The sacred right side of a certain manga Chapter 071

Roy needed a unique术式 (spell formula) of his own, just as in the world of A Certain Magical Index, every powerful magician possessed a unique术式. For example, Aleister’s Spirit-Form Limiter, a术式 theoretically capable of unleashing ten times the power of the Big Bang when used against a魔神 (demon god).

Roy’s ‘Right Hand of God’ ability originated from his understanding of the biblical sections in The Book of 777. This ‘right hand’ was, to some extent, Roy’s innate power, not a术式. Although powerful, Roy vaguely sensed that this ‘right hand’ had a limit.

If an innate ability had a limit, then what Roy needed to do was to use acquired methods to supplement it, to break through this limit. The ‘Right Hand of God’ symbolized the power of Genesis in the Old Testament of the Bible, and Roy still needed to complete the power of Revelation in the New Testament of the Bible. Only when these two powers combined would they form the complete ‘Power of Christianity’.

Revelation recorded knowledge about the ‘Beast’ during the End Times Judgment. What Roy needed to do now was to create a术式 that could transcend the ‘Beast’s’ symbolism of human evil, thereby allowing Roy to complete the correspondence between Revelation and Genesis.

However, creating a术式 capable of gathering all ‘Beasts’ into one point and transcending them was incredibly difficult, perhaps even Aiwass would be unable to create it.

And this术式 was the unique术式 Roy needed to complete for himself; he absolutely could not rely on others, only his own knowledge could perfect it.

What Roy had Solomon complete was merely the most basic content of this术式, a vague foundation. The overall structure of the術式 still needed Roy to perfect it himself once he had sufficient knowledge. But even so, this magical foundation was already the culmination of Solomon’s wisdom, which showed how far this術式 was from completion and how powerful it would be once completed.

In the hotel in Jerusalem, Roy and Solomon were engaged in a heated discussion, though it was more like Roy seeking Solomon’s guidance.

Solomon called himself the ‘King of Mages’, and he certainly didn’t lie; his mastery of magic was beyond imagination. Just discussing with him benefited Roy greatly, making him wish Solomon would do nothing else all day but help him complete the magical foundation and teach him knowledge, so he could absorb it ravenously.

This wise king was very good at teaching, though this was limited to Solomon’s ‘wisdom of God’, not ‘wisdom of man’. Unlike Aiwass, who merely gave Roy a ‘math problem’ and its solution and then left him to figure it out, Solomon’s teaching would explain every step of the solution in extreme detail, allowing Roy to understand it easily.

“Phew… it’s nine o’clock. Let’s end today’s discussion. You’re off work now, King Solomon.”

Roy was brought back to his senses by his phone’s alarm. He let out a light breath, somewhat reluctantly ending his discussion with Solomon.

If he said 996, he meant 996. Roy would neither let Solomon slack off for a minute nor let him work overtime for a minute.

The magical knowledge Solomon possessed belonged to the Nasuverse, which differed greatly from the magical knowledge of the Campione! world. Nasuverse magic was closer to the study of concepts, a system of research, while Campione! magic was more practical, mainly for combat. Just by looking at how every powerful magician in the Campione! world was a knight, one could see what that world emphasized.

The magical knowledge Aiwass possessed was from the A Certain Magical Index world. It could be said that Roy was currently integrating the different knowledge from the Nasuverse, A Certain Magical Index, and Campione! worlds, thereby beginning to create his own magical system and complete his unique术式. Roy used the Bible and The Book of 777 as theoretical guidance for this integration of knowledge, so that his術式 would be more in line with ‘Christian doctrine’.

“The ocean of knowledge is truly boundless. Every world has its excellent aspects. Even in a weak world, there might be unique essence. This truly makes me look forward to future travels, seeking the knowledge I need in different worlds, and then transforming it into ‘my術式’.”

Roy sighed and stretched, shaking his head to clear his somewhat groggy mind. Ten consecutive hours of studying with Solomon had left him mentally fatigued.

“If I had studied this hard back then, I’d probably be a doctor by now…”

Roy chuckled self-deprecatingly, mocking his past reluctance to study. He now knew that the fastest ladder for human progress was indeed ‘learning’. Learning could truly change one’s life.

Then, Roy looked at King Solomon with complex eyes and sighed, “…If only you were a girl, like King Arthur and Emperor Nero are girls. If you were also a girl, I could learn knowledge in a more convenient, quick, and comfortable way.”

As he spoke, Roy’s gaze flickered behind Solomon.

King Solomon subtly shuffled his butt back, making his butt and the chair back form a ninety-degree angle before he said with relief, “…Sodom and Gomorrah were deeply sinful, and their cries reached Yahweh. Yahweh would send two angels to destroy the city.”

The quote he used was from Genesis in the Bible, intending to use the allusion to tell Roy about the danger of his thoughts.

Sodom and Gomorrah were open cities that did not forbid homosexual acts. It was because of too many homosexual acts that God became angry and sent Michael and Gabriel to destroy them.

“Forget it, I’m not interested in men. Besides, I prefer fair skin. I’m not interested in your bronze skin. Speaking of which, the Queen of Sheba’s skin tone should be similar to yours, right? It seems our aesthetics differ. Congratulations, congratulations! We won’t be fighting over women.”

Roy said disdainfully.

King Solomon gave an awkward smile, “…Ah, actually, I’m not very good at dealing with women, and I don’t have much luck with them.”

“Ha! King Solomon, who has an Egyptian princess as a wife, a thousand beautiful women as concubines, and queens from various countries as lovers, says he has no luck with women and isn’t good at dealing with them? What kind of international joke are you telling?!”

“…Actually, I really want to learn from you. How do you manage to make such a vast harem live in harmony? Is it really the effect of some kind of magic?”

Roy chuckled.

Solomon’s face turned red. He stifled himself for a long time before finally shouting, “…Those things were done by ‘Solomon’! What does that have to do with me, Romani Akiman!”

“Romani Akiman?”

Roy paused, then thoughtfully said, “…You’ve given yourself, as a ‘human’, a new name. ‘Aki’ refers to the Ark of the Covenant and Noah’s Ark, and adding ‘man’ means ‘one who holds the Ark of the Covenant’. I thought you’d choose a name completely unrelated to your past. In the end, you still took the name from the Bible.”

“So, Mr. Romani…”

“Call me Roman.”

King Solomon, no, Romani, interrupted Roy, smiling, “…Call me Roman. I like this name.”

“Roman? As in, Roman Catholic? You’ve truly converted to Christianity under my influence! This word means Catholicism. It seems I’m very suited to be a missionary, to make King Solomon of the Old Testament abandon Judaism and convert to Christianity. Such a miracle is truly unprecedented throughout history.”

Roy joked, then he gripped Romani’s hand with a serious expression, “…Dr. Roman, for the next few days, I’ll continue to consult you about magic. I hope you won’t hold back any secrets.”

Romani gave a wry smile, “…That word means ‘romantic’. I’m using the Japanese I just learned, not English.”

Just then, Erica’s knock came from the door: “…’King’, has your study for today ended? I’ve brought you a late-night snack. Oh, and the cake that King Solomon requested.”

Before Roy could react, King Solomon, now named Romani, darted over like a rabbit and opened the door.