Adella: Columbus's Egg Resonance and the Principles of Fatigue Strength Control
Adella, the 1st Circle unique magic that fused the principles of Columbus's Egg "resonance" and "fatigue strength control" magic. Due to pronunciation issues in the neighboring country, this tragic fatigue-fracture spell had become "Adela (アデラ)." It was a unique magic I had meticulously devised with Hiasen purely to defeat our enemies—the 1st Prince Jade and 2nd Prince Feiran. They were probably around 17 and 15 at the time. To overwhelmingly crush those two, who already possessed talents rivaling the empire's best in both magic and swordsmanship during sparring matches, I needed a flash of brilliance. A flash of brilliance is just another way of saying a cunning trick.
In truth, my Style 1 unique magic could detonate the gear imprinted on the opponent's body from any distance, as long as the direction was aligned. Distance from the opponent didn't matter at all, because all impact points were summoned within a 3-meter radius of the caster. What could be dodged with a mere body twist in close range would require five times the movement at 15 meters away, and ten times the leap at 30 meters.
The imprinting process was incredibly simple too.
[Unique Magic – Estasha Style Form 1]
I condensed mana at the tip of my sword into a single point and thrust it toward the wooden dummy far away. As the sword passed through the magic circle, a gear shot toward the dummy's body at terrifying speed and embedded itself.
Immediately, identical gears appeared around Adella—who was playing the assistant role—along the path to the dummy.
"The principle is the same."
"Yeah...!"
At the moment the gear completed one rotation, Adella extended her arm in the exact same posture as me and thrust her sword. Kang-! Even though the sword sliced through empty air, her arm shuddered with recoil like she'd struck a heavy boulder.
I demonstrated it simply ten times as an example.
"Break."
Break
Wooong-! The gears, having reached the end of their lifespan, flew toward the wooden dummy all at once, embedding like thorns. A massive shockwave followed, shattering the dummy's chest area into fragments that soared high into the air.
"Whoa...!"
Adella blinked in disbelief, watching the magic's result.
"This is what happens if you run."
Unless they fled with all their might until they were completely out of sight from the caster, this was incredibly useful in the confined space of a sparring arena. From the fact that it forced swordsmen into close range, the magic's overpowered nature was proven—but its even greater advantage lay elsewhere.
"What if the opponent rushes in close during casting to disrupt you?"
"It's the exact same structure as the magic I showed first. If they get close, it's even better for us."
If there was one problem mages could never solve, it was that every magic had a counter. If you knew what spell the opponent was using in advance, dealing with it wasn't hard. Pull back to create distance against close-range spells, or rush the caster immediately against long-range ones—it sounded simple enough. Dirty tactics were unavoidable. Deception was the harsh reality of competition.
But the unique magic "Adela" was "amorphous," allowing the caster to freely adjust its power, and "divergent," using angle rather than distance as its parameter—making it exceptionally versatile. In other words, it was impossible to counter from afar, and even more dangerous up close.
"So this magic has no weaknesses? No counters?"
The "Unique Magic Introduction" script we'd prepared with Adella was reaching its final page.
"The downside is that maintaining this magic circle isn't as easy as it seems."
Even I hadn't used it often in my past life, so there were plenty of immature aspects. Especially here on Earth, where there was only one mana trunk, making ambient mana extremely unstable—requiring exceptional caster sensitivity to sustain the circle.
"Counters... Of course they exist. But I can't just reveal them, or the magic won't sell, right?"
"Hehe, true!"
"That's all for today's demo."
"Alright then...! That's it from NoName unnie and Asaneko Adella! Please use unnie's unique magic a ton, everyone! You gotta spend money like crazy so I can—"
Ding- The recording ended there.
In Japan, it was no exaggeration to say their entire history of magic began and ended with the sword—it was the nation's identity and pride. Over thousands of years, magic evolved through thesis-antithesis-synthesis, and in the 21st century, it had reached the point where swordsmen could wield every possible technique.
Unlike ancient China, where you needed to belong to a specific sect to access manuals, the internet offered archives overflowing with knowledge after just a few searches—making it hard to sift through the sheer volume for quality info.
In that sense, there were an absurdly excessive number of long-range unique magics for swords. From the obvious sword-qi blasts, to creating whirlwinds or explosive strikes with the sword. There had even been magic to manipulate the sword telekinetically like a guided missile, but it was quietly ousted from Japanese society with cries of "That's not swordsmanship!"
Regardless, Japanese sword mages ultimately couldn't overcome the sword's inherent limitation of "range." Studying fluid dynamics was far more efficient than awakening wind principles through swordplay. Above all, just charging in and swinging a few times was the cheapest and most effective approach, so theoretical magic scholars saw no reason to bother developing long-range spells.
