Ch.52A Big One’s Coming (Interlude)

[Power surges through me…]

(Head with hair starting to grow.jpg)

Honestly, I didn’t believe the claim that baldness could be cured…

I mean, how could I believe that hair would grow back just by using Blood Magic when even the most advanced technology couldn’t fix baldness?

Of course, I’d heard stories about the elders getting their baldness cured thanks to the Blood Tower Master, but that was because the Blood Tower Master personally treated them, right?

It was hard to believe that a spell cast on thousands of Blood Mages gathered here could have that kind of power.

But after receiving this Blood Strengthening Art? My hair actually started growing…

I’m crying from happiness right now… I’ll practice Blood Magic for the rest of my life…

I love you, Midir…

Comments:

– What’s with the “love you”? Is Midir your lover?

ㄴ (She’s my wife con)

ㄴㄴ Drop dead

ㄴㄴ Midir would be horrified if she saw this…

– I honestly didn’t believe it either, but I can feel my body getting healthier… So Blood Magic can even do this…

– I guess it makes sense since Blood Magic directly manipulates blood and vitality, so if used properly, this kind of application isn’t that strange…

ㄴ When you think about it that way, Blood Magic might actually be better for internal bodily issues… White Magic Tower can go screw themselves hahaha

ㄴㄴ That’s complete nonsense lol

– Would you not have gone bald if you hadn’t become a Blood Mage?

ㄴ Shut up

ㄴ Ban this guy

ㄴ Shall we kill him?

ㄴ As they say, losing one’s faith means “death”…!

[Are you guys actually listening to the lecture?]

I really wanted to attend the lecture but something came up and I couldn’t make it.

What was it about? I’m seriously curious.

I’ve been asking for a while but nobody’s answering…

They said there will be another one later, but listening to it now versus later would be quite different, right?

Comments:

– Well…

– Yes~ I told you~

ㄴ You didn’t tell me anything, you bitch!!!

ㄴㄴ But seriously, how could you not attend the lecture?

ㄴㄴㄴ I told you I wanted to attend!!!

– It’s mind-blowing… Midir’s lecture exceeded all expectations… After getting modified, using Blood Magic became easier for me… I can’t believe this was real…

ㄴ For real… So this is the world Count Vladimir was living in…

ㄴ What the hell is “modification”? Are you guys tin cans?

ㄴ We were tin cans…

– Was Blood Magic always this easy? I’m surprised at myself using it…

[Are you practicing what was taught today?]

The idea of using Blood Magic that way is so amazing…

I thought it was strange how quickly blood could be drawn, but so that’s how it was done…

It seems like a difficult technique, but if used properly, it eliminates one of our biggest disadvantages, right?

No need to keep making wounds in that unhygienic and painful way anymore, just maintain it and that’s it.

Since it’s maintained through Blood Magic, it’s practically healed, and as explained, it just creates a channel for drawing blood…

Midir… truly amazing…

Comments:

– It’s legendary that no one thought of using Blood Magic this way despite a thousand years of research lol

ㄴ Maybe all our research until now was meaningless… I’m happy but also sad thinking that everything we’ve worked hard for might have been pointless…

ㄴㄴ Don’t think it was meaningless… Midir also praised all the research we’ve done so far. Cheers~

– None of the self-proclaimed geniuses ever came up with this method of Blood Magic lol. How is this even possible?

– I will create… a Blood Tower never experienced before…

ㄴ This is truly the first time experiencing such a Blood Tower lol

ㄴ Wahahaha lol

[Seriously… am I the only one annoyed that people keep asking what was taught but no one answers?]

I’ve asked 9775737375 times what Midir taught in this lecture.

If you don’t tell me quickly, I’m launching a tactical nuke.

I’m giving you 10 seconds. Final warning.

No 9 seconds or 11 seconds. Exactly 10 seconds.

Comments:

– Go ahead and post it~ If you see it and die, that’s on you~

ㄴ You could just not click on it lol

ㄴㄴ Honestly, I’m starting to get attached to it after seeing it so much…

– Hurry up and post it, it’s been a while

ㄴ Why would you want to see something like that…?

ㄴㄴ Because it’s hot

ㄴㄴㄴ ?

ㄴㄴㄴ What?

ㄴㄴㄴ (trembling con)

– We’re definitely not telling those who skipped the lecture claiming they had important business lol

ㄴ Honestly true lol. What, were we not busy when we came to the lecture?

