The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 153

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 153
Kang Pal-do said nothing.
‘That lunatic is truly insane.’
You didn’t need to be a mage to see it.
That wasn’t Dispel magic at all.
Why would he attach such an incantation to a single energy bolt?
If you absolutely had to call it Dispel, then Dispel (Not) would be more fitting.
Regardless of his true thoughts, the AI narration continued to function faithfully.
[Even my final words are but deception… The moment you let your guard down will become my opportunity….]
Aimonshuter was scheming something.
Kang Pal-do cried out.
“That bastard is hiding something!”
But he was in observer mode.
His shout never reached Choi Kang-mok.
‘Should I disable observer mode?’
I need to tell him quickly.
If an EX-Rank Awakener dies, what becomes of me?
[Floor 60 Boss, Aimonshuter has been defeated.]
‘Huh?’
The staff’s body scattered into ash.
Aimonshuter, with only his face remaining, was rough and fissured like earthen pottery.
The eyes that once held madness were now hollow and empty like vacant sockets.
[Wait… I had forgotten. That madman’s magic.]
Aimonshuter too had become so absorbed in this battle that he had forgotten.
[I was the one deceived….]
A hollow laugh echoed.
A replica of Dispel. The manifestation of orthodox Dispel magic.
And even the humiliation of using Dispel (Not).
I was deceived by that brilliant facade.
[My true ability was… ■■■….]
Soon after, Aimonshuter vanished.
[Tower (Seoul) Floor 60 cleared.]
[Clear Grade: EX]
Choi Kang-mok felt slightly disappointed.
It certainly seemed far more troublesome than an ordinary boss, yet EX-grade?
‘Should I have found a way to enter Part 2?’
EX-grade feels a bit underwhelming… no, wait.
An EX-grade clear has always been the goal. This went according to plan.
The slight disappointment quickly faded.
‘Huh?’
The place where Aimonshuter had vanished.
The scattered ashes gathered once more, beginning to take the form of a staff.
“Oh?”
A staff materialized before Raoul’s eyes.
A magnificent staff had been granted as a reward.
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[Scientific Staff]
Grade: Legendary ▶▶▶ Mythic (Open Source Worldview Correction)
Type: Small World Emission-Type Combat Mage Exclusive Staff
All attempts by one deceiver who sought to reverse-engineer magic through science were ultimately destroyed by a single mage.
Yet that conviction remained strong, inherited in a new form.
※ Magical Structure Analysis Understanding +4
※ Zero mana consumption when using Dispel-series magic
※ Small World, ‘
Fabricated Truth
‘ usable
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‘Structure Analysis Understanding!’
An exceptionally satisfying ability.
To properly use Dispel, the first step is grasping the structure of the opponent’s magic.
Just as understanding a Small World’s structure comes before destroying it.
‘This will have excellent synergy with my Dispel magic.’
And zero mana consumption on top of that.
‘If my structure analysis and calculation speed can keep up….’
Theoretically, infinite casting becomes possible.
Which means I could face swarms of mages alone.
In other words,
mages
the possibility of standing at the apex of has grown.
-To be precise, it would be as a combat mage.
-However, combat mages are also
mages
, so the user’s singular-minded thinking isn’t entirely incorrect.
–
We
can become the greatest mage.
‘The professor truly gave without reservation.’
And I could even use ‘Fabricated Truth.’
This was something Mayo openly despised.
-It could be said to be at least one grade below Mayo herself, a Small World conceptual entity.
-Mayo is a Pocket Dimension itself and a versatile artifact that assists mages in every conceivable way.
-It boasts a rather adorable appearance.
-That grotesque staff, on the other hand, possesses only a somewhat limited ability to unfold a single Pocket Dimension.
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[Fabricated Truth]
Through a completely manipulated System Message, it blocks the opponent’s magical perception.
[This is the realm of science.]
[A zone where magic cannot intrude has been declared.]
It is merely deception, but because the structure is complete, magic is genuinely neutralized.
Even if one sees through the lie, the deception remains forcibly maintained until the Pocket Dimension structure itself is destroyed.
A falsehood closer to reality. The laws of perfect deception are enforced.
※Magic Seal Rate 100%/Binding force granted through System Message
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Choi Kang-mok marveled at the open-source worldview.
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※Capable of achieving far greater magical growth compared to the existing worldview!!
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It was true.
Despite clearing only a single floor, I had achieved such tremendous magical growth.
Mayo bristled.
–
Our
magical achievements are hardly just one floor.
-Humility is important, but objective reflection is equally vital at times.
[Floor 50 has become EX+ rank….]
[Floor 51 has become EX+ rank….]
…
[Floor 58 has….]
[Floor 59 has….]
To be precise, ten floors cleared.
When the boss who had gathered its strength fell, the reward for that gathered strength returned in kind.
Meanwhile, Kang Pal-do subtly shifted the narration’s subject.
‘The target is… an EX-rank Awakened One.’
Not quite on the level of Aimonshuter, the one who had sent the forced invitation, but the AI narration would certainly interpret that grinning madman properly and relay it to the viewers.
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Kang Pal-do tilted his head.
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Kang Pal-do tilted his head in confusion.
What? A glitch?
He focused his mind more intently on that lunatic.
The AI narration displayed more concrete text.
‘What is this…? … ‘Ugh!’
[Magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic]
‘What is this…? Ugh!’
In that instant, Kang Pal-do instinctively shielded his eyes.
Something. It felt as though I had witnessed what I should never have seen.
I had stepped into forbidden territory.
[Magic magic magic magic magic♪magic magic magic magic magic magic magic♪magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic♪magic magic magic magic magic♪magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic♪magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic♪magic magic magic magic♪magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic magic♪magic magic magic magic♪magic]]
Without realizing it, Kang Pal-do began to murmur.
“Magical growth… excellent.”
“I shall become… a great… mage… cough!”
Kang Pal-do quickly regained his senses.
What was that just now? What did I just say?
I’m not sure.
I had confronted an abyss of unknown identity—something I should absolutely never have witnessed.

