Chapter 15: CHAPTER 15 SINGULARITY MAGIC

In the deep of the night, Drouot is watching a white-haired lass arriving by the orphanage’s door. “Lichita, my granddaughter,” He sadly mutters. Then with a quick change in his tone, he admonishes the person beside him. “I hope you will keep your word on your promise.”

Besides Druout is Sabrina Crook with a smug smile. “Of course. Purple Orca is actually the kingdom’s hidden information agency, you know.”

The two sneaking magic knights reach the orphanage’s door. Drouot without emotion looks at his grand-grandson. “Sabrina, make sure you fulfill your end of the bargain or else… I will destroy you.”

“Oooh, so scary, an old man, basically someone whose mana is declining is threatening me!” Sabrina playfully teases Drouot. “Don’t worry. As I promised. In exchange for playing with my dear junior, I shall erase every bit of information about your grand-grandson and granddaughter! Isn’t that great?”

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Meanwhile, on the grimoire tower, I was playing with my grimoire and a magnifying glass. After performing that catastrophic magic bullet, a magic spell then registers itself to my Joker Grimoire.

Using the magnifying glass, I read the newly gained magic spell.

Singularity Magic: Dot of Infinity
Magic Description: By drawing the infinity within the singularity, gravity becomes so intense that spacetime itself collapses catastrophically within a scale of a dot. The 'concept' this dot touches will return to nothing. It will destroy attributes and bend reality.

I hear the laughter of the joker which is usually a quiet grimoire. After returning here to the 'insides' of the tower, I immediately change into more comfortable clothes. I stuff my grimoire into the coat pocket. I feel the grimoire vibrating as if it was trying its best to get my attention.

Like a devil, the joker was trying to tempt me to wield this power. The power of singularity is so strong no entity could possibly stand against it. While others were desiring greater power, I was desiring a nerf. While others were desiring things, I was obsessing over the original story.

If I really do show this Singularity Magic to the world, the people around me will freak out. I know, Magic Knight Captains are like nukes, but at least if they were nukes, they’ll be the kind with the most accurate guiding system.

But me? I am like a satellite floating off the orbit and threatening to drop to earth any second now.

I need weaker magic, but that will be difficult. My mana consumption is a very challenging obstacle. If only, is there a way for me to split mana further? I strongly believe the mana I was using on [Dot of Infinity] is already the size of an atom. If I force it, I might accidentally create a nuke on my face. That would be as equally bad.

Reading lots of books in the tower, I cram all of the knowledge I can into my head. I was thinking of dedicating 100% of my time to reading the teacher’s journal but I digress. Things there, some I know, most of them I don’t.

In my eyes, that journal is a too high level for me, so I was only taking brief glances at it.

Though I am deeply in immersion, I didn’t forget to track the dates. I am fully aware that in the next weeks’ time, the entrance exam will finally welcome its applicants. I still have time, I can still study stuff for 6 days as I can just ride Drouot’s flying carpet to the capital.

I already have Drouot’s permission so all is well.

In the meantime, while I still have time, I am going to continue reading the different books telling all sorts of magic theories.

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By reading all of this magic knowledge, my mind keeps on straying to the old man Drouot’s teachings. Though the Tower master claims it to be actually a sham lecture, I honestly feel that it is not.

Well, I was learning lots of things, duh?

After a lot of thinking and hard work, I was able to barely structure magic that is not as destructive as [Dot of Eternity]. Returning to the tower’s top floor, I summon my paltry mana once more. Unlike before when I was storing and releasing it, now, I am trying to maintain it.

Using all of my mental strength, I can hardly match up to the task at hand. Mental power fuels the mana connection, so I have to take a hold of my 'focus' to the peak. I focus this magic power on the tip of my index finger. I was hoping to create reinforcement magic but that's too much for my paltry mana. What can I do by reinforcing a single finger? Flick them to death?

Finally, the time for the exams is nearing. I need to go now. As my new magic is still in the testing phase, I decide to experiment more with it while travelling. I ride teacher Drouot's flying carpet. From a distance, I easily find my target, a gigantic tree!

While flying low, I swing my index finger as if it were a sword. A black substance covers my right index finger, and as if it were an invisible sword slicing across reality, it was able to cut things easily from a distance. I was testing the magic while I was riding teacher Drouot’s flying carpet which results in me fully absorbing the recoil in the air, then... it further develops to explosively sending me backward. 

Thankfully, the flying carpet was able to react on time. Twisting its own fabric to my feet, I didn't fall from the recoil.

A dark line spreads in front of me and with a clean destructive cut, it chops the giant tree I was just passing by. It is too overpowered, just like [Dot of Infinity]. What the hell? I want weak magic, damn it! Sigh... I cannot help it.

The only difference now is I have better control with [Singularity Divide] than [Dot of Infinity]. I wish no one will be dying in the exams. Was I only imagining things or maybe, I don't really have control? Behind the giant tree, I see more trees in half and ruination.

This is my new magic, [Singularity Divide]. I can only imagine the extent of damage it can cause to a living breathing human. I hope this new magic will be helpful to me. 1 second is too short for the magic's continuous activation, so I will have to manage by dividing it by milliseconds. the only advantage of this new magic of mine is that I'll now be able to fight continuously.

I lie on the flying carpet, gazing at the blue marvelous sky above me. Losing mana is very tiring. I close my eyes, resting my nerves and soul. I don't know why, but there is this strong fuzzy sensation inside me every time I use mana. I term it as my 'soul' getting tired.

While on my way to the Royal Capital of the Clover Kingdom, old man Drouot's face keeps on coming to my mind. Specifically, the very last time I was talking to him. It was reeking of suspiciousness.

Teacher Drouot’s 'act' keeps on bothering me. To my eyes, it all feels fake to me. Did he really teach me something useless? He even is gifting me 30, 000 yuls. I tap the pouch of money on my waist.

Seeing this pouch just lying on top of the table back in the tower, with a ‘To Aaron’ label, I just cannot help but assume it was for me. Wasn’t it the other way around?  Tower Master Drouot, what really is in your mind?

‘After the Trauma Inhibitor, I was honestly thinking that your ‘Enlightenment’ was false. Alas, you surprised me time and time again’

If he really was playing me like a fool, why did he even use a magic item? Why put such effort? Hmmm… This will be a mystery for a lifetime.

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