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Chapter 2881 Zeref's Analysis of the Witch Factor!

Chapter 2881 Zeref's Analysis of the Witch Factor!

The invisible hand, emitting a purplish-black glow and with a distorted shape, struggled slightly in Zeref's palm.

Its surface, flowing with a dark spirit, is like a materialized swamp, attempting to erode the sanity of those who touch it.

However, not a ripple appeared in Jelf's dark eyes.

He simply watched this conceptualized force in silence.

It was as if they were examining a novel toy.

"Uh-"

Natsuki Subaru, however, clenched his teeth so hard they made a grinding sound.

Cold sweat kept rolling down his forehead.

Maintaining this arm was like having acute appendicitis for him.

The intense abdominal pain caused him to tremble uncontrollably.

Even my breathing became rapid.

Fortunately, Jelf snapped out of his deep thought.

Seeing Natsuki Subaru on the verge of collapse, a hint of pity appeared on his face.

He slowly released his grip and said in a low voice, "That's enough, put it back."

Upon hearing this, Subaru Natsuki felt as if he had been granted a pardon.

The tension in my nerves instantly relaxed.

As the 'invisible hand' disappeared, the excruciating pain receded rapidly like a tide.

All that remained was deep exhaustion and weakness.

"Huff, huff."

Natsuki Subaru covered his still aching stomach with trembling hands.

He struggled to lift his head.

His bloodshot eyes were filled with urgency and anticipation.

"Your Majesty Jelf, have you made any discoveries?"

Jelf did not answer immediately.

He lowered his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then turned his gaze back to Subaru Natsuki: "Merely touching it is not enough."

"This arm is just a symptom; to make an accurate diagnosis, we need to examine your body and find the source of the problem."

After saying that, Jelf took half a step forward, raised his right hand, and put it on the other person's shoulder.

"Relax, don't resist."

As Zeref finished speaking, Natsuki Subaru felt an unfamiliar foreign magical energy, like countless thin black threads, seeping silently into his body from the point of contact on his shoulder.

This feeling isn't painful, but it creates an unsettling sense of being completely seen through.

Jelf closed his eyes.

At this moment, his perception was magnified infinitely, transcending the physical barriers of flesh and bone.

It directly penetrates Subaru Natsuki's body, mind, magic, and even his deepest soul state.

In Jelf's view, his body presents a complex and multi-layered picture.

He saw that the cells had become denser after being enhanced by 'Perfect Type I'.

I saw a faint but pure Yin-attribute magic power.

Furthermore, one can see deep within the soul two incongruous yet curse-like shadows.

One of them appears as a purplish-black color in the spiritual world, but occupies a relatively small area.

The other mass was many times larger, as black as an abyss, and contained a strong obsession.

These two forces are like malignant tumors, intertwined with Subaru Natsuki's very essence.

A moment later.

Zeref opened his eyes and removed his hand from Subaru Natsuki's shoulder.

But his eyes became even more profound.

He looked like a professor standing on a university podium under the gaze of everyone.

He spoke in a calm and unhurried tone:

"Based on your previous experiences and the in-depth examination of your body and soul that I just conducted, I can roughly deduce the underlying principles."

"This so-called 'invisible divine will' is not magic or sorcery in the usual sense at all."

Subaru Natsuki tried his best to understand these words.

"Yes."

After giving a slight nod, Jelf began a lengthy discourse that could be described as academic.

"From my research into the underlying structure of dark magic, the obstacles and pain you are currently experiencing when using this ability stem from several fundamental contradictions that cannot be avoided."

Jelf raised a finger and meticulously analyzed, "Firstly, this ability is not the result of your learning, meditation, or actively constructing magic circuits."

"It is a one-time deformed product resulting from the 'rejection fusion' of the Sloth Witch factor remaining in your body after you defeated Petitchius and your soul."

"That is, a defective product of 'power'."

"You can think of it as a 'foreign organ' that has been forcibly transplanted into the soul."

"It does exist in the body, and you can feel it, but it follows the logic of the 'witch factor' itself."

"Therefore, using it will cause intense discomfort to your soul and abdomen."

Upon hearing this analogy, Subaru Natsuki nodded in sudden understanding.

Joseph, meanwhile, stroked his chin thoughtfully and muttered, "It's like cramming a tractor engine into an airplane. It might make a sound, but it's a complete mismatch, and even starting it would be a struggle."

Jelf ignored Joseph's banter.

He raised his second finger and continued, "Secondly, there is a lack of 'mediation loops'."

"Conventional magic, whether it's magic from your world or magic from mine, requires magical energy as a medium to build a circuit within the body before releasing it to the outside world."

“But this power based on the ‘witch factor’ is different.”

"It acts directly on the conceptual level of the soul, completely skipping the conventional energy conversion steps of magic."

"It is precisely because of the lack of this 'mediating circuit' that it is impossible to improve through ordinary meditation practice."

Perona's eyes darted around as she listened to this profound and unfathomable theory.

Her soul seemed to have left her body as she floated around in mid-air, muttering softly, "I can't understand a word of it~"

Natsuki Subaru was also a little confused, but he still grasped the key point and asked eagerly, "Then do you have a solution?"

"Have."

Jelf nodded in agreement, admitting that he had figured out a solution:

“I can make your ‘invisible divine will’ a controllable ability.”

"It's just that the path is outside the conventional magic system."

Natsuki Subaru was overjoyed upon hearing this answer.

“In my eyes, your ‘invisible divine will’ is not an irreversible dead end, but more like an unfinished contract.”

Jelf's voice echoed through the starry sky of the Council of Stars.

It carries a sense of clarity, like parting the clouds to reveal the blue sky.

The facts are pretty much the same.

These problems of the 'invisible divine will' were never improved by Subaru Natsuki in the future of the 'original timeline'.

Because it is not a complete power like 'Return by Death'.

"And that is the key to the breakthrough."

At this point, Zeref's eyes deepened, as if he had rediscovered the state he had when he was studying magic.

“My ‘black magic’ is essentially the alteration of life and concepts.”

"It forcibly rewrites the laws of reality through contracts, curses, sacrifices, and forbidden knowledge, such as creating creatures like 'demons'."

"Therefore, the solution I came up with is based on the principle of 'curse counter-reasoning' in black magic."

"Curse. Counter-reasoning?"

Subaru Natsuki's eyes widened; this magical word was truly awe-inspiring.

"Yes."

Jelf rarely smiled: "I need to reposition and reconstruct the contract of your 'invisible divine will'."

"Transforming the originally 'passive' rejection and integration into an 'active' soul contract."

“Use dark magic to establish a contract between you and the ‘Sloth Factor’.”