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Chapter 53: Beating Down Cedric

Rest and Cedric arrived at the forest where they had once trained in combat against monsters.

It was also the place where Cedric had taken the Rosemary sisters, exposing them to danger.

“Uoooooh!”

Cedric, roaring like a beast, attacked Rest using “Physical Enhancement.”

“Too slow. It’s quite disappointing.”

“Guaa!?”

Rest, using magic to increase his strength and countered by punching Cedric in the face.

Cedric’s “Physical Enhancement” was quite impressive in its own right. While he failed the exam, it seemed he was praised for his natural talents.

“But… Your sense of combat and experience in interpersonal combat are nonexistent. You’re worse than I was before becoming a disciple of sensei.”

“This, you…!”

“Instead of groaning, quickly adjust your posture. And, by the way, your ‘Physical Enhancement’ has worn off.”

Saying that, Rest kicked Cedric’s shin with a low kick.

“Ouch…!?”

“Yes, one more to the face.”

Taking advantage of his brother’s momentary distraction, Rest grabbed his hair, delivering a knee strike to the face.

Nosebleeds erupted, and broken tooth fragments flew.

Next, Rest grabbed Cedric’s collar and slammed him to the ground from behind.

“Gueeh…!”

“Studying interpersonal combat, I realized… Cedric, you were really weak.”

While rumored to have the highest magic talent among his peers, that was all.

His physical skills were lacking, and the speed of magic activation was slow.

Honestly, the difference in ability was significant, and it seemed like Rest could easily overpower him with just “Physical Enhancement.”

“T-This… Even though you’re trash!”

“Healing.”

“Ngh…!”

With a frustrated groan, Cedric received healing magic to treat his injuries.

Perhaps Cedric couldn’t understand the meaning behind Rest’s actions. Cedric furrowed his brow and shouted in a biting tone.

“You bastard… Are you looking down on me!? A failure like you, sympathizing with me!”

“Sympathy? No,this isn’t mercy. If I were to do everything you did to me, you’d probably die soon. So, I just healed you.”

Healing Cedric once again, Rest prepared for the next spell.

“You mean…?”

“Now, stand up. There are still 75 types left. You know what this means…right?”

“……..?”

A question mark appeared on Cedric’s face.

As expected, he didn’t seem to understand.

“From the time I was taken in by the Honorary Viscount Ebern family to the time I started serving the Marquis Rosemary family…this is the type of magic you shot at me over the four years.”

At the same time, it is also the type of magic that Cedric taught me.

Every time he learnt a spell, he experimented with it at Rest, and the number of spells he could use increased considerably.

“What…!”

“I don’t remember where or how many times I was attacked, but…I’m the type of person who is surprisingly persistent. I will repay what was done to me.”

“Gufuuu”

As he continued, he hit Cedric with an Earth ball in his abdomen.

Cedric crouched down on the spot and vomited out the contents of his stomach.

Healing the vomiting Cedric and prepare for the next spell.

“Now stand up. There are still seventy-three types left. Let’s finish them before dawn.”

“Stop…!”

“Water ball!!!”

“Gueeh!!”

Subsequently, for as long as time allowed, Rest attacked Cedric using various spells:

– Fireball

– Wind Ball

– Earth Ball

– Water Ball

– Thunder Ball

– Poison Ball

– Fire Blade

– Water Blade

– Wind Blade

– Earth Blade

– Fire Spear

– Wind Spear

– Earth Spear

– Water Spear

– Burst

– Explosion

– Wind Control

– Stone Bullet

– Water Burial

– Poisoning

– Magic Bullet

– Mud Bullet

– …

When Cedric had become a lifeless puppet, the assault using 75 types of magic finally ended.

“…Retaliation isn’t as satisfying as I thought. Honestly, it became troublesome midway through.”

While he returned the beating he received, it wasn’t enjoyable.

Bullying the weak doesn’t bring any benefits.

It turned into a mere task, mechanically activating magic to attack Cedric.

“Well, it might not have been a farewell ceremony for that house. Thanks to that, I can forget about the Ebern Honorary Viscount family and move forward as a new person. You were useful for scraping off rust. Thank you.”

“…Eh?”

“…Hm?”

“I won’t forgive you… Never… No matter what happens, I’ll definitely… get revenge…”

“…”

Even though he had been thoroughly beaten, Cedric, lying on the ground, glared hatefully at Rest.

Despite all the damage inflicted, he still had the energy to express resentment. In a way, he was worthy of admiration as a person with a character flaw.

“You’re not the only one… those women who turned their backs on me, they’re included too.”

“Those women… you mean Viola and Primula?”

