my job. It’s inefficient, and it’s not even the method we pursue. Besides-”

“Besides?”

The doctor, who had been silent for a moment at Highrea’s question, turned his gaze and said.

“Originally, the Common Magic System is an art that cannot be used in this world. Unless it’s a method embedded in an artifact, the power itself has no reproducibility.”

“…Why is that?”

“Well, I’m not sure either. Could it be because someone secretly wished for it?”

The doctor, who casually brushed off Highrea’s question, laughed.

“At the moment when the world’s causality ended once again, we don’t even know what kind of deal was made…”

“……”

Did Highrea understand the meaning of what the doctor was saying?

However, without explaining further, both of them looked at the electronic billboard as if they had made a promise.

The camera was now showing not Evan, but an observer manipulating a terminal inside the Magic Tower.

“But Evan Bylon succeeded in processing the Common Magic System so that it could be used in this world.”

The doctor said, slightly raising his gaze.

“In my opinion… I think that’s the true value of the third paper.”

His eyes, which could not be read, turned towards the end of a skyscraper far away.

* * *

Whoosh!

The rooftop of the Baritz headquarters’ top-floor office.

Someone called out to the man standing on the spacious balcony outside the office window.

“Vice Chairman Ikavon.”

Someone, bowing so deeply that their face was not visible, quietly reported the situation.

“Professor Bylon’s seminar has just officially ended.”

“The results?”

“The planning department’s assessment that a review of the reproducibility of old-world technology would be conducted was correct.”

Dante replied quietly.

“However, the reproduced technology itself is considered so absurd…”

“Report.”

Ikavon silently looked through the report that his secretary had brought, and pulled the trigger of the pistol he was holding.

Bang!

With that gesture, the person who had been trembling in front of him collapsed with their eyes rolled back.

“Find out in detail how Evan Bylon’s safety is being protected.”

Ikavon, who had nervously wiped his hands after the attendants had collected the body and disappeared, muttered.

“If a fool with only a good head on his shoulders goes over to another faction, it will come back as a disgustingly huge loss.”

At the same time as one of the secretaries rushed out, Ikavon turned his gaze back.

“Also, tell the subordinate business divisions. Absolutely do not approach the Common Magic System-related business independently.”

In the quiet back of the office, dozens of elderly executives were staring at the same screen as Ikavon with stiff faces.

Senior executives leading the business divisions of Baritz.

All of them were individuals who could lead businesses with independent authority within the company.

Ikavon nodded his head, ignoring the executives.

“This is related to a very old causality. Until we confirm the trend of Evan Bylon’s Common Magic updates, focus on vigilance. Understood?”

“Understood.”

“Good. I have things to discuss with the old men of the Central Council, so go.”

As soon as the executives hurriedly left the office at his sharp words, Ikavon immediately grabbed his cell phone.

“Yes, Councilman.”

Ikavon, who immediately connected a call somewhere, twisted his lips as he looked out the window.

“I told you to keep your schedule open for a while, didn’t I?”

[…!!!]

Ikavon took the phone away from his ear, leaving someone shouting in an agitated tone.

Only after the shouting voice had subsided did Ikavon speak again in a nonchalant manner.

“That’s not my concern. I don’t care if it becomes dangerous or not.”

[…]

“However, call Councilwoman Amanda separately and have her sort out her position. Understood?”

Ikavon muttered, looking at the brightly lit street scene.

“If you want to prevent any more talk about this seminar, you’ll have to manage the mouths of the friends you’ve planted well, Councilman.”

* * *

After Lenok presented his third paper, there was only one thing being talked about in the world.

[Evan Bylon. The creator of a new magic system.]

[The Common Magic System, not bound by attributes and rules, is born.]

It wasn’t just that it took up the front page news section, but the entire newspaper published today was only about the paper.

“How can they focus on it so differently?”

Lenok muttered, sitting in the conference room on the top floor of the Magic Tower, looking at the headline of the article that took up the front page of the newspaper.

Dabi, who was on the table licking his front paw, replied as if it were not a difficult task.

[They’re slightly distorting the information to increase attention. It’s always like that, isn’t it?]

“……”

[Actually, I often use it on the deep web to increase views… Ugh, ugh, ugh.]

Lenok, who had pulled Dabi’s cheeks, turned the newspaper over.

