Acquired the EX-class attribute ‘Transcendence Copy’ - Chapter 101



101 – Awareness

The second place is the most miserable loser in the world.

One step.

A loser whose name is stuck in the world because he fell one step short.

It is said that a steady second-seat is proof of sincerity, but that’s only when the gap with the chief is easy.

-When it comes to magic families, it is the Leoris family. If you line up wizards like the castle that left their names in history, half of them will be the Leoris family, right?

-Isn’t the Bond family great too? In particular, in the field of theoretical magic, the Leoris family is closely pursued.

-Keuheum. Well, the Bond family is obviously a famous family of magic, but….

-Anyway, he is not pushed behind by the Leoris family. Besides, what do you mean by close pursuit? Because the number of citations of papers is almost doubled.

-That’s because of Sir Leoris’ ‘The healing’.

-What’s the point of fighting for second place? If you were to be reborn in your next life, which family would you be born into?

-Are you stupid? The Leoris family, of course.

If you ask any member of the Bond family, whether direct or collateral, what their dreams are, they will give a unanimous answer.

‘To beat the Leoris family’

For the head of the family who inherited the Bond family, it was a long task to overcome the Leoris family and complete the continent’s most prestigious magic family. An unfinished task that has not been and will not be accomplished during the long history of the family.

Alexander Bond also sharpened his sword toward the Leoris family following such an ancestor. He devoted his life to winning them in his own specialty.

However, the stronger the obsession for first place, the heavier the sense of duty to accomplish the task, and the more the praise of Ralph Leoris, the ‘sage of redemption’, rises from the mouth, the more the task inherited from the predecessors I realized that it was impossible to achieve.

Ralph Leoris was a genius. ‘The healing’, which he completed in his 30s, was a perfect thesis that made me want to clap my hands as a wizard.

He reinterpreted the theory everyone was seeing, with a perspective no one had ever seen before. Even so, the perfection of the theory was solid without a gap to go through.

Alexander Bond was also a child prodigy. He reached the rank of Arch Mage at a young age, which meant that he also had talents that could be counted among the fingers on the continent. However, that talent did not reach that of Ralph Leoris.

-I heard another monster appeared in the Leoris family?

-This is true. Like the sage who was caught, and the lord of the meteor magic tower, there is no one in the Leoris family who is not a genius.

-Even, they say that he achieved faster than Sir Leoris. I’m not even old enough to enter the academy yet, but I must have published a few formal papers.

At the same time that her feelings of inferiority toward the Leoris family grew like a snowball rolling on a snowy mountain, Sara Leoris’ fame began to spread throughout the magical world.

Ralph Leoris gave birth to a monster just like me, but Bond’s son, Dio Bond, was just such a wizard.

Of course, Dio Bond was also talented enough to inherit the Bond family blood, but it was not enough to fill the castle of Alexander Bond. Moreover, compared to Sarah Leoris, her talent is below average.

‘At this rate, the Bond family will never surpass the Leoris family.’

The long-cherished wish of the family has remained as a dream until now, and will remain as a dream in the future.

When Bond first inherited the family, he vowed to fulfill that long-cherished wish in his generation. However, the road was far more arduous than he had originally expected, and the task did not progress at all as his predecessor had done. Rather than progress, Ralph Leoris’ thesis further widened the gap between the Leoris family and the Bond family.

It was then.

They appeared.

– I can feel it. Your charming desires. It has been human desire that has changed the world since ancient times.

-Don’t you think that’s unfair? They have long since robbed the Bond family of the glory they deserve. Even now. See Foolish people cheering them on. You don’t even know who you should be in awe of, and it’s so funny to see idiots raising their voices! Shouldn’t we have them healed?

-He is keeping an eye on you. If you accept his power, you will be with infinite glory until the end of the world. If you want the top of the continent, call me with this crystal ball.

A bizarre robe that deals with uneasy mana.

Obviously a suspicious being, a danger to be wary of, but his power was real. Eventually, Bond succumbed to the temptation.

– A good choice. May the blessings of the great evil, Angra Mainyu, and his attendant Akmana be with you.

Angra Mainyu.

The identity of the man was Angra Mainyu’s messenger. The Church of the Sun joined hands with the continent’s worst cult to gnaw their teeth.

If this fact is revealed, no matter how great the noble family is, it will not be able to avoid extinction. To think that the head of a great aristocratic family, who has the responsibility to protect the cause and justice, rather join hands with that evil.

Even when he accepted the power of darkness, the flame of deep conflict in Bond’s heart did not go out.

‘If you want to surpass the Leoris family, you have to do this much. I have to risk my family’s luck to beat those geniuses!’

Among the angels and demons who raised their voices in their hearts, the one who won was the devil.

The devil’s reward was sweet. Having embraced the power of darkness, Bond gained tremendous magical knowledge. From forbidden knowledge never allowed to humans, to magical knowledge in an unfamiliar field that has not been created.

The knowledge of magic gained in exchange for the contract was so great that it felt stupid to have had a conflict. Bond was no longer afraid of the prestige of the Leoris family, which was like a mountain.

