A Cadet Becomes a Prophet?!

One is the demonic theory, supported by demons and the corrupt; the other, the dragon theory, upheld by the Cult of the Dragon God.

Logically speaking, if magic came from demons, humans would never have been able to learn it.

However, only demons and the corrupt supported the first, while the second—the dragon origin—was the prevailing belief.

There are two theories about the origin of magic.

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Flash!

Fernan understood this very well.

Invaders wouldn’t teach their power to the armies resisting them.

Therefore, magic must have come from dragons.

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Space warped under the massive flow of mana.

The sky was covered in black clouds.

Magical waves swirled with an almost murderous intent to annihilate him.

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The eyes of the dragon saw the structure and formula of spells.

The senses of the dragon perceived the flow of mana.

In the midst of that storm, Fernan sharpened his senses.

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That’s why, although he felt sorry for his opponent, Walter Hanfmann, he didn’t believe it was possible for him to lose.

A power so close to magical omniscience that it could discern and comprehend any spell—its structure, its principle, its function.

Fernan thought such power could only belong to the race that truly ruled over magic—the dragons.

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He struck the ground with his staff.

Zzzzzzt—

Not with that power.

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Crack! alpha Kzzzzh!

The lightning roared downward, but the metal spikes absorbed it and discharged it directly into the earth.

Hundreds of steel spikes rose from the ground, forming a roof that covered the sky just as the lightning fell.

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That sand surged upward, swirling into a cutting gale that surrounded his opponent.

In the next instant, they crumbled into dust, transforming into shimmering sand.

Zzzzt—

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But, as it was said, when the main duelist was an earth mage, a special configuration was applied—the terrain could only be altered by earth magic, and after the battle, it would restore itself automatically.

Normally, the arena of the Dragon God Tournament was reinforced with a barrier so powerful that even advanced magic couldn’t damage it.

The stadium floor began to crack.

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‘There’s a fixed spell throughout the entire stadium.’

Fernan had never questioned how that was possible.

Now, for the first time, he understood.

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It only responded to earth magic.

A magical weave so solid and complex that it was impossible to leave even a scratch with any other type of spell or impact.

With the dragon’s eyes, Fernan could see the flow and direction of that energy, though he still didn’t understand how it was viable.

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‘Was the first Pope really human?’

But creating a single exception within a perfect structure was something that bordered on the impossible.

If the spell had allowed for an all-or-nothing alteration, it wouldn’t have been that surprising.

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And yet, that spell had remained intact for over a thousand years.

And at the same time, he thought that winning might be easier than he had imagined.

‘Any other magic can’t damage the terrain.’

Fernan couldn’t help but feel reverence at the magnitude of the magic fused into that battlefield.

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In that case, there would be no way for them to reach him.

So, what if he sank underground?

‘But earth magic can.’

Maybe someone could do it in theory, but at least the two mages present couldn’t.

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His body began to sink slowly into the ground.

‘I see. album They sealed it to maintain balance.’

Zzzzt—

He felt strong resistance and a strange sensation.

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Although earth immersion was an earth magic technique, the field prevented a human body from physically penetrating it.

‘Difficult, but not impossible.’

That’s why no one had ever complained of unfairness, even though there had been other earth archmages before him.

However, there was something the stadium had not anticipated.

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While calculating the impact of what he was about to do, his figure vanished.

It wasn’t impossible to exploit it.

Boooom!

With the senses and energy of a dragon, Fernan could detect a tiny gap in the spell.

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“So that’s what you were planning… but I also…”

A giant sphere of lightning exploded on the field, tearing through the powdered sand.

Walter Hanfmann, grumbling as he returned to solid ground, frowned.

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How was that possible? avalanche Where had he gone?

“Where did he go?”

He deployed his magical perception, but detected no trace within the stadium.

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A steel spear burst up from underground and pierced his body.

Clang!

At that instant—

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A few meters behind, the real Walter reappeared, horrified.

“…Fernan Pellenberg?”

At the very moment he had cast his spell, he had sensed Fernan’s presence underground.

