May 3, 2016
18:18
In a hospital room in Kamar-Taj
I woke up on the bed with a throbbing headache . . . again.
Because of the split second that i announced to use special power , my mind was sucked into the gem into a dimension where everything around was a fiery red cloud, as if standing in the middle of a fire area. Fortunately, no heat was emitted.
And in front of me, there was a red stone throne. I could immediately guess who the giant in the red armor sitting on this throne was.
"You are . . . Stephen Strange, whom the queen sent to learn my scarlet band spell?" The powerful voice rang out. It resonated throughout the area like an echo in a cave that made the speaker look even more intimidating.
"Yes," I answered shortly while trying to control my fear of the hundreds of meters tall figure, which, when compared to my size, I'm just a small ant under Cyttorak's feet.
"Huh... The Queen said that you are the key to protecting the existence of this 7th multiverse... To me, the entity that is mentally tied to the multiverse, the collapse of this multiverse is just to start the next multiverse."
Silence fell everywhere, because I didn't know how to answer. His words were beyond the understanding of a 15-year-old like me. What is the collapse and rebirth of the multiverse? What is the entity that is mentally tied to the multiverse?
I don't know how many minutes passed, Cyttorak moved his body, shrinking his body that was taller than a mountain down to the size of an ordinary human, allowing me to see his figure more clearly.
The identity of the Lord of the Crimson Dimension was a large man, like a sumo wrestler from Wanokuni, or what this world calls Japan, wearing red armor all over his body and a strange hat that covered his face, revealing only his eyes and chin.
It made me wonder... How did he breathe first? Where were his nostrils for air to flow in and out?
'But the common sense of O2/CO2 exchange probably doesn't apply to a being beyond human comprehension,' I thought to myself, before I flinched when I heard his laughter echoing throughout.
"Hahaha, didn't anyone teach you to block your thoughts with multiple spells before talking to a being of the magical dimension? Hahaha, worried that I wouldn't be able to breathe because I don't have nostrils on my helmet, hahaha. This is the funniest thing since Vishanti said that he would protect the world instead of conquering it, hahaha."
'That's it, just like I thought... Vishanti is an acquaintance or sibling of Cyttorak, but they really had a falling out... Huh? Thinking like this, Cyttorak can hear and sense thoughts, just like high-level Observation Haki...'
"What is high-level Observation Haki?... Oh, it's a special power from the world you came from, huh? Interesting, but... hmm... ."
I smiled nervously as I tried to block out my thoughts, but it was really hard. That made Cyttorak learn about the worlds of 4 Blue 2 Grand Line Paradise/New World.
"Hohoho, your world is interesting, but it's too far for me to reach. Even with the power of the devil fruit, it's not magic. It seems like your world should be blocking me from breaking through dimensions… But your life is interesting. You have ambition, but it's within the boundaries of a human being. Plus, you want to be a death killer. I wonder why the queen is interested in you."
"Death killer?" I frowned in confusion. "you mean Doctor?"
"Surgeon,physician, healer, whatever you choose to call a profession that can cheat death, prolong the life of the living, I call all of them death killers."
"Death killer… No, I think doctors don't kill death. They just extend a person's life for a while. In the end, that person will die anyway. We. . . Doctor don't kill and CAN'T kill death completely." I argued, but I found a sentence that I couldn't argue with from Cyttorak
"But you have the power of Ope, Ope, what is it? Isn't it the one that can permanently kill? Immortal surgery is quite an amazing ability."
"That's also..."
"But it's not something big for my world, my universe. Immortals are as numerous as sand on the beach or meteorite dust in space."
I gasped. Is it normal for people in this universe to be immortal?
"It's not that normal, but... . . Whatever. Let's just say I'm interested in you. I'll lend you the Crimson Band for free, without any additional conditions from the agreement of Vishanti. In exchange, I'll be able to see the progress of your path as a supreme sorcerer."
"Uh, normally, isn't it that when you use your magic, you can see what that person is doing?"
"That's right, but I want to see other things too. Like what other magic spells have you learned using your abilities? What are you practicing? . . . Don't. . . no. . . I'm not interested in watching you go to bed, take a bath, eat, or go on dates with your girlfriend." As I was thinking about the safety of my daily life, I was interrupted by his irritated tone. It made me laugh dryly.
"Ah… Thank you very much."
"Alright, you can go back to your original dimension." After he finished speaking, my consciousness was bounced back to my body lying on the bed, where Master Wong was sitting next to me, reading the Crimson Band manual.
He must have found a way to bring me back to consciousness. However, when he saw that I could sit up on the bed by myself, he put the manual down and asked me in a serious tone immediately,
"What did you do!?"
"Uhm… go talk to Cyttorak" I replied politely. Before he could ask another question, I raised my right hand in an upturned position, summoning dozens of scarlet bands that moved like squid tentacles or leaves that danced in my hand as if they had a life of their own.
"And I have obtained the power to use without any additional conditions, except Cyttorak wants to see how I am progressing on my path as a mage."
I intentionally avoided the word Sorcerer Supreme, but Wong's astonished gaze seemed to know that in the future, I will definitely succeed Ancient One as the successor.
"Learning new spells in a short time, using them so skillfully… It's no wonder Ancient One chose you… But that means that in the future, you will definitely face a major crisis… So, it's not time for you to sleep. Go! I will teach you the Dimension Opening Spell and the Mirror Dimension."
"Ah, uhm… Okay," I blinked before getting out of bed. I went to change from the light green patient's clothes that someone had changed into, to the indigo training clothes, and followed Master Wong to the magic training ground where there were few people
because it was already six in the evening. Many people were resting in their bedrooms, reading books in the library, training in the gym, or maybe opening a dimensional portal to return to their daily lives with their relatives.
But even though there were few people, when I the famous influencer appeared. . .
everyone's eyes were on me!
along with gossip at close range!!
the topic of which was . . .
"Stephen Strange fainted and passed out immediately after learning the new spell the Crimson Band of Cyttorak."
Master Wong knew about this. Of course he should have been the one who took me to the infirmary
so he deliberately said loudly for everyone around to hear that I had successfully learned the new spell Crimson Band of Cyttorak.
It was very fast and he wanted to see how well I controlled this spell.
That made me and him compete with the red band to see who could summon it faster. Better accuracy in capturing the flying targets that were ejected from the magic shooting equipment, which created a lot of buzz among the people around, and should be able to cover up the gossip and gossip.
"Good... You've been here less than a week, how many magic spells have you learned?" Master Wong asked with a proud teacher's voice for his disciple... again.
But I won't deny that he's already a semi-teacher of mine, at least in terms of taking care of his disciple when he faints helping to clear up people's misunderstandings.
"Ah... The first spell is Mystic Art, the second is Mandala of dao the third is Seraphim Shield, the fourth is Scarlet Stripes... and the fifth is Opening the Dimension Door with the Sling Ring and the Mirror Dimension that I'm going to learn it now."