Episode 25 – Insane

The blood on my right hand, which had been dripping, stopped.

The power of the enhanced magic is nothing short of amazing. Even magic the size of a baseball easily blew up a part of the human body. If only I had made it bigger than that—-.

A strange sense of elation fills my chest along with fear.

I’m sure that my whole arm would have been blown off. If that had happened, even my prayers would not have been able to regenerate it. I would have to ask the highest-ranking cardinal belonging to the temple or something.

But I will not give up. I will immediately increase my ability to control magic and pursue the power of magic.

If my arm really gets blown off in the end, I’ll be happy about it. That’s enough to keep me alive.

“Geez……Luca you idiot.”

Seeing me unable to stop grinning, Shayla complains.

“What’s this all of a sudden? You’re such a rude person.”

“That’s coming from a guy who blew off his right hand in front of people.”

“Indeed.”

If you think about it, I’m probably the rude one. It’s just going to be traumatic.

Shayla’s appearance doesn’t suggest that she’s worried about magic, though.

“What was that all about in the first place?　Luca’s magic didn’t seem to have enough power in it to blow his right hand away.”

“It was an aura.”

“An aura?”

“Yes, an aura. It is the ability to strengthen the workings of all things. I incorporated it into the magic power. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that I used it to enhance magic.”

“How is that possible?”

“You’ve actually seen it, right? The maximum power was demonstrated with the minimum amount of magic power, If you increase the magic even more, it will be even more powerful.”

“And the risk increases.”

That’s a promise I won’t tell you. Can we move forward considering the danger?

“I’ll give up my right hand as a precious sacrifice. Even if it is shattered, it can be put back together with a prayer. On the other hand, if I only need one right hand, it’s a good deal.”

“You’re an idiot after all…..you’re insane.”

“Aahn? What did you say?”

Tell me what’s wrong with me?

If you’re a wizard, you should at least give up a part of your body in your quest for magic. I’m going to be cured anyway.

I glared at her and she glared back.

With a sigh, Shayla says.

“Haa….be careful with your injuries. If Luca goes away, I’ll be in trouble. I’ll be sad”

“Sad? You’re sad about my death?”

“Of course. We are friends.:

“Hmmm.”

I never thought I’d hear such a thing from Shayla, who had a blank expression on her face like a noh mask.

Where is the girl who said she wanted to dissect people’s brains?

“But you can dissect my brain when I’m dead, right?”

“Not bad.”

“Hey.”

Hey, I take it back. People don’t change that easily.

“Kidding. I’d rather be with Luca than dissect his brain. Luca is important.”

“…..O-oh. Thank you.”

I’ve become friends with Shayla to a certain extent, but I’m confused when she expresses her love for me in such a straightforward manner.

It would be easier to accept that she was as flashy as Cornelia…

“For now, let’s go back to practicing strengthening magic. I also want to use the compression thing Shayla taught me earlier.”

“Compression of magic? Isn’t it better to do the reinforcement magic?”

“It strengthens the compressed magic power. It will also increase the power.”

“I said the risk goes up as well…….”

“I’ll be careful. Don’t worry.”

Just enough not to die, you know.

I mutter this inwardly as I create magic in my palm.

With my current control ability, I can’t even withstand the minimum aura reinforcement. I will change my practice menu and incorporate more control training here.

Gradually changing the size of the magic, I work hard to control it.

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While Luca and Shayla are working hard on magic training in a friendly atmosphere, they change places and find an empty classroom.

In a dimly lit room, there was a young man reading a book single-mindedly.

His name is Ilario Salvatore. He is Luca’s older brother.

He has shown tremendous growth since he first entered the school, and Ilario is even more impatient with him.

He wanted to get closer to Luca somehow. He reads a book of curses, hoping to kick Luca off his pedestal.

His goal is to make a contract with the demon. He believes that if he can make a contract with a demon, he can gain the power to temporarily overwhelm Luca.

But there are different ranks of demons. The higher-ranking demons are stronger, and it might be a chance for him to surpass the current Luca.

Yet he did not know. Even now, Luca is trying to become even stronger.

“I need to get the best catalyst for summoning demons…..somehow……”

Ilario muttered to himself.

The demon he’s after is the highest ranked individual. His own talents are clearly not enough to call it.

But to compensate for this, he changed direction to make the catalyst as good as possible.

Demon summoning is basically an unrecommended power. Catalysts for summoning demons are rarely available through legal means.

So how do you get it?

–The only way is through illegal means. Illario had a plan.

He had heard that a certain criminal group was hoarding such items.

The risk was great, but so was the return.

There was nothing but a thirst for strength in his eyes. He would like to make a contract with the demon and, if possible, pluck out its dangerous eyes while he is still young—.

Such is the evil desire he harbors.

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