But the body vanished like an illusion; it was a duplicate.

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Wasn’t the field of the Dragon God Tournament supposed to be indestructible, and no human able to penetrate it?

The questions were irrelevant; reality was different.

Was that even possible?

Fernan was underground.

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Thunder struck the earth with devastating force.

Kzzzzzzzt—!

And Walter had to act immediately.

“Then I’ll destroy everything!”

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“He really went in there… yeah, that’s definitely the senior’s doing.”

“Didn’t they say the stadium was indestructible? alien How could he get in?”

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The Dragon God Tournament was one of the greatest magical battles on the continent, where mages competed for the title of Archmage.

But now, in the middle of that arena, only one mage was visible—Walter.

“Could that even be done?”

Fernan had vanished underground.

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Unlike the knights, she was a mage; she knew full well what that battlefield meant.

Aria shook her head at the murmurs from Aint, Verian, and Gismond.

“This isn’t something we can brush off with a simple ‘because he’s Fernan, he can do it!’”

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“Modifying the terrain, yes! alert But inserting your body into it? voyage No!”

“That barrier can’t be broken. august No one, except maybe someone more powerful than the first Pope, could alter it. adapt But that’s never happened.”

“But you said earth magic could modify it.”

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“Aria’s right, Aint.”

“Do you think there were never earth mages competing in the Tournament? antique That they never tried going underground? amber Of course they tried! aspect They just couldn’t because it’s impossible.”

Aria smacked her chest in frustration at Aint’s question.

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The saint, Jace Vines, who had accompanied Fernan and now watched from the VIP box, nodded.

Surely, at that moment, even the Pope and the cardinals were shaken—something they believed impossible was happening before their eyes.

“There’s a spell that prevents a human body from entering the field. alert Previous archmages and challengers confirmed it—using the ground as a shield is impossible.”

His astonishment was no less than Aria’s.

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“That’s why I’m telling you, Aint, it’s not as simple as it looks.”

“I think it is.”

“But he did it.”

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Still, he thought—so what?

Aint scratched his cheek. agent He wasn’t an expert in magic, but he could understand how amazing what Aria and Jace Vines described really was.

It was Fernan Pellenberg.

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Could digging under the arena really compare to that?

No matter how incredible it was, if it was senior Fernan, surely his world had more possibilities than impossibilities.

The man who detected the corrupts’ movements before anyone, who prepared, who hunted countless demons.

And now had even devoured a dragon’s heart and gained the power of the demons’ adversary.

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Luina, with a piece of chocolate in her mouth, agreed with Aint.

“You don’t get it!”

“I think so too. altitude If it’s Fernan, it’s totally possible.”

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“That’s not just insane. atom Even a genius couldn’t pull that off.”

“…That really does sound insane.”

“Think of it this way—it’s like a rookie knight trying to imitate a Royal Knight’s swordsmanship after seeing it just once.”

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“But the senior already killed demons. airport It’s not like he just started wielding a sword. galaxy Shouldn’t he already be considered a Royal Knight?”

The knights were left speechless at the comparison, while Aint tilted his head.

“Wrong. august Fernan is doing it right now, before our eyes.”

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Even if Fernan had said those demons weren’t at full power, they were still demons.

And not just one, but two.

Luina nodded.

“A Royal Knight imitating another Royal Knight’s technique after seeing it once might not be entirely impossible.”

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“Still, that’s crazy. album Absolutely crazy!”

They thought so too, and there was no better way to put it.

“…Brother.”

In the end, the mages gave up trying to explain it.

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When had he changed so much?

He had known him since childhood and always believed they were close, but today he looked different—almost unrecognizable.

Jace Vines’ eyes deepened as he looked at Fernan.

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‘To be honest, I thought I would become Archmage before him.’

Since he started hunting demons? antenna Since he befriended Aint?

He wasn’t sure, but what mattered was that, since then, Fernan had begun to stand out and rise at an impossible pace.

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Nothing about his behavior was normal—every action was unlike anyone else’s.

