Chapter 140

Кhаn lооked down аt Silviа аnd Dаrеnvalt as he thоught.

‘Нmm… This is troubling. Нow on еаrth саn I аsk thеm for thosе pieсеs of еquiрmеnt?’

Wаs it rеallу right to аsk for thosе itеms just bесause hе had fоllowed them аrоund a bit and spied оn thеm?

It was the kind of thing he cоuld hаve just forgiven.

‘Still, secrеtlу tailing somеonе isn’t а grеаt look.’

If Darenvаlt and Silvia hаd trulу hаrbored ill intеnt, Кhаn could hаve beеn caught comрlеtely оff guаrd and hаrmed.

Hоwever, he сouldn’t hеlр but covet their equiрment nоw thаt hе had sеen it.

Khаn роndered hоw he соuld аsk thеsе two fоr thеir еquipmеnt, but nо clear answer came to mind.

‘I’ll forgive you, so hand over the hat you’re wearing and the armor you have on.’

‘If you give me everything you have, then I’ll forgive you.’

He roughly ran a simulation in his head, but it felt so shamelessly greedy that he stopped thinking about it.

He felt his face might flush red for no reason, but fortunately, the ‘Sage’s Heart’ activated, allowing him to maintain his composure.

Darenvalt, who had been bowing his head deeply, opened his mouth.

“Then, what must we do to earn your forgiveness?”

Hearing Darenvalt’s words, Khan felt a bit annoyed.

‘Do I have to say it myself for you to know? Sigh….’

He seemed more perceptive than Silvia, but it felt a bit much to immediately demand something just because Darenvalt had said that.

So, once again, Khan said nothing and simply looked down at Silvia and Darenvalt in silence.

Darenvalt, his voice filled with even more fear, urgently cried out.

“Just tell us, and we’ll do anything! No, I’ll give you everything I have right now! This armor is my most cherished piece… I’ll give you this and even my Spatial Pocket. Inside my Spatial Pocket are…….”

Suddenly, Darenvalt shouted that he would give away all the items he possessed.

Silvia, beside him, chimed in with a voice on the verge of tears.

“I-I’ll give you everything too! The staff, hat, necklace, ring I have… and there are many Scrolls inside my Spatial Pocket too! Ah, I also have many Potions! This is all I have right now…. If I give you these, could you please forgive us…?”

Seeing two grown adults bowing their heads and speaking with tearful voices made Khan feel like he was bullying children.

‘I’m feeling unnecessarily guilty. They didn’t really do anything that wrong.’

Khan felt a twinge of guilt, but thanks to the ‘Sage’s Heart’, that guilty feeling completely subsided.

However, asking these two to hand over everything they had still didn’t seem right.

After finishing his business in Erindel, Khan’s next destination was Arcana, so it would be better to build at least some connection with these two.

Having finished his thoughts, Khan judged it better to say nothing here rather than try to start a conversation.

Hummm…!

Hummm…!

He simply drew upon his Mana ever so slightly and naturally pulled the armor and helm the two had taken off into his own Spatial Pocket.

“We have other things too! You can take more!”

“That’s right! If you spare our lives, we can give you items like these!”

Silvia and Darenvalt, seeing Khan take only the defensive gear and hat, cried out with flustered expressions.

“Go.”

“Huh…?”

It was almost the first time words had come from Khan’s mouth since Silvia and Darenvalt began apologizing.

Thus, Silvia and Darenvalt couldn’t immediately understand the meaning of his words.

“G-Go? Ah…! You’re forgiving us?!”

“Thank you! Thank you so much!”

Darenvalt and Silvia repeatedly bowed their heads to Khan, then gathered their Spatial Pockets and quickly left the spot.

Although Darenvalt had removed his upper and lower armor, he was wearing separate undergarments, so the unfortunate event of him wandering the streets naked did not occur.

“Unexpected things have come into my hands.”

He felt a bit regretful about not taking Silvia and Darenvalt’s Spatial Pockets, but taking those too would have pricked his conscience a little.

Moreover, since Silvia and Darenvalt were adventurers belonging to the Jet Black Guild in the Arcana region, there was a possibility he might meet them again later.

‘Since I didn’t take everything, they probably won’t hold a grudge at least.’

There was no benefit to making enemies unnecessarily, so Khan had compromised appropriately.

First, the Arcane Helm Silvia gave wasn’t a great item, but for Sharin in her current state, it was quite a helpful item.

‘Shall I check it out?’

Khan first examined the Arcane Helm’s item information.

[Item: Arcane Helm]

• Item Rank: Rare

• Level Restriction: 50

• Mana: X

• Mana Control: X

• Item Description: A pointed hat that seems to have no special performance, but when worn, it greatly increases the wearer’s Mana rotation speed.

