LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 115
“I want to create my own magic too.”
SHLUCK!
Hiasen coughed repeatedly after spitting out the water he was drinking at Estasha’s declaration.
“Esha, no matter how you put it, there are things that can be done and things that can’t in this world—”
“Why do you think it can’t be done? Look at how much I’ve already accomplished!”
Esha stretched out her arms and gathered the scattered scrolls on the desk into a heap.
Hiasen couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight of her waddling around with a scroll taller than her. He stepped forward to help her out, relieving her of some of her burden.
“What kind of magic do you want to create?”
“Magic combined with swordsmanship.”
“Well, there’s already a lot of magic swordsmanship out there, right?”
“Setting a sword on fire or freezing it over isn’t magic swordsmanship! That’s just using magic with a sword…”
“Hmmm. I’m not sure I understand Esha’s thoughts.”
“A magic that anyone can use as long as they put in the effort to learn, even if they have no talent in magic or swordsmanship.”
“Are you talking about me?”
“You keep losing to Jade with magic and to Feiran with swordsmanship.”
“That’s because they’ve been training for way longer than me! My talent is way better!”
“You know it looks pathetic when a guy makes excuses, right?”
“… So, you borrowed all these books from the library for that magic?”
Hiasen dusted off the books, which seemed unrelated to magic, discussing the motion of pendulums or the materials used in architecture.
Esha glared, snatching the books from Hiasen.
“That’s none of your business!”
“Are you being a little cold to me lately? I’m starting to feel hurt.”
“Don’t be silly.”
“But aren’t you worried you won’t learn any more swordsmanship? Isn’t all that effort in training just going to waste?”
“I’m good with swordsmanship. There are already three people ahead of me learning it, so it’s not like I need to take part.”
“But Marquis Bastion says you have the most talent among us. Honestly, I agree with him—”
“If I learn swordsmanship, what will you do?”
“Huh?”
“Will you just be my baggage carrier? You’re a prince, after all.”
Esha pivoted on her heel, and one of the scrolls fell from her grasp, rolling across the floor.
Hiasen picked it up and examined its contents.
It depicted a picture of a blonde boy and girl back to back.
“Don’t look!”
Esha snatched the paper back with a mischievous expression.
“Is this… you and me?”
“What if it is…?”
“I find that a bit surprising. Didn’t you dislike me?”
“When did I ever say I disliked you? I just think it’s sad that you keep getting beaten lately.”
“Sad?”
Esha rolled her eyes and looked Hiasen over.
Her arms and legs were covered in bruises; there wasn’t a single spot on her body that wasn’t injured.
“Are they still picking on you?”
“Picking on me? I just got hurt practicing some duels.”
“Have you ever tried hitting back equally?”
In response to Esha’s question, Hiasen found himself unable to answer right away.
In the silence of the room, Esha let out a sigh first.
“Next month, Marquis Bastion said he’s hosting a 2v2 duel for the last lecture, right? By then, I’ll definitely have perfected this Unique Magic and pay those guys back with their own faces!”
“What? You want to team up with me? That doesn’t match at all. Jade is seventeen, and Feiran is fifteen.”
“No, that balancing would actually work.”
A playful smile bloomed on Esha’s face.
She set the scroll down on the floor again and brought over a model pendulum, dropping the weight into the air.
“Why do you think little kids can swing so well?”
“The swing? They just stretch their legs out when going forward and pull them in when going back.”
Esha wouldn’t really be asking if she didn’t know, so Hiasen waited for her next words.
“You’re right. But you see, a pendulum may seem still like this….”
She focused on a metallic ball as it came to a standstill over time.
A precise aura was periodically injected into the pendulum, causing it to tremble and shoot upwards. It seemed like it could soar to the ceiling if there had been no string attached.
“If you provide it with the right vibrations, it’ll move on its own.”
“Does that relate to this magic?”
“You’re smart, it’s great. We communicate well! Anyway, just look forward to it.”
With that, Esha headed into her room alone, dedicating several days and nights tirelessly studying to create her Unique Magic.
Looking more haggard than ever, she appeared on the day of the duel and requested a little help from Hiasen.
Hiasen, the Third Prince, accepted her assistance without a hint of doubt,
and as the First and Second Princes sustained injuries that would take 16 and 20 weeks to heal, respectively, Esha’s first Unique Magic would remain eternally sealed.
*
For one who wields a sword, the most important thing to pay attention to is not just the force of the sword strike or the correct form to induce it.
It’s about ensuring no energy goes to waste.
In the universe we live in, energy is conserved no matter the circumstance. Even if gods die and come back, this principle does not change.
Thus, thinking that delivering a strike of 6 with 10 strength is better than delivering 5 with 5 is one of the common mistakes made by novice swordsmen.
The value of precision cannot be traded for anything.
The reason each person’s form in archery and shooting differs slightly ties back to this.
When their bodies have mastered that form, they can perform their mission with the utmost accuracy without wasted energy.
But not everyone can have a sword master as a mentor.
The ‘Impact Resonance’ magic was born from various concerns.
Even if the assistant is a novice swordsman, as long as the primary caster can set the correct equivalent frequency, no energy will be wasted in the combined strike of the two, which will be stored in mana due to the law of equivalence.
