Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 979

Swoooosh!

A long-necked divine beast with pure white feathers scattering around it.

A streamlined, long-lived species clad in pure white armor silently gazes down at the ground with clear, blue eyes.

Its body forms soft curves, and it gracefully seems to swim through the clouds as it sways its fins.

Its massive size fills the entire research building located in the basement of the Cartel headquarters.

“I saw that form once before in the consciousness space.”

Lenok crossed his arms, looking at Claris Richelieu, who had manifested in her true form.

“Somehow, it seems much… bigger than it was back then.”

“My apologies.”

Back when Claris first came to Lenok’s magic tower with an elixir.

Lenok had unintentionally pulled her into the consciousness space and witnessed her true form.

The appearance of the long-lived species that appeared in the consciousness space, surrounded by mystical clouds and feathers, was not much different from her current form.

However, the size itself felt much larger than what he had encountered in the consciousness space.

Was the form that appeared in the consciousness space a deliberately reduced size, and was her true form actually this massive?

Crack…!!

As the alloy container crushed under Claris’s massive form let out a silent scream.

Oliviera looked up at the pure white long-lived species and said with a sneer.

[Despite having an overwhelmingly large form compared to other long-lived species, you lie without batting an eye.]

“……”

[I even emptied this research building for your unnecessarily heavy and large body, yet you are as shameless as any long-lived divine beast.]

“Maze.”

Claris said with a sigh.

“Trying to anger me on purpose won’t work. My eternal life organ doesn’t activate with such stimulation.”

[……]

“There’s no problem understanding the grimoire even without doing that. After a quick glance, I see that the entire grimoire has already been completely translated.”

Claris slowly moved her massive form, gliding forward as she shook her head, and the grimoire floated into the air in response to her movement.

Claris, who manipulated and opened the celestial incantation grimoire without directly touching it, spoke with a hint of wonder.

“Not only is it translated, but there are even kind footnotes for difficult expressions and words. With this, there shouldn’t be any major issues in teaching the Model Garden incantation to the two of you.”

“Footnotes?”

“Yes. Each footnote has a simple question with the name ‘Skull Quiz’ attached to it…”

“……”

“It’s a method that guides the reader to understand the answer through indirect metaphors and questions rather than direct explanations.”

A light of undisguised admiration flickered in the deep eyes of the divine beast as she looked down at the grimoire.

“The person who translated this grimoire has a perfect understanding of the essence of celestial incantations. The fact that the Model Garden incantation itself is a kind of indirect [adjustment] is conveyed through the translation and footnotes.”

“You mean the incantation itself is specialized in indirect adjustment rather than direct manipulation of phenomena?”

A power that, like prophecy, foresight, astrology, or tarot, hints at results rather than directly producing them.

Lenok, having understood Claris’s explanation, immediately asked.

“Then how can we use the celestial incantation to find the path to Kundara?”

“That’s because the barrier surrounding the central city is a Star-Type Ritual Equipment created using the shadows cast on the back of the star.”

“……The back of the star?”

“As long as the sun shines on this star, there will always be a shadow on its back. The barrier is a boundary created by borrowing that semi-permanent concept to surround the central city.”

Just as Lenok was about to question this unexpected explanation, Claris raised her magical power and answered.

“Therefore, to reach the outer city hidden behind the barrier, we literally need to temporarily distort the star’s orbit.”

“……”

“However, since actually changing the orbital period is impossible even for transcendents, we need the loophole called the Model Garden.”

As Claris spread her hands, the celestial incantation grimoire slowly floated above them.

At the same time as Claris closed her eyes and focused her mind, the pages of the wide-open grimoire began to turn at an incredible speed.

The intense light that surged from within the pages instantly enveloped the control room and flashed brightly.

Gooooo…!

As Lenok and Oliviera watched, Claris immediately extended her thoughts toward the celestial sphere.

She grabbed the movements of the stars floating above the celestial sphere and shifted their positions.

She wasn’t actually changing the constellations in the night sky, but by moving the celestial sphere of the Model Garden, she was indirectly performing that action.

Crackle, crackle!!

Each time a constellation was moved, intense static occurred, distorting the appearance of the celestial sphere, and the grimoire shook violently.

“The more the position of the Model Garden’s celestial sphere differs from reality, the more difficult it becomes to maintain the incantation normally.”

Claris explained as she watched.

