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55. The Bed Is Indeed.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t tell you.”

Thud—A huge rock seemed to fall on Kang Sik-mun’s face. He looked at Johann with a bewildered expression.

*He* led me on to expect this! Isn’t that too much!

– was the gist of his expression. Fortunately, Johann’s words weren’t finished.

“It’s not like I learned it easily either. Interaction with the natives was different from modern times.”

“Oh, does that mean······?”

Johann simply smiled. Kang Sik-mun wasn’t clueless either. He was someone who used the profession of a wizard and appropriate talent to sweep away karma.

In other words, he got something pretty good from the room of rewards.

“Haha, I understand. Nothing in the world is free. Of course, I have to pay the price.”

He extended his right hand toward Johann. On the index finger of his hand was a copper-colored ring.

“It’s an artifact. The effect is that magic power stats increase by 3%.”

“······Not bad. Would you like to exchange?”

Johann maintained a seemingly calm expression. Some might say it’s only 3%, but at least it wasn’t for Johann.

His magic power stats had long surpassed others, and the amount of karma required to raise them was considerable.

At this rate, he might be forced to increase his physical stats. The difference between the stats was that severe.

However, Kang Sik-mun was also a thoughtful person. He paused slightly.

“Before that, please tell me what kind of teaching it is. An artifact is just one thing to me, but to the team leader, teachings are not a consumable resource.”

“That’s right. What I’m going to tell you is a magic power operating method called [Stillness of the Waterfall].”

“A magic power operating method?”

Kang Sik-mun had a puzzled expression. That’s because it was knowledge he was hearing for the first time.

In fact, Johann was a special case; most players failed to interact successfully with the natives.

At best, they only built friendships with innkeepers or blacksmiths, and couldn’t have connections with high-ranking people like the Jerry wizard.

“It’s an operating method that makes the manipulation of magic power circulating in the body lighter and reduces recoil. It has been very helpful to me.”

“Hmm······. A magic power operating method······.”

Kang Sik-mun seemed to be contemplating for a moment. But he finally made up his mind at Johann’s following words.

“Above all, it is effective for magic power exhaustion. Mr. Sik-mun must have experienced it too. That terrible state, I mean.”

“Magic Power Exhaustion······!”

Of course, Kang Sik-mun had also suffered from it. One of the mistakes that novice wizards often make is the overuse of magic power.

“Okay. Let’s exchange. What do I have to do?”

“First, sit cross-legged.”

Thump, Kang Sik-mun obediently followed Johann’s words. No matter how much older he was than him, the superiority of knowledge was clearly with Johann.

Where is age when asking to learn, Kang Sik-mun was willing to become a disciple of this young man.

Johann’s hands were gently stacked on his back. What Johann was about to do was also a first for him.

“From now on, let’s begin.”

“······.”

He didn’t answer. Because according to what Johann had told him before, he was focusing his mind inward.

Soon, Johann’s slender magic power took the form of a thread and entered the tip of Kang Sik-mun’s foot.

Johann recalled Jerry’s teachings.

[If you, Johann, ever have to teach someone later, just remember this one thing.]

Swish Swish Swish –

From Kang Sik-mun’s little toe to his big toe, Johann’s magic power pioneers the blood vessels through which the power of transcendence flows.

The resistance is strong. The magic power that was originally remaining rejects the newly invaded magic power. But Johann steadily sent magic power.

Before long, it slowly mingled with them.

‘Now, the calf.’

As if exploring for the New World, the magic powers head upstream.

Johann steadily guided the magic power with a calm mind.

Calf, thigh, butt, belly, and then······

‘I’m here. From now on, it’s important.’

Now, it is the upper dantian, which can be said to be the source of magic power in the body. At that moment, Johann’s magic power spread out like a spider web.

“······!”

In response, Kang Sik-mun’s whole body shook greatly. Johann shouted loudly.

“Calm down!! You must endure!!”

“······!”

Crack-!

There was a sound like molars breaking.

The widely spread magic power wrapped around the upper dantian so that it would break. From now on, Kang Sik-mun’s capabilities were important. He must calm Johann’s magic power with his strength.

What if he fails to calm it down?

[Never fail. You can become disabled if you do it wrong.]

