The Son-In-Law of the Magician Is a Transcendent Sword Master - Chapter 108

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Chapter 108

Viewing myself from a third-person perspective was a sensation far more bizarre and awkward than I had imagined.

I stood in place and carefully turned around in a circle. My field of vision naturally rotated along with my movements. I tried clenching and opening my fists, and took light steps forward.

It was amazing. There was no delay or sense of disconnection between my movements and sensations.

Only the axis of my vision seemed to be suspended separately in mid-air.

In other words…

‘…My vision has been expanded.’

I slowly removed the cloak. The abnormally widened field of vision returned to normal.

“Hey, Arno. Try putting on this cloak.”

“Huh? Suddenly? Is this a gift by any chance?”

“I’m not giving it to you.”

Perhaps because it looked quite stylish, Arno eagerly took the cloak as if he’d been waiting for this and draped it over his shoulders.

“How do I look, Reagan? Do I look like a covert mage now?”

Arno spun around, making the cloak flutter. Renia pretended to retch.

“…Arno, is that all?”

“What do you mean, is that all?”

“Isn’t there anything more? Like changes in your vision, for instance.”

“Not really? It’s the same as usual? Oh, it is a nice cloak though – light and soft. Was this some kind of magical artifact?”

Arno tilted his head in confusion. I took the cloak back from him and put it on again. My eyes grew hot, and my vision transformed once more.

‘Strange.’

When Arno or Renia wore the cloak, there were no changes whatsoever.

Then why was this cloak, which showed no reaction to those two, causing such an unusual phenomenon only for me?

As I pondered this question, a memory flashed through my mind.

– Yes. You have the same vision as that child.

The words Arania, the Shadow Tower Lord, had said while looking into my eyes.

If her words weren’t mere boasting, then there was another person with the ‘special constitution’ that allowed them to see mana flows and magical cores with the naked eye like me. And there was a high possibility that the Archmage King also had this constitution.

In other words, because I had the same eyes as the Archmage King, I could fully draw out this cloak’s functions.

“Arno, Renia. Could you stand in front and behind me?”

“Suddenly?”

“Hurry up.”

“Hmm…”

The two reluctantly followed my instructions.

Renia stood in front of me, and Arno stood behind me.

Thanks to the expanded vision from the cloak, I could see everything, including Arno behind me scratching the back of his head with a puzzled expression.

Without having to turn my head, I could clearly see everything within a radius of several meters around me.

Beyond simply seeing, I could intuitively sense it all.

The flow of wind. Even the movement of the thicket swaying with it.

In that case…

“You two, try casting attack magic at me just like that.”

“What? Are you crazy? Why are you suddenly telling us to shoot magic at you!”

Renia screamed in shock.

Arno also scrunched up his face in disbelief and said,

“Are you in your right mind? Telling me to cast attack magic from behind. We don’t even do that in sparring matches. Even if you know the timing, it’s way too dangerous.”

It was a natural and sensible reaction.

However, for the sake of the experiment, I needed to convince Arno.

Just then, I thought of a good method.

“Don’t worry, Arno. An attack from a mere 5th Rank wouldn’t even scratch my body.”

“What, you bastard?”

“Why? It’s the truth, isn’t it? Renia and I are 6th Rank. Among us, you’re the only 5th Rank. How could your cotton-soft magic possibly threaten me?”

When I deliberately snorted and provoked him, thick veins bulged on Arno’s forehead.

True to Arno’s unparalleled competitive spirit, he fell for my provocation spectacularly.

“You, you…! You’re the one who said it was okay first! Don’t say anything different after you get hurt! Renia is my witness!”

Mana rapidly condensed at Arno’s fingertips as rune magic began to construct.

Naturally, the entire process happening behind me came clearly into my vision.

That wasn’t all.

‘I can see it.’

Just like with my naked eyes, I could clearly see mana flows and magical cores within my expanded vision.

In fact, it was clearer than seeing with my two eyes.

From the subtle waves of drawing up mana, to the trajectory of weaving spells, to the magical core positioned at the center.

All of it was reflected with precision, as if a bird’s-eye view map had been spread out.

I had felt a similar sensation before.

‘…Chronos.’

It was similar to when I had taken Chronos, the mental acceleration pill.

The massive amount of mana information that I had to let slip by due to the limitations of my vision was now pouring in all at once with the cloak’s assistance.

Swoosh!

Therefore, without even looking back, I used blade magic to cut down Arno’s spell.

“…Huh?”

Not only Renia, who was standing in front, but even Arno, who had cast the magic from behind, made a dumbfounded sound.

They couldn’t have imagined that I would cut down magic coming from a blind spot without even looking.

Of course. ‘Vision’ is an absolute constraint for all mages.

Hadn’t even Renia from my previous life, who was 8th Rank, been unable to respond to the Archmage King’s magic coming from behind and died with her heart pierced?

‘…This is really something.’

However, while ‘awakened’ through this cloak, I could clearly sense everything around me.

A field of vision with no blind spots.

An area of roughly three meters radius was entirely under my perception.

‘Ah.’

Only then did I recall the death struggle with the Archmage King from my previous life.

The Resistance Army had rushed at the Archmage King from all directions to kill him, but he had skillfully responded to all those attacks.

As if he had eyes in the back of his head.

‘So this was the secret.’

The Archmage King had fought by expanding his vision omnidirectionally through this cloak.

