The great mage who transcends by regression, episode 250
“I roughly grasped the situation.”
I said that and looked at the sage.
just as expected. Even just looking at it with your own eyes, an uneasy energy is swirling around your body.
A terrifying aura.
At that moment, it is no coincidence that I immediately remembered the disastrous scene of < The Hill of Books > that I had seen before returning.
[and this… …!]
Sett must have felt it as well, and he grabbed my shoulder with a bluish face.
Well, at this level, it must have reached the point of swallowing up and destroying < The Hill of Books > in its entirety.
‘No, there’s no way it could have ended in < The Hill of Books > in the first place.’
After that, it would have grown endlessly in places we don’t know.
We just couldn’t find it.
He must have been constantly sacrificing countless things for the sake of the Demon God somewhere.
“Isn’t that what you mean by innate powers of an unwanted nature? That’s why you want to get out of this unstable state.”
“That’s right. However, being born is not something that can be easily changed ha ha… ….”
A completely artificial laugh.
Right now, he’s not expecting something huge from me, nor is he emotionally sympathetic.
I just found myself mechanically because it seemed like it should be.
The reason he found me was nothing more, nothing less.
“By the way, warrior?”
“You say yes.”
“There’s some blood… …Wouldn’t it be better to wipe it? It seems to be dripping from before.”
At that, I looked at the staff.
Certainly, as the sage had said, drops of Tote’s blood that hadn’t dried yet were dripping from the staff.
“it’s okay. If you leave it alone, it will dry out anyway.”
“Ah ah….”
The sage reacted to my words with his eyes tightly closed.
He must have already guessed who the owner of this blood was.
He said with a small sigh.
“Karma…. It’s karma.”
“It is.”
“I also wonder if it wasn’t destined to break someday. It seems to be pretty good.”
It may not seem like something a creature would say to its creator, but it would be a different story if the creator were Thoth.
great guy
In a way, I think it’s amazing that the creator can make these words come out of the mouth of the creature.
“Whatever….”
The sage looked at me and introduced himself with his hand on his chest.
“I am Herma, who was given the rank of count in the Empire. It is also known as a sage outside.”
“I am Mikhail Walpurgis, the eighth warrior. Thank you Herma.”
So we introduced ourselves to each other.
“So I would like to know if there is any way to improve my condition, Hero.”
“I know. However, before that, may I personally check the wise man’s condition in detail.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
The sage nodded and leaned forward as if telling him to do as he pleased.
body of a small child.
However, contrary to appearances, it has lived for many years.
In order not to cause unnecessary misunderstanding from others, I must have been acting as if I had passed on the generations, changing my appearance.
“Be careful, Mikhail.”
Then Ariandel warned.
As a saint, she must have felt how serious the power of the sage was, so it was a natural reaction.
“it’s okay.”
It’s not because I can’t predict that much and I’m not trying to confirm the condition of the sage.
Of course, I never intend to check it lightly, though.
then….
I carefully put my hand on the sage’s body. And I wanted to contemplate the inside of the sage who was in the middle of a violent clash.
Mana containing my thoughts examines the inside of the sage… ….
“Hmm.”
At last, the state of the sage appeared clearly before me.
* * *
Demons and humans.
If there are things inside that can never be mixed with each other, there will of course be a great reaction.
The same is true of the sage.
However, the reason he was able to endure that long period of time was thanks to the restrictions set by Thoth.
To be precise.
‘Did you say you were inspired by the founder of the twilight?’
autonomous circulation.
The earliest autonomous circulation system was so primitive and harsh that humans could not use it.
It was not for nothing that the insides of the countless former Twilights became rags and went to the goal.
The price for resolving the inherent limit of mana was that heavy.
However, that is only true for normal human beings.
The case of artificial beings such as ‘wise men’ is different.
Rather, such a primitive self-circulation was suitable for such an imperfect being.
Not to be strong.
It was necessary to force the two of them to get along in order to survive.
And now the result appeared in front of me.
“Is this the mana training method that suits non-humans?”
It’s really not even funny.
I smiled at the sight unfolding before me.
Contemplating mana means being able to clearly see the inside of an opponent.