Destroying gears is akin to pushing the back of a child on a swing.
After repeating that once, twice, and dozens of times, the swing would merely complete one turn; but what would happen if that occurred within the body?
Fatigue destruction.
Allowing ten strikes will result in bones shattering even if reinforced by aura, and twenty will tear apart organs throughout the body.
But I’ve never seen the results when thirty, forty… or even one hundred vibrations occur all at once.
At that moment, that girl and I wanted to shatter the prejudice that level 1 magic has a limitation in power.
And that wish was fulfilled when—
HAAAAAH!
[Unique Magic – Eshasha Type #1]
[Adella – 200 consecutive]
[BREAK]
A silver-haired girl’s hand finally accomplished it.
CRITICAL HIT!
[200 HIT COMBO]
[394870 DAMAGE]
[HP: 10826/666666]
-NO NAME, STOP DOING SO WELL!!!!!!
-This time it’s 400k, HAHAHAHA
-The real numbers only come out in Act 4, right?
-That too, is only the nightmare standard; in general, Mephisto’s HP is only 500k.
-Amazing, really.
-Is he even human?
-How does No Name and Adella maintain a 200 combo without breaking once, lol?
-For real, I’m a ranked rhythm game player; I rarely hit three-digit combos even once a year.
-Human(turned into a machine) vs Machine(turned into a human), it’s like self-reinforcement.
└ Hahaha, why are they trying to start a fight when they’re on the same team?
└ A picture-like photograph vs a photograph-like picture.
└ Why does this sound like a compliment for both? LOL
-What’s with that level 1 magic? (No clue)
└ How would we know? (I’m a teaching assistant at the local academy)
└ How would we know? (I’m from the sky Theory of Magic Department)
└ Wow, for real? What’s your grade?
└ 1.8
└ With a 1-point defense rate, it’s understandable~ HAHA
-This can’t be explained unless it’s hacking.
└ Yeah, but considering the bugs, anything can exist must be a cheat.
Producing extreme damage was nice and all.
But it was a shame that it didn’t lead to a defeat.
[■■■■■ & %^$#$ Jin Chronicle’s health regeneration is increased by 200%.]
Why are these enemies so ridiculously resilient?
“Ugh… huff… my arm won’t move… can’t we heal again?”
“…!”
[MP: 160/2800]
It’s not even a matter of whether healing is possible.
Adella’s complexion was pale, her eyes unfocused, and she was panting excessively.
Most importantly, she was alternating between laughing, grimacing, and then straightening her expression.
She seemed to lack the strength to even control her facial muscles that were involuntarily moving under the influence of the unique magic’s pulse.
“No. Rest now; you’ve done enough.”
“No! I can do more! Just a little… if only I could go a little further, we could definitely finish it!”
“Either way, you’re out of mana. I’ll handle the rest somehow.”
With 10k HP left, I thought I could manage alone.
It seemed the half-demon had a weakness to magic damage, unlike Ballum or the previous vice-dean before being possessed.
Just as I was about to plan our next moves carefully while managing mana, Adella grabbed my ankle.
“Waaaaaah!”
“… ”
“What do I do now… I’m scared to die, but… something scarier than dying has come up… If my sister dies even once more, I swear I won’t be able to hold on… Please don’t go anywhere, just… please, I beg you…”
“… ”
“We have no relation at all! If you think about it, it’s our first meeting today! Why are you being so nice to me… Why! Just leave me and run away. I’m saying run!”
GRAB!
I lifted Adella, who kept whining, effortlessly.
“Uh…?”
“Adella, do you know what the world defines your value as?”
“No… I don’t know…”
‘The Prince of the Library’, Ballum Benavons.
‘Vice-Dean of the Remnant Academy’, Jin Chronicle.
[HEADLINE EFFECT ON]
[The Cat of Dawn – Adella]
“They call you the ‘Cat of Dawn.’”
“Dawn?”
That’s honestly not even funny.
The title ‘Cat of Dawn’ originates from her backstory.
Adella, who had been a bold thief wreaking havoc in the capital late at night, would mysteriously disappear just as dawn broke while being chased by guards.
That’s how she earned the nickname, yet it’s truly eerie how fate works.
When the faint sunlight of early dawn began to rise, who would have known that it symbolized her remaining life?
“I personally like dawn. When darkness clears and sunlight shines, it feels like a new day is beginning, different from yesterday.”
Dawn was comforting when studying all night.
Dawn that welcomed me while I cried through the night felt especially hopeful.
“After a good night’s sleep, everything will be different.”
CAST: Circuit Reconstruction
“…!”
The first magic I cast when executing Wagal.
As I extracted all the mana from Adella’s lower abdomen, her body slumped.
[MP: 660/2800]
I can only do it once. But that’s fine. The conditions are mustered well enough.
“Excuse me, everyone.”
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-What?
-Hello?
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I lightly waved at the camera I had momentarily forgotten about.
“This is a bit of a trade secret.”
TWISH Notification – Cameras 1-9 have been disabled by the admin.
“I would appreciate your understanding.”
[Unique Magic – Eshasha Type #2]