I slowly stroked the outer fabric of the cloak.

This cloak was probably an artifact that only the Archmage King and I could use in the entire Empire.

‘I’ve obtained quite a decent item.’

Though it was unsettling that it was a cloak worn by my mortal enemy.

Even to defeat him, I had to use every means available to me.

“Huh?”

At that moment.

Renia’s expression, looking at me, was colored with shock.

“Re, Reagan!”

“…Yeah?”

“Your nose! You have a nosebleed!”

At Renia’s urgent cry, I raised my hand to wipe my philtrum.

A hot, sticky sensation.

Looking down at my hand, thick blood close to black was abundantly smeared on it.

Only then did I realize that my eye sockets were burning hot.

“…Ha.”

This too was the same sensation as when I had taken Chronos.

I staggered as the forgotten headache and dizziness struck me.

‘I should have known…’

This thing, it’s not something I can use with my current level.

“Re, Reagan!”

With Renia’s desperate voice as the last thing I heard, my vision went black.

* * *

When I opened my eyes, I was on a bed in the Benheim Mage Tower’s infirmary.

As I drew in a breath, the sharp scent of medicinal herbs stung my nose.

“Ah, you’re awake. Lord Reagan.”

A researcher from the Benheim Mage Tower approached with a bright smile upon seeing me open my eyes.

“Your head was burning like fire. It was acute fever caused by mana circuit overload throughout your body and internal mana loss. If we had been any later, your brain could have literally cooked. It was a dangerous state.”

“….”

“What on earth did you do to push yourself so hard?”

“Hmm….”

I couldn’t exactly say it was the cloak’s fault, so I gave a vague response.

“…I just used a newly learned magic a bit too excessively.”

“I respect your passion, but please consider your physical condition when training next time.”

Fortunately, the researcher left the infirmary without harboring any particular suspicions.

Left alone, I pressed my heavily throbbing temples and sat up.

A headache that felt like my skull was ringing still remained.

Naturally, my gaze turned to the black cloak neatly folded on the table in front of the bed.

‘The side effects are severe.’

The exhaustion is considerable.

I only used it for about five minutes, yet that cloak drained almost all the mana from my body.

‘For now, the limit is… about five minutes.’

However, I was confident that as my level increased and I became accustomed to the expanded vision, the duration of maintaining ‘Enlightenment’ would also extend.

After all, the Archmage King from my previous life maintained ‘Enlightenment’ throughout that long battle against Renia and me.

If he could do it, I could too. I had to.

As I was making that resolution, the infirmary door opened.

“…You’re awake.”

“Lord Allet.”

It was Captain Allet of Benheim.

He spoke with a thoroughly hardened expression.

“There’s a limit to recklessness. What would we do if you were on the brink of death within Benheim Estate? Especially while I’m sitting as acting head. Are you planning to dry up this old man’s blood and kill him?”

As Allet said, with both Steren and Valen away from the estate, he was handling most of the head’s duties.

Allet let out a deep sigh and asked.

“Are you feeling alright?”

“Yes. Well, I just had a dizzy spell.”

When I shrugged in response, Allet’s brow furrowed.

“Do you have any idea how upset Miss Renia was? Benheim Estate nearly turned upside down.”

I swallowed a bitter smile.

Thinking back… this makes the third time Renia has witnessed me collapsing.

You’d think she’d be used to it by now, but Renia was startled and made a fuss every single time.

“When Benheim’s son-in-law collapses every other day, what do you think the family’s internal and external reputation looks like? For Benheim’s prestige, please take better care of yourself.”

True to his principled nature, Allet continued his lengthy lecture.

“Yes. I won’t be collapsing anymore from now on. There shouldn’t be any major incidents for a while. I was planning to quietly train on the estate.”

“….”

Allet frowned at my answer.

“…What’s wrong?”

Allet crossed his arms with a displeased expression. His wrinkled face was more serious than usual.

“No major incidents? What do you mean nothing?”

“…Hmm?”

“Aren’t you being too carefree?”

Allet pressed sharply, and I asked cautiously.

“Perhaps… am I missing something?”

At my question, Allet rubbed his face.

“How can Benheim’s son-in-law be so oblivious?”

“Well… I’ve been quite busy lately.”

“I’ll only tell you this once. Next month is Miss Renia’s birthday.”

“…Ah.”

Come to think of it, Renia’s birthday was in spring.

– Mr. Reagan, I was born on the day flowers bloom. You must remember.

– What happens if I don’t remember?

– You’ll die by my hand.

I recalled how Renia from my previous life had firmly threatened me to remember her birthday.

“…I certainly had forgotten. I should go out later to buy a gift.”

When I answered nonchalantly, Allet sighed as if the ground would cave in.

“…Please listen to the end. The last day of next month is Miss Renia’s ‘nineteenth birthday.'”

“….”

The moment I heard those words, it was as if someone had poured ice water over my head, and I snapped to attention.

Nineteenth birthday.

That meant….

“…Coming of age, ceremony?”

“Yes. Miss Renia will soon come of age.”

Allet only said that much.

However, I perfectly understood what he was trying to convey.

Under the approval of Steren, the family head, I was supposed to officially hold the ceremony in the year Renia came of age.

And next month.

Renia comes of age.

What this means is clear.

“We plan to hold the ceremony immediately along with the coming-of-age ceremony.”

“….”

Next month.

Renia and I.

Will officially become husband and wife.

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