Chapter 771: Creating A Supreme Mage

As Cassius realised it was finally time to begin, Cassius’s playful expression vanished.

Gone was the teasing brother who had been flirting with Aisha moments ago.

In its place was something else entirely, as he knew it wasn’t the time to play around.

This wasn’t a game. Not a tease. Not another excuse to flirt or grope or make lewd comments.

One mistake could ruin everything.

One moment of distraction could cost Aqua her magic—or worse, her life.

He beckoned Aisha over.

She came to him immediately, her footsteps silent on the wooden floor. He took out a book he had prepared—thick, filled with his cramped handwriting and opened it to a marked page.

He began instructing her once again.

Even though he had already explained everything to her multiple times before, he went through it all once more.

He pointed at diagrams, traced pathways with his finger, emphasized certain steps with his tone.

Aisha didn’t slip up for a single second.

She wore a solemn expression as she read through everything, her eyes moving quickly across the pages, her tail still, her ears focused forward.

She was making sure every step was firmly instilled in her mind.

This was because despite her usual desire to tease Aqua and bully her a little, Aisha loved Aqua very much. She would never dare play around with her life.

This was too important. Too serious.

The two of them were locked in intense discussion about the steps they were going to take. Cassius’s voice was low, precise. Aisha nodded at certain points, asked clarifying questions at others.

They worked together like a well-oiled machine—master and apprentice, husband and wife, partners in magic.

Aqua, for her part, couldn’t help herself and admire the sight.

Her brother was already quite the handsome devil—with his sharp jawline, his dark hair, his piercing eyes.

But seeing the same man who was always smiling and having fun now appear so serious? That was something a woman like her simply couldn’t resist.

She felt as if she could watch him for days.

A slow smile crept across her face.

For a moment she didn’t move. She just stood there, naked and forgotten, watching her brother work.

Then she caught herself.

’What am I doing?’ She thought, her smile vanishing. ’Just a moment ago I was angry with him, and now—’

She berated herself in her mind.

She was supposed to be frustrated that he kept ignoring her and kept giving his attention to everyone else.

But the instant she witnessed his brilliance, his focus, his sheer competence—all that anger dissipated.

And instead, she felt only love.

She pouted while glaring at him, thinking about how much control he had over her.

It wasn’t fair at all. Here she was feeling so much—so much love, so much frustration, so much desire—and her brother didn’t seem to care. He didn’t even realize he held her entire life in his hands.

Yet despite that, she couldn’t help but smile.

’If I were to give my life to anyone.’ She thought. ’It would definitely be him.’

So she didn’t care anymore. She simply watched and admired her brother and Aisha as they worked.

Finally, the book snapped shut.

Aisha wore a determined look on her face as both of them came over to Aqua.

"We’re about to begin." He said.

Aqua immediately stiffened and nodded. Her body went rigid, her muscles locked in place.

She didn’t want to mess this up. Not after everything they had done for her.

"Aisha is currently putting a numbing spell on you."

Cassius continued while Aisha held two glowing magic circles in her hands, sending a greenish light toward Aqua’s naked body.

The light washed over her like gentle waves. She felt a strange sensation—not pain, not cold, but something in between.

A dulling. A softening. The edges of her awareness began to blur.

"With this, you won’t feel any pain whatsoever. In fact, you won’t be able to react at all no matter what happens."

Cassius’s gaze was stern.

"But still, I hope you can stay still during the entire process. Don’t try to call out to me or talk to me. Do you understand?"

Aqua nodded her head but didn’t speak, just as he had asked. Her lips remained sealed.

Cassius looked satisfied.

He turned to look toward Julie.

"You too, my perverted knight."

Julie jerked upright, her book nearly falling from her hands.

"I also want you to stay silent throughout this. Don’t touch yourself. Don’t make any sounds. Just don’t distract us."

Julie didn’t get offended at all. She simply nodded her head and went completely still, her body rigid, her eyes focused on the operation.

She knew how serious this was. She would not dare make a single sound.

Cassius looked back toward Aisha.

The catgirl had finished the numbing spell. The greenish glow faded from Aqua’s body, leaving behind a strange stillness.

Aqua could still see. Could still hear.

But she couldn’t move. Couldn’t speak.

It was as if her body had been turned to stone while her mind remained fully awake.

And once Cassius checked everything one last time, he let out a sigh and said,

"You can begin with the first magic implant."

Aisha closed her eyes.

She held out her hands before her and whispered some words under her breath—a soft, melodic chant that seemed to resonate in the air itself.

Whoosh!

And immediately, a small globe of white light began to form right above her palms.

Through that white light, one could see a small ring-like creation being formed.

It was intricate. Delicate. On that ring were multiple circuits, different runes, tiny symbols that seemed to shift and writhe as if alive.

It almost looked like a transistor from Cassius’s previous world—complex wiring and pathways warped into the shape of a ring.

This was the mana accelerator Cassius had been talking about.

Once implanted, it would wrap around Aqua’s mana pathways and every time mana flowed through it, the accelerator would send out a pulse that increased its speed.

Faster and faster, round after round, the mana would build momentum until it was moving at speeds Aqua had never thought possible.

