NOVEL WEB Chapter 100.1
Stage 4-7. Limit Break Price
In the hall, seven people had now gathered.
Me, Mashiro, Karen, Reina, Alice. Plus my father and his guest.
But that guest was the problem.
At the very least, he was not someone to be dragged around for the sake of an individual’s issues.
“…It seems my father loves surprising people with his little shocks…”
“What are you talking about? It’s only natural to use the best connections for my beloved son. If you’re my son, you should have expected this much!”
“…Still the doting parent, I see. Boy, I’ve heard your name so much from this guy that I’ve got calluses on my ears. You must know me too, right? No need for pointless exchanges.”
“…Thank you. I never expected my father to be boasting about me to a magician of your caliber…”
“Of course. After all, Ouga might just be the prodigy who ushers in a new era of magic.”
“Please stop saying such things, Father.”
With a hearty laugh, the person sitting next to my father made a clearly annoyed face.
This person’s name is known throughout the Londism Kingdom. No, it probably echoes across the world.
Raginis Kabunika.
Head of one of the four great ducal houses, the Kabunika family, and hailed as the strongest national magician in the Londism Kingdom.
The title of National Magician, like that of a Saint, is bestowed by His Majesty the King.
The reason Raginis was granted this title is that he achieved the most significant results in the past war against the Demons.
Yes, he is the one who slaughtered more demons than even Frone Milfonty.
In other words, the white-haired old man before me is a powerhouse who has amassed such achievements.
Though his face is wrinkled and his stature has shrunk, do not be deceived by his aged appearance.
When you face him, you will clearly understand.
The overwhelming torrent of magical power that I can feel pressing down on me.
This is the strength of the nation’s strongest…!
“Hoh… To see through my disguise at your age, boy.”
As I was overwhelmed by Kabunika’s power, for some reason, he curled up the corners of his mouth in a smirk.
Was there some exchange that put him in a good mood…?
No, more importantly, there was a word I didn’t recognize.
“I apologize for my ignorance. What is this ‘disguise’…?”
“I see. Since you saw through it at first glance, you wouldn’t know. To put it simply, to everyone else, my magical power appears like this.”
“…Huh?”
The immense magical presence from earlier seemed to shrink as if it were a lie, becoming as faint as that of a student at the Rishburg Magic Academy.
“Is such a thing possible…?”
“Possible, indeed. It’s easy if you manipulate your Magic Circuits.”
“…Magic Circuits?”
“…Ah, right. Only people from the old days use that term. Listen well. Magic Circuits, as the name suggests, are organs that allow the flow of magical power. Like blood vessels, they are spread throughout the body, but they are not visible, and their approximate locations are determined by the flow of magical power.”
As he said this, Kabunika moved concentrated magical power through his right arm, right leg, left leg, and left arm.
This… is similar to my [Gear Change].
“How is it? Did you feel the mass of magical desire move?”
“Y-yes. It circulated from the right arm in a loop.”
“This is what it means to manipulate Magic Circuits.”
“Manipulating Magic Circuits…”
“Until just now, I had reduced the amount of magical power flowing through my Circuits. With some practice, you could do it too, boy. It seems you have a natural talent for manipulating magical power.”
Kabunika touched my right arm and skillfully used magic to cut off the bandages, then stared intently at the exposed arm.
“…I bet you overused this arm by concentrating magical power in one spot, didn’t you? Am I wrong?”
“Y-yes.”
“Hmph, reckless fool…”
“…………”
I gulped.
With just one look, he had deduced the cause of my condition.
This person might know a way to heal my arm.
The prospect of possible treatment slightly eased the tension of everyone watching from behind.
“…So, Raginis. Can Ouga’s arm be healed?”
“Impossible.”
—But, as it often goes, not everything works out as planned.
“This boy’s right arm’s Magic Circuits are severely damaged. The pain is also due to the broken Circuits. An ordinary doctor wouldn’t understand this.”
Tsu-tsuu— Kabunika traced his finger over my right arm.
“…There are many damaged areas. If it were just one spot, we might have managed, but with this much damaged, you won’t be able to manipulate magical power as before.”
“…What happens if the Magic Circuits are broken?”
“You won’t be able to channel magical power through the damaged areas. In other words, your right arm will be useless.”
“…I see. So my right arm is…”
“No way… Why Ouga…”
“After all that effort…”
“…………”
Karen and Mashiro shed tears on my behalf.
Reina bit her lip in frustration, and Alice clenched her own arm so tightly her nails dug into her skin.
“It’s okay, everyone… Thank you for worrying about me.”
I approached the four of them and hugged each one in turn to reassure them.
Watching this, Kabunika shot me a puzzled look.
“…You’re quite calm, aren’t you? Even though you must stand on the battlefield as a saint against Frone.”
“…I have my precious comrades and a right arm far superior to this one.”
“Ouga…sama…!”