The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 154

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 154
“Mayo. Are you alright?”
Crackle— crackle—
The boundary wavering was familiar. But this time was different.
Mayo’s entire body was turning crimson.
Continuously spewing out hearts.
-Do not worry. Just as the user has grown, I too have evolved.
Mayo returned to normal.
Again crackle, crackle! The torso flushed red.
Back to normal. Crackle again!
Back to normal once more. Crackle again!
Within Mayo’s essence, something was colliding violently.
Choi Kang-mok offered a stabilization fragment to Mayo, but Mayo seemed too overwhelmed to consume it.
-The user never forgets what they have once learned.
-What I have witnessed becomes mine, and I master it perfectly….
Crackle!
–
That’s why it’s so beautiful. Look at this today. This moment of genius.
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Mayo’s sense of self, deeply impressed by Choi Kang-mok’s brilliant display, spiraled into overdrive.
Opening its mouth wide, it exhaled sharply.
Something formless erupted forth alongside dark crimson vapor.
At first glance, it resembled a blood mist.
A substance and eerie presence similar to what appeared in the 50s floors.
Within it, something like a heart was pulsing.
The gaseous form slowly began to take shape.
From the periphery to fingertips, from fingertips to elbows, and along the spine, a doll-like figure was sculpted.
A bizarrely undulating waistline. Abnormally bent joints.
At the elongated fingertips were more than five fingers.
The figure lifted its head. It gazed at Choi Kang-mok through hollow eye sockets.
“Beautiful, my master.”
Choi Kang-mok was not greatly alarmed.
He had experienced this phenomenon once before.
Rather,
magical curiosity
bloomed within him.
‘It’s like with Raoul.’
Mayo, having expelled ‘something,’ stabilized once more.
-To be precise, it is not the same.
-As mentioned earlier, Mayo has grown.
-With Raoul, it was an accident, but this time it’s clearly an intentional creation.
Then it was chance. Now it is inevitability.
Mayo succeeded in separating the runaway ego of its own volition.
–
Magical
growth.
At that moment.
The fully-formed ‘thing’ suddenly threw its head back,
-Kyaaaaaaagh!
A piercing scream erupted.
Its body twisted and contorted grotesquely.
‘That thing’ was clearly suffering.
-It needs a vessel.
-Without a vessel, ‘that thing’ will naturally dissipate, so the user need not concern themselves.
Just like with Raoul.
A severed ego always needs a vessel.
The suffering ‘thing’ hurled itself toward the ‘science staff’.
Clang!
With a loud metallic sound, it bounced away.
“No, I can’t disappear, I have to stay with my master, forever, together. Even if I’m torn, burned, or rot, I won’t disappear. I’ll stay with you. Let’s become one.”
This time it flew toward Choi Kang-mok.
It was briefly absorbed into Choi Kang-mok’s body,
-Kyaaaaaaagh!
but it was repelled with an even more anguished and tormented scream.
Mayo, originally one with it, sneered.
-Hmph, a mere insect. Did you really think you could wade into the user’s abyss? How adorable.
-The user’s abyss, even I Mayo have
assimilated
rather than corrupted.
-The darkest abyss the user’s Mayo has ever experienced. The abyss of abysses. In short,
premium black
is what I call it.
Choi Kang-mok did not agree with Mayo’s interpretation at all.
Mayo was always an unstable, imperfect Small World concept entity. A daycare for mad egos.
Well, people see what they want to see—it might look like an abyss to them.
-You seem to be thinking quite aggressively, though I suppose that’s just my misunderstanding?
‘That thing’ did not disappear easily.
“I have to live. I have to stay with my master.”