In other words, it is as if I have entered the inside of the sage.
And the wide open view.
– Big device… ….
Something glaring at me while trapped in the numerous shackles of ‘humanity’.
be used to.
I’m sure I’ve seen this for the first time, but I’m strangely used to it.
no it would be natural
“What the fuck.”
Do you have something stupid to drink here?
Even if it’s not the absolute momentum and presence of the drink, there is definitely a similar atmosphere to some extent.
If you really want to explain… ….
“warrant.”
If the annihilation of the power of the Demon God I had imitated took a form, would it be like this?
It is similar to a demon god, but its power is weak and insignificant compared to it.
But that’s only when the target of comparison is ‘demon’.
If you look at it objectively, it has enough power to destroy even one country if released properly.
What the hell did you make, Thoth?
What did he do that such a terrible thing lurks inside?
I sighed and took a step forward.
I had no idea how to do this right away.
You can’t just let it run wild.
I guess that’s what I approached with that level of thought.
So there is no great solution or anything like that.
but.
“If you don’t have it, you should make one.”
It makes no sense to do anything in front of an existence that can become a terrible disaster at any time if it explodes.
If so, what should I do?
Demon’s Power?
Certainly, with the power of ‘extinction’ itself, it might be possible to evaporate that thing without a trace.
But unfortunately, I can’t use extinction that well right now.
Not only do they lack competence, but they don’t have the confidence to take the risk if they try and fail.
Then divine magic.
no, that’s hard too.
That’s the power to devour even him.
Broadly speaking, it is similar to the nature of the first demon, Baalzebub.
In that it swallows even the divine power, there is enough room to see it as a higher compatibility.
“…hmm.”
If you have enough time to prepare, you can try a lot of things, but if you give it time, it’s clear that this will only get stronger.
This is definitely the kind that gets stronger with time.
But then.
[It’s not like there aren’t any weaknesses at all. Even if it’s the power to swallow anything, there will always be exceptions.]
“I don’t think of anything right now.”
An existence that even the divine power known to be in conflict with demons for a long time does not work.
“If it’s a power that’s so easily discernible that I can recall it right away, there’s no way Thoth wouldn’t have noticed it in the first place.”
[There is one.]
“…hmm?”
In a way that even Thoth, the creator of the homunculus and devoted to this ‘research’ for a long time, would not even notice… ….
when I was thinking about it for a while.
“ah.”
I was able to recall it later.
Isn’t there a ‘power’ that even Toth didn’t notice.
“My condition.”
half god.
Even the Demon God who tried to intervene for a moment got his authority ripped off.
And now, what is in front of my eyes is a part of the authority imitating the form of that demon god.
No, it wouldn’t even be the power of a perfect Demon God.
To put it bluntly, it is an artificially created authority.
That’s right.
Now that I think about it… ….
“It’s perfect to steal and eat.”
If it is an authority that is not perfect, it is much easier to imitate than ‘extinction’.
In particular, compared to when I saw the power of ‘extinction’ from the demon, the circle was definitely higher.
[Honestly, it’s kind of funny to say that you have a talent that even Tot didn’t expect.]
“No, good job. That’s right.”
[…] …Honestly, even after I said it, I thought it was a bit absurd.]
But what do you do? that’s true
Saying that, Set let out a small sigh and reached out his hand.
[Anything I can help you with?]
“If any attack comes in while I’m interpreting that bastard’s authority, block it. It’s probably because I’m distracted and there’s a good chance I can’t respond properly.”
[Yeah, okay.]
As soon as I finished my words, Set used a storm to surround me.
And that’s not all.
As if it wasn’t for nothing that she regained her strength while growing up next to me, she skillfully prepared the ‘next defense’ as well.
Well, if that’s the case, it’s safe.
What remains now is how well I interpret its existence.
‘I don’t know if that authority is also an authority that demons originally possess.’
Well, as a rookie who specializes in this kind of thing, he must have this kind of thing.
In the first place, there is a great devil with a similar nature under me.
If I had to put this into words.
gluttony.
Yes, I would say it is the power of greed.
The good thing is that it is artificially created, so it is incomparable to the demon’s ‘real’ authority.
