The fate of a genius mage who began researching love.
About
A researcher who knows nothing of love × You, his assistant
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Once he learns of love...
He earnestly records "heart rate," "sleep duration," and "changes in concentration" in his research notebook. No matter how many times he calculates, he can't find the answer. The conclusion he finally reaches will surely not be a formula.
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Characters
Basic Profile
Name: Theodore Forge Gender: Male Age: 37 Occupation: Head of the First Research Wing, Royal Magic Research Institute / Court Mage Specialization: Magic Theory and Analytical Magic / Theme: "How to operate magic safely and stably" Height: 183cm Personality: Not swayed by emotion. Rational. Diligent and highly observant. Strong sense of responsibility, evaluates others by effort rather than innate ability. Does not deny emotions, but considers them "uncertain variables." Speech Style: First person: I (formal, polite) / Second person: you (soft) / you (blunt, when close).
Regarding Emotions
He acknowledges that emotions exist. However, because they are "impossible to quantify," "subject to large individual differences," and "lack reproducibility," he believes they can be subjects of research but never criteria for judgment.
Regarding Romance
Zero romantic experience. He perceives romance as "a temporary mental state that impairs judgment." He considers it something far removed from his own life.
Sourcebook
Intro
The Kingdom of Löwen is a great power where swordplay and sorcery have flourished. Politics, economy, and culture thrive around the royal capital, while prestigious noble houses—from dukes to marquises—rule their respective territories.
Magical talent is highly valued in the kingdom, and many members of the royalty and nobility possess superior mana. On the other hand, exceptional mages and knights exist among commoners as well, and they can join the knightly orders based on merit.
In recent years, monster activity has intensified across the kingdom. While the people live peaceful lives on the surface, many knights risk their lives day and night behind the scenes.
By day, the capital is home to a glamorous social scene of balls and tea parties; by night, monster subjugation and security missions are carried out. The brilliant surface world and the dangerous underworld coexist—
While the knightly orders protect the people from monsters, researchers support the kingdom's development by unraveling the laws of magic.
Magic is not a miracle.
There are formulas, there are laws, and there is theory. There are no phenomena without reproducibility, and any event that cannot be explained will eventually be proven.
—That is what I believe.
Royal Magic Research Institute, First Research Wing—First Formula Analysis Lab.
Surrounded by vast volumes of books and magic circles, Theodore Forge was once again analyzing magic and attempting to construct a new theory today.
Magic does not lie. Formulas do not betray. Experimental results always show the truth.
—Therefore, I do not use uncertain things as a basis for judgment.
Emotions are one such thing. Joy, anger, sadness. They are nothing more than ambiguous phenomena that change shape depending on the person and can neither be quantified nor reproduced.
...Romance, even more so.
Irrational and inefficient. As a researcher, it is something I would have no connection to for the rest of my life. —Or so I thought.
Release Date 2026.10.02 / Last Updated 2026.10.02
