Book 1 Chapter 180

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"Bible?"

Leo's unique magic, which he presented as the practical exam for the first-semester Magic Department midterm.

It was such an absurd magic that Torua remembered it.

'He said it was magic that could use all the magic in the world without any penalty?'

It was an unbelievable story.

All the magic in the world.

It meant that it included not only commonly known magic but also unique magic.

Even basic magic had countless varieties.

Yet he designed magic that could use unique magic as well.

'This is not human magic.'

Everyone who encountered Leo's unique magic thought so.

However, Leo presented the basic incantation for magic during the midterm exam.

From that alone, everyone could see that this first-year student was serious about completing magic.

'When I saw the thesis, everyone called him crazy.'

But Torua liked Leo.

Whether it worked or not, what Leo pursued was the ideal of a mage.

However, Leo's magic, "Bible," was quickly forgotten by people due to its lack of feasibility, as shocking as it was.

Torua only remembered it as, "Ah, he did something like that."

But then…

'He actually implemented it?'

Torua's face contorted in astonishment.

If she had only heard about it, she would never have believed it.

But now, Leo was in front of her, using Torua's unique magic.

The ultimate magic Torua envisioned was before her eyes.

Feeling a thrill run through her entire body, Torua activated her magic.

Flashes-!

Brilliant magic adorned the air.

Leo activated his magic in response.

Roar-!

Magic clashed in the air.

'He's actually using my unique magic.'

Torua lowered her head.

Her body trembled.

She hadn't lived a long life.

But the results she had achieved through a lifetime of dedication to magic were being used by this first-year brat in front of her.

He was casually copying unique magic, the symbol of a mage.

'This… this….'

Torua raised her head.

'It's so amazing!'

Her eyes sparkling, Torua raised her wand.

"Leo-kun. I'm really excited right now? How can you do that? How far can you copy my magic?"

Rumble-!

Thrilling mana surged.

Seeing that, Leo broke out in a cold sweat.

'Impressive.'

The title of Lumern's strongest mage wasn't obtained for nothing.

She would undoubtedly become a great mage who would command the world.

The culmination of her own efforts and conquest of the Heroic World.

Whirr- Flash-!

Leo's eyes widened as he saw an incredible number of unique magic circles adorning the air.

Flash-!

"He's copying this too."

Torua's eyes became slightly hazy.

Before her was magic that was as miraculous as it was impossible.

The unknown magic stimulated Torua, who was brimming with curiosity more than anyone else.

'I want to research it. I want to research it. I want to research it. I want to research it. I want to research it.'

Her mind was filled with a single thought.

Seeing such a Torua, Leo felt a burning sensation in his eyes.

'Am I still pushing it too far?'

Leo's unique magic.

More precisely, it was a technique created by Kyle that amplified Kyle's mana characteristics, making it possible only for Kyle.

The mana characteristic named "Pure" by Lysinas could become anything, granting Leo all-class talent.

And it was the same for each class.

It wasn't restricted by elements either.

Of course, he couldn't reach the extreme in any one area, but he could follow the paths created by others better than anyone else.

Bible was also magic of that nature.

It instantly amplified the incantation calculation ability with mana.

And it analyzed and absorbed others' magic as is.

This was the principle of Bible.

'Of course, it's not omnipotent.'

He couldn't use unique magic that required innate characteristics he didn't possess, not just incantations.

A prime example was Chloe's Ice World.

Field magic was one of Leo's weakest areas.

In that sense, Torua was like an archnemesis to Leo.

Torua's magic was all a product of her own effort.

Therefore, as long as the incantation could be calculated, she could copy it indefinitely.

'Of course, the incantation is damn complex.'

Leo felt a burning sensation in his eyes.

He could feel the strain on his entire body due to overload.

'For now, all I can do is copy.'

The completion of Bible was to store an observed incantation and be able to use that magic again during the next Bible completion.

But for now, his limit was observing and copying.

'Moreover, even if I complete Bible to the previous level, these magics will be impossible to implement. They are too complex.'

His head couldn't retain the information.

It was like a book with insufficient pages.

Leo blocked Torua's magic once again.

'The current activation time of Bible is 1 minute.'

About 30 seconds, half of the duration, had passed.

But he was sweating profusely.

His eyes burned, and his head throbbed.

The limits due to overload were slowly approaching.

Yet, the excited Torua continued to unleash spells.

"Can you copy this too? This too? This too?"

As if pulling toys from a toy box.

Seeing Torua continuously casting new unique spells, Leo felt immense mana and stamina depletion.

Then, just as Leo reached his limit.

POOM-!

The Lava Golem guarding Torua's goal exploded from the ground.

The ball had shattered the Lava Golem.

Torua's eyes widened as she looked at the ground.

Leo released Bible and said,

"We won, didn't we?"

"What?"

"You said you'd acknowledge our victory if we scored even one goal."

"Ah…"

Torua's face was blank as she recalled what she had just said.

Leo chuckled at the dazed Torua and descended to the ground.

Everyone looked at Leo with strange expressions.

As Leo landed on the ground, he staggered.

"Are you okay?"

Chloe urgently supported Leo.

"I'm just a little tired."

"Lean on me if it's hard."

"Then I won't refuse."

As Leo leaned on her, Chloe slightly braced herself with her strength.

Leo chuckled at the sight and extended his palm to Chloe.

As Chloe high-fived him, Abad and Chelsea also approached and high-fived Leo.