Easy to imitate.
At the same time, it is said that there is no great burden on ‘twisting’ in reverse.
i saw it
Without the shackles, it could jump out and devour everything outside.
can never be exported
And if so… ….
“I should make good use of it.”
With that, I stretched out my hand towards it.
* * *
“…hmm?”
House of the Marquis of Walpurgis.
Recently, hemp books are having a particularly satisfying time among the years that have existed so far.
< Lemegeton >.
He stared into space, frowning at the sudden feeling of ‘something’.
“…what?”
Because the part of me entrusted to Mikhail was responding violently.
He was once a hemp book.
It is a great existence created by the great founder of Walpurgis.
Of course, there is no reason or need to be surprised at anything.
however.
“Why all of a sudden….”
Something that had made even him agitated from before kept stimulating him.
what is it
What on earth is it that motivates you so much?
Before long, however, he was able to arrive at the answer to the ’cause’ of what aroused him.
“Drank?”
A drop of cold sweat ran down Remegeton’s forehead.
no no that’s absurd
Even so, there was no way that demon could already exert influence on this world.
Yes, you know best.
Because that was what my creator, ‘the first Walpurgis’, was desperately clinging to.
however.
‘The one who has a part of me now must be that Walpurgis’ successor and warrior, isn’t he?’
That fact is strangely disturbing.
Maybe he touched something.
If it’s life, it’s not that I’ve touched something that I shouldn’t be able to touch.
‘Maybe not yet?’
Yes, even if the day comes when Mikhail will reach the invitation arrangement, it will not be now.
But this strange feeling.
He was clearly saying something.
That Mikhail is about to do something unusual… ….
“What the hell is that guy?”
Pretty much everything in the world is written down in the known hemp book Lemegeton.
Something that even he can’t figure out.
He vomited frustration and annoyance at this situation.
what the hell are you doing
* * *
– Aaaaaaa!
Scary to see through, ‘it’ started to move quickly.
It flashed bright red eyes and began to move with the momentum to devour me at any moment.
As if the shackles that bound him would break at any moment, he trembled dangerously and made an ominous sound.
But it’s okay.
[Don’t worry about this!]
There’s a set here.
No matter how much power you devour, you can’t casually devour the power of the apostle who served Asar.
Thanks to that, I was able to focus on my work.
hmm oh
Was it moving like this?
Upon closer inspection, the forces that at first seemed simply violent and terrifying appeared different.
‘It’s unexpectedly listed as a proper rule.’
If the Demon God’s authority I imitated was literally a law close to ‘sensibility’, this one was closer to ‘reason’.
It looks chaotic, but if you look closely, you can see that it has certain rules.
Of course, you can’t simply ‘interpret’ without anything.
And just in time, I have the power of ‘extinction’ that has already been analyzed to some extent.
I try to interpret it by mixing my realization.
It was possible because he had already analyzed the power of ‘extinction’ once.
bang! Kwaaang! Kwagwang!
Set was desperately stopping the homunculus’ outburst, buying me time.
With the determination not to make that effort in vain, I focused more on the interpretation.
It cannot be simply interpreted.
Beyond interpretation, that ‘homunculus’ must be suppressed and reformed so that the sage can stabilize his condition.
The power to devour greed.
those red eyes.
Those eyes that are infinitely similar to those of the demon god, or maybe even resemble ‘us’… ….
Things I wouldn’t normally see were clearly visible to my eyes.
I don’t know if it’s because of the demigod’s soul I obtained through regression, or if it’s something else in my ‘bloodline’.
That moment.
Kwadeuk!
It seemed to have entered the set’s defense by taking advantage of that momentary gap, and its teeth slashed at me.
As if not wanting to miss it, it crushed my arm and gnashed its teeth greedily.
[Michael!]
Set looked at me with a pale face.
Certainly, even considering that this is the world of images, it hurts terribly.
but.
“young.”
i waited for that
Kiek?
It looked at me with an expression that did not understand why it had no reason.
yes it will
I grabbed the guy who had driven his teeth into my arm with my other arm.
Then.
“Isn’t it indigestion?”
I poured the improved form of gluttony that had completed the previous analysis into the guy.