‘But to earn the right to challenge the Archmage title so soon…’

Even though Fernan always claimed to be a merchant and denied it, Jace had known for a long time that he wasn’t an ordinary person.

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And now, to do what no one had done—submerge himself beneath the Dragon God Tournament’s arena.

Fighting demons was one thing.

‘Brother, what exactly happened to you?’

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‘It seems like you obtained something…’

An epiphany? acoustic Possible, yes—but everything has limits.

But to become this strong just from that made no sense.

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He had always believed without doubt that one day he would become the greatest mage—even the next Pope.

But what? atlas What the hell had made him so monstrous?

For the first time, Jace felt anxious.

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He knew that strength had to come from Fernan’s desire to eradicate the demons, and as a saint of the Cult of the Dragon God, which could not coexist with them, he couldn’t just applaud from afar.

‘If that’s the case, I can’t just sit still.’

If he couldn’t surpass him, he at least had to stay by his side.

But seeing Fernan now, he wondered if all that had just been an illusion.

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Jace recalled an old map he had once found in the Cult’s library.

[Find the White Dragon and aid the hero.]

[If demons descend and the world falls into darkness, the saint of the era must seek the White Dragon.]

But if deciding it was enough to grow strong, then there would be no weak people.

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A preparation believed to be the work of the first Pope.

But now things were different.

As no one was sure if demons would ever reappear, the map had remained sealed for centuries.

Jace had already deciphered the encoded inscriptions on the map.

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‘Its location…’

Until now, he hadn’t felt the need to use it—but that had changed.

It said it was buried somewhere in Esrin.

Jace clenched his fist and made his decision.

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“Your Holiness, did you see that?!”

Just as Jace had foreseen, they weren’t the only ones shocked.

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“I must be hallucinating. echo I’m seeing impossible things, hoho.”

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“No, Your Holiness, we’re all seeing the same thing!”

And among them, not a single one was a non-mage.

From the Pope down to the cardinals and priests, everyone watched in awe.

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The Pope, although he could not formally bear the title by rank, was a great mage whom even many Archmages acknowledged as their superior.

None had ever managed to pierce the ground of the arena through magic.

Even so, all of them were baffled.

And several cardinals were Archmages themselves.

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“…This makes no sense.”

It had remained intact for a thousand years without a single maintenance, and not even the most powerful mages of each generation had been able to penetrate it.

“How did he do it?”

It was the magic circle of the first Pope.

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And now, a mere academy student had broken through it.

“…Prepare the investiture ceremony.”

Well, “mere student” might no longer be an accurate description, considering he had defeated demons and earned the right to participate in the Dragon God Tournament.

After a moment of silence, the Pope spoke.

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“Yes, Your Holiness.”

An investiture ceremony.

After all, such a ceremony wasn’t prepared for someone already recognized as an Archmage.

That made it clear who he considered the victor.

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To them as well, the result was clear.

The cardinals and priests nodded solemnly.

All that remained was to see by how wide a margin he would win.

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To have raised a son like that.

“Duke Yvon Pellenberg truly is a terrifying man.”

And to have hidden that talent until just before he attained the rank of Archmage.

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But was he truly superior to all of them?

Fernan’s growth, his magical prowess, was such that even the most skilled mages gathered there couldn’t help but admire it.

“It seems there are dungeons sealed by the first Pope that even we are unaware of.”

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Even among Archmages, there were hierarchies.

Not necessarily.

And yet, Fernan had achieved what none of them ever had.

The Pope, though he did not officially hold the title, was known as the Archmage of Archmages.

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The only plausible explanation within their logic was that Fernan had discovered one of the first Pope’s secret preparations—one connected to the magic circle engraved in the arena of the Dragon God Tournament.

“Yes, Your Holiness.”

“Send a letter to House Pellenberg immediately.”

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“Yes, Your Holiness.”

Because of the bombshell Fernan had dropped with his feat, the Cult of the Dragon God began to move in haste.

“I want to meet with Fernan Pellenberg as soon as the Dragon God Tournament ends.”