Chapter 264 – The Power to Embody Imagination

I mean, I’m curious about how my great magic will be implemented. Rumi looked at me with curious eyes while manipulating countless books. Seriously, I’m the only one who wonders how great magic will be implemented.

‘What should I do if trashy magic pops out?’

According to Rumi’s explanation, the great magic seems to have different forms depending on the magician. This is because the form of magic is determined by what the magician deeply desires.

“Wait a minute. But isn’t it possible that a useless great magic will be born? For example, there could be a person whose dream is to just eat well and live well as a wizard. If such a person uses great magic, what form will it manifest?
[Of course, the power of great magic varies depending on the person. Eat well and live well In other words, if you have a petit bourgeois dream, great magic will be manifested accordingly. For example, a cozy single room can only be realized through great magic. In fact, it is said that there are first-class wizards who have realized only one room through great magic. That would mean that the vessel as a wizard is small.]
“Wow…”

Oh my gosh.
Are there wizards whose only goal is to create a cramped single room? It was a simple great magic beyond imagination. Are you becoming a house-poor wizard who has a grudge against preparing your own house? I clearly realized that the power of the Great Magic is good and bad.

“It’s terrible. If it’s a single room, you can buy it with money. Can you treat it as magic?”
[Anyway, since it succeeded in realizing the inner world, it is the same great magic. Of course, great magic with such a simple effect is rare. Most wizards have lofty goals.]
“Right.”

I was a little relieved to hear that garbage-like great magic is rare. Of course, you’ll have to see for yourself what form my great magic will take. It feels like I’m running a gacha in a mobile game. It is merciless in a reality that even Risema can’t do.

[I will teach you the magic formula until you leave. It is a technique that materializes the inner world into reality. I hope that the mage can reach first-class status soon. For a smooth class, I will cancel my great magic.]

As Rumi waved her hand around, the books flying through her air disappeared on the spot. The pitch-black darkness receded and the scenery around us returned to its original state. Just like when I first came, I could see the scenery of the library.

[How much time is left before the expedition departs?]
“About 10 hours left.”
[Eight hours should be enough to teach you the theory of the spell. Today, let’s finish the class by learning the theory and practicing great magic.]

The expedition departs from the Holy Land at 10:00 am.
That’s about 10 hours left from now. It’s like staying up all night taking classes and leaving, but I don’t have any particular complaints. After all, all you have to do is sleep in the wagon.

I sat on the floor in the library and listened to Rumi’s class.

[The principle of great magic is to let reality erode one’s inner world. First of all, it is necessary to internalize the area surrounding the wizard.]

Time passed quickly. The highly demonstrated concentration was enough to memorize Rumi’s teachings without missing a single note. An hour, two hours passed, and finally, when eight hours passed, I was able to fully understand the principles of great magic.

[… This concludes the lesson. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.]
“I have a question for you. I said that mastering great magic is a condition for becoming a first-class wizard. Then, can we say that all first-class people in the world are users of great magic? Is it possible for first-class people to embody their own fantasies?”
[That’s right. The magic formula itself is inherited by all magic schools. For example, Albert, whom the wizard must defeat, is also a first-class wizard. It is unknown what great magic he learned.]

I asked a question, and a story about Albert came up, which piqued my interest. I mean, Albert was a first-class wizard. It means that he has a higher rank as a wizard than me. If he jumped on without knowing anything, he would have been shot dead.

“You mean Albert can use great magic like you? Can he single-handedly defeat Albert at my level?”
[If you compete alone, the wizard will surely lose. Because for a wizard to cancel an anti-magic, he has to use the same anti-magic. However, I heard that there is a first-class soldier named Lepiel in the expedition. Unmanned people can also transcend the providence when they reach the first-class level. If you join forces with him, you’ll see the possibility of defeating Albert.]

Should I leave it to Lepiel to kill Albert?
In many ways, it was a dangerous thing.
If it’s the same first class, Albert with the charm eye will have an advantage.

‘It’s a big deal.’

He had to somehow reach first-class status until he ran into Albert. A sense of danger crept up in my heart.

All of my questions have been answered in the previous question. Because I completely understood the magic formula itself. All that was left was to complete my own great magic.

