The Return of The Mythical Archmage [EN]: Chapter 14

The first circle of Bytener magic.

The first ring is called the ‘Ring of Intention’.

Its effect, as everyone knows, is to allow the free use of magic.

It is the absolute foundation of Bytener magic.

So, what about the second circle?

First of all, the second circle is called the ‘Ring of Resonance’.

Its effect is, as the name suggests, resonance.

It resonates with other rings and with the surrounding mana, drastically increasing the circulation speed of mana.

In other words, enhancement through resonance.

That is the effect of the Infinity Second Circle.

[The Ring of Resonance is powerful, but it carries a penalty of extreme mental exhaustion. Caution should always be exercised when using it.]

Of course, magical enhancement is not an omnipotent power.

As it is a technique that forcibly accelerates the circle through resonance between the circle and mana, the mental strain was significant.

‘The most I can use the Ring of Resonance right now is twice.’

That’s only twice if I don’t use any other magic.

That’s why I fought Adela using only first circle magic.

To conserve mental strength, gather information about the opponent, and maximize the effect by using the Ring of Resonance at the right moment.

[A characteristic of Bytener magic is that the amount of information that can be perceived through mana increases as one’s mastery grows.]

[The first circle allows you to see a fleeting glimmer. The second circle allows you to see the structure of mana.]

While enduring the battle with first circle magic, I continued to observe Adela’s mana.

‘The achromatic color unique to light attribute magic and the chilling darkness unique to dark attribute magic.’

[Of course, even if you can see the structure of mana, you can only glimpse a fragmented structure.]

I had been observing the moon magic that Shinbiwiga boasted about.

I observed the fragmented mana structure little by little, very little by little, and turned it into a single piece of perfect information.

And as a result.

‘The structure of Halo is similar to the structure of the third circle magic, Light Impact.’

I succeeded in grasping the structure of Halo.

‘A magic that adds the powerful attack power of dark attribute magic to Light Impact, which attacks approaching enemies by scattering light in all directions.’

The magic of Shinbiwiga was a magic that contained the mystery of proportions.

‘The effect of the magic is determined by the ratio of light and dark attributes mixed.’

If you mix a lot of light attribute, the range increases, and if you mix a lot of dark attribute, the power increases.

‘Range-type techniques like Halo or Moon Fall have a high light attribute, and projectile-type magic like Moonlight Bullet have a high dark attribute.’

Moreover, light and dark attributes are counter attributes to each other.

Since they complement each other, there are no weaknesses.

‘That’s why Shinbiwiga’s magic has been impregnable until now.’

It can be said to be an all-purpose magic.

‘But it’s not like there’s no way to attack it.’

Through continuous observation, I found a way to attack Adela’s magic.

‘The structure of Halo is 78 light attribute mana and 22 dark attribute mana.’

Therefore, to collapse Halo, you need to disrupt this ratio of mana.

Zhiiiiiiing-!

The Ring of Resonance rang.

The Infinity Circle resonated and rotated throughout my body.

The moonlight was approaching rapidly.

I faced the Halo that was right in front of me and used magic.

‘Darkness Blind.’

‘Ring of Resonance enhancement.’

Second circle magic, Darkness Blind.

A support magic that scatters dark attribute mana in all directions to block the opponent’s vision.

Originally, it’s not a magic to use in this situation.

But.

‘The emission of dark attribute mana from Darkness Blind has a good wavelength match with Halo.’

The mana structure of Halo that I analyzed was surprisingly similar to that of Darkness Blind.

Whoooosh-!

The darkness spread out in an instant.

It collided with the moonlight in an instant.

Soon, it began to mingle with the moon halo.

‘Halo, affected by the mana of Darkness Blind, had its light-dark ratio collapse.’

An anomaly occurred in Halo, a range-type radiation magic.

‘Due to the addition of dark attribute mana, it began to take on the characteristics of a convergence type rather than a radiation type.’

The moonlight that had been increasing in size suddenly began to return to Adela as if a video was being rewound.

‘With this, the range of Halo is reduced to 1/4 or less.’

Gaps appeared between the moonlight of Halo.

“……!”

Through the gaps where the moonlight disappeared, Adela’s bewildered expression came into view.

She had an expression that said she didn’t know what was going on.

I looked at Adela like that and laughed inwardly.

‘I think you will soon become my target again.’

Adela’s face when she said that suddenly came to mind.

That face reminded me of Adela from my childhood, who would shine her eyes even after losing to me, so it felt somewhat new.

‘Try to keep up.’

This is a declaration.

‘I’m back.’

‘This is my magic that you guys ignored.’

A declaration to her and at the same time a declaration to everyone watching me.

Whoosh!

‘Blast Lance.’

Second circle magic, Blast Lance, blazed from my fingertips.

‘Ring of Resonance enhancement.’

The Ring of Resonance shook the Blast Lance.

A flame spear that burned even more brilliantly.

‘Condense.’

I forcibly calmed the Blast Lance, which was about to explode, and made it even more solid.

A flame spear born from squeezing out the last of my mental strength.

I,

‘Fire.’

Whoooosh!

Flew it towards Adela.

Thump, thump-!

The sound of my heart beating was loud.

The scene of Adela’s spirit tilting was seen slowly.

And.

“End of battle! Winner! Shin Ha-yul!”

“Waaaaaaaah!!”

“Shin Ha-yul! Shin Ha-yul!”

The cheers erased the sound of my heart.

It was as if the cheers had filled my heart instead.

“……I won.”

The honey of victory was always sweet.

* * *

After the battle.

I was taking advantage of the break time to do interviews with reporters.

