The surprisingly terrifying magic circle actually consisted mainly of cute and adorable magic.
“Karan, it’s a rabbit!”
One of them was a cute animal summoning spell…
“With a slight modification, it could summon demons too, Elise.”
Depending on who used it, it could become very dangerous.
“Demons disappeared long ago, so why summon demons?”
Karan shrugged at Elise’s rebuke.
“It’s just a figure of speech.”
Karan stared intently at the book. His gaze was sharp enough to dissect objects piece by piece.
To Elise, this children’s book that she found so cute seemed very dangerous in his eyes, depending on whose hands it fell into.
Take the magic circle Elise drew three days ago, for example.
It was a magic circle for creating a falling ride attraction, but with a slight modification, it could be used as an attack spell.
What if, instead of making objects surge up just before touching the ground, it made them fall straight down?
‘I don’t know who wrote this book, but all the magic circles described here are real. Moreover, if you just know how to draw the magic circles properly, you can implement them all. Even with a little lack of mana.’
Except for a few spells, the efficiency was maximized so that they could be operated even with Elise’s mana level.
Just about Elise’s mana level.
‘All magic circles have potential for development. Someone proficient in magic circles like Elise could apply them in various ways. If Elise had properly researched and developed this book.’
Karan let his imagination run wild on this small possibility.
If that had happened, Elise might have become a magician who surpassed Iris.
Regardless of the recognition from the Ivory Tower, just in terms of skill.
However, due to Elise’s gentle and peaceful nature, the magic circles in this book didn’t develop beyond their original use.
It’s a pity.
‘No, it’s not. In the end, Elise ended up borrowing my hand, so it’s good for me.’
Karan thought as he pleased and hugged Elise from behind as she was absorbed in the book.
“Can’t you stop looking at the book and pay attention to me? It’s been three days already.”
Karan acted cute and nuzzled her neck. His heavy scent made Elise’s body hot. The area below Elise’s navel tightened.
“Karan…”
Elise turned in his arms. Just as she was about to kiss Karan’s cheek with lips that had caught his heat…
“I found it! A way to minimize side eff… Oops! I’m sorry, I’d like to come back later, but it’s urgent!”
Leber, who barged in without knocking, covered his eyes with both hands and blurted out.
Elise pushed Karan away hard, and he reluctantly let her go with a disappointed look.
“What’s the matter?”
“…Can I lower my hands now?”
“You can lower them, Leber.”
Leber lowered his hands after hearing her answer, but immediately regretted it.
Karan was glaring at him as if he wanted to eat him alive.
What did I do wrong?
Isn’t it the mark of a civilized person to make love at the right time and place? Huh? Isn’t it?
Feeling wronged, Leber inwardly shouted loudly and immediately got to the point.
“I think we can proceed with the surgery. I’ve found a way to minimize side effects. Your Majesty Elise just needs to properly cast the status preservation magic circle.”
The status preservation magic was devised by Elise based on the magic circle from [Dictionary of Magic Circles That Are Terrifying When You Know It].
It was a condition maintenance magic that prevented rapid deterioration during surgery.
According to Leber, if the condition is just maintained, the success rate of the surgery increases several times.
In a short time, Elise and Leber even experimented on sick animals. Fortunately, the experimental results were good.
“Deboa arrives tomorrow. And you know there’s a party to celebrate the establishment of Lord’s academy, right?”
“I’d like to have the party after Deboa’s surgery, to celebrate its success.”
“I agree. But will Deboa agree?”
Deboa supported Leber more than anyone else. She wouldn’t want his glory to be delayed because of her surgery.
“I’ll try to persuade her.”
After pondering Deboa’s reaction for a while, Leber answered with full determination.
“Alright. I’ll stop the party preparations. Instead, we need to prepare properly for the surgery. Let me know if you need any help.”
“I’ve already received more than enough. Just draw the magic circle properly on the surgery bed. And Your Majesty Karan.”
Karan, who had been listening to their conversation with a crooked posture, stood up straight.
Karan, who loved Elise, understood Leber’s desperation.
“I need your help with mana injection.”
A large amount of mana was needed to make a dragon’s organ work inside a human body.
“That’s nothing.”
“I might need to ask for your help periodically. I’m not sure how often, though.”
“Let’s focus on the success of the surgery first,” Elise said.
Leber wanted to be sure about everything. He wanted to see Deboa smiling healthily in the very distant future of his life.
