Chapter 192

―It’s alright. That is not the kind of bond I wish to form.

Transcenders do not form close bonds with anyone.

They are beings who live only within their Transcendent Abyss.

They may acknowledge those who are honorable, but that in itself cannot be called a bond.

The offer to teach magic stemmed from pure curiosity about the human named Park Chanwoo.

‘A being with the potential to advance my magic.’

Park Chanwoo possessed the talent to perfectly complete Lil’s magic.

This was far from simply being able to handle magic well.

What is magic in the first place?

It is the will of transcendence that creates phenomena.

And Park Chanwoo possessed a willpower strong enough to overcome even the curse of the Sealed Demon God’s Grail.

His desire for magic was evident without even needing to ask.

So, there is no need to form a bond.

“I will take you as my master.”

Park Chanwoo suddenly bowed deeply.

His thoughts differed from Lil’s.

The act of teaching magic itself held significance.

Inheriting knowledge meant forming a bond in itself.

Moreover, Lil stood at the pinnacle of magic power and magic.

He could feel a similar thrill to when he faced Sephiro before her.

Such a being was offering to teach him.

‘This is a first.’

…It was the first time receiving serious instruction in magic.

He had frantically delved into basic magic, but no one had ever taught him even the fundamentals of magic.

It was all self-taught.

He had even knelt before outstanding magicians.

He had visited the Magic Association and the magic towers of other races.

However, they did not bestow proper teachings upon him.

-It’s too late.

-There are clear limitations to learning high-level magic.

-You should just live your life dealing with basic magic.

-Why are you asking to be taught when you won’t be able to learn it anyway?

-Oh, will being diligent be enough?

-Why suddenly learn magic when you can just swing a sword your whole life?

From the beginning, the magicians looked at Park Chanwoo with skeptical eyes.

They didn’t openly insult him, but they often clicked their tongues as if he were pathetic.

Who in the world would try to learn magic at Level 90?

Even offering them coins only brought contempt in return.

They only pretended to teach him superficially.

They never taught him any advanced information or techniques.

All the magicians were the same.

Those who offered to teach him were all swindlers.

Therefore, Park Chanwoo had never properly been taught magic by anyone.

…Never.

Not even once.

‘I still don’t know the essence of magic.’

That’s why Lil’s words resonated even more.

What is magic? Is its essence something else?

His desire for high-level magic was intense.

The reason he had only learned and used the attack magic ‘Heaven’s Wrath’ until now was for that reason.

He thought it wasn’t enough to delve into just one thing to the core.

He believed he couldn’t properly understand high-level magic.

―…Do as you please. That too is your free will.

Lil did not even stop Park Chanwoo’s will.

Then, Park Chanwoo gave a small smile.

“Thank you, Master.”

An opportunity to learn magic in earnest.

He had no intention of missing this opportunity.

However, a strange curiosity took root.

“How much time is left?”

There was a limit to how long this Transcendent Abyss could exist.

This was Ahetta’s laboratory.

Of course, it couldn’t be maintained indefinitely.

Above all, Lil herself had said she would teach him ‘for the remaining time,’ hadn’t she?

―About seven days remain in the time of the mortal realm.

“I will do my best.”

Park Chanwoo’s expression hardened.

It was far too little time to properly learn something.

Lil shook her head.

―Time is relative. And this too is one of the phenomena of magic power, so our time here will now slow down infinitely.

The relativity of time.

However, he knew that it was in the realm of the brain and a difference in perception.

It meant that the element of magic power was also involved.

―Take my hand.

Lil reached out her hand.

Park Chanwoo took her hand without hesitation.

At the same time.

“……!”

The world turned upside down.

* * *

There is a natural order in the world.

There is a flow.

However, magicians do not easily acknowledge that reversal is also a flow.

In their common sense, magic power must always extend straight forward.

They believe that reversing magic power causes it to run wild.

“Magic power……!”

Park Chanwoo’s eyes widened.

It wasn’t just the world that was turned upside down.

Magic power was also turned upside down.

Magic power began to flow in a completely opposite direction from usual.

However, magic power was not a force that simply flowed backward just because it was seen backward.

―Magic power begins from what is perceived. Magic power flows according to your perception, so I have only briefly touched your perception.

That’s right.

Magic power is perception.

Park Chanwoo had perceived that the flow of magic power was always constant.

He had never imagined a reverse flow.

Moreover.

‘The magic power in my body is also flowing backward.’

Crazy.

If the magic power in the body flows in reverse, it runs wild and explodes.

Just as blood cannot flow backward, neither can magic power.

―Try reversing magic power without my help. You’ve perceived it once, so you can try.

