Chapter 99

Shаrin, sitting in thе lоtus рosition, bеgаn tо drаw аll of her Mаnа out, just like Кhan had dоnе.

Whооsh…!!!!!!

Whооooоooооoооооsh…!!!!!!!

Тhumpthumрthumpthumрthumpthumpthumрthumрthumр……!!!!!!!

Тhe vibratiоn was sеveral times grеаter than when Khаn hаd drawn out his Mana.

‘Whеn Мaster drew out his Mаnа, there wаs definitеlу nоt а single speck оf Manа lеft in his bоdy…!’

Sharin rеmеmbеred Khаn’s teaсhings.

The importаnt thing whеn creаting а Cirсle is to сoncentrаte аll thе Mana in the heаrt and сrеаte а ring.

That wаs thе wаy to inсreаsе thе numbеr оf Cirсlеs.

‘I hаven’t triеd it until nоw… but it’s time to increase my Circles.’

Sharin thought that she had grown quite a bit while traveling with Khan.

‘I’ve only been at the 1st Circle so far, so I’ve only been holding Master back and not being of much help… I don’t want to do that anymore!’

It was the same in the battle against the Mages of Lexar’s Gang today.

If Sharin had been just a little stronger, she could have taken one of them down instead of just buying time.

Whoooooooooooooosh……!!!!

Sharin, having drawn out all of her Mana without leaving a single speck behind, perfectly understood the principle of creating a Circle.

The moment the Mana in her body disappeared completely, she felt dizzy and almost fainted, but she glared and endured with her willpower.

“Now… all the Mana… to the heart…!”

She felt like she was about to faint at any moment, but with tremendous willpower, she moved all the Mana she had drawn out to her heart.

Swishswishswishswishswishswishswishswish…!!

Swooshswooshswooshswooshswooshswooshswooshswoosh…!!!

Thumpthumpthumpthumpthumpthumpthumpthumpthump……!!!

Sharin’s Mana was more than ten times the amount Khan possessed, so the entire room shook violently.

It was truly an enormous level compared to Khan’s Mana from earlier!

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!”

Thump…! Thump…! Thump…!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

As her heart rate accelerated, a tremendous amount of Mana surged through her entire body.

Mana circulating throughout her body with tremendous rotational speed.

Sharin reflexively screamed at the feeling of burning to the bone.

Swoosh.

Swoosh….

At the same time, Mana gathered again in her heart, and soon a ring was created.

Without stopping there, another ring was created in succession.

Sharin, who had advanced from the 1st Circle to the 3rd Circle at once using the orthodox method, was finally able to be freed from the pain.

“I, I did it. M… Master….”

Thud.

Sharin, who had been sitting in the lotus position, collapsed as she was, unconscious with relief.

* * *

The next day.

Khan, who opened his eyes in bed, realized that he had slept soundly from the early evening until now without waking up once.

“Is this the first time I’ve slept so soundly since coming to this world…?”

Perhaps because he had never slept properly since coming to Erindel, he seemed to have accumulated quite a bit of fatigue.

“If Lexar or his Gang had come to kill me in the middle of the night, I would have been helpless…”

By now, Lexar must have heard the news of his subordinates’ deaths.

Moreover, if it was a Gang of Mages, they would have Reconnaissance Mages or Detection Mages, so they would have figured out the identities of Khan himself, as well as Byutek and Sharin.

‘I mustn’t let my guard down.’

Still, he felt refreshed after sleeping soundly for the first time in a while.

Weeeeee…

Weeeeee…

Weeeeee…

The three Circles revolving around his heart.

Thanks to these Circles, the Mana flowing through his body felt like a vast ocean.

‘Even so, it’ll quickly run out if I use just a few Skills.’

Khan had created two more Circles, but he was still far from sufficient.

After washing up roughly, Khan came outside and immediately knocked on Byutek and Sharin’s doors.

Sharin must have overslept, as she shouted from beyond the door in a hurried voice.

“Just a moment, Master! I was so tired yesterday that I fainted…! I’ll get ready quickly and come out!”

“You can take your time getting ready.”

“No! I’ll hurry and come out…!”

On the other hand, Byutek opened the door as soon as Khan knocked.

“Did you sleep well, Hyungnim!”

“Yes, Byutek. You didn’t go straight to your room yesterday, did you go somewhere to train?”

“Oh…! How did you know?! Actually, it seemed like Sir Khan was training alone in his room, so I couldn’t just stand by! Haha! So I gained some enlightenment in the Dungeon yesterday!”

“Good job. You look stronger than before at a glance.”

“Hahaha! You can tell… you’re indeed Hyungnim!”

He was saying it casually, but honestly, Khan was a little surprised to see the Level written above Byutek’s head.

[LV.37 Kilpheon Knight Byutek]

Byutek was also growing little by little while traveling with Khan.

Even though he knew that, Byutek’s growth was especially surprising because Byutek’s Level was 35 until yesterday.

‘He raised his Level by 2 in one night?’

Khan thought about how to raise his Level as quickly as possible in the <Geo Arc>, but he concluded that raising Level 2 in one night was impossible unless he cleared a Quest and received a large amount of Experience Points.

‘What did this guy do… really, did he gain some enlightenment?’

It was a good thing for Khan.

He wasn’t just going to travel with Byutek for a short time, he was planning to continue traveling with him in the future.

It would be a good thing if Byutek grew along with Khan and followed him.

