*
I decided to meet Mother-in-law later to talk and arrived at the Academy.
After spending a day like usual, I entered the personal training room to raise my skills.
Since it seemed like I was about to gain some enlightenment, the kids didn't hold me back and let me go.
Is it because I'm alone for the first time in a while? I felt a little lonely.
I used to be alone like this all the time, but it seems I've already grown attached to the kids.
"I need to focus for now... What I need most right now is that, right? Mana Basic Cultivation Method?"
It was a basic cultivation method created for the soldiers of the Elenen Empire, a skill I acquired with the help of the last dimension support.
A technique that allows you to quickly recover Mana through meditation and increase your Mana stat.
In fact, I had used it a few times before, but I had never seen the effect of increasing my Mana stat.
I guessed that it was because my Mana stat was so high that it was difficult to see the effect with a basic cultivation method.
The recovery speed was slower than drinking a Potion, and the Mana stat didn't increase, so it was almost a neglected skill, but I had no choice if I wanted to learn Vision Swordsmanship.
[Elenen Family Vision Swordsmanship Manual]
I checked the book that was sleeping in my inventory again.
[Requirements not met.]
[Elenen Empire Swordsmanship MASTER / Achieved]
[Mana Basic Cultivation Method MASTER / Not Achieved]
[Aura MASTER / Not Achieved]
I had made some progress with Sword Aura while fighting the goblins this time, but the Mana Cultivation Method was almost blank.
It was inefficient to just throw points at it from the beginning.
'There's still plenty of time. Should I start with meditation?'
The act of closing your eyes in silence and thinking deeply about things, or such thoughts.
I took the remote control in the empty training room for the first time in a while and started operating it.
"A waterfall would be good for meditation, right?"
It used to be difficult to rent a personal training room, but now that my rank has risen, I can enjoy the benefits of the Academy.
I can't use very grand functions yet because I'm still in the Gold rank, but I can change the environment.
"It's definitely narrow."
Compared to the Diamond training room that I was able to enter thanks to Seo-ah or Da-eun, the size of the room was narrow.
But it wasn't to the point where I couldn't train, but it was also because my standards had risen because I was used to the Diamond training room.
As the environment changed, the sound of humid air and falling water came to my ears.
I sat down in a suitable place and took the pose that comes to mind when meditating. I sat cross-legged, straightened my back, and placed my hands on my knees.
"Eum.."
I wasn't particularly unable to concentrate, nor was I the type of person who couldn't stay still for a moment, but meditation felt awkward.
I'm always fighting something in extreme situations, so I haven't been still like this very often.
I often focused on the opponent's movements, thinking about how to respond and how to move my body.
Trying to stay still without doing anything like this made my body feel stiff, but I decided to adapt somehow.
'Should I focus on Mana instead.?'
Isn't the Mana Cultivation Method the act of drawing Mana from the surroundings into the body?
The power around the Elenen Empire was different, and the physical structure was different, but I started to focus on my body first.
Focusing on the Mana in the Mana Heart, I began to feel the Mana circuits and the flow of Mana around me.
My body's Mana circuits were wide Mana circuits that stretched out in all directions without impurities.
Starting from the Mana Heart, I began to circulate a small amount of Mana in my body.
I heard from Min-ah that my Mana circuits have a special shape.
Most Hunters have the same Mana Heart, but the Mana circuits are slightly different for each person.
In particular, the biggest difference is between long-range and short-range Hunters.
Short-range Hunters fight by moving their bodies, so their Mana circuits are spread finely throughout their bodies like capillaries.
This makes it easier to supply Mana from the tips of their toes to the tips of their fingers, and they can move more delicately than long-range Hunters.
Long-range Hunters have simpler Mana circuits compared to short-range Hunters, but the size of the passage is wider.
Therefore, they can raise Mana at a faster rate and are more specialized in releasing Mana to the outside.
'In my case, I have the advantages of both.'
The reaction speed of Mana is fast, and delicate movements are possible.
It was a body created by a combination of various situations. The Mana suddenly increased by the Machina system, and it would not have been possible without Seo-ah's help and the elixir to restore my body.
As I focused on the structure of my body, I began to get used to circulating Mana.
It wasn't difficult to move Mana because the passage was wide, but it was difficult to decide how to circulate it because it was evenly spread in all directions.
It was difficult to choose one path because there were too many paths, but I was able to move stably through continuous repetitive training.