* * *
Emily had become absorbed in crafting a “stabilization fragment refined from an absolutely unbreakable stone.”
How delightful.
Ever since arriving in Korea, everything has been a joy.
She even uses EX Coins as refining materials.
“Tee-hee-hee!”
What she held in her hands now was an awakening orb.
She was also researching methods to shatter it and use it as material.
“I obtained this from the Story Gate! Abundant! Materials overflowing!”
And that wasn’t all.
She was experimenting with applications combining “Tears of Azure Flame” acquired from the Story Gate.
Truly, it was paradise.
Yet the joy wasn’t unalloyed.
“It’s… insufficient.”
The more I learn, the more I realize how much remains unknown.
A hunger for knowledge. A thirst for wisdom.
“I want to know so much more.”
Then a world announcement echoed.
Floor 60 had been cleared at EX-rank.
All floors below it were simultaneously cleared at EX+ rank.
The entire 50s had been breached in an instant.
“I’ll be able to learn so many unknown things!”
…But how? Can I even enter Floor 60?
No, the EX-rank awakener will bring me new materials, right?
What if they don’t bring them?
No, surely they will bring them, won’t they?
No, but we’re not even married yet??
Then, a voice reached her.
“Shall I help you?”
The voice was honeyed.
“How could you possibly help?”
“I know many things. Far more than you do. I have studied magic and alchemy for approximately 660 years.”
There was no need to deliberate.
I decided to accept this sweet voice.
“Emily.”
“Ah…?”
Emily snapped back to awareness.
Upon opening my eyes, a “peculiarly fascinating research specimen” hovered before me.
Red, and beautiful.
“What is this?”
“It’s the mental entity that just tried to contaminate Emily. A fragment of consciousness that separated from Mayo.”
Kyaaaaaaagh!
The screams continued without end.
The gaseous entity flickered, growing faint then dense in alternating waves.
After hearing the explanation, Emily tilted her head curiously.
“Then there’s no reason to refuse, is there?”
“…Pardon?”
“After all, you’re presumably the former master of Mayo, aren’t you?”
“To be precise, I’m more of a lingering thought of the former master…”
“In any case. The former master of the Mythic-grade Artifact Mayo. You must know far more than I do right now, at least?”
Her eyes sparkled with interest.
Choi Kang-mok sighed and explained what had happened to Raoul once more.
“But you said it bounced off Darling, didn’t you?”
“That may be true, but…”
-I see. If the user’s abyss is Premium Black, then Emily would be something like Little Real Black.
Emily raised her hand with a snap.
“I’ll be the vessel!”
[!Special Condition Satisfied!]
[The existence of Awakener ‘Emily’ resonates with the lingering consciousness of ■■■!]
[Transcendence Quest, ‘Vessel of ■■■’ has been created.]
Emily’s smile deepened.
It was a transcendence opportunity that suited her perfectly.
───────
※There is a possibility of complete contamination by ■■■’s consciousness.
※Contamination Probability:
98%
74%
62%
55%
──────
“It’s dangerous.”
Nothing about contamination has been clearly revealed yet.
But one thing was certain.
“I could lose myself.”
“It’s fine.”
“Emily. Perhaps you should take some time and think this through calmly…”
“That entity is weakening.”
There was no time to spare!
The knowledge and wisdom I could absorb would diminish along with it.
“The contamination probability is only 55%… Ah, it’s dropped to 48%!”
Even if the death probability reached around 77%, I would attempt it unconditionally.
But a mere 48% contamination probability? This is absolutely worth the risk.
“What does a little contamination matter?”
After all, this body is mine.
With this body, I can explore, research, and create so much more.
That’s more than enough to make me happy!
Emily spread both arms wide open.
“Hey, what are you doing! Come here quickly!”
At that moment, Choi Kang-mok became certain.
Indeed, I’m the only sane one around me.
And on the other hand, he felt reassured.
‘At that level, contamination won’t occur.’

* * *
[Class advancement has been completed successfully]
[‘■■■’s Vessel’ ▶ ‘■■■’s Cohabitant (SSS+)’ has been (upgraded) adjusted.]
Emily let out a cry of joy.
Rather than merely being a vessel, she had now taken the form of cohabiting with a spiritual entity.
Choi Kang-mok’s voice came through.
“You’re alright, aren’t you?”
“Perfectly fine. The spring of knowledge is… gushing forth!”
What had been blocked until now.
I think I’m beginning to understand how to increase the efficiency of stabilization fragments refined from absolute stone, enabling greater effects with smaller pieces.
Perhaps I could even establish mass production facilities.
My heart raced.
“You don’t feel any particular contamination?”
”
You
look even more handsome than usual?”
Emily’s eyes narrowed.
Her gaze was far more brazen than before.
“When shall we marry?”
“….”
While not contaminated, there seemed to be some influence.
At Choi Kang-mok’s lukewarm response, Emily realized something.
“Ah! I understand! I should first demonstrate that I’m
useful
to you, shouldn’t I? First prove my worth as a wife, then marriage. I don’t mind the order. I’ll start with proving myself.”
[!Hidden condition satisfied!]
[Quest, ‘Create an Automatic Calculation System for Magical Structure Operations’ has been activated.]
This is wonderful.
The System itself aids Emily. It feels as though the entire heavens conspire in her favor.
Magical
wisdom surges forth.
“I’ve seen Dispel magic.”
That moment—I cannot forget it. Dazzlingly magnificent, breathtakingly beautiful.
Without a marriage contract, I would have been content to marry him just like that.
“Dispel itself is certainly a formidable spell, but it truly shines only when the structural comprehension and computational speed support it, doesn’t it?”
Emily’s heart raced.
With the Quest, I feel I could create something extraordinary.
“What if something else performed the calculations for you? Incredibly fast ones at that.”
“….”
“I think I can create it. Wisdom keeps pouring out!”
Choi Kang-mok’s heart raced as well.
Of course a computer’s calculations surpass human mental arithmetic.
Magical
combat would transform entirely.
-How intriguing.
-I believe we could even defeat a magical artillery unit.
-Most
magical
indeed.
And not long after, shocking news arrived.
From across the sea, from Iraq.

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