“Sharin seems to have been quite stimulated by seeing Hyungnim as well. After Hyungnim came back from such a battle yesterday and was still training, that Sharin… had quite a shocked expression on her face. She probably did Mana training in her room after I went to the Dungeon.”

“I see. Good job.”

“No. Both Sharin and I are still far too lacking compared to Hyungnim…! My goal is to become strong enough to protect Hyungnim someday, so I’m troubled if you praise me this much.”

“Then work harder in the future.”

“Haha! Of course! I’ll work hard and strive even harder, even if it means grinding my bones!”

Khan was happy that Byutek had trained and become stronger, but he didn’t like the fact that he was talking so loudly that it hurt his ears.

“And try to speak more quietly.”

“Yes! I understand!”

“Quiet.”

“Yes!”

“Shut up.”

“……”

He couldn’t control his anger for a moment and swore at him to shut up, but Khan didn’t feel sorry at all for Byutek, who didn’t understand until the end.

‘Hoo… it’s frustrating.’

It had already been more than 20 minutes since he had been waiting for Sharin.

Women are said to take a long time to prepare, but is it right for her to make her Master wait like this? Just as he was thinking that.

Bang.

Sharin hurriedly opened the door and walked out.

“I’m sorry for being late, Master! Byutek Oppa too, I’m sorry…! I was so tired last night that I fainted…!”

“Haha! What, it’s nothing. We didn’t wait that long! You must have been training your Mana too hard yesterday!”

“By, Byutek Oppa, why are you saying such things!”

“Hahaha! I already told Hyungnim everything while we were waiting for you to come out! Hyungnim was happy to hear it too.”

“Even so…!”

Sharin felt a little embarrassed and sorry, as if she had been caught peeking at Khan.

“……”

Meanwhile, Khan was staring blankly at Sharin without saying anything, regardless of whether Byutek and Sharin were talking or not.

‘Sharin, what is she…?! What is she really…?!’

Khan rubbed his eyes once with his hand, just in case.

He rubbed his eyes and looked again, but it was still the same.

[LV.75 Genius Mage Sharin]

Clearly, until yesterday, Sharin’s Level was the same as Byutek’s, 35.

‘She raised her Level by 40 in one night…?’

Looking closely, he could feel as many as three Circles in Sharin’s heart.

‘Sharin, did she feel me increasing my Circles and follow suit…?’

It was truly an unbelievable thing.

He knew that Sharin had a natural Talent for Magic and Mana, but he didn’t know it would be to this extent.

‘The minimum Mana required to achieve the 3rd Circle… was definitely 20,000, right?’

Khan had raised his Circles without worrying about his Mana Capacity thanks to the Sage’s Heart, but Sharin was not.

The minimum Mana required to create three Circles was 20,000.

But that was just the minimum, and to create Circles stably, she needed to have 30,000 Mana.

‘Then Sharin has more than 30,000 Mana right now.’

Khan once again admired Sharin’s Talent.

‘There’s nothing more I can teach her in the future….’

What could he, who had no Talent, teach Sharin?

Sharin would be able to use Magic that was superior to Khan’s, no matter what she did.

“M, Master…? Are you very angry? I’m sorry. I was too late… ah… no, are you angry because I watched you do it yesterday…? I’m really sorry about that too…!”

“No, Sharin.”

“Yes…?”

“It’s just that you’ve made such great progress in one night that I was just surprised for a moment. You did a really good job.”

“Th, thank you…!”

Sharin bowed her head and shouted with an impressed expression, as Khan, who was usually taciturn, had given her almost the best praise he could give.

“Now I can entrust you with my back to some extent, Sharin.”

“Really?”

“Yes, I never thought you would create two more Circles at once and achieve the 3rd Circle. You are now truly a full-fledged Mage.”

“Hehe… thank you!”

As Khan continued to praise Sharin, Byutek shouted.

“Haha! Then I’ll be Sir Khan’s right-hand man!”

“You shut up, Byutek. Didn’t I tell you to shut up earlier?”

“……”

Byutek quickly closed his mouth.

Khan glanced at Sharin and Byutek once each before leaving the accommodation.

“Today, we’re going to the 12th District to strike Lexar.”

“Yes…!”

“……”

It was time to clear the Quest.

* * *

The 12th District, the base of Lexar’s Gang.

The base of Lexar’s Gang was the largest and tallest building in the 12th District, and the interior was decorated like a temple.

In the basement of the building were the rooms of the Gang executives and Lexar’s room.

Right now, all the Mages of Lexar’s Gang were gathered on the first floor of the building.

‘They’re all gathered.’

Lexar, who had summoned all the Mages of the Gang, was planning to kill a guy named Khan today.

When he checked with Arjeon’s Detection Magic and Reconnaissance Magic, he was quite a dangerous guy, so he had no intention of going to kill him alone.

‘Dangerous people are dealt with decisively.’

That was Lexar’s most important principle.

No matter how strong he was, he didn’t know what variables might occur if he went alone for no reason.

Tap.

Lexar, who had been floating in the sky, landed lightly on the ground.

“Everyone’s gathered. Are you ready to fight?”

“Yes! We’re ready!”

There were about 30 Mages gathered in the temple.

All of them were Mages with outstanding Skills.

“From now on, we’ll move to where they are. Follow me.”

“Yes, I understand!”

Whoosh…!!

Whoosh…!!

Dozens of Mages simultaneously used Flight Magic and began to follow Lexar, who was leading the way.