Chapter 151

Chapter 151

Because of that, Roan could use magic to his heart’s content even in this place.

‘Even though I won’t be able to escape no matter how much magic I use, Ludiac will let me out anyway.’

Thinking so, Roan tried to pull out the black magic book from his pocket.

Meanwhile,

Hum—

The False Divinity vibrated suspiciously.

By the way, did you tell that guy how to let you out?

“…….”

Roan was speechless.

Even in his own memory, there was no such record.

“It’s just the opposite of putting me in, so surely he would know.”

Even so, he was the Founder Wicronon and a Holy Spirit, right?

Hum—

If you want to trust that guy, I have nothing to say.

“…….”

Fortunately, after seven days, the person inside the Bell of Eternity automatically pops out.

It seemed Roan’s plan would become slightly longer.

Roan pulled out a total of three books from his pocket.

Rosiphos Hilon Dictionary

Basics of Modern Blood Magic

Introduction to Abyss Utilization

‘What should I start with?’

Since he had a lot of time, he felt rather more conflicted.

Hum—

The False Divinity picked the Rosiphos Hilon Dictionary.

Roan asked with some hesitation.

‘But even so, isn’t an heretical book a bit much? Since things turned out like this, donating it to the Forbidden Library—’

Huuuum──!

The False Divinity reacted violently.

No, how can a black mage be scared of an heretical book?

In the first place, the treatment a black magic book and an heretical god’s Hilon dictionary received in the Empire was similar.

And since Roan would be executed anyway if his identity was exposed, carrying one less heretical book wouldn’t change his sentence to imprisonment.

……Honestly, it was true even in Roan’s opinion.

Moreover, the False Divinity argued that to disguise black magic more perfectly as holy magic, he also had to master heretical Hilonic.

To think they were short of learning all the other heretical books in the Forbidden Library!

“Alright, alright. You really like heresy, don’t you?”

Huuuum—!

Roan nodded at the False Divinity’s repeated persuasion and opened the Rosiphos Dictionary.

Indeed, because he was always short on time, he had focused only on black magic and had little interest in developing the power of the False Divinity.

Flutter— Flutter—

Thus, Roan read through the Rosiphos Dictionary.

More precisely, he began to let the False Divinity learn the contents.

“Turn?”

Yes.

“Turn?”

Yes.

Flip—

However, as they scanned through, the dictionary quickly reached its final page.

‘It felt like it didn’t even take about two hours.’

Roan asked with some skepticism.

“For it to end this quickly…… you really like heresy, don’t you?”

It was half a joke earlier, but this time it was sincere.

According to the pattern, it was the False Divinity’s turn to feel extremely wronged, but for some reason, there was no reaction for a moment.

A long while later, the False Divinity asked back in a dumbfounded tone.

Hum—

Why, why do you learn so quickly?

Indeed, the False Divinity was startled.

Even though it was the authority, not Roan, learning the heretical Hilonic.

Naturally, because it was Roan’s authority, it could not be learned unless Roan’s subconscious accepted it.

The fact that learning ended so quickly meant Roan’s talent had etched the knowledge as if a dry sponge was absorbing water.

It was just that Roan, frustratingly enough, had no idea of that fact.

From Roan’s perspective, it was only natural since it ended while he was just turning the pages.

“Tsk. At this rate, I could have just done it in the dormitory.”

Roan clicked his tongue and tried to pick up another book.

At that moment, the impatient False Divinity suggested:

Try casting any magic. Those Black Wings from back then would be good!

“Black Wings?”

Roan tilted his head.

Come to think of it, he recalled that the Black Wings he had used when visiting Professor Timothy were quite incomplete back then.

Because the bat wing shape was clearly visible through the sparse feathers.

Flash—

With the mindset of ‘let’s just give it a try,’ Roan cast Black Wings.

Soon, a pair of white wings unfolded behind Roan’s back.

“What changed…… Oh-ho.”

Roan, inspecting every corner of the wings, quickly realized the difference and let out an exclamation of admiration.

Hum—

How is it?

“Quite decent.”

First, the color had changed from a pale grey to a much whiter shade, and the feathers had grown visibly dense.

At this level, unless one grabbed the wing and inspected it closely, they wouldn’t be able to notice the gaps properly.

Moreover.

‘The inside has also changed significantly, hasn’t it?’

The bat wings, which were reminiscent of a demon, had now transformed into a quite plausible avian form.

Hum—

We transformed the shape from a bat to a crow. That’s the advantage of heretical Hilonic.

“I see.”

Roan nodded heavily.

With this level of effect, it was certainly well worth learning even an heretical dictionary.

Just in case, Roan also cast the curse magic, Decay Hand of the Dead.

In the past, if looked at closely, rotten parts or exposed bones could be seen here and there.

Flash—

“Oh-ho.”

But this time, there were only faint grey spots here and there, and nothing particularly strange.

How is it?

The False Divinity asked triumphantly.

“Truly amazing. As expected of my authority.”

Huuuum—

At Roan’s rare praise, the False Divinity vibrated happily.

Then, Roan asked in a slightly suspicious tone.

“But if you could change it this much after just glancing at the book, couldn’t you have done it from the start?”

Huuuuum───!!

The False Divinity quickly felt wronged.

Roan smiled faintly and began to practice black magic in earnest.

***

Flip—

Roan closed Basics of Modern Blood Magic.

Since he had already finished all the Abyss magic books, this book was the last.

Since he had already finished all the Abyss magic books, this book was the last.

