Chapter 12

Аftеr gаthеring five magiс tоmеs, Кhаn immediatelу rеturned to his rоom.

Thе rооm hе wаs guidеd to by thе attendаnt wаs truly sрасiоus.

Еven mоre sо than the hоusе hе оriginally livеd in baсk in reality.

‘Тhis is thе best house sincе I аrrived here.’

Khan hаd livеd in a mediocre singlе-rоom dwelling in Вurun Villagе.

Весause the villagе was so smаll, рrоper lоdging fасilities werе not avаilable.

And sincе hе had beеn сamрing continuоusly while moving frоm the villаgе to the city, seеing his currеnt асcоmmodatiоns mаdе him feel quitе goоd.

Не рlаcеd thе fivе boоks оn the shelf visible in the distance and sat down in the chair in front.

Thud.

“Then, shall I take a look?”

In <Geo Arc>, following the mage’s original quest, one absolutely must protect Sharin here.

Only then do the quest rewards increase, and the content of future quests changes slightly.

‘I must succeed in this no matter what.’

But honestly, Khan was a little worried right now.

In reality, he had never properly studied in his life.

Naturally, he had even less experience teaching anyone.

‘I’ll only know once I try.’

He clearly had no experience, but for some reason, he felt confident.

[Basic Mana Manipulation]

In <Geo Arc>, they don’t use Korean but a separate Imperial Common Language created for the game.

Perhaps because he had entered the game, Khan found it as easy to read as Hangul.

Khan opened the magic tome titled Basic Mana Manipulation.

Flutter.

As he opened the book, the accumulated dust inside scattered, revealing the contents.

―Those with talent for magic are born with mana within their bodies from birth. Mana is invisible if left alone, but when manifested…….

He ruthlessly skipped the initial unnecessary content.

―To use mana in earnest, one must create a ‘Circle’ in the heart. A ‘Circle’ is a ring of condensed mana. Creating a ‘Circle’ is simple. Gather the mana within the body to the heart and then condense it. Those with talent for mana can succeed on the first try.

Khan thoroughly read all the most basic content in the magic tome.

‘It reads well.’

The book’s contents were all sinking into his head perfectly.

After just one reading, he remembered everything, and even his reading speed was incredibly fast.

After about thirty minutes passed like that, Khan was able to finish reading Basic Mana Manipulation.

“This much shouldn’t be a problem.”

Muttering to himself, Khan immediately opened the next magic tome.

It was his first time studying, but it was quite interesting.

These magic tomes seemed like they would be very helpful for living in this game world and for his own growth.

* * *

Exactly three hours had passed since Khan opened the magic tome.

Tap.

He closed the opened magic tome and placed it back on the shelf.

‘Is this about it…?’

He had just understood all the theory related to basic magic.

He thought the reason he could understand the contents of the magic tomes at once was probably thanks to his 10th-grade skill, ‘Sage’s Heart’.

‘It should be at least this much to be called a 10th-grade skill.’

Thinking about it, Khan was like this even when playing <Geo Arc> using a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

He could use magic tomes with level restrictions, and beyond that, he could do things not permitted in the game.

‘I wonder just how far ‘Composure’ allows.’

‘Composure’ means having a calm mind.

Does having a calm mind make books sink into your head when you read them?

Anyway, thinking about these things won’t change anything.

There will be many opportunities to learn more about the 10th-grade skill ‘Sage’s Heart’ in the future.

“Shall I try now?”

Khan intended to immediately try using the magic theories he had just perfectly understood.

Because the most basic foundation of a mage starts from the ‘Circle’.

Of course, those truly called mages must be at least ‘6th Circle’.

And even Khan, who now understood magic theory, didn’t think he would create a Circle right away.

Whoom…!!

Holding his staff, Khan immediately drew up the mana within his body.

‘Gather all this mana to the heart.’

The mana beginning to rise from his body all gathered to his heart.

‘Here, I create a single ring with my mana.’

He gathered all the mana within his body and created a ring near his heart.

A blue mana ring forming in a circular shape.

However, the ring, while forming, soon disappeared.

‘Is it still a bit lacking…?’

He didn’t think he could create a Circle right away, but honestly, he was somewhat expecting it.

He gave up without hesitation.

Even if he didn’t create a Circle right now, he had obtained two hidden skills, so he should be stronger than a 1st Circle magic apprentice.

Being impatient wouldn’t do any good.

“Shall I go meet Sharin right away?”

Having thoroughly read and perfectly understood five magic tomes in just three hours, Khan rose to go meet Sharin.

Now all that remained was to become her magic master and teach her.

* * *

“I came down to exterminate the monsters appearing in Burun Village. But the number of monsters appearing in the village was much higher than expected.”

“So what happened?”

“Of course, I couldn’t fight the monsters alone, so I told the Village Chief to call for more support from elsewhere. While arguing like that, I met Sir Mage Khan.”

“And then, and then?!”

“Well… I went to exterminate the monsters with Sir Khan. You saw it, so you know. Sir Khan defeated all the monsters in an instant. It was truly an incredible magic….”