Its rank was only Rare, but it was one of the items that traded for a fairly high price when he had played <Geo Arc>.

‘It was a precious and expensive item for a Rare rank.’

It was an item Khan, who possessed the Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’, had no need for at all.

The reason the Arcane Helm was considered quite valuable in <Geo Arc> was its low drop rate and rarity.

So why was the Arcane Helm, which had no performance options, traded at such a high price?

The reason was precisely because the Arcane Helm was an item that helped increase Circles.

‘I could create a 4th Circle right now if I just had the Mana… but with my current Mana being so insufficient, it’s impossible.’

Because Khan had the ‘Sage’s Heart’, he could increase his Circles without any pain if he just had the Mana.

However, Sharin’s situation was quite different from Khan’s.

She had a high Mana Capacity, but she still lacked the skill to proficiently handle the Mana required to create Circles.

‘If I give the Arcane Helm to Sharin, she might be able to create up to four Circles right away.’

That’s why Khan had his eye on the Arcane Helm the moment he first saw Silvia.

He just hadn’t expected it to end up in his hands like this.

“This armor set… is much better than I thought.”

Khan checked the armor set Darenvalt had been wearing.

It didn’t seem to be iron; it appeared to be made of a special metal with a faint reddish hue.

[Item: Twilight Breastplate]

• Item Rank: Epic

• Level Restriction: 100

• Defense: 980

• Item Description: Armor made from Twilight Steel, a special smelted metal, boasting excellent defense.

[Item: Twilight Greaves]

• Item Rank: Epic

• Level Restriction: 100

• Defense: 960

• Item Description: Greaves made from Twilight Steel, a special smelted metal, boasting excellent defense.

The name of the armor Darenvalt had been wearing was the ‘Twilight Breastplate’ and ‘Twilight Greaves’.

It was quite excessive armor for Byutek in his current state.

‘Even if I give it to him, he won’t be able to equip it right away anyway.’

For now, Khan would hold onto this Twilight armor set and either give it to Byutek as a surprise gift later when his Level reached 100, or if he needed money before then, he could just sell it at a shop.

“I should go meet Sharin first.”

Naturally, it was right to take care of his own Disciple, Sharin, before Byutek.

“Finding her is the priority first….”

Khan was now a Mage with a Mana Capacity exceeding ten thousand.

By the standards of ordinary Mages, having around ten thousand Mana would get you treated as a novice, but Khan was different.

Wheeeeng…!!!

Woooooong…!!!

Blue Mana bloomed around Khan’s body.

Simultaneously, the three Circles in his heart began to rotate rapidly.

Then, the blue Mana started scattering widely in all directions.

It was a method of expanding Sensory Perception using Mana.

Normally, this was something only talented Mages who could handle Mana with extreme precision could do, but Khan lacked such magical Talent.

[Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’ is activated.]

Thanks to the Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’, such precise Mana Control was possible.

‘There she is.’

Confirming that Sharin was wandering around the market located in District 6, Khan immediately headed towards her.

* * *

Tatadatadat!!!

Tatadatadat!!!

Silvia and Darenvalt, who had narrowly survived thanks to Khan’s mercy, were running at their maximum speed.

Of course, Khan had no intention of killing them at all, but these two, misunderstanding on their own, had no choice but to flee from Khan as quickly as possible.

“Huff, huff…. Still, it’s really a relief…!”

“To let us off just by taking your hat and the Twilight armor I was wearing….”

“That’s getting off incredibly cheap! What a merciful person.”

“Yeah.”

Darenvalt wore a slightly bitter expression because his armor was gone, but he was alive, so that was fortunate.

What use would armor be if he were dead?

But then.

Wooooooong…!

Paaaaaaat!!

An unidentified blue Mana enveloped Erindel’s District 6.

Darenvalt didn’t know, but Silvia, being a Mage, sensed that this Mana was Khan’s.

She could also tell that he was controlling his Mana with incredible precision.

“Mana Control at this level…. As expected, he must be an incredible Mage. His name was Khan, right? It’s a name I haven’t heard before….”

“You’ve been out of the Magic Tower for quite a while, so you might not know.”

Although they felt Khan’s Mana, it didn’t seem like he was scattering it to threaten them, so Silvia and Darenvalt slowly opened their mouths with slightly relieved expressions.

“S-so then… shall we go get some new equipment?”

“Yeah, we need to get equipment quickly before the tournament.”

Silvia and Darenvalt began heading towards the shops in Erindel to find replacement equipment for the gear they had offered to Khan.