A person's potential is often defined by how far their abilities are developed.
Even something as ordinary as the Rubber Fruit had been pushed to Gear Second, Third—even Fourth.
As for his own talent—this ability to preview the future—if all he did was take a quick look and come back, that would be an unforgivable waste.
He had transmigrated, after all. He had read countless novels.
Even without exceptional talent, he couldn't possibly be an idiot.
Preview the future. Rewrite the future.
Take the results that Izparut spent over ten days researching—and bring them back to the present.
Before long, fifteen thousand sheets of draft diagrams were completed, drifting gently down to the ground.
Even Izparut's pupils contracted at the sight.
Then, a surge of uncontrollable excitement burst from his voice:
"Kanzaki Rei …!"
"Oh—oh! This is incredible inspiration! It seems you truly are the mage second only to me!"
Second only to you…?
Izparut, all of this is what you took over ten days to figure out. I just glanced at it once and 'had a burst of inspiration' to write everything down.
From any reasonable perspective, I've already surpassed you by a wide margin.
You really have no awareness of being overtaken, do you?
Has it never even crossed your mind that someone could surpass you?
"Izparut, this… is probably the extent of my inspiration for today."
A complete version of the Rhelen Continent Random Teleportation Spell.
It could send the entire landmass to any corner of the world—though the final destination remained uncertain.
Using "Fate Foresight," Kanzaki Rei had glimpsed fragments of the future.
What he saw was chaotic, unpredictable.
On April 1st, he might appear anywhere.
But there was at least one reassuring constant:
Most of the time, wherever he appeared… it was safe.
And thanks to that randomness, he had glimpsed countless strange and wondrous locations across the world through the lens of fate.
"Izparut, what do you think of my inspiration?"
Kanzaki Rei had already pulled over a small stool and sat down casually.
Meanwhile, the fifteen thousand sheets of paper floated around Izparut, forming a massive ring within the spacious room.
"This is already a finished product."
"If I had to nitpick, there are still many areas that could be improved. We can continue refining it over the coming days."
After all, Izparut was someone who could derive this spell from scratch in just over ten days.
Now that the completed version was placed before him, understanding it required almost no effort at all.
"But before that…"
"Fize."
Izparut turned to the middle-aged man.
"Send these magic arrays to the higher-ranking Mage Association."
"The apocalypse of the Secret Sea is approaching. If we begin deploying the arrays now, we might still have time to teleport a few more continents…"
He raised his hand.
Whoosh—
Every sheet split and duplicated, becoming two.
Then, scroll after scroll was stored into a cylindrical storage artifact.
"Use the highest-priority emergency transmission."
The container landed in Fize's hands.
He looked down at it.
To be honest… even now, he still couldn't fully accept the idea that the Secret Sea was about to be destroyed.
Such a vast expanse—how could it simply vanish?
Even an 8th-tier mage like Izparut could at best teleport the entire sea away.
But to erase it completely… what kind of existence could achieve that?
Could a normal 8th-tier class-holder do such a thing?
Fize didn't know.
But it didn't feel possible.
Unless…
A war of gods?
Just the thought sent a chill down his spine.
Perhaps it was tied to celestial cycles… or the shifting of divine authorities.
Either way, such horrors were far beyond what mortals could comprehend.
"…Understood. I'll handle it immediately."
Then he looked at Kanzaki Rei again.
His expression was complicated.
Gone was the earlier gaze of a senior appreciating a junior.
Now, he looked at him as an equal.
"Rei ."
"I may not represent the entire Secret Sea… but your actions will undoubtedly allow more people to survive."
"Not every continent will take this seriously. Not all of them will have the capability to deploy this spell."
"But at the very least… if the Secret Sea truly faces destruction, you've given countless people a chance to live."
"They may never get the opportunity to thank you. So I… will thank you on their behalf."
His tone was solemn as he bowed deeply.
Kanzaki Rei gave a faint, helpless smile.
"To be honest… it's not entirely my contribution alone."
After all, everything had been copied from Izparut. His own independent thinking contributed exactly zero.
Though… transporting future knowledge back to the present was still a kind of achievement.
"Alright."
"Next, let's continue refining the spell."
"There's still plenty of room for improvement."
Kanzaki Rei still had one more future preview left for the day.
He had developed a habit:
After midnight, he would perform one preview.
The first preview of the day would always be close to the present—to guard against unexpected events.
The second preview, near the end of the day, would be used to explore the distant future—if nothing urgent came up.
Tonight's second preview was still unused.
He would wait until later.
Because after April 1st, his location would become completely unpredictable.
The timeline beyond that point grew increasingly chaotic.
At the moment, it was impossible to determine specific events thirty days ahead.
Fortunately, he could leave messages for himself.
It was equivalent to summarizing everything learned over thirty days in one go.
The only limitation was that only written information could be preserved.
Certain insights… could not be recorded.
After all, Origin Magic couldn't be mastered through notes alone.
"Oh, right, Izparut…"
"A few days ago, I met a friend from another continent. He's also an Origin Mage. I plan to bring him here."
"…Alright. If you have something to do, go ahead."
