Episode 204: An Old Bet -1-
Gulp.
The coffee overflowed.
The hand that had been tilting the kettle was stiff.
“What did you just say?”
“The coffee is overflowing.”
“Huh? Oh my!”
Matapju waved his hand.
The coffee that had been sitting on the saucer suddenly rises up.
Coffee that flows into the coffee cup like a dragon.
The top stared at me with eyes that seemed like they were going to devour me.
“Did I hear that wrong? Did I?”
“You heard correctly. I have completed the culmination. My way.”
“her…….”
The top of the tower opens its mouth.
After staring at me for a while, he got up from his seat, walked around, looked outside, sighed a few times, and then sat down again.
“Show me.”
“yes.”
All the characteristics have already been prepared.
Just as I was leaving the cult temple.
He raised one index finger.
Click, I made a sound inside and lit the fire.
A tiny spark is born.
A fire that is divine and pure, yet persistent and cruel at the same time.
The highest.
The top priest stared at the top with bewitched eyes.
“This is… … the climax?”
“Strictly speaking, it’s not polarization. The direction I pursued was also different.”
The other thing is not just one letter.
“As far as I know, the ultimate goal is to have destructive power that surpasses even the Sunfire, a casting speed that is suitable for actual combat, and a low magic consumption. Isn’t that right?”
“yes.”
“My ultimate… let’s call it supremacy. The ultimate is different. First of all, I’ve given up some of my destructive power. Even though my magical power capacity is quite large, it’s no match for the superhumans of the magician class.”
“It looks like that.”
“Instead, we drastically reduced the magical power consumption. We also increased the casting speed.”
“So this little guy can match Jigeukhwa?”
“Yes, I am confident.”
Matapju looked into the golden flames for a long time.
Then he grabs the flame with his hand.
Jigohwa, who was shaking dimly as the shielded hand pressed against her.
Matapju had a proud expression on his face.
“Not that strong?”
“Is that really so?”
Wow!
Infused with magic power.
Magic power created by sacrificing life force, and magic power strengthened through Thor’s training method and magic soul.
Naturally, the fire starts to burn fiercely.
He was ready to burn down the office as well as the roof of the building.
“Euuuum!”
The tower of the devil groans softly.
It’s not because I’m sick.
The magician who specializes in fire.
And level 8.
Even if I were to compete with the fire of the sun and the fire of the earth, I would be pushed back.
The real reason I was groaning was because the fire resistance of my shield, which was close to perfect, was being rapidly reduced.
“This, this is truly unbelievable. Even if I gathered all the magic power of the Magic Tower and used the Sunfire, it wouldn’t be to this extent.”
“Do you admit defeat?”
“What defeat?”
“Didn’t you make a bet with me last year? At the Sun Tower level. We were going to compare the Sun Tower’s extremes with mine to see who would win. I think I won.”
Matapju frowned.
“Of course! Our magic tower’s geotekhwa is much better! It’s pretty well made, but do you think it can beat the real original geotekhwa?”
“Was that actually made?”
“Hmm! Hmm! The deadline for the bet was two years. It’s not even halfway through yet.”
“I know that the Extreme Flower is the Sun Tower’s long-cherished project… … but I won when I created the Extreme Flower on my own. I remember you saying that if I could get 70 points compared to the Extreme Flower, I would be considered the winner.”
“Ahem! Big!”
Matapju gave a long cough.
“It may look good on the surface, but once our ultimate magic is complete, your ultimate magic will be no match for it! It will be much stronger, much faster to cast, and will consume less than half the magic power!”
“Then would you like to compare?”
“what?”
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“I think the design for the Jigeukhwa has been drawn up by now. They’ve probably run simulations as well. Let’s compare it with that. I wonder what the results will be.”
“Huh, you’re really confident?”
“Of course. Because I will win.”
“Haha, right!”
“Are you unsure?”
“Don’t be so confident! Good. Good. Let’s think of it as a mid-term check and compare.”
The deepest research facility has opened.
The very place where I endured the sun’s flames for 15 seconds.
The elders who were studying gathered together.
I also see a familiar face.
Head wizard of the research facility.
The wizard who invited me to study black flames, and who had also participated in the suppression of the Dark Jaguar Cult not long ago, reached out to me.
“Who is this? Aren’t you the Sword Master?”
“Haha, how have you been?”
“Of course. But what brings you to the rooftop? You’re a very busy person.”
“I came to finalize a bet I made a year ago.”
“A bet?”
The responsible wizard raised his eyes.
“Are you talking about Ji-geuk-hwa?”
“yes.”
“I understand there is still time left… … But have you completed the final stage?”
“Yes, it’s a little different. I named it Jigohwa.”
“The highest… … .”
A responsible magician who rolls words around in his mouth as if savoring them.
The elders who were listening began to murmur.
“You say it’s the highest?”
“Have you completed the polarization?”
“That’s nonsense!”
“We haven’t even completed the ultimate goal yet, and a warrior has finally achieved ultimate goal?”
