The Son-In-Law of the Magician Is a Transcendent Sword Master - Chapter 56

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Chapter 56

 

Two days had passed since then.

 

I was learning spectral magic from Oswald, the head of Airidd, in the workshop.

 

The process wasn’t particularly difficult.

 

No, it was rather easy.

 

“Including the primary colors, mana is divided into a total of five colors.”

 

Oswald Airit spread out his five fingers.

 

“Blue, red, black, white, yellow. Each of the five colors has its own attribute. They also represent directions along with their attributes. So each color implies two meanings. As a mage of Benheim, you should know this well.”

 

“Yes. You’re referring to incantation words and attribute words.”

 

“Right. I think that’s enough theory, so try using it once.”

 

I extended my hand and dispersed my mana.

 

The principle of spectral magic is simple. Just as light splits when passing through a prism, you twist the pure mana emanating from the mana core into specific wavelengths.

 

If I were a mage of Airidd, I would have learned mana cultivation methods specialized for spectral magic, which would have dramatically shortened this process, but I had learned Benheim’s mana cultivation methods. I couldn’t achieve spectral dispersion as quickly as an Airidd mage.

 

However, my mana manipulation skills were at a considerable level. In less than a few seconds, I was able to extract five different colors using dispersed mana.

 

Properly combining these five colors was the core of spectral magic.

 

“Airidd’s hierarchy is divided according to how many colors you can combine, and how diversely you can combine them.”

 

According to Oswald’s explanation, at my level of 5th tier, mixing two colors was the limit.

 

So here, I decided to create a combination with decent destructive power.

 

“Red, yellow.”

 

Red, the most aggressive wavelength representing flames.

 

And yellow, my origin color, symbolizing dominance and amplification.

 

The two colors collided and mixed at my fingertips.

 

The color created by this was…

 

“Orange.”

 

——Kugugugu.

 

Orange-colored flames shot from my fingertips and instantly filled the workshop.

 

While it looked similar to the 5th tier common magic Flame Storm, the essence was clearly different.

 

Unlike flames created by ordinary magic or the rune character Kenaz, the flames of spectral magic were closer to pure masses of light that merely mimicked the form.

 

Since I was handling masses of power without fixed form, if I controlled the output, it was possible to freely transform the shape of the magic.

 

‘Just like this.’

 

Paaak!

 

The surging orange flames overlapped and became a straight beam of light that shot out.

 

Due to concentrating the firepower at one point, the workshop’s wall began to melt. I hastily withdrew the magic.

 

“…Hmm.”

 

Seeing that the workshop’s wall, which wouldn’t budge against 5th tier magic, had been scorched, it meant my magic just now had power close to 6th tier.

 

“…Not bad.”

 

As I was shaking my tingling hand, Oswald was looking at me with his mouth half open.

 

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

 

“…You, have you… ever learned spectral magic before?”

 

“I’m learning it now.”

 

At my nonchalant words, Oswald exclaimed in disbelief.

 

“That’s impossible. You’ve only been learning this magic for two days. Even my daughter Yusefin took years to mix two colors.”

 

“Then your daughter must be mediocre.”

 

As if it were nonsense, Oswald shook his head vigorously, ignoring my latter comment. He looked incredulous that I was using spectral magic after just two days.

 

Seeing Oswald’s reaction, Steren chuckled.

 

“Right. Everyone shows that reaction.”

 

However, Oswald didn’t stop at simply being surprised.

 

“Reagan von Benheim, no, Reagan.”

 

“What is it?”

 

“Would you consider joining Airidd?”

 

He had actively begun trying to recruit me.

 

“Oswald, you seem to have forgotten, but Reagan is Benheim’s son-in-law.”

 

Steren added with a displeased expression, but Oswald didn’t care.

 

“Right. He’s a son-in-law. However, I, Oswald, am not proposing that Reagan become Airidd’s son-in-law.”

 

“Then what?”

 

“Come in as my adopted son. I’m thinking of giving you even the position of family head. If our intentions align, I could even give you my daughter Yusefin’s hand in marriage.”

 

Even Steren was surprised by those words and widened his eyes.

 

“Huh. Oswald, that’s quite a generous proposal. You’d elevate an outsider with no blood relation as the next family head candidate? Wouldn’t there be tremendous opposition within the family?”

