I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

Side story 3. Operation to fix your constitution (4)

1.

Anyway, as a result, this time we ended up showing a farce where we each gave in and told each other to do it.

There’s a line that says if you count the stains on the ceiling, it’ll be over. This time, I didn’t even have to count the stains on the ceiling. I just lowered my resistance to magic, and at some point, the sleep magic took effect and I fell asleep.

And while I was sleeping, it all ended.

“My throat feels strangely sore.”

As soon as I woke up, I lay down and muttered while yawning. Did I get my posture wrong before the spell was cast?

Since I had never been put under anesthesia in my past life, it was a novel experience to be put to sleep artificially.

And Sylphia and Arwen.

“……Now I can’t even move a finger. I’ve wasted too much energy on the thought that I shouldn’t make even the slightest mistake.”

“Me too. I really just want to collapse and fall asleep.”

They all gasped for breath and collapsed on top of my legs, wondering what they had done while I was sleeping.

“Why are they doing this again…?”

Not knowing what had happened while I was sleeping, I could only look at them with a strange expression.

Arwen, who had caught my gaze, protested as if it was unfair.

“Do you know how much effort I put into you while you were comfortably lying down and sleeping?”

“No, I haven’t said anything yet… So what the heck happened?”

“As soon as you fell asleep, this lizard b*tch changed her mind and said she would do it. I was so worried that I went along with the process.”

As soon as Arwen finished answering, Sylphia grumbled.

“The magic circuit is such a delicate thing to begin with. How can you interfere with it while you’re working on it? It’s really fortunate that no accidents occur.”

“Nonsense. Have you completely forgotten that I barely managed to correct a mistake you almost made?”

“You two did it together…?”

For a moment, I paused because I heard a statement that was incomprehensible to my common sense.

Reconnecting a previously broken magic circuit requires a high level of concentration and delicacy. If we apply knowledge from a previous life to make it easy to understand, it is an anticancer surgery that surgically removes cancer cells and tumors. It is easier to understand it as a task of filling the space where the tumor was removed with normal cells.

And while there is no magic, even in our modern, technologically advanced society, removing a tumor is not an easy task.

‘Is that possible?’

It’s not possible to make a perfect one-to-one comparison because the fields are different, but in my common sense, it’s hard to understand that the two of them worked on that project together.

“It was within my control, right? Can you stop showing off over something so trivial?”

“If I hadn’t intervened, Ludrick might have never been able to use magic again, so don’t be so proud.”

“Hey, are you done talking?”

“I haven’t finished yet. So just stay quiet and listen to the rest.”

And the two, who had not disappointing expectations, started bickering again. This kind of thing happens all the time, so much so that they have become accustomed to it.

Both of them collapsed on my legs from exhaustion, but they fought with full energy, and I slowly checked the magic circuit. Children grow up while fighting. I pulled up the magic power, leaving behind the two outsiders who had grown older and physically, but still had the mental age of elementary school students.

“Oh.”

It felt different from usual, to the point where I could accidentally let out that sound.

I felt a strange sense of discomfort.

Magic is a miracle that is accomplished through three processes: manifesting magical power through a circuit, conjuring an image, and realizing the image conjured in one’s mind into reality. Without going through these three processes, magic cannot be manifested. It’s like the law of physics working.

There are no exceptions to that process. I am no exception. Even though I am a genius who has become a great wizard at this age, I cannot be an exception to that natural law.

Even though it was a talent gained at the cost of longevity, there was a sense of discomfort that was different from usual right now.

“That’s amazing.”

As he shook his hand, magical power gently swirled from the newly connected magical circuit.

Is this what you call a zero-to-hundred? My magic circuit is not a car, but the speed at which the magic is generated has become extremely fast, beyond comparison. I was already fast compared to ordinary magicians, but now it feels like I’ve evolved from driving a compact car to a racing sports car.

I hadn’t yet adjusted to the new sensation, so I was just opening and closing my hands when Sylphia suddenly intervened.