Upon confirmation, Cedric smirks with a swollen and puffed-up face.

“Those women… I’ll abduct them both, trample on them… I absolutely won’t allow them to be happy. I’ll violate them until they turn into a mess, like ragged old cloths!”

“……”

“No matter how much you try to protect them, it’s futile. I will definitely violate them… It’s your fault, because there’s a failure like you around!”

“…Enough. Be silent.”

“Ugh…!”

Forcing him into silence, Rest showered Cedric’s face with water created by magic.

Truly… I’m amazed at what a genius he is.

“To be able to make me this uncomfortable, it’s already a natural talent… The intention to forgive you disappeared completely.”

In the first place, the moment Cedric failed the entrance exam for the academy, the air had cleared.

If Cedric hadn’t attacked him first, there would have been no need to torment him like this.

“But… You brought up Viola and Primula. You’re trying to involve them in our problems…!”

It’s not a matter of whether Cedric’s revenge plan will succeed.

The problem is that Cedric dared to utter the names of the Rosemary sisters in front of Rest.

“Hyahahaha… Serve you right… Tremble and sleep…!”

“You…”

“Huh…?”

Rest raised his right hand.

At the tip of his palm appeared a black sphere.

A black sphere that reflected no light whatsoever.

As if dark matter had materialized, an infinitely deep dark star.

“What… is that… What kind of magic…!?”

In front of the abyssal star inducing bottomless fear, Cedric’s face, previously laughing, distorted.

He tried to crawl away on the ground… Of course, there was no intention of letting him escape.

“Restraint.”

“Gyaaah!”

Using magical chains, Rest bound Cedric and kept him in place.

And… he looked up at the dark star floating at the tip of his right hand.

“What is the greatest honor for a mage… Do you understand, Cedric?”

“What…?”

“If you don’t know, let me tell you. It’s not being appointed as the royal court magician, nor becoming a noble… The highest honor for a mage is ‘developing a new magic.'”

Rest calmly tells Cedric whose face twitches.

“In this world, there are officially announced and documented in the ‘Magic Encyclopedia’ a total of 1,007 spells. The developers’ names are also recorded in magic history alongside the spell formulas.”

In this world, there existed an organization known as the ‘Council of Sages.’

It was a supra-legal group transcending national boundaries, comprised solely of mages with the power to influence nations.

For mages, the highest honor was to create a ‘new magic’ selected by the Council of Sages, making them the epitome of magical prestige.

“In case one can create a new magic, His Majesty the King would probably grant them a position higher than even a viscount… Though, mages of that level haven’t appeared in this country for over ten years.”

Even if the country’s top mages, known as the Royal Court Sorcerers, joined forces, developing a new magic was a formidable task.

Creating mediocre magic was a relatively simple feat.

However, producing a new magic surpassing the existing spells was nearly impossible. Globally, the Council of Sages only acknowledged a magic as ‘new’ approximately once every five years.

“But… well… it’s admirable. No doubt. That’s why… Since being taken in by the Rosemary Marquis family, I tried somehow to create a new magic.”

“….!”

“And… what I created was this.”

Looking up at the dark star, Rest laughed ironically.

“Somehow, I was able to create a magic with the desired effect, but frankly, it’s a defective product. Just maintaining it like this consumes an enormous amount of magic power. The fuel efficiency is so poor that it can’t be helped.”

This magic will never be recognized by the Council of Sages and recorded in the Magic Encyclopedia.

A poorly made, defective magic that consumes a thousand magic powers to activate an effect of one.

Without Rest’s bottomless, infinite magic power, it would be impossible for even a collective of court magicians to activate it.

“Magic name: Star Devourer [Hoshihami]”

A magic befitting rest who was called a magic failure.

Its effect… annihilation of all things.

This black sphere… the “Star Devourer,” can erase and eliminate anything it touches from this world.

“It’s a magic only I can use… but finally, I can choose the target for eradication. Be cautious, though; if I let my guard down, it could wipe out the atmosphere and even space. True to its name, it can erase stars.”

“Lies, right… There’s no way someone like you can create new magic.”

“That’s why it’s a botched, failed creation… Well, it’s sufficient magic to deal with someone like you.”

Even if my magic power can’t be depleted, having my magic absorbed by the star devourer doesn’t feel pleasant.

“Well then, farewell.”

“Wait…”

“[Star Devour]”

I swing at Cedric, who lies on the ground, and he’s engulfed by the black sphere.

“It’s over… for eternity.”

This marks the moment the fate with Cedric, my half-brother, concludes.

Cedric can no longer harm or take from Rest, and he has become a body that can never be, for eternity, again.

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