Chapter 85

Wоооng…. Wоoong…. Wоооng….

Маna clumps flоаted arоund Sharin.

Thе Lеvеl оf hеr Мagic wаsn’t high, but purelу in tеrms of thе аmоunt оf Мanа, it seеmed quite аdvаnсеd.

‘How сan this bе…? Just using Energy Воlt and it’s this much?’

Kairоs, а Senior Mage оf thе Green Magic Тоwer, was gеnuinelу imрrеssеd as he watchеd the Mаnа еmanating frоm Shаrin’s bоdy.

Sharin wаs muttering somеthing to herself, reсiting а Magiс Inсantаtion, and Кairos immediаtelу rеcognized that this Mаgic wаs Еnеrgy Вolt, a Rаnk 1 Маgic.

“Hаha, trulу аmаzing. Аs еxресted оf Sir Кhan’s Disciple, it’s truly unbelievable Magic. It must be all thanks to Sir Khan’s teachings, right?”

“No, I didn’t really do anything. It’s all her Talent.”

“Oh, you don’t have to be so modest. That child, having a Master like Sir Khan… is truly blessed. I’m already a Senior Mage in a Magic Tower… but if it were possible, I’d want to become Sir Khan’s Disciple right away.”

“……”

Khan had no intention of accepting a grizzled Disciple like Kairos, so he ignored him and focused on Sharin.

‘Certainly… in terms of Mana alone, it’s more than ten times my Level.’

Sharin’s overwhelming Talent was coming from that Mana.

The limit of Mana is determined from birth.

In Khan’s case, his Mana Talent was at or below the average person’s Level.

The Mage Character he originally raised in the game gained over 100 Mana each time his Level increased.

On the other hand, the current Khan only gains 10 Mana each time his Level increases, so it could be said that he has absolutely no Talent for Mana.

‘Originally, with this body, I should have chosen a different Class instead of a Mage….’

Still, Khan had the unique Rank 10 Hidden Skill, ‘Sage’s Heart.’

A cheat-Level Skill that completely negated the Cooldown of almost all Skills.

In addition, it had a Passive that helped maintain composure at all times.

Besides that, there might be more Skill Effects hidden, such as Immunity to Mental-Type Skills, that Khan didn’t know about yet.

‘A Mage with no Cooldown is bound to be more of a cheat than any other Class.’

Khan paused for a moment in thought and continued to watch Sharin.

Wooong…!!!!!

Swaeeeeeeeeeeek!!!

Wooong…!!!!!

Swaeeeeeeeeeeek!!!

Wooong…!!!!!

Swaeeeeeeeeeeek!!!

Soon after, Sharin’s Energy Bolts flew towards the Power Measurement Device at tremendous speed.

Kwaaaaaaaaang!!!

Puh-uhng!! Puh-uhng!! Puh-uhng!!

With a tremendous roar, a score appeared on the monitor attached to the Power Measurement Device after a moment.

Bleep―

[13,000]

Sharin’s score was a whopping thirteen thousand points.

‘It’s definitely high.’

Considering that Sharin’s current Level was in her 30s, scoring over ten thousand was incredibly high.

‘No, in some ways, she might even be stronger than me.’

And above all, Sharin had only used Energy Bolt, which was a Rank 1 Magic and one of the weaker ones, yet her score exceeded ten thousand points.

“Oooooh…!!! Truly amazing!! As expected of Sir Khan’s Disciple, she’s at an incredible Level!”

“Haha, hahahahaha… Unbelievable, really….”

Viscount Aldrik and Kairos, who had been watching Sharin’s test, both shouted in surprise with wide eyes.

Then Aldrik opened his mouth again and shouted.

“The average score of those who participate in the Underground Arena Tournament every year is three thousand points. There are barely five people who score over ten thousand points… it’s truly amazing.”

Sharin looked young at first glance.

That’s why Aldrik couldn’t help but be even more surprised.

‘Wait a minute… then…?!’

Aldrik, who had been marveling, looked at the tall, burly man standing upright.

A man who was about twice the size of an average person, with a huge Greatsword strapped to his back that was as big as his body.

‘Just how strong is Byutek…?’

Byutek was a Knight of the Kilpheon Knight Order.

Even the Mages he brought with him were monsters of immense power.

Then just how strong was this Byutek?

‘He’s definitely much stronger than the Mages. He’s a Knight of Kilpheon, so of course he would be.’

Aldrik was originally a Noble with a weak influence among the Viscounts.

Only now, with the war, was he increasing his Territory and hoping for a Title of Peerage promotion to Count, so he had only heard about the affairs of other major cities through rumors.

‘I heard that the Knights of the Kilpheon Knight Order are so strong that they can cut through huge boulders with a single strike… I wonder what it’s like…!’

In fact, Aldrik was still fixated on Byutek.

He thought that a Knight would be a better fit to work with him than a Mage.

Just then, Byutek, who had been standing with his arms crossed, unfolded his arms and smiled brightly.

“Haha, Sharin!! You’re really amazing! You’ve been reading Magic Tomes so much in the Carriage that your skills have improved dramatically!”

“Hehe. It’s nothing much. There are still only a few Spells I can use… I’m still a long way from becoming like Master….”

“Still, you did well! Now watch me closely! I’ll easily surpass Sharin’s score!”

“Well, do as you please….”

Sharin said with a nonchalant expression as Byutek shouted heartily.

Seeing this, Sharin seemed to have a subtle competitive spirit.

‘She definitely doesn’t want to lose.’

In fact, Khan was most curious about Byutek’s test.

Byutek had also received training in the previous village and unlocked his Talent.

After that, Byutek had grown greatly, no longer just a Knight in name only, but a truly respectable Knight.

