Chapter 109

Кhаn сhеcked thе insidе оf thе bоx with trembling eуеs.

When he first rеceivеd thе Маin Quеst tо find the treаsure hidden undеrgrоund, he thоught thеrе wоuld bе treаsure-grаde items hеrе.

‘Sо I hоped thеre wоuld be an item thаt а mage could usе, if рossible.’

Of coursе, еven if an item usable bу оther Job Сlassеs аррeared, he сould give it tо Вуutek or sеll it fоr mоney.

Кhan had аcceptеd thе quest with such thоughts, but sоmething trulу unexрected wаs inside thе bоx.

“To think it would be а Hiddеn Skill… If I hаd just рassеd by this, I would hаvе rеgretted it fоr the rеst оf mу lifе, рounding thе grоund in frustrаtion.”

Ооoooom…!!!

Khan gazed at the pure white light shining inside the box.

As the <Geo Arc> User who possessed the most Hidden Skills, Khan knew the existence of that pure white light better than anyone.

“First, let’s check what kind of skill it is.”

Even for Khan, there were Hidden Skills hidden in places he didn’t know about like this.

Khan reached into the box and placed his hand on the pure white light.

Swoooosh…!!

Srrrrrr…!!

The pure white light was entirely sucked into Khan’s body, and then a message appeared before his eyes.

[You have acquired the Rank 4 Hidden Skill ‘Space-Time Leap’.]

[Skill: Space-Time Leap]

• Skill Rank: Rank 4

• Skill Description: Allows the skill user to instantly move to any desired location they have been to before. Up to 4 targets in contact with the skill user can be moved together.

• Cooldown: 10 hours

• Mana Consumption: 100

The skill Khan newly obtained was ‘Space-Time Leap’, which seemed to be a long-distance teleport.

‘The Skill Cooldown is 10 hours… That’s quite long.’

Khan still didn’t know to what extent the Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’ reset the cooldowns of other skills.

To be precise, he didn’t know up to how much cooldown it reset, and from what point it reduced to one-tenth.

‘Now I know to some extent.’

And now, Khan could see how much cooldown ‘Sage’s Heart’ reset.

[Due to the skill ‘Sage’s Heart’, the cooldown of the skill ‘Space-Time Leap’ is reduced to one-tenth.]

It would have been even more useful if he could use the ‘Space-Time Leap’ skill without a cooldown, but anyway, obtaining a Hidden Skill was a tremendous gain.

‘Moreover, being able to instantly move anywhere I’ve been to before is incredibly convenient, isn’t it?’

Since coming to this world, Khan found it most wasteful of time when traveling to other cities by carriage.

But later, thanks to this ‘Space-Time Leap’ skill, he would be able to conveniently travel anywhere he wanted.

Khan checked the messages that appeared before his eyes again.

[You have cleared the quest.]

[As a reward, you have acquired the underground treasure Rank 4 Hidden Skill ‘Space-Time Leap’.]

Along with the quest clear message, the next Main Quest related message immediately appeared.

[The next Main Quest will proceed after meeting Eddy and having a conversation.]

“I thought the next Main Quest would appear right away, but it seems not.”

Ooom…!!!

The blue Mana floating around Khan’s body.

Srrr.

This was Sharin’s Mana.

The advanced Flight Magic she had cast on him was still remaining.

Of course, it seemed that was only until now.

“Did the duration run out because I used it for too long? This… I almost got into big trouble.”

If things had gone wrong, he might have had to walk from the 12th District to the 6th District or use other means of transportation.

If that had happened, the amount of wasted time alone would have been considerable.

“Actually, this is good. Now I can try using ‘Space-Time Leap’ right away.”

Khan decided to check his Status Window before using the skill.

◈ LV.59

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 240/5840

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense, (2★)Mana Enhancement, (1★)Wind Cutter, (3★)Dragon’s Breath, (4★)Mana Circulation (4★)Space-Time Leap

The skill list now included the new ‘Space-Time Leap’ skill, and the Mana, which had clearly been exactly 200 just a while ago, had already increased to 240.

‘Part of it is probably due to the increased number of Circles, but it’s likely because I obtained the Rank 4 skill Mana Circulation, greatly increasing my Mana Recovery Power.’

From now on, situations where Mana is insufficient will gradually decrease.

As he obtains more Mana-related skills, the recovery speed will become faster than now, and the Mana itself will become much greater.

Since the advanced Flight Magic cast by Sharin was released, an opportunity to use the newly acquired skill arose.

Khan slowly gathered Mana, intending to use ‘Space-Time Leap’.

But then.

“This Mana…?”

Suddenly, a Mana presence was detected.

To be precise, the presence of a woman carrying familiar Mana was felt from above.

‘My Sensory Perception has definitely widened compared to before.’