"I originally wanted to discuss the next evolution of these arrays with you…"
Kanzaki Rei gave a helpless smile.
"Izparut, to be honest, everything I drew was purely based on intuition. I can't really explain the underlying principles."
"If you want a discussion… I probably won't be much help."
Izparut held the diagrams, deep in thought.
"…Intuition."
"I see. I've been relying too heavily on logical reasoning."
"Knowledge is about extrapolating the unknown from the known… but intuition allows us to directly perceive realms we've never understood."
"Perhaps I should try feeling it with a pure mind instead of depending so much on theory."
"With the foundations incomplete, even theory itself is flawed. Logic alone cannot fill in the missing parts."
"Magic is incomplete… there must be truths that cannot be proven, yet still exist."
"If they cannot be proven through logic, then they must be felt…"
…What is he even muttering?
Izparut, are you about to spiral into some kind of obsession?
Should I stop him?
What if he goes down a dead end and can't come back?
After a moment of thought, Kanzaki Rei decided against it.
Worrying about Izparut's magical research was unnecessary.
Besides, whether this approach worked or not… he could verify it tonight through future preview.
Izparut slowly closed his eyes, emptying his mind… attempting to feel.
Meanwhile, Minxiu and Jett stood off to the side.
The two glanced at each other.
"…Do we even need to be here anymore?"
Minxiu was fine—he specialized in spatial magic and had at least contributed a minor improvement.
But Jett… had almost no insight into spatial magic.
As an Origin Mage, his understanding still surpassed ordinary mages.
Given enough time, he might contribute something.
But the problem was…
Everyone involved in this research was a monster.
The once highly respected Origin Mage Jett now felt like dead weight.
He didn't even know what he was supposed to do.
Just as he finally came up with a small idea…
Before he could even organize it, the entire plan had already been revised by someone else.
His thoughts couldn't even keep up with the pace of change.
"…Minxiu, do you think we—"
Jett began, but Minxiu suddenly turned serious and patted his shoulder.
"Brother Jett."
"I think… I've just had an epiphany."
"I won't say more. I'm going to advance to a Level 5 Mage right now…"
"…What?"
Did you just say epiphany?
Didn't you only reach Level 4 last March?
It hasn't even been a year!
"I'm off."
Whoosh—
Minxiu vanished instantly.
…Wait, you're actually going?!
I used to suppress you with level advantage—now I'm really going to be the weakest?!
Jett had always considered himself among the top of all mages—once even the Chief Mage.
His Origin Magic, "Law Follows My Will," allowed him to seize control of any non-Origin spell below its tier.
It was practically a hard counter to any mage of lower level.
And yet…
He had somehow become the weakest Origin Mage in Rhelen.
Thinking of this, Jett let out a bitter laugh.
"…Damn it."
…
Knoroya — Timelock Tavern
A white-haired old man sat alone at Table 14.
The tavern was noisy and chaotic, yet he remained immersed in a white-covered book.
He had rented this table for an entire month—for 100 gold coins.
No one, at any time, was allowed to use it.
Because Kanzaki Rei had left him a message to wait here.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, his senses stirred.
From the crowd, a small figure slowly emerged.
"Tonry."
Kanzaki Rei spoke.
The childlike figure stood out sharply in the tavern—yet strangely, no one else seemed to notice him.
"You're the one I'm supposed to meet?"
Kanzaki Rei nodded.
"…Yes."
"You're the one who brought me out?"
Kanzaki Rei replied calmly:
"That matter is already in the past. There's no need to discuss it further."
"What I want to understand… is your Origin Magic."
Tonry smiled faintly.
"So, it's about Origin Magic."
"You're not interested in anything else about me?"
"I have no intention of asking about that."
In truth, he had already asked during a future preview.
This man, in his quest for revenge, had killed someone in the City of Peace… and was subsequently captured by its clergy.
Since the killing occurred outside the city, he hadn't triggered the city's backlash rules.
The rule was limited:
Only killing inside the city triggered retaliation.
But if you attacked from outside—even destroyed the entire city—you wouldn't suffer any backlash.
The rules were powerful—so powerful that even Kanzaki Rei had to abide by them.
But their limitations were equally glaring.
That said…
The City of Peace still enforced justice in its own way.
If someone killed its citizens from outside, the clergy would track and arrest them.
Regardless of motive.
Heh… the so-called City of Peace.
It felt more like a haven for criminals.
Commit your crime—then flee there and live freely.
Even if your enemies burned with hatred, they could do nothing.
Not everyone had Kanzaki Rei's strength.
Not everyone could destroy nations alone… or ignore churches and kingdoms.
Even Level 6 class-holders wouldn't dare provoke the Church.
The City of Peace was guarded by multiple Level 6 clergy.
"Are you not afraid I might be a bad person?"
"That letting me out could lead to catastrophe?"
Kanzaki Rei replied calmly:
"Tonry, I think you misunderstand something."
"The reason I'm not asking… isn't because I don't know."
"It's because I don't need to hear it from you."
Tonry fell silent for a moment.
"…It seems you're not interested in casual conversation."
Kanzaki Rei smiled.
"If it's just friendship, I'd welcome it."
