If he wanted to tell Suenari about the fact that the Origin Source was unsolvable, he would still have to strip away the complete answer layer by layer. If Suenari could arrive at that answer through his own thinking, with some psychological preparation... the backlash he suffered would be much smaller.

But by the time that actually happened,

The Origin Source itself would probably have already changed somewhat...

He had no idea how far Iz had progressed.

Kanzaki Rei raised his hand gently.

In his hand appeared seven books, each of a different color.

With a soft hum, unique sealing Prohibition were placed upon each book. Then Suenari watched as all seven books opened simultaneously.

Every single page of every book was blank.

But soon, text appeared directly on those blank pages. Of these seven books, only one contained text that Suenari could directly see. Although he could see text appearing in the other six books as well,

He was completely unable to perceive what information they contained.

And because the pages flipped so quickly, even the one book whose text he could see—he couldn’t process what was actually written.

Shhh——

About five seconds passed in total. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Then the seven books closed completely and floated around Kanzaki Rei’s body.

"Suenari. These seven books represent the problem that currently troubles me."

"But at your current tier, you cannot accept this knowledge..."

"For each of these books, I have marked the required tier. Every time you reach the corresponding mage tier, you can unlock the next one."

"Until you reach Tier 8."

"After that—if I am no longer around—with these seven books, you will still be able to glimpse the... answer... of the Origin Source."

Kanzaki Rei’s tone hesitated slightly.

After all, he couldn’t be certain whether this actually counted as an answer.

Knowing that there was no answer, and then telling those who came after to go seek an answer—it was somewhat laughable.

"Master..."

"Are you... leaving?"

Suenari’s eyes were filled with confusion and fear. His gaze showed reluctance to part, yet he buried that emotion deep in his heart, afraid that asking too many questions might influence Kanzaki Rei.

"No. I have no plans to leave permanently."

But then Kanzaki Rei let out a soft sigh: "Still—you must know that nothing in this world is certain..."

"If you believe that everything will develop exactly as you expect, you will inevitably fall into an absolute passive position sooner or later."

"Suenari. As a mage, you must not only master magic but also learn to prepare for rain before the storm." Kanzaki Rei spoke earnestly.

"Ooh~ Prepare for rain before the storm."

Suddenly, a slender, playful female voice sounded from beside him.

Kanzaki Rei didn’t turn around. He simply pressed a hand to his forehead.

"So this is your disciple?"

Luluvia stood with her hands clasped behind her back, looking as carefree as someone who had accidentally wandered here, as she stepped into the top room of the Mage Tower.

"This is a Mage Tower, Luluvia. What are you doing here?"

"Who says an archer can’t come to a Mage Tower? Back when I was learning magic arrows, my teacher told me to visit the Mage Tower often."

"Stop stalling. So this is your disciple?"

Before Kanzaki Rei could answer, Luluvia had already come up behind Suenari and ruffled his fur.

"He’s a mage too."

"You really do love magic. Three generations of single succession, huh..."

Kanzaki Rei’s tone was helpless: "Didn’t you already know Suenari is a mage?"

"I wouldn’t have believed you actually took a disciple until I saw you teaching him with my own eyes."

Luluvia crossed her arms over her chest, facing Kanzaki Rei, her chest bouncing slightly: "I thought a refined egoist like you would never do something so thankless and unrewarding."

Kanzaki Rei: "I’d actually really like my life’s work to be passed down, you know..."

Luluvia: "Does anyone even have the ability to learn your life’s work?"

Kanzaki Rei: "At least the mage part. And besides, I still have some hope that he might surpass the master."

Luluvia looked at Suenari with disbelief.

Surpass the master?

Are you saying this disciple of yours can surpass you?

Kanzaki Rei’s aptitude was the most terrifying Luluvia had ever heard of in her entire life. Not even seen—just simply heard. Including every unsubstantiated legend from folklore—not a single one featured anyone more monstrous than the real-life Kanzaki Rei.

Especially knowing that Kanzaki Rei had killed Artemys,

It made her feel even more that Kanzaki Rei’s strength was already beyond anyone’s reach.

And now this guy was talking about surpassing the master?

If this kid can really surpass you, this world might truly be turned upside down...

"Are you sure?" Luluvia’s tone carried ninety-nine parts doubt.

Kanzaki Rei: "I said it’s a hope, not a certainty."

"I’m still teaching him magic. What are you doing here?"

Luluvia: "Nothing. Came to see your disciple."

What a straightforward answer.

The way Luluvia looked at Suenari was also like she was observing a rare animal.

"But really, you have quite the leisure to take on a disciple. With everything that’s happening, shouldn’t you be too busy to even catch your breath?"

Kanzaki Rei was silent for a moment, gazing at Luluvia.

Am I supposed to tell you—

That I’ve already experienced six future premonitions, then, within each instance of stopped time, thought about how to break through the current limitations of the Origin Source, the new essence of magic, and then forged magical artifact all night—

After that, I went to the Boundless Mountains,

Suppressed a major magic beast uprising, tested the strength of that death spirit 「Soul Porter」 ...

And only now, at lunchtime, am I finally getting a brief rest, while also giving some pointers to this dull disciple who hasn’t yet awakened.

Yet from Luluvia’s perspective, it was Kanzaki Rei—"having the leisure"...

"I think I’m pretty dedicated to my disciple’s growth, all right?" Kanzaki Rei didn’t argue with Luluvia directly but brushed it off using Suenari as an excuse.

"Ooh~"

"By the way... when are you planning to go to the World Central Tree?"

"Iz left us the phase coordinates. Since you can use phase magic, we could go to the World Central Tree right now."

Kanzaki Rei paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Right now... it’s not convenient."

The World Central Tree. Iz Palrut.

In yesterday’s six premonitions, Kanzaki Rei had already Rehearsaled it.

He had already been there.

Iz Palrut was sealed. Sealed by Primeval Forbidden Magic. This seal wasn’t a pure禁制... Even Kanzaki Rei couldn’t simply undo it.

The method of sealing had directly trapped the area outside the divine kingdom—including the region inside the divine kingdom—in stopped time.

Kanzaki Rei had tried to undo the seal with 「Sōdō — Path Two: Universal Unravelment」 .

But Universal Unravelment had traced the seal all the way back to its source. It had directly found a corner of the Origin Source and struck the body of the Primeval Forbidden One.

Sensing something was wrong, Kanzaki Rei had immediately disengaged and canceled the premonition.

At the same time, he realized something.

This seal—as long as the person who released the seal itself still existed—could not be broken.

The seal was completely bound to its life.

Kanzaki Rei believed that with his current strength, he could probably clash with some gods—even gods in their prime...

After all, he now possessed a genuine god-tier death spirit.

But if he wanted to clash with the legendary Primeval Forbidden One who had supposedly killed the God of Magic with ease—

When Universal Unravelment traced the seal back to its source and struck the Tenth Primeval Forbidden One, the End Sense had directly sent him a life-or-death crisis danger warning.