Two Magical Circuits, One Body II

Orion infused his energy into Adall's body, and as before, it took the form of an illusory hand of pure blue mana.

This energy swiftly flowed into the young boy's core, and in just a few seconds, it found and firmly grasped onto the lines forming his magical circuit.

From this moment on, all Orion had to do was pull the cord, or in this case, the lines.

That's what he did after reminding Adall one last time to grit his teeth and endure the pain without faltering.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

As expected, the pain was excruciating.

If Adall were to compare it to his last experience with this procedure, he would say the pain was ten times worse.

In reality, even so, it didn't quite add up because his current pain tolerance couldn't be compared to what he had at 13 years old.

Watching Adall suffer from a distance, Evelyn wanted to step forward to stop the scene unfolding, but she was intercepted before she could even make a move by her brother.

Having sensed that something like this might happen, he had made sure to keep an eye on his sister.

"Calm down, Evelyn. You know as well as I do that Master Orion would never do anything to endanger Adall's life."

"He could have at least cast a spell to alleviate the pain or asked me to do it before starting the removal. I could still..."

"That's enough, Evelyn!"

Evelyn and Fercyn had spent over 5 decades in Orion's company. They could boast of knowing him better than anyone else still alive in this world.

As such, they knew that he would never harm Adall. Especially not after everything he had done to make him stronger over the past three years.

But even though his reason told him that there must be a good reason behind Orion not using magic to ease the pain the young boy was feeling, his heart as a young girl in love urged him to ignore it.

"You could create complications if you disturbed them in the middle of the operation."

Fercyn's voice rang out once again, and this time, it brought with it a fairly convincing argument.

So, even though she was still somewhat reluctant to watch Adall suffer without being able to do anything, she had to admit that there was truth in what her brother was saying.

She gritted her teeth even more fiercely than Adall, enduring the agony, and regained her composure.

Sensing the change in his sister's mood, Fercyn shifted slightly to the side to no longer give the impression that he was blocking her.

He, who had known for a while now that his sister was truly in love with Adall, now wondered if this feeling would soften his sister's somewhat difficult character or, on the contrary, make it worse.

("By the way, did he even notice it?")

On Adall's side, the removal of his magical circuit was nearing its end, with the last lines and connection points detaching from his body like staples.

Much of the pain from the procedure automatically vanished, but the few lingering traces were still very unpleasant to endure.

However, the pain wasn't the most unsettling thing the young boy felt at that moment. In fact, the absence of a magical circuit in his body left him with a feeling of endless emptiness at the very core of his existence.

He felt like he had lost a leg or an arm.

No, having experienced both scenarios, he could confidently say that the sensation he was currently experiencing was much worse by comparison...

He even began to suffocate the next second.

Having noticed this, Orion promptly began the next step of their program.

The transplantation of the first of the two magical circuits of the matrix!

If the first notable difference between primordials and lesser existence races like humans, from which Orion and Adall originated, was magical sensitivity, the second resided in their magical circuits.

The circuits of the primordials were much more complex and developed than those of the lesser races. They also had a greater number of lines and connection points.

Having studied the differences between the two types of magical circuits for several decades, Kodren, the wood primordial, was able to create a complementary circuit that would merge with Orion's to create a new magical circuit equal to that of a primordial.

These two elements, Orion's magical circuit and the complementary circuit created by Kodren, together formed the primordial matrix left behind by the primordials for Adall.

Evelyn and Fercyn, observing the scene unfolding, could see hundreds of fine lines of blue mana appearing on Orion's skin, reminiscent of the image they had of their own magical circuits.

Clearly, it was Orion's magical circuit.

They noticed the next moment that these lines visible on the uncovered skin of the ancestor began to converge towards his right palm, then infiltrate the young boy's body.

It was a truly impressive scene to watch, especially for Evelyn, who was a magician and therefore understood better what was happening than Fercyn. She even shivered at the moment.

If watching the scene from a distance was impressive, what would it be like to experience it firsthand?

As soon as Orion began donating his own magical circuit, Adall felt a soothing warmth enveloping his entire body and existence. The feeling of emptiness he had been feeling gradually disappeared as time passed.

It was as if the warmth was filling the void.

In truth, that's exactly what it was doing.

Orion's magical circuit penetrating Adall's body was filling the void left behind by the removal of his own magical circuit. The lines of this new magical circuit attached themselves to the exact locations where the lines of the young boy's old circuit had been removed.

This operation took as long as the previous one and was like a rewind of the latter.

When it was over, Adall felt as normal as usual.

He no longer felt any pain or sensation of emptiness in his existence. However, he had returned to square one in his training.

Indeed, by losing his magical circuit, he also lost the 3 aura stars he had gained over the past three years of training in his core. However, he was not surprised by this realization. Orion had made sure to make him understand this before the removal of his magical circuit even began.

He was still a little sad that his three years of effort disappeared like magic like this.