Chapter 97

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Translator: MadScientist

Chapter: 97

Chapter Title: Dr. Borishutain

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"Hmmmmmm..."

Highnic SubsidyRiceEater.

The one who rarely had time for gallery lurking because he was always buried in papers.

He logged in after a long while, only to sigh at the flood of posts plastering Big Tits and Top Student everywhere.

"Why doesn't anyone understand Reddie's true feelings..."

It was a lamentable reality.

Getting swayed by meaningless lumps of fat and making foolish choices.

Praising those breasts as mana pouches—it was behavior no true archmage could claim.

Of course, he knew it was just gallery banter.

But SubsidyRiceEater was pissed that no one was standing up for Reddie.

"Why can't they proudly say they're Red Squad!"

Surely they were hiding.

Be honest—there are Red Squad lurkers out there!

I know you're all too scared of Big Boobs Gang tyranny to come out!

"UUUOOOOOHHHH!!"

Papers flew wildly in SubsidyRiceEater's lab.

He wailed amid the scattering sheets.

Beep-beep- beep-beep-

Then an alert spell chimed in the lab.

It was time for the conference. A pre-set message popped up from his magic.

"H-huh. Already that time."

SubsidyRiceEater. His real-world name was Pert R. Borishutain.

He was famously known as Dr. Borishutain in his dimension.

Borishutain was the dimension's greatest researcher.

He'd published more papers than anyone in the world,

and nations lined up to fund his work.

Getting rich just doing the research he loved—it was the dream life for any scholar.

"Oh, today's papers... this one, this one, and this... hmm... maybe this too..."

He had a habit of muttering to organize his thoughts,

gathering papers for the conference while mumbling to himself.

Borishutain was the world's foremost researcher. Every conference awaited his results.

But while sorting presentation materials, one paper caught his eye.

[Correlation Between Gallery Magic and KimMuggle's Bracelet Beads - Focusing on the Potential for Multidimensional Shared Magic]

It was the one he'd just finished.

Come to think of it, he'd logged into the gallery because of this,

but got so mad at the Reddie-bashing atmosphere that he went on a posting spree and forgot.

"They're pissing me off, so no sharing for now."

He'd tell them eventually, but not today.

He was mad about the Reddie suppression,

and with the conference coming, he'd be gallery-dark for a while again.

Most gallery users would grasp the paper's contents anyway.

Once posted, it'd spark massive threads for ages.

He'd need to monitor the gallery to join the hype and see how it played out.

So, best to upload when he had time.

For now, Borishutain left for the conference.

"H-huh. So this research..."

Borishutain's turn for presentation.

The packed audience held their breath, listening intently.

Borishutain ignored their reactions as he presented.

Truth be told, he only bothered with conferences for the funding.

Funding covered more than money—it was holistic support for everything outside research: food, shelter, gear.

In exchange, he presented his papers.

As a gallery highnic, explaining to plebs was a chore at first.

But gradually, mages and scholars studied his work and produced their own research.

At first, it fell short of his standards.

But occasionally, even those mediocre papers sparked usable ideas.

Of course, they had no clue what they'd done.

From the flood of papers, Borishutain drew faint new inspirations.

Building on them, he achieved breakthroughs mortals couldn't dream of.

He found the process quite enjoyable.

Sharing knowledge had real meaning, he realized.

After that, he presented with genuine care.

Over time, Borishutain advanced his world.

His dimension now rivaled gallery peers—likely even fluid-level mages existed there. That was his estimate.

Highnics too, probably.

But different fields.

Anyway, it was all thanks to Borishutain's personality.

If he'd been a battle mage like Wandering Battle Mage, impossible.

Borishutain was an archmage focused purely on academics.

Turning magic into 'knowledge' and sharing it—that mindset elevated his entire dimension.

Gallery highnics varied wildly in traits,

so their dimensions did too.

Take FlapFlap, a dragon uninterested in worldly affairs.

She wouldn't bother advancing her dimension.

Though highnics inevitably influenced their worlds subtly.

"Hmm. Speaking of, that dimension. Hmm."

-...?

Lost in thought, Borishutain slipped up and muttered aloud.

He was mid-presentation.

His mouth rattled off the paper in a trance while his mind wandered the gallery,

and a thought leaked out.

He cleared his throat and continued.

But his head was still full of gallery matters.

'That dimension's overall magic level seems low.'

FlapFlap's world—KimMuggle's dimension.

He could tell without looking it was underdeveloped.

Calling a noble house gamer the strongest mage? Pathetic.

Borishutain shared knowledge too, but that was worlds apart from house games.

His presentations pursued higher truths.

But those archmage dukes played house like frail humans, passing 'power' through bloodlines.

A true archmage stood complete alone.

They chased magical ideals.

Forms varied by archmage.

But building a house to preserve blood? Pointless for a true archmage.

'I' pursue the ideal.

No need to pass it on.

Thus, archmage dukes weren't true greats.

'That reminds me of him.'

Thinking of FlapFlap's dimension brought another highnic to mind.

One long vanished from the gallery.

Borishutain guessed same dimension.

Highnic archmages inevitably shaped their worlds.

Even lazy FlapFlap—her dragons were superior.

It just affected only dragonkin. Humans stayed weak.

