Chapter 84

“Рlеаsе sparе mе, рlеаse…!”

Kairоs, whо had slumpеd to the flооr, bеgаn tо рlead еarnestlу with his hаnds clаsреd tоgеther.

Нe dеsperаtеlу wаnted to flеe this рlace, but thаt tоo was impossiblе.

‘Just frоm what I saw earlier, hе sеemed stronger than еvеn a Seniоr Mаgе frоm thе Magic Tоwer…’

Kаirоs triеd to reсаll thе magic Кhan had just usеd, but he couldn’t evеn bеgin to grasр whаt kind of mаgic it was оr how he had usеd it.

‘No, nо… Тhat’s not important right nоw. I havе tо survivе somеhow…!’

A bеt with his lifе оn the line.

Тruthfully, Каirоs hаd thоught Khаn wаs just а noviсе pretending to be a mage.

He had been tricked by such people several times before.

“I dared not recognize Sir Archmage and acted rudely as a Hubae…! I am truly sorry! Please… please, spare me!”

Kairos cried out desperately, prostrating himself and bowing his head, but it was no use.

Thud. Thud.

Khan had no intention of stopping his steps.

Before he knew it, Khan had approached right before Kairos and slowly reached out his hand towards him.

“Hii, hiiik…!!”

At that, Kairos tightly shut his eyes and screamed.

Khan’s hand was approaching very slowly, but Kairos couldn’t make any move.

Because the moment he moved even slightly, he didn’t know what Khan might do to him.

A mage of Khan’s caliber would be capable of killing him in the blink of an eye.

A moment later, Kairos felt something touch his waist.

Tap.

‘Wha, what is it…?’

He thought it would target his neck or face, but suddenly he felt something at his waist.

He cautiously, slowly opened his tightly shut eyes.

Then he saw Khan rummaging through the Spatial Pocket Kairos had tied at his waist.

At that moment, their eyes met.

“I don’t need your neck, so I’ll take this instead.”

“Ye…?! R-really?!”

“Why, is there a problem?”

“N-no! There’s not much inside, but you can take it all! No, if you need anything, please tell me!”

Kairos, looking at Khan rummaging through his Spatial Pocket, instantly realized a way to save his life.

‘He needs something…!’

For an Archmage of Khan’s level, he probably needed rare magic scrolls or magically crafted smelting stones that could only be obtained through the research of the Green Magic Tower.

‘But I don’t have any scrolls or smelting stones on me right now…’

Originally, the various items researched by each Magic Tower differed slightly according to each tower’s specialty.

The Green Magic Tower pursued Fire Type and Poison Type magic, so it mainly produced many Poison Type magic scrolls.

Indeed, Poison Type magic scrolls sold the best to other mages.

Using poison allowed one to secretly kill a desired target, and it was also often usefully employed against multiple Monsters inside Gates.

Kairos had told Khan to speak up if he needed anything, but when no words came back, he cautiously opened his mouth again.

“Um… is there something specific you’re looking for?”

“Talent Blooming Potion.”

“…Pardon?”

“Don’t you have a Talent Blooming Potion?”

Meanwhile, Khan couldn’t find a ‘Talent Blooming Potion’ even after thoroughly searching Kairos’s Spatial Pocket.

‘No… why is there so much stuff?’

As expected of a mage from a Magic Tower, the Spatial Pocket was filled with potions Khan had never seen before.

Moreover, there were several staffs that looked quite usable, though they were far inferior to the Staff of Dawn Khan possessed.

‘Well, Unique Rank weapons aren’t common.’

The Unique Rank Staff of Dawn received from Bron.

This was a staff good enough to use for a long time to come.

‘If I get good Materials later, I should visit again and ask him to make an even better staff.’

Khan, who briefly thought of Bron, spoke to Kairos, who was trembling like a frightened puppy beside him, as he still couldn’t see a Talent Blooming Potion no matter how much he looked.

“I can’t seem to find it no matter how much I search.”

“If, if there’s something you’re looking for, please tell me…! Even if I don’t have it, I’ll somehow obtain it and bring it to you!”

“Talent Blooming Potion. Don’t you have that?”

“…Pardon?”

Kairos wondered if he had misheard for a moment.

“Don’t tell me… is the Talent Blooming Potion hard to obtain now?”

Khan looked at the bewildered Kairos and asked once more.

It wasn’t certain, but this game world seemed to be set about 5 years later than the period Khan had played the game.

Most of the game background and Quests Khan knew remained the same, but it felt like 5 years had passed.

‘So it’s entirely possible that obtaining or Manufacturing Talent Blooming Potions has become difficult now…’

Khan, looking at Kairos’s bewildered expression, was about to give up on the Talent Blooming Potion.

But then.

Kairos suddenly thrust his hand into the Spatial Pocket and pulled out a bottle containing a purple liquid from inside.

“Are you really… in need of a Talent Blooming Potion?”

“Yes. Why do you look so surprised?”

Khan asked out of genuine curiosity.