“That’s why a very powerful price is needed to maintain the celestial incantation normally.”

“A price?”

[A cause that can suppress the distortion of the Model Garden and forcibly maintain it in this reality.]

Oliviera said.

[Didn’t you have a cause with that much meaning?]

“……”

Claris’s reaction, instead of refuting Oliviera’s words, was to silently look at Lenok.

Only then did Lenok realize what the two of them wanted, and he reached out without hesitation.

Thud!

The right arm of the Anathema, which was hanging from the ceiling of the research building.

The moment he carefully scattered the blood dripping from its cross-section onto the pages of the grimoire.

The celestial sphere, which had been shaking violently with static, began to stabilize instantly.

Whoooom!!!

Oliviera, who was watching from the side, nodded.

[It succeeded. But for now, you’ve only suppressed the backlash by using the Anathema’s cause as a price.]

“Yes. We probably need one more item to interfere with the barrier.”

[Kundara is hidden behind the barrier that protects the central city, and we need to create a gap in that barrier.]

Oliviera said as she moved her feet.

[To create a gap in the barrier, we need to distort the star’s orbital period and artificially damage the barrier.]

“I understand the method of indirectly distorting the orbital period by manipulating the celestial sphere of the Model Garden.”

Lenok replied.

“Then why do we need other preparations? Can’t we just deploy the Model Garden near the barrier and temporarily change the orbital period of the celestial sphere?”

The barrier is a Star-Type Ritual Equipment created using the shadows cast on the star as a medium.

As long as day and night exist on this star, the barrier’s existence will never disappear; it is a semi-permanent boundary itself.

Therefore, to create a gap in the barrier, it is necessary to distort the orbital period, not the rotational period of the star.

However, since actually distorting the orbital period is impossible, they are trying to borrow the power of the celestial incantation: Model Garden, which indirectly manipulates the celestial sphere.

In terms of incantation, the Model Garden possesses a power that is virtually the same as manipulating the night sky, which makes this possible.

All that is needed now is to bring this celestial sphere near the central barrier and deceive and distort the barrier to open a path.

[Before discussing that, there are three problems.]

However, Oliviera shook her head even after hearing those words.

[First, the gap in the barrier will only be open for a fleeting moment. Therefore, we must know the path and direction to Kundara before opening the barrier.]

“……”

[Second, simply deploying the Model Garden near the barrier will not deceive it. To indirectly manipulate the star’s shadow, we need a medium equivalent to it.]

“A medium…”

[And lastly, celestial incantations are one of the old-world incantations that the Order Alliance is desperately searching for.]

Oliviera’s gaze, with her arms crossed, emitted a cold light.

[As you know, the Alliance tends to be extremely obsessed with specific incantations or spells. If they were to discover the existence of celestial incantations, it wouldn’t be strange for the Alliance to intervene immediately.]

“……”

[In the worst-case scenario, if the Grand Master himself were to step in, we would have to abandon all the plans we’ve discussed so far and move in a completely different way.]

Could it be that the Order Alliance might move to recover the celestial incantation from the heavens?

The Alliance’s cause of connecting all the incantations in this world into one answer.

Considering that, it’s not strange that the Order Alliance would covet the celestial incantation, but then why couldn’t they borrow the celestial incantation from Nox Biblio?

The discrepancy between the existence of Nox Biblio and the power of the Order Alliance.

While Lenok was feeling a sense of unease about that fact and remained silent, Claris retrieved the celestial sphere with a calm expression and said.

“I can help with the first problem.”

She nodded, having put away the celestial incantation and naturally closed the pages of the grimoire.

“If I, who remember the location of Kundara, teach you how to manipulate the celestial sphere of the Model Garden, you will naturally understand the path.”

“So, the second issue is the real problem right now.”

Lenok was lost in thought.

“But… yes. I understand that we need to synchronize the celestial sphere of the Model Garden with the actual orbital period of the star.”

“……”

“To deceive the barrier using the Model Garden constructed with celestial incantations and produce a result similar to the actual orbital period being distorted, we ultimately need-”

Lenok, who had muttered up to that point, immediately realized the answer and closed his mouth.

The Model Garden constructed with celestial incantations.

The act of synchronizing and deceiving the changes in the celestial sphere that occurred in the Model Garden as if they had occurred in reality.

Lenok could also guess what kind of preparation was needed to break down the boundary between the model and reality, even for a moment.