She said that, but it was impossible to imitate just by having done ‘magic power reversal’ once.

However, understanding ‘magic power reversal’ was very important in learning magic.

This process was especially essential to use ‘ultra-high-level magic.’

The more powerful magic becomes, the more it deviates from the natural order.

Like the magic she created that affected the entire Abyss.

It was not a phenomenon that could be created with the normal flow of magic power.

Reversing means returning to the source.

It means being able to know the root.

It meant being able to design more powerful phenomena, magic.

It was a necessary process for a magician, but most people denied the process itself.

‘It won’t be easy to accept.’

It would be the same for Park Chanwoo.

It couldn’t be helped, no matter how talented he was.

He couldn’t change what he had perceived and been conscious of his whole life in an instant.

The fear that he would die if magic power reversed would be embedded deep in his consciousness.

However, without performing this process, future teachings would be useless.

How much time he shortened here would determine the total amount of learning.

Perhaps, she might not be able to give any teachings at all.

…Lil slowly let go of the hands she had been holding.

“Ugh……!”

Park Chanwoo staggered.

He felt dizzy and nauseous.

“Ugh……!”

He covered his mouth.

It felt like all his internal organs were about to come out.

He did that for about 30 seconds, then shook his head with an effort.

He bit his lip and closed his eyes.

He had to execute it before he forgot the sensation of reversing just now.

‘Reverse the magic power in the body.’

He hesitated for a moment.

But the hesitation was short.

Gurgle!

Gurgle!

It felt like his blood was stopping.

Magic power collided and made a strange sound.

Park Chanwoo did not stop.

He erased the fear embedded in his instincts.

Again, his desire for magic had overcome his instincts.

Soon, the magic power that had been colliding while reversing became still.

―…….

Lil was quietly watching the scene.

‘…To think he would do it in one go.’

It was a scene that was hard to believe even after seeing it.

This process was far from the realm of talent.

It was only possible by changing perception and erasing the fear of magic power reversal.

It was a challenge that he could barely do even if he hypnotized himself like crazy.

He did it in one go.

He realized the reversal in an instant.

But no matter how she thought about it, it was strange.

‘Isn’t he afraid of dying?’

Mortals must have a primal fear of ‘death.’

Park Chanwoo didn’t seem to have any such fear.

He seemed too familiar with death.

…He acted as if he had really died once.

At the same time, another curiosity arose.

The magician’s instinct stirred.

‘He possesses the Sealed Demon God’s Grail, and his understanding of magic power is unusually high.’

I want to know.

In more detail.

Where did such a human suddenly come from?

I wanted to dig into his roots and chase them down.

To do that, I would have to examine his brain and heart first.

It was at a level that I couldn’t possibly consider human.

It was as if that guy… Sephiro’s figure was overlapping.

‘Sephiro.’

The path of magic that Sephiro walks and the path of magic that Lil walks are completely different.

The two had competed in magic long ago.

They wanted to decide which was the ‘greater direction,’ the magic she wanted to complete or the magic Sephiro pursued.

A war-like battle broke out.

After that, the two were in fierce conflict for 170 days.

Magic that shattered the Transcendent Abyss was exchanged non-stop.

It was no exaggeration to say that the entire Abyss shook.

「I’ve lost interest. Your magic doesn’t seem to be of any help to me.」

Sephiro looked down at Lil, who had fallen at the end of the battle, clicked his tongue, and disappeared.

It was only natural.

Because Lil’s magic was not yet complete.

However, Sephiro had already scanned the area where Lil’s magic would be completed.

Sephiro possessed an understanding of magic power and magic that even she could not understand.

Eyes that seemed to see the future and a rough desire to reach the ultimate.

Lil was convinced.

Sephiro was wrong.

…But why does Sephiro’s figure overlap with Park Chanwoo?

Lil shook her head.

‘I believe.’

That he is different from Sephiro.

She believed that the direction he was pursuing would be different from that destroyer.

Although it was a short time, the will and desire that Park Chanwoo showed were extremely pure.

Soon, Park Chanwoo opened his eyes.

Eyes that were eerily calm.

With deep eyes like an enlightened monk.

“What should I do now, Master?”

―…Handle magic in that state.

He succeeded in reversing.

Handling magic in that state was also a different dimension.

No, it was much more difficult.

Park Chanwoo looked at the corner of the laboratory.

And slowly opened his mouth.

“Heaven’s Wrath.”

Krrrrraaaaaaaaang!

Woo-oong!

―……!

The Transcender Lil was momentarily lost for words at the magic that was manifested, because it was manifested in a way she had not expected.

‘Defying Heaven Magic……!’