I wanted to rest a little more because I was tired, but I needed to clear up any misunderstandings that might have arisen from this battle in advance.

“So, does that mean you haven’t become a 5th circle user?”

“Yes. That’s not it.”

I used second circle magic in today’s battle.

As a result, people would think that I had woven the fifth circle.

I had something to say about this.

“Then what was it that you used 2nd circle magic…?”

“I used arcane magic.”

“Arcane magic?”

“Yes.”

“You don’t mean the arcane magic of the Mado family, what kind of arcane magic is it?”

“It’s an arcane magic that has the effect of improving magic.”

“Improve magic…?”

“Yes. Like my Wind Spear.”

“Ah!”

There are several reasons why I’m saying this.

First of all, no matter what, a 5th circle mage at the age of 18 is too absurd. 100% of people will be suspicious.

‘There will be a problem when I use 3rd circle magic later.’

Then I’d have to pretend to be a 6th circle mage, which is really absurd.

Therefore, I need to clear up this misunderstanding now.

“It’s a great arcane magic, but what does improvement have to do with 2nd circle magic?”

“It’s simple.”

I had already thought about how to explain it.

“I improved Memorize.”

“……Yes?”

“I improved the restriction that only magic below the 3rd circle can be used, so that magic below the 2nd circle can be used.”

Gasps of ‘huh’ erupted from the reporters.

“Is that, is that even possible?”

“Yes. Memorize is also magic.”

“That’s true, but…….”

The reporters showed a reaction that they couldn’t believe it.

It’s a natural reaction.

I would have a hard time believing it myself.

So, how do I present evidence?

That’s what I was thinking when it happened.

“Indeed. You used it by improving Memorize.”

“Ch, Blue Magic Tower Master.”

“Why is Kim Kang-in here…?”

Suddenly, the Blue Magic Tower Master approached with a smile.

“It was a blind spot. I never thought you would improve the shortcomings of Memorize.”

He grabs my shoulder with an excited expression.

“Haha! I’m impressed. I really had a good time.”

“……Thank you.”

The eyes of the Blue Magic Tower Master who said that were already shining ruby red.

He was checking my body with ‘Ruby Eyes’.

I heard that his eyes can even detect the minute mana tremors [mana earthquakes] caused by the clash between mana circles.

And from the 5th circle mage, minute mana tremors are always emitted.

In other words, just by checking if mana tremors are detected in me, you can know the truth of my words.

“As expected. You haven’t woven the fifth ring.”

“Yes. That’s not it.”

Of course, my current Infinity Circle is not emitting mana tremors.

“Ch, Blue Magic Tower Master. Is that true?”

“Yes. It’s true. No mana tremors unique to the 5th circle are detected around Ha-yul’s heart. Ha-yul is not a 5th circle mage.”

“Ah!”

“Of course, it’s not an illegal AI or illegal doping either.”

The Blue Magic Tower Master put his hand on my neck and smiled.

“There is no illegal AI, nor is any AI detected.”

And then he smiled again as he touched various parts of my body.

“There are no reactions unique to illegal doping either.”

“Then, really…….”

“Yes. It means that Ha-yul’s statement that he improved Memorize is true.”

“Ah!”

The reporters finally showed a reaction that they could believe it.

Is this the difference between who is speaking?

“Um, is it okay to publish this in the article?”

“Yes. Of course. You can add it as my ‘certification’. Haha!”

“Ah! Th, thank you!”

The reporters jumped for joy.

It’s natural. Just interviewing me, who is a hot topic right now, is a great achievement, but they also got highly reliable information from the Blue Magic Tower Master’s ‘certification’.

They will probably be greatly praised when they return to their company.

“Anyway, Ha-yul. The last, from Flame Vulcan to Blast Lance. It was perfect.”

The Blue Magic Tower Master patted my shoulder hard and smiled brightly.

“……Thank you.”

“Especially Darkness Blind! I never thought that if it interacted with Halo, it would show such a reaction! Was the reason you deliberately conserved your strength and fought in the previous battle to analyze that Halo?”

“……Yes.”

“As expected! I wondered why you kept approaching Adela, but it was to induce Halo! To think that every single action was a foreshadowing. I can’t help but admire it. It’s been a while since I’ve been impressed while watching a magic battle, it’s like I’ve enjoyed the finest cuisine…….”

* * *

“……I’m drained.”

I felt today how much of a chatterbox the Blue Magic Tower Master was.

He talked so much, it was like he had a machine gun in his mouth.

Of course, it’s proof that my battle was that interesting.

Anyway, after being tormented for over 20 minutes, I couldn’t help but feel drained.

‘Anyway, thanks to the Blue Magic Tower Master, the interview went smoothly.’

I lightly checked the articles.

[Shin Ha-yul’s secret is arcane magic? Let’s dig into his magic.]

[Blue Magic Tower Master certifies again! Is the Mado family finally cooperating with the Blue Magic Tower?]

[Everything contained in Shin Ha-yul’s victory.]

[The destruction of Shinbiwiga’s magic! What impact will this have? About the state of the war in each country of the Magic Olympiad.]

While all sorts of articles were pouring out, I confirmed that there were a considerable number of articles about my arcane magic.

With this, the misunderstanding that I am a 5th circle mage would be resolved.

“From now on, I can use magic as freely as I want.”

Since I used the convenient frame of arcane magic that improves magic,

No matter what magic I use in the future, I won’t be suspected.

There will be no problems when I use 3rd and 4th circle magic in the future.

Perfect.

“Now all that’s left is…….”

After finishing the remaining three matches well, all that’s left is to have a showdown with my father.