‘I wonder what score a Knight in his 30s will get… I’m curious.’

Khan had played all the Classes in <Geo Arc>.

Of course, he had also raised a Knight Class before.

At that time, around Level 30, he had taken a test in Erindel and participated in the Underground Arena Tournament.

‘I think my score back then… was around 5,000 points.’

Knights tended to score lower than Mages.

Due to the nature of the Power Measurement Device machine, Mages could combine and use multiple Spells at once to attack, but for Classes like Knights, the score was measured as soon as they attacked the device with their swords.

‘I wonder… if he can exceed 5,000 points.’

In fact, he didn’t have much expectation.

If Byutek really exceeded 5,000 points, it meant that Byutek’s Swordsmanship skills were truly outstanding.

Even the Knight Character that Khan had raised in the past, which was a well-developed Character, had scored 5,000 points in the test.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Sreung―!!

Byutek, who had strode towards the Power Measurement Device, took out the huge Greatsword he had been carrying on his back and gripped it with both hands.

“Huuuh…!!!”

Crack…! Crackle…!

As Byutek let out a Battle Cry and tensed his entire body, muscles began to swell from his arms and throughout his body.

Veins popped out visibly on his arms and legs, and his already large frame looked 1.5 times bigger due to the bulging muscles.

That time was less than a second.

Before anyone knew it, Byutek swung the heavy-looking Greatsword at tremendous speed.

Chwaaaaaaaak!!!

Kwaaaaaaaaang!!!!!

Instead of the sound of metal, there was a sound like something exploding as he swung his sword.

Hwaaaaaaaak!!!

“Ugh…! What wind…!”

“Incredible brute force…!”

Due to the aftermath, a strong wind struck the surroundings.

Aldrik and Kairos groaned and braced themselves to avoid being blown away by the wind.

Bleep―

Byutek’s score finally appeared on the monitor attached to the Power Measurement Device.

The person who was most anticipating that score in this place was none other than Aldrik.

‘I wonder…! What score will Byutek, a Knight of Kilpheon, get…! Fifty thousand points? Sixty thousand points? Or maybe even over a hundred thousand…?!’

If that were the case, he would have to hold onto Byutek no matter what.

Whether it was with money or women, if he used whatever he had and worked with Byutek, becoming a Count would be only a matter of time.

“Wh, what…!”

Aldrik, who saw the score that appeared on the monitor after a moment, could only widen his eyes and stutter in surprise.

[6,430]

“Six thousand points… is it…? No, wait a minute. Not sixty thousand points… but six thousand points?”

“Hmm, six thousand points. It seems that this Power Measurement Device is a bit disadvantageous for others besides Mages. It was definitely a tremendous power, but seeing the low score…”

Aldrik looked at Byutek with an expression as if he couldn’t believe it.

Byutek was scratching the back of his head with an embarrassed expression.

Khan and Sharin had already approached him.

“I’m sorry about this. I still have a long way to go….”

“Hehe. Byutek Oppa. I’m still above you, right? It’s exactly half my score, isn’t it?”

“Ahem….”

Byutek, who had spoken confidently, blushed slightly when the score turned out to be much lower than expected.

However, Khan didn’t think so.

‘Over 6,000 points. This guy… he was the real deal?’

Khan recalled Brente’s words about unlocking Byutek’s Talent.

‘Sir Byutek’s Talent can be considered genius-Level.’

He had taken Brente’s words with a grain of salt back then, but at this Level, he could really be considered a genius.

‘I’m looking forward to the future, but well, he might suddenly hit a wall later.’

Even with the same Talent, there were cases where they suddenly weakened significantly later on.

Meanwhile, Byutek, who had an embarrassed expression and glanced at Khan, made a serious expression as soon as he saw his expression and bowed his head slightly.

‘Sir Khan… seems very disappointed.’

Khan always had a cold expression, but Byutek could now roughly tell just by looking at Khan’s cold expression.

Whether Khan was angry or in a good mood, things like that.

Even if the expression was the same, there were subtle differences that only Byutek knew.

‘Looking at his expression… he seems very disappointed.’

Byutek sincerely considered Khan, who had saved his life, to be his benefactor.

His benefactor and Master in his heart, who had changed him from being trash.

‘Is he suddenly going to… tell me not to follow him?’

It seemed like he should apologize quickly.

He always shouted that he would protect Khan whenever he had the chance, but how could he protect Khan if he was so weak?

So Khan seemed very disappointed.

“Th, Sir Khan… I’m really sorry. I’ll work harder in the future…!”

Byutek lowered his head deeply as if he had committed a deadly sin and shouted sincerely to Khan.

But.

Thump.

Khan lightly placed his hand on Byutek’s shoulder and opened his mouth.

“Good job. You were the strongest Knight I’ve seen so far.”

“S, Sir Khan…?”

The unexpected words popped out of Khan’s mouth, and Byutek barely managed to hold back the tears that seemed to well up in his eyes at that moment.

Then Khan looked at Aldrik and said.

“Let’s go now. Viscount Aldrik. The three of us can participate in the Underground Arena Tournament, right?”

“Ah… y, yes, of course! Of course! But are you already leaving?”

“I have somewhere to go. Let’s meet again in two weeks.”

Thud. Thud.

As Khan moved his steps towards the outside, Sharin hurriedly ran.

“Master! But where are you going?”

And even Byutek, who was still standing in place.

“Sir Khan, I have to go with you too!!! Hahaha! B… But was I really the strongest Knight Sir Khan has ever seen?!”

“Be quiet. You’re being noisy.”

The corners of Khan’s lips were raised ever so slightly.

A genius Knight and a genius Mage.

With these two, he felt that he might really be able to see the ending of this game someday.