Chapter 42 – The White Mage (12)
Prisoner.
It was an expression referring to people who have grown animal ears and tails, not those disgusting bipedal hairballs that furry pups gasp for.
If the Berserks in Earth’s history were warriors who wore skins and jumped wildly, the Berserks in the other world were truly a race of half-humans and half-animals with animal ears and tails.
It was natural for humans who discriminated against people with skin color to treat people with animal ears as savages.
It’s hard to say that it’s fortunate, but there is no fierce discrimination because it’s a world where the theory of evolution or white supremacy has not been launched. For Berserks, that would be the least relief.
“Beast transformation magic is a mutation magic that slowly reproduces the characteristics of an animal in the body over a long period of time.”
Tirsi said while teasing the picture of the cat Suin drawn on paper with a pen.
“The main side effect is the appearance of animal characteristics on the body… In addition…”
Tirsi hesitated after explaining for a while. I noticed what she was doing and told her instead.
“You also found symptoms of penis enlargement?”
“… Yes. It depends on individual differences.”
In response to my consideration, Tirthy opened her mouth and lightly slapped both of her cheeks. Tirsi’s face, having made up her mind, became a calm expression that went well with her white hair.
“I can guess what Mr. Wayne is worried about. You’re thinking that someone might be eyeing the effect of enlarging the penis, right?”
“You’re right.”
It was such an outspoken question that the hesitation just before seemed like a lie. Did he switch his consciousness to work mode? It seemed that Tyrsi was also trying hard not to hesitate every time the penis was mentioned.
“Neither Lucy nor I were concerned about that, because the side effect of Return of the Beast is not penis enlargement.”
“Yes?”
Isn’t the side effect of Beast Return not expanding Juji? When I was startled, Tirthy calmly continued to speak.
“The side effects of this magic are ‘changes in parts of the body’. What kind of side effects will come out is determined by the genetics of the individual, so it can be seen that it is almost random. The change of the penis is just one example of mutation.”
“Therefore… Are you saying there is no certainty that if someone else uses Regression of the Beast, there will be a change in the penis?”
“Yeah. There are individual differences in the side effects of BSK-type mutation magic. Some people might develop animal ears like Berserk. Mr. Wayne seems to have just accidentally revealed the side effect on the penis.”
“Okay.”
Fuck. It was a surprising fact. To think that my enlargement was not a magical effect, but a genetic problem.
‘In other words, as a side effect of Beast Return, does that mean that there are people whose Juji, rather than getting bigger, could get smaller?’
If side effects are determined according to genetic traits, what side effects will occur is determined from the time of birth. Just like people who hate the smell of cucumbers or people who suffer from motion sickness are born that way.
Somehow, not everyone is interested. It was like turning a gacha with your own body.
A magic Viking man who believes in the probability of growing Juji and then grows cat ears to become a Nekomimi muscle macho!
At this rate, I almost became a Norse, a forage cat in another world who uses a nyang-nyang style punch. I must have been very lucky when the Juji upgrade effect appeared.
“Well… Still, if you keep researching it, won’t it cause the intended side effect someday?”
I rolled my eyes and asked. Rare inventions usually started from unexpected coincidences.
Just as the blue fungus accidentally discovered by biologist Fleming evolved into the miraculous antibiotic penicillin, wouldn’t it be possible for someone to research beast reversion in this way and try to convert it into a Juji-enhancing magic?
“Nope. That will be hard Many mages have already studied and concluded that the mutation of ‘beast transformation’ is uncontrollable.”
Tirshi replied as if reciting a text he had learned from his textbook.
“Mutation magic is magic with infinite possibilities. If we can properly control mutations, we will achieve great results in all areas, such as regenerating lost body parts, curing diseases, and strengthening soldiers.”
“That’s… I guess so.”
“Yeah. So, there were many people who took up the challenge of researching mutation magic. But all failed. Even at the headquarters of our wizard guild in Romania.”
The wizard guild must have already studied mutation magic.
Come to think of it, it was nothing special. Scholars are a race of people who think that there is no research topic even while eating. I must have done all the research I could think of before.
‘But all of them failed?’
I thought about it and went to the middle of the day.
Steroids were also developed on Earth, but the side effects were not eliminated. For similar reasons, the control of mutation magic must have been a study that was well overdue for completion.
“Nowhere in the world has the technology to control mutation magic been established. There were also projects at the national level.”
