I Became a Flashing Genius at the Magic Academy [158-362][English Translation]

Episode 247 Chapter 49: Witch(14)

Witch (14)

The night sky tinged with dawn was closer to violet than pitch-black, so it wasn't as dark and frightening as one might think.

Under the purple sky, at the center of the floating Arcanium, where he gazed at the large glass shard, Kaen murmured quietly.

"It's a success."

Immediately, cracks in the shape of a spider's web began to appear in the 'world of illusion,' gradually turning into fragments and scattering.

"Wow, that's really impressive, isn't it? Hyejin, you, as an illusion mage, must know how brilliant this idea is."

"...Don't talk to me. I'm exhausted."

Hyejin lay sprawled on the rooftop of the building, struggling to catch her breath.

Beside her, Eisel was also collapsed, almost unconscious from mana depletion, barely able to keep her eyes open.

"Well, it was impressive, wasn't it? Those kids."

Eisel was too tired to hear, and Flame, having directly entered the world of illusion, couldn't hear either, but Hyejin expressed pure admiration.

"You need to overlay your illusion on that barrier."

The girl named Flame proposed a very unique idea.

An idea that was unimaginable and practically impossible even if it had been thought of.

Illusion magic can't be cast on objects. Normally, one would think that and give up, but this girl chose to circumvent the impossible.

"Use the Atrax Core."

"What? How do you know about that item...?"

The Manwol Tower contained a variety of artifacts, many of which were historically lost and considered legendary. The 'Atrax Core' was one of them.

In modern times, there were no mages who could use it, and its existence was so veiled that it was almost impossible to find a mage who knew about it. Hearing it come out of a mere seventeen-year-old girl's mouth was quite shocking.

"We don't have time to explain. We will now use the Atrax Core to overlay magic on reality."

"But if we do that..."

"The mana in the air will be contaminated. But don't worry about that. We're going to overlay the magic not on Arcanium, but on the illusion barrier."

At that moment, Hyejin instantly understood Flame's intent.

Her illusion magic can't be cast on objects.

But the Atrax Core is a unique artifact that grants sentience to reality, giving objects a will of their own. Though usually useless, this feature worked differently for Hyejin.

"You're thinking of casting an illusion on the illusion barrier itself and pulling it into reality...?"

"That's right."

She hesitated, sweating profusely. Casting an illusion on that massive barrier could not only cause her to faint but possibly even kill her.

But there was no need to worry.

"I'll help you."

This time, Eisel stepped up and began drawing a magic circle on the ground.

There was no need to ask what she was doing. The moment Hyejin saw it, she realized it.

A reconfiguration of illusion magic for Hyejin. When a mage draws a magic circle, they bear all the burden themselves.

Every line, dot, pattern, and rune in the magic circle.