'From here, I draw the Mana around me into the Mana Heart.'
I tried to draw in the power around me like Aria Unnie moved Mana last time, but the environment there and here was different.
It wasn't easy to draw in because the density of Mana outside was low. I tried to concentrate for a few more minutes, but it didn't work out as I wanted.
But I tried my best to draw in the Mana around me.
How much time had passed? I finally gave up and opened my eyes.
"Huu.."
I felt refreshed because I had circulated Mana, but I was disappointed that I didn't get the result I wanted.
When I checked the time, several hours had already passed.
[The level of Mana Basic Cultivation Method has increased due to proficiency.]
[The level of Mana Basic Cultivation Method has increased due to proficiency.]
[Mana Basic Cultivation Method: LV 3]
I asked Machina to turn off the notification sound to meditate deeply. When I opened my eyes and checked, there was a notification that the level had increased.
"It wasn't for nothing?"
It was too late to train more today, but I felt sorry that I couldn't quite grasp it.
It was clear that training more here would interfere with tomorrow's class, but I had the ability.
"Load."
This was a matter of proficiency, so it didn't matter if I turned back time.
*
As soon as I entered the room, I loaded, and time had turned back.
In order not to forget the feeling from before, I hurriedly changed the room to a waterfall.
I felt like I failed because the Mana density around me was low, so wouldn't it be okay to increase the density?
When I rummaged through the inventory, I saw Mana Stones stuck in the corner.
These were Mana Stones that I had bought in case I needed to activate the shield generation device in a crisis. I could refill them later, so I hurriedly took out the Mana Stones and started scattering them on the floor.
I made fine cracks in the Mana Stones to increase the density of Mana.
This would reduce the value of the Mana Stones as the Mana evaporated, but it was the optimal environment for training.
As the cracked Mana Stones increased, the Mana density around me began to increase. I took the same posture as before and rotated the Mana.
Before long, the Mana began to rotate stably, and I focused on the Mana around me.
Feeling the density of Mana filling the room, which was incomparable to the first room, I began to draw in the Mana around me like Aria Unnie did.
You can't succeed right away, so I didn't get discouraged by the continuous failures and tried repeatedly.
But as the failures continued, I became more and more impatient.
'It's not working out this much...?'
I gave up on forcing myself to repeat it and started thinking about the differences between there and here.
In the Elenen Empire, they use the power called Mana, and we use Mana. The names are a little different, but the power itself is not much different.
Then the next thing to think about is the part where Mana is accumulated through the Mana Cultivation Method.
'There, it's in the Dantian... Hunters have Mana Hearts... Is that why it's not working?'
Both the Dantian and the Mana Heart were vessels for holding Mana, but there was a difference.
Both were similar in that they contained power, but the Dantian was similar to a bowl, while the Mana Heart was closer to a very tough balloon.
The Dantian could receive Mana with a more open feeling, while the Mana Heart had a more closed feeling.
This was the reason why Min-ah failed to increase her Mana.
The Mana Heart is blocked except for the passage through which Mana can enter and exit, like a balloon, so it was almost impossible to push Mana in.
Compared to that, the Dantian was relatively easier to increase Mana compared to the Mana Heart.
'The structure is different. I have to find a different way.'
There are pros and cons to each other. In the case of the Dantian, it is easy to accept Mana, but it is easy to mix with impurities, and the Mana in the Mana Heart is clean without impurities.
When I came to my senses, most of the Mana from the cracked Mana Stones had escaped.
I felt tired already even though there was no intense battle.
"Has time passed like this again?"
Turning back time would restore my body's stamina, but I couldn't help but feel mentally fatigued.
I'm also human, so I couldn't help but get tired if I kept fighting by turning back time indefinitely. It's like my body is fine, but my head is tired.
I felt more tired because the Mana Cultivation Method required a deep level of concentration.
[The level of Mana Basic Cultivation Method has increased due to proficiency.]
[The level of Mana Basic Cultivation Method has increased due to proficiency.]
...
[The level of Mana Basic Cultivation Method has increased due to proficiency.]
[Mana Basic Cultivation Method: LV 5]
But I couldn't help but smile naturally when I checked the notification window.
"It's quite fun...?"
I want to do more, but I feel like my mental strength is slowly reaching its limit.
It's not that urgent, so I can train more tomorrow.