Tirshi drew a flask next to the picture and marked it with a cross.
“So there is no point in studying the side effects of Beast Return. All research on ‘beastification’ has failed, and beast return has the same side effect principle as beastization. Even if you study, it will only be a follow-up to the past failure.”
“Therefore, no one is going to seek Beast Return.”
“Yeah.”
I felt relieved after knowing the exact reason.
Beast Regression is a magic that has random side effects depending on a person’s aptitude. I don’t think anyone would aim for such magic. Even if there is, he won’t come to me and beg me.
“But… I still don’t know why the magic only works for me.”
I said while counting the people who used Beast Return besides me.
Beast Return only worked for me. Didn’t even Earthrait dismiss this magic as superstition? She wondered if she had too much faith in the foal, but it was also true that she was worried.
When I asked that question, Tirthy explained with a slightly awkward face.
“Sorry. Because that’s something I don’t know… Ulster magic is rarely studied.”
“Ah, it was. I know. I am an archaeologist.”
Ulsterians do not record their history in writing. The level of civilization is also low. It’s to the point where I live naked all the time.
There are no ruins or artifacts left, so even if an archaeologist does research, there is little room for money. So little was known about Ulster’s history or magic.
“Well, just because you don’t know doesn’t mean you will die. There were no side effects. This is enough.”
Even as I said that, I inadvertently recalled the text of the ruins.
—Mr. Branwen Something, who left a note on the stone monument, expressed that he received the beast return magic from a ‘friend’.
The letters ■■■■ erased from the stone stele must be the name of the ‘friend’ who conveyed the return of the beast. It could be the name of a country, or it could be the name of a person or god.
Anyway, the people of Erinn who received beast return from that ‘friend’ would have been able to use beast return like me. Maybe then one day, due to the side effects, a mutation occurred in the body.
Could it be that this side effect was the reason why the Erinnites at the time considered the return of the beast to be a ‘curse’?
At least that side effect would have been a symptom far from getting bigger. It was to the point of betraying a ‘friend’ by calling it a curse.
‘According to this hypothesis, it also explains why Earthrate said that the recurrence of beasts transmitted to the Ulsterians is a superstition that does not work.’
The three major savage tribes, including the Ulster people, convey their history through oral tradition, not through writing.
Oral tradition. A culture in which people transmit knowledge from word to word.
The downside of this culture is that records are prone to loss. If a person with knowledge dies before passing it on to the next generation, knowledge cannot be passed on.
It is similar to the words of a small company without a work manual. If the person in charge of the work leaves the company, there is no record left, so no one will know how to do the work.
Likewise, the old Erins thought of beast return as an ominous curse and did not teach it to their children, and in the process, the proper use of it might have disappeared.
‘Because it’s common on Earth for a normal culture to die because of superstition.’
We Koreans also have a history of putting timers on fans because of the superstition that ‘if you sleep with a fan on, you die’. Since the Erinnians had undergone a curse-level mutation, it was a normal decision to not have told them about the return of the beast.
Perhaps, the return of the beast has been forgotten in the history of Ulsterians.
If you hit it like that, the front and back are roughly correct.
Front and back are correct…
‘As expected, there is a sense of incongruity.’
I thought over and over and made an impression.
I feel like this hypothesis is missing some important parts. It feels like I forcibly completed the picture with a missing puzzle.
There are a few parts that bother me, but this is the biggest discomfort.
‘──Out of many, many people, it’s just that I had the aptitude for reverting the beast?’
Only I can use ancient magic that no one else can use, but even the side effects of that magic are getting bigger and bigger?
That is too opportunistic an idea. Even the main character in the movie wouldn’t be able to take advantage of this tight fit.
I am not the main character in a movie chosen by fate. Do I have to be a great hero or a wizard with excellent skills? I am not a heroic figure in the world’s spotlight.
I don’t know if my father is actually a hero or a god from another world… This would be a lot more bullshit.
‘Is there such a thing as a secret to my birth?’
My mother and father are ordinary earthlings who suffer from colds and body aches. Those common people who have a good brother-in-law with the super man in front of the house or come to work every week at the neighborhood bazaar.
My longing and precious family is the lineage of another world? It’s fucking nonsense. Not even worth considering
My sudden drop in this world was nothing more than a trivial misfortune, neither fate nor anything.
Earthling Kang Buk-ho is just an ordinary human being. A normal human man who wants to see his family again and introduces his mother and father to his girlfriend.
