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"Damn this Universe Will," muttered Edward as his eyes gained a certain level of clarity and wisdom.
"After so many years, I finally removed some of the restrictions."
In the past few decades, he has been fighting with this Universe Will to restore his memory and ability. During that time, he could only slowly influence his second self through hints and random ideas suddenly popping inside his head.
Edward then checked his body.
"My Higher Life Form Essence has been sealed," he frowned. In some ways, he now is considered a transcendent species or higher life form. And the main benefit of this evolution is the fact that he can live a very long life and is not so easy to kill.
However, now, Edward felt that he was aging like a normal person, and a few stabs in his heart could kill him if he did not protect it.
"Morgana is sealed in my Soul Dimension, I don't know where my World Gate is, and most of my mana is sealed. However, the good thing is that in the past few decades, I finished the purification process and reacher Tier 7."
In his seal state, he could still purify the mana inside his magic core. Unfortunately, he could not use most of his powers. With time, the seal in his mana slowly dissipated, but Edward could feel that there was a limit. To be precise, he could only use Tier 6 Mana.
'This Universe has a power sealing of Tier 6,' he concluded. Most of the universes he visited had high power sealing, so his intrusion did not matter much as the scope he could affect the universe was inconsequential.
However, the same could not be said for this world. Based on his analysis of the plot, he knew that only Lucifero could barely be considered Tier 6 and that he was only at his full power.
When he manifested in the Spade Kingdom in the mange, he was only Tier 5, and yet, he could still annihilate all the Magic Captains along with the main character, Asta.
And he–an outsider–suddenly entered this universe with power rival if not more powerful than the most powerful being of this universe. As such, the Will was not having it and used a lot of its power to place restrictions on him and even tried to assimilate him into this world.
"There is no way that Akashic Record should not warn me of this possibility, so that can only mean one thing: that damn old man intervened and hid that information."
He could not help but imagine that old geezer caressing his white beard while laughing at his misery. After gritting his teeth for a moment, he decided to forget this and place Merlin on his black list.
One day, in the far, far, far, far future, he would get his revenge.
Plus, he understood the reason behind this action. In all his years confronting the Universe Will, his Willpower was greatly tempered. He went from a scale of three to a four. He only has to go up by 1 more before he can use Conceptual Magic in some weak universes–like this one.
After thinking about this, some idea came to his mind on how he could increase his Willpower in this world–without going through all that trouble. If he could find a shortcut without any side-effect, he would take it.
Anyway, he was an Arcanist, not a Martial Artist that needed to use the hard way to temper his will. As the saying goes, "play smart, not hard."
Although he had a basic plan, this was not the time to execute them. Edward removed his clothes to see a black tattoo on his chest. He frowned as he looked at it before putting his clothes back on.
He opened a portal before teleporting to the border of the Clover and Diamond Kingdom. He floated less than a meter from the side of the Diamond Kingdom's side, and yet, he knew he could not cross it.
The tattoo on his chest was a powerful curse that the Universe Will placed on him as a restriction. Because of the curse, there were a few things he could not do,
First, he could not leave the Clover Kingdom. Second, he could not kill certain individuals. For example, as a magic knight, he is often on the battlefield and fighting against other kingdoms.
However, even with his power, he could not kill certain people; to be precise, certain people related to the main plot. The purpose of the curse seemed to prevent him from completely messing with the timeline and preventing certain characters from being born or preventing certain important events in these characters' lives.
The only exception to that is Julius Novachrono. To be exact, Edward had to play the role that Julius played in the Sacred Timeline. For example, he invited both Yami Sukehiro and William Vengeance to his Blue Ravenclaw Squad instead of them joining Julius' Grey Deer Squad.
The more Edward acted like Julius whether through interactions with unique characters or the way he helped a lot of people in the kingdom, the less restraint the curse had on him.
'This should be another way for the Universe Will to assimilate me into this world. Plus, this could have something to do with Julius' secret identity as the one the ruler of the underworld, the Time Devil, Astaroth.'
