Episode 13 Beginning of Swordsmanship (4)
“No Circle?”
Ale and Sain were puzzled.
what is a circle
This is the most important thing for a wizard.
Mana rots when it stagnates.
In order to prevent this, a circulatory system of the concept of ‘circle’ was created in the body.
The circle is to continuously return the mana locked up in the body so that it does not stagnate.
But what if you don’t have that important circle?
If that happens, you won’t be able to confine mana inside your body, so of course you won’t be able to use magic either.
The more circles you have, the more mana you get and the more you can turn more actively. Mana that receives a lot of rotation naturally has a lot of activity, and it is generally accepted that this mana is more powerful than mana with little activity.
“There are literally no circles. I don’t need a circle to draw and spend mana.”
The things Hana herself is talking about now are nonsense.
A wizard using magic without a circle.
It was comparable to the fact that the saintess had no divine power.
“…hmm. You still don’t quite understand.”
“I don’t understand either. Circles are essential to draw mana. Because the mana rod itself is connected to the circle in the first place.”
“At that point, I mean. My mana load is different from normal mages. Normally, mana rods are made to meet the circle so that the mana with the strongest rotational force can be shot quickly, right?”
“yes. If the mana rod is separated from the circle, the mana, which has been weakened due to re-passing the mana rod, will be consumed to cast magic. If that happens, the destructive power will be significantly reduced…”
Sein, a wizard, was knowledgeable in that area.
But Ray shook his head and said.
“People usually think that the more active Mana is, the stronger it is, but it’s not true. Mana is the strongest in its pure state. The mana floating in the air and the mana contained in all things can be used as weapons by itself.”
Even after hearing his explanation, Sein could not easily believe it.
The knowledge of mana she knew was embedded in her head for nearly 30 years.
Also, Sein himself thinks that he understands Mana to some extent.
I could understand the pure state of mana Ray was talking about, but I couldn’t understand why it was stronger than the mana with rotational power added.
After reading Sain’s thoughts, Ray stretched out his hand and said.
“mom. Would you like to push some mana here? It feels like pushing out my mana.”
“Yes? huh.”
“Raise the torque and release it all at once.”
Sain said with a little concern about Ray’s words.
“If you do that, you will fly backwards…”
“Don’t worry about me and just do it.”
Seeing Ray urging him with his hands together, he seemed to be muttering that Sein was cute, but soon he raised his mana as Ray told him to.
Mana, who arrived at the circle riding her mana rod, rotated fiercely around the circle.
Seeing this, Ray felt a chill run down his neck.
‘As expected, mom… I don’t know how many circles there are, but it’s a lot of pressure.’
She would be called a first-class mage in the world, although she didn’t notice it because Sein was usually playful and didn’t get angry easily.
If she wasn’t a first-class wizard, I couldn’t imagine how strong there would be outside.
Sein’s strong energy rushed into his mana.
Kwagwagwang –
With a roar, a huge amount of mana poured around Ray.
“Air hand!”
She was worried about Ray, who would fly away in the aftermath of the mana collision, so she immediately spread magic to protect him.
However, with Sein’s help to no avail, Ray easily blocked Sein’s mana.
Far from flying backwards, he even scattered his mana in the same way as the first time with his arms outstretched.
Ray slowly raised his head and said.
“It is much more efficient to use pure mana rather than mana with added rotational power. Besides, I am on the stronger side.”
Ray, who was talking, didn’t seem to be struggling at all.
Sein’s pupils shook briefly.
It’s not full of power, but it has quite a lot of power.
I expected Ray to block his mana, but I didn’t think it would be so easy to block it.
I didn’t know until just a moment ago, but I only knew after meeting Ray and Mana.
‘Certainly Ray might be right.’
Ray’s words were so specific and well-organized that it was hard to believe that he was speaking from a 15-year-old boy.
Moreover, it was demonstrated through experiments.
The series of processes and results made him even agree with Ray’s opinion.
It’s ridiculous, but the day may come when you can use magic without a circle.
Ray raised his finger as if it wasn’t just one thing and continued talking.
“The power of mana is strong. And more pure mana is denser than less mana. High-density mana is naturally strong.”
Then, he began wrapping mana around the finger he lifted.
“It is enough to simply increase the density of mana to increase cutting power with such mana. Like this.”
As his fingers moved along with his words, the teacup began to peel like a fruit.
Square- Square-
Although he was cutting the glass, Sein was a little surprised to see that it was being cut smoothly.
What I am showing you now is not magic.
It was created by controlling mana, so to speak, like a sword aura.
His high-density mana basically has a very strong cutting power when creating blades.
Ray said, carefully setting down the well-cut teacup.
“However, in the case of explosive power, high density does not increase destructive power. Of course, adding rotational power doesn’t make mana stronger.”
