The Mage’s Nemesis Has Reincarnated - Chapter 212

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The Natural Enemy of Mages Has Been Reincarnated – Episode 212
【Main Quest: Kill Stella!】
└Stella, the Forerunner of Light, is a wicked villain who deserves death, having sacrificed 100,000 innocent citizens as offerings to commence the Heavenly Demon War.
└Use her as a sacrifice for the Dimensional Transfer Stone and repay her in kind.
【Conditions】
└Use the Dimensional Transfer Stone on Stella
【Rewards】
└Acquire Skill ‘Blessing of Angels’
└Acquire Item ‘Mask of Light’
[Do you accept this Quest? Y/N]
‘Use the Dimensional Transfer Stone… on her?’
The Dimensional Transfer Stone—an item I received as a reward from Achievements after clearing fifty Quests.
‘It was an object that uses a target as a sacrifice and transports you to that target’s dimension.’
I’d stashed it in my subspace, thinking I’d find a use for it someday, but now I’m being told to use it.
And against Stella, no less.
‘Don’t just kill her—use her as a sacrifice for the Dimensional Transfer Stone?’
While I was delighted to see a Quest ordering Stella’s death, I couldn’t help but feel troubled.
Using the Dimensional Transfer Stone would transport me to Stella’s dimension, wouldn’t it?
‘If I go to the Demon Realm, do I have a way back?’
I knew well that Beelzebub, a Demon King, stood behind Stella.
Without eliminating that creature, the Heavenly Demon War would only repeat itself endlessly.
Thus, slaying the Demon King—the very source of evil—could prove to be a worthwhile option.
‘The problem is that I might not be able to return once I go.’
I possessed only one Dimensional Transfer Stone, and entering another dimension required a sacrifice from that dimension.
‘But there’s no way a human would be in the Demon Realm.’
There was a way to go, but no way to return.
That was why I hesitated.
Even if it were my only means of traveling to the Demon Realm, I couldn’t use it.
I had no intention of remaining trapped in the Demon Realm.
‘I can’t accept this Quest.’
If I defeated only Stella, I could collect all the Forerunner’s vestments and obtain the thirteen-set effect.
But this was a Quest I simply couldn’t accept.
My family was here, after all.
This was my home.
‘I refuse.’
For the first time, I rejected a Quest I’d always accepted before.
As if reading my thoughts, the [N] option flickered within the message that had been divided into [Y/N].
‘It’s unfortunate that I won’t complete the set effect, but there’s nothing I can do about it.’
I turned my gaze away with that thought.
Though I’d decided not to use the Dimensional Transfer Stone, I still intended to kill Stella regardless.
A price must be paid for sacrificing one hundred thousand citizens and plunging the world into chaos.
However, something obstructed my vision.
‘What is this?’
It was none other than the Quest window.
‘Why hasn’t this closed? I clearly rejected it.’
Zeke muttered to himself once more.
‘I reject the Main Quest.’
Yet the [N] button merely flickered, and the window refused to disappear.
The Main Quest window still hovered before me.
That obstruction blocking my vision was undeniably inconvenient.
Semi-transparent though it was, it remained troublesome.
‘What on earth is this? Why won’t rejection work?’
No matter how many times I expressed my refusal, the Quest window persisted.
It wasn’t entirely unresponsive.
The [N] button flickered each time I spoke of rejection.
‘Why is this happening? A glitch? Of all times….’
A chilling thought suddenly crossed Zeke’s mind.
‘Could it be that rejection was never possible from the start?’
Since I’d never attempted rejection before, I couldn’t be certain, but if that were true, it would be nothing short of shocking.
All this time, it had merely pretended to offer a choice with [Y/N], but in reality, it hadn’t.
‘If this is a Quest that can only be accepted… then I never had a choice to begin with, did I?’
How deflating.
Yet there was still a way.
Simply choose nothing at all.
‘If rejection doesn’t work, then I simply won’t accept either. No matter how hard it tries to force acceptance, I decide.’