 

“They would understand if they saw the spectral magic this fellow just used. Do you think it makes sense for a 5th tier who hasn’t even learned Airidd’s mana cultivation methods to perfectly mix two colors in just two days?”

 

“I’ll call it a reckless attempt here.”

 

“Are you afraid of losing your precious son-in-law? Then you should stake the family headship too, Steren.”

 

Oswald snorted and looked directly at me as he continued.

 

“Reagan, you are a genius who will reach the pinnacle of magic. I guarantee it. And Airidd will walk that path with you.”

 

“…Mm.”

 

As expected, it was embarrassing.

 

I had heard the word genius countless times, but this was the first time I’d heard that I was a genius who could reach the pinnacle of magic.

 

However, I’m neither a genius nor anything else. I’m simply incorporating my past life’s experiences because I’ve returned after seeing the future.

 

The word genius should be used for Renia, who reached 8th tier in her previous life.

 

“I must decline.”

 

I spoke firmly. Oswald frowned as if he couldn’t understand.

 

“Why? Airidd stands as one of the twin pillars of the Grand Mage Alliance alongside Benheim. It’s certainly not a family inferior to Benheim.”

 

“The family’s prestige isn’t what’s important. I’m at Benheim for other reasons.”

 

Oswald’s proposal was groundbreaking, but it wasn’t even worth considering.

 

I joined Benheim because of Renia. If it hadn’t been for Renia’s message, I wouldn’t have even cared about the great magic families.

 

My goal is ultimately to kill the Archmage King and protect everything Renia held dear.

 

So there’s no way I’d be tempted by something like Airidd’s family headship.

 

“I appreciate the offer, but I’m not interested.”

 

“…”

 

Steren crossed his arms and let out a snicker.

 

“Didn’t I tell you? It was a reckless attempt.”

 

Oswald’s eyebrows twitched.

 

* * *

 

Afterward, under Oswald’s guidance, I perfectly succeeded in combining other color combinations as well.

 

Even after that, Oswald proposed several more times that I join Airidd as an adopted son, but my answer was consistent each time.

 

Eventually, even he, who had been persistently clinging, had no choice but to give up.

 

And so, on the fifth day.

 

“…I can’t teach you any more than this.”

 

“Why not?”

 

“It’s a matter of your tier. Mixing three or more colors is only possible from 6th tier onward. No, it would be more accurate to say that you’re 6th tier because you can mix three or more colors.”

 

It meant there was no more spectral magic I could learn at my current tier.

 

I nodded while feeling somewhat disappointed.

 

Anyway, I had gotten the hang of spectral magic. Combining three or more colors would be something I’d have to figure out myself after reaching 6th tier.

 

“Thank you for your guidance.”

 

I expressed my gratitude to Oswald.

 

This much was sincere.

 

Even if the head of Airidd was a villain who had joined hands with black mages, there was no sin in his guidance and teachings. Rather, it would be right to be grateful that he readily passed on the unique magic formula that was the foundation of his family.

 

Afterward, as I remained in the workshop practicing magic, looking at the mana with five colors gathered at my fingertips, I suddenly became curious.

 

“Just for reference, how many colors can the head of Airidd mix?”

 

“Four colors. It’s a technique possible from mid-level 7th tier onward. Within Airidd, I’m the only mage who can mix four colors as the family head.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

Oswald had a strangely proud expression, but my doubts still remained unresolved.

 

There are a total of five colors used in spectral magic.

 

That means…

 

“Is it possible to mix all five colors together?”

 

As if he had expected my question, Oswald immediately nodded.

 

“Of course. That is the ultimate pinnacle of spectral magic, and the end of the magical path that Airidd’s mages seek to reach.”

 

“Then you haven’t reached that level either, my lord?”

 

“It’s impossibly far. At a rough estimate, one would need to be at least 8th Circle, or perhaps even higher. In Airidd’s history, only our founder has reached that level.”

 

“What color appears when you mix all five colors?”

 

“It’s not a color.”

 

Oswald shook his head as he explained.

 

“When you combine colors from all directions into one, it becomes not color but void. It becomes a black light that devours all things.”

 

A black light that devours all things…

 

‘…Ah.’

 

At that moment, a memory flashed through my mind.

 

The final battle of my previous life.

 

The duel with the Archmage King.

 

Renia had allowed the Archmage King only a single strike, and that one strike had led to her death.

