48 – Romance (2)
I don’t know if my threats worked or if there was a change of heart, but Gloria gave permission.
Kara said he was fine, that he would have little to learn anyway, but I dragged him along.
Again, the more she is alone, the more lonely she is.
There are almost no friends other than us, and we despise other students for being savages.
I have no intention of putting them in that gaze. That’s why I was thinking of bringing him to the end even if he was criticized.
“Are you really okay? It’s because of me…”
I’m sorry, I wonder if I’m sorry, said Kara, who entered the personal training ground with us.
Scratching her head and looking at her, it was a sign that she was really sorry.
“Not at all. Rather, it’s because of the princess that the atmosphere is alive?”
But Gloria took a no-nonsense attitude. I don’t know why, but I look forward to it.
And while looking at Luna and me, it is certain that they are expecting something. I don’t know what it is though.
‘By the way, the personal training ground is also very large.’
I followed the secret couple and looked around the private training ground. The public training ground was also quite large, but the private training ground was also quite formidable.
In order to use the personal training ground, several conditions are required, the most representative of which is the use of magical power.
Using magical power can break things or injure people.
To prevent that in the first place, use a personal training ground.
‘I have to get permission in advance.’
Because there are so many users, you need to get permission from the person in charge. Especially on weekends, I know it’s almost full.
Anyway, there are cases where it is used for strange purposes since no one except the user can enter it.
Gloria and Cronus also secretly use the same training ground for that purpose.
I was able to openly enter because I had the cause of teaching Luna and myself.
“Okay. Then, as promised, we will teach you two. Before we begin, do you have any questions or concerns?”
“That… Even if I have less basic skills, I am too weak. Is it okay?”
Luna brought up her concerns as she quietly raised her hand. She’ll like that one the most for her.
Currently, she has misplaced her first button. It is difficult to learn the basics, but it is difficult to learn even that.
“You don’t have to worry too much. If you look at what we’re going to teach you, they belong to the basics.”
“Belongs to the basics?”
“That’s right. It would be nice if Princess Cara learns too.”
“······Do I learn too?”
Kara, who was secretly preparing her punching bag, made a confused expression.
It seems that he intended to train separately without learning from the two.
“No matter how much I learn a little…”
“It’s convenient to think of it as an exchange with Tatar.”
“Hmm…”
Kara was troubled by the reasonable words. In terms of details, Kronos is right.
Unlike in the past, Hector obtained the title of King of Destruction in the process of racial integration, there is no prejudice.
But if there is something coming, there must also be something going. Kara too was aware of that, she asked cautiously.
“Is there anything I have to give you guys? I can’t think of anything in particular.”
“That’s…”
At that question, Cronus winked at Gloria. She is the one who decided to bring Kara along.
Gloria also knew the meaning of that wink and responded in her characteristic warm tone.
“That’ll let you know after this training? Let’s just focus on training for now.”
Different from the rigid Cronus, Gloria has a carefree attitude. It has aristocratic elegance and is very unique.
Kara also nodded her head after hearing her words. For now, it’s better to learn quietly.
“The two of us originally teach different things. But the basic goal is the same. That is magical power.”
“mana?”
“Yes. Have you ever increased durability by putting magic into your body or weapon?”
At Gloria’s explanation, the students including me nodded their heads. There are countless cases like that.
Magic power is the power that helps weak humans fight beasts or monsters on equal footing.
There is only one condition to use mana, that is ‘intelligence’. The ability to think and express it.
“Magic power has limitless potential just by being there. Whether it’s using a sword to slice through a huge rock, cutting steel, or destroying them all. Even magic is useless without magic.”
“··· ···”
“What we’re going to teach you is to refine your magical powers more carefully. Just as you can refine your body through various training, your magical powers are no different.”
That’s what I learned during my training period. To create beauty by crafting the magical power of a raw stone.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a wizard, not a warrior. If nothing else, magic does not discriminate between warriors and wizards.
“Maybe Princess Kara has already mastered it. She must have put in the same amount of magic, but didn’t it feel like the power was stronger than before?”
“Yes. I was growing little by little, so it didn’t really touch me, but at some point I felt that way.”
