The Possessor Mistook the Genre for 20 Years - Chapter 110



109 – Found the Second Relic.

Snap.

With a cheerful sound, Franz arrived at the western continent.

Once again, he realized that there was no magic like teleportation. You can move to the desired place without spending any time. It can be said that it is the most necessary magic for modern people, where time is money.

In fact, Franz was the only one in history who could handle teleportation so freely.

This was because the mana required increased exponentially with distance, and overwhelming computational ability to instantly calculate the magic formula was required.

It was truly a skill that only an unprecedented great magician could show.

The person in question, Franz, was having trivial thoughts.

‘If I start a travel agency with teleportation magic, it would do well…’

You can save on travel expenses and time, and perfectly solve the threat of armed robbery. If he had nothing to do after retiring from the Magic Tower, it seemed like a pretty good plan.

‘By the way, is it right to call this a cave?’

At the end of Franz’s gaze, looking down, there was a hole. It was a large hole that an adult man could easily pass through.

But since the hole was in the ground, it seemed more appropriate to call it a tunnel rather than a cave.

‘Well, the name doesn’t matter.’

Franz shrugged and stepped into the large hole.

The inside of the hole, that is, the interior of the cave, was not much different from what was commonly known. It was damp and cool, and the front was covered in darkness.

‘Did that kid come to such a place alone?’

The kid looked like an elementary school student at best. Whether it was because he was ignorant and had nothing to fear, or because his courage was commendable, Franz didn’t know, but it felt impressive nonetheless.

Snap.

Franz snapped his fingers and created a bright light. Then the dark inside of the cave lit up brightly.

Since they were still close to the entrance, some light was coming in, but further inside was covered in darkness, so light was an indispensable element to move forward.

Soon, Franz began to take steps, looking around, and the sound echoed loudly inside the cave.

How much time had passed like that?

By the time the entrance of the cave looked very small.

Franz saw something on the wall of the cave. Something sparkling like a jewel was embedded in the wall.

‘What on earth is that…?’

Magicians are generally curious, and Franz was the best among them. He couldn’t resist the curiosity that the unknown object gave, so naturally, his steps headed towards it as if he were bewitched.

Facing the unknown object, Franz tilted his head.

‘It’s definitely a magic stone…’

The thing in front of him looked a little different from an ordinary magic stone. If it were ordinary, it should have a blue light, but this one had a red light. Moreover, its mana conductivity and absorption rate seemed quite high.

There was no description of this thing in any literature in Franz’s memory. In other words, it was the first discovery.

‘This is a revolution…!’

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The larger the magic stone, the greater the magic power it can produce. The size of the magic stone used in the new model carriage was comparable to the engine of a large automobile.

But this one, despite being only the size of a melon, can produce that level of output.

What this means is…

‘Maybe airplanes aren’t just a dream.’

Not just airplanes. Anything you can imagine could be made.

Of course, there will be many trials and errors. Along with that, a considerable amount of red magic stones will be needed.

But there’s a world of difference between having no possibility at all and having even a very small possibility. It’s the difference between 0 and 1, existence and non-existence.

‘Let’s take it out first.’

Franz carefully extracted the magic stone with magic, fearing it might get damaged. Then he put it into the bag at his waist.

When he returns to the magic tower later, it would be good to throw it to the researchers and have them run various tests. Especially, the safety aspect needs to be checked very thoroughly.

Franz’s expression was unusually bright. There was a subtly sinister part, like an adult buying a toy they had wanted while pretending to buy it for a child.

After that, Franz carefully examined the walls of the cave as he moved deeper into it. Naturally, he was looking for red magic stones.

But unfortunately, they did not reveal themselves so easily. Well, if such things were scattered around, they would have been documented in literature long ago, so it was only natural.

How far had he gone into the cave? It was when the entrance was no longer visible.

Suddenly, Franz remembered something he had forgotten.

‘Wasn’t I here to find the lake…?’

He had become so obsessed with the new toy that he had forgotten his original goal.

But it’s okay. As long as he remembered now, that’s all that matters. Since it was a straight path from the entrance, he couldn’t have missed it.

So Franz returned to his original goal. Of course, he didn’t forget to look for magic stones as well.

Step by step.

Franz walked through the cave, where ordinary magic stones were embedded here and there. The surroundings, tinged with a blue light, looked quite impressive.

The members of the hero party had seen such sights many times, so they wouldn’t be particularly impressed, but Arian might like it. After all, he was a magician of sorts.

It wouldn’t be bad to bring him next time.

Franz, lost in thought, continued to walk.

Then, he suddenly heard the sound of flowing water.

Franz held his breath and listened carefully, and he could hear the sound more clearly.

Surely, water was flowing not far away.

Which meant, the lake was not far either.

With a light heart, Franz quickened his pace.

As he moved forward, the inside of the cave seemed to get wider and wider, and before long, a fairly large space appeared.

And in the center of that vast space was the lake he had been searching for. The red sunlight of dusk streamed through a small hole in the ceiling, illuminating the very center of the lake.

“A ray of light…”

It was so beautiful that it made him forget about his work for a moment and just admire it. The dreamy atmosphere naturally elicited a sigh of admiration.

In fact, he could have come straight here using mana detection and teleportation. Nevertheless, he had chosen to come on foot because he felt like having an adventure.

When he went to subdue the Demon King, his life was on the line, so he was a bit sensitive, but it wasn’t that he disliked adventure.

Anyway, now that he had found the lake, he had to hurry to retrieve the sealed weapon.

“It’s under the lake.”

Franz immediately used mana detection to locate the weapon. Judging by its shape, this one was a sword.

Until the seal on the weapon was broken, magic wouldn’t work, so he would have to go down to the bottom of the lake himself…

“But what’s the big deal?”

If he didn’t want to get wet, he could just make the water disappear.

Snap.

When Franz snapped his fingers, the water of the huge lake parted in two. It was very similar to what is commonly called the miracle of Moses.

The weapon was deeply embedded in the bottom of the black lake, and the light shining on it made it look like a legendary weapon straight out of a movie.

Whoever pulls this out will become a legendary hero—something like that.

Well, considering it’s also a legendary weapon, it’s probably similar.

Just as Franz was about to descend to the bottom of the lake, he felt a distinctly foreign mana behind him. The sticky, unpleasant feeling was unmistakably that of a cultist.

The only problem was…

It was unclear whether this being was human or not.

“It’s been a while since we’ve had a guest.”

The seductive voice echoed through the cave.

Franz immediately turned his head to look at the being.

Long black hair that reached down to her waist, contrasting with her pale white skin. Her ominous red eyes and equally red nails, which were long and sharp as if she had put on fake nails.

At first glance, she might seem like just an unusual person, but the bat wings on her back proved she was something other than human.

“What should I do about this situation…”

Killing her would be easy. He could do it with just a flick of his finger. But if he did that, he wouldn’t be able to find out the locations of the other weapons and the Seven Evils, which was a problem.

So, in the end, he would have to moderate his strength and beat her up just enough…

“That’s surprisingly difficult…”

It was no different from being told to capture a mosquito alive without killing it.

Well, what can he do? He’ll just have to do it as he has always done.

Franz, having made his decision, snapped his fingers with a sharp “snap.”

Eight magic circles were drawn around him, and lines connected each circle, forming the shape of a cube.

Franz intended to trap him as he was. Although he hadn’t taken out the staff he received from the World Tree, this seemed sufficient.

But.

Crash-!

The magic circle shattered before his eyes, and he sneered.

“Oh, a magician, are you?”

It seemed he wasn’t an opponent to be taken lightly.