Origin Paradise!

noon.

Three thousand personal magic guards sealed off the school.

The accident during the mass awakening ceremony was undoubtedly a golden opportunity for the other three magic schools. Conspiracy theories spread like wildfire online, and public opinion polls showed a significant shift in college admission preferences.

Conference room on the 33rd floor of the action building.

The discipline chief was not there; he was busy maintaining order.

Nanase Maki and the two department heads, Ginjin and Ginjin respectively, were present. Jiang He and Jinshiro Mirai attended as the heads of the first and third operations sections, respectively.

The Second Operations Division Chief is a burly third-year student named Jumonji Hashira, who always carries a giant sword that is rumored to have been forged from the bones of several peak-level raging beasts.

As for the head of the accounting department, she was a petite third-year girl.

"This situation is very serious."

"Of the 2,600 new students, nearly 2,000 have been affected."

“Some promising new students only awaken a single basic spell. If this goes on for too long, they will basically live their entire lives as civilian-level mages.”

Nanase Maki put her long legs together, interlaced her fingers to support her chin, and said very seriously, "We must investigate, provide compensation, and come up with a solution. I don't want to end up in a miserable state of being dismissed as soon as I'm rehired."

"The problem is how to conduct the investigation; public sentiment is outraged," Silverblade asked.

The group exchanged glances, realizing the situation was indeed as described. If they added fuel to the fire, it could very well escalate into a riot.

Just then, Jiang He spoke up: "I did it."

Mirai Kamishiro nodded to herself, agreeing with the stereotype.

Nanase Maki's eyes were filled with complex emotions; she was a witness.

Silverblade looked surprised. His communicator immediately rang with a message from the minister: the prince was already a tactical-level mage, and this matter could not be kept secret sooner or later, and the other party had no intention of hiding it.

“Apologize,” the Cross Pillar said coldly. “You have taken over the school’s public resources, causing the order of the group awakening ceremony to collapse. You must apologize to all the students.”

Mirai Kamishiro hesitated for a moment before saying, "Senior is qualified to participate in the ritual and is permitted to draw upon its power. There are no issues with tuition fees or other matters. The responsibility for any accidents arising from obtaining power within one's capabilities is essentially due to the school's inadequate preparation. We cannot blame the senior simply because they are exceptionally outstanding."

“In theory, we are not unqualified to acquire all ritual power, it’s just that no one has been able to do so before.”

"So what?" the Cross Pillar said angrily, "So you ruined the lives of hundreds or thousands of magicians? I'm not targeting the Kuya family, but is this the right thing to do?"

"So what?" Kamishiro Mirai mustered her courage, stood up, slammed her hand on the table, and asked in return, "So you're going to avoid ritual power and give up becoming a tactical-level mage? How many opportunities does a person have in their lifetime?"

Jiang He's gaze softened slightly as he looked at the tea-haired girl. He pressed down on her shoulder and said calmly:

"It's simple. Just get all the dissatisfied people to come and kill me. As long as they can kill me, they can take everything."

Silverblade was in a terrible predicament. Faced with a fundamental disagreement, resorting to violence seemed like the right solution, but he believed the prince would definitely not be able to bring himself to fight thousands of students. Such angry words were meaningless.

"You think I wouldn't dare!?" Jumonji Hashira stood up and said angrily, "You lackey of the Kuya family, don't think that your ability to satisfy Kuya's future will be of any use in this conference room."

A hint of ferocity flashed in Jiang He's eyes.

Violence +1.

Mirai Kamishiro blushed, and said in embarrassment and anger, "I challenge you to a duel."

"Shut up, all of you," Nanase Maki said coldly. "The most urgent thing is to solve the problem. What's the point of fighting to the death?"

Jiang He said indifferently, "Then let's steal another unit of Wrath Power."

Silverblade pondered. Tokyo Fortress produces only five Rage Units each year. Two-fifths are allocated to the four major universities, and another two-fifths are distributed to various legions as necessary consumables for unleashing power in deathmatches. The last part is distributed to various families, groups, and executives for individual awakening.

Nanase Maki pondered for a while and said, "The Taiko Building must have storage there. If we want to salvage this situation, the only way is to seize it. In that case, let's act at noon tonight. I will ask the principal to hold off the Blue Monarch. They are currently negotiating."

Chapter 512 Raid on the Building

It's 11 PM.

Chiyoda

The most iconic building here is the Taiko-cho Residence, which features a traditional wooden structure and a roof covered with cypress bark or tiles, presenting a simple yet dignified classical style.

The adjacent Taiko Building, with a height equal to the 300-meter-high fortress wall, features a streamlined appearance and glass curtain wall. The surrounding streets are wide and straight, and even as night deepens, vehicles continue to flow by.