 

‘The hole that was pierced through Renia’s chest…’

 

It had looked as if the space itself in that area had been erased.

 

‘…It wasn’t dark magic.’

 

In that moment facing death, I had thought the dark magic he used was too profound for me to understand. I also lacked magical aptitude back then.

 

But now that I had regressed, I could understand.

 

The Archmage King, Damian Carius, had led Airidd to destruction and reached a level that even Airidd’s head couldn’t attain through the spectral magic he had stolen from them.

 

And…

 

‘He killed Renia with that magic.’

 

I clenched my fist tightly.

 

This time is different.

 

The Archmage King’s plan to overthrow Airidd was blocked because of me, and I had learned Airidd’s spectral magic just as he had in my previous life.

 

‘In this life, you’ll be the one with a hole in your chest.’

 

Then I would simply steadily hone this spectral magic and return it to the Archmage King in kind.

 

As I was making this resolution, suddenly there was a commotion outside.

 

“Move aside! I need to see the head of the family right now!”

 

“You cannot enter! The head is currently with a guest…!”

 

“A guest? You mean that son-in-law from Benheim!”

 

From what the servant was saying, it seemed someone was trying to barge into this workshop uninvited.

 

‘Is it Renia?’

 

The moment I had that thought, a man pushed past the blocking servant and entered the workshop.

 

It was a man who appeared to be in his thirties with white hair.

 

“My lord! I cannot understand this! That bastard is an outsider!”

 

The white-haired man shouted at Oswald. The look in his eyes as he stared at me contained clear hostility.

 

“Why are you teaching our family’s unique magical formula to such a brat! Moreover, isn’t that bastard affiliated with Benheim! Teaching our unique magical formula to Benheim of all places, not even another mage family! This is unacceptable!”

 

“…Hmm.”

 

I understood the situation.

 

That man belongs to Airidd. And he’s displeased about me learning their unique magical formula.

 

Actually, when I was learning rune magic at Benheim, didn’t Arno appear and pick a fight with me? This was a similar situation.

 

Experiencing the same thing for the second time, I was getting tired of it.

 

Oswald scratched his head as if troubled. I carefully approached him and asked.

 

“Who is he?”

 

“Kail. A branch member of Airidd and a key figure in the military force. He’s one of the three mages the family brought.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

I roughly assessed his level by eye.

 

6th Circle mid-tier.

 

If we fought… my chances of winning wouldn’t be high.

 

He didn’t seem to lack practical experience like Elder Beron either.

 

Indeed, the quality of mana emanating from Kail’s body was quite sharp.

 

“Are you that son-in-law from Benheim!”

 

At that moment, Kail shouted while looking at me.

 

When his appeal to Oswald didn’t work, he turned his arrow toward me.

 

If Steren had been here right now, Kail wouldn’t have dared to open his mouth, but unfortunately, only Oswald and I were currently in the workshop.

 

“You, I heard you’re of commoner origin? Ha! The stench of sewage is radiating from your body.”

 

Kail walked over and poked my chest.

 

At first, I planned to let it go in one ear and out the other.

 

However, the next moment, he said something he shouldn’t have.

 

“And yet your origin color is golden? Don’t make me laugh. A lowborn claiming gold? It must be shit-colored.”

 

“…”

 

“Coming to another family’s house and trying to steal and learn their secret techniques, do you have no shame? Know your place.”

 

“Hey.”

 

Unable to hold back, I opened my mouth.

 

Kail flinched at that cold tone.

 

“What did you just say?”

 

Kail grasped the situation and grinned wickedly. He seemed to think I had fallen for his provocation.

 

“I said know your place?”

 

“Before that.”

 

“That you reek of sewage?”

 

“No, in between.”

 

Kail frowned as he retraced his memory and said.

 

“Not golden but shit-colored…?”

 

I let out a deep sigh.

 

Then I removed the wyvern leather gloves I was wearing and threw them at Kail’s face.

 

Thud.

 

Kail’s eyes narrowed as he watched the glove slide down along his nose bridge.

 

Throwing a glove.

 

What this signifies is clear.

 

“It’s a duel challenge. Follow me out quietly, you bastard.”

 

I could endure all other insults.

 

However, the golden color.

 

That was Renia’s color, and the origin she had left in my soul.

 

I couldn’t stand to watch that hue be insulted.

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