By selecting neither acceptance nor rejection, the Quest window would remain.
The obstruction was certainly inconvenient, but there was no helping it.
‘It’s not as though I can travel to another dimension because of this.’
Since I had no intention of reversing my decision, I left it as is.
Even if the Quest window demanded acceptance, I could endure by refusing to choose.
‘I can tolerate this minor inconvenience.’
As Zeke held firm, a brilliant flash of light caught my eye behind the semi-transparent Quest window.
[Die, Successor of God!!!]
Stella launched a surprise attack with a burst of radiant light, apparently believing I was off guard.
But such a surprise attack would never work on Zeke.
[Magic detected.]
[The ‘Magic Absorption’ skill is active.]
[Absorbing the cast magic ‘Radiant Burst’.]
Magic Absorption was always kept active.
The moment I absorbed it without hesitation, I heard Stella’s hollow laugh.
[To think she blocked my full-powered strike so effortlessly… Tch.]
Stella’s wings drooped in disbelief as she appeared between the translucent barriers.
[Kill her.]
Recognizing her resigned stance as an opportunity, Zeke stepped forward.
Deliberately ignoring the irritating Quest window.
Whoooosh—
He drew the feather sword from his subspace to cleave Stella’s very soul.
Everything related to the system functioned normally.
Everything except that Quest window refusing to disappear before his eyes.
‘I’ll ignore the Quest window and kill Stella. Then maybe it’ll close.’
That was the thought crossing my mind as I approached.
[You have selected Yes.]
[Quest has been accepted.]
‘What?’
The Quest had been accepted on its own.
An utterly absurd turn of events.
But something even more absurd was about to unfold.
[Dimensional Transfer Stone is being used.]
[The target before you has been designated as the sacrifice.]
[You will be transferred to the target’s dimension shortly.]
Because I had drawn near, the Dimensional Transfer Stone activated on Stella instead.
‘What is this? Why is the item I embedded in my subspace activating on its own….’
While I stood bewildered, flames suddenly engulfed Stella’s body.
Whoooosh!
[Uuugh, uaaaagh! Hyiaaaaaaagh!]
Stella’s skin cracked like parched earth as she released agonized screams.
Crackle—
She crumbled into dust and scattered away, but I never witnessed her final moments.
I had already vanished from the Human Realm.

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[Transferring to the dimension of the sacrificial target.]
[Dimensional transfer successful.]
Zeke couldn’t hide his bewilderment at the messages that appeared.
‘What the hell? What is this?’
The Quest had accepted itself, and the dimensional transfer stone had been used without his consent.
His own will had played no part in any of it.
[Successfully used dimensional transfer stone on Stella!]
[Main Quest cleared!]
[First reward: obtained a new basic skill.]
[Second reward: item granted. You can check the item in your subspace inventory.]
The reward messages appeared, but I felt no joy whatsoever.
How could I possibly focus on messages in a situation like this?
‘The system just sent me here on its own.’
My mind was consumed with confusion.
I hadn’t come here of my own volition.
‘Were there hidden activation conditions on the dimensional transfer stone? Does it activate automatically when approaching Stella?’
But it hadn’t activated the last time I met Stella.
There must have been additional conditions attached.
‘For example, after accepting a Quest to kill Stella….’
Regardless, it was absurd.
The system had sent me here arbitrarily.
There was a reason the Quest hadn’t been rejected.
‘This damned system. What the hell are you scheming?’
My trust in the system shattered completely in that moment.
‘A life navigation system my ass. Damn it all!’
I felt ashamed of myself for having praised the Quests so much.
It was true that the Quests had helped me overcome crises, but it was equally true that at this critical moment, the system had forcibly sent me to another dimension.
Zeke looked around his surroundings.
‘By the way, this is the Demon Realm?’
One would typically imagine the Demon Realm as hot and humid, with flames soaring high—a stereotypical hellish landscape.
But this place was far removed from the image of the Demon Realm I had in mind.
Clouds beneath my feet, light illuminating the sky, a pleasant environment.