An ordinary-looking RV was parked on the side of the road.

Inside the RV, the president and vice-president of the Magic Academy, along with three combat section chiefs and five tactical-level mages, were all present—this was practically the most elite force in the school.

"The Taiko Building has a total of 100 floors and is made entirely of wrought iron as the main material, making it exceptionally resilient to pressure and impact."

"The 70th to 80th floors are the office area of ​​the National Taiko Bank. The bank's vault is on the 80th floor, where various fortress-level strategic materials are stored."

"If we want the Taiko to not pursue the matter afterward, our only target is the skeletal safe that stores the rage factor."

Nanase Maki crossed her long, beautiful legs and gave the four people present a nonchalant warning: stealing the skeleton safe could be resolved later with the principal's face, but if they took everything, it wouldn't just be a matter of face; on the issue of the overall security of the fortress, the entire Magic Academy would be on their side.

Mirai Kamishiro zipped up her black combat jacket and asked somewhat nervously, "What about the building's security?"

"Knock down, knock out, imprison—in short, the number of kills cannot exceed the kill quota." Nanase Maki said solemnly, "It needs to be emphasized beforehand that as long as we take action, the Blue Monarch who controls the power of order will definitely be able to find out our true identities. Don't have any illusions."

Jiang He seemed to be deep in thought, as if each monarch possessed different powers.

The Cross Pillar glanced at someone and Mirai Kamishiro, and said coldly, "You two good-for-nothings, stop dragging us down. As fellow operations section chiefs, I can't afford to lose face."

Mirai Kamishiro's expression was one of disgust, perhaps because she and her senior had been directly promoted to section chief. This second section chief showed strong resistance, and due to the current relationship between the Kuya family and Jumonji, this resistance escalated into hostility.

"Senior Jumonji should think of himself first."

Nanase Maki did not comment on this; the conflict between the section chiefs actually helped her manage the operations department.

"The action begins."

“Normally, there are two tactical-level mages guarding the Taiko Building. Jumonji and the Prince each delay one of them, while Silver Blade is responsible for teleporting and clearing the way. Miss Kuya and I will go down from the rooftop.”

Nanase Maki immediately activated her magic.

Basic magic: Sound Trace, Manifold, and Memory Pattern are activated in succession.

A sound wave with a peculiar frequency suddenly swept out, enveloping the Taiko Building in front of it. Through continuous and rapid rebounds, the sound wave echoed in every corner of the building.

Nanase Maki uses the basic magic, Manifold, to create a flow of wind. She combines this with sound marks, fixes the flow of wind with sound waves, and then releases memory patterns to bring the image of the building in her mind to life through sound waves and the flow of wind.

A moment later, a small, three-dimensional frame, the same size as the Taiko Building, appeared in front of them.

—Tactical-level Grand Magic Scroll.

Mirai Kamishiro was secretly amazed. Not only the building's framework, but also the nearly one thousand models, including Taiko employees and security forces, were incredibly lifelike and were constantly changing according to the actual situation.

“I’m not good at fighting, Miss Kuya, please protect me.” Nanase Maki said, “Silver Blade, you may begin.”

"clear."

Silverblade immediately cast the Great Magic: Farewell. Within the same world, as long as he could see, he could complete long-distance teleportation. However, the number of people teleported was related to the magic energy consumption, and it would take a little time to prepare before it could be activated. Moreover, the Taige Building itself had a spatial confinement to guard against the Silver Clan.

At the same time, Nanase Maki shared the real-time scene in her mind with Silver Blade through memory patterns, thus fulfilling the activation requirements of Watching Go.

call!

The five people immediately disappeared from the spot.

In Jiang He's eyes, the Tokyo night view reappeared; this was almost exactly the location where he had just arrived.

"Everyone, split up and proceed."

Nanase Maki's slightly cold and charming voice rang in their ears, and four three-dimensional frames, each the size of a fist, appeared in the corner of everyone's line of sight.

Silverblade was the first to break the lock on the stairwell door in front of him. A silver folding knife fell from his sleeve and he held it in his palm. He charged down without hesitation. Whether it was close combat or reconnaissance and stealth, this core member of the Silver Clan had always graduated with a perfect score.

Nanase Maki and Kamishiro Mirai followed closely behind.

A hint of apprehension flashed in the eyes of the Cross Pillar. It was universally acknowledged in the Tokyo magic world that Silver Blade would take over the position of Silver Lord after Tachibana's death. Apart from the Colorless Lord, every Lord would find a successor before his death; this was an unchanging law across generations.

"Hmph, born noble..."

