บท 291: Altered

Merlin was still working on the first layer of Zero's spell when the barrier vanished. Without caring if there were more traps inside, the wizard flung open the doors and searched for his student who appeared to be fine if not a little tired.

"Zero! What happened here?" he asked.

The young doctor looked slightly dazed and disoriented but he didn't seem to be hurt. Merlin inspected his student and noticed that Zero's magic status had increased yet again. Was his training actually working?

"It's nothing. I might have forced the creation of Parallel Minds in a different way but it works now. Just some technical issues that have been sorted out. Sir, I'm going to read all the books now as you've requested of me since I have at least five Parallel Minds now. Can I borrow these spare golems? My Parallel Minds can control physical vessels."