“That’s because the circuit itself was created from scratch.”

“The circuit?”

“Yes! Whether you know it or not, the human magical circuits are bound to accumulate impurities as you live! Once your magic reaches a certain level and you become a master, then it will start filtering them out on its own, but the impurities that accumulated during your growth up until then will not disappear.”

aha.

So it looks like the filter has been replaced.

As I nodded, quickly realizing what Sylphia meant, Arwen added with a smug look on her face.

“For your information, I was the one who connected all the circuits one by one. Even though I am the true king, it was not an easy task, but I will do my best for you, Rudrick…”

“Why are you just linking everything I made and pretending to be the one who did it? Is it right to just try to take the credit?”

“Don’t you know that the more difficult task is to connect all of them without even a single misalignment?”

“Ah, this is why home education is important. What’s the point of just being born alone and complaining? Look at how shameless you are when you have no one to teach you.”

“…Have you just finished talking?”

“It’s not over yet?”

And as soon as the words were finished, the second match started again.

I watched Arwen and Sylphia face each other again, growling, then shook my head almost reflexively.

These guys just don’t have an answer.

Well, it can’t be helped since kids grow up fighting.

2.

I left Arwen and Sylphia behind, who started to bicker and quarrel with each other, and continued to carefully examine my body. After all, I know my own body the best.

Moreover, the procedure performed on my body this time is a new, unprecedented procedure.

It’s not that I don’t trust Silphia or Arwen’s abilities, but I can’t help but feel anxious. I even assumed that in the worst case scenario, they would just become unable to use magic.

But that worry was almost a laugh.

“Are you okay?”

Surprisingly, my body was in good condition.

It was hard to believe that my body was in a state immediately after undergoing a procedure that went against common sense. And, crucially, my magical circuits, which I had arbitrarily called oversaturated, had become no different from those of a normal person.

Instead, since the process of storing natural magical power in my body and then using it has been added, I won’t be able to use magic like before and shoot it indiscriminately. However, since the volume itself is so large, it’s only the same as scooping up a single drop of water from the sea.

So what I mean is this.

“So does that mean it’s not a limited time thing anymore?”

I was looking at myself in the mirror with a stupid expression.

My physical condition right now means only one thing.

I am completely cured. My terminal diagnosis is over.

“…….”

I felt very uneasy. I wondered if this was the kind of thing that could be fixed like this, and I’m also a human being, so it’s not easy to live with a terminal diagnosis. Of course, there are ways to postpone it, which are embarrassing to even mention, but being completely free from such worries was a different story.

A sense of reality that began to creep in belatedly, separate from the feeling of being dizzy.

I didn’t usually live with much awareness, but at some point, I felt as if a heavy stone that had been weighing down my heart had been lifted. Thanks to this, my mind became much more at ease and a sense of liberation began to slowly emerge.

“……Kick.”

Before I knew it, the corners of my mouth went up and a hollow laugh escaped between my teeth.

One thing is certain, those who have never experienced this feeling will never understand it. I opened the door and walked out, with a laugh that kept leaking out without a trace.

Now that I think about it, I haven’t properly thanked you. I felt like I should at least say thank you to Sylphia and Arwen, even though it was late, so I opened the door and went out.

“Eeeeek! So you’re really saying let’s do this properly today? I’m not stopping until you get on your knees and beg for mercy!”

“You’re speaking for me. I’ll give in to the first strike. Even so, it’s impossible for me to reach your level.”

As soon as I heard the two voices resonating through the hallway, those thoughts suddenly disappeared.

Well, this is our house. It would be stranger if we didn’t fight like this, saying that the wind can’t blow through a tree with many branches.

While I was shaking my head with a look of “Well, then that’s it,” a thought suddenly occurred to me.

I heard the two of them yelling, so it seemed like they were going to fight… … .

“Wait a minute, if you use magic here or something, everything will fall apart.”

An obvious idea that occurred to me suddenly and belatedly.

I really can’t live like this!