It was the complete opposite of the Demon Realm’s image.
‘It’s almost like heaven… Could it be?’
Stella’s true nature was Celestial.
‘Was this the Celestial Realm?’
My assumption that a fallen angel would go to the Demon Realm had been completely wrong.
‘Damn it, you keep catching me off guard. Cursed system.’
Though my words were harsh, I remained calm and didn’t lose my composure.
My Equanimity skill steadied my anxious mind.
‘Calm down. I’m in the Celestial Realm now, so let me first verify that the system is functioning properly.’
I opened my status window.
[Name: Zeke McLafflin]
[Tags: Reincarnator of Pangaea Continent, Greatest Prestigious Magic Family of Decan Kingdom, Youngest of Duke Family, Boatman, Illegitimate Child, Diligent, Bookworm, 17 years old, SSS-Rank Hunter, Advanced Aura Master, Draconian, Genius of Soundless Incantation, Sword Mage of Decan, Disciple of the Iron-Blooded Lord]
[Strength: 16,011 / Intelligence: 23,935]
[Agility: 16,022 / Stamina: 16,039]
[Recovery: 16,005 / Resistance: 15,953]
[Vitality: 23,726 / Mana: 443]
[Dragon Power: 151]
[Basic Skills: Interpretation, Analysis, Rune Absorption, Aura Operation, Aura Infusion, Aura Blade, Subspace, Eye of Truth, Blessing of Light, Hunter’s Senses, Soul Severance, Modification, Sage’s Eye, Fortitude, Berserk, Future Foresight, Backtracking, Spirit Affinity, Protection of Earth, Mind Reading, Equanimity, Form of Fire, Form of Water, Indomitable Spirit, Growth Catalyst, Electrical Burst, Glacial Path, Artisan’s Hands, Serpent’s Hell, Mana Stone Detection, Exceptional Strategist, Virtuoso of Music, Dark Aura Blade, Demonology, Clairvoyance, Telekinesis, Mana Gun, Blessing of Angels, and 1,302 other spells]
[Dragon Speech Skills: Dragon Fear, Self-Recovery, Hardened Skin, Soaring Wings, Dragon’s Wrath, Dragon Manifestation, Dragon’s Breath]
[1st Awakening Skill: Mana Absorption (9-Star)]
[2nd Awakening Skill: Master of Mana (9-Star)]
[3rd Awakening Skill: Magic Absorption (9-Star)]
[4th Awakening Skill: Master of Magic Absorption (9-Star)]
[5th Awakening Skill: Magic Replication (9-Star)]
[6th Awakening Skill: Mana Absorption (9-Star)]
[7th Awakening Skill: Limit Release (1-Star)]
[Current Quests Completed: 78/100]
Fortunately, the status window was functioning normally.
Seeing that Hunter’s Senses was also activating confirmed it.
‘There’s no one within a 1,200-meter radius.’
I opened my subspace as well.
It opened normally, and everything inside remained intact.
Except for one thing.
‘The Dimensional Transfer Stone has disappeared.’
No matter how I thought about it, it was absurd.
An item from my subspace had activated on its own.
Before surveying my surroundings, I decided to first check the rewards I had obtained.
[Basic Skill: Blessing of Angels]
―Effect: Grants a sacred blessing to the target, increasing resistance and regeneration while protecting against disease.
―Special Notes: Can only be applied to one target. Using it on demons results in a curse based on Intelligence stat.
A decent skill for protecting a single target.
Since it applies a debuff when used on demons, it would be useful when facing them.
Though I’m not sure if such an occasion will arise.
[Mask of Light]
―Classification: Head
―Effect: Immunity to all light-attribute magic, reflects 50% of received light-attribute damage.
―Durability: Infinite
―Usage Restriction: Bound to Zeke McLafflin
―Description: A mask favored by the Forerunners of Light. A total of 13 items exist, and you can receive set effects.
‘The item itself is quite decent.’
However, there was something peculiar about it.
It was precisely because of the 13-piece set effect.

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