The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 260

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 260
The destruction of the drone sent a shockwave through Kang Pal-do.
“Gack!”
Tears of blood streamed from Kang Pal-do’s eyes.
But it didn’t matter.
“As long as I’m not dead, that’s all that counts!”
I can feel it coming!
It’ll hurt like hell, but I won’t die.
Then I need to broadcast this.
“Drone summon.”
Using the subtleties of spatial release that the mage had taught me, I sent another drone across.
It exploded before it could even enter.
“Ugh!”
Blood dripped from my ears as well.
But it didn’t matter.
I screamed out of habit, but truthfully, it didn’t hurt.
Kang Pal-do realized that too.
‘Is this thanks to Reyguard?’
Compared to ‘mining,’ this level of pain was nothing.
Thanks to my continued growth as a Mine, I barely felt the mining pain these days.
My confidence surged even higher.
“What would the mage do in a situation like this?”
Inspiration struck!
The mage fragments magic and uses multiple spells simultaneously.
Concurrent parallel implementation, I think they called it.
“Summon, summon, summon!”
If one drone won’t work, then I’ll overwhelm them with multiple drones.
At least one should be able to penetrate the Tower.
‘That’s it!’
Thanks to the barrage of quantity, one drone succeeded in penetrating.
Now I could show countless people the boss battle between the ‘Goddess of Justice’ and the ‘mage’….
“Huh?”
[The battle was already over.]
What Kang Pal-do’s drone could confirm was the hidden boss floating leisurely in midair with six Baek-ik wings spread wide.
In place of the dumbfounded Kang Pal-do, the system AI worked diligently.
[Wings woven from light. Brilliantly luminous contours. A fallen scale. The Goddess of Justice vanquished. The mage had definitively proven who the master of the 70th Floor was.]
Choi Kang-mok still maintained the form of the ‘Light Archer.’
According to the system AI’s interpretation, the subjugation of the Goddess of Justice was already complete.
By feel, she was far weaker than Leon.
A single barrage of arrows and it was simply over.
-No, that’s merely an optical illusion caused by perception.
-The user has grown considerably stronger compared to when they fought Leon.
-As a fellow mage, I’m quite proud 🙂
Igniasha maintained her usual demeanor, as if she’d expected this all along.
Still, there was one thing that puzzled even Igniasha.
Though she’d been deeply disappointed recently, she still asked her former mentor, Red Cat.
“Why does the butler keep maintaining that form?”
“Well, that’s…”
The reason was simple.
“Because it looks cool.”
“I see.”
A mage’s philosophy was straightforward.
One must be mage-like. And one must be cool.
If possible, one should display magic.
In other words, it bordered on showmanship.
[A mage continually proves their magic through their own magic.]
Some mistook him for the emperor of a new age.
The captain above captains, a dimensional sovereign—but Choi Kang-mok continuously proved and asserted through magic that he was none of those things.
I am a ‘mage,’ not any of that nonsense.
The mage stared directly at Kang Pal-do’s drone.
“Don’t worry, Pal-do.”
If I can display magic, I will.
I must ceaselessly tell the world what a true mage really is.
So that one day, the misunderstandings will be cleared.
“I’ve already recorded this separately.”
Earth’s greatest streamer.
Even on a universal scale, Kang Pal-do was the hottest rookie.
Through Kang Pal-do, I show my magic to the world.
Recording was essential.
Look at him taking care of Kang Pal-do lol
-EX-rank really cherishes Pal-do
-The right arm theory didn’t come out of nowhere
Kang Pal-do felt oddly satisfied.
-Is Pal-do EX-rank’s favorite?
-They take care of him that much?
He hastily wiped away the blood that had dripped earlier.
‘The rush… is building!’
How should I even describe this feeling?
It’s not national pride, so should I call it EX-rank pride?
Still, Kang Pal-do didn’t let it show.
‘I’m a professional streamer!’
Despite being thoroughly intoxicated on EX-rank power, he had his duties to fulfill.
Since he hadn’t properly filmed the magical boss battle, he’d at least record the aftermath.
The drone buzzed as it flew through the air.
Then it tapped the dirt ground with its body.
Like someone knocking on a door.
-Pal-do, what are you doing?
-Did the drone malfunction?
-Why is it doing that lol
Then something burst forth from the ground.
A very small tree-shaped ‘something’.
-What is that?
-Huh?
-A translucent tree?
-It’s trembling?
-Is it an aspen spirit?
Kang Pal-do used the drone’s microphone to ask.
-I’d like to conduct an interview. You’re a witness, aren’t you?
The small tree shuddered violently.
The few remaining leaves scattered down.
-Human. Can you… see me?