[The Lavatenon Administrative Office has announced that it has completed the review of Evan Bylon’s integrated master’s and doctoral program…]

[It is expected that there will be a degree conferment ceremony along with the results announcement… Will a new endowed professor be born?]

[The life of Evan Bylon, who has become the new grandmaster of magic. How did an unknown researcher become a scholar representing Balkan?]

There were articles that exaggerated and inflated Lenok’s life story to an absurd extent, and sensational rumors about Evan’s safety.

It was only after turning many pages that expert opinions and discussions on the paper could be seen.

[About the existence of the Common Magic System Dexter. Experts refute that it is an ancient legacy that has existed for a long time.]

[Evan Bylon’s real achievement is proving the existence of universal magic, which only existed in theory.]

“Hmm…”

Only then did Lenok, who had been flipping through the articles with an interested gaze, nod his head.

“It wasn’t all nonsense. So, others also knew about the theory?”

Why was it that no one in the third world used the Common Magic System?

A question that Lenok had continued to have since he first opened his eyes in this world.

At first, he thought it was because Common Magic had been forgotten, but many other relics and technologies of the old world had already been discovered.

Among the countless geniuses and monsters Lenok knew, there must have been people who knew about the existence of Common Magic.

Even so, if Common Magic had never been used, what was the fundamental reason?

It was only after Lenok tried to pass on Common Magic to others that he realized there was a problem with the magic itself.

‘For some reason, the fluctuation of mana becomes excessively strong when using Common Magic.’

The mana around them becomes incredibly unstable the moment Common Magic is chanted, and the chanting itself is disrupted.

It was beyond unusable, to the point where it was doubtful whether it existed as a magic system in the first place.

Lenok himself did not know this because he suppressed and wielded the fluctuations with his transcendent mana manipulation ability.

It was probably possible not because Lenok remembered Common Magic, but because he was a being who had pushed the talent of a mage to its limit.

It was only after realizing this that Lenok understood that a special ‘processing’ was needed for others to use Common Magic.

‘If we use a mana flow reproduction module to stabilize the fluctuations and amplify the reproducibility, it will be possible to use it while maintaining its versatility.’

Lenok realized this while writing the paper, and found out that if there was a reproduction module through circulation, he could immediately produce the desired results.

The ‘update’ mentioned during the seminar presentation was the process of processing the Common Magic that Lenok used so that it could be reproduced through a module.

Therefore, strictly speaking, the Common Magic that Lenok uses and the Common Magic that will be embedded in the learning device are different magics.

A process of reducing performance considerably and increasing versatility, so that it can be integrated into this world in accordance with the original purpose of Common Magic.

Even if it seemed like a half-baked result, Lenok was convinced that this update would be unconditionally beneficial.

[It is currently known that Professor Bylon has entered an indefinite seclusion to update the fourth Common Magic…]

[Despite protests against his refusal of all interviews and coverage and his absence, Lavatenon and the Magic Tower are maintaining a firm stance…]

‘Under the guise of an update, I can directly control the speed and extent of the release of the Common Magic System.’

Lenok thought as he turned the newspaper over.

‘If I cooperate with the Magic Tower to handle related tasks, I won’t have to create an alibi every time Evan and Ban are away.’

If the mass production of learning devices begins and they are distributed throughout Balkan, the area where Dabi can operate through the terminal will also increase dramatically.

If the Common Magic that Lenok created begins to spread throughout Balkan, it is possible to have insurance in place even in an undesirable direction.

Compliments and criticisms, doubts and joy.

While admiring the dedication with which they managed to put all sorts of reactions into articles in just one morning, someone knocked on the door from outside the room.

“Come in.”

Lenok answered, hiding Dabi in his arms, and the door burst open as if they had been waiting.

Jenny, with her hair not even properly styled and her eyes hollow, walked in silently and sat across from Lenok.

Felix and Tatiana, who followed behind, also just found their seats with blank expressions.

“……”

Four people silent without saying a word.

The awkward air flowing in the office was indirectly proving how the seminar had gone.

Jenny, who let out a soft sigh, opened her mouth weakly.

“All the observers who participated in the seminar have been sent back.”

“You’ve worked hard. More importantly, would you like some water?”

Her voice was so dry that it was cracking, as if she hadn’t had anything to drink all this time.

