Male Lead Is Obsessed With My Health - Chapter 207

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Chapter

The lives of mages were almost always marked by relentless inquiry.
A vicious hunger for new knowledge, new worlds, new possibilities.
Beings brimming with the will to overcome walls, shatter limits, and press forward—no matter how many times they fell.
A low groan escaped someone’s lips.
For such mages, despair was both their most familiar companion and their deadliest enemy.
Yet now, every Star-rank Mage at the Sky Tower was drowning in it.
“To think I was this worthless.”
“Ah, a speck of dust in the cosmos….”
“What have I been doing all this time?”
“Why even research? Might as well quit.”
Even the lowest-ranking mage at the Magic Tower could kindle fire, summon wind, overturn earth, and conjure water with their mana—they were special beings.
Among them, only a few became truly skilled practitioners.
And fewer still were chosen by the stars to become “true mages” and ascend to Star-rank.
So what could possibly drive such true mages into collective despair?
“I genuinely thought I was a genius.”
“Me too.”
“And I.”
The pure Stellar Aura granted by the stars was pure strength—advantageous in every way, save for one side effect: Corruption.
Greater power, more concentrated mana, gifts bestowed directly by the stars themselves, naturally extended lifespans.
And beyond that, a glorious goal: if one could only overcome Corruption, one could become a Grand Mage.
Naturally, the pride of Star-rank Mages soared without limit.
At the Sky Tower, where geniuses among geniuses gathered—each brilliant in their own eccentric way—daily arguments of “I’m right because I’m smarter than you” were the norm.
It was only a matter of time before one of them would become Grand Mage—so they all believed, absolutely certain it would be themselves.
Until someone arrived who demolished that certainty entirely.
“Wow, this is fun. It’s easy, though. Do you have anything else to teach me?”
……
……
Arelin left the Grand Mage’s Domain after her treatment concluded, and spent only half a day at the Magic Tower before vanishing again.
In that half day alone, she reduced the Sky Tower to rubble.
Every Star-rank Mage present that day became both victim and witness to what unfolded.
Here is how it began.
Arelin asked Hege to teach her Spatial Teleportation Magic, saying she needed to go home now.
“Heh heh, Spatial Teleportation Magic?”
Spatial Teleportation Magic was far too difficult for a beginner who’d studied magic for less than twenty years.
Hege stroked his long beard and laughed dismissively. “That’s not something one simply picks up. How about I give you an Artifact instead?”
“No? Please teach me the magic.”
Hege’s laughter deepened.
He chuckled at her.
“Even blessed by the stars as you are, your arrogance knows no bounds.”
Magic is the discipline of understanding!
“Then try to replicate what I show you.”
Not an ability one could wield indiscriminately, but a profound, noble, and mysterious principle—one that required complete comprehension before it could be properly manifested—
……
Hege didn’t even blink at what happened next.
“Is it something like this?”
Arelin tilted her head once, then immediately moved her mana to successfully draw a similar Mana Circle.
……?
The other mages watching were equally stunned.
“That’s impossible—how did she do that?!”
“Is that even possible? He didn’t even explain what language constructs the spell circle!”
“That’s a multi-layered spell circle. At least five different languages, right?”
“For Spatial Teleportation, you’d need temporal coordinates, spatial positioning, distance modulation, mana saturation, and protective enchantment layers stacked for safety—so yeah, that much.”
Mages were creatures that could not survive without curiosity. Curiosity killed the cat, and it killed mages too.
“Would you try replicating this one as well?”
“Can you handle this?”
“What about this one?!”
Not all Star-rank Mages could perform the same magic.
They belonged to different schools, each pursuing distinct magical ideals; naturally, their methodologies and mana configurations differed too.
It was rather like a genius biologist who turned out to also be a genius painter.
Yet something that should never have been possible…
“Can’t you do this?”
…was actually happening.
Arelin tilted her head in confusion.
“It’s so easy—why can’t you?”
……
They all fell silent.
They didn’t know.
They had no idea what kind of monster Arelin had become, having studied magic directly under a Grand Mage in the Grand Mage’s Domain for the past fifteen years.
“Anyway, I should get going now! Thank you so much!”
A week had already passed since Arelin vanished.
They still hadn’t recovered from the shock of that day.
“I’m worthless. Burn-worthy trash.”
“Should I incinerate you?”
It was during this fog of despair that Arelin suddenly reappeared at the Sky Tower.
“Huh?”
Arelin tilted her head at the sight of the Sky Tower, which looked completely different from when she’d left.
What is this atmosphere?