* * *
A few minutes earlier.
The Spirit Tree was profoundly shaken.
‘I’m terrified.’
Pure ‘destruction’ emanated from that light.
With such absolute purity, it would be fair to say this light was the ‘Spirit of Destruction’ itself.
‘I fear my own child.’
I never thought such a day would come.
That ‘child’ is different from the others.
‘So this is what it is.’
I’ve heard it happens sometimes in the human world.
Mothers who run away from home.
The arrows of light that engulfed the 70th Floor affected me as well.
They hadn’t struck me directly.
In fact, Choi Kang-mok had successfully controlled the damage output.
I suffered no direct harm.
But being sensitive to energy fluctuations, I was forced to endure a primal terror.
Fear of destruction. Fear of collapse.
Helplessness against an irresistible force.
Without thinking, I hid.
Beneath the earth. Into a world where no one could recognize me.
I judged that even Igniasha wouldn’t find me here.
‘So this is what it is.’
I began to understand the human world’s suffering.
Perhaps this is how a mother feels when she runs away from home.
But then a drone found me.
‘A human can sense me?’
-Human. Can you… see me?
And I realized something else.
That ‘human’ is half-spirit.
If my son is purely spirit, this human is only half-spirit.
And I can sense it.
Spiritification is progressing.
-You are…
A type of ‘child’ I’ve never encountered before.
Still, as a mother of spirits, I quickly understood my offspring.
-A Mine Spirit.
An incomplete Mine Spirit.
Red Cat interpreted it somewhat differently.
“Slightly less insane than the butler.”
But she was going insane.
She genuinely believed she was a Mine.
From Red Cat’s perspective, Kang Pal-do was quite mad himself….
‘Then what about my butler?’
That man also genuinely believed he was a Mine.
Yet he was only treated as half-human, half-spirit.
But the mage was recognized as a pure spirit.
‘Indeed, my butler operates on a different level!’
I felt oddly proud.
Of course, the Spirit Tree had been terrified after witnessing my son Choi Kang-mok’s destructive power, but there was nothing to be done about that.
One grows accustomed to it in time.
Igniasha flew over to comfort her.
“Spirit Tree. You need not worry. The mage’s magic seems deadly when it hits, but it does not hit, nay!”
Amid the general confusion, the Spirit Tree consented to an interview.
-It was pure destruction incarnate. As a mother, I remain inadequate. Even witnessing my child’s form, knowing I must love them, I learned today that I still have far to go.
As the Spirit Tree spoke, she came to understand something.
Not all children could be ordinary like Igniasha, a fragment of divinity.
There could be destructive children like the mage, and somewhat lacking children like Kang Pal-do.
To embrace and love them all—that is what makes a true mother….
[!Special Condition Satisfied!]
[Spirit Tree is promoted to ‘Exceptional Spirit Tree’.]
Confidence began to fill the Spirit Tree’s heart.
It seemed I could love and embrace any spirit in this world.
Igniasha broke into a wide grin.
“The Spirit Tree’s power has grown stronger, nay!”
My butler will find it even easier to master purification magic now, won’t he?

* * *
Choi Kang-mok defeated the Goddess of Justice with almost disappointing ease and received his reward.
[You have been granted the ‘Seal of Justice Bundle’.]
A set containing a full twenty Seals of Justice was bundled together.
Choi Kang-mok gazed down at the reward.
‘Using these directly is pointless.’
Whether it’s the Authors or the System, they’ll continue their schemes.
Each time, I hunt down Seals of Justice and use them?
‘That’s a difficult path.’
They’ll probably make obtaining the Seals of Justice even harder.
Using items is merely a temporary measure.
Now is the time to find a fundamental solution.
“Assembly is the reverse of disassembly.”
If I practice disassembly, assembly should become possible as well.
As the Goddess of Justice vanished, Kang Pal-do, half-automatically transported back to the Tower, swallowed hard.
‘Can that really work?’
Not being a mage, I couldn’t say for certain.
From the perspective of an ordinary miner, it did feel somewhat forced, truth be told.
‘By destroying Seals of Justice, he can master correction magic?’
But Choi Kang-mok had always made the impossible possible.
Every time, he’d make me exclaim, ‘That actually works?’
He even upgraded the Spirit Tree itself.
Now, in Kang Pal-do’s heart, curiosity bloomed instead of doubt.
He reported professionally.
“A mage is preparing for disassembly. It appears all the preparatory work for completing the spell is finished.”
Choi Kang-mok unleashed an energy bolt at one of the Seals of Justice.
It evaporated before even making contact.
The next one was an energy bolt imbued with piercing properties.
After that came an energy bolt utilizing spatial liberation.
Choi Kang-mok employed every spell he’d mastered thus far to ‘disassemble’ the seal.
Conviction crystallized within Choi Kang-mok’s mind.
‘This will work!’
Humans know how to breathe without ever being taught.
Fish know how to swim from the moment they’re born.
Mages are no different.
Because I am a mage, I know how to create magic.
Within the mage’s heart,
‘faith’
took root.
It was difficult, but this was undoubtedly within the realm of possibility.
‘Five Seals of Justice remain.’
An arrow of Light pierced through a Seal of Justice.
Four remained.
Black hole magic consumed a Seal of Justice.
Three remained.
Physical transmutation magic shattered a Seal of Justice.
Two remained.
Assassination magic sublimated a Seal of Justice.
One remained.
Choi Kang-mok entered a state of absolute focus.
Concentration. Concentration. Once more, concentration. I pushed my mind to its absolute limit.
I cast every spell at my disposal simultaneously.
Then, Light Mayo cried out.
-(Light): Wait!

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