“Could it be that, to deceive the barrier… we need to install a real fragment of the barrier inside the Model Garden?”

[That’s right.]

Oliviera nodded with her arms crossed.

[By placing a fragment of the barrier inside the Model Garden, we deceive the barrier into thinking that what’s happening inside the garden is real.]

“……”

[Of course, that alone wouldn’t be enough to deceive the entire barrier. But our goal isn’t to break through the barrier and head to Ars Nova.]

“If it’s just to create a gap in the barrier and find the location of the hidden Kundara, that’s enough…”

Only then did Lenok understand why Oliviera had tried to borrow the celestial incantation from Nox Biblio.

The celestial incantation stored in the Dark Archive doesn’t manipulate the real sky, but rather creates a Model Garden to invoke the symbols of the night sky.

If a catalyst connected to reality is inserted into the Model Garden and synchronized, it can project similar results into reality, even for a moment.

To temporarily create a gap in the nearly inviolable barrier and find the path to Kundara through the experience of Claris, a long-lived species.

“So, we need to find a fragment of the barrier that could enter the Model Garden and go to Kundara while avoiding the eyes of the Order Alliance.”

[That’s why I gathered you and this long-lived species here, because we need to discuss that part.]

Oliviera said, tilting her head back.

[As Subsek said, the barrier is not an ordinary incantation, but a conceptual barrier that exists using the shadows of the star as a medium… something that has been directly managed by a top-tier long-lived species who has lived for hundreds of years.]

“……”

[In the first place, it’s impossible to break the barrier and obtain a fragment, and it’s not certain whether it will function as a proper catalyst inside the Model Garden.]

From the moment she entered Nox Biblio and borrowed the celestial incantation: Model Garden, there’s no way Oliviera wouldn’t have thought about these problems.

Rather, the fact that she’s giving this explanation now means that she already has a solution or method, given her nature.

There were many interesting parts about the explanation of the barrier’s origin and the method of manipulating the celestial incantation, but the most important part is separate.

[To be honest, I thought you might not be able to bring the celestial incantation from the Dark Archive.]

“……”

[Even if you did manage to borrow the incantation, I thought it would take a considerable amount of time to decipher it. But thanks to you translating the grimoire inside the archive, we were able to save time.]

Oliviera slowly waved her hand.

[All that’s left is to obtain a fragment of the barrier and synchronize it with the Model Garden, as I explained to you.]

“Since the intermediate process ended faster than expected, does that mean you haven’t prepared for obtaining a fragment of the barrier yet?”

The fact that Oliviera had anticipated that it would take time to interpret the celestial incantation: Model Garden.

The fact that Lenok had drastically reduced the time through translation was also a positive sign for the plan.

However, because what Lenok had done had far exceeded Oliviera’s expectations, the plan to obtain a fragment of the barrier itself had not yet been prepared.

“But if there wasn’t a way, you wouldn’t have even mentioned it to me.”

“Yes. I can also guess what Oliviera is thinking.”

Claris said, tilting her head slightly.

“There’s probably a method in the first gate.”

“The first gate?”

“It’s one of the very few passages that can enter the barrier surrounding the central city.”

Claris explained.

The massive divine beast lowered its neck and looked down at Lenok with blue eyes.

“Since the gate is splitting the barrier and forcibly creating a crack, we should be able to obtain a fragment of the barrier from the depths of the gate.”

“……”

Lenok was also well aware of the first gate.

The first passage located at the outermost edge of the barrier, leading into its interior.

One of the most important strategic points, so much so that wars were fought over its ownership even in the central front.

[After the Blaber Magic Tower Lord, who originally guarded the first gate, stepped down, the Order Alliance currently occupies the position after several battles.]

Oliviera continued the explanation.

[The Alliance’s Grafting Art Master has taken over the role of the gatekeeper and is guarding the position.]

“……A Grafting Art Master, you mean.”

Surely, he had heard that name once before.

As Lenok inadvertently reacted to that fact, Oliviera said with an interesting expression.

[It seems you know about him too. Well, the Alliance’s Grand Masters are such famous eccentrics, so it’s not strange.]

“……”

[He’s a monster considered one of the most powerful forces in the current Alliance. He has also shown his true worth in the war against the Cult. Above all…]

Oliviera’s eyes, looking at Lenok from behind the veil, seemed to curve strangely.

[Thousand times and your