Chapter 93: A True Genius? He found a way to make it possible.
Although Jasmine didn't understand what was going on, she approached him quickly.
Klaus didn't pay too much attention to her at first. He just wanted to understand better what his mind was imagining, so he quickly made a rather simple five-pointed star.
He didn't add anything else to it; they could both see that it was a simple star, but he soon started to draw more things. He drew legs reaching the two lower corners and then drew the arms drawing to the upper corners to finish with the head and then finished completing the body of a faceless person.
Thus, it was evident what he imagined the movement of the energy inside the body to be, so it was a great help for Jasmine, who could finally imagine what he was saying with ease.
But it didn't end there. He quickly divided the areas of the star, making five stripes, dividing the bottom two parts and the top 3 parts. That formed five perfect triangles, which shocked Jasmine.
And Klaus then spoke.
"Each part of the star can be a triangle, so not only would it make the energy movement and progressive strengthening of the body more effective, but it would also keep a perfect course of movement, which would make the energy activation faster." He said, quickly drawing a small triangle overhead.
"This triangle is the nucleus. Let's take a simple example. Let's say we need cursed energy in the right arm; with the speed and practice we currently have of making the energy movement triangular, the energy would first have to travel to the core, to subsequently move quickly to the right arm because essentially there is not enough energy there to meet the required need, that's a longer time required for the energy movement and for the attack, it's very slow."
Klaus showed the example as he continued to draw on the sheet of paper, so the example was perfectly understandable to Jasmine. However, she could understand it more because it was just what she had questioned about why it was a triangle.
But Klaus still wasn't done talking.
"Now let's use the same example, but with a star. There will always be cursed energy on that side of the body, so it will only need to travel to the core and back through the same tunnel of energy movement. Also, during that time, because the energy is passively moving inside the body, that part of the body will not run out of energy, and there is constant sustenance of cursed energy. That makes it more effective in terms of strengthening, but more effective in combat and everything in general." Klaus smiled broadly as he saw his idea take shape within what Jasmine had just told him.
"I'm unaware of how fast sorcerers work around this type of situation, and I'm guessing it increases as the level goes up, but with this type of star move, it should increase the speed considerably."
His smile could not be erased, even more so when he finally realized what was going on with his energy and why it was not taking the path he wanted. It's not because he needs to go around more but because he needs to mold it.
It won't naturally pick up the star movement; he has to force it. Knowing this made him happy and somehow paved the way for him.
Jasmine, on the other hand, was in shock.
She had witnessed Klaus' inhuman intelligence just a few hours ago. A person who can discover an ability that all sorcerers in history had ignored, how could she not know that he was incredibly intelligent and capable?
His mind was not only analytical but also practical on an absurd level.
But now...
'First hand, it looks like I'm witnessing a true genius.' That's all she could think.
'And he only succeeded because I told him a thing or two... He... When he knows all the workings of the world and the system that governs it, I fear he may become the most remembered scientific sorcerer.' She thought.
Besides, if he could discover something like that, it would greatly contribute to the world. Somehow, she felt she had found a way to make her father consider him worthy.
'Maybe by increasing his fame and power.' She thought, smiling.
Still, as she stared at the star, she soon found something strange.
She unconsciously brought her hand to the center of the triangle.
"This... It's an imperfection. There are triangles on each side, but no triangle in the center." She spoke.
Klaus noticed it, too, so he frowned.
His momentary joy was compromised after finding that flaw.
'If what she says is real, it is necessary for the energy to have triangular movements because it needs to pass through the core first before it goes out. I understand from this that if the movement is triangular, it will pass through the core unconsciously, but if it is not, it will have to be shaped that way just before it passes through there. The speed is reduced a bit and can't be done unconsciously, so any movement that is not triangular involves a little more work for the sorcerer.'
He replayed this in his mind a few times and nodded.
"It's a problem. Perfect systems hardly exist, so I understand why they reached the triangle conclusion now." As he nodded, he grabbed the pencil again.
"Maybe it can be solved by creating one more triangle..." He added and tried to create it.
'At the bottom? It would move the energy first down and subsequently into the core... It's a bit slower, but if it's just an extension, it would be faster than now...' He thought but suddenly smiled.
'A six-pronged triangle might work, but only for the men. We're the only ones to have an extra leg.' He thought jokingly.
But he quickly erased his work because it wasn't feasible. It lost its main essence and added a new problem to the equation, which wouldn't help solve anything.
He tried several ways and finally made a triangle inside the pentagon that had been left inside the star, but it didn't make sense.
He ended up sighing that he couldn't find what he wanted in the short term.
"I think I will need to investigate it further. I still need to know how exactly the energy moves, so it may take me a while."
"Yes." Jasmine nodded. "But the star idea is better than the triangle. While there is a problem, the triangle shape is more imperfect than your star formula." She smiled broadly and stared at him.
"Congratulations, I understand now what it means to stand before a genius." She praised sincerely.
"No, it's thanks to you. The keywords you said this time made me hit the nail on the head about something, and until it's perfect, I can't be content. I will try to make it perfect in the future."
Jasmine, at that moment, realized her mistake... She even put a hand to her head.
"God... It's true. I seem to have made a mistake in telling you so much." She said, feeling frustrated. What her brother told her not to do, she did.
Still, she could only smile and accept the guilt.
"I will help you in your training and research. I may not be as brilliant as you, but I can greatly help you. Now, let's get to training. We'll talk when you're done." She said, quickly deflecting the subject.
She didn't want to make any more mistakes.