“The amount that can contain Gulag-sama’s thunderbolts increases?”
“Yes.”
“That’s the principle.”
“Aha.”
Kara nodded her head with her face of realization. Since she was a Kara who had skills that were honed in real battles, she would understand right away.
Of course, apart from that, there is a high possibility that you don’t know ‘how’ to get it. I would have gotten it on my own.
Gloria seemed to be aware of this as well, extending her index finger as she continued.
“Instead, you don’t know how you got it. We’ll teach you that, and you just have to keep training.”
“I see. I understand.”
“Okay. First of all…”
Gloria looked at Cronus, muttering her words. She just stared and she said nothing.
However, they can communicate with each other just by looking at each other. Cronus nodded her head and spoke in a heavy voice.
“I’ll tell you first. What I’ll tell you is ‘condensation’. It’s literally the ability to condense mana.”
“What kind of effect can be obtained by condensing magical power?”
“Durability and the amount of magic that can be stored can be greatly increased.”
If you choose the camp of the Granada Empire, the ability you can get is condensation. It has the effect of increasing overall damage.
It’s roughly a qualitative difference in armor. Let’s say there is someone wearing leather armor and someone wearing plate armor.
If two people headbutt, who can do more damage? Of course I would choose the latter.
“Condensation can greatly increase the quality of magic power. Furthermore, the speed at which it is consumed will also slow down. When you need to put in 10 mana, condensation can produce the same power with 1 mana. .”
“This would be effective for those who use heavy blunt weapons.”
Luna immediately figured out which weapon to use for effectiveness just by listening to the explanation.
As she said, condensation is a very effective ability for characters whose main stat is ‘strength’.
Strength is a stat that increases overall damage, and agility increases evasion and critical hit rates.
Instead, even if the critical hit rate increases, it is difficult to see a significant effect unless you learn a separate skill.
This is because critical strikes can only be triggered when you know where the vitals are. Because of this, the dependence on skills for strength gains is minimal.
‘Grained rice with strength, Wanggwi with agility.’
It tends to be roughly classified in that way. So, what are wizards and religious characters?
Wizards have to use a microphone, so they are suitable for numerical play, and Faith Catchers are a mix of the two.
“That’s right. How condensation works…”
Ugh-
Kronos showed us a fist the size of a child’s head and injected his magical energy into it.
Then blue magic began to swirl around his fist. Subsequently, the mana gradually condensed and went back into his fist.
On the outside, not much has changed. But that thought didn’t go far.
“It’s great.”
“······Aim properly.”
Gloria raised an ax she didn’t even know when she had brought it.
Kaang!
As it were, he struck down at Cronus’ fist. The fist and ax must have collided, but the sound is amazing.
A roaring sound like iron colliding with iron. Aside from that, Cronus’ fists were perfectly fine.
On the other hand, the training axes had chipped teeth. It looks like I will have no choice but to throw it away.
“You can make your body hard like this. In a way, condensation can be said to be the basic of the basics.”
“Umm…”
Luna made an ambiguous expression at Cronus’ explanation. She has a very easy looking face.
Gloria seemed to have noticed this as well, and pointed it out with a smile.
“Your face looks so easy. Would you like to try it?”
At Gloria’s suggestion, Luna as well as Kara started practicing. Luna may not know it, but Kara must be her familiar feeling.
It gathers mana and makes it like a solid shield. At first glance, it is very similar to ‘rigid body art’.
However, it is different from rigid body art. If rigid body art is about adding multiple layers of leather armor, condensation is the process of changing leather armor into plate armor.
Therefore, as the skill level of condensation increases, the level of rigid body art will naturally rise as well.
“······It’s harder than I thought. You’re not using rigid body technique, are you?”
“It’s completely different. It’s easier to do it with the feeling that it’s not stacking mana on top of each other.”
“Like this?”
Luna held out her fist as Kara wandered her way. From the outside, it’s an ordinary fist.
Kronos stared at her fist in silence for her confirmation. Then she glances at Gloria.
Gloria nodded her head at the wink and began to run her Luna’s hand around.
“······ Huh? Really?”
“Really?”
“Yes. It must have been condensed. Was it originally this easy?”