* * *

Realizing that she had suddenly become a wall for Star-rank Mages who’d devoted themselves entirely to magic, Arelin felt sorry.
‘Maybe I should have made it seem harder.’
But wouldn’t that be even more deceptive?
“Poor things.”
Feeling bad for them, she pressed Chocolate into each of their hands before heading to the Grand Mage’s Domain where her Master dwelt.
This act reminded her of when she first learned magic from her Master.
When her Master first taught her, he wasn’t serious about it at all.

“The primary goal is to dissipate a portion of your strength through magic, so it doesn’t burden your body.”

So large-scale magic and overly powerful spells were strictly forbidden.
Using magic too frequently was also prohibited.
The purpose was solely therapeutic—regular practice with light, simple magic.
But then…

[The brightest of stars adds its radiant glow.]

A light so dazzling it seemed to set her eyes ablaze made her Master sigh and extinguish it.
This wasn’t a one-time occurrence.
She was clearly using only modest amounts of mana, yet….

[Lucky Star 777 adds a fortune’s blessing!]
……

Such incidents happened constantly.
Eventually, her Master had to press his palm to his forehead in exasperation.

“The stars take quite an interest in you.”
“They certainly do.”
“I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Faced with the stars’ relentless, excessive interference, her Master realized that his original plan—teaching her only simple, light magic—was impossible. He made a decision.
He would teach her properly.
“It wasn’t hard at all.”
Learning magic was easier than learning Violin.
The hardest part of magic was its foundation—the Celron Language—and the fact that each school had its own distinct dialect as one ascended to higher tiers. But language was never a problem for her.
Besides, magic had much in common with music.
Both were invisible and intangible yet could be felt; both were expressed through sound and manifestation; both required the practitioner’s will and interpretation—just like a musician playing an instrument, a mage’s intent was paramount.
There was a lot to memorize and the rules were complex, but it was less difficult than she’d expected and genuinely enjoyable.
“Master! I’m back!”
Even though she knew the Sky Tower lay within her Master’s palm, she announced her return aloud out of courtesy.
At her voice, her Master emerged from where he’d been hiding.
“Why so soon…….”
“You’re asking why I came back already? I need to ask you for something. Oh, this is a bribe.”
……
She stuffed a pastry straight into her Master’s mouth first.
“I tried all sorts of things on my way down, and this was the best. Oh! I also bought you clothes. You only own one Robe, you monogamist. Regardless of how beautiful the fae form is, that’s just…? Shouldn’t a student provide her Master with at least one new outfit? So I brought you some.”
“More than one, you mean.”
“Of course—I bought different types. I’m awesome, aren’t I? Surely there’s no one but me? You made the right choice saving me, didn’t you? Taking me as your student was the right call, wasn’t it?”
……
Her Master’s expression shifted in subtle, complex ways—whether good or bad was hard to say. He seemed somewhat bewildered.
“I brought Board Games too, for when you’re bored. I used to play them with other kids—they’re fun.”
……
“You’re always holed up here and never go outside. When you do venture out, you just gaze at the stars philosophizing, then you get depressed. You know that, right?”
Her Master chewed the pastry she’d put in his mouth, gripping it with his other hand as he spoke.
“So what is it you came to ask for?”
Arelin smiled at her Master, her eyes crinkling warmly.
“Would you help me find my father?”

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