On the carpet of the Magic Power workshop, as if swept by a typhoon, a defenseless, adorable loli lay sprawled. If a strange uncle were to suddenly enter, he could easily pick her up and do all sorts of things.
They say lolis have three good qualities: soft voice, gentle body, and easy to push over. This one was so soft she fell over without being pushed.
Don't even think about it; in a book where the author consistently follows a low-key, steady route, how could he give you a cheat that lets you reach the heavens in one step? Yet, a certain stupid, adorable, silly loli actually believed it.
In this world, the more perfect something appears, the bigger the problem it hides!
If Mana Burst were truly such a perfect, nearly zero-consumption, greatly enhancing magic, how could no one use it? Just because it's not elegant? Not all Magicians care about such things. Why don't those bounty Magicians, mercenaries, who earn money with magic, use it?
It's a simple reason: the body can't handle it!
Spreading Magic Power throughout the body, then covering the surface with a layer to prevent it from leaking, instantly detonating all the Magic Power in the body, and at the same time sealing the body surface to completely suppress the impact force internally! Such a level of impact is something that weak Magicians could not possibly withstand.
So, a certain foolish, naive loli didn't even realize this and foolishly played with fire. Under the maximized propulsion of Finale Magic Power, every bit of Magic Power was converted with the effect of EX-rank Mana Burst!
If her body's collapse hadn't caused a mental lapse, allowing the bursting Magic Power to instantly dissipate into the air, there would probably be nothing left in this room but a bloody mist.
Even so, Rin's situation was still terrible. All her muscles were overexerted and extensively torn, and her bones had widespread fractures. It was truly fortunate that her internal organs hadn't ruptured.
Since her secret study of magic couldn't be exposed, Rin couldn't wait for Tokiomi to save her. So, enduring the intense pain throughout her body, Rin desperately crawled on the ground towards a crystal less than a few centimeters to her right.
That crystal had been infused with a year's worth of Magic Power by Rin. It had just fallen from a shaking shelf during the Magic Power burst's airflow, but now it became Rin's only savior.
Five centimeters... four centimeters... three centimeters... two centimeters... one centimeter... she reached it!
First-stage Healing Magic!
The powerful effect of the ultimate magic of Finale Magic Power completion came into play. The crystal shattered into dust as a wave of vibrant green Magic Power surged into Rin's body, flowing through every one of her cells like a baptism.
"Damn it, that hurt like hell." After healing, Rin laboriously flipped over and sat up, looking with lingering fear at "Mana Burst" placed to the side, then annoyedly hit her own head.
Saber fought her entire life, training from a young age with the goal of becoming a knight. At sixteen, she pulled out the Sword in the Stone, becoming more than human, possessing the bloodline of a red dragon. Through twelve major campaigns, she dominated battlefields for ten years without a single defeat. Perhaps her strength was fixed at that of a sixteen-year-old girl, but the toughness of her body had already reached a superhuman level.
As for Aozaki Aoko, she's a literal Phantasmal Species in human form; why would you compare yourself to her? Rin suddenly slapped her forehead, "I'm an idiot." She reopened the grimoire on Mana Burst and quickly flipped to the latter half.
"Where is it? Where is it? I remember it was right here... Ah, found it!"
Magic Power Refinement! A technique that uses magical means to train the body. This technique is completely contrary to what a Magician does, scorned by all Magicians. It was probably developed and added into Mana Burst by the genius who created it, unwilling to see his work become a mere trifle.
Judging from Saber's situation, the one who developed Mana Burst might not have been a Magician at all, but perhaps an ancient knight or similar figure.
Rin thought this after reading the instructions for Magic Power Refinement.
Because it perfectly fit the simple and crude style of a knight!
Injecting Magic Power into all cells, muscles, and bones, then detonating a certain amount of Magic Power within the body to create an internal impact force. The bursting Magic Power impact refines the body cells covered by Magic Power, gradually strengthening physical quality and intensity, and at the same time, making every cell in the body accustomed to the flow of Magic Power.
Moreover, it must be performed in conjunction with physical muscle training. Over time, it can even make the body comparable to a Phantasmal Species!
This entire set of simple and crude methods cannot even be called magic; it's completely a training method with no technical content whatsoever. Rin was basically certain that Aozaki Aoko, that human rocket launcher, was ninety percent likely to have been trained using this method.
This is clearly the body-training method of warriors and knights from the ancient mythical era. In that age where mystery was widespread, Mana Burst must have been a skill that warriors fighting Phantasmal Species had to master!
So, does that mean Mana Burst is an Age of Gods magic?
The path laid before Rin truly left her with no other choice. It seemed she couldn't be a specialized Magician anymore and had to fully become a warrior. What about being a Magician! And being elegant, dear!
At this moment, Rin's heart was crumbling. She truly had no other path. This was undoubtedly the fastest and most suitable way for her to become stronger right now. While training her body's Magic Power adaptability, she could also temper her Magic Circuits. It was simply the best way to become stronger.
If I practice this way, won't I become Human Rocket Launcher No. 2… Rin thought of Aozaki Aoko, the Fifth Magus, who was sometimes childish, sometimes a sage, homeless and drifting all over the world, causing the entire Mage's Association endless headaches and helplessness, free and unrestrained.
By the way, her ratio of childish to sage time was 1,000,000:1.
Rin sighed in distress, determined to live well as Tohsaka Rin, wondering how the original Tohsaka Young Lady, who always maintained elegance, was astute and calm in any situation, but would mess up at critical moments, would react if she saw herself embarking on a path of iron-fisted justice.
At this moment, a grim dark room, a wriggling worm pit, and Sakura's numb, dead eyes undulating in the pit, flashed before Rin's eyes… "Slap!"
A deep red handprint appeared on her tender face.
There's no time to care about that! Sakura is running out of time! Even if the original Rin knew, what would her reaction be? Of course she would support me! This is the only way to save Sakura! Elegance, what's the use of elegance? One punch will make his face bloom, and I'll see who's more elegant!
So what if I become a human rocket launcher? If you don't like it, bite me!
Having completely decided on this change in style, and resolved to walk the path of close combat, Rin's gaze remained unwavering as she once again thoroughly read through the entire grimoire, then used Healing Magic to repair her body again, ensuring it was completely unharmed.
Then she sat cross-legged in the central open space, guiding Magic Power to spread throughout every corner of her body, and then guided a mass of Magic Power to compress into a ball in the center of her chest, and then… "Boom!…"