I'm The Only One With Cancer-Chapter 162: Using Magic in the Real World I
"T-This... so the Free World is really special, huh?"
"Are you blind!? Of course, it is!"
"I wonder when I can enter the Free World too!?"
"We don’t need to worry about that, because I heard that Lady Margareth, the commander, and the boss all had plans regarding it!"
"Really!?"
"I’m excited!"
"Speaking of the commander and the boss, their son is really quite something, huh!?"
"Now that you mention it..."
...
The group of personnel on the rooftop discussed animatedly.
From Zen’s earlier action, there seemed to be an emotion blooming within their eyes.
’I’m glad that it worked...’
Margareth sighed inwardly, feeling satisfied as she observed the personnel’s reaction.
Eden Republic was built through the sacrifices of countless people.
A majority of its population came from people who survived the World War III, and harbored hatred towards the countries that actively participated in it.
Since spearheading this organization, Margareth had seen its nature.
’Although their lives went back to normal with some even becoming rich after the war ended, they still have hatred in their hearts.’
Maragareth fell into deep thought, ’I guess the Free World is both a blessing and a curse. Even though it signalled the coming of the so-called apocalypse, on the other hand, it also brings joy to people.’
She glanced at the group of people once again, a slight smile blooming on her face.
Happiness filled her heart at the thought that these people— whom she had spent a long time with— finally had another emotion in their hearts besides the vengeance.
This was Margareth’s intention.
To "distract" the people under her, who originally only had deep hatred for the various governments in their hearts.
’Now that I think about it, the commander is in the game, and that bitch is also with him, tch!’
Remembering Rina’s face, Margareth’s expression turned a little sour.
Still, she did not want to cause a fuss and decided to stay calm and watch Zen’s actions above.
Beside Maragreth were four people.
The tall Hassan, who had his mouth ajar, his expression filled with shock.
Veronica, who had disbelief written all over her face.
The bespectacled Ethan, whose glasses were still crooked.
And Olivia, whose eyes were filled with amazement.
The five of them, along with the group of personnel, all stared upwards as they tried their best to see what was happening.
Although Zen’s figure had long disappeared from their sights, the meteor— which at this point looked like a glowing dot in the night sky for them— was still visible.
’I wonder how he’ll resolve this...’
Margareth could not help but have some expectations as well.
After all, even with all her experience, this was the very first time she would be witnessing the work of a true superhuman.
***
At this moment, a figure was rapidly shooting upwards into the sky...
The figure had black hair and ruby-red eyes that held a mix of nervousness and excitement.
Who could it be other than Zen?
"I can’t believe I’m really doing this!"
A wide smile hung over his face as he felt the sharp wind on his skin.
"This is amazing! Hahahaha!!"
Not fearing that others may see him, Zen laughed maniacally as he raised both his fists in front of him.
"I am Superman!!!"
If Sera were to see and hear what he was saying right now, she would have died of cringe.
Nevertheless, Zen’s eyes remained bright.
’I didn’t expect flying to be this fun! I really have to thank Teacher for teaching me magic!!’
Remembering the gruelling training he went through under Arthur’s "loving" guidance, he could not help but shiver.
At this moment, Zen had not only cast a magic that allowed him to fly.
Upon a closer observation, a thin membrane could also be seen surrounding his body tightly to the point that it could not be seen with the naked eye.
This was something he copied from the mana barrier of the Eden Republic.
’Are those satellites?’
Zen squinted his eyes; his superb eyesight, which was enhanced by his inhumane stats, enabled him to see things that would normally require a state-of-the-art telescope to see due to the sheer distance.
"It’s a good thing I copied the properties of the mana barrier from the Sphere of Eden."
Sphere of Eden was the name that Margareth and the others bestowed upon the glowing blue orb on the very top of the skyscraper that provided the mana barrier.
Just earlier, Zen scanned it with his mana and figured out the general effects that the Sphere of Eden’s barrier had and was able to replicate it into a personal barrier that clung to him like invisible armor.
This was the main reason why he was not afraid of being detected by the satellites and other surveillance systems of the various countries and space agencies.
"Is that it?"
Zen muttered after flying upwards for a few minutes, squinting his eyes at the meteor in front of him.
Even at their current distance, he could instinctively sense the speed at which the meteor was falling, and figured that— if it hit the Sphere of Eden’s barrier, even if it did not break, the impact of the meteor’s fall had a high chance of consuming a large chunk of its energy.
’In the worst case scenario, it might even spend all of the sphere’s energy, which will lead to the barrier collapsing... and the Eden Republic will then be discovered.’
Zen then smirked in the next instant, "Fortunately, I’m here."
He extended both of his hands, each hand had its thumb, middle, and index fingers straightened with its ring and pinky fingers folded.
It kind of resembled a "finger gun".
Then he raised his left hand a little higher than his right, before turning it down, so that his index and middle fingers were pointing down while his thumb was in a horizontal position.
Oppositely, his right hand, which stood a little lower than his left, had its index and middle fingers pointing up with its thumb in the same position as the other.
Overall, his hands’ position was like this: Γ ⅃
Through his training with Arthur, Zen now had an extensive knowledge of magic.
And one of the key lessons he learned was that the point of casting magic was not incantation, but imagination.
One must not prioritize incantation, as in the end, it was only a tool to strengthen one’s imagination.
This meant that no matter what it was— for as long as it would help enhance the strength of imagination— it would work.
’Even though this kind of magic casting isn’t prominent in the Free World, since they focus more on incantation, this should work, right?’
That was right, the thing that Zen was thinking of using to strengthen his imagery and imagination was:
Handsigns.
Positioning his hands to make it so that the meteor was at the center of the "square", he focused his mind as a chant escaped his lips. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
[Contain]
Wooong—-
A wave of mana erupted from him as a massive amount was rapidly drained from his reserves.
Earth, at its current state, had still not awakened mana.
This meant that, if Zen wanted to cast magic— no matter what kind, even if it was a wide-area magic— he would need to shoulder the mana cost needed.
Nevertheless, his divine and evil energies made it so that his mana was never-ending, especially the latter.
***
At this moment, on the skyscraper’s rooftop...
The group of people was still staring at the night sky until...
"Huh?"
A sound that seemed to have resonated with everyone’s thoughts echoed in the area.
Whether it was the personnel, Olivia, Ethan, Veronica, Hassan, or Margareth, they all had confused expressions on their faces.
The reason for their reactions was none other than the fact that the glowing dot in the night sky that represented the meteor— suddenly vanished without a trace.
"What happened?"
Margareth asked out loud, yet no one could reply.
Swoosh—
Fortunately, Zen’s figure immediately came down along with a soft breeze.
His expression was light— clearly, he came back with good news.
The personnel’s gaze immediately gathered over towards him, while Margareth and the others approached him.
"How’s the situation?" She asked, her tone had a hint of worry and confusion.
Zen looked at her and towards the others present before getting something from his pocket.
The moment it came into sight, gasps were heard all around.
"T-Thats..."
Even Ethan, who was normally stoic, could not help but stammer.
This was because in Zen’s hand was a translucent cube that held something inside it.
And that something was none other than a meteor.
It still had flames all over it, as if the time when it was falling was in a frozen moment inside the cube.
"Is that really..."
Before Veronica could finish her words, Zen nodded with a smile.
"Yes, I’ve contained the meteor with magic. This should be in line with Aunt Margareth’s requirements, right?"
At his words, everyone turned to Margareth, the woman with pale pink hair and matching eyes.