‘Insane. I almost became corrupted.’
After leaving the tower, Choi Kang-mok smiled without realizing it.
* * *
After exiting the Tower, Choi Kang-mok found himself laughing without realizing it.
My heart pounded fiercely.
“I’ve overcome science.”
Admittedly, it wasn’t “true science,” but the system had named it as such regardless.
A mad scientist. So I’ve conquered science. It felt as though I had proven the greatness of magic itself.
Magical growth. A new Mythic-rank staff. Nine floors cleared at EX+ rank. One floor cleared at EX rank.
The weight of accumulated rewards was far from trivial, yet this was not the end.
One minor title adjustment.
[Title ‘Highpass Player’ has been upgraded to ‘Highpass Master’.]
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[Highpass Master]
Allows you to ignore prerequisite conditions required for Tower conquest.
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To ascend the Tower, clearing the Labyrinth must be completed first.
Skipping is possible, but the skip duration per stage has grown so lengthy that it has become tedious.
Watching a fifteen-second advertisement is already grueling, but waiting forty or fifty seconds per stage borders on torture.
However, thanks to the title upgrade, such inconveniences no longer exist.
‘But this is the real deal.’
[Title ‘Collective Intelligence Destroyer’ has been acquired.]
A reward for single-handedly defeating the collective intelligence boss Aimonshuter.
The title effect is most encouraging.
[Title effect ‘Qualifications of a Collective Intelligence Author’ has been activated.]
With this, at last, one puzzle piece that had remained unsolved finally fell into place.
The blank space that had remained a mystery ever since my ‘first advancement’.
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[Battle Mage]
A mage specialized in combat.
Upon entering a combat situation, physical and magical abilities are maximized.
※However, ___ is excluded.
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A blank space that even the author’s pen could not fill.
‘The author’s qualifications and pen alone weren’t enough.’
Creator ▶ Author.
This wasn’t the end.
Author ▶ Collective Intelligence Author.
At last, Choi Kang-mok could wield a proper ‘author’s pen’.
‘Will it write?’
I cautiously pressed the pen to the blank space,
‘It writes!’
Black ink inscribed itself.
[Ink Remaining: 10]
[Ink Remaining: 9]
‘I only made a single dot?’
I had to conserve the ink.
Choi Kang-mok wrote into the blank space what I had already been thinking about with unwavering conviction.
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※however,
Damage is excluded.
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“Done.”
The ‘Battle Mage’ maximizes all abilities solely within combat situations.
The fact that I shattered Aimonshuter’s head with a single basic spell was thanks to the Battle Mage modifier.
-However, Mayo does not believe this.
–
Our
magic is powerful. Even without the modifier, it would have shattered the professor’s head.
“Truth is… I was the one deceiving myself.”
Under the excuse of ‘there was no choice,’ I hadn’t used a single high-tier spell.
But was there truly no choice?
Honestly, even Choi Kang-mok couldn’t answer with confidence.
The reason I used only basic magic wasn’t solely because ‘it was unusable’…
“My magical damage… I couldn’t handle it.”
Especially in that cramped Laboratory.
If I fail to control the magic properly, we both die together.
-Yes.
We
have achieved magical growth across
numerous domains, but…
but is achieving…
-The rate of damage increase is on a different scale entirely.
Even when level increases. Even when intelligence increases. Even when equipping high-performance items.
The stat that stands out most prominently and grows is ‘damage’.
A number that expands far more grotesquely than any other ability.
Lately, I’ve been managing it by employing multiple methods, but truthfully, even that approach is hitting its limits now.
That’s why it was essential. Damage control.
If I cannot forcibly weaken it, then at minimum, I must prevent its ‘maximization’.
Choi Kang-mok grinned widely.
“At this level… wouldn’t it be fair to call this a 1.5-tier advancement?”
-Of course. I, Mayo, naturally think the same.
Mayo was delighted by this growth as well.
This was the most colossal magical advancement yet.
Except for that mythic-grade staff—which was surely an inferior knockoff of myself—brazenly lingering beside my user….
Crackle- Crackle-
Mayo’s body trembled violently.
-Daring to strut before my user?
-Before my one and only, beautiful, beloved, master, you dare?
Mayo’s body transformed completely crimson.

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