“Ah… It’s just that Talent Blooming Potions are usually very easy to obtain…”

“Ah, I see. That’s fine then, just give it to me for now.”

“Here it is!”

Khan received the Talent Blooming Potion handed over by Kairos.

It seemed Khan hadn’t found it because there were simply too many items inside Kairos’s Spatial Pocket.

As Khan looked at the Talent Blooming Potion in his hand, the item information appeared.

[Item: Talent Blooming Potion]

• Item Rank: Normal

• Level Restriction: –

• Item Description: When the potion is consumed, latent talent may awaken.

The Item Rank was Normal with an ambiguous description.

It was exactly the same as the Talent Blooming Potion Khan had seen in the game.

The probability of latent talent awakening from consuming a Talent Blooming Potion wouldn’t even be 0.1%.

“Um… may I ask why you were looking for a Talent Blooming Potion? Among mages, Talent Blooming Potions are treated as useless, aren’t they?”

“You don’t need to know.”

“Ah… S-sorry!”

Khan put the Talent Blooming Potion received from Kairos into his own Spatial Pocket.

At that moment, Aldrik, who had been silently watching from behind, suddenly spoke.

“Hahaha! To show such mercy is truly remarkable! Sir Kairos is not someone so incompetent as to die meaninglessly like this, is he?”

“I never intended to kill him from the start. The bet was something he proposed on his own.”

“Th-thank you! Truly, thank you!”

Hearing Khan’s words, Kairos sprang up from his spot and kept bowing repeatedly while shouting.

Then he detached the Spatial Pocket tied at his waist and forcibly placed it in Khan’s hand.

“There aren’t any particularly expensive items inside… but please accept it as the price for my life. I will spend the rest of my life repaying the favor of you, Seonbae, sparing this Hubae’s life!”

“The rest of your life?”

Truthfully, Khan didn’t want to dirty his own hands, and since his original goal was the Talent Blooming Potion, Kairos’s life was of no concern to him at all.

But suddenly, what was this all about?

“Yes, if there’s ever anything you need from this Hubae, please tell me anytime!”

“……Sure.”

“Thank you!”

Meanwhile, Aldrik, who had been listening to their conversation right beside them, was observing Khan intently.

‘Just how strong is this Khan fellow? Forty-nine thousand points is a score I’ve never seen before…!’

Moreover, judging by Kairos’s reaction, Khan seemed not to be an ordinary mage but someone strong enough to rival the Archmages one only heard about in rumors.

“By the way, Sir Khan, your score is truly astonishing! Until now, no one has ever exceeded 30,000 points on the Power Measurement Device…”

Khan looked at Aldrik and checked the message that appeared before his eyes.

[Quest cleared.]

[Cleared the Quest with overwhelming results.]

[Acquired a large amount of Experience Points as a reward.]

[Acquired additional bonus Experience Points as a reward.]

A message Khan had never seen before appeared before his eyes.

Not a typical Quest clear message, but a message stating the Quest was cleared with overwhelming results.

Perhaps because of that, an additional message appeared stating that bonus Experience Points were granted beyond the originally received Experience Points.

Simultaneously, messages indicating his Level had increased appeared one after another.

[Level has increased.]

[Level has increased.]

[Level has increased.]

‘My Level increased by 3 at once… And what’s this about bonus Experience Points?’

The condition for clearing this Quest was to take the test and surprise Viscount Aldrik.

Probably, because the Power Measurement Device score was overwhelmingly high, he received additional bonus Experience Points.

Whatever the case, it was good for Khan, so he immediately opened his Status Window.

◈ LV.29

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 940/1540

◈ 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

Upon opening the Status Window, Khan’s Level was now 29, and his Mana had increased by 30 compared to before.

‘Now I just need to raise my Level by 1 more to get a Skill selection right.’

He thought that if he just cleared the next Quest, he could probably gain the Experience Points to immediately reach Level 30.

‘I must absolutely reach at least Level 30 before participating in the Underground Arena Tournament.’

To eliminate even the slightest potential variable, he needed to reach Level 30 and become stronger than he was now.

‘By the way… Aldrik doesn’t seem particularly interested in me anymore.’

Khan looked at Aldrik, who had been approaching him earlier showering him with praise.

“Hahaha! Now it’s the turn of Sir Khan’s Disciple, Lady Sharin! I wonder just how strong she is… I’m so curious! And Sir Byutek, from the Kilpheon Knight Order, what kind of majesty will he show us!”

“Me? I… still have a long way to go in terms of skill…”

“Ahem…”

Sharin and Byutek seemed a bit burdened hearing Aldrik’s words.

A moment later, Sharin immediately began to draw up her Mana.

Whooom…!

“Ooh… As expected of Sir Khan’s Disciple, her Mana Capacity is tremendous.”

As Sharin seriously began to draw up her Mana, Kairos exclaimed with a slightly surprised expression.

And a moment later.

Whoom… Whoom… Whoom…

The Mana floating before Sharin flew towards the Power Measurement Device.