Chapter 266 – The Power to Embody Imagination

The first time I tried the great magic in Rumi’s library, it failed neatly.
The simple desire to survive has nothing to do with your origins as a wizard.
Maybe it’s proof that I’ve become able to eat and live as much as I can.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory explains it that way. Physiological needs and survival needs belong to the lowest level.
It is said that when a person’s basic needs are met, he wants something higher.
My roots as a mage wouldn’t be much different.

‘There were three next-level needs, right?’

The need for affection and belonging.
A need for respect.
Desire for self-realization.

What remains roughly are the sources intertwined with this desire.
If you hit the plausible sources one by one step by step, wouldn’t something work?

I opened my mouth in a clear voice in the cabin of the carriage covered in pure white.

“I, Luke, want to make a lot of money as a wizard.”

The voice soon spread in all directions and reached the white landscape surrounding it. At this moment, piles of yellowish gold coins were shining in my head. Maybe wanting to make money is the root of my mage? It is a guess born from such a question.

There is no Korean who hates money.
Even though I was reincarnated in another world, Kimchi Blood is still flowing inside me. A wizard of capitalism who makes money just by breathing. If that’s the root of being a mage, you’d understand.

“I need money!

I spread my arms wide and shouted again. In a voice full of desire, Kate nodded her head as if it were plausible.

“Certainly, no one hates money. Money may be the root of being a wizard. If it were me, I’d definitely do that.”
“If money is the source of a wizard, what kind of great magic is born? Is it possible to make even gold rain rain from the sky? I don’t have to worry about starving to death for the rest of my life.”
“Ohhh, that’s a good idea, Rebecca sister. The magic that makes the golden rain fall is a big deal! I’ll have to get ready to take it with the dreamer right now.”
“Getting home…?”

Rebecca and Kate, having her conversation, looked at me with her eyes twinkling.
As a nun who reveals money, she had the greatest expectations among lovers.

The magic that summons gold is terrifying.
If it is implemented as great magic, can I use Meso Explosion in real life?

“…It’s quiet.”

However, there was no reaction from the achromatic inner world.
While taking all kinds of poses, I hoped for gold coins or banknotes, but my wishes did not come true.

“I guess not.”
“It’s a pity!”

Great magic, in other words, is magic that makes your wish come true as a wizard.
If money was the number one desire, a response had to come in some way from the inner world.

That means money is lost.
With other wishes, I started shouting plausible things one by one.
Because I made a wish list in my head in advance to complete the great magic.
All you have to do is bring it all out of your mouth.

“As a wizard, I want to become a respected great man! I want to gain an honor that everyone can look up to!”

“I want to become an omnipotent god! Give me your god power!”

“…I want to conquer another world with a hypnosis app!

Or honor.
Or becoming a divine being.
Or something to release the seething sexual desire.

Besides that, I shouted all sorts of outlandish wishes, but my inner world still didn’t respond. I’m almost ashamed of myself talking about myself in front of my lovers. The 50 wish list I had prepared in advance was slowly running out.

“Nothing sticks out? I guess not all.”
“This time, how about expressing your love for us?
“That sounds plausible, Mr. Kate.”

The lovers who had been waiting silently came up with an idea. Want to express your love? It’s a shriveled proposal, but it’s not too bad.

I want to live happily ever after with my loved ones.
Maybe that’s the root of being a wizard. Regardless of what great magic was implemented, it was worth trying. Upon hearing Kate’s voice, I immediately opened my mouth.

“I love you! I love you the most in the world!”

At this moment, I thought that if the great magic was completed, it would be quite romantic.
However, I tried to shout with sincerity as if I were confessing, but my inner world did not change.

“The great magic… Is to realize the fundamental wish of a wizard, right?”

Bella, lost in her thoughts, suddenly opened her mouth.

“Right.”
“Then, it’s only natural that the answer isn’t correct. Luke’s brother doesn’t learn magic for love. In the first place, dating and magic have nothing to do with each other. Even if you don’t learn magic, you can still love, right?”