“I wonder where you got such a suitable spell.”
“Is it magic? Is it a superpower?”
“Well, there’s no way a warrior could use magic properly.”
“Let’s think of it as a mid-term check.”
“It’s about time we saw the realization of the ultimate reality.”
“I heard there has been a lot of progress.”
Matapju himself stepped forward.
As you operate the machine, a cylindrical structure is aimed at one side of the research facility.
There is a scarecrow standing.
With layers of fire resistance magic circles and defensive barriers.
“Hey, look carefully.”
Matapju pressed the red button.
“This is our climax.”
Wooooow.
A structure that once fired solar flares.
It vibrated for a long time, gathering magical power.
You can see the magic circle engraved inside and the magic circle engraved outside resonating.
A magical flow that flows so ecstatically and fiercely.
Although he was not equipped with a sixth sense or a spectacle, he was able to see clearly thanks to the Golden Eye of the Golden Owl and the Prophet’s Ring.
Kwakwakwakwa.
Finally, launch.
Red flames pour down.
No, should I call that a firework?
It was closer to light than flame.
The light of pure fire, the power of only the attributes of fire, struck the scarecrow.
The magic circle appears to be melting.
Also included is the sight of the shield being shattered.
Ding ding ding!
A hologram appeared above the scarecrow’s head.
[Destruction power] 299 [Range] 78 [Horsepower consumption] 20
[Casting Time] 11 [Difficulty] 33 [Total] 441
“hmm…….”
Someone muttered in disapproval.
“There’s a long way to go.”
“The destructive power is almost done… … .”
“Why is the range like that? Doesn’t it mean that the magic power concentration is dropping without any reason?”
“The difficulty is also a problem. Even solar fire is a difficult magic. But I doubt that it can be used properly in real combat. This isn’t the Joseon Dynasty, and no one is going to sit around and wait for you to calculate formulas for 10 or 20 hours.”
“Even if the Sunfire is the standard, isn’t that too much? Even if it’s a midterm check, it’s only 441 points? If it’s average, isn’t that a regression? A regression!”
The shape where each item in the solar flare is given a score of 100.
It’s miserable.
The casting time is quite short for Sunfire, so it can’t be compared to Earthfire, but the range is shorter than Sunfire, and the magic power consumption is about 5 times higher, so it’s absolutely unusable.
As one elder said, it is not the Joseon Dynasty anymore.
While you’re mumbling and babbling, the bullets will send your shield and head back to America.
“I’ll try it too.”
“hmm…….”
“You too?”
“No. The evaluation must be fair. Do you think you can even scratch the shield with your magic power? Just wait a few days. If you stack the 3D magic power concentration several dozen times and use some magic cores, you can supply magic power similar to that supplied by our magic tower.”
“Oh, then that won’t do. What if the future president of Taeyang Security goes on a rampage with his magic power?”
“Hey, even if it’s a warrior class, it’s only level 7, how can that be?”
The arrogant attitude of a wizard.
Let’s see how long this can last.
I went into the city hall.
The melted scarecrow is removed.
The magic circle is replaced and a new defensive barrier is created.
A scarecrow that can withstand the sun’s flames or the fires of hell.
Certainly, the attack power of Jigeukhwa alone is enormous.
I can see that the strong defense barrier has been melted.
[Jigohwa][Thor’s training method][Magic soul]
[Immortal][Sacrifice][Concentration]
The trait selection is the same.
After entering the Sun Tower, I had not yet shown any change in my traits.
Because I was conscious of the gaze of the rooftop prince.
This too is only for a moment.
Sooner or later I planned to reveal my trait change to Matapju.
“Let’s get started.”
“Let me take a look.”
“I’ll tell you in advance, our goal for the extreme is 750 points. Our goal is to raise our overall score by 50% compared to Sunfire.”
“If you get 70%, that is, 525 points, you win!”
“If it’s better than the sunfire, it’s great!”
“Ah!”
I took a deep breath.
Reach out.
I am adorned with SSR-grade equipment from head to toe, but I do not have any equipment that increases my magical abilities.
Virtually naked.
I concentrated my mind and radiated magical power.
Phew!
Golden sparks shot out like lightning.
He starts supporting the scarecrow without any reason.
At first it seemed to hold up well.
Just for a little while, like five seconds.
The wizards nodded.
“also.”
“Tsk, I was just hoping.”
“No, what did you expect?”
“But the magic composition is very faithful. If I hadn’t heard about it beforehand, I would have thought it was made in some traditional magic tower, not by a warrior.”
“It also feels like a priestly lineage… … .”
“Haha, as expected, he is the president of Taeyang Security. Lord Matap didn’t make the bet for nothing!”
Did you think you won?
The elders were laughing heartily.
There was only one person whose face was hardened.
There is only a rooftop terrace.
Dismissed!
It didn’t even last a few seconds.
The elders are laughing out loud.