ㄴㄴ We’re all Blood Mages, can’t you at least share that much? Damn it

ㄴ Midir specifically asked everyone to attend if possible, so if you didn’t come… well, you deserve what you get, right?

– Just attend the next lecture lol. This is our secret~

ㄴ What secret? “That pic” is already all over the internet lol

ㄴㄴ Nooooo lol

[Writing about today’s lecture.txt]

I’m the guy who analyzed what might be taught in the previous lecture, and I’m sorry.

I didn’t expect to be completely wrong about my predictions…

I was broadly correct, but I should have realized that the efficiency of handling blood is an even more important concept than taking control, and I regret missing that.

For those who missed today’s lecture, here’s a summary of what was taught so you can reference it when you attend the next one.

First, the Blood Magic we Blood Mages use wasn’t originally meant for humans. In other words, Count Vladimir wasn’t human but a different species.

The way of handling blood is completely different, and Midir developed a spell to narrow that gap and cast it on all of us.

She’s truly a great magician for a reason…

Until now, we’ve mainly created wounds that allow blood to flow well and drawn from there, which created a dilemma where the more you practice Blood Magic, the worse your health becomes.

You all hate making wounds every time you use Blood Magic, right?

Many people give up Blood Magic because of this.

But she researched a new method to maintain wounds in a way that doesn’t harm the body using Blood Magic, allowing us to draw blood immediately, and taught it to us.

It was nothing but pure gold.

And… you know?

Today’s biggest harvest was “that pic”…

I almost fainted when I saw it.

Midir is so cute…

God, she’s so lovable…

I can’t believe someone like her is our Blood Tower Master…

(Pic of Midir looking with a confident expression.jpg)

If you think our Midir is lovable, hit that like button?

Comments:

– Scrolled all the way down and liked after seeing the last line lol

ㄴ What the hell is this “pic of Midir”?!

ㄴㄴ Thirsty bastard; it shows up if you just search, but you keep begging for pics

– “That pic” of Midir is better than the lecture

ㄴ For real, that’s the biggest thing lol

ㄴㄴ I’m so jealous of those who saw it live up close

ㄴㄴㄴ I should have gone early and waited, damn

– Thanks to this lecture, I feel like I understand Blood Magic better… I just can’t believe a Tower Master would personally give us such teachings…

ㄴ For real…

Midir’s lecture was an absolute sensation.

It was inevitable.

Midir’s popularity had already been rising rapidly lately.

But then she did something no Tower Master had ever attempted before: giving a lecture to all the mages of the tower, and even showing sides of herself that she normally kept hidden.

This alone would have been enough to build goodwill among the Blood Mages.

But on top of that, she freely taught everyone revolutionary techniques for Blood Magic and even cast a spell she had personally researched to help everyone master these techniques?

And if the additional effect of that spell was improved physical health, how could they not praise her?

The effect of the magic was so remarkable that people felt guilty for having been skeptical at first.

Whether this should even be called magic was beside the point.

[I withdraw my support relationship with the Blood Tower Master.]

(Picture of grown hair.jpg)

From today, I’m moving beyond a support relationship

Midir and I are becoming one unified body

Any attack on Midir will be considered an attack on me

Comments:

– I feel like I saw this recently but I’m liking it anyway lol

– For real lol

– Why are bald guys suddenly appearing everywhere?

ㄴ Die

ㄴ It’s a characteristic of Blood Mages…

ㄴ Why are you being mean to bald people? Especially if you’re a Blood Mage, you shouldn’t hate on bald people… It’s your future…

– It was hilarious seeing Blood Mages with no hair because they ruined their health researching Blood Magic… but now this day has come…

ㄴ At this point, isn’t Midir even more amazing than Count Vladimir? I honestly think so

ㄴㄴ It’s a bit disrespectful, but it’s not strange to think that after witnessing such a miracle…

There was a minor side effect of suspiciously many bald people showing up, but it wasn’t a big issue.

They would no longer be bald soon, which meant they would finally be treated as human beings.

It was truly a revolution in the world of baldness.

This news naturally spread throughout the Magical Kingdom, and the story of Midir, who brought about a revolution in Blood Magic, reached most citizens of the Magical Kingdom.

And…

“Really?”

“If I go there… could my hair grow back too…?”

Bald people from around the world also headed toward the Blood Tower with hope.

Some might think it’s just hair growing on your head, but for humans, it was a cure for what felt like a curse—a condition more desperate than anything else.

That hope alone was enough to make them head to the intimidating place known as the Blood Magic Tower.

The rumors were spreading rapidly.

It was summer.