Sain thought for a moment with his hand on his chin, then nodded.
“I see. I understand now.”
“Yeah, but I still don’t understand that you don’t need a circle to use your magic.”
“That’s because I made a special mana rod different from others.”
“You made it different from others?”
“And what if something happens…”
Ale said worriedly.
Certainly, the mana road is to create a place to draw the energy of the body.
If a problem arises in such a place, there is no need to ask for anything that will be fatal.
In fact, in the past, there were a few wizards who did not use the commonly known method for mana roads and made their own paths, but there were records of them not being able to use magic, becoming disabled, or vomiting blood and dying.
However, this happened because of misinformation or lack of information.
In order to understand how this works and how to make it the most efficient, we needed a concept like a highway.
All you have to do is divide the center lane and divide the road so that the flowing mana does not collide.
He had medical knowledge that was impossible for others.
That’s why he was able to create a mana rod by comparing it to blood vessels.
I was a little worried because I had such a clear idea, but I tried it because there was no problem in theory.
Ray accepted Ale’s concerns with a smile.
“Nothing will happen. I think there will probably be no more problems than the existing mana rod.”
However, Sein and Ale couldn’t accept it with a smile.
Making a mana road is not something anyone can do.
When it comes to magic, even those who are said to be one of the major practitioners fail when it comes to pioneering a new mana road.
Therefore, the wizard who succeeded in pioneering such a mana road created a family and passed it on only to the direct successor of the family as a vision.
What is certain is that making a mana rod does not guarantee that it will be better than the existing mana rod.
There wouldn’t be many wizards who dared to go that far and take the risk.
Because you only have one precious life.
Just by looking at it, you can see how daring Ray did.
Ale thought about what Ray had said.
‘Feeling mana in 3 months and later pioneering a mana road… At a minimum, it’s said that he made it when he was 4 years old… is that possible?’
Because it was possible, Ray might be using magic now, but isn’t it too much!
Ale wanted to point a finger at the sky.
No matter how genius, there is a degree.
It is the heart that the sky wants to protect the baseline of genius.
“If you are, then that would be the case… So you mean that you can use magic without a circle because of that special mana load?”
“yes. The way wizards manifest magic now is that they must keep mana locked up in their bodies.”
Ray drew mana as he spoke.
The mana floating in the air passed through his body as it was.
When he intentionally drew in mana so that Sein could notice, he drew in a large amount at once and passed it through his body.
Sain, who thought that even if Ray normally draws mana, was ‘absorption’ to trap it in his body, was quite surprised.
“You don’t absorb mana!”
Ray nodded as he saw Sein, who was delighted with the result, as he clapped his hands.
“that’s right. I don’t absorb mana and store it in my body. My mana rod draws mana from the air or converts it as it is to manifest magic. Of course you don’t need a circle.”
“Yeah…. If that’s true, you won’t need a circle…” He
says so, but his face smiles bitterly.
‘If I can make a mana rod like that.’
* * *
The town of Billo was formed due to phosphoric acid due to information merchants.
That would be the case, too, the viscount made up his mind and released the money.
Information guilds and black traders were caught in their ears due to the influx of huge funds.
However, there was one thing that no information trader could figure out.
Why is the viscount trying to find the child?
A daughter of another noble?
The Viscount’s Hidden Son?
Many stories came out, but none were credible.
So, most information guilds were making reverse requests to merchants.
About the child the viscount is looking for.
If it was an important job that would make a lot of money, they didn’t know if they would be able to use their hands, albeit belatedly.
As the situation was, in Bilo Village, even during the day when the sun was shining, people wearing hoods could be seen little by little, and at night, people who looked like adventurers or mercenaries were the main ones.
In fact, most of his acquaintances were information merchants and blacksmiths, but for a stranger to see Billo Village, it was just a busy street beyond imagination.
Such were the adventurers who came to Billo Village for tourism or requests.
“Yeah. I didn’t know about this town before, but it looks like it has grown a lot.”
“That’s right. It wasn’t planned, but you can take a break here for a while.”
As adventurers and mercenaries flocked, the difficulty and amount of the quests given by the guild naturally increased.
When they informed their guild, who exchanged information with fellow adventurers, more people flocked to Bilo Village.
There was no longer the quiet and secluded village of Bilo in the past.
The irony is that the viscount who released funds to find Ray is making more money than the money he released when the village prospered.
In addition, as the influx of commoners and merchants was added, the power of the viscounts grew stronger day by day.
The population equal to that of a small city, and the merchants who came in after smelling the money brought in adventurers, and the viscounts were given power that naturally increased due to economic power and the growing population.
However, despite such things, the viscount’s request was not expected to be cancelled.
No, on the contrary, the number of requests increased.
The Viscount could never stop spending money, at least until he found the saint.