Only when the magic circle bursts and the barrier is shattered does his face begin to harden.
Swaaaah.
It melts.
It starts to crumble like a sand castle.
A defensive barrier built in layers.
A magic circle that grants fire resistance.
It melted like a candle and scattered.
scarecrow?
Of course, it was engulfed in flames, breaking apart and turning to ash.
There is also a pattern drawn using inlaid hell gold, which is said to come from hell.
A body made by smelting lava iron.
There are also clothes woven from baby phoenix feathers.
Everything was distorted and crushed into one lump.
“This, this is, oh my god… … .”
“No. How efficient is the magic power?”
“How long are you planning on using it like that?”
“That’s ridiculous! That’s ridiculous!”
The polarization was certainly powerful.
The scarecrow was crushed before it was even half finished.
But the highest?
The golden sparks I’ve been shooting for over a minute?
It’s not at a crushed level.
This can’t even be called a scarecrow.
What had been a scarecrow, what should have been called a molten slime, was emitting acrid smoke in front of me.
“Heh heh heh.”
“Hahaha, hahahaha.”
“What kind of magical power does a warrior have… … .”
“Doesn’t that seem like more than our magic power?”
The elders look at him with disbelief.
That’s actually the case.
I used more magic power than a 7th level orthodox wizard.
This is the power of sacrifice.
Another is the magical power efficiency of the highest level.
In theory, I could use sacrifice and immortality to become an infinite radiator of supremacy.
Pot! Pot pot!
The score comes to mind.
The green numbers were clearly imprinted on my retina.
Matapju grabbed the armrest of the chair.
The elders’ eyes grew wide.
One elder had his mouth wide open and was drooling.
[Destruction power] 200 [Range] 100 [Horsepower consumption] 100
[Casting Time] 200 [Difficulty] 200 [Total] 800
Perfect number.
A feast of 0, 0, 0 without any frills!
The Hwalongjeongjeom is a total item.
A whopping 800 points.
It is nearly twice the 441 points recorded by Ji Geuk-hwa, and is a high score compared to the 750 points that he proudly boasted as his goal.
‘Oh, I didn’t get 120%.’
Actually, I was thinking this peacefully.
That’s because it’s a relative evaluation.
Because the solar flare was graded based on a 100-point scale.
If I had done it with an absolute evaluation, I might have really gotten 120%.
“Huh, huh, huh.”
“What the… … .”
“Now, you, are you sure, are you sure that you made that?”
“That’s right. Should we make a magic oath?”
“Heh heh heh.”
“Hahahaha.”
“Hehehe!”
You guys are really mentally exhausted.
You’ve lost your mind.
The elders laugh heartily.
The responsible wizard was especially impressive.
“I, I, I, what on earth am I for… … .”
If anyone saw this, they would think we lost our country.
The designer of the solar flame and the creator of the earthly flame.
His actual magical ability is so low that he cannot use the solar flame or the later created geomagnetic flame on his own.
So it would be more shocking.
A human who, although lacking in abilities as a wizard, was proud to be the best in the country as a researcher.
But it was done by a mere warrior, not a wizard or a magician.
“What do you think? I think I won the bet.”
“Ugh!”
No one could deny it.
This is especially true for proud wizards.
Matapju nodded his head slowly.
“Okay. I admit it. I can’t help but admit it when you show me the results. Oh, I underestimated you. I thought I saw things accurately.”
“Would it be only you, Lord Top? We did more.”
“From the beginning, he wasn’t someone who would end up as the president of an affiliate company.”
“With that ability, wouldn’t you be able to become a legion commander?”
“Hmm… … Maybe it could be Cheonma. Like the reporters are saying.”
“Hey, this guy. Do you think he can beat Cheonma? Cheonma is level 9! Level 9!”
“You never know. You’ve reached level 7 in one year, but you might be level 9 in ten years.”
Elders talking about this and that.
The top priest raised his hand and silenced them.
Then he asks with shining eyes.
“I lost the bet. If you won, I’ll grant you one wish, right? Tell me. I’ll grant it to you in the Magic Tower dimension.”
You can ask for anything.
Magic swords, airships, and even tall buildings are all possible.
But you don’t need all three.
Because we have much better things.
What I wanted was something much more valuable than this.
An item that is difficult to claim simply by winning a bet.
Even the fiery Sun Magic Tower Master shook his head, as expected of a fire wizard.
So instead of just stating my wish, I made a counteroffer.
“How about this?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“I will help you realize the ultimate goal. As both the Lord and the elders must have felt, the ultimate goal and ultimate goal are similar.”
Because the materials overlap by half.
The design idea is also similar.
“I hope that if I participate in the implementation of the extreme and contribute more than a certain amount, you will seriously consider my wish.”
“What on earth are you asking for?”
“If you are the Lord of the Tower, you would have already guessed.”
A wish to ask the Lord of the Tower.
It was an alliance.
In particular, we will develop a joint front against the old father’s religious sect.
Blood alliance.
