A Great Man Who Does Not Appear in Magic History - Chapter 8
The Royal Capital Anderdezun. Magic Shopping District.
?Extra, extra.?
Through the?Magic Sound Call{Tesla}?spell a voice echoes throughout the city.
Dozens of golden eagles fly through the big sky, unwrapping extra edition of newspapers one after another from bags hanging on their feet.
It rained down on the heads of the people passing through the Magic Shopping District.
?…..!? Is this true??
?It’s an extra issue coming from the Ministry of Magic, so no way it isn’t…..?
The Magicians hold the extra editions and discuss amongst themselves.
?Magician 1: The Thirteenth Core Magic…..thank heavens I have yet to bite the dust.?
?Magician 2: The Gear System…it requires no artifacts they say.?
?Magician 3: I’m just itching for its thesis to be published.?
?My, what is this…??
An old mage noticed something unnatural.
?Old Mage: You guys have yet to mention the most notable thing: The name of the developer is vacant.?
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Old castle on the lake.
The old castle collapsed due to the previous runaway magic.
A tent has been put up in the vacant lot.
A desk and chair were placed next to it, and Ein was sitting there.
?Extra! Extra!?
Shannon is dashing about, holding the new core magic development issue in both hands.
?Ein: Rascal, can you even read??
While saying this, Ein uses mithril and magic stones to create a small gear.
Shannon then came over and forcibly sat on his lap.
?Ein: Hey. Don’t disturb me.?
?Shannon: Read it.?
Shannon places the extra on the table and points to the largest letter in the headline.
Ein read it as though he had no choice.
?Ein: A great achievement for the first time in 700 years. Development of the 13th Core Magic: The Gear System.?
?Shannon: Papa, greatt achivement!?
Shannon happily raised her hands up.
Ein’s expression softens slightly.
?Shannon: This??
Shannon points to the next big letter.
?Ein: It’s an autonomously activating magic formation.?
Ein reads out the letters.
?Shannon: Whata what??
?…I guess.?
Ein draws a magic formation as he ponders.
An old cane that he always carry with him appeared.
?Ein: This is the Magic Formation implement of Rezun Neze.?
?Shannon: Magic fomaton impliment??
Shannon looks up.
?Ein: Simply put, it’s a magic tool. The magic formation of Rezun Neze has already been incorporated into it. Remember that this staff can stop time.?
Ein handed Shannon his staff.
She gets off from his lap, and walks away while dragging the staff along with her on the floor.
?Shannon: Rezun neze!?
Shannon cheerfully stuck out the staff.
But nothing happens.
Her face went blank.
?Ein: Even with magic formation implements, unless the caster properly sends magical power through it for activation, spells won’t work.?
Ein stands up and walks towards Shannon.
?Ein: Try again with this.?
He hands Shannon the gear he had made earlier.
?Point the gear at that pillar over there as you imagine a shape you like.?
As she was told, Shannon pointed the gear at the broken pillar.
?Shannon: Candy!?
When Shannon envisioned it, light shoots out of the gears.
Illuminated by the light, the stone pillar transform in an instant.
It took on the shape of a candy ball exactly as she had imagined.
?Shannon: It got all round!?
Shannon opens her mouth in surprise.
Meanwhile, Ein was watching Shannon with his mystic eyes, analyzing the flow of her magical power.
Then, she turned around curiously.
?Shannon: Papa? Worried??
?…No, this is the autonomous activation of the magic formation implement??there are conditions, yeah, but anyone can use magic with this.?
?Shannon: What, how did you make it??
Shannon used her body to signify the shape of a gear, circling her hands around.
Even Shannon seems to know that the gear is part of the gear system Ein had developed.
?… Seeing blood on the gear gave me an idea. The heart continually churns with action. Incorporating a gear magic formation into the heart??should keep it constantly turning, not by magical power, but by life force. Since the magic formation is always active there’s no need to transmit magical power for startups.?
Ein was recalling the time Shannon caused a magical power runaway??the bloody gear.
?Ein: So, back then, I converted that theory into a formula and turned my heart into a gear. That was the last piece of the puzzel that was completing the gear system.?