‘Ralph Leoris. The thesis that put you there will bring you down.’

What Bond chose as his first target was Ralph Leoris’ station master, ‘The healing’.

As knowledge of forbidden black magic was added, a fundamental flaw in Ralph’s thesis was revealed. Bond pointed it out, and the result was a great success.

Ralph, who was attacked for his lifelong masterpiece, staked his membership in the Continental Mage Tower Council. Bond, of course, complied. No matter how Ralph he is, he will not be able to correct his points in that short time.

So, it was the thesis re-examination day.

Bond, who arrived at the capital a day before the reexamination date, came out of the inn where he stayed early in the morning. His steps toward the Truth Library were as light as dandelion seeds flying in the wind.

‘There are a lot of people.’

Reexamination of the thesis drew a great response from the magic world. To the extent that the price of spectator tickets soared 10 times.

This reaction was also due to the wind catcher secretly mixed up by Bond. He was the one who thoroughly prepared to destroy the reputation of the Leoris family.

Of course, this alone won’t completely destroy the hundreds of years of fame the Leoris family has built up. However, this will be a great first step for the Bond family to rise to the top position over the Leoris family.

Kikkik!

Bond, who entered the academic hall, first looked at the faces of the judges. The judges were giants in the industry selected by the Continental Mage Tower Council’s judging body.

Biblio Organ, head of the Academy of Magic Department, Jody Woods, head of the Continental Mage Tower Council, Duchon Farun, the Mage Master of the Crystal Mage Tower, and Blicky Syndio, one of the best theoretical magicians on the continent.

There were as many as four people who could not be seen in a moderate thesis review. Even if there is only one of them, it is a taste to die for from the standpoint of being inspected. It showed how much this re-examination attracted the attention of the industry.

Bond looked at Ralph Leoris. Seated opposite him, he had an emaciated face. He was told that for several days he had been shut out of his family and skipped meals. If the results were good, it wouldn’t have looked like that.

‘I won.’

Bond sat down with joy. He had no idea what was going to happen next.

—

“Pineapple Pizza Recipe?”

It was the title of the magic parchment left behind by a man who introduced himself as Mecha. What was written under the big heading was about the ingredients and order of cooking.

I looked at the parchment using mana, wondering if what appeared on the outside was fake and the real content was hidden. He even used emotion items. However, magic parchment was ordinary parchment. There was nothing hidden.

“……”

Ralph crossed his arms and sat down.

What does this mean?

What is this man, an acquaintance of Boy John, trying to say to himself with this recipe?

I couldn’t even get a clue of his true intentions. Ralph’s head, which was full of worries about the thesis, was filled with another thought.

“Pineapple Pizza. Pineapple Pizza. Pineapple Pizza….”

Like a buzzing mosquito, the chattering thoughts that became noise interfered with concentration.

With only one day left until the reexamination, the answer is nowhere to be seen, and to make matters worse, wandering thoughts interfere with concentration. The situation couldn’t be worse than this.

At that time.

I felt as if a drop of water fell from the eaves and hit the top of my head.

The feeling of ‘on the touch’ that researchers often experience.

I felt this way when I caught the clue of a problem that had been bothering me for almost half a year when I was making the first draft of The Healing.

Pineapple Pizza Recipe

“This is an illusion. A shell with nothing. However, an incorporeal entity has captured my heart.”

An illusion dominated by reality.

An entity governed by illusions.

This had a strange correlation with his thesis, which started with attribute magic and ended with healing magic.

The basis of the theory he created is one-way with a market and an end. However, what if that orientation itself was just a shell, or an illusion?

“If the starting point and the ending point were just illusions, the direction of magic is in both directions. Yes, then there was no need for distinction in the first place! Attribute magic and healing magic!”

Just one realization was enough.

To break through a blocked wall.

As the joy of Eureka covered his body, Ralph turned his gaze to the magic parchment that had brought him enlightenment. At first glance, a simple cooking recipe.

However, it was telling us to break away from the fixed perspective.

“Could it be that this enigmatic hint was out of consideration for me?”

If you taught me the correct answer like a child tutoring, I would have only known the knowledge about it. Catching fish is the lowest of the lows.

A true educator teaches you how to fish.

A sophisticated way to lend a helping hand to the great aristocratic family, the Leoris family, without hurting their pride.

John Boy’s acquaintance gave him realization in that way.

It was creepy.

How many moves did the man called Mecha predict?

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As if he knew the future, his behavior was oddly similar to that of John Boy.

The notation of John Boy who defeated himself in a strange way in Roto Chess.

The consideration of the masked man who did not reveal his identity.

It was like the footprints of the same person.

“To think there was such a wizard on the continent.”

Ralph murmured with his eyes immersed in something. It was the look in the eyes of a stalker that John would be horrified to see.

Once you have attained enlightenment, all that remains is to embody it. It was a late hour before the reexamination, but it was enough for Ralph.

In this way, John unknowingly gave Ralph a lesson.

Of course, it was to be seen whether the teaching was correct or not.