[▶NoName vs Katsuhata Emika]
[▶Map: Random – Dakang Desert]
[▶Play Round: ∞]
[▶Time: 02:48:23]
“Kyaaaaaa! Help me, anyone!”
Ziiiiiing-
Between two horns, the mana that exceeded the Neseshite threshold condensed into a single point and shot out in a straight line.
Kwaaaaang-!
“Kyaaaaaa!”
The clear clouds split like the Red Sea.
On the dry ground scanned by the light, crimson sparks flared up.
[system: Scroll Item]
[5th Circle Cast: Akashic Records]
[Unique Magic – Demon King’s Horn]
A unique magic based on the 5th Circle, ‘Demon King’s Horn.’
It was a unique magic developed by Name to counter the clans that attempted to cut off her horn in her past life, based on the Akashic Records.
The horn of Name, who was despised as a symbol of demons and sin, proudly showcased its might amidst intense cheers.
Chizizizik-!
“Huaaaaaah! Please let me out! Stop it! Stop iiiiiit!”
Long live the Republic of Korea! Long live the Republic of Korea!
Japan is doomed.
This is the thrill of the Wagal’s ultimate character, hahahahaha!
The only time I doddled around with a sword was during my first level lane phase!
Do you feel the overwhelming difference in power?
Demon King Name, gasp gasp gasp!*
But how does a horn shoot out light like that?
└ It must be controllable like a prosthetic.
└ By what principle?
└ No clue?
└ Isn’t that what NoName showed during Mephisto for a moment?
If only she had taken this character to a tournament, it would have been chaos, haha!
└ Balance be damned, hahaha!
“Magic is cheating! Using magic is cheating!”
“You started cheating first by using magic, sis!”
“I give up! I give up! Where in the world is that exit button?!”
“Then let’s run for just one more minute.”
[‘ChargeVillain’ donated 10,000 won!]
-10 minutes added.
Hahaha!
Can you believe this angle, haha!
This cute girl is rolling around like crazy, how can I withstand this!
It was so natural to set 10 minutes for 10,000 won!
What a generous offer, she charged it and came back, haha!
Today’s V-tube preview: Emika attraction video!
I can’t believe only those Japanese folks knew about this adorable girl!
At first, viewers were worried whether the collab would go smoothly due to Emika’s serious demeanor, but now they were fully enjoying it.
But Katsuhata Emika is the idol of budding Japanese wizards.
There were still those who couldn’t bear to watch their idol fall apart so miserably.
[‘TeddyBear’ donated 10,000 won!]
Please deduct just 10 minutes!
[‘Cat Love is the Best’ donated 200,000 won!]
Added 200 minutes!
The manager must be rich beyond belief…
This world is ruled by furries.
What in the world is that horn? NoName, could you make a scroll for us to try it out?
No matter how you look at it, its power seems laughably weak compared to the MP usage, haha!
With donations, all of Name’s MP was depleted.
Just as she wanted to reset the button and start all over again,
[‘Aichika’ donated 300,000 won!]
Please deduct all time! I really need it!
Due to the earnest pleas of Japanese viewers, Name pressed the one-on-one ending button and exited the training arena open world.
“Ha… it’s over…”
“It felt like I just warmed up, and now you want to finish? Or maybe after the broadcast-”
“No, no, no! Name, I have a busy schedule today, so I can’t use any more time!”
Emika tied up her messy hair, reflecting on the three hours of grind.
While Emika complained of extreme mental fatigue as if her brain had been boiled, Name was still regretfully licking her lips, reviewing the battle highlights.
-Child-rearing difficulty: ★★★★★
└ Hahaha!
└ Our Name doesn’t bite, she shoots instead!
└ Woof woof! No, beep beep!
Haha, I’m grateful our niece doesn’t game at all.
Every time I watch NoName play, I’m just filled with admiration. Truly a devil’s talent.
Even if it’s just a game, dying this much would give anyone a headache, haha!
Emika really is a crazy skilled player. How is this her first round in Wagal?
