47 – Discipline 19. The leader tests unique abilities (4)
Several hours before penalty.
We rented a training room again.
“Then, let’s continue from yesterday!”
Geumyang placed both hands on her waist and raised her chest, shouting triumphantly.
A loose, loose coat that goes down to the elbows. Just like yesterday, she was wearing my clothes.
What a mess!
Geumyang created a crack in her air.
The breeze blowing from her crack gently shook Geumyang’s alchemy feet.
“Only inanimate objects can pass through this crack. Only those who have the power of the Golden Sheep can become living creatures. If you are thinking of a tactic of putting the enemy in a remote space, know in advance that it is impossible.”
“That’s… , I get it.”
It’s a shame….
Is it because Goliath’s fist passed through the crack last time that he received the power of the Golden Sheep?
The so-called ‘eating raw’ battle against other enemies will be difficult.
“And as you may have already noticed, you are currently a clumsy ‘6th rank’.”
Geumyang pointed at me and said.
“I already had the skills to move on to the 6th rank, but it took quite a while because of my unique ability.”
This was a fact that I had already noticed during the battle with Han Seo-jin.
At that time, I used my unique abilities and elemental abilities at the same time to create synergy.
It was a skill of the 6th level.
“I can feel it.”
I’ve been feeling it since yesterday.
My body now has more magical power than before.
As soon as the unique ability bloomed, it was as if something that had been blocked was cleared up.
A large amount of magical energy began to flow through my magical circuit.
If things continue like this, we can expect to grow faster than most people. It’s like a cheetah entering a race, but he starts off more leisurely than the others and beats all of his competitors.
However.
“Still, I don’t know about the 6th rank. “Isn’t that enough to make the elements gush out like a fountain?”
At about the 6th level, you can release elemental magic at will without the need to go through magic tools.
But I could only flow a small amount of elemental magic. It’s too insignificant for the 6th rank.
“That’s why it’s a clumsy 6th rank, kid.”
Geumyang crossed his arms and smiled cheekily.
“Following ‘baby’, it is now ‘little one’….”
“I feel like ‘Baby’ looks at you too much. “If you work hard, your title may evolve in the future, so keep working hard.”
It goes without saying, but I’m not really greedy about the title.
“Anyway, you are already at the threshold. This means that elemental magic can be used along with spatial abilities!”
“Let me ask you one question. “Last time, I used ‘space leap’ to amplify my lightning magical power.”
It was a story about when Han Seo-jin’s necromantic, Requiem was stopped.
At that time, I created a crack in the air and unleashed a powerful thunderbolt.
“At that time, I followed my instincts and did it without any hesitation…. “How can I do that?”
“There is no need to explain. “You will find out when you try it yourself today.”
Geumyang answered calmly.
“Really?”
Well, I say so.
Let’s give it a try.
“Okay, let’s begin! Go ahead and try it.”
After waking up from a good night’s sleep, the sensation of finally fighting against Han Seo-jin began to engulf my magic circuit.
It was on a different level from when I was simply in good condition. It felt like I had gained a new body.
‘My body is light.’
To borrow a common metaphor, should I say it feels like it’s flying?
I felt even more clearly than yesterday that I had reached a higher level.
“Whoa.”
I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and focused on the strange sensations within my body.
The lower tier was shaking violently, and the magic power circuit was transporting magic power more constantly than usual.
I used that magic power according to my will and soon changed it into a form other than lightning magic power and released it straight ahead.
What a mess!
A crack appeared in front of me, forming a mysterious gate.
“Oh.”
I let out an exclamation of exclamation without realizing it.
Unique Ability: Space domination.
Magic formula type 1, space leap.
Uniquely, space domination has different usage conditions depending on the magic formula, and there was no particular trigger for the first type of magic formula.
I just had to create a crack whenever I wanted.
Suuk. When I stepped inside the gate, I didn’t step on anything. I just threw myself away.
The body floats as if in weightlessness.
A wide passage of heterogeneous colors stretched out endlessly, filling my field of vision.
The entire area was filled with the color of the ultramarine night sky.
I could also see black light flowing like a water current down the strange wall.
─ ‘Between cracks and cracks created by spatial leaps. That place is a ‘wormhole.’
I remembered what Geumyang said yesterday.
This was a wormhole formed by my abilities.
─ ‘Never stay there longer than necessary. Then you will begin to lose your senses and yourself.’
Geumyang gave a firm warning. This wormhole itself is quite dangerous.
However.
‘Something is different from yesterday.’
Is it because I am using my unique abilities solely on my own?
It felt completely different from the wormholes I had passed through many times yesterday.
‘I feel the magic. ‘I didn’t feel it yesterday.’
The magic power coming from the wormhole vaguely felt as if it were mine.
Tsk!
For a test, I stretched out my finger and created lightning magic.
