Chapter 205 – The Chasers From the Desert

The next morning after spending the night at the luxurious house, I left after having breakfast prepared by my sister Bella. Even until I left, seeing me off to the Tabad Inn was a wise mother and wife.

“Can I go over to my brother’s house once in a while? If it’s rice, I’ll make it for you. Brother, focus on practicing magic.”
“Nunnaaaaa! I’ll give you the house key here-.”

Bella continued to visit my house from time to time and cook for me. Seeing her sister working in her kitchen with her apron on made her feel like a newlywed.

Does it make sense that such a devoted and obedient woman exists? She feels like dating a fairy who must appear in a legend. She’s my sister. If you search her house carefully, her wingsuit might pop out.

“Do your magic training today, little brother! Noona is always cheering for her younger brother.”
“Ah, no, stop cheering and go to work, sister. You shouldn’t work overtime while cooking for me.”
“It’s okay, because I’m handling my work neatly. And receiving her sister’s energy will help her tired mind recover.”

Even though he took care of me while going back and forth between the office and the inn, I didn’t hear any rumors that the guild work was fun. She doesn’t have the ability to handle mana, but Bella also has a superhuman side. Thanks to her, she is able to focus on her magic practice without having to worry about Bob.

Several days have passed since then. It’s December, and winter has come to the Midgard continent. It was the first winter he faced after becoming a wizard.

In the past and now, nothing has changed in particular from my work. When not carrying out miscellaneous quests, he just shuts himself in the backyard and trains every day.

‘I did get one more quarter staff from the labyrinth.’

If there’s one thing I’m concerned about, is it the third quarter staff obtained in the underground labyrinth? It was possible to strengthen my magic wand by extracting the runestone attached to the inside of the wand. However, Rumi said that runestones have many other uses besides reinforcing materials. So I didn’t touch the third quarter staff, and kept it in the room.

One day, if Rumi teaches you how to use it, the day will come when you can use the Rune Stones usefully. It’s not like I have to get stronger in a hurry, so I decided to keep it for now.

‘Right now, it’s more important to study space magic.’

In the Labyrinth, in addition to the Quarter Staff, he also copied documents containing the theory of space magic. Even if you look at the book alone, it is a vast amount of forty volumes. I was able to discover some new ancient magic while reading the documents copied through Rumi.

[Space Leap]

[Exile]

The first ancient magic discovered was [Space Leap]. It can be said that it is an ancient magic that was mainly used by the ghoul mage who guarded the relic storage in the underground labyrinth. Magic that suddenly disappears and then pops up in midair. Blinking is adopted as a summoner spell in a certain disease game!

‘It was a national rule to put flashing in the F key… !’

Of course, magic doesn’t work with buttons, so there’s no need to argue about whether it’s D or F. When fighting the ghoul mage in the labyrinth, I thought it was just a scam spell, but after looking at the theory, there are restrictions.

-Sufficient ‘impact energy’ must be stored before using [Space Leap]
– You can only jump to places where you can see
-Leaping distance increases according to spellcaster’s ability

Impact energy means the amount of impact transmitted to the quarter staff. Before using [Space Leap], You must swing your staff and hit something hard. Or block an opponent’s attack with a staff. There is a clue that you need to accumulate impact energy in the wand through various movements.

You should also remember that the distance traveled depends on your field of view. Of course, even if there were minor restrictions, blinking was the magician’s dream. Approaching the enemy who is aiming for my life with [Space Leap] And shouting ‘slow’. I can’t help but get excited when I imagine myself appearing in the east and west like the general.

The ancient magic of [Expulsion] Was the exact opposite of [Space Leap]. [Expulsion] Is a magic that blows away the target I touched with the staff to the designated coordinates.

-Able to transmit opponents only to empty space

There was a restriction that transmission coordinates could only be taken in the air, so it was impossible to slam the opponent into the ground. Still, it can’t be an excellent magic to increase the distance from the enemy. If it doesn’t work out, it can also be used to make it fall from the sky.

These two are the last of the ancient magics found in the copied books. Except for the pages where [Space Leap] And [Exile] Are described, the rest is filled with theories. While studying theory, I practiced two newly discovered ancient magics in my spare time.

‘The principle is quite complicated, this.’

The principle of space magic was so complex that it could not be compared to elemental magic. It was the first time I ever felt like my head was going to explode while studying a spell. Still, I believed that if I learned it, it would definitely help.

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As time passed, the theory of space magic became somewhat understandable. It was early in the morning when I was practicing casting [Space Leap] In the backyard. For some reason, there was another person who showed up in the backyard today besides me.

“Rebecca? Aren’t you practicing swordsmanship today?”
“Yeah, I have other things to do.”

Rebecca, coming out of the inn, came up to me with her hand stuck in his coat. My sweetheart with impressive blazing red hair. Even when we met in the summer, she was wearing open clothes that showed off her bare skin.

