episode_0029
by fnovelpiaAlice successfully cleared the ordeal and returned to reality.
A familiar sight came into view, and when I looked back, I saw that the door to trials was closed.
“Wow… I’m back..”
Alice looked around and saw that there was no one left.
Well… it’s said that trials usually last at most 6 hours, but I spent several days in the trial. Even if time passes slowly inside the trial, it must have been quite some time…?
Alice checked the elixir in her left hand and headed straight to her dormitory.
… … …
-Thump.
Aris, who entered her room, placed the elixir on the table and immediately used the status window.
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[Mana Potion Containing Hatching’s Heart]
– Created by an alchemist of the highest level, refining the heart of a hatchling containing vast mana.
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“… ”
Would it make any sense to give this to Arthur? Or should I just eat it myself?
Thinking back, I had heard about elixirs from my master before. At that time, I also heard about the method of absorption. The safest way was to continuously circulate the mana that was taken in for absorption within the body, and slowly absorb it into the heart. And if absorption was difficult, I had to unconditionally expel all the mana from the body, and I also heard that if you were greedy and forcibly tied it to your body, you would die.
“Hmm… Okay! I think it’s best if I just eat it and increase my magic power to quickly lift Arthur’s curse.”
Since Arthur, who couldn’t even sense mana, might die if he ate it, it seemed better for him to eat it.
It seemed like Cassius was screaming from somewhere, but Alice simply ignored it and quickly opened the lid and drank the elixir.
“Huh…”
The foul-smelling liquid went down her esophagus, and at the same time, Alice felt a hot sensation inside her body, as if a fire had been set off.
Alice sat cross-legged on the floor, closed her eyes, and began to move the mana that had entered her.
‘Wow… that’s a huge amount..!’
As she concentrated on controlling the explosive increase in mana, Aris’ body quickly became drenched in sweat, and at that moment, Aris’ expression began to rapidly worsen.
Oh no… Mana is starting to slip out of my control…!
Although she was absorbing the elixir’s energy according to Hilda’s teachings, the amount of mana coming in was much larger than Alice had expected, and the amount being absorbed was starting to exceed the speed at which it was being absorbed.
In order to fully absorb the power of the elixir, Aris endured the growing pains and continued to absorb mana, but she felt blood flowing from her nose and her mind starting to fade.
Is this the limit now? I can’t help it… It’s a shame, but I have to give up the rest.
It seemed like she hadn’t absorbed most of the elixir, but she couldn’t die, so Aris began to expel all of the elixir’s energy she hadn’t absorbed into her body, and a huge amount of mana rapidly drained out, centered around Aris.
“…”
With only the mana she could handle left, Alice began to absorb mana again, and the amount of mana stored in her heart began to increase again. After a while, at the moment when she felt that the absorption was almost finished.
“!!”
Alice felt the mana rapidly draining from her heart, and desperately tried to move the mana to stop it, but the mana gradually drained away and began to head upward.
Only after feeling the flow of mana blocked and unable to rise from her head was Alice able to grasp the current situation.
‘Top battle..?’
At the same time, the teacher’s words came to mind.
-There will come a time when you can no longer become strong. At that time, you will have to break through the upper level, but first, I will tell you how.
-What’s the principle? Hmm… I don’t know because I learned it from a colleague. But it definitely works! And the most important thing is to always open the window when you do it.
Aris, recalling her master’s words, moved her mana and slowly began to penetrate the blood.
It was a dangerous situation where even the slightest mistake could result in her head exploding and her death, but for Alice, who could manipulate electricity, this level of mana control was not difficult.
Here… what kind of blood was it..? Baek something and Hoe something blood..
It was an old memory so I couldn’t remember the names of the acupuncture points, but since I remembered the locations and methods exactly, things started to go smoothly.
Alice, who had forgotten the passage of time, moved her mana delicately, and soon only the last part remained.
Okay.. let’s focus a little more.
-Ttuk.
Finally, as I pierced through the last remaining part, the mana in my heart began to naturally follow the path I had made.
At the same time, Alice felt her body tremble, but she didn’t pay much attention to it because she was concentrating on the flow of mana.
After a while, Aris checked her condition by circulating mana throughout her entire body, including her upper body, and let out a sigh of relief after confirming that there was nothing wrong.
“Whew… I succeeded..!”
The action that Aris had just performed was a technique called the Great Circulation of Heaven, and it was only possible by activating the Imdongyang vein. Compared to Aris’s simple goal of increasing her mana, this was an incredible achievement. It could be called a coincidence.
Alice, who was curious about her own changes, immediately used the status window.
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Name: Alice
[Ability]
Stamina -55
Strength-58
Agility-63
Horsepower-70
[blessing]
-Guardian Knight of the Warrior Who Dominates the Thunderbolt (SS)
[Skill]
-Noble Sacrifice (SSS)
-Master of the Brain (SS)
– Soul Bond (S )
-Status Window (S-)
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“For now, only the magic power has increased..”
The moment she was delighted with the amount of magical power that had increased significantly, a question arose in Alice’s mind.
By the way, the master said that the time to break through the upper battle is when your ability value is in the late 70s..? It was clearly information given by a colleague who has the status window skill, so he said that I could trust it..
Hmm.. I don’t know! Because it’s good~
The joy was short-lived, however, as a very unpleasant smell began to enter Alice’s nose.
“Ugh…ugh..”
Alice, barely able to suppress her nausea, opened her eyes and began to search for the source of the smell.
“Huh..?”
But the cause was closer than you think: your own body.
Alice’s eyes caught sight of a black liquid with a pungent odor and what looked like pieces of leather soaked in it, stuck to her body.