The gear heart and the gear magic formation were magically linked, and the magic of the gear system was able to be activated for the first time.
As Shannon listened to his explanation, her body gradually began to tremble.
?Shannon: When Shannon used gear magic…??
Shannon makes a fearful query.
Ein answered.
?Ein: Your heart became a gear.?
With a bang, Shannon collapsed.
?Shannon: Dead?
?Ein: No you’re not. The torridity system turns the air in your lungs into flames, but you can still breathe, and the trunk system turns your bones into tree branches, but you can still move your body. That’s magic for you.?
?Shannon: Revived.?
Shannon jumps up.
?Ein: Well, if my theory was against the magic law, I would have died.?
Still, Ein went through with it.
The experiments with the gear system that have failed so many times in the past.
(Strangely enough, I had no hesitation. I had strong conviction and above all, I wanted to save Shannon.)
Shannon looked at Ein with a questioning expression.
She seems quite lost by the looks of it.
?Ein: What I mean is, it’s all thanks to you.?
?Shannon: Shannon was of help!?
She smiles happily.
?Ein: By the way…about the orphanage.?
When he cut straight to it, Shannon shudders.
She quickly sped off and hid herself behind the round stone she had made earlier.
?Ein: Just hear me out. If you don’t want to go back, I’ll make sure you don’t.?
?…you’re not liying??
On guard, Shannon peeks out only her head.
?Ein: I’m not. Is there anything else you want? I want to reward you for helping me. Anything will do.?
?Shannon: Super pancakes! Five!?
Shannon spreads her hand and uses five fingers to indicate five layers of pancakes.
?Ein: Got it. Anything else??
?Shannon: I want a Mamy!?
?…A Mama??
Ein contemplates.
?Shannon: No. A Mamy.?
Shannon says accusingly.
Ein’s expression became puzzled.
?Ein: Isn’t that the same??
?Shannon: Mage and magishan are different.?
A Magician is someone who develops magic.
A Mage is someone who simply uses magic.
What she means to say is??
?…Mama is your biological mother and Mamy will be your new mother??
?Shannon: Yes!?
Shannon gave him a thumbs up, looking proud.
?…..I see.?
Convinced, Ein renews his contemplation.
(Makes sense. A mother would be better than a man who’s only interested in research. And…)
The magical power runaway that exceeded the 10th rank caused by Shannon crossed his mind.
(That magical power runaway??Shannon’s own magical power was running out of control. Normally, that only occurs with magic formation implements. I hypothesized that this phenomenon was caused by the interference between Shannon’s strong magical power and the gear system, but…there wasn’t even a sign of that earlier.)
He could spot no out of the ordinary phenomenon back when Shannon made the round stone using the ?Gear of Manufacturing Utensil{Rewraith}?
In order to confirm this, Ein created said gear and observed her with his mystic eyes.
However, no reproducibility equates to him being unable to investigate any further.
(As long as I’m in the black when it comes to what caused it, there’s a risk of being near the gear system. There are so many unknowns about the new magic.)
?Shannon: Is Mamy too much??
Ein was deep in thought, so Shannon asked anxiously.
?Ein: Alright. I’ll figure something out?
Then, looking happy, Shannon said.
?Shannon: Shannon wants a beautiful Mamy. Kind, not anoying, and a good cook!?
?…I’ll figure something out.?
Her conditions were quite strict, but Ein agreed to at least fulfill his responsibility.
?Shannon: We’re gonna read picture books; we’re gonna make picture books; we’re gonna dance together; we’re gonna party every day; we’re gonna fly in the sky and make a magical rainbow!?
?Ein: Let’s not go overboard. Where in the world will I find such a fine lady??
With glinting eyes, Ein emits silent fury.
But, Shannon did not particularly care and went on with her next request.
?Shannon: And I want her to clean this up!?
?Ein: You’ll have to wait a little longer for the castle. I think I can pull it off tonight.?
Then, Shannon looked up at him and asked sheepishly.
?Shannon: Um. Shannon broke it, so Shannon wants to clean it up too…is it okay??
?…..What would you be able to…?
