Type-Moon: Shinji Matou Also Wants to Be the Protagonist

A procedure that initially causes contraction can be reversed to cause expansion.

Mavis's spell is [Store Miracles].

This technique itself is a passive skill; it requires deeper understanding.

It's simply about making the conversion efficiency of stored luck higher;

Consuming emblems enhances the interference effect on the outside world.

This thing is somewhat related to the law of causality.

It will be difficult for Mebbs to gain a deeper understanding of it in a short period of time.

Therefore, rather than fighting a spell that will not bring a greater increase in combat power, Mavis prefers to first create a spell reversal.

Mavis knew it was difficult, but with "segmented thinking" and "high-speed thinking," she felt she had a great advantage.

Furthermore, regarding the skills of "segmented thinking" and "high-speed thinking".

Previously, Mebius had been hesitant to train too aggressively.

After all, both of these skills are related to brainpower, and it's risky to overuse them.

If you mess up your brain, Mebius will have nowhere to turn to cry.

But now that there's the [Reversal Spell] as a backup, Mavis feels she can be a little more aggressive.

For example, overclocking [high-speed thinking]; and the advanced [segmented thinking]!

[Segmented Thinking] Mavis only completed the second stage of training, yet she already possessed a thought circuit with four threads.

Once you reach Tier 3, that's 27 threads, nearly seven times the computing power.

This is a qualitative leap, and one can imagine how much it will help Mebbes's research.

In addition, since the reversal technique can repair the damage caused by the brain's high-intensity operation in real time, Mavis has no need to worry about the risk of failure.

If Mebius didn't seize this opportunity to take another step forward, he would feel he would be letting himself down.

The process of overcoming the challenge was smooth and uneventful, and the advancement was completed naturally.

As for why two of the miracle emblems on his face are missing, well... it's probably because the weather was too hot and the color faded!

Having tasted the benefits of rapid advancement, Mavis immediately began experimenting with technique reversal.

The principle behind surgical reversal is not complicated.

It simply replaces the original driving force of the spell with reversed positive energy, making it driven by positive energy.

If the spell already has high attack power, this step can be somewhat dangerous.

After all, an out-of-control spell won't stop causing harm just because you're the master.

However, Mebius's "Storage Miracle" has no direct destructive power.

Even if it gets out of control, at most the process of storing luck will be interrupted, or the spell will be broken.

However, all these costs are perfectly covered by the [Reversal Spell].

After two days and two nights of tireless experimentation, the new form of [Storage Miracle] has finally emerged.

Mavis named it "Pandora's Box"!

Chapter 331: My luck is my enemy's calamity

Mebius once heard a saying: "My good fortune is the calamity of my enemies."

This statement is perfectly suited to the inverted concept of "Storing Miracles".

The reversed [Storage Miracle] is still not a powerful destructive ability.

But Mavis felt that the new ability was more useful than mere destructive power.

The "Storage Miracle," which operates on positive energy, remains unchanged during the storage phase.

It will still passively absorb and store Mavis's usual little bit of luck to form the emblem of miracles.

What changes is the latter half of the usage phase.

Normally, consuming Miracle Emblems triggers a miracle, allowing Mavis to turn misfortune into good fortune.

The reverse usage is to transform the Miracle Emblem into a curse of calamity and inflict it on the enemy.

If you don't use the Miracle Emblem often, the target is probably someone who's having a little bad luck.

But if Mebius is willing to spend the money, it's not impossible for him to treat the other party to a "Final Destination" meal.

Moreover, the curse of calamity descends in the form of misfortune at the causal level, and cannot be resisted by conventional defensive means.

The only limitations on this capability are probably resources and range.

The Miracle Emblem was formed by absorbing Mavis's daily good fortune.

Mavis isn't some chosen one with unlimited luck.

The goal is to accumulate emblems to create a curse of misfortune on the level of Final Destination.

Mavis doesn't know how long it will take to save enough.

The issue of range is easier to understand; the application of a curse is not something that can be done casually.

It requires one condition—physical contact!

Therefore, to make good use of this ability, it really tests Mavis's resource management and melee combat skills.

However, it's not easy to use a calamity curse of the level of Final Destination.

But it is enough to inflict ordinary calamities on an enemy, causing them to experience misfortune for a period of time.

In battle, a small mistake can mean the difference between life and death.

As for the range issue, Mebbs didn't seem to care.

