Chapter 267

[▶NoName vs Kamikita Emika]

[▶Map: Random – Dakang Desert]

[▶Play Round: ∞]

[▶Time: 02:48:23]

“AAAAAH! Help me!”

ZIIIIIIING—

Between two horns, mana that exceeded a critical point condensed into a single point and shot forward in a straight line.

KWA-KWA-KWA-KWANG—!

“AAAAAH!”

Clear clouds split apart like the Red Sea.

On the dry ground swept by the beam, crimson sparks jumped up.

[system: Scroll Item]

[5th Circle Casting: Akashic Record]

[Unique Magic – Demon Lord’s Horn]

The 5th Circle-based unique magic ‘Demon Lord’s Horn’.

This was unique magic developed by Name to fight against those who tried to cut off his horns in his past life, based on the Akashic Record.

The horns of Name, despised as symbols of demons and sin, roared with fierce cheers.

CHIJIJIJIK—!

“WHAAAH! Please let me out! Stop! NOOO!”

-Long live South Korea! Long live South Korea!

-Japan, decline.

-Is this the taste of a top-tier character from an MMORPG? HAHAHAHA

-I’ve only played like this in the first round of the game~

-Can you feel the overwhelming difference in strength?

-Demon Lord Name, oh my!

-But those horns are just character design, how can they shoot beams?

└ I guess they can be controlled like a prosthetic limb.

└ What principle is that based on?

└ Who knows?

└ Isn’t it something NoName briefly showed during Mephisto?

-If this character had entered the tournament, it would’ve been chaotic, HAHA.

└ Balance? Throw that to the dogs.

“Using magic is cheating! It’s unfair to use magic!”

“You broke the rules first by using magic, older sister.”

“I surrender! I’m surrendering! Where’s the exit button?!”

“Then let’s run for just one more minute.”

[‘Chagambillon’ donated 10,000 won!]

-10 minutes added.

-HAHAHAHAHA

-Seriously, you’re going to see this angle? HAHAHAHAHA

-A cute girl is rolling around, how can you endure this!

-The 10,000 won per 10 minutes rate was very reasonable.

-What a generous offer, I came back to recharge, LOL.

-Today’s V-Tube preview: Emika’s recruiting video.

-I can’t believe only the Japanese knew about such a cute girl.

At first, viewers worried about whether the collaboration would go smoothly due to Emika’s serious attitude, but now they were enjoying it fully.

However, Katsuhata Emika was an idol for aspiring Japanese magicians.

There were those who couldn’t bear to watch their idol being so terribly ruined.

[‘Teddybear’ donated 10,000 won!]

-Please deduct 10 minutes.

[‘Cat Love is the Best’ donated 200,000 won!]

-Added 200 minutes.

-That manager has suspiciously much money…

-This world is ruled by furries.

-Seriously, what is that horn? NoName, can’t you make it into a scroll for us to use too?

-No matter how you look at it, it seems weak compared to the amount of MP…

With the donations, Name’s MP was completely depleted.

Just as he was about to reset and start from scratch,

[‘Aichika’ donated 300,000 won!]

-Please deduct all time. I really beg you!

In response to the earnest pleas of the Japanese viewers, Name pressed the one-on-one end button and exited the training hall open world.

“Ha… It’s over…”

“It felt like I just warmed up, and you’re ending it already? Can’t we continue after the broadcast—”

“Noooo! Name, I have a busy schedule today, I can’t spend more time!”

Emika tied her disheveled hair back as she recalled the three hours of hardship.

Unlike Emika, who was complaining of extreme mental fatigue as if her brain had been boiled, Name was still having afterthoughts, savoring the combat highlights.

-Child-rearing difficulty: ★★★★★

└ HAHAHA

└ Our Name doesn’t bite, instead she shoots!

└ Woof woof! No, it’s meow meow!

-HAHAA, I’m so glad my niece doesn’t play games.

-Seeing NoName’s play every time just leaves me in admiration. Truly a devil’s talent.

-No matter how it’s a game, dying that much will give you a sore back, HAHA.

-Emika is indeed an insane player. How is she the first in the MMORPG?