Jerry’s teachings suddenly came to mind. If Kang Sik-mun fails, will he really become disabled?

I don’t know. Johann just decided to do his best.

“······!”

Tremble Tremble Tremble······.

Kang Sik-mun’s whole body shook like an aspen tree. How much time had passed like that, it gradually began to stabilize.

Immediately afterwards, magic power poured out of his body. Johann felt an inexplicable fullness. What is it?

Whoosh-!

“Hoo······.”

Johann’s hair fluttered wildly. Soon, Kang Sik-mun opened his eyes.

His pupils were shining bright blue.

“This is······ amazing. I think I know how stupidly I was using magic power until now. With just one ring, I got a teaching worth a thousand gold.”

Johann wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand and replied.

“Haha, I’m glad if it was effective.”

“Thank you so much. I will definitely repay this debt someday.”

“You don’t have to. We just made a reasonable deal.”

Kang Sik-mun had an enlightened expression at Johann’s words.

“Ah, I forgot for a moment. Here, is the artifact I promised.”

He carefully took off the ring and handed it to Johann. Johann accepted it with a polite hand.

[Ring of Magic Amplification]

[The value of magic power stats increases by 3%.]

“Thank you.”

“No, Team Leader. I am more grateful. But it seems that there are some side effects to this operating method. Haha.”

Side effects? Johann looked at Kang Sik-mun with a puzzled expression. That’s because Johann didn’t have any particular side effects.

“Magic power has decreased a bit. It dropped about 2 stats, but I think it’s cheap compared to what I got.”

“······I see.”

After hearing his words, Johann secretly opened the status window. For reference, he hasn’t worn the ring yet. In other words, it means that the stats cannot change.

‘It increased. Clearly,

it increased.’

It increased by exactly 1. The value is so insignificant that someone might be mistaken, but Johann’s memory was very outstanding.

There was no way he could be mistaken. Only then did Johann realize what was causing the fullness he had felt earlier.

‘I absorbed magic power. How did this happen?’

Johann watched Kang Sik-mun closely. He had a happy face because he liked the newly acquired skill.

Hmm······.

‘Well, let’s not tell him.’

Johann was someone who liked white lies, and he wasn’t stupid enough to tell others about his own gains.

His relationship with him was very good right now. There was no need to give room for it to go wrong.

He hid the truth while rationalizing himself like that. After all, it’s just a relationship that will end soon.

“Hehe, can I use great spells like the team leader now? This is really exciting.”

“······Hahaha. Of course. You’ll be able to do it enough if you practice.”

“Hehehe.”

“Hahaha.”

Thus, the laughter of the one who knew the truth and the one who didn’t know the truth continued for a while.

***

It’s burdensome.

“Hehehehe, Team Leader. I’ll take the middle shift. Team Leader, you take the first shift.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Anyway, those who have physical jobs are taking the hard time slots, so I’m comfortable.”

“Oh, I didn’t think of that. Then at least sleep comfortably. Chwahat!”

With a bizarre utterance, Kang Sik-mun sowed seeds.

Gurgle Gurgle-

The ground seemed to be distorted, and soon a green-colored bed was created. Kang Sik-mun patted the stem bed with the palm of his hand.

“Thanks to the team leader, it’s become easier to change the strength of the stem. Now, lie down quickly!”

“······.”

It’s too much of a burden.

Sarah seemed to feel this mood of Johann and stood in front of Kang Sik-mun.

“······Stop it. Anyway, Mr. Johann has a Water Droplet Bed, so it doesn’t matter······.”

“Ah! I didn’t think about Sarah! Here, is a bed made to fit the curves of a woman’s body!”

“Just with a bed······.”

The moment Sarah’s eyebrows twitched and she was about to say something, her palm touched the magic bed.

Poof-

“······.”

She was silent for a moment, then slowly lay down on the bed. The sensation of the stems wrapping around from all sides rivals the mattress.

“······.”

Her pupils blinked as she stared blankly at the sky.

“······Oh.”

Zap, Sarah got up from the bed. She looked back and forth at Kang Sik-mun and Johann.

─A little later.

“······.”

“······It’s comfortable.”

“I’m honored!”

Johann and Sarah were lying on the bed happily. Indeed, the bed was more magic than science.