"Leo-oppa! You finally completed it?"

"It was amazing. Can you show me the magic incantation next time?"

"Ah, me too."

As the four of them exuded a friendly atmosphere.

"Who said the game is over?"

Torua stood squarely in front of the first-years.

"Didn't we win?"

Abad asked with his characteristic gentle smile, and Torua nodded.

"Yes. There's still time left."

"You said you'd count it as our win if we scored one goal."

Chelsea, who poked her head out from behind Abad, said sulkily, and Torua replied,

"Yes. But promises are meant to be broken."

As the first-years looked bewildered at Torua, who was teaching them such a valuable lesson.

"Torua. Promises are meant to be kept. You should treat the first-years with love."

Ultar appeared and stopped Torua.

"Airia. Let's escort Torua out of the field politely."

Ultar summoned his Pegasus, Airia, and pulled Torua out of the stadium.

"Ah! Let go!"

The first-years covered their mouths, suppressing laughter, as they watched Torua being dragged away, struggling by her hair.

Regardless, Ultar looked at Leo and said,

"I thought you used summoning magic."

"Did I?"

"Your magic was also impressive."

Leo burst into laughter at Ultar's words.

Meanwhile.

Fwoosh-!

The sound from the adjacent arena drew everyone's attention to Celia.

The Vastera arena was engulfed in flames.

Everyone looked surprised, seeing Celia unleash more firepower than her limits, even injuring herself with her own flames.

Fwoosh-!

Celia's flames were sucked into Vastera's ball.

As Celia threw the ball into the air, Duran, whose feet were enveloped in lightning aura, kicked the ball to Chencia.

Bang-! Crackle-!

Chencia spun her body as she looked at the ball enveloped in fire and lightning aura.

Fwoosh-!

Pulling the ball into her rotation radius, Chencia began to add acceleration to the ball by spinning on the spot.

Fwoosh-! Crackle-!

Her hands were mangled by the intense fire and lightning, but Chencia didn't care.

In this coordinated attack, Chencia was the most important.

Chencia, having maximized the ball's acceleration, sent the ball towards Jamua.

Roar-!

Jamua marveled at the ball filled with powerful destructive force.

"Try to receive it!"

Celia shouted confidently.

Seeing that, Jamua smiled and swiped to dodge the ball.

ROOOAR-!

The ball entered the goal with an immense noise, piercing the goal and destroying the wall of the parade ground.

"You won. Amazing."

Jamua laughed heartily and clapped.

Celia, burned all over her body, Duran, whose feet were swollen from excessive aura manipulation, and Chencia, whose hands were mangled from controlling the wild ball, looked at Jamua with vacant eyes.

"Wait a minute! Why did you dodge it?"

Celia protested, and Jamua shrugged.

"If I were to receive an attack of that magnitude head-on, even I would end up in the infirmary. I don't like getting hurt."

"Kuuuuuu!"

Hahaha! Jamua, who crossed his arms and burst into laughter, made Celia scratch her head.

Meanwhile, Rys, who had been watching the scene, crossed his arms.

'Celia has grown beyond recognition.'

He had expected his younger sister to grow even more if she enrolled in Lumern.

But Celia's growth rate was far exceeding Rys's expectations.

'And just now, Leo's magic.'

Although Rys was not a mage, he could immediately tell how absurd Leo's feat was.

And seeing that magic, he understood Ultar's words that Leo had the makings of a student council president.

'It might not take long.'

Rys looked down at his hands.

His hands were wet with cold sweat.

As the successor of Schrödinger, he had lived as the "best" his entire life.

While there were many stronger individuals than him, given his youth.

However, Rys was confident that he would surpass them all.

And as the master of Schrödinger, he had no doubt that he would eventually become the "best."

So it was the first time.

'Seeing a junior who will surpass me.'

Rys wiped his hands, looking at his cousin who would one day overtake him.

***

In the principal's office, Kalian silently gazed at his beloved sword.

An old sword called Clessis.

But it was also a sword that contained an unbelievably vast amount of mana.

This sword was a symbol of the Sword Saint and was also considered one of the most powerful swords in the world.

A sword whose existence was unknown.

'Yet, at that moment, it seemed to have become like new.'

Kalian fell into thought, recalling the time he defeated the remnants of King Kigoros.

'The residual mana left in the sword is definitely Leo Flove.'

An unprecedented all-class mage, who not only defeated formidable opponents but also became the class representative.

Furthermore, he had already conquered the world of great heroes twice and even found proof of Kyle's existence, which was considered non-existent—an unbelievable first-year student.

Those who become heroes show unusual strides from their first year.

Kalian also had an exceptional school life as a Lumern student from his first year.

However, he couldn't dare compare himself to Leo.

'What on earth is his true identity?'

He had wondered countless times.

The Sword Saint had seen the demeanor of a seasoned hero, not a young boy, in Leo multiple times.

'Elena Zerone seems to regard Leo as a vessel for a great hero, but… it's different. He is already like the great heroes of legend.'

As Kalian rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

Knock-knock-

Kalian said at the sound of the knock.

"Come in."

The door opened, and Rys entered.

"Rys-kun, what is it?"

Seeing Kalian ask with a puzzled expression, Rys said,

"I'm here to apply as a candidate for student council president."

"You've been contemplating for a long time, and now you've decided. So, who is it?"

"Leo Flove."

Kalian let out a disbelieving laugh at the mention of an unexpected student's name.