Was it because his Mana Capacity increased a lot thanks to obtaining the ‘Mana Circulation’ skill?

Khan’s Sensory Perception seemed to have definitely widened much more than before.

For some reason, Sharin’s presence, having returned, was being fully felt by Khan.

Shooooom!!!

She was descending underground at an immensely fast speed.

The force of that Mana was transmitted directly to Khan, who was far away.

“It seems she’s already adapted to Flight Magic. The speed is too fast, isn’t it?”

After Khan muttered to himself and waited about a minute, Sharin appeared underground.

“Masteeeeer!!! Are you alright?!”

“Sharin, why did you come here? I was just about to head back.”

“It was too trivial, so I didn’t mention it, but actually, earlier you told me to widen my Sensory Perception and check what was inside, right? At that time, precisely from this direction… from below where we were earlier, something faint and hard to describe in words… was felt. But since you were staying alone, I was worried……”

“…….”

Khan wondered if perhaps Sharin had noticed the metal box and Hidden Skill hidden in this underground.

‘Someone with innate Mana and Mana Sensitivity like Sharin might be fully capable….’

As he was having such thoughts, Sharin spoke again.

“Umm, but it seems I worried for nothing! I think I was mistaken. I don’t feel anything now.”

“…Is that so.”

“Yes! But I came just in case you were in danger…. I did well, right? It’s touching, right, Master?”

“Yes, you did well.”

Khan knew that what Sharin felt was the Hidden Skill hidden here.

The reason she wasn’t feeling anything now was likely because he himself had just acquired it.

“Sharin, then did Byutek take Sophia and go to Eddy first?”

“Yes, that’s right! I went with them to the front of the shop too, but suddenly I got worried about you, so I flew here quickly!”

“You did well. From now on, if you ever feel something like that, do as you please anytime. If I’m ever in real danger, you coming to help would be beneficial.”

“Re, really?!”

“Of course. Now, let’s go back.”

“Hehe….”

Sharin had always thought of herself as a burden to Khan until now.

That’s why she had tried so hard to increase her Circles last night, and had devoted herself to magic study and training whenever possible to be of even a little help to Khan.

‘As expected, it was good that I increased my Circles yesterday. Now Master must recognize me a bit as a mage too…?!’

Hearing Khan’s words, Sharin felt so happy she could jump on the spot right then, but she didn’t show it.

Just smiling brightly was her way of hiding her current emotions as much as possible.

“Master! Then shall I cast Flight Magic on you again?”

“No, it’s fine.”

“Huh…? Ah, then are you going to use Flight Magic yourself, Master?”

Sharin felt like she wanted to see the Flight Magic Khan used directly.

The Flight Magic he used would be far superior to hers.

‘It wouldn’t be several times faster than my Flight Magic, would it?’

The time it takes to go from the 12th District to the 6th District with Sharin’s advanced Flight Magic is about 20 minutes.

That’s also based on maximum speed; flying at a moderate speed takes about 30 minutes.

‘No, Flight Magic doesn’t vary that much between mages… so Master’s Flight Magic would be similar to mine, right?’

Sharin, thinking she had been recognized as a mage by Khan today, was feeling a bit proud.

In the case of Flight Magic, no matter how much the skill gap is between mages, it wouldn’t be that different.

But her desire to see her Master’s Flight Magic remained unchanged, so Sharin looked at him with slightly expectant eyes.

“No, I won’t use Flight Magic.”

“Huh…? Then how are you going to go?”

But from Khan’s mouth came words Sharin hadn’t even thought of.

Not using Flight Magic—then what magic was he going to use to return to the 6th District?

“Instant movement. I’m going to use instant movement to go to the 6th District at once.”

“Instant movement? Wait a minute…. By instant movement, do you mean Teleport?”

Khan thought his newly acquired Rank 4 Hidden Skill ‘Space-Time Leap’ was no different from instant movement.

‘In a way, it’s the same as Teleport.’

In this world, long-distance instant movement skills and magic were called ‘Teleport’, so it could be called Teleport.

“Yes.”

Teleport.

The instant movement magic that only a very few among the Archmage-Level Mages of the Magic Tower can use.

It is said that using Teleport allows the caster to instantly move anywhere they desire.

Hearing that Khan could use Teleport magic, Sharin opened her eyes wide and couldn’t help but be astonished inwardly.

‘To think Master can even use Teleport magic, which is said to be so difficult to learn….’

Just how deep must his understanding of magic be to be able to use Teleport?

“Sharin, are you going to fly back?”

“Ah, no! Can… can I go with you?”

“Of course. Hold onto me.”

“Yes!! Excuse me for a moment, Master.”

Feeling a bit excited at the thought of experiencing Teleport magic for the first time in her life, Sharin grabbed Khan’s arm.

‘Shall I give it a try?’

Khan immediately used the ‘Space-Time Leap’ skill.