Of course, he still wore a curved sword around his waist. My girlfriend rarely removes her knife from her body.

“It’s amazing. You don’t often skip training.”
“Hey, I often skip it when I go on a date with my boyfriend. So, do you have time? It’s because I have something urgent to ask of you.”

What to ask for urgently? Does that mean you want to set up a date with me? Magic training is good, but you can’t skip going out with your girlfriend. Of course, if you have the time, you can pay as much as you want. It’s better if it’s a magic-charged date indoors!

“I have a lot of time. Where should I go to play?
“Ah, no… Let’s recharge magic later at night! I’m not trying to play with you. I have something to ask you about magic tools. I have magic tools I brought from my hometown, but these days, they keep working.”

Didn’t you want to set up a date? Having drunk kimchi soup for no reason, I became sullen like a sad picture of a frog.

“What kind of magic tool is it?”
“Here, it’s a ‘house elf lamp’.”

Rebecca pulled out a golden lamp from under her coat. It was something that looked like a magic lamp that would appear in an Arab fairy tale. It is the first type of magic tool I have ever seen in my life. Listening to the story, the usage of the lamp was similar to the magic lamp I know.

“It’s something I’ve been using well since I was back home. If I rub my hand on the top of the lamp, a dwarf fairy pops out. I can have the fairy run simple errands.”
“What if it’s a simple errand?”
“Well, like cleaning! You can ask me to act as a porter. She’s a smart fairy, so she knows how to do tricks? If you can manage a fairy, your life will be enriched. How big is this?”

Rebecca stretched out her arms to show her fairy size. Roughly the size of a 5-6 year old child. But the house genie lamp that Rebecca was holding was no more than the size of her fist.

“A dwarf like that pops out of the lamp? Is there some kind of shrinking magic?”
“I don’t know! I didn’t study magic at all when I was in my hometown. I’ve lived my whole life wielding a sword!”
“I’m proud…”
“Originally, wizards do use their brains! Kids like me can use their bodies.”

My girlfriend, who shouted that she didn’t know in a strong voice, was a little embarrassed. Without further ado, I accepted the house elf lamp and examined it. Since it is already in a broken state, there is nothing that works even if you touch the lamp with your hand.

“Actually, before asking you, I stopped by the magic shop. But the owner said he couldn’t figure out how to fix it. It’s the first magic tool I’ve ever seen in my life.”

As for the owner of Yoensu’s magic shop, he is quite skilled. Although he is a wandering wizard, he has excellent skills in handling magic tools due to his profession. Was the store owner’s name Grace? If that person can’t fix it, I don’t think I have any hope.

“I’ll see why it’s broken, so wait. Don’t expect too much.”
“Yeah! I’ll expect moderately, hee hee.”

While Rebecca waited, I took apart the house elf lamp. When it comes to disassembling magic tools, I had experienced it several times during Rumi’s class. There were many times when I disassembled magic tools for daily life and put them back together again.

However, when I opened the lamp, I discovered something curious.

“What is this lamp… There are no runes written inside.”
“Runes? Does it matter?”
“Of course it’s important. Runes are the core of magic tools. Installable spells based on runes enchant tools. But this lamp only has spells and no runes.”

I heard that all magic tools work based on runes. The magic tools that Rebecca brought back from her hometown are not engraved with runes. Even if it is erased by impact, traces of the rune will always remain. Not being able to find the trace itself means that the Jakarta Kingdom’s magic tools work in a completely different way in the first place.

“It can’t be fixed at the magic shop. There are no runes, and the inscribed spells are completely different from the magic I know. It follows its own system.”

Rebecca’s hometown.
In other words, it was a magic tool developed in an isolated desert kingdom. If it was a region cut off from the outside world, they might have built their own magic system.

“So you’re saying it can’t be fixed? Haaaaa.
“What else is Kongkongi?”
“What is it? That’s my nickname for my house elf. Kong-kong, bean-kong, running around!”

Did you put a nickname on the house elf? Kong-Kong, it’s a nickname that seems like a good way to put in a jjaljal. You’re well aware that Rebecca loves this magic tool very much.

“Um…”

After that, I tried to fix the lamp for an hour, but I couldn’t figure out where it was broken. It will take quite some time to fully grasp the structure.

‘If I ask Rumi for advice, can I learn something?’

It was a difficult task, but I had Rumi, my magic teacher. I’m going to go into my room and ask for help fixing it.

I restored the lamp by putting the disassembled parts back together.
As I was about to carry the lamp into the room, I suddenly came up with an idea.

“Wouldn’t it be cured if I hit it with my fist?”
“What bullshit, Luke.”

It’s not bullshit!

On Earth, I learned that machines only listen when they are beaten.
After all, magic tools can be said to be a type of machine that works with magic.

Just in case, I raised my fist towards the lamp.

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