And she was startled. After she showed it once, Luna easily mastered it.
Since Kara also inherited her talent from Hector, she belongs to the category of ‘genius’. But Luna is different from that.
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‘I learned it right away in Soul World, did that apply?’
He has poor basic skills, but he has excellent talent that can cover it. In particular, it shows overwhelming growth ability in fields related to mana.
The main character is not the main character for nothing. As time goes by, the growth rate will increase exponentially.
“Did it happen?”
“Yes. You can condense your mana in this way. Then the condensed mana will flow inside your body, and the quality of your mana will naturally increase.”
“Okay. Thank you.”
Actually, Luna seemed to have learned something amazing, and she was happy with a smile on her face. She’s honestly pretty good.
Anyway, I should do it too. Just as Cronus showed me, I condensed mana into his hands.
‘With the feeling of being united instead of layering.’
Condensation is the most basic ability. That’s why I thought I should get it when I get a chance even when I live in the forest.
But far from getting it, I forgot how to get it because I was so busy making a living from day to day. Instead, I got red magic.
I didn’t even think about it because it was very easy to hunt with only the red magic power.
Even if I thought about it, it was just a storyline and a hunting plan to draw on the mural.
‘Is this how it felt?’
If Luna has a talent that can be seen and replicated, I can roughly copy it as long as she shows it at close range.
Because of ‘wild instinct’, I could feel how the opponent’s magic power changed. Thanks to this, he was able to detect Hector’s attack in advance.
‘But I don’t think I’ll be able to feel it because my body is hard.’
I looked around. Gloria is teaching Luna, and Cronus is teaching Kara one-on-one.
It’s not like you’re neglecting me. I took some time to show that I was concentrating.
It would be good to check it at this time. You can check how well the condensation has been done as the level of the King of Steel is high.
‘It might hurt a bit.’
Because I’m used to the pain. I made up my mind.
I finally gave strength to the fist filled with condensed mana, and inserted it as it was.
Oh no. Where did you put your fist?
Where is it?
f*ck!
I put it in the middle of my left arm, which is as hard as steel. This is the only way to properly check.
In the first place, it is a body that can break trees, stones, and even steel with bare hands without magic.
It will be easy to understand if you recall that during the sparring with Elvin, she only broke the iron sword with her teeth.
Little-
The effect was amazing! I looked at my left arm, which was broken in half like a clothesline.
I just condensed and hit it, and my bones, as hard as steel, were fractured. It is a very big achievement.
“Si, Sivar! Why are you doing this all of a sudden?!”
“What’s going on… You, you, what’s wrong with your arms?!”
“This, what is this…!”
Of course, unfortunately (?) I got caught. Coincidentally, Luna’s gaze seemed to be directed towards me.
Others looked like they had no idea what had happened because they had only heard the sound.
However, when they saw my wobbly left arm, each one reacted in amazement.
“Sivar suddenly hit himself and that’s it!”
“Your arm? Maybe with a condensed hand?”
“No matter how hard it is…”
“Umm…”
Whether everyone panics or not, I hit the broken arm. Minor injuries such as fractures (?) Can be done by simply matching the bones.
Because when you use regeneration, you need to match the bones to consume less magic power.
Dududuk! Doduk!
My arm fits neatly as soon as I use regeneration. People were dumbfounded as the fracture healed in an instant.
Luna and Kara are aware of my regenerative ability, but they are a little puzzled by this. Do you think fractures are different?
Anyway, I think I know for sure that I learned condensation. In response, I stretched out my arms and shouted confidently.
“Learn!”
Everyone made indescribable expressions at that one word.
The expression is also an expression, but Gloria’s reaction that followed was more impressive.
“That… Shivar student?”
“Huh?”
“Are you saying we’re not paying attention?”
What are you talking about? It was about the time I raised one eye and revealed my doubts.
[Ability: Condensation acquired!]
[The wild instinct is activated!]
A familiar notification window appeared in front of me.
I was looking forward to seeing if the ratings would rise like the previous boxing.
[Ability: Compatible with Red Magic!]
[Ability: Condensation removed!]
“f*ck?”
What is it?