Fanatics of the Magic Academy

Chapter 96, Six Hundred and Sixty-Six, Even Dora Has Arrived

After preparing some food in advance and giving Tiana some instructions, Rose left home.

Rose left his house, pondering whether he should find Tiana a school to attend.

It's not a question of "whether or not," it's a question of "must."

Because Tiana couldn't possibly stay at home with him at that age.

Clearly, this is not conducive to Tiana's development.

Because Rose's personality and perception were almost fixed in the 20 years of her previous life, she has a certain ability to resist interference.

But Tiana hasn't yet; her worldview is still in its early stages.

Rose was thinking of asking Joel, the Old God Face, about this later, as for Mason...

After all, they have seen and experienced a lot, and although it's just theoretical, it can still serve as a reference.

Rose was going out to attend a party that Keaton, the crazy, plastic-surgery man in a suit, had invited him to.

Although, judging from Keaton's wonderful mental state, it was most likely a gathering of mental patients.

But Rose decided to use perception magic to observe from a distance first and see what was going on.

After all, this was one of the few channels through which he could come into contact with the magician community.

To some extent, it's even possible to trade with them and gather intelligence, making it easier to integrate into this world.

After all, he is essentially a believer, and his role as a magician is achieved through point conversion.

Although he is currently focused and there is almost no risk of being exposed, Rose is afraid that this fake magician will be exposed because of some details.

So Rose decided to observe the magicians of this world to see what was going on, because knowing your enemy is half the battle.

Rose went to the address Keaton had given him earlier—number 23 in the West End.

His current level of neatness in his clothing makes it impossible for him to hide in the slums.

Moreover, because of the child's appearance, he had already sensed several malicious gazes.

After all, a child like him who clearly hasn't taken any enhancement drugs would have considerable value whether sold separately, sold alive, or a combination of the two methods.

However, those homeless people who dared to step forward were blasted away by Rose the next second, while the remaining homeless people were filled with awe upon seeing this scene and all avoided Rose's gaze.

After thinking for a while, Rossai decided to take advantage of his short stature and find a place to hide.

With his superior physical abilities, he quickly arrived at the rooftop of a house, a place where Rose's newly learned [Perception Enhancement] skill could detect their gathering place.

This newly learned magic is really useful; the level of detail and clarity in its perception far surpasses the previous [Wind Net Perception].

Rose recalled the splitting headache he had experienced after capturing the fluctuations in rationality sent by [WindNet Perception], and felt a bit uneasy.

It seems that Walker, the magician behind Hope, has a really good temper, or perhaps Hope's research data is just too important to him.

If Rose had sensed such a fluctuation of rationality, she would have definitely thought the other party was looking for trouble.

The fact that the other party was still patient enough to come and communicate with him shows that his experimental direction was too bizarre and abnormal.

Rose curled up into a ball, concealing her form as she sensed the house.

Rose noticed that the outside of the house was very clean and tidy, and that there were no homeless people within a 200-meter radius of the house.

This area is actually arranged quite cleverly.

Because there won't be any homeless people wandering around if someone wants to show up for the party.

Those who do not wish to attend the gathering but only wish to observe from a distance can blend in with the homeless and remain undetected.

Rose probed into the house with her senses. The interior of the house was exquisitely decorated. In the center of the living room, a total of 7 people were gathered around a table, communicating.

In Rose's perception, these seven people were generally disguised; almost all of their faces were unclear, and when his senses probed their faces, they were all blurry.

This is clearly their counter-detection against perception-based magic.

Why "almost"? Because two people's faces are clearly visible. One is Keaton's, which is easy to understand. His face has obviously been deliberately modified and plastic surgery. He seems quite satisfied with his face and can't wait for others to use perception magic to appreciate his "peerless beauty".

And another one...

Rose was somewhat indescribable and felt extremely tense. The moment Rose sensed it, she thought she was about to die.

He sensed an "Ella".

You may not know what "Ella" is.

"Ella" is a cartoon character from a picture book that Rose bought for Tiana; the book is called "Ella's Wonderful Adventure"...

Okay, you might still not understand if I put it that way. To put it another way, it's basically an alternate world version of Dora!

And it's not the kind of Dora cosplay, it's the kind of Dora that's a two-dimensional, flat creature.

Can you imagine that in Rose's perception, a flat, two-dimensional Dora is sitting in a chair, with flat hands that are bending and waving to communicate with others, and with oval eyes like Dora's, and a flat mouth that opens and closes like a slit cut in a piece of paper?

This is really weird!

Moreover, in Rose's perception, all of this was still black and white, so it should look something like this:

Rose felt like she was about to die!

Humanity is probably doomed, how the hell is the Magic Federation still standing?!

Rose withdrew her senses and curled up on the roof, clutching her head in anguish.

Subsequently, Rose gradually accepted this novelty.

He quickly realized what it was.

First of all, it's certain that this magician doesn't look like a two-dimensional, flat, paper-like figure.

Even if the Magic Federation's flesh and blood technology is incredibly advanced, it's impossible to transform a person into this monstrosity.

Therefore, there is only one possibility: this "Ella" is a mimicry of the other party.

Before Rosey communicated with Walker, the magician behind Hope, Walker had already used perception magic to sense Rosey's appearance, but it wasn't until he finally saw Rosey's appearance that he confirmed that Rosey was a child.

This indicates that this world possesses reverse magic specifically designed to counter perception-based magic.

Those few with blurred faces are just the most basic application of this reverse magic.

And we also know that rationality is an extraordinary power that can only be developed under a highly socialized environment.

Kenneth once said that wizards are highly socially bound, and even a third-circle wizard cannot be separated from society.

This means that almost all magicians are highly socialized.

If everyone in a group of mages is equipped with a perception-type spell, and this perception-type spell can also interfere in reverse, then this kind of social product will inevitably emerge.

Even in another world, people are creatures who love to create mischief.

After seeing "Ella", Rose had a deeper understanding of the statement that perception magic plays a part in social functions.

This is somewhat similar to WeChat and QQ profile pictures from our previous lives.

Furthermore, Rose guessed that the technical capabilities and rational requirements of such a device were definitely not low.

This may also be a symbol of identity.

Rose guessed that the opponent's rationality level might still be at the middle level of the second ring or even higher.

Furthermore, it is evident from their interactions that "Ella" holds a significant position within this group.

Rose could roughly guess that this phenomenon was probably quite common. The magicians he encountered, as long as they had ever reached the second-circle level, had generally done similar things.

They've lost their rationality and no longer support maintaining this kind of thing.

More than 4000 years ago, the first mage to invent perception magic and the first to invent reverse perception magic said, "How do you think people in the future will use perception magic? I can't wait to find out."

Magicians 4000 years later:

Rose breathed a sigh of relief and was just about to continue using [Perception Enhancement] to observe when he suddenly realized a problem: when he came into contact with magic university and the people he would be in contact with were almost all magicians, if this phenomenon was common, what kind of hellish scene would he perceive when he used perception magic, a scene of countless immortals?!

Rose felt his hair stand on end; he truly felt that his life was coming to an end, and developed a deep fear of the magic academy.

No, that's not right!

Rose immediately dispelled this emotion.

It must be that old scoundrel Mason who set this trap for himself. He's still determined to keep me on the run as a homeless person!