└ After the 10th match, she took a set against NoName, so clearly, she’s a genius.
└ After all, Wagal is a game where talent is everything.
└ But Name made her ultimate character on her first shot!
As the surroundings changed to the waiting room, Name’s avatar also reverted to its original form.
Name, now a year into streaming, created an atmosphere sending off Emika, skillfully preparing for the broadcast closure.
Viewers expressed their disappointment, grabbing onto Name’s pants.
[‘Just Hold the Horn’ donated 10,000 won!]
Does the light coming from the horn relate to magic, Teacher?
“I was curious about that too. What kind of magic is that? The mana was moving like particles.”
Emika, who had started to worry more about this than developing Adela’s magic, observed the complex structure of the magic circle inscribed in the game scroll.
Transformational magic for the body was extremely rare even across the globe.
‘I’ve heard of magic and aura manipulation secretly passed down among indigenous peoples of South America or minority tribes in Africa…’
However, even that would only involve growing hands or feet or extending and sharpening nails.
Emika looked at Name with piercing eyes.
‘Pretty sharp, huh?’
At that, Name placed her index finger on her lips, saying,
“Shh. It’s still a trade secret. I’ll let you know later, Emika.”
*
What’s the quickest legal way to make money?
‘Rob the treasury of a low-power country,’ if I say that, Hiasen in the afterlife would probably get mad!
Now rephrasing the question, “What’s the quickest legal way to make a lot of money?”
‘Business, of course!’
In a world where knowledge equals money, one must not overlook how easily knowledge can be stolen in this world.
Even Adela has her similar-style plagiarisms already flooding Japan.
This is also the reason why I don’t disclose molecular formulas documented in the Akashic Records.
Nothing is as hollow as honor without power.
So I decided it’s best to gather capable people and build sufficient power once I have enough capital later.
In the midst of that, gaining 40% of Baek Ho-chan’s startup unexpectedly was quite a large stroke of luck.
I still don’t know if Baek Ho-chan is skilled in business, but he seems pretty smart and well-versed in management knowledge.
He has Baek Min-woo and Baek Ah-rin the family to support, so I have no worries about being betrayed by him.
Above all, I rated him highly due to his cool attitude towards sunk costs.
Even when the several hundred billion virtual currency fortune was proven to be false, he remained calm and talked things out—he seems like someone born to do business!
Except for being a bit scatter-brained, he had few flaws.
“So this magic is an undisclosed technology owned by your company, Name? How can you be a CEO at just 8 years old?”
Emika bit her lower lip slightly as she spoke.
“I’m not participating in management directly, so I’m not really the CEO, just the major shareholder… anyway, it’s a company called ‘Bio-Akashic’. If you’re interested, I’d love for the Katsuhata family to invest.”
“Investment? I don’t really know much about that yet…!”
“Aren’t you the heir? Don’t you receive any sort of training?”
“Decisions about the family’s important matters are made by the elders in the council. The leader gives the final approval.”
“The hierarchy in your sect is pretty complicated.”
I guess I should rework my strategy to persuade that side.
Currently, Baek Ho-chan’s startup, ‘Bio-Akashic,’ focused on developing a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, was cruising along without any special news.
However, we promised not to make the treatment our main income source.
It was a deeply personal reason, but it still hurt a bit.
Perhaps it was because I had seen too many patients dying from that disease in my past life.
So as an alternative, we decided to supply the medication at a low price while maintaining the company’s external image.
I never intended for Bio-Akashic to remain just a pharmaceutical company.
[For the company’s expansion, reinvestment will ultimately be necessary, but where will the necessary capital come from if the first business does not leave enough profit?]
Baek Ho-chan’s viewpoint was valid.
So I rolled out the unique magic ‘Demon King’s Horn.’
“Sister Emika.”
“Yes?”
“I have a way to use Adela alone. It’s by using this horn.”
“Horn? Wait, what…”
A very Japanese-like sound of amazement came out in a high pitch.