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed before the eyes of the Cross Pillar.

The moment he realized what had happened, he was so horrified that he almost turned pale.

At the very moment this operation began, before he could reveal his true intentions, Prince Coffin launched an attack.

"What are you going to do!"

With his mind nearly blank, the Cross Pillar instinctively activated his Great Magic: Giant Slash. The giant sword behind him slammed forward, unleashing a thick, hundred-meter-long sword beam that seemed almost tangible.

Having awakened three combat-type magics and created the Cross-Character Giant Slash, he has always existed as the executioner of his family.

boom!

Jiang He moved closer and caught the blade of the greatsword with one hand.

Its invincible physique withstood a slash with a power several times that of an epic spell.

Anti-magic composite magic - Laws of Laws activated.

The solidified sword light, spanning a hundred meters, cracked inch by inch.

Jiang He shattered the giant sword and continued to clamp down on the strong man's neck. The radiance of the law swirled in his palm, constantly converting and dissipating the magical energy gathered by his prey.

"I've put up with you for a long time."

The Cross Pillar wanted to unleash a torrent of curses; they had only met half a day ago.

But as the force from his palm rapidly increased, he couldn't care less about the huge difference in combat power between the two sides and couldn't help but panic and say, "Junior brother, the foundation of the Jumonji family has surpassed that of the Kuya family. The principal is also aware of today's operation."

"We only had a verbal argument; there's no need to cause dissatisfaction among the entire family and the school..."

The voice gradually faded.

The Cross Pillar was horrified to realize that its power was rapidly declining, its consciousness was beginning to blur, and its thinking was becoming sluggish.

Jiang He casually flicked his wrist, and the prey instantly exploded into countless dried pieces of flesh, scattering all over the ground. The extraordinary factors absorbed by the power of gluttony were all poured into the hunt.

[Note: Your passive skill, Hunting, has been upgraded to Prestige LV1. The ultimate ability remains Hunting Insight]

On the three-dimensional scroll, the green dots belonging to the cross-shaped pillars have disappeared.

"Your Highness, what have you done!" Nanase Maki cried out, her voice coming from within the scroll.

“Just manslaughter,” Jiang He replied.

Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded throughout the Taiko Building. Countless pedestrians on the street looked up and then hurriedly retreated as dozens of bright red searchlights were pointed at the building.

A thunderous voice resounded from all directions.

"Intruders, four people."

"The Fortress Legion and the Tribunal shall immediately move out to detain them."

"Ascertain their identities and hold them accountable according to the law."

Inside the Taiko Building, Nanase Maki and Silver Blade were both horrified.

The voice of the Sixth Sovereign, the Grey Lord, is renowned throughout the magical world.

The title of this monarch is countless: head of the Ash Clan, upholder of the law, commander of the fortress legion, leader of the nine clans.

Nanase Maki's face was extremely ugly. In theory, the Gray Lord should be stationed at the Fortress Defense Department, or at the very least at the Gray Family's residence. The only reason for her being here is that someone leaked the operation information.

Attacking the Taiko Building is a serious crime, but as long as one is not caught, the principal's authority can easily quell the situation. However, if one is unfortunately caught and the matter is brought to a head, then one can only go through the proper procedures, since the Taiko is the face of the entire magic world.

Nanase Maki glanced at Kamishiro Mirai, whose face had turned deathly pale.

If the Cross Pillar wanted to strike at the Kuya family by reporting Kuya, then the fact that the Gray Lord was willing to take action and offend the principal, who was also a Lord, is definitely related to Fortress High School and the Nine Clans High School.

Due to competition for students, the two high schools do not want to see the Magic Department hold the mass awakening ceremony again, and plan to take advantage of the Operations Department's attack on the Taiko Building to further cripple it.

Nanase Maki quickly analyzed the cause and effect and made a decision: "The Blue Monarch is likely on his way. The operation is canceled. The Blue Monarch will advance towards the rooftop with the Silver Blade as the core. The Prince will hold the position. All personnel should prepare to retreat."

Silverblade glanced unwillingly at the strategic storage warehouse a hundred meters away. If anyone wanted to leave, they could only rely on his powerful magic to see them off.

The three returned the way they came, and the two tactical-level mages who were on guard duty immediately gave chase.

Meanwhile, in the adjacent satellite building, a middle-aged man in a gray suit was about to take a step when an elderly man with silver hair appeared before him, a flamboyant red rose tucked into his chest.

"Young man, you're really not giving me any face."

"Shirogane, do you really think I don't know who's behind Jumonji? Your hypocritical attitude is disgusting."

……

Helicopters circled around the rooftop of the building.

Jiang He put on a mask, making a reluctant gesture.