A lot of ideas flashed across Edward's mind. According to his calculation, the Universe Will has only the strength of the Tier 7 Star Level. Since he is in the same tier, it is no problem to forcibly remove the curse and directly confront it.
However, there is a major problem. This world has a multiverse, and the Universe Will is not only from this timeline but all the timelines. So, confronting it would be like confronting hundred or thousands of Tier 7, if not more.
Without his Floating City or World Gate, this was an arduous if not impossible task. Not to mention that there is an easier solution that it could use to deal with him: exile him from this universe.
So, using a strong approach is not the solution to the current problem. He can accomplish many great things in this world, and he does not want to leave yet.
Of course, Edward was not someone to suffer a loss. Although he decided to bare it, for now. He also decided to be more reckless when it comes to how to deal with this world.
So, he was prepared to go a little crazy and try things beyond his capability. If succeeded, he would benefit greatly. If not, he will run away with the people he cares for while leaving this world in chaos–if not destroyed.
So, after making a plan, he opened a portal and returned to the headquarters of his squad.
Edward then looked at his Grimoire, which was now different after awakening his memories: it had 6 Clover Leafs instead of the previous 4.
"The four-leaf grimoire is said to bring its owner luck, while the 5 leaf contains the devil. What about 6-leaf? The power of God? Does this world has God?"
Edward reviewed his memories of the entire plot of Black Clover. Gods are only mentioned on three occasions: one is the god that the sisters in the church worshipped. However, no real detail is mentioned.
The second is the Sea God that the Underwater Temple worshipped. Finally, the Dryad Spirit is considered the Guardian God of Elysia, a secluded village of elves.
Based on his analysis, he eliminated the Dryad Spirit, so his only chance at figuring out this mystery is through the churches or the Underwater Temple.
After making a preliminary plan, he began an in-depth review of the magical system of this universe. There was a lot to learn.
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Next Chapter Title: Grimoire Magic System
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Edward reviewed all the knowledge and information he gathered about this universe's magic system.
The Grimoire is connected to a mage's Soul and Life Force. If they die, the grimoire will disappear. However, damage to the grimoire does not affect the life of the mage–with the exception that they can no longer use advanced magic.
The Grimoire carries the spells for wizards and allows them to use more advanced magic than their natural abilities. At first, the pages of the grimoire are blank, but through training, natural talent, and life and death situation, new spells can appear.
"This whole concept of Grimoire is odd. This entire world is odd."
For one, all the people in this world have mana–with the exception of the protagonist Asta, and a devil called Liebe. Asta's case can be explained while the devil is a mystery.
Edward knew that magic was a gift, and it was very odd for all the individuals in the entire world to have said gift. Although some people's mana is so pitiful that they can probably cast one or two spells, it did not change the fact that they still had mana.
The second odd thing is that all the people with grimoires do not have to learn spells, they can invent them. Based on an individual's talent, training, and desire, the grimoire will automatically create a spell for them.
Edward understood how hard it was just to learn magic let alone create spells. In the Empire, only truly talented individuals with great knowledge can do so.
But in this world, even a street vendor can create spells in his grimoire that suit his taste or profession. And when a talented mage is in a difficult situation or life and death situation, the grimoire can create a spell specifically for them to deal with the issue.
An example of that was in the anime when Yami was stuck in a separate space during the Underwater Temple Arc. He watched all his squad members slowly losing and on the verge of dying.
So, his grimoire developed Dimension Slash to cut off the space and escape to go save his team.
The Grimoire can also respond to when people have character development or learn some life lesson. An example of that is when Gauche learned to trust people, so he developed a spell to make mirror copies of himself and others.
"There are two possibilities I can think of to explain this phenomenon. First, the grimoire has deduction capabilities like Morgana."
However, Edward shook his head as he studied this thing and did not discover anything of the sort. So, although possible very unlikely.
"The second possibility is that all Grimoires are connected to something that either has a library of spells that it can choose from, or also has deducing capabilities. Or maybe both.
"The question is, what is that thing? Where is it? Who is in charge of it? And could the Universal Will be involved?"
Edward had numerous thoughts and ideas. And as he thought deeper, he realized more and more that Grimoires were not simple. Mages can cast spells without yet but are required to use high-level spells.