Thinking about what had happened, Ein came up with an idea.
?Ein: Okay, listen up Shannon. Can you make a new sample for the castle using this Rewraith Gear??
Ein pointed to the gear he had handed Shannon earlier.
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Night.
The full moon shone in the sky, illuminating the lake.
?Shannon: Done! Gear castle!?
A small gear castle was completed in front of Shannon.
This is the model for the real castle that will be rebuilt.
?Ein: Shannon. Take that and come here.?
Ein beckons.
Shannon hurried to her father.
?Ein: Take a look.?
Ein points to the lake surface.
There was another blue moon reflected next to the full moon.
Shannon looks up at the night sky in surprise.
But there is only one moon.
?…..huh??
She is full of doubts.
?Ein: It’s the Moonglade of Magicians{Oriental Moon}.?
Ein explained.
To see it directly, though, you would need to train your mystic eyes.
While explaining that, Ein put glasses on Shannon.
It acts as a substitute for the function of the mystic eyes.
When Shannon saw the Oriental Moon for the first time, her mouth dropped open.
?Ein: That moon becomes orichalcum, a magical material that contains strong magical power and an abundance of mana. The characteristics vary depending on the color of the moon, and a blue moon has high magical conductivity. I will make a castle using that.?
Shannon’s eyes widen in surprise.
?Shannon: Won’t the moon make noise when it falls??
?Ein: The application for the artillery shelling of the Oriental Moon has been certified.?
Artillery shelling is accepted and approved at the Ministry of Magic application tower on a case-by-case basis.
While few Magicians attempt it, in case that two fire at the same time, it would be difficult to find out who dropped what.
?Shannon: Can you reach it from here??
Shannon reached for the sky.
?Ein: Well, most of the orichalcum in the world today were dropped by the Twelve Great Master Swordsman. It’s not that like you can’t drop an Oriental Moon, but it’s difficult to aim long-range spells at something, and the mana it costs is too much for it to be beneficial.?
The reality is that it entails considerably difficulty to hit a target with one shot, so you would have to shoot dozens, and in some cases hundreds of magic spells.
Ein looked up and stretched out his hand.
?Ein: The Twelve Core Magics, such as the Torridity System or the Trunk System are formulations of natural substances. Nature is inherently uncontrollable. Spells based on them will inevitably be affected by its characteristics.?
Conversely, the ones with magical skills able to surpass that are called the Twelve Great Sages
?Ein: But???
A number of gigantic gear magic formations float in the night sky.
The gears were lined up at regular intervals, looking like a long turret aimed at the blue moon.
?Ein: The gear system is different. In terms of precision, there ain’t no magic superior to it.?
Gears are man-made. Utensils made for crafting.
Given its characteristic, it makes sense that it has excellent precision.
Magical power releases from Ein’s palm.
It passed through all 11 gears hung in the night sky, was amplified, and its aim adjusted as it headed straight for the blue moon.
?Ein: Ex Dade Vortex.?
A magical cannonball shot through the blue moon.
Losing its buoyancy, the gigantic moon quickly makes its decend directly below.
Where they are.
?Ein: ?11th rank Magical Link Manufacturing Utensil{Ex Dade Rewraith??
Covered by the eleven gear magic formation, the falling blue moon deforms into a certain shape.
And??
The small island on the lake shook violently.
A castle of gears, just like the sample Shannon had built towered over them.
?Shannon: It became a caaastle. Just like Shannon’s saaample.?
A happy voice rang out.
1. Hello guys! Apologies for the delay ?
This chapter was quite long and not to mention I’ve been quite busy!
All that aside, I’m sure some of you noticed the absence of “specialist” behind the magician. Truthfully, I wanted to do it before during Ein’s introduction to Shannon back in chapter 2 but kept it anyway(a mistake). I just find it was a little bit of an necessary add on, I mean, the term ‘Magician’ already entails someone who specializes in Magic, right? Would a firefighter be called a firefighter if they didn’t specialize in that specific field? No! I find that the same applies to Magician.
You can expect the usual update next week wednesday, but it could get delayed too(then it’ll drop on friday) so sorry in advance if it does!