└ Taking a set off NoName after only ten rounds clearly shows she’s a genius.

└ After all, MMORPGs are games where talent is everything.

└ But Name created a top-tier character on her first try, right?

As the surrounding environment changed to the waiting room, Name’s avatar also returned to its original form.

As a first-year broadcaster, Name skillfully set the mood to send off Emika while preparing to finish the stream.

The viewers each expressed their disappointment, clinging to Name’s pant legs.

[‘Just Grab the Horn’ donated 10,000 won!]

-Does the beam from the horn have anything to do with magic, teacher?

“I was curious about that too. What kind of magic is that? Mana seems to be moving like particles.”

Emika’s concerns had shifted toward something more troubling than developing Adele’s magic.

The magic circle inscribed in the game scroll had a noticeably complex structure.

Magic that transforms the body itself was quite rare globally.

“I’ve heard of magic or aura techniques that are passed down in secret among descendants of South American Indians or African tribes… But those are generally about extending hands or feet or making nails long and sharp.”

Emika looked at Name with sharp eyes.

‘Pretty perceptive, huh?’

Name put her index finger to her lips and said.

“Shh. It’s still a company secret. So I’ll tell you separately later, Emika.”

* * *

What is the fastest way to make a lot of money in the least time?

“If you sweep from a weak country’s treasury,” would probably infuriate Hiasen, who’s from another world.

So let’s correct the question; what’s the fastest way to legitimately make a lot of money?

“Business, of course.”

While knowledge becomes money in this world, one must not forget that it is equally easy to steal knowledge.

Even Adele has had her impostor works emerge in Japan, using similar principles.

This was also the reason I didn’t disclose the molecular formulas that were recorded in the Akashic Record to the public.

There’s nothing as illusory as powerless fame.

So eventually, I concluded that the first priority should be to build enough capital and gradually gather capable people to build enough power.

During this time, acquiring 40% equity in Baek Ho-chan’s startup was an unexpected stroke of luck.

I’m not sure if Baek Ho-chan has good business acumen yet, but he seems smart enough and has a wealth of management knowledge.

He also has family to support, Baek Min-woo and Baek Ah-rin, so there’s no worry he would betray me.

Above all, the pivotal reason I started to highly regard him was because of his attitude of disregarding sunk costs.

Despite discovering that his virtual currency assets worth several billion were all a lie, he remained calm and resolved issues through conversation, as if he were born to do business.

Aside from his slightly impulsive nature, there were no significant flaws.

“So is this magic a non-disclosed technology belonging to the company you own, Name? How can you play CEO at just 8 years old?”

Emika said, lightly biting her lower lip.

“I’m not directly involved in management, so I’m not really the CEO, just the majority shareholder… Anyway, it’s a company named ‘Bio-Akashic.’ I hope the Katsuhata family will consider investing if you’re interested.”

“Investment? I’m not very knowledgeable about that yet…!”

“Aren’t you supposed to be the successor? Haven’t you received any education on that?”

“Major family matters are decided by the elders. The head of the family gives final approval.”

“Seems like there’s a complex structure even within your school.”

I thought I would need to restructure my approach to persuade them.

Currently, Baek Ho-chan’s startup ‘Bio-Akashic’ is sailing smoothly while focusing on developing a cure for multiple sclerosis without special news.

However, we promised not to make the cure our main source of income.

It was a deeply personal reason but it stung my heart a little.

Perhaps it was because I had seen too many patients suffering from that illness in my past life.

So, as an alternative, we decided to supply the medication at a cheap price to enhance the company’s public image.

I never intended to leave Bio-Akashic as just a pharmaceutical company to begin with.

[For the company’s expansion, reinvestment is ultimately necessary, but if we don’t make a lot of profit in our first venture, where will we find capital to reinvest?]

Baek Ho-chan’s point was valid.

So I presented the unique magic ‘Demon Lord’s Horn’.

“Emika, older sister.”

“Yeah?”

“There is a way to use Adele by yourself. It’s using this horn.”

“Horn? Huh…?”

