As Caroline beca imrsed in an old paper, Leonard didn’t interrupt her.
She must have either discovered sothing or been in the midst of decoding his anomaly. To distract or interrupt her at the mont would only harm himself.
’Well, don’t mind looking around then.’ Leonard thought.
She only rejected him from receiving her research papers. But she never once rejected the idea of allowing him to look around the room.
Since she didn’t explicitly say so, it wasn’t wrong for him to walk around her room and inspect sothing that could be useful for him.
The mont Leonard began to walk around and spotted multiple intricate devices, he was a bit taken aback. ’How are these devices constructed?’
They appeared similar to the dical devices used in his old world, but in an even more advanced form. After all, the devices around Caroline’s room were all ticulously designed and built with the presence of magic.
It also seed to be powered through mana without requiring any other connection, such as a wire or pipeline.
’Fascinating,’ Leonard’s eyes sparkled slightly. He was amazed and wondered how these devices work.
Just as he was about to extend his hand to touch one of them, a warning ca from behind.
"I suggest you keep your hands to yourself. Those devices are modified by and not for the likes of an amateur to touch." Caroline’s tone was rather cold. It beca apparent that she changed into a different person when it ca to her research aspects.
"I wouldn’t be touching things around if you gave so response," Leonard shrugged. As if he would apologize for sothing like this.
He retracted his hand, but made sure to glance at the devices for a brief mont before turning around to face Caroline.
"Anyway, I saw you grasping hold of an old paper previously. Does that an you have any clue about my anomaly?"
Caroline didn’t respond right away. Instead, she dashed toward her device and wiped it softly with her sleeve. The gentleness and warmth that she used to treat the device nearly caused Leonard to curse aloud.
’Shit, are those devices her offspring or what?’ He still managed to curse silently while putting up an indifferent expression on the surface.
Currently, he requires her assistance, and not the other way. It would be foolish to offend her over so devices.
"I do have so clues, but I can’t confirm it." Caroline furrowed her brows and said, "If you don’t mind doing so tests, then we can start right away."
"But?" Leonard asked. He was certain there should be a twist to the so-called test.
Sure enough, Caroline explained the twist, "During the test phase, there might be so probing needles injecting into you. I don’t know if such probing would trigger your defensive chanisms."
Upon hearing that, Leonard frowned a bit. The eighth-level defense barrier being triggered had already caused him quite a headache. If more defensive chanisms concealed within him were triggered, Leonard was afraid of the chaos it might cause.
Never mind the fact that his disguise would be exposed; the whole world would soon learn of his embarrassing feat. By then, his position as the Crown Prince would be in jeopardy.
He didn’t even need to try to catch the middleman once that occurred. After all, his dearest half-brothers would gladly take over the job and his position.
"Without the probing needle tests, can you at least tell what you believe I’m suffering from?" Leonard inquired. He ultimately decided against the testing. The risks were too high and overwheld the pros.
As if expecting such a response, Caroline handed the old paper over to him.
Leonard accepted the paper and was about to read the content, only to realize the language was inherently different from the Valdoria Continent’s language. At a glance, it seed to resemble the Elarith language, but upon closer inspection, it wasn’t.
"What language is this?" He raised an eyebrow and questioned.
"It’s a derivative language stemming from the runic tongue of Elarith, known as Belarith," Caroline explained.
"Belarith could be said to be a forgotten language to the majority, but for us researchers, it’s a requirent to learn the language. Most historical texts with extensive research developnt were written in Belarith language."
"A derivative language of Elarith, huh?" Leonard could nearly feel his head spinning from thinking about learning so many different types of languages.
For a Mage who was required to study the Elarith language for specific chanting, versus a researcher who needed to be proficient in most forgotten or rare languages, the latter was definitely more difficult.
It was no wonder that researchers held so much prestige. This was especially true if they held a dual identity of both a Mage and a Researcher.
"Anyway, the old text basically stated that there is a rare condition in certain individuals known as Inverted Mana Flow Disorder." Caroline snatched the old paper from his hand and deciphered the text.
"As you know, a proper magic circle consists of the three primary layers: containnt, function, and directive. Missing either one of these layers, and you won’t have a proper magic circle."
Nodding his head, Leonard understood that basic information already. Thus, he patiently waited for Caroline to continue her explanation.
"Having an Inverted Mana Flow Disorder essentially disrupts two primary layers, naly the function and directive layer. The old text ntioned that an alternative thod could be to use external items to regulate and fix those layers in place. But given your earlier display, I have reason to believe your disruptive layer should be the containnt layer, which is the base ring that enables one to condense mana."
By the ti Caroline finished her explanation, Leonard also ca to realize why she was hesitant and unsure of his actual condition.
The disorder affected two specific layers, but his issue was on the containnt layer.
After all, he was able to manipulate the surrounding mana and utilize it, albeit very briefly.
’Could it be that no one placed any curse on and that the original Leonard was born with this defect?’ His expression turned complicated, clearly unable to process this kind of information.
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