Because he had poured out blood magic so much for several days, the blood canteen, which he thought he wouldn’t use up for a while, was practically on the verge of being empty.

The sun had set and risen six times, and he felt it was about time to go out.

“Hmm. This should be enough.”

Roan muttered, putting the books back into his pocket.

Hum—

The False Divinity also muttered.

You call this enough? Are you in your right mind?

……Rather than muttering, it was a tone of disbelief.

Roan only surveyed his surroundings after hearing the False Divinity’s words.

Whooooosh───

The wasteland of the Bell of Eternity, which had been nothing but a clean plain, had its terrain completely altered due to Roan’s repeated magic practice.

Densely hollowed pits and soil where curses remained heavily here and there.

The only place maintaining its original appearance was an area with a radius of about 5 meters centered on where Roan stood.

And even that was only because the Bell of Eternity was trying to restore its original shape.

“Is it not enough?”

Roan tilted his head.

“If even this is not enough, it seems too harsh, even for an authority.”

Then he spoke in a deliberately wronged tone.

He had really used magic diligently for several days in his own way, so how high on earth was the authority’s standard?

Huuuuum──!

Forget it, let’s not talk!

The False Divinity grumbled.

This fellow, who had far exceeded common sense, did not seem to have any grasp of what he had done.

Actually, Roan also knew he had used magic grandly.

However,

‘When I was a player, I did things far worse than this.’

To Roan, who had a record of building up so-called ‘final boss’ specs as a player, he just thought, ‘Isn’t this normal?’

In any case, even in Roan’s eyes, the growth he achieved inside the Bell of Eternity was truly colossal.

‘They said my talent value was 100, and indeed, it’s truly absurd.’

Until now, Roan had only used magic that was easy enough to remember the magic circle, even among the basics.

But once he mastered the basics almost perfectly and began to touch beginner magic in earnest, his talent was overwhelming.

For example,

‘Dirty Blood Storm.’

Zzzt—

Roan cast a wide-area magic with the intention of completely emptying the canteen, which had little blood left.

Unlike its grand name, this blood magic was unexpectedly of the beginner level.

It was simply a magic that scattered blood that inflicted a curse upon contact over a certain area.

But when Roan used this magic.

Due to his overwhelming talent, quantity of mana, quality of mana, and the effect of the magic circle he had personally improved.

Whoosh───!!!

A heavy rain, which made the word storm seem rather tame, poured down, fitting of its name.

Casting it as the dark attribute without worrying about anyone else’s eyes, Roan, standing in the middle of the heavy rain, realized once again that God and Devil had approached as reality.

To Roan, who had actively utilized the immense degree of freedom that was so great he had suspected it was a real world from the beginning,

God and Devil becoming reality was like adding wings to a tiger.

Roan quietly stood in the rain, looking up at the sky.

‘It has its own charm.’

Roan’s blood had no effect on Roan.

Hiss—

However, the black rain touching the ground and rocks was corroding them little by little.

If one had to find a magic with a similar effect in holy magic.

‘It would be about Wrath of Cierdo.’

Cierdo, the god of rain, who had also appeared in Professor Beleck’s class.

Indeed, Cierdo was famous for intervening in the human world relatively more compared to other gods.

Particularly, in the form of disasters like heavy rain and floods.

Wrath of Cierdo was a punishment holy magic designed after such a god’s ability.

Like this, he had completed, to some extent, even beginner magic that was far more powerful and diverse than the basics.

Considering that it usually took a normal character years to complete beginner magic, it was an amazing feat.

‘Next is intermediate, but…… in fact, that’s where the real magic begins.’

But the path of magic was long and arduous.

For example, beginner level was compulsory education that could be learned regardless of a black mages talent.

But from intermediate, it was an advanced domain where differences in talent level began to diverge in earnest.

Even Roan had to expect it to take a bit of time.

‘I’m curious how Teidi will react when she comes on Monday.’

If she knew he could proficiently use beginner magic in just a week, she might perform backflips in her characteristic fuss.

Hum—

While having such thoughts, the False Divinity chimed in.

By the way, that guy really seems to have no intention of letting you out.

By now, the time to naturally leave the Bell of Eternity had almost arrived.

‘Well, that is rather for the best. Thanks to that, I’ve learned all the magic I wanted to.’

That is true, but.

Just as the False Divinity vibrated as if it hadn’t expected anything in the first place.

Swoosh───

The same unpleasant sensation as when he entered the Bell of Eternity assailed Roan.

***

“Oh? You’re out? Why were you so late?”

When Roan opened his eyes again, Ludiac, who was sitting in the rocking chair as usual, said with a bright smile.

“I am asking just in case, but why did you not let me out?”

“Huh? Was I supposed to let you out? But you didn’t tell me how to let you out.”

Hum—

What did I tell you?

Roan and the False Divinity nodded simultaneously upon hearing Ludiac’s answer, which did not deviate a single bit from their expectations.

“Anyway, did you practice black magic well?”

“Thanks to you.”

“Cast one! I want to see black magic too!”

“……How can I use magic here.”

Roan replied, glaring at Ludiac.

However, Ludiac clutched Roan’s arm like a child and pestered him.

“Ah~ Why~ Cast one~ You’re a black mage too~”

“No, we can’t use mana here, can we?”

“Ah, right, indeed?”

The fact that the use of holy power and mana was forbidden in the Forbidden Library was something Ludiac, the librarian, should know better than anyone.

‘Is he indeed a Wicronon?’