‘Gongjin’, and the principle of ‘Fatigue Strength Control’ combined with the 1st Circle Unique Magic, Adela.
Due to pronunciation issues in the neighboring country, the unfortunate fatigue destruction magic has now become ‘Adera (アデラ)’, which I meticulously devised along with Hiasen to defeat the enemies.
Those enemies are none other than 1st Prince Jade and 2nd Prince Feiran.
They were probably 17 and 15 years old at the time.
To overwhelmingly crush those who already have top-tier talent in magic and swordsmanship, a flash of wisdom was required.
Flash of wisdom is, in other words, cunning deception.
In fact, my 1st style unique magic could detonate gears engraved on the opponent’s body just by matching the direction, even from a distance.
It didn’t matter how far apart we were, as all strike points are summoned within a radius of 3m of the caster.
In close range, a slight twist of the body could dodge an attack, but if it’s beyond 15m, they would have to move about five times more, and 30m away would mean jumping ten times more.
The engraving process was also very simple.
[Unique Magic – Estasha Style 1st Form (式)]
I concentrated mana into a single point at the tip of my sword and thrust it towards the distant wooden puppet.
As the sword passed through the magic circle, the gears flew at an incredible speed and lodged themselves into the wooden puppet.
Immediately, identical gears appeared along the path around Adela, who was assigned as my assistant.
“The principle is the same.”
“Yeah…!”
As the gear made a full rotation, Adela extended her arm and embedded the sword just like I did.
Kkaang-!
Although the sword merely grazed the air, Adela’s arm trembled with the weight as if it had struck a heavy rock.
Let’s simply do this ten times for a demonstration.
“Pa.”
Whoooom-!
The gears that had exhausted their lifespan simultaneously flew towards the wooden puppet and pierced it like thorns.
With a massive shockwave, the chest area of the puppet shattered into pieces, and debris flew high into the air.
“What…!”
Adela blinked in disbelief as she watched the result of the magic.
“If you run away, this is what happens.”
Unless they miraculously manage to escape out of sight from the caster, this magic was truly useful within the confined training arena.
The fact that it forces a swordsman to come close proved the magic’s cheat-like quality, but there was an even bigger advantage.
“What if the opponent quickly approaches and interrupts while I’m casting?”
“The structure is completely the same as the first magic I showed you. It’s better if they come closer.”
If there’s one insolvable dilemma for wizards, it’s that every spell has a counter.
If the opponent knew in advance what magic would be used, it wasn’t difficult to respond.
Using close-range magic allows for some distance to be made, while using long-range magic would prompt them to rush over to harass the caster, which sounds incredibly simple in words.
It can’t be helped if it’s considered underhanded. Deceiving each other is the harsh world of competition.
However, the unique magic ‘Adera’ was incredibly versatile because it was defined as ‘formless’ where the user could freely set the power and ‘diverging type’ magic that used angles as parameters.
In other words, at a distance, countering it would be impossible, and being close would put them in even more danger.
“So, does this magic have no weaknesses? Like a countermeasure?”
The script for the ‘Introduction to Unique Magic’ prepared with Adela was nearing its final page.
“The weakness is that maintaining this magic circle is unexpectedly not easy, you know.”
Since I hadn’t used this magic frequently in my past life, there were still many unfamiliar elements.
Especially since there’s only one mana trunk on this side of the Earth, the stability of the mana in the atmosphere was very shaky, requiring a caster with exceptional sensitivity to maintain the magic circle.
“Of course there must be a counter, but if I disclose that, the magic wouldn’t be promoted, right?”
“Hehe, that’s true!”
“That’s all we’ll show for today.”
“Alright then…! This has been NoName Unni and Asaneko Adela! Please use the unique magic made by my sister a lot, everyone! Hurry up and spend your money so I can—”
Ding-
The filming concluded at that point.
*
It’s safe to say that all of Japan’s magical history begins and ends with the sword; it is the identity and pride of the blade-wielding people.
For thousands of years, magic has continuously evolved through the process of synthesis and opposition, and in the 21st century, everything that can be shown by a sword is enjoyed.
Unlike ancient China, where one had to belong to a certain sect to see secret techniques, just a few scrolls around the internet allow knowledge to pour like a waterfall, making it challenging to find high-quality information due to the sheer volume.
In that sense, the unique long-range magic also had an overwhelming number of types.
Starting from simply firing a sword wave to creating a whirlwind or causing an explosion with a sword are just examples.
There have even been magic types that manipulate swords in mid-air like guided missiles, but of course, those were quietly excluded from Japanese society with the notion that “this is not swordsmanship.”
In any case, the Japanese magic community has yet to overcome the fundamental limitations of ‘distance’ inherently possessed by swords.
It’s much more efficient to study fluid dynamics than trying to awaken the mysteries of wind with a sword.
Moreover, simply running up to the opponent and swinging the sword a few times is the cheapest option, leading even theoretical magic scholars to find no reason to develop long-range magic.
However, a new wind began to blow in the Japanese magic community.
[New Paradigm Introduced by 1st Circle Magic: Can You Strike from Close Range Even at Long Range?]
“Why… why haven’t we thought of this till now?”
Why have we only thought of generating sword waves and making winds all this time?
What’s important is the energy itself.
So, if we generate energy at a close distance and hit the opponent properly, isn’t that effectively long-range magic?
The 1st Circle unique magic ‘Adera’ has become a trend, especially among some TikTok influencers whom I unequivocally ignore even more vigorously.
However, when Na-me attached a commentary video to her V-tube, public opinion did a complete 180.
This was not just a magic that overlaps impacts.
The magic circles for close-range and long-range were so indistinguishable that until the magic was cast, the opponent couldn’t predict what type would come out.