But a new wind was beginning to blow through Japanese sword-mage society.
"Why... why haven't we thought of this until now?"
Why had they fixated on firing sword-qi or generating wind? What mattered was the energy itself. If you generated energy at point-blank range and landed it squarely on the opponent, wasn't that long-range magic in effect?
The 1st Circle unique magic "Adela" was being fiercely ignored by TikTok influencers—the last people anyone wanted to see imitating it.
But when Nami attached an explanatory video to her VTube channel, public opinion flipped 180 degrees. It wasn't just a spell that stacked impacts. The magic circles for close- and long-range versions were so identical—even distinguishing their shapes was hard—that opponents couldn't predict the type until it activated. Guessing wrong exposed your weakness. And even if they guessed right, as a mere 1st Circle spell, the caster could cancel mid-cast with minimal backlash.
Katsuhata Emika thought it was revolutionary for giving swordsmen a psychological edge in battle.
"The principle is too simple. Why didn't we think of something this easy...!"
Some Japanese were plunged into utter lamentation. The magic circle itself was incredibly complex, but the core principle was so straightforward anyone could grasp it. If anything, the real mystery was why no such magic had ever existed before.
"Columbus's egg."
Kwaang-!
Katsuhata Emika felled a 40-meter cedar with 30 successful strikes. Unfazed by the flying dust, she shielded only her face with her pristine white dobok.
The young girl who had been dazedly watching the heir of the Katsuhata school pulled a boiled egg from her pocket and handed it over.
"What's that, Emika unnie?"
"Yui, do you know how to stand an egg on end without using aura?"
"Uh... if you try hard enough, maybe?"
"Just crack the bottom a little."
"What? That's kinda anticlimactic."
Emika paused as she was about to peel the egg at her little sister's snark.
"Then how about standing it without cracking?"
"Hmm... well..."
"Shake it to break the yolk inside, and it'll stand like a spindle."
"Whoa! That's a cool idea. I bet I could do it too!"
"Exactly. Anyone can."
She let out a low sigh. Next week, the Emperor's Cup for under-16s would begin in Japan. Whether to learn Adela or not was no longer the question—it was how well you could wield it. Emika had a strong hunch that by the main rounds (if not preliminaries), virtually everyone would know about this magic.
'Guess I have no choice but to practice hard from now on.'
Tak!Juruk-
The moment she tapped the egg to her forehead to eat it, yellow liquid trickled down her eyes and cheeks. It was raw.
"Yui, you said this was boiled—"
"Eek! S-sorry, unnie! I must've grabbed the wrong one! I really didn't know!"
"Ryoiki Tenkai (Domain Expansion)!"
In the VTube video, a pink-haired Japanese man struck a bizarre pose, clasped his hands, and chanted the spell. A perfectly fine Lamborghini crumpled and crushed beyond recognition.
It was footage from Sora Mochi, a famous V tuber and former embedded sword mage.
All "amorphous magics" required a "final incantation," which could be freely set like the spell's name itself—allowing trendy anime catchphrases like this.
The reporter who revealed this fact had visited the Korea Institute of Magical Technology's Applied Magic Research Lab to learn the 1st Circle magic "Adela."
"Alright, preparations are complete."
"Really, any words at all?"
"Yes, of course."
"Th-then... Katsu!"
The reporter blushed at her own shout from embarrassment, but the magic circle resonated in response. A powerful explosion erupted, shattering the watermelon freshly bought from the market.
After the magic intro, the video delved into the shocking identity of the creator: NoName, a 2nd-year elementary student at Seferon Academy, who had nearly become Korea's youngest theoretical magic scholar.
Why "nearly"? Because she had registered her unique magic with Japan's Magic Copyright Association.
Those who hadn't watched to the end flooded the comments with their outrage.
The video then introduced Nami's Genius Discovery Program episode. Adella, the AI gifted by Wearsoft. To the girl who lost her parents to terrorists and had her life uprooted for 7 years, Adella was like family.
And NoName was a girl of action. She didn't stop at wanting to make Adella family—she explored ways to get her real ID. Failing in Korea, she turned overseas, handing over the unique magic in the process. That was the full story.
The clincher came when the reporter outlined what would happen if Nami had registered the unique magic in Korea. Unlike public goods like light or cold wind spells, personal unique magics with copyrights fetched massive premiums when transferred overseas. Using a Korean-registered unique magic in Japan meant Japan's Mana Corporation paying several times the fee to Korea's Mana Corporation.
Estimated annual tax revenue, considering the sword-magic syndrome sweeping Japan? Over 10 billion won, the report explained.
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