Magical Energy only flickered in the woman’s eyes for an instant. It wasn’t just a One
Count spell, but a Single Action that could be activated with Magical Energy alone.
The Mystic Eyes of Compulsion. Though it didn’t reach the rank of Jewel or Gold, it was
a Noble Color that could still be called a crystallization of mystery. Naturally, that wasn’t
a level that pathetic Mystic Eyes like mine could reach. I froze, along with Svin, his
Bestial Magecraft, and the mercury suit of armor.
“What a shame,” Faker muttered.
She wasn’t mocking us. Honest regret seeped from those words.
“If you had fought ten or maybe twenty more battles, you might be able to struggle. If
you were in my brother’s army, half a year of training would have made you a
formidable warrior.”
By “brother”, she was referring to the real Hephaestion.
Then, Faker also stopped as she was in the process of slashing down with her sword.
She looked up, behind Svin and beside me.
“—This is a modern answer.”
Touko, who had bunched up her hair with one hand, was also looking at Faker.
Realizing what had happened, I swallowed.
There was a light shining from one of Touko’s eyes.
“—That Mystic Eye is quite impressive,” Faker said in a small voice.
“But don’t you want to move right now?”
I couldn’t see Touko’s eyes, but I saw the Magical Energy there.
What was she trying to do—?
Could it be called an ultra-high-precision Mystic Eye?
If I wasn’t mistaken, there were lenses inside her Mystic Eye. There wasn’t just one or
two of them either. There were roughly more than twenty lenses there, each performing
its own role, increasing the precision of the Mystic Eyes exponentially. As a result, it
was capable of overwhelming Faker’s Mystic Eyes and preventing her from moving.
“Modern cameras and projectors all use multiple lenses. Different groups of lenses take
care of different things, like focus and correction. Combining them all creates a single
lens that is more effective. I’ve built a system of virtual lenses inside my Mystic Eye. Ah,
that’s exactly what they do to help patients with glaucoma or cataracts. Putting lenses
inside people’s eyes is very popular in modern science.”
However—
“How bothersome. I didn’t manage to block it. I can’t manipulate Magical Energy
properly this way.” Touko said, looking to her feet.
Faker wasn’t the only one whose movements had been restricted. Faker’s Mystic Eyes
had also captured Touko, freezing her in place. Touko’s familiars also lost their ability
to fly and dropped to the floor.

The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II, Volume 9, Chapter 1