If captured incorrectly, it would expose a weakness.
Even if it’s guessed correctly, as it’s only 1st Circle magic, if the caster cancels the casting, the backlash would be minimal.
In terms of giving the swordsman a psychological edge in battle, Katuhata Emika found it an innovative magic.
“The principle is just too simple. Why didn’t we think of something so easy?”
Some Japanese were utterly flabbergasted.
Though the magic circle is incredibly complicated, the principle is simple enough for anyone to understand.
It’s even more puzzling that no such magic existed until now.
“Columbus’s Egg.”
Kwaang-!
Katuhata Emika succeeded in 30 strikes, taking down a 40m cedar tree.
She showed no reluctance against the flying dust, merely covering her face with her pure white dojo uniform.
A young girl, watching in a daze from the side next to the heir of the Katsuhata Sect, pulled a boiled egg from her pocket and handed it to her.
“What’s that, Sister Emika?”
“Yui, do you know how to balance a raw egg? Without using aura.”
“Uh… I guess if you keep practicing, you can eventually do it?”
“You just have to slightly crack the bottom.”
“What? That seems a bit anticlimactic, doesn’t it?”
At her younger sibling’s derisive remark, Emika hesitated to break the egg.
“Then what’s the method to balance it without cracking it?”
“Umm… I guess that could work…”
“There’s a way to shake the egg to break the yolk inside and balance it like a weeble.”
“Wow! That sounds like a pretty cool idea. I think I could do it too!”
“See? Anyone can do it.”
She let out a faint sigh.
Next week, the Emperor’s Cup for those under 16 was set to begin in Japan.
Whether you learned Adera or not was no longer significant.
It’s about how well you can utilize it.
Emika had a strong intuition that if it were the preliminary round, the existence of this magic would likely be known to almost everyone from the main round onwards.
‘From now on, I have no choice but to practice hard.’
Thump!
Shlurp-!
The moment she bumped the egg against her forehead to eat it, the yellow liquid trickled down her eyes and cheeks.
It was a raw egg.
“Yui, this is a boiled egg—”
“Eep! I-I’m sorry, sister! I must have brought the wrong one! I really didn’t know!”
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[The trending 1st Circle magic among today’s Japanese youth… But the original creator is Korean?]
“Ryoikitenkai (Domain Expansion)!”
In the V-tube video, a pink-haired Japanese person struck a bizarre pose, clasping their hands together as they chanted the spell.
Then, a perfectly fine Lamborghini was crushed beyond recognition.
This drew from the streams of the popular V-tuber ‘Soramoji’, a former military mage in Japan.
Every ‘formless magic’ requires a ‘final casting phrase’, which can also be set freely like the name of the magic, allowing one to follow such animated catchphrases.
A journalist who shared this fact visited the Korea Magic Institute’s Applied Magic Research Institute to learn how to use the 1st Circle magic ‘Adera’.
“Alright, the preparations are complete.”
“Can I really say anything?”
“Yes, go ahead.”
“Then… I’ll just say… Cal!”
As if responding to the journalist’s bashful shout, the magic circle resonated.
Then, a loud boom erupted, shattering the watermelon just bought in front of the market.
After finishing the introduction to the magic, the shocking identity of the original creator was revealed.
It was NoName, a 2nd Grade Elementary Division student at Sephiron Academy who was close to becoming Korea’s youngest theoretical magician.
Why ‘close to becoming’ and not ‘has become’?
It was because she registered the unique magic she developed with the Japan Magic Copyright Association.
Those who hadn’t watched the video until this point rushed to the comments section to express their opinions.
-It seems there’s an external force trying to take NoName abroad. There’s no other explanation for this.
-Since she seems set on leaving Korea, there’s no need to catch her; just let her go.
-Did the parents who adopted her sell her for a fortune?
Quickly, Na-me’s Genius Discovery Team broadcast was introduced.
AI Adela, gifted by Wearsoft.
For a child who lost her parents to terrorists and had her entire life stolen for seven years, Adela was like family.
And NoName was a driven child.
Not content just with wanting to make Adela her family, she searched for various ways to get her an ID.
But unable to find a way in Korea, she turned her eyes overseas.
It was in the process that she handed over her unique magic, leading to the whole incident.
-After watching this, I went and watched the later episodes of the Genius Discovery Team ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ Honestly, the saddest episode ever…
└ I couldn’t bear to watch the re-enactment of the rescue; I just skipped through it;;
└ If you watch that and then watch Na-me’s game interview, you’ll end up crying all your tears for the year ahead.
-What’s this kid? She’s definitely one of the most outstanding ones among Genius Discovery Team members?
└ It’s not just about Ham Cho-rong’s level; honestly, she might surpass Ham Cho-rong at this point ㅇㅇ
-It’s genius to create a unique magic at eight, but being A-grade is even more surprising.
-She’s truly going to rake in the money. What a jackpot.
-Am I the only one who got mad seeing the treatment of those detectives on the show?
└ 22222
└ It’s completely frustrating in this countryㅋㅋ
└ They can’t say a word to the congressmen, so they just take it out on the poor public servantsㅋㅋ
The cherry on top came when the reporter described the situation that would arise if Na-me registered her unique magic in Korea.
Unlike light magic or cold wind magic, which are classified as public goods, the majority of unique magic with copyright attached to individuals carries a hefty premium when sold overseas.
If the unique magic registered in the Republic of Korea were to be used in Japan, the Japanese Mana Corporation would have to pay several times the extra fee to the Korean Mana Corporation.
The tax estimates from such earnings, considering the ongoing magic swordsmanship syndrome in Japan, would potentially exceed 10 billion won a year.
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