"But right now… your Origin Magic matters more to me."
Tonry studied the young face before him.
He reached a conclusion:
Kanzaki Rei was a mage utterly obsessed with Origin Magic.
Understandable.
To become Loren's Chief Mage at such a young age—he must possess an extreme fixation on magic.
"This isn't the right place to talk."
"Let's go somewhere else."
…
Loren was vast. Finding a quiet place wasn't difficult.
They chose a secluded room and began discussing Origin Magic.
Now, Kanzaki Rei could restrain himself.
He no longer lost himself for days in endless discussion.
After talking until late into the night, he bid Tonry farewell and arranged their next meeting.
Then he returned home.
And began a new preview.
[Future Preview — March 24]
The day before teleportation.
The final deadline of their research.
When he opened his eyes, he was at home.
Whoosh—
He reached out casually—several pages filled with writing appeared in his hand.
The text was blurred, completely unreadable.
Since gaining this talent, he had developed a habit:
Always leave records.
So that during previews, he could read messages left by his past self.
Reading them felt like reviewing old news.
"Key points and challenges of Origin Magic: 'Primordial Regeneration.'"
"Deduction of the Seventh Combat Form."
"The Life Church… still hasn't acted?"
"Strange. Are they planning to act after March 25?"
"Even Kumironi's authority level isn't enough to access the Church's response?"
"Politically, Lotdan is spreading news of the coming disaster?"
"Trying to accelerate unification this way?"
"What a fanatic leader."
Loren was fortunate.
Fortunate that it would survive intact under random teleportation.
Everything from the past ten days had been condensed into "exam notes."
After reviewing them, Kanzaki Rei headed to the Loynz Magic Research Lab.
Looking ahead—
The magic array was complete.
But the total number of diagrams had risen to twenty-five thousand.
Not just an addition of ten thousand—
Even the original fifteen thousand had been altered.
Kanzaki Rei's lips twitched slightly.
"Izparut… you're insane."
Even for him, memorizing twenty-five thousand diagrams in one go was no easy task.
These weren't words.
Even the slightest variation could cause massive differences.
One symbol off… one angle shifted…
And the entire outcome would change.
"…Sigh."
Sometimes, even copying answers was exhausting.
He couldn't record them externally.
Everything had to be memorized.
He swallowed a leaf from Kumironi's Tree of Enlightenment.
His spirituality surged.
Then he focused completely… and began memorizing.
…
March 11 — 23:55
Kanzaki Rei opened his eyes again, pressing his temple.
The flood of memories left his head throbbing.
It seemed that even during future previews, he had to be cautious of mental attacks.
Because whatever happened there… came back with him.
The thought flashed briefly.
No time to dwell.
In the room, sheets of Magic Script Paper appeared out of thin air.
With a single motion—
Patterns spread instantly across them.
One intricate magic array after another took shape.
Each diagram looked like a masterpiece crafted over months.
This… was unbelievably difficult.
Without the memory enhancement from the Cipher Scholar class, even his boosted spirituality wouldn't have been enough.
Whoosh—
After half an hour, the final sheet fell.
The pile of diagrams formed a small mountain.
Just memorizing them had taken eighteen hours.
The remaining six hours had been spent reinforcing the memory.
As for when Izparut came to find him—
Kanzaki Rei had simply told the truth:
That he possessed the Future Preview talent.
He wondered…
How did Izparut in that preview feel upon hearing it?
Sad? Realizing he was just part of a simulated future?
…Probably not.
If Parley suddenly told him that everything he was experiencing was just her future preview—
He'd probably feel… nothing.
Life would go on.
…
Kanzaki Rei organized the drafts.
Whoosh—
In the next instant, he teleported directly into the research lab at Loynz Magic Academy.
Izparut sat cross-legged, surrounded by evolving magic arrays.
The entire space was filled with countless formations—he was still refining the spell.
Minxiu had already advanced to Level 5 and was studying one of the fifteen thousand diagrams with Jett.
"Kanzaki Rei ?"
"Hahaha! Perfect timing—come take a look at my ideas!"
"While you were gone, I had a burst of inspiration!"
"This random teleportation spell has evolved into something even more brilliant!"
"Turns out, feeling it with your heart is the right approach!"
"Understanding why magic behaves as it does through intuition!"
…Izparut.
The whole 'intuition' thing was just something I made up.
You actually got inspired from that?
Don't turn my nonsense into reality!
This is getting a bit absurd… are you some kind of enlightenment monster?
Izparut's voice brimmed with pride and confidence—completely unaffected by any sense of being surpassed.
"Oh?"
"Izparut, actually… I had some insights tonight as well. Want to take a look?"
Kanzaki Rei raised his hand.
Instantly—
Twenty-five thousand draft diagrams appeared in the center of the room.
Boom—
The massive stack hit the ground with a dull thud.
"This… is my thinking."
Minxiu and Jett turned to look.
Their eyes filled with shock.
You're telling me…
You went out this afternoon—and came back at night with twenty-five thousand diagrams?
What exactly did you 'think' about?
Are we even working on the same thing?
…End of Month—your monthly tickets are about to expire, don't waste them.