Putting aside the fact that her melee abilities are quite good, she is fully capable of applying curses at close range.

Even if Mavis's melee abilities are outdated.

However, the Domain skill can mitigate this flaw to some extent.

The "guaranteed hit" effect within the field and the characteristic of considering the area within which the technique is applied can compensate for the lack of range.

However, the domain is basically the pinnacle of the spellcasting ability system.

With Mavis's current level of understanding of the spell, she is not yet able to "expand the domain".

Moreover, Mavis has a bit of ambition; she doesn't want that kind of territory with boundaries.

Her technique dictates that open fields with no boundaries and extreme expansion are more suitable for her.

However, open domains are much more difficult than ordinary domains.

Moreover, this world does not yet possess a useful exchange ability like "Binding".

One can only build it up slowly by relying on one's understanding of the techniques.

Mebis probably won't have that ability in the short term.

So Mebius announced the end of his seclusion without even trying.

The moment Mavis finished leveling up, she switched to the familiar's perspective.

When leaving the noble castle, Mavis left behind the parrot familiar.

Faust wanted to stall for time, but Mebbes was equally eager to see what the other was up to.

Through the parrot's perspective, Mavis saw piles and piles of books stacked in the castle hall.

Bairo actually managed to have the grimoire brought over.

Judging from the pristine condition of these books, and the faint scent of ink, they are truly remarkable.

It must be a recently printed copy.

However, books are merely a vehicle for knowledge, and Mavis doesn't care whether they are copied or not.

To Mebius's surprise, after Bairo delivered the items...

They simply left without even leaving any guards behind.

Before the goods arrived, Bairo did send a message to Mebis.

However, at that time, Mavis was engrossed in her cultivation and did not respond.

But judging from the comments, Bairo said that these were only the first batch.

Furthermore, it also includes a document on the [Soul Anima] that the mages have recently "compiled".

Despite knowing the other party had ill intentions, Mavis was still somewhat taken aback by their overwhelming sincerity.

Mebbs has already reviewed the information he received during the last communication.

The content inside is all the part that Greengrass was in charge of.

For Mebbes, it was just repetitive and useless content.

This was clearly a move by Faust to test whether Mebbes had access to the information Greengrass possessed.

New content is being delivered now, even if it's just for this part of the [Soul Anima] data.

Mebius would not refuse the other party's kindness.

But she didn't plan to go there herself; instead, she controlled her parrot familiar to secretly transfer the grimoire.

Mavis handed the necklace to the familiar.

That's the good thing about Edolas' magical items; unless a special anti-theft lock is designed, anyone who gets their hands on them can use them.

The parrot familiar itself is not yet intelligent enough to use magical equipment.

However, as a familiar, Mavis is able to transfer her consciousness into its body.

In this situation, there's not much difference between the familiar's presence and Mavis's personal presence.

Furthermore, the [Scent Concealment] attached to the familiar is even more suitable for this kind of infiltration work.

All it takes is to sneak into the castle hall under the cover of night and use the necklace to transfer the grimoire out.

Without Mavis having to personally take risks, she could get so many magic books for free. No matter how you look at it, Mavis was the one who profited.

However, considering that these things were all sent by the enemy.

Mebius did not take it back to his hiding place.

Instead, they found another place as a temporary storage location.

Then I started reading directly from the perspective of the parrot familiar.

Mavis wanted the knowledge in the book, not the book itself.

By memorizing the contents of the book, one can avoid the risk that Faust might tamper with these books.

As for the blueprint data of the most risky [Soul Anima].

After reading it once, it was burned by Mebius.

[Segmented thinking] and [high-speed thinking], plus the parrot's all-seeing magic eye.

Mavis can read 27 books at once, and her browsing efficiency is comparable to scanning.

In just half a day, Mavis had completely recorded all the contents of the first batch of magic books.

The reason it happened so quickly is that these magical texts are mostly basic.

During the Fairy Tail era, Mavis had already almost finished repairing her.

This scan serves primarily to identify and fill any gaps in the data.

For the next period of time, Bairo maintained a steady pace of delivering magical books to the castle at a rate of one batch every three days.

I don't know if Bairo did it on purpose.

The contents of these grimoires are mostly theoretical research, with very few magical techniques that can actually enhance one's strength.

It was only after Mavis deliberately expressed a protest that the other party sent some alchemical texts.

And if Mavis wasn't mistaken, these alchemical texts were originally named Greengrass.

The bright family crest was also copied over.