episode_0047

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.

Damn it!

Geumyang created a crack in the air.

The breeze blowing from the crack gently swayed Geumyang’s silver 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 secluded space, know in advance that it is impossible.”

“That’s… , I got it.”

Too bad… .

Was 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 level 6, but it took quite a while because of my unique ability.”

It was a fact that he had already realized through his 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 sixth order.

“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 this continues, it seems like we can expect a faster growth rate than most people. It’s like a cheetah participating in a race, but starting off more leisurely than the other athletes and beating all of its competitors.

but.

“Still, I don’t know about the 6th rank. Doesn’t that mean the elements should be spewing out like a fountain?”

At about the 6th level, you can release elemental magic at will without the need to go through magic tools.

However, 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 her 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.”

This was the story of when Han Seo-jin’s necromantic magic, Requiem, was blocked.

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?”

“No need to explain. You’ll 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 feeling of having finally battled 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 feels light.’

To borrow a common metaphor, should I say it feels like it’s flying?

Even more clearly than yesterday, I felt that I had reached a higher level.

“Phew.”

I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and focused on the strange sensations within my body.

The lower chamber was shaking violently, and the magic power circuit was transporting magic power more ceaselessly than usual.

I managed that magic power according to my will and soon changed it into a form other than lightning magic power and released it straight ahead.

Damn it!

A crack appeared in front of me, forming a mysterious gate.

“Oh.”

I let out an exclamation of exclamation without even realizing it.

Inherent ability to dominate space.

Magic formula type 1, space leap.

Uniquely, space domination has different conditions for use depending on the magic formula, and there was no particular trigger for the first type of magic formula.

All I had to do was 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 covered in the color of the ultramarine blue 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 start to lose your senses and yourself.’

Geumyang gave a firm warning. This wormhole itself is quite dangerous.

but.

‘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 flowing through the wormhole vaguely felt as if it were mine.

Tsuzz!

To test it out, he stretched out his finger and created lightning magic.

It was a simple technique that became possible after ascending to the 6th rank.

That moment.

Quarrr!

“!”

A ray of blue-green electricity 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.

Eventually, the blue-green lightning containing black light grew as big as my body.

It must have reached its limit and no longer swelled.

The increased size of the lightning magic 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 magical power was amplified when I fought with Han Seo-jin.

Gooo!

‘ah.’

Suddenly, a chill ran down my spine, filling me with fear.

My survival instinct seemed to be 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 wasn’t set to the desired location) and created another crack.

Damn it!

Whiuuung.

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.

Crying!!

Soon, a flash of lightning rushes through a new crack, unleashing a deafening roar.

‘for a moment… !’

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.

It quickly swam through the air as if swimming and crossed over the newly created crack.

We arrived at a certain point in the training room.

However, it was quite high.

“Wow!”

Whiuuung!

My body fell to the floor.

Coo!

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.

“Phew… .”

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 left 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 rift I had created closed.

Is this what it feels like… .

“Kid.”

Geumyang came in front of me, crouched down with her 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… .

‘That’s careless.’

Geumyang’s smooth legs and unexpectedly large chest were pressed against her thighs, showing off her presence.

This was because he wore a loose coat and no 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. Since the lightning attack using the crack a little while ago is your own technique, it would be better to give it a new name.”

huh?

My eyes turned to Geumyang’s golden eyes.

“Is there no special magic formula?”

“Well, it all depends on how you put it. Wasn’t magic formula something humans created to systematically establish concepts?”

“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?’

It’s about naming my new skills myself.

My emotions as a man pulsated.

“Hmph, are you just getting excited about this? He seems like 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 her 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 her shoulders and answered calmly.

“… … .”

This time, I opened my eyes and glared at Geumyang.

What if he uses a lizard as a metaphor when he himself has a human body?

I could feel Geumyang’s arrogance.

“So let’s do it. This is a review of what we did yesterday.”

When Geumyang got up from her seat and stretched out her hand, she grabbed the hand and stood up. Soon Geumyang widened her distance from me.

Unlike yesterday, the sense of spatial leap was felt more clearly as I was using my unique ability myself.

My motivation boils over as I recall the thunderbolt that struck me just moments ago.

‘Okay, let’s do it.’

With an unbearable smile on my face, I poured my rising motivation into practice.

Several hours later.

It’s evening.

“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 operating suddenly subsided, and suddenly I began to feel intense pain in the magic circuit.

It wasn’t a momentary pain.

It didn’t stop.

“Keuuu… !”

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 stronger the unique ability, the stronger the penalty.

If the conditions for using a unique ability are strict, the penalty is lessened, but in my case, there were no conditions for using it… .

“Quaaaagh!”

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 just moments ago had been a lie.

“Is it stable?”

The elegant tone of the Geumyang rang in my arms.

“Uh… , I suddenly felt better.”

“Remember. That pain is the cost of using your abilities.”

Geumyang placed her chin on my chest, looked up at me, and spoke softly. Her soft cheeks looked like a hamster because her chin was pressed down.

A cuteness that was different from the arrogant yet angry 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 didn’t understand.

The grace I received from Geumyang.

It seemed like Geumyang had prevented my penalty on the day the magic circuit was restored.

“If you hug me, the penalty will be transferred?”

He 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 there is no need to worry.”

Soon, the golden sheep fell out of my arms.

The pain had already completely disappeared.

‘In reality, if I don’t have him, I’ll have to go through hell.’

Cold sweat ran down my cheeks.

The pain from just a moment 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 toll on you mentally.

“Phew… .”

dump.

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 down with her butt on my abdomen. 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 am a god who values dinner more than your training?”

It was an answer as if reading a Korean language book.

You’re the type of person whose true nature is revealed.

I told Baek Seo in advance via messenger that I would have dinner separately today. You should eat comfortably and go home.

“That’s it. Because I was hungry too. Let’s go.”

“Well, if that’s what you’re after, it’s something that can’t be helped. Let’s go!”

I headed to the kimchi stew restaurant with Geumyang, who reluctantly followed.

“This is the feeling of happiness… .”

Without fail, 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.

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 with me. Eat when you’re hungry ^_^ ]

I put the note I brought with me on the table, and put the various fruits and milk I brought in consideration of Woojin’s nutrients in the refrigerator.

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.”

A smile came to my face as I imagined Woojin being excited about testing his unique abilities.

Even at the academy this week, Baek Seo had a hard time suppressing a happy smile every time she saw Woo Jin trying to hide his excitement when he said he had developed his unique ability.

To her, Woojin was a man whose cuteness surpassed her limits.

“Hmm?”

When I was about to leave Woojin’s house.

The white paper suddenly found a long hair falling on the floor. I picked it up.

Light golden hair.

It was a woman’s.

“… … .”

The smile on White Paper’s lips slowly faded.