It was a simple technique that became possible after ascending to the 6th rank.
That moment.
Quarrr!
“!”
A stream of blue-green electric current stretched out in a long line, running along the round outer wall of the wormhole and absorbing the black water current. Like a small fish caught in a whirlpool.
However, its size gradually increased. It was absorbing a black water stream, no, magical power.
Soon, the blue-green lightning containing black light grew as big as my body.
It probably reached its limit and didn’t swell any more.
The lightning magic power, which had grown in size, bounced here and there mercilessly, leaving a flash of light in my vision, and soon it condensed into a single point in the air and found stability.
In the end, the lightning magic turned into a sphere and floated around.
‘Was it like this?’
I understand why my lightning magic was amplified when I fought with Han Seo-jin.
Gooooo!
‘Ah.’
Suddenly, a chill ran down my spine, gripping me with fear.
It seemed like my survival instinct was crying out for me to get out of here quickly.
‘Let’s go out.’
I set the coordinates to the desired point (of course, it was not set to the desired location) and created another crack.
What a mess!
Wheewooung.
A crack appeared at some point in the wormhole.
Then, my lightning magic floating in the air was instantly sucked into a new crack, like air moving from high pressure to low pressure.
Quarring!!
Soon, a flash of lightning rushes across a new crack, spreading an ear-piercing roar.
‘Wait a minute… !’
For a moment, my heart was pounding. I didn’t know that I might have caused damage to someone by creating a crack in the wrong place.
I quickly swam through the air as if I was swimming and passed over the newly created crack.
We arrived at a certain point in the training room.
However, it was quite high.
“Wow!”
Wheewooung!
My body fell to the floor.
Cow!
My entire body fell to the floor.
I urgently strengthened my body with magical power to alleviate the damage, but I suddenly felt like my internal organs were shaking.
“Whoa…” .”
I took a deep breath, wiped away the cold sweat, and raised my upper body.
I looked down.
Right in front of you.
There were traces of fire on the ground.
It was an area roughly the size of a person. A thick cloud of smoke rose above it. I’m glad there’s no one there.
Soon the crack I had created closed.
Is this what it feels like….
“Kid.”
Geumyang came in front of me, crouched down with his knees together, and was at eye level with me. The sharp eyes and haughty expression turned towards me.
Looking at Geumyang’s height again, I don’t know who the kid is….
‘You’re careless.’
Geumyang’s smooth legs and unexpectedly large chest were pressed against her thighs, showing off her presence.
This was because he wore his coat loosely and did not wear any pants.
Like a gentleman with good manners, my eyes were considerate of the victim.
“You understand now, right? “How did you apply elemental magic?”
“Uh…. “You can also use the magic power of wormholes.”
“Yes, that is the application of wormholes. It’s an amplification of magical power. “The lightning attack using the crack a little while ago is your own technique, so it might be a good idea to give it a new name.”
Huh?
My eyes turned to Geumyang’s golden eyes.
“Is there no special magic formula?”
“Well, it’s all up to you. “Wasn’t magic formula something that humans created to systematically establish the concept?”
“That’s right.”
Well, Oh Baek-seo also applied his own technique to magic herbivory.
In this world, there are many cases where unique abilities overlap.
In such cases, most people follow an already systematized magic formula.
But if I didn’t have such a concept, I could just make up my own magic formula.
‘… ‘Is this exciting?’
I am personally naming my new technology.
My emotions as a man were pulsating.
“Hmph, are you just getting excited about something like this? “You’re such a young guy.”
“What?”
A golden sheep opens its eyes and glares at me with a naughty smile.
Did I just not manage my facial expressions?
Were you paying attention?
“Is there a stain on your face?”
I shrugged my shoulders and asked honestly. Anyway, I felt like I had nothing to hide from Geumyang, who had been watching me all along.
Geumyang shook his head.
“Not really. I just made a distinction because I’ve been seeing you for a long time. Conversely, can you distinguish the facial expression of a lizard you see for the first time?”
Geumyang shrugged his shoulders and answered calmly.
“… ….”
This time, I opened my eyes and glared at Geumyang.
What if you use a lizard as a metaphor when you yourself have a human body?
I could feel Geumyang’s arrogance.
“Let’s continue. “It’s a review of what we did yesterday.”
When Geumyang stood up and stretched out his hand, he took the hand and stood up. Soon Geumyang widened her distance from me.
Unlike yesterday, I felt the sense of spatial leap more clearly as I was using my unique ability myself.
Recalling the lightning strike a little while ago, my motivation boils over.
‘Okay, let’s do it.’
With an unbearable smile on my face, I poured my rising motivation into practice.
Several hours later.
Evening came.
“Uh… ?”
At some point, I felt like I was screwed.
A feeling of urgency, like when you suddenly get cramps in your legs, surged up your spine.