Alice hurriedly opened the window, went into the bathroom, and started showering.
“Why won’t the smell go away!!”
If she went to Arthur in this state, there was a 100% chance that he would say something like, “Alice… did you by any chance poop in your pants…?” So Alice couldn’t come out of the bathroom for a long time to get rid of the smell.
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“Huh..? Alice!!”
In the distance, Arthur could be seen smiling and waving.
Arthur approached and hugged Alice.
“I was worried because you didn’t come for two days without saying anything…”
“Sorry.. The test took longer than expected..”
“I see, did you do well on the test?”
“Yeah.. I saw it well, but how about you?”
“What, I always get full marks in writing!!”
Arthur smiles brightly and makes a V sign with his hand.
-Sniff sniff.
Then Arthur began to sniff.
“Aris? Don’t you smell something? Something fishy…”
At Arthur’s words, Alice naturally pulled Arthur out of her arms and kept a certain distance.
“Hmm… I don’t know.”
“Really? I guess it’s my mood.”
“By the way, isn’t there a practical test in the afternoon?”
“Yeah! I have to eat lunch and go take the test.”
“Then can I come and see you later?”
Alice, who had no plans for the afternoon, wanted to see Arthur fight, so she asked him slyly.
“Of course! This time I’ll show you my new technology, so look forward to it!”
Alice burst into laughter at Arthur’s triumphant face.
“Wh, what the!! Why are you laughing!!”
Alice said, touching Arthur’s face.
“He’s so cute~, when will our Arthur grow up?”
“…I don’t know!! I’ll go first.”
Arthur, who was taken aback by Alice’s words, ended up going into the restaurant first.
‘Arthur… we’re going to eat together anyway…’
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Arthur, who had just eaten, arrived at the testing center to take the practical exam.
-Thump thump.
I saw someone walking from afar.
A woman with short yellow hair and wearing a black uniform. It was Adele.
Arriving at the testing site, Adele began explaining the testing method.
‘Well… in the end, it’s about catching virtual monsters.’
Arthur, who was listening to Adele’s explanation, turned his head and looked at the audience behind him, and he could see Alice waving her hand.
‘Okay! I have to show Alice that I’ve become stronger.’
-Ouch!
Arthur looked forward again at the sound of applause.
“Then let’s start the test! When I call your name, come up to the front. First up is Fabian!”
At Adele’s words, Fabian walked forward.
“Then I explained the rules earlier.. Let’s get started!”
As Adel moved her wand along with the words, three ogres appeared in front of Fabian.
The other students began to get scared at the sight of his large body and large wooden club, but Fabian’s expression was calm.
“Freezing.”
As Fabian cast his spell, the ground began to freeze, and the approaching ogres lost their balance and began to fall.
“Frozen Orb.”
Then, as he chanted, an ice ball appeared in Fabian’s hand and began to slowly fly towards the ogres.
-Boom!
With a sound, the ice orbs burst above the ogres, and they were all frozen.
“Magic Missile.”
Finally, Fabian, who had done a triple-chant, created three magic missiles at the same time and attacked the ogre’s head, and with the sound of ice breaking, the three ogre heads fell to the ground.
-Clap clap clap.
“He’s only a freshman, but he’s already using the 4th circle magic, Frozen Orb, and he’s even perfect at dealing with enemies with efficient mana distribution! Is that because he’s from a prestigious family..?”
At Adele’s words, Fabian nodded once and left.
“Then who should we do next..?”
The virtual monster-catching test continued like this, and since the difficulty was customized, most students did not stray far from the level of several goblins or kobolds at an easy level.
“This player is!! Arthur!”
Arthur walked to the examination room after hearing Adele’s words.
“Then shall we begin? Yay!”
An ogre appeared before Arthur’s eyes with a sound, and Arthur, bewildered, immediately asked Adele a question.
“I think you summoned the wrong person.”
“Huh? No, since you can’t use magic, you have to catch someone strong to get a lot of base points, right?”
“If you don’t like it, do you want to be a goblin? But the score is…”
“No!! I will!”
Arthur took a fighting stance, drew a circle on the ground with his sword, and watched the ogre’s movements.
‘You must unconditionally attack and counter.’
As Arthur stood still, the ogre approached him and swung its large club over Arthur’s head.
‘now.’
Just before the ogre’s attack reached his head, Arthur deflected the blow with his sword.
The club had not lost its momentum, but its target had changed to the floor to Arthur’s left.
The ogre was surprised that his attack had missed, and Arthur took advantage of the moment to plunge his sword into its neck.
-Pook.
Of course, it was not strong enough to penetrate all of them, but the ogre with a hole in its neck eventually bled to death.
“This is…”
Even Adele was speechless at the sudden turn of events, and Alice’s reaction was not much different.
“What the heck just now..?”
The club was clearly headed towards Arthur’s crown, but when Arthur swung his sword, the club’s point of impact changed, just like a river naturally changes direction. It was on a completely different level from deflecting or changing the trajectory by impact. It was as if it had been aimed at Arthur’s left from the beginning, because the point of impact changed naturally.
Is that possible? Of course, I could do it if I wanted to, but would Arthur, with his ability value of 10 and no mana, be able to do it?
Alice seriously put herself into Arthur’s shoes and ran a simulation in her head, and the answer came quickly.
‘It’s impossible.’
Of course, it seemed possible with the master’s level, but I didn’t think it would be possible in such a weak state.
“I really need to ask Arthur what he did.”
As time passed, Alice’s curiosity grew and she waited for Arthur to quickly leave the examination room.
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