But in the midst of all this, if there’s one thing I’m different from other people…
‘It’s probably about the fact that I’m an Earthling.’
─Bright!
Thinking that far, I had the illusion that sparks were flying in my brain. I felt a similar sensation when I caught the clue of the thesis three years ago.
An intuition like that of a scholar!
It felt as if the scattered clues were connected to a single ray of light and threaded into one.
‘… This is it.’
Only I could use Beast Return.
The side effect of Beast Return was limited to strengthening Juji.
I feel like these two things lead to one correct answer.
It was as if the outline of the destination, which I hadn’t noticed until today, had quietly revealed itself in the middle of the road I was walking on.
I had a hunch that one day I would find out the answer to this question.
Because in order to move forward, you have to jump over and break the obstacles blocking your way.
“Puuuuu…”
After thinking, I took a deep breath and relaxed my body. Tirsi blinked at my appearance.
“Mr. Wayne? Why are you like this all of a sudden?”
“Ah, no big deal. After hearing the explanation, why did I lose my energy?”
Not all questions were answered.
Still, I knew that my goal would not change.
I will find a way to return to Earth with multiple wives in the future. That’s it.
If you live hard every day like this, the day will come when you can reach the secrets of the other world and the earth.
Anyway, the biggest concern, Juji, has been solved. From now on, let’s focus only on raising the level of adventurers and degrees.
With that in mind, I decided to say goodbye.
“Thank you for your kind explanation, Mr. Armashnas. Thanks to that, my concerns are almost resolved.”
“Was my story helpful?”
“Not a little, but a lot. Thanks to you, I feel refreshed.”
My voice sounded pretty bright even to me. Even if it was a low voice.
It actually feels hollow. Now you don’t have to worry and just work comfortably.
“Let’s assume that we have paid off what we owe each other with this. I hope to see you again someday.”
He got up from his seat and asked for a handshake. It would be polite to take off the gloves, but it was impossible because it was Yellow-Monkey. My skin color is yellow, so it’s perfect for getting caught. I hope you can see it.
“I am. Please come back later if you need a potion. Among alchemists, I am majoring in potion medicine.”
“It’s an honor to invite an uninvited guest like me back.”
Tyrsi got up and took my hand. We shook hands and exchanged nods.
“Then goodbye, Mr. Wayne.”
“Yes. Mr. Armasunas, please be well. May your future be blessed.”
I left the wizard guild using Vector-Speak Gentlely.
It moved unnoticed through coves. I secretly changed my clothes in an abandoned house in a nearby back alley, put it in my bag, and came out. I looked around before and after entering, so I probably didn’t get caught.
“Fuck. I don’t know how the heroes in comics live without getting caught.”
After holding on to his scared heart, he returned to his senses and ran to the children of Mutarat.
“Franc! I’m back!”
I said hello to Mr. Beinya and headed straight to Fran’s room. When I opened the door and entered, Frank greeted me with a bright face.
“Come on! Nor!”
─Tattatat!
Malkan!
I picked up Fran, who ran towards me, and hugged me. Her fragrant body odor and soft skin relieved the fatigue of her body.
“You worked hard, Nor. I wanted to meet him, but I didn’t go because Nord was afraid it would interfere with his identity.”
“What are you waiting for? It’s enough to greet you in the room like this.”
When I said that, Fran took me in my arms and laughed.
“But I was really worried because Norr was late. I know that? Hey me, I even thought about going to the wizard guild pretending to have business if Norr doesn’t come by night?”
“Ugh, I’m really sorry. The only person in the world who cares about me so much is Fran, you.”
Fran’s laughter made me feel guilty and moved like a rollercoaster. Fucking earth rate bastard. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have to make Fran wait this long!
I wanted to get down on my knees and apologize, but I didn’t want to let go of Fran. So I apologized without holding back.
“Even if I have ten mouths, I have nothing to say. I was going to come back after hearing the answer, but things have become very complicated.”
“What happened at the wizard guild?”
“Yes. Anyway, my life is full of events 24/7. There is no day without incidents.
Now, even if I stay still, I am afraid that troubles will find me on their own. At my words, Fran laughed bashfully.
“What happened? Wonder. Will you listen to me?”
“Of course. That’s what I came for.”
Fran and I lay in bed like that and talked to each other until late into the night.
I stayed out again because of that.
Bye Bye. My pretty innkeeper