Byutek, in charge of Sharin’s escort, had been sticking with her for half the day today.

At first, there was a slightly awkward atmosphere, but before they knew it, the two had become quite close.

Sharin asked Byutek how he met Khan, and he was unraveling the story.

Click.

Just then, Khan opened Sharin’s door without knocking and entered.

“Wh-what is it? Entering a girl’s room without knocking is rude, you know?”

“……Sorry. I heard voices inside, so I just came in.”

“Please be careful from now on.”

Sharin, who had used informal speech when she first met Khan, was now using semi-formal speech with him.

“You’ve come, Sir Khan.”

“Yes, seeing as you two have become quite close.”

“Haha, isn’t building trust with the client first the basics of a knight’s escort duty?”

Khan was slightly bothered by Byutek mentioning being a knight, but he let it pass.

Byutek didn’t seem like a guy with a bad nature anyway.

“Anyway, Sharin. Starting today, I will teach you.”

“Huh…?”

Khan abruptly approached Sharin and got straight to the point.

Hearing his words, Sharin suddenly opened her golden eyes wide as if asking what he meant and looked at Khan.

“I already know your talent for magic. That level of talent is within the top ten on the continent. I will become your magic master.”

“Magic master…?”

“Yes, you can become strong with just a little understanding of magic.”

He didn’t mention things like the mana in her body running rampant to Sharin.

Once she creates a Circle, the mana in her body will completely cease to run rampant anyway.

“……Really…? Magic is something you can’t learn even by paying money….”

Sharin truly held Khan in high esteem.

Of course, at first, upon seeing the mana within Khan’s body, she thought he wasn’t even half a mage.

But that thought had completely reversed.

Because during the day, she couldn’t do anything against Khan’s overwhelming mana.

“Yes, this is also part of the escort duty. If you become strong, you’ll be able to protect yourself alone even if we don’t pay attention.”

“If it’s Sir Mage Khan, I would be honored. …I apologize for my rudeness during the day. I thought I had a little talent for magic and became arrogant.”

Khan nodded indifferently upon hearing Sharin’s apology.

Then he approached her.

“You definitely have talent for mana. As I said before, your talent is within the top ten on the continent. First, we need to organize the mana within your body in one place. Try drawing up your mana.”

“Understood!”

Despite Khan’s sudden instruction, Sharin drew up her mana as he said.

“Draw it all up. Every last bit, without leaving a single one behind.”

“Is it really okay to do that?”

Khan was observing the mana rising within Sharin’s body.

The mana she drew up was about one-third of the mana within her body.

She seemed worried that if she drew up all her mana, the mana would run wild and turn the room into a mess.

‘Besides that, she probably has never tried drawing up all her mana.’

If a person with a large mana reserve draws up all their mana without a Circle, a mana rampage phenomenon can occur.

If a mana rampage occurs, they die immediately, and a huge mana explosion happens around them.

The mana within the body expands and explodes like a bomb.

“I’m here, so it’s fine. Draw it all up.”

“Understood…!”

Sharin, who had been making a slightly uneasy expression, felt inexplicably reassured by Khan’s words.

Whoom…!!!!

Sharin began drawing up all the mana within her body without worry.

Rumble….

Tap.

A slight vibration began to echo in her room, and objects placed on the desk were falling to the floor.

Gulp….

Byutek silently watched Khan and Sharin like that.

Seeing someone receive magic instruction, let alone magic itself, wasn’t something easily seen, so he seemed quite tense too.

“Good. Draw up more! Every last bit, all of it!”

“Kgh, yes…!”

Sharin, seemingly in considerable pain, let out a groan and drew up every last bit of mana, down to a handful.

“That’s enough. Now gather all that mana to the area around your heart.”

Sharin, who knew how to handle mana to some extent, gathered the mana to her heart area as Khan instructed.

She seemed to handle mana even better than Khan.

“Shape the mana gathered near your heart into a single circular ring. That created ring is the Circle.”

“Yes…!”

Drip…. Drip….

Sweat was streaming down Sharin’s entire body.

But she didn’t stop and shaped the mana gathered near her heart into a ring as Khan instructed.

Then, in the midst of it.

Whoom…!!!!

A mana rampage reaction began to appear from her body.

The mana gathered near her heart began to expand on its own.

“Kgh…!!”

“Don’t stop.”

She screamed in pain, and Khan spoke to her calmly.

Whoom…!!!!

Sharin continued without stopping and created the circular ring.

Now about half of the ring was complete.

But soon, the mana in her heart was swelling as if it would burst at any moment.

“Ka, Sir Khan…!”

Byutek, watching from the side, also looked at Khan uneasily, calling his name due to the unusual mana aura.

“It’s fine.”

But Khan remained calm and composed as if nothing was wrong.

‘Barrier.’

Khan recited the incantation inwardly.

Then, a transparent curtain of mana enveloped the area around Sharin’s heart.

Sharin’s mana, which had expanded as if about to explode any moment, was blocked by Khan’s barrier and gradually reduced in size.

“Don’t worry and continue.”

He spoke to Sharin in a low voice.