That’s a sharp guess.
If you look at the source as a person, loving your lover would have been the correct answer. Because the most important things in my life were Rebecca and Kate and Bella. If I had to give up magic and anything among them, I would give up magic without hesitation. They are a precious family that cannot be exchanged for anything in this world.

But if you look at your origins as a wizard, the story is different. It’s not like you learned magic to seduce women.

At first, he learned magic to simply provide a means to live on.
As time passed, learning magic itself became a goal.

For a moment.
Target?

The moment I remembered what my goal was, a thought flashed through my mind like lightning. In the past, magic was simply treated as a means to obtain something. A knack for making money, a skill for survival, a means to excel in the adventurer industry. But at some point, the means and goals were reversed. Even if you don’t want anything, the desire to learn magic is full.

‘Wiseman.’

Perhaps it is because he was strongly influenced by Wiseman’s bloodline. It is said that all Wiseman’s tend to be fanatically obsessed with magic from birth. I heard that the greed for magic is the motive for the Wiseman to live.

A descendant of Loki, the founder of magic.
The hungry demons of knowledge who constantly crave new magic.

After all, I am an undeniable member of the Wiseman.
If so, great magic befitting the lineage would be born.

“Right.”

I got a sense of what my roots as a wizard were.
From the day I first became a rune mage, I couldn’t shake off the strange feeling of regret. It was difficult to understand that the destiny of a mage bestowed upon an individual was limited. It meant that I couldn’t learn all of the unique magic of the numerous schools of magic in this world.

“I just want to learn magic. I want to acquire all the magic that exists in this world.”

It was a moment of enlightenment and murmur.
The pure white space surrounding it swayed like a wave. For the first time, a change occurred in the calm inner world. I think it’s proof that I’m getting closer to my roots as a wizard.

Once again.

With a clear voice, I made a wish toward the inner world.

“I want to learn all the magic that exists in this world. I don’t want to be bound by my fate as a wizard.”

Even great magic is no exception. The one-of-a-kind great magic that wizards who have reached the first rank can acquire. I want to get even that and fill my head with it.

I wanted to solve my endless desire for magic.
Even if it means pouring water into a bottomless pot.

“…What, what? What’s going on?”
“Shh! We just quietly watch. Perhaps this is the moment when a new first-class wizard is born.”

The embarrassed Rebecca’s voice lingered in my ears before dissipating.
What comes to my mind right now is Rumi’s great magic I saw in the library.

Of all the magic I’ve ever experienced, the greatest magic full of wonder.
The magic of Rumi, who used hundreds of magic books like limbs, was clearly emerging.

‘Want to learn.’

Did you say that great magic is unique?
What if we could break down that absolute proposition?

The moment I remembered Rumi covered in countless magic books, a change happened before my eyes.

Bundles of paper rose up in the desolate achromatic space.
These are papers with complex magic formulas engraved on them. Soon, the tightly packed papers were covered with a thick leather cover.

A book of magic was being created in front of me.
The magic book completed in an instant hovered around me as if it were alive.

〈 Shockwave 〉

It’s a magic book that I read once. It was a magic book that contained a shock wave spell that released shockwaves. The magic book that remained in memory was embodied in the same form in the inner world.
Of course, unlike that time, I was flying through the air.

‘To implement the read magic book in the form of an ego book. Did I say that was Rumi’s great magic?’

Same.
Rumi’s great magic was now being realized in my inner world.
The ego drum of 〈 Shockwave 〉 floated here and there in the air according to my will.

“Cast the magic.”

When I gave the command lightly, Ego Book responded immediately.
The sheet of paper fluttered and began to emit shockwaves randomly in front of it.

– Kwaang!

“…Five.”

Even the part where you can cast magic yourself.
Functionally, it’s no different from the ego drum that Rumi summoned through her great magic.
At this point, I can guess what my great magic really is.

‘You mean you can copy someone else’s magic? Even the one and only great magic can be copied?’

Replica of magic.

Could that be the ability of my great magic?
It could be said that it was a replication ability that was just right for me, who wanted to acquire all magic.
I still don’t know what mechanism it’s triggered by, but this was certain.

Now, I have become a full-fledged first-class wizard.