Mana surged from Aisha’s hands and more and more intricate circuits were added to the ring.

And eventually, the white light around it began to diminish, slowly fading like mist in the morning sun.

Finally, the ring was left floating in the air—a perfect, delicate creation, glowing with soft inner light.

Cassius placed his hand on Aisha’s shoulder.

She knew what to do.

Slowly, the ring moved forward. It drifted through the air toward Aqua’s shoulder, its path steady and unwavering.

Everyone watched in anticipation, even Aqua herself who could only stare as the ring approached her body.

It touched her skin.

And then it melded into her.

Aqua felt...nothing.

Not pain, not pressure, not even a sensation of something entering her body.

At most, there was a faint warmth like the heat of a gentle sunbeam on a summer day.

The ring went further and further into her body until it completely disappeared.

But that didn’t mean the process was complete.

Aisha was still closing her eyes, her brow furrowed in concentration.

She was carefully navigating the device through Aqua’s magical circuits, guiding it into the precise position where it would be most effective.

Everyone was tense, especially since this was the first time they were attempting this.

There was no guarantee it would work. There was no guarantee Aqua wouldn’t be harmed.

Cassius was ready to pull her out at the first sign of trouble. His hand hovered near her shoulder, ready to trigger the failsafe.

But everything went...smoothly.

Suddenly, Aisha opened her eyes and a bright smile spread across her face.

"Cassius, the device has successfully integrated. It’s perfectly positioned on her circuit."

"I think...I did it."

The moment she said that, everyone let out a big sigh of relief.

Cassius himself gave Aisha a pat on the head, his hand gentle, his touch affectionate.

"Good job, Aisha." His voice was warm. "Really, you did such a good job."

Aisha felt so happy inside. Her tail swished back and forth.

"What about the other ones?" Cassius asked. "Can you handle those as well?"

Aisha stood tall with confidence.

"Of course, Cassius! I was only nervous because it was the first one. I’ve never done anything like this before. But now that the first one is over—" She nodded "—I’m pretty sure I can do the same with all the others."

Feeling this confidence, even Aqua, the subject of all this, felt much more hopeful.

Soon, Aisha went over to the other side of Aqua’s body and began to do the same thing again.

A different accelerator was formed—slightly different, though to any normal person it would look identical.

But mages like Aisha and Aqua, and someone like Cassius who understood mana thoroughly, knew the subtle differences.

This was because every single part of Aqua’s body required a specially designed accelerator, each one tailored to the unique pathways and circuits in that area.

Cassius had designed every single one himself and thinking of how much effort that would have taken, made so much gratitude well up in Aqua.

After all, creating even one of those accelerators would have taken so much time and effort—days, maybe weeks, of intense research and calculation.

But Cassius had probably created each individual one just for her in such a short period of time.

That only made her love her brother deeper and deeper.

She wondered in her mind if it was possible to stop loving him at all. Every moment, she seemed to fall further and further.

While Aqua was having her own romantic thoughts, Aisha pushed that second ring in as well.

Soon, at a much faster pace than before, the second one was also settled in.

Cassius gave a nod of approval.

Seeing Cassius so proud of her, Aisha was fired up.

She went around all over Aqua’s body, sending ring after ring.

The mana circuits ran all through her—through her arms and legs, through her torso, through her neck and head.

The accelerators needed to be placed at specific points along these pathways, and Aisha found each one with precision.

Rings went into her belly. Into her hands. Into her wrists. Each one melding into her flesh, attaching itself to her mana circuits, settling into place like they had always been there.

One accelerator was sent right into the slit between her legs.

Aqua felt a spike of embarrassment.

She wasn’t only awkwardly embarrassed to see the ring go deep inside such an intimate place, but she was also scared.

Scared that her hymen might break!

In her mind, she wanted Cassius to take her virginity—despite how taboo it was, despite the wrongness of it, she wanted him to be the one.

She would be mortified if it was all ruined because of some experiment on her body.

But gladly, nothing occurred.

The ring didn’t even touch her physical body at all. It perfectly materialized in a mana-like form around her mana vessels, leaving her flesh untouched.

Seeing everything go smoothly, Aqua closed her eyes and decided to check the progress.

She looked inward—not with her physical eyes, but with her magical senses.

And what she saw made her heart soar!

All around her body, she could see the circuits.

They bent and twisted, weaving through her like rivers through a landscape.

And everywhere on those circuits, she could see the rings. They sat nestled around her pathways like small bracelets, waiting to be activated.

It was almost as if her blood vessels had small rings around them—but these weren’t blood vessels transporting blood.

They were mana circuits, sending the life force she needed to enact any spell.

Even though they hadn’t been activated yet, she could feel that everything was going perfectly.

She felt so giddy inside.

Not only was she getting closer and closer to becoming a Supreme Mage, but more importantly, she was witnessing a process that had never been done before.

It was like witnessing the first heart transplant in the world.

History was being made, right here, right now, inside her body!

Thinking of who made this possible, she looked at her brother with such admiration in her heart.

’Even if I wanted to move past him...’ She thought. ’...it’s impossible. I can never look at another man the same way. He’s completely ruined me for anyone else.

A small, sneaky smile crossed her mind.

’He definitely has to marry me for that!’