Having tasted the benefits of improving runes, Roland continued to devote time and energy to studying them.
Through his efforts, he soon succeeded in reverse-engineering the eighth-level Prophecy School spell, "Unerring Calculation."
This spell was unique to Seris Magic, drawing on a system that combined Runeword with Dragon-Speech Magic. It was entirely different from the earlier spells rooted in the Elvish language family.
In the magical world, Elvish seemed more attuned to the natural world, capable of harnessing various elemental forces.
Draconic, meanwhile, could move the world itself and grasp the true essence of its laws.
By comparison, Seris Magic possessed the characteristics of both, but its true strength lay in soul resonance with intelligent beings.
It had a power that reached deep into people's hearts, making it better suited to the principle that "the Way is carried by words."
This was also an advantage unique to ideographic writing.
Previously, Roland had only mastered the various forms of magic developed from the Elvish language family, so he had been unable to recognize this.
Now, however, as he gradually came to appreciate the power of Dragon-Speech Magic, he gained a new understanding.
This new understanding was especially valuable.
"Master Roland, we rearranged these forty-three syllables as you requested, and we did indeed discover something...
"The spell model for the Greater Prophecy Spell has genuinely been optimized!"
"Oh? What does that optimization mean?"
"It means that using Pseudo-Draconic sounded out through Seris as the incantation for this spell is an exceptionally good fit.
"We intend to explore this further. Perhaps we'll soon make new progress with the Greater Prophecy Spell!"
Some time later, Professor Anglando brought Roland this good news.
"I see."
Roland spoke without joy or disappointment.
For now, he was still inclined to let matters concerning the Greater Prophecy