Chapter 26
Rudeus stood in an open field beyond the house.
Far enough—
That interference wouldn't matter.
"…Let's scale it."
Until now—
His experiments were localized.
Controlled.
Contained.
But there was no reason—
To keep them that way.
He raised his hand.
Mana spread outward.
Not in a burst—
But like a network.
Expanding.
Connecting.
"…Define area."
The space around him—
Changed.
Subtly.
But completely.
Mana flow within the field—
Shifted.
Stabilized.
Optimized.
"…So this is possible."
He wasn't casting a spell.
He was rewriting the environment.
Within this field—
All magic behaved differently.
More efficient.
More stable.
Because he defined it that way.