If that guy lived, would hack archmage dukes overrun the place?

Or would the dimension look different?

Anyway, he'd vanished from gallery and his own world.

Digging old memories, the presentation ended unnoticed.

Clap clap clap clap clap-

Thunderous applause erupted.

All faces showed deep awe.

Next: Q&A.

Borishutain's most boring part.

Answering plebs who couldn't grasp basic papers.

He could skip, but humored a few.

Low-level questions anyway.

He gave perfunctory answers while opening the gallery.

Planning to check current vibes and post his paper right after.

But,

"Uh, h-huh wha—?!"

Seeing the gallery, Borishutain blurted idiotically.

The audience panicked at his weird reaction mid-Q&A.

"D-Dr. Borishutain? Are you alright?"

The flustered moderator asked, but Borishutain was glued to the gallery.

Fresh KimMuggle bait: he'd been 1st rejection confessed to by Reddie.

KimMuggle waited during field training for Reddie to team up,

but she cut him off pre-emptively: 'Never planned to team with trash like you?'

Of course, Borishutain knew it wasn't sincere.

Our dumb cute Reddie must've misunderstood something first.

"No Q&A today."

Borishutain swept up his papers and left the hall.

Presentation done, Q&A optional.

More importantly, Reddie might truly get abandoned at this rate.

She needed subjugation fest teams at least for chances.

Borishutain logged in late and defended Reddie.

After solo heroics, he pledged his dimension magic paper as collateral to save her.

KimMuggle relented and invited Reddie to team.

Reddie huffed bashfully, and they teamed up for a happy end.

Her reaction wasn't detailed, but he pictured it perfectly.

"I-I wanna meet Reddie myself sometime."

Borishutain took pride in being Red Squad.

Imagining her shy face warmed him.

That prickly speech hid pure cuteness, surely.

"Now the paper..."

Hmm. Hmm.

Borishutain hummed excitedly, clearing his throat.

Reddie saved anyway.

And this paper would be a giant leap for dimension magic.

As expected, gallery exploded post-upload.

Threads burned for hours; he explained simply to KimMuggle.

Next: KimMuggle grasping gallery-bead link.

Then, shockingly,

Shwoop-

"Wh-what?!"

A blue bead popped out of the gallery.

Exactly like the photos.

Inside thrummed immense mediation power beyond imagination.

Gallery said KimMuggle added it to SubsidyRiceEater's gal-log.

Whatever—it meant beads could transmit via gal-log.

"Hoo, haa haa... pff haa haa...!!"

Borishutain thrilled intensely.

He dove straight into bead research.

Real thing, not photos—progress flew.

Days of immersion later, results were clear.

Confirmed repeatedly.

"Couldn't uncover dimension magic fundamentals with this."

Studied the bead, but no mastery of wielding or designing dimension magic.

"However,"

Definite gains.

The bead's usage.

It crossed dimensions.

"Needs the gallery. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Definitely... that means..."

But required gallery mediation.

Precisely: reverse the last path the bead took to arrive.

I.e., since KimMuggle sent it here,

Borishutain could use it to reach KimMuggle's dimension.

And if he sent the bead to another gal's dimension without using it,

That gal could come here.

Not choosing destinations freely,

but summoning from the dimension you send to.

Limit clear:

Once mana fueling the bead depletes, user returns home.

Principle unknown.

But anchoring cross-dimension presence guzzled mana.

Crossing defied causality maybe.

Bead mediated countermagic.

Effect ends—back you go.

Rough calc: 24 hours in KimMuggle time.

One day max.

Still exhilarating.

"Upload results to gallery... no, wait."

Borishutain paused sharing.

Recalled FlapFlap meeting KimMuggle secretly.

Posted pic—sticky status instant.

He craved that bait too.

"No reason to visit other gals' dimensions now."

Bead reusable for sending.

But crossing? Once only.

Choices: KimMuggle's world, or pass bead elsewhere.

Crack the mediation magic, all gals cross freely via gallery-bead links.

But only KimMuggle's 12 beads now.

Making more? Distant. Better see the bracelet himself.

Above all, as archmage, he wanted first historic dimension cross.

Resolved, Borishutain checked gallery.

Perfect timing: KimMuggle starting subjugation fest.

Fresh pic: him broom-clinging with Big Tits and Reddie.

"...G-gonna go."

Now was best.

Reason: ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Reddie.

She eyed tough 'Redlight Stitch' target.

Help her—she'd love it.

Bonus: bracelet data, sticky bait.

"Hmm. But appearing in subjugation field... big issue."

Pause.

Borishutain was unimaginable archmage there.

Sudden arrival? Mana waves everywhere.

Meet KimMuggle and Reddie, avoid other humans' eyes.

Borishutain cast simple spells to erase his presence fully.

Undetectable mana, invisible physically.

Basic 10th-circle magic.

That world's academy wouldn't sense him.

Spells might hold during crossing—likely, given bead's user protection.

"Finally... haa... ha, ha, ha...!"

Real departure.

First gal to cross dimensions.

Thrilled, he poured mana into the blue bead.

Grandest design beyond any magic: dimension spell structure.

Dizzying thrill absorbing it bodily,

shwoop-

Borishutain's body sucked into the gallery.