The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World: Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 4] by Kotobuki Yasukiyo

Author:Kotobuki Yasukiyo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, magic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, isekai, reincarnation, nobility, adult protagonist, OP protagonist, gamer protagonist
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Chapter 3: Sometimes, A Door Opens to Another World

The scene: a dedicated magic research lab at the Istol Academy of Magic.

As the foremost research institute in the Magic Kingdom of Solistia, this lab was a place for various magic research factions, including the Saint-Germain faction, to come together.

Most of those who frequented the lab were academy students with excellent grades, and they spent their time here researching magic, potions, and more.

The facility had ties with Solistia’s dedicated military research facility in the nation’s capital, and one of its key focuses was the analysis of medicinal herbs and other such ingredients.

For a long time, the development of magic had been at a standstill, with no progress being made on the deciphering of magic letters. More recently, however, a research publication from the Saint-Germain faction had started to set things on the right track. After that publication, researchers could finally decipher magic letters—though there was still a long way to go before they’d be able to fully understand entire magic formulas.

Among the authors of that publication was one particularly notable individual.

And his name was Croesus von Solistia.

In his entrance exam, he’d achieved the highest result of any individual to ever apply to the academy. He’d kept it up since too—gaining a reputation as a genius at the top of the academy, his intellect helping him to far outstrip every other student. He was quite the special mage, in short, having even earned himself the nickname “the Star of Magic” at one point.

Recently, however, those close to him had found him to be a real troublemaker, which had earned him a different nickname: “the Calamity-Bringer.” He was a true eccentric, and he never stopped causing problems for the academy’s teachers.

He was currently testing a drug by administering it to a rodent-like creature called a guirat.

The guirat was going wild inside its glass tank. So wild, in fact, that it seemed like the tank could break at any moment. But it wouldn’t have to hold out for long: the guirat’s own body was starting to break down too. It wasn’t a pretty sight.

“So? Have you figured anything out, Croesus?”

“This drug is... It’s dangerous, Serina. We can’t just let something like this exist.”

For once, Croesus had a serious look on his face.

His eyes were filled with a mixture of shock and disgust.

“Is it really that bad? I mean, I can tell the guirat’s having a bad time in there, at least... Blegh!”

“It gives the user a mental high, and it strengthens their body. But that’s not all—there are other magic drugs that do those things as well. Part of what makes this one such a problem is that it forcibly extracts the nutrients stored in the user’s body to heal their wounds at a frightening rate.”

“That all sounds like good stuff, though... What’s so dangerous about it?”

“It’s highly addictive—take it once and you won’t be able to stop. It also pushes your body to its physical limits, so if you attack someone while you’re under its effects, your body starts to break down, only to repair itself with that hyper-regeneration.

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