To him, the entire situation appeared as if someone used Grimoires to restrain the natural development of mages. Because of over-reliance on the book, mages never developed ways to cast spells on their own.
And this restrain is for all races in this universe–including devils. In the underworld, devils can use their magic as they pleased. However, as soon as they enter the physical world, they have to rely on a Grimoire to use their full powers.
'This world may hide many mysteries that never showed up in the manga or anime,' thought Edward with great interest.
He was very interested in uncovering these mysteries. Furthermore, although the Grimoire System has flaws, he can modify it into a system suited for the less talented Arcanists in the Empire.
With it, they will not have to learn spells the hard way. As long as they have sufficient Willpower, determination, and desire, they can learn spells perfectly suited for them.
And there are many other ways this Grimoire can be used by high Tier and talented Arcanists. A lot of people in the Empire cannot instantly carve out Magic Circles inside their Soul Dimensions.
Instead, they have to store the spells they needed and used them when needed. With this grimoire, they can store these spells on it, granting them extra spell slots.
As for the people who can use Instant Engravings, they can also store spells in the Grimoire and have extra spell slots. If they could only use 5 spells instantly, the Grimoire could add one or two more instant spells.
The Grimoire can also be turned into a Magetech artifact. So, if an Arcanist found themselves in a situation where they run out of mana, this Grimoire can be used as a backup while they recover.
The Grimoire can be connected to the Gate of Truth to aid in Gate Alchemy and overall transmutation. Maybe he could modify it to work for Aura and develop combat techniques instead of spells.
The possibilities were truly endless.
While having these crazy ideas, Edward also analyzed his Grimoire. Most of the spells inside were from spells he already knew from other magic systems or variations of them.
A lot of them were brand new spells that he had never seen, thought of, or the Empire was still in the early stages of developing. With just this book alone, his voyage in this universe was not in vain.
However, many spells were still missing. To this day, even after 10 years since he became a Magic Knight, he still could not use Time Magic. Of course, a lot of that has to do with the fact that he did not interact much with Julius; in his previous state, he had to be wary of the devil inside of him.
Once he was done, Edward then focused on the world's mana. The physique of the people of this universe was weird. Their bodies did not have any magic veins yet using mana was easy for them.
Without a core, their bodies could still hold a large quantity of mana. According to his previous calculations, the most talented individuals of this universe can reach Tier 4 level–not counting devils and spirits.
It appears as if they viewed their entire bodies as a vessel to contain mana instead of storing it in their muscles, bones, or different parts of their bodies.
"In other words, all the people of this world have a unique bloodline that changed the very nature of their bodies and allows them to store a large quantity of mana, without a core."
Edward became very interested in why everyone had mana in this universe. He guessed this secret involved the fundamental laws of this universe or some unique [Authority].
He could take it away and bring it back to his universe, although he did not think that all the people throughout the universe would have this physique, all the people in the Empire should.
By then, even if some of them were unlucky to be amongst the people with a very small amount of mana, they can still create their cores and start their magical journey. Additionally, people with Mana Poison Mana would no longer have this problem.
So, another crazy plan once again came into his mind.
While he was in deep thought, someone knocked on his door.
"Come in."
A 15-year-old kid with black hair walked inside.
"Yami, what is it?"
"Vice-Captain Lunette said there is news regarding the Wizard King."
"Is that so? I'll be here in a while. How is your training?"
"I finished all the tasks you asked me for."
"That's good. I'll test you later."
Yami nodded his head before closing the door.
'The Captain's Ki has changed once again. Did he find a way to deal with the curse?'
This is not the first time he noticed his Captain's Ki completely changed as if he was a new person. The first time it occurred, he thought someone was impersonating him and he freaked out.
It was not until later that he knew that this was related to the Captain's Curse.
"This kid's method of Ki is very interesting. It is also a great discovery in this world," muttered Edward as he looked at Yami's leaving back.
"Maybe one day, I should visit his homeworld, the Land of the Sun, to see what kind of magic system they have and if it is similar to this continent."
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Next Chapter Title: Forebearance
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