[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-880":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Magus Supremacy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1244162,1673,"Chapter 878: An Issue?","magus-supremacy-chapter-880",880,"\u003Cp>Chapter 878\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here we are,\" Harus uttered as he stopped abruptly before a door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a normal-looking metallic door, a sight which caused Grey to tilt his head in confusion while inspecting the plain surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t understand. This doesn’t seem like it’s locked, so why haven’t you entered here before to maybe see what Orion has been hiding?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harus looked at the door blankly, his dark eyes reflecting the dim light of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is locked. There’s a certain mechanism around the door that doesn’t allow anybody who isn’t the head of the faction to enter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The librarian paused for a moment as if considering his next choice of words carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know how it works, but only the head can access this door. You might get your answer in the room, though.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harus then lifted his head, craning his thin neck to get a good look at the mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have done my part. Good luck in your search.\" The man turned around and began walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tak. Tak. Tak. Ta—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey turned around to look at the man, but the next second, he was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No footsteps, no sound, no nothing. He had seemingly vanished from view, leaving the mage bewildered in the sudden silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that a warrior technique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a weary sigh, Grey turned back to stare at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning the barrier from top to bottom, he was unable to spot a handle that would enable him to open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stretching his hand forward, however, the moment the limb crossed a few inches of the radius, a bright light encapsulated the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The radiance stunned the mage for a second as the frantic thought of a possible attack crossed his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to take a cautious step back when a handle suddenly materialized out of thin air on the side of the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking guarded steps forward, Grey grabbed the grip, and with a firm twist, a sharp clicking sound was heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was followed by a mini gale, and soon enough, a large bubble emerged that looked big enough to swallow a human whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It burst from the threshold with so much speed that Grey was stunned when the sphere swallowed the mage from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with lightning velocity, it surged toward the door again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stunned Grey, who immediately closed his eyes in fright as the bubble smashed into the metallic surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, they vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the bubble and Grey were gone from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening his eyes, the Supreme Magus could see himself in a room that possessed two rows of shelves filled with books that pulsated with a strange energy, as if calling out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around the enclosed space, a desk and chair could be seen in one corner of the room with several volumes placed on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few paintings hung on the wall, their subjects obscured by the dimness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from those features, the room felt lacklustre and sparse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that?\" He muttered in confusion as he thought back to the strange bubble from earlier that had suddenly consumed him like a piece of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... A teleporting mechanism of some sort? A bubble? It seems that was the first water mage’s doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, the mage could see a few books pulsating with a steady rhythm, as if signaling for him to come check them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stretching his hand forward, a portal appeared directly in front of him while another gateway manifested around the books, swallowing them whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly found their way into the mage’s hands through the magical passage before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the volumes in his hand, there was no title on the hard, rough covers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a raised brow, he opened the first one to see that it was the history of the academy written inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he began reading through the text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like an autobiography written by the first mage himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The script was written in the language used in Arondale—the world of mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he began quietly reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to his great memory, he only needed to look at something once for him to retain that knowledge; hence, he was just skimming through the pages, which weren’t much to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Oh... makes sense,\" he was heard muttering the deeper he read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still don’t see why this is locked away here, though, but okay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out that the academy was built entirely with magic by Armin. Hence, some things are not as they seem in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of those mechanisms was the strange phenomenon Grey had just encountered a moment ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the text, once all clans have agreed upon a leader and that individual actually sits upon the throne-like chair he had occupied a while ago, the entire academy will recognize that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether their intentions were good or bad, the building itself would acknowledge them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, areas where nobody else could reach, the principal would be able to access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the specific condition and rule Armin had placed upon the structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, from what he was reading, it seemed as if the entire academy was alive—functioning as one giant, interconnected chain of networks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How exactly that worked, the mage did not know, and the book offered no further explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It simply detailed the history of the institution: when it was founded, the number of students it first registered, and the subjects they were taught before transitioning into the mystery of the living building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting that volume aside, Grey grabbed another and began reading, choosing to fully immerse himself in the text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, after he finished that one, he gathered all the books from the shelves and sat himself on the bare floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began skimming through everything, reading as if his very life depended on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He eventually caught a passage where Armin made mention of something intriguing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All \"Originals\"—which referred to the first mages—were all partly immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could live incredibly long lives unless those lives were cut short by those seeking to kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And according to one of the journals he spotted, they could practically live forever if they managed to successfully ascend to a higher plane of existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Godhood. The celestial plane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey stared at those words for several seconds in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Celestial plane? I think I have heard of that. Mage Blake; one of those first mages is also a celestial.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading continuously, Grey did not realize that time had passed so instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been in this sanctuary for hours and still had not found any specific, useful information that would immediately benefit his current goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had read nearly everything there was on those shelves. With a tired sigh, he rose up and stared at the littered books scattered across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel like there’s still more to uncover. But for now, I need to put a pin in this and go make a plan on what to do next. I need to return to my world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a weary breath, he opened a portal that would lead him directly to Orion’s previous room—which was now his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped through the gateway and appeared in the chamber a second later, only to find someone already waiting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Dame? I thought they said you had returned to the Noxarian faction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the voice, Dame quickly sprang to his feet, a deeply worried look etched onto his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Er... Grey, there’s an issue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1259,"2026-06-05T15:21:42.431Z",1,"novelbin.me","d186c7d4c63c8a11e1bfdef4bc781a7a5524b13713dccfd0a69b5a856a56c80a","magus-supremacy-chapter-881","magus-supremacy-chapter-879",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]