“Ugh!”
The magic power I was using suddenly subsided, and suddenly I began to feel intense pain in the magic circuit.
It wasn’t a momentary pain.
It didn’t stop.
“Ugh… !”
I crouched down and bit my teeth.
I felt it instinctively.
This is a penalty.
It seemed like the penalty came as I kept repeating the spatial leap.
I let out an unbearable scream as my internal organs felt like they were burning. I even thought that I might die like this.
The more powerful the unique ability, the stronger the penalty.
If the conditions for using a unique ability are strict, the penalty tends to be alleviated, but in my case, there were no conditions for using it….
“Kwaaak!”
I had no time to maintain my senses.
However, my consciousness was completely absorbed and I was completely accepting the pain. It was as if they were cheering me on and saying, ‘You can endure this much!’ I just felt resentful.
I was complaining of pain without being able to say anything.
The golden sheep suddenly approached me and fell into my arms.
The golden sheep wraps itself around my waist, closes its eyes and hugs me tightly.
“Uh… ?”
The pain subsided dramatically.
The pain completely disappeared, as if the hell from before was a lie.
“Are you stable?”
The elegant tone of Geumyang rang in my arms.
“Uh… “Suddenly I felt better.”
“Remember. “That pain is the price you pay for using your abilities.”
Geumyang placed her chin on my chest, looked up at me, and spoke softly. Her chin was pressed down, making her soft cheeks look like a hamster.
A cuteness that was different from the arrogant yet fierce eyes was visible.
“The magic circuit, unable to withstand the overload, goes into chaos. When magic power flows through that magic circuit, pain comes from every cell, as if being stabbed by a blade or burning with fire. “It is a price that we have no choice but to suffer as long as we are human.”
I finally understood what Geumyang said yesterday that I couldn’t understand.
The grace I received from Geumyang.
It seemed like Geumyang prevented my penalty on the day the magic circuit was restored.
“If you hug me, the penalty will be transferred?”
I looked down at Geumyang and asked for confirmation.
“That’s right. To be precise, it is resolved by sticking closely together. The simpler the penalty, the more pain will disappear with just light physical contact. So you don’t have to worry.”
Soon, the golden sheep fell out of my arms.
The pain had already completely disappeared.
‘In reality, if you don’t have him, you’re going to have to go through hell.’
Cold sweat ran down my cheeks.
The pain from a little while ago was not at a level that could be endured through evil.
Of course, if I could somehow endure the pain, the penalty might pass without incident, but I didn’t even want to imagine enduring that much pain.
It will definitely take a huge psychological toll.
“Whoa…” .”
Sharp.
The pain was gone, but the lingering feeling remained and I felt drained.
I sat down on the floor, laid back, and took a breath.
Geumyang sat on my abdomen with her butt down. It wasn’t particularly heavy, so I just ignored it and looked at the ceiling.
“You worked hard, kid. I think it would be best to rest here today. “The fact that there was a penalty means it was unreasonable.”
“Isn’t that because you want to eat dinner quickly?”
“Why does this guy look at me like I’m a god who values dinner over your training?”
It was an answer as if reading a Korean language book.
You’re the type whose true nature is revealed.
I told Baekseo in advance via messenger that I would have dinner separately today. You should eat comfortably and go home.
“That’s enough. Because I was hungry too. Let’s go.”
“Well, if that’s the case for you, it can’t be helped. Let’s go!”
I headed to the kimchi stew restaurant with Geumyang, who reluctantly followed along.
“This is the feeling of happiness….”
As always, Geumyang responded as expected.
* * *
Ahn Woo-jin’s house with the lights off.
Next-door neighbor Oh Baek-seo unlocked the door lock code and entered Woo-jin’s house.
When the light was turned on, White Paper was greeted by a quiet house with no one in it.
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White Paper put the pancakes he had made on the kitchen table and then covered them with another bowl.
[ I made quite a bit and brought it to you. Eat when you’re hungry ^_^ ]
I put the note I brought on the table, and put the various fruits and milk I brought in the refrigerator, considering Woojin’s nutritional value.
Woojin seemed busy this weekend. He said that his senses returned when the magic circuit was restored, and he told White Paper in advance that he should test his unique abilities.
“hehehe.”
Imagining Woojin being excited about testing his unique abilities, a smile naturally came to my face.
This week at the academy, Baek Seo had a hard time suppressing a happy smile every time she saw Woo Jin trying to hide his excitement after saying that he had developed his unique ability.
To her, her Woojin was a man whose cuteness was already beyond the limit.
“Hmm?”
When I was about to leave Woojin’s house.
The white paper suddenly found a long hair falling on the floor. She picked it up.
Light golden hair.
It belonged to a woman.
“… ….”
The smile on the white paper’s mouth slowly faded.
about time 😂
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