Emika stared at me with suspicion. I wasn’t trusted at all.
“Wait a minute, just hold on. Give me some time to sort this out.”
From now on, Emika is our company’s client.
I’ve had no experience in sales, but if a mutually satisfactory exchange can be met, that’s one advantage of a capitalist society.
“To understand why Adela can only be used as a valid combat gear, you must first understand the structure of Adela’s magic circle properly.”
“Because of the runes, right?”
She was already guessing before I could tell her.
I was just about to mention that.
“That’s right. Arhen controls time in an inertial coordinate system, while Hayfrit controls it in an accelerated coordinate system. Do you know what that means?”
“Um… no?”
“Magic that has both runes cannot be simultaneously cast. Why?”
“Because they overlap in time.”
“Exactly. A magic circle cannot activate with just one mana attribute.”
“Aha.”
One of the somewhat exceptional rules of the runes.
However, while aura takes various forms in individuals, mana as just that only has a single attribute.
Here lies a contradiction from the start.
Thus, wizards attempt to forcibly create different settings for mana by altering the caster; hence, they face the limit where one cannot cast with a single human body.
“To resolve this contradiction, there’s something called ‘joint casting’, but at that point, there should already be sufficient joint casting spells in Japan, right? So there wouldn’t be any need to use Adela again, would there?”
As the subject deepens, Emika pressed her temples increasingly.
After all, it’s impossible for anyone to understand all of this in one go.
I carried on explaining without concern.
“But, you see, one of the functions of this horn is to purify mana.”
“Why do you purify mana?”
“Originally, highly concentrated mana is toxic. This magic is categorized as 5th circle because of the Akashic Records, but with dimensional lowering methods and basic casting, it can be reduced to 3rd circle.”
“Toxic… dimensional lowering…?”
In a world with slim mana, it’s not a big issue.
It’s like telling people about global warming during the Little Ice Age of the 17th century.
“The key point is that purified mana can be treated as having different properties from regular mana. So now you’ll have two types of mana: one injected through hands and another through the horn. Ta-da, Adela is complete!”
“I somewhat understand…”
“I might be a bit too vague, but it’s okay. There’s a method for everything.”
Clap-!
I brought my palms together to capture the girl’s attention.
It doesn’t matter if she doesn’t know what’s what.
I gently tapped the top of Emika’s head just like a simple massage with the end of the basic transmutation circle writer.
The scent of bamboo shampoo tickled my nose.
Woooh-
Recording the magic circle, I forcibly pulled in thin mana to match.
[Basic Cast: Akashic Records]
“Seeing is believing. Just go back to Japan and find that wooden sword or whatever it is, and break everything! You’ll realize something through today’s training, so I believe you can do well going forward! I’ll definitely be cheering for you across the sea.”
[Unique Magic – Inside the Demon King’s Horn (Continued) – Purification Horn]
*
“Could you take off your hat for a moment? We need to check your ID.”
“Huh? E-erm… just a second!”
Suddenly, Katsuhata Emika styled her hair into a strange affair like a scholar tying it up.
The customs officer looked at the girl’s face, tilting his head as if he had seen all kinds of strange kids before.
“Haha, you don’t have to go that far to show it. Just give me your fingerprint again. Yes, Miss Katsuhata Emika, inspection complete.”
“Phew… thank you.”
After passing through the automatic sliding doors, Emika again put her black beret on her head.
“Wow! Lady Katsuhata, you look pretty! Where did you buy that hat?”
One of her followers from the Katsuhata Sect complimented her hat.
“Thank you! I picked one out while looking around the market last night.”
“As expected of the lady! It suits you well!”
Emika slightly brushed her hand to ensure her hat wouldn’t fall off and bowed her head.
She felt a hard, sharp, stone-like texture through the hat.
Her reflection appeared in the glass wall of the duty-free shop.
She stealthily approached the wall to sneak a peek under her beret.
On either side of Emika’s head, lovely navy blue horns sprouted, about the size of one or two fingers.