Jenny’s vocal cords, which were fine even after yelling at freelancers all day, were dried up from the heavy workload.

However, Jenny shook her head at Evan’s consideration and opened her mouth.

“They were all stubbornly demanding to touch the learning device more. If the devices hadn’t all broken down in the middle, they would never have gone back.”

“I see…”

“Did you do it on purpose?”

Jenny’s eyes, looking at Lenok, shone sharply.

“You deliberately made the learning devices so crude that they wouldn’t last long.”

“……”

“Did you know what people’s reactions would be after the presentation?”

Was even the crude design of the devices a calculated area?

Lenok slightly avoided Jenny’s sharp gaze.

“There was just a lack of time and budget. It wasn’t intentional. However…”

“However?”

“I did think that the reaction would be intense either way.”

“……”

Leaving Jenny, who was silent with a dumbfounded look, Tatiana nodded her head.

“That’s not wrong. As you said, Balkan is now in great chaos.”

“The Central Council is even discussing a plan to temporarily close the 49th district. This is an issue that we can’t handle either.”

Felix muttered, leaving Lenok with his mouth shut.

“But it’s truly amazing. A practitioner who hasn’t even transcended the hierarchy, with his own research, created a new magic system…”

“……”

“Thanks to that, the suspicion that you borrowed Ban’s help has completely disappeared. It’s obvious that Ban couldn’t have created a different magic system. That’s the only good news, I guess…”

“I think I need to correct the misunderstanding about that part.”

Lenok said, adjusting his posture.

“As it seems to be covered in the articles, I did not create the Common Magic System alone. I only discovered a regularity that exists in theory and refined it so that anyone can use it.”

Lenok said, turning his gaze.

“Magician Chiglet, isn’t that right?”

“It’s not wrong to say that there were various speculations in academia about the existence of Common Magic…”

Tatiana replied with a sullen expression.

“But to process it to a level where it can actually be used and distribute it in the form of a learning device is a completely different area.”

Tatiana shook her head and said.

“To prove a theoretical hypothesis and release it to the world. We call that creating a new magic. Your modesty is excessive.”

“……”

“What you have accomplished is a feat that no practitioner on the continent has ever attempted. It would be good if you were aware of its value.”

Tatiana said with a small sigh.

“It’s fortunate that this presentation was held at the Magic Tower. Perhaps because of the notoriety that has spread under Ban’s name, it seems that there are no ominous signs yet.”

Felix turned his gaze.

“Professor Bylon. The controversial part of your paper is not just the existence of the learning device.”

“……”

“The fact that you have proven a new magic system that did not exist before. It seems that the professor wanted to make that fact a secondary achievement of the paper… But how would others see this presentation now?”

Felix said, glancing out the window.

“Discovering a rule that did not exist before is a feat of the century, but there would be no one who could easily accept that you have refined it and made it usable by anyone.”

“That’s…”

“You should have presented it much more slowly and divided the results into stages. At least, that’s how it looks to my lacking knowledge.”

That wasn’t wrong.

After all, it was true that Lenok had greatly advanced the schedule to present the results of the paper within a week, and had somewhat compressed the results connected to the paper.

“Okay, can you two go out for a moment?”

Jenny, who had been lost in thought, nodded her head towards Felix.

“I have something to talk about with the professor alone for a moment.”

At the same time as Tatiana and Felix left, silence lingered in the office.

Jenny, who had been staring silently at Lenok, said.

“Immediately after the seminar ended, both the Order Alliance and the Church contacted us.”

“……”

“Because the Alliance and the Church have started the war again on the Central Front recently, neither of them participated in this seminar.”

Jenny said, rummaging through the bag she had brought.

She took out a classic letter from the bag and said.

“It seems they thought it was important enough to want to intervene in this matter even late…”

“I see.”

“The Alliance’s attitude is particularly blatant. The offer is also that much more unconventional.”

“What kind of offer did they make?”

“The head of the Alliance wants to meet the professor in person.”

“……”

The head of the Order Alliance.

Was he saying that the existence that had been occasionally mentioned to his subordinate practitioners without moving directly wanted to see Lenok in person?

While Lenok hesitated for a moment at those words and was lost in thought,

Jenny said again, as if she didn’t understand.

“And… if you allow the meeting, they have offered to forcibly complete your hierarchy.”

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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