“Step by step, Leber.”
But looking into Elise’s eyes, Leber realized he was being too hasty.
Because he was anxious.
“Don’t be impatient. It will turn out well.”
“It will turn out well.”
Leber nodded, repeating Elise’s last words.
****
“It’s okay, Leber. I trust you.”
Deboa, lying on the surgery bed, smiled brightly at Leber.
“In the end, I’m the one putting you here.”
Deboa, who arrived in Tetris last night, had been arguing with Leber since that moment.
She learned for the first time that Leber’s dedication to medicine was because of her.
“I’ve been holding your life back. I’m so sorry.”
Deboa blamed herself for the years she believed Leber was just happily doing what he wanted, without knowing this.
He must have broken down and been frustrated hundreds of times to take one more step at the forefront of medicine.
All for her sake.
That’s why it was harder to accept Leber’s surgery proposal.
Fearing that if it failed, everything he had would crumble.
But Leber was persistent.
“Even if you don’t have the surgery, my life is over. Everything I’ve achieved means nothing without you.”
We weren’t just friends.
Deboa realized this only after hearing Leber’s words. And she admitted that her feelings for him were more than friendship too.
“Can I really get healthy? Can I live?”
The doctor in Bedrokka told Deboa she could live for another 10 years, but lately, Deboa often felt that her body wasn’t the same as before.
So she granted the wishes of people around her one by one.
That’s why she recently went on dates with men her parents wanted her to meet.
As Deboa showed interest, Leber explained the surgery process in great detail.
“I’m not the only one involved in your surgery. Her Majesty Elise and His Majesty Karan will help too. You know how amazing they are, right? They’re the ones who caught the evil dragon Ragnaros. If you can’t trust me, trust them, okay?”
“I trust you. I’ll try it trusting you.”
Leber and Deboa shared a warm embrace. Deboa wanted more from Leber, but he gritted his teeth and held back.
The thought of obtaining the sweet fruit would further motivate him.
And on the day of the surgery.
Elise had been meticulously drawing the magic circle on the surgery bed since dawn.
Deboa got on the bed with the completed magic circle. As she lay down, Elise tightly held Deboa’s hand before leaving the operating room.
She was to wait in the next room with Karan and help in the final stage of the surgery.
“I’m ready.”
The corners of Deboa’s mouth tensed. She was determined to survive.
It wasn’t just Leber who wanted the sweet fruit they had postponed yesterday.
Leber nodded once, then closed Deboa’s eyes.
And he signaled to the interns he had personally trained over the past few months.
“Let’s begin the surgery.”
****
{Innovation in the medical field. Human life cycle finally liberated from magic. At the center is the medical giant, Lord Leber.}
“A medical giant, that’s impressive.”
Elise folded the newspaper with a snap and looked at Leber with twinkling eyes. Leber scratched the back of his neck and smiled awkwardly.
“It’s an exaggeration. We’re still not completely free from magic.”
Using status maintenance magic circles had become essential in surgical operations.
“That can hardly be considered magic. The article isn’t exaggerating at all. How many people has Leber saved? Let’s see… three nobles from Bedrokka, four from Magnus, and ten, eleven, twelve from Tetris… There are too many to count. The title of ‘giant’ isn’t enough.”
“It’s all thanks to Deboa.”
Leber remained humble. After Deboa’s surgery, he had changed.
He who used to show high confidence in medicine became humble after performing Deboa’s surgery, realizing the wonder of life and the fragility of humans.
Not because it failed.
Deboa’s surgery was successful.
Although Deboa didn’t wake up for a week after the surgery, suffered from pain for a month after waking up, and had to focus on physical recovery for more than 6 months after discharge, the dragon organ inside her body had settled properly.
In the process, Leber just realized that there were aspects that were inevitable as a human.
On the other hand, people praised Leber so much it seemed they might send him flying to the sky.
Deboa widely publicized Leber’s success. With her owning a newspaper company and deciding to promote someone, now there was no one on the continent who didn’t know his name.
“Deboa must be idle,”
Leber pointed at the newspaper.
“Writing articles like this.”
If she had no work, she would come to Tetris.
As Leber was grumbling,
“Leber, is Deboa fully recovered now?”
“I’d say so.”
“So she can be busy again, right?”
Leber’s eyes narrowed.
“Are you planning to give Deboa work?”
Elise grinned.
“Not work, but business.”
