Rumble, wuuuooong…!0

The magic circle began gushing out pure white light.0

‘What an entertaining spectacle this is.’0

The Master of the Round Table honestly believed that this gate was the indicator of magic’s “position” in the modern era.0

To those who didn't know much about magic, the ability to create a portal between two locations must seem revolutionary. Game-changing, even.0

After all, you could travel the distance in the blink of an eye when other modes of transport would have required several hours to do the same thing. If the world at large learned of this magic's existence, cargo and passenger transport could experience a major revolution.0

‘That's how it looks on the surface, at least.’0

Unfortunately, reality wasn’t so kind.0

To operate a gate of this magnitude, one would have to inject mana from both sides. And that must be done by mages boasting incredible mastery of magic—mages on a similar level as Wiggins.2

However, there should be fewer than ten mages of such caliber in the entire world.0

In other words, utilizing gates as a viable means of transport would require those ten ultra-precious individuals to stay next to gate magic circles and act like conductors holding keys to the cabin for the rest of their lives!0

If doing so could generate a steady revenue stream, their sacrifices would have meant something. But reality wasn’t so kind on this one, too.0

As mentioned before, using gate magic required mana. And the amount of necessary mana was proportional to the distance traveled, plus the quantity...0