A distinctly Japanese exclamation came out in a high pitch.

Emika stared at me suspiciously. I was not trusted at all.

“Hold on, wait slowly. Give me a moment to organize my thoughts.”

From now on, Emika is a customer of our company.

I had never had experience in sales, but even meeting a satisfactory exchange relationship is a merit of capitalism.

“First, to understand why Adele can only be used in a pass-fail manner, you need to properly comprehend the structure of Adele’s magic circle.”

“Is it because of the rune language?”

Though I hadn’t mentioned it yet, the sharp-witted Emika had already jumped to conclusions.

I was just about to suggest that.

“Yes, Argentin’s controls time in an inertial coordinate system, and Hyprit’s controls time in an accelerated coordinate system. Do you know what that means?”

“Umm… no?”

“Magic with both runes cannot be cast simultaneously. Why do you think that is?”

“Because they overlap in time.”

“That’s right. A magic circle cannot be activated by only one mana attribute.”

“Ah, I see.”

It was one of the slightly exceptional rules of runes.

However, unlike the various forms of aura that differ from person to person, mana only possesses a single attribute.

This is where the contradiction arises.

So, mages are forced to alter the mana’s attribute by using different casters, but they face limitations that make it impossible to cast with just one person’s body.

“To solve such contradictions, there is ‘joint casting,’ but if we consider that, there are already plenty of effective joint casting magic in Japan. Then, it wouldn’t be necessary to use Adele again, would it?”

Emika pressed her temples as the topic got increasingly complex.

It’s not something one can grasp all at once.

I continued explaining without concern.

“However, one of the functions of this horn is its ability to purify mana.”

“Why purify mana?”

“Originally, high concentrations of mana are toxic. This magic is classified as 5th Circle due to the Akashic Record, but somehow with the dimensional reduction method and simple casting, it can be lowered to 3rd Circle.”

“Toxicity… dimensional reduction…?”

In a world where mana is sparse, it’s not a significant issue.

It’s like telling people in the 17th-century Little Ice Age about global warming.

“The key is that purified mana can be treated as a different attribute than regular mana. Then, two types of mana emerge: the mana injected through the hands and the mana injected through the horn? Voilà, Adele is complete.”

“I think I get something, but…”

“I may have been too vague, so it feels a bit unclear. But that’s fine. There’s always a way.”

SNAP!

I clapped my hands to capture the girl’s attention.

It doesn’t matter if she doesn’t understand everything.

I gently tapped the top of Emika’s head, providing a massage with the end of a simple formation device.

The scent of bamboo shampoo tickled my nose.

WOOOSH—

I recorded the magic circle and forcibly drew in the sparse mana to fit the criteria.

[Simple Casting: Akashic Record]

“Seeing is believing. You just need to go back to Japan and find that wooden sword or whatever and smash it. You’ll surely have gained some insights from training hard today, so you should be able to do well moving forward! I’ll definitely root for you across the sea.”

[Unique Magic – Demon Lord’s Horn Continued – Purification Horn]

* * *

“Could you please remove your hat for identification purposes?”

“Huh? Um… just a moment!”

Suddenly, Katsuhata Emika gathered her hair into a bun, creating a bizarre hairstyle like a samurai.

The immigration officer tilted their head, as if they had seen all sorts of strange kids, and confirmed the girl’s face.

“Haha, you don’t need to try so hard to show it. Please just do the fingerprint scan one more time. Yes, Katsuhata Emika, examination completed.”

“Whew… Thank you.”

After passing through the automatic screen door, Emika put her black beret back on.

“Wow! Miss Katsuhata is pretty! Where did you get that hat?”

One of her attendants, also from Katsuhata School, complimented her hat.

“Thank you. I chose one while wandering around the market last night.”

“Just like a lady. It suits you well!”

Emika slightly lowered her head to ensure the hat wouldn’t fall off.

She felt something hard, sharp, and rock-like through the hat.

The glass wall of the duty-free shop reflected her full body.

She stealthily approached the wall and lifted her beret to check.

On either side of Emika’s head, cute dark blue horns had sprouted, about the size of one or two knuckles.