I looked up and looked at the clock placed in the library.
There is still time before the expedition departs. It should be enough to try casting the great magic a few times.

“Huh.”

I raised my mana and activated the great magic spell. A highly organized technique began to shape what was inside of me. The aura, which was invisible and transparent mana, spread in all directions and took shape.

[It’s true that you understand the principles of great magic. The wizard’s great magic is causing erosion.]
“I still only understand the principle.”

At some point, the landscape surrounding Rumi and me changed. The scenery of the library, where the bookshelves were lined up, was covered with pure white light.

Before we knew it, we were left in an achromatic space where nothing existed.

[This white space is the wizard’s inner world. Although it reflects the empty landscape because it has not yet realized its own origin.]
“Um…”

I looked around while maintaining the great magic. I see an empty white space, but nothing is contained in it.

I called my inner world, so why is this empty landscape reflected? That’s because I haven’t realized my origins as a wizard yet. The only things that can be realized in the inner world are fantasies that are deeply connected to the source.

‘Tyranno Punch!’

I imagined a dinosaur appearing and throwing punches, but nothing materialized. Is it because it’s such a wild imagination? At least that means my origins aren’t dinosaur related.

[Constantly ask yourself questions. Only when you realize your source as a wizard can you complete true great magic. Right now, it’s just using a wide range of barrier magic.]
“I know.”

Constantly racking my brain, I wondered what my source might be. An Earthling who was suddenly reincarnated in another world. An incubus doing adventurer work. A wizard who inherited the lineage of the demon king. But even continuing to think is not an easy task. In order to maintain the great magic, a considerable amount of mana was required.

“Huh…”

Magical power that I did not normally know how to dry was consumed steadily. Thanks to the magic charge, I reached an unrivaled level of mana alone. Even I couldn’t keep the great magic for that long.

‘I think 10 minutes is the limit.’

Just 10 minutes.
After a quick calculation, I realized that my mana would run out in 10 minutes. It’s not a magic that you can use all the time. Even though I am training right now, I feel that time is running out.

‘What is my origin as a wizard?’

I recalled the memories of the first time I learned magic. The days when I learned basic magic like Magic Missile. At that time, the only thing I could think of was to somehow survive in this world. If you learn magic, you won’t starve.

Means of survival.
I want to learn magic and survive in this harsh world.

Is that my source as a mage? It was a pretty convincing reasoning. I concentrated and recalled my experiences as a rookie adventurer. All the tenacity I had while learning magic at that time.

“I want to survive! I want to survive in this fucking world!”

I shouted as hard as I could to the achromatic scenery surrounding me. My life has improved thanks to magic, but I am not yet out of danger of death. Rather, it can be said that he fell into a deeper abyss after learning that he was the devil’s bloodline.

I need the strength to survive.
I need the power to defeat all the wise men in this world.

I made a wish in my heart. If it’s survival instinct, can’t you say it’s my source? If this is implemented as great magic, how will it be activated?

‘Because the survival instinct is realized through magic. Will I get the ability to regenerate so I don’t die?’

For example, the effect of never dying while activating great magic. Getting an immortal body wouldn’t be so bad either.
However, no matter how much he shouted that he wanted to live, the empty landscape did not change. In the achromatic space, there was no sign of anything being realized.

“Isn’t this?”

I tried pinching the back of my hand just in case. The back of the hand, which had been pinched and turned red, never recovered. If the survival instinct is embodied, the body will immediately respond. That would mean my guess was wrong.

Survival isn’t the source?
Are there things more important to me than life?

I was honestly surprised.
Until now, I had made surviving in this world my top priority.
The fact that the inner world did not respond means that a more fundamental wish resides within me.

“Ugh.”

I tried to roll my head again, but my mana ran out.
The achromatic space overlaid with reality disappeared and the landscape of the library reappeared.

[You haven’t realized the source yet. If you use great magic anymore, your body will be overworked, so it would be better to end the class at this point. Please continue to practice great magic even after leaving the library.]

The first attempt failed, but there were still plenty of opportunities left. It takes about 3 days for the expedition to reach the Dergantus ruins.

You just need to complete the great magic within it.

I kept asking myself questions until I left the library.

‘What the hell is my origin?’