Chapter 232: Isn't It True That In This Era, Only We Know Modern Magic!
Zelretch used Jewel Magecraft to teleport himself and the Magus he had brought along.
This was the most correct judgment he could make based on the situation he had just faced.
After teleporting back, he immediately began using his Jewel Magecraft to fortify the space they had occupied for the past few days—which had already been converted into a temporary Magical Workshop—reinforcing it with multiple layers of Jewel Magecraft before finally allowing himself to relax.
After that...
Zelretch hesitated for a moment, then, while the other Magus who had accompanied him to intercept Vivian were explaining the situation to those who had stayed behind, he took out a jewel and directly contacted his fellow disciples.
He had much to discuss with his fellow disciples.
This included the follow-up handling of this incident, as well as... if the King of the World's side had Magus from the Age of Gods like Vivian, then they should also consider bringing out Modern Magecraft as their bargaining chip.
The Modern Magecraft referred to by Zelretch and his peers was entirely different from what the Clock Tower later called Modern Magecraft.
The Modern Magecraft of the future defined its timeframe as the "past century," a discipline whose theoretical concepts emerged only after the Industrial Age.
But that was also relative to the future's "modern."
The Modern Magecraft developed by Zelretch and his peers, however, was tailored to the current era.
That is, the "modern" for the present time—the Magecraft of the human era, developed after it was largely confirmed that the Age of Gods would inevitably end.
Thus, this Modern Magecraft was actually an abbreviation for "the Magecraft that should be used now, belonging to the human era."
It incorporated a great deal of King Solomon's Magecraft knowledge, along with entirely new paths and schools developed by Zelretch and his fellow disciples, as well as their understanding and adaptation of vast amounts of Magecraft knowledge from the Age of Gods.
It was a completely new path of Magecraft, entirely distinct from the Age of Gods Magecraft system dominated by the Lady of the Lake, Fairies, and the Land of Shadows on Noah's side.
This was undoubtedly valuable.
Some parts of the Age of Gods Magecraft inherited from King Solomon could even be used to replicate Age of Gods Magecraft, while the subsequent established paths were all based on entirely new concepts.
Perhaps in the future, this so-called Modern Magecraft would be seen by the Clock Tower era as orthodox schools that needed to be revived or had been passed down from ancient times.
But for the current era, it was indeed something fresh, and unlike the somewhat embarrassing Modern Magecraft that emerged after the Industrial Age—it was a complete Magecraft system that had already formed a framework and even branched out into numerous schools.
Thus, even though Zelretch had just suffered a major setback at Vivian's hands, the incident did not deal a significant blow to him personally.
After all, he was never particularly adept at the Age of Gods Magecraft system; his true specialization was his own Jewel Magecraft.
And while his fellow disciples also expressed admiration for Vivian's Age of Gods Magecraft, after completing Modern Magecraft, they too possessed their own confidence.
If you asked them to compete with a Lady of the Lake in Age of Gods Magecraft, losing would hardly be surprising.
After all, based on their understanding of the Lady of the Lake, they felt that if someone had reached Vivian's level of power, apart from their teacher King Solomon, who could easily surpass her in Magecraft of the Age of Gods, none of them would stand a chance.
If no one could do it, then there was nothing to be ashamed of.
Because Magecraft of the Age of Gods was the opponent's area of expertise.
But if they brought out Modern Magecraft as their bargaining chip... then they would be entering their own domain.
After all, Modern Magecraft was something they had developed themselves.
They had even perfected the Magecraft Foundation.
Moreover, they didn't believe Modern Magecraft was inferior to Magecraft of the Age of Gods, or at least the Modern Magecraft they used wasn't much worse.
During the discussion, bringing up Modern Magecraft as a bargaining chip quickly gained everyone's approval.
In this situation, the earlier pressure vanished, and some even laughed as they said—I can already imagine the shocked expressions on those Magus from the Age of Gods when they see these entirely new forms of Magecraft!
This statement was also met with agreement from the others.
And they were quite certain that Modern Magecraft would serve as a bargaining chip, to the extent that they could even offer some concessions in this regard as an apology for today's events.
After all.
Apart from them, no one else in this world knew Modern Magecraft.
Thus, this uniqueness was their greatest bargaining chip.
"As for Modern Magecraft, that's roughly the situation."
After being brought back by the Oni Kind, Vivian immediately told Noah about Zelretch and shared the future she had foreseen.
"Under the oppression of a crimson, pitch-black sky, these Magus who formed the Mage's Association will become our allies. They will serve as your subordinates, and under your guidance, the era of Magecraft will arrive."
"Compared to King Solomon, you are the true King of Magecraft!"
Vivian was able to see more and more glimpses of the future.
So, recalling the future she had foreseen—a time of immense prosperity for Magecraft—she added this final line to her original prophecy.
But Noah waved his hand dismissively.
"Leave the title of King of Magecraft to Solomon."
That was Noah's reaction at the time, and immediately afterward, he called Manaka over.
Based on the prophecies Vivian had seen, Noah and Mary discussed it and roughly guessed what those Magus were planning.
So now, Noah summoned Manaka Sajyou and...
—had her recreate Modern Magecraft!
After all, when it came to Modern Magecraft, while it was a completely new concept for this era, it was nothing of the sort for Manaka Sajyou.
To Manaka Sajyou, what was now called Modern Magecraft should even be referred to as—Ancient Magecraft.
Of course, in the future, those capable of "restoring" this Ancient Magecraft would be exceedingly rare, and among them, those who could surpass the original forms of these Magecraft would be so few they could be counted on one hand.
Among the most representative examples is the Grand Puppetmaster, Touko Aozaki, who achieved what was once deemed impossible in the field of puppetry.
But what others could not do, Manaka could accomplish without issue.
For her, who was inherently connected to the Root, there were very few things in this world she truly wished to do but found utterly impossible.
As for restoring Modern Magecraft, of which she had already learned a portion... this was even simpler for her.
Thus, in less than ten hours, Manaka Sajyou had filled the entire grand library, prepared by Vivian under Noah's instructions during this time, with the restored and even improved, more perfected version of Modern Magecraft—a version far too advanced for the current era.
Noah casually glanced through some of it, then issued orders to Manaka Sajyou and Vivian.
"If my predictions are correct, those so-called Magus Association fellows will likely try to use this Modern Magecraft as bargaining chips later.
"So, Vivian, Manaka, take some of the Ladies of the Lake and talented Magi, and quickly master this knowledge thoroughly."
"Afterward, Manaka... set aside some time to hold a Magecraft exhibition outside the palace, open only to the Magi we have selected and those from the Magus Association, for public discussions on Magecraft—I will accompany you when the time comes."
At this point, Noah smiled.
"...To be honest, I can already imagine the stunned expressions on the faces of those Magus Association Magi at that time."