Monogatari no Naka no Hito - Vol. 1 Ch. 9.5

[MangaDex]

 

[Echonic]

Some kind of foreshadowing to the limit of our mc perhaps?

 

[knightcky]

@Echonic , yeah I feel like he probably hit his limits or something.
I wonder if it's something to do with how long he has left to live?

 

[Wolvenworks]

@Echonic don't think so. remember, he accidentally cause a worldwide magical regression from hoarding ALL IF NOT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT of the magic grimoires in the world. so IMHO it's a bit more like and endgame mage hanging out on the newbie town

 

[Georg]

I think is more like they still can experiment the enjoyment of growing and learning new magic, while he is at pretty much the epitome of how strong a magician can become, having almost nothing (or maybe nothing) else he could learn now.

 

[kaeldy]

problem when he can't make new magic but can learn any magic huh...

 

[aFFi]

Mmmh, here's what I think he means by limit...

He has perfected the practice of magic so much, that it bores him.
To feel excitement again for a discipline he once adored, he learns "new" magic from this era, or by proxy through real students.
I put "new" between quotes, because he probably can already cast all those spells better, more efficiently and more powerfully than what they can teach him.

I don't think he's looking to better himself. I don't think he CAN get better. Not because of his magic power, knowledge or capacity, but because there is nothing better to learn appart from what he already knows.
From what we could gather from the story, all of the magically strong living beings throughout the world are dwarfed by his power... And that was before he spent 200 years learning everything.

I really want to see him pissed off, but I don't think he can do that anymore. He's lived so long that almost anybody he knew died of old age, and he learned literally everything there is to learn, so the fact that he isn't a nihilistic mess, but seems pretty happy-go-lucky, makes me believe that nothing other than himself can radically change his mood.

 

[Shamz]

woh kaeldy... u r right... high chance but not confirmed... that is so sad... if its true that is...

 

[LVLBeginner]

They're all falling for an old man.

 

[Minezuki]

now i wondering what is "completed magic " is, for i think it is crucial with kaeldy's theory
also his "refined magic talent" (maybe was just a max mana capacity)
if i compare a spell to a product, how will his talent affect it. Mass produce - perfect produce or both
and in his learning stage, there should be overlap spells, spells with more effective and all
i wish he could have a harem researcher

 

[thegoatrider]

although hes nearly all powerful the things is that he can still get stronger considering how magic can still evolve

 

[ZelousR2]

@aFFi
Nope his jealous of those students because their potential is limitless they can create new Magic Spells, but he on the other hand can't create new magic spells and as someone who loves magic and anything related to it, it's sad and painful for him.

@thegoatrider
Being powerful isn't his goal or desire but learning and discovering new magic spells. It is sad for him because he is denied being able to create “New” Magic Spells.