*
While I was using the training room alone today, an alert sounded from the door.
The alert that rang out while I was training my mind-body cultivation method broke my concentration.
I wanted to turn off the alert and get rid of anything that was distracting, but since this was inside the Academy building, that was impossible.
Something might suddenly happen, or someone might come looking for me.
"Who is it?"
I felt a bit dizzy from sitting for so long, but it quickly passed.
When I went to the entrance and opened the door, Da-eun stood there, smiling with a warm feeling.
"Da-eun?"
"You haven't had dinner yet, have you?"
"No, I haven't yet."
Da-eun was holding a luxurious-looking subspace bag in her hand.
"I thought so~ No matter how hard you work, you shouldn't skip meals~ Eat this at least!"
As she said that, she lifted the subspace bag.
"You just ate something quick yesterday too, didn't you?"
"How did you know?"
"I figured~ Ju-won does that a lot too, so I take care of him..."
As Kang Ju-won's name came out naturally, she looked embarrassed herself. I don't really care that much, but maybe it's because Da-eun looked flustered.
I wanted to tease her a bit more, so I deliberately made a sulky face.
"Th-that's, Si-woo-ya... Are you perhaps angry?"
I held back the laughter that was bursting out inside and shook my head. Da-eun was holding a lunch box that she had taken out of the subspace bag earlier, probably for me.
By the way, did she pack a lunch box for Kang Ju-won too? I knew that Da-eun liked to take care of other people, but I didn't know she would take care of them this much.
"Si-woo-ya...?"
"I'm just kidding. Did you perhaps make it yourself?"
"Yeah... I didn't know what you'd like, so I packed a little bit of everything...."
Seeing Da-eun taking care of me like this made me smile naturally.
Seeing her put so much effort into preparing this and then watching me carefully because of her mistake earlier made me feel sorry for no reason.
"Da-eun-ah. Have you had dinner?"
"Huh? I haven't yet...."
"Then shall we eat together?"
"Yeah! Ah.... No, I don't want to disturb Si-woo..."
She answered with a bright expression at first, but then she hurriedly shook her head from side to side, which was cute.
Da-eun usually felt like everyone's mother, but seeing her so flustered like this gave me a new feeling.
It seemed like Da-eun wanted to eat with me too, so I pulled Da-eun in appropriately.
There were hardly any people because it was dinner time, but showing other people that I was standing Da-eun in front of the training room wouldn't be a very good choice.
After coming in with Da-eun, I finally realized my condition.
"Ah... Do I perhaps smell sweaty?"
"Huh? I don't smell anything at all...?"
Thanks to the Incubus Pheromone skill, it didn't seem to be a big problem. Well, I didn't sweat that much either, so I decided to just let it go.
Da-eun looked around curiously at the scenery that had been changed to a waterfall for meditation.
She seemed to find it amazing that I was training in front of a waterfall. There was no space to set up the lunch box, so I changed the scenery appropriately.
I changed the scenery to a hill on a lawn to give us the feeling of going on a picnic.
Changing the scenery like this consumes resources, so unlike the Diamond Training Room where you can change it freely, you have to replenish Mana.
You could say that there is a limit to the number of times you can change it in a day.
I decided to spend some magic stones to eat in a stylish atmosphere.
"Y-you don't have to go that far...."
"It's okay. I'm eating with our Da-eun."
"What a.... Hehe."
'I need to raise my rank quickly.'
You can use the Platinum Training Room from the top 100, so there's not much left now.
I rummaged through my inventory and found a mat. Every time I do a draw, I get a lot of junk items, so there are many times when I find things I didn't even know I had.
With the right artificial sunlight and a gentle breeze, it was the perfect weather for eating.
As I spread the mat on the floor, Da-eun began to take out the food from the subspace bag she had brought.
I thought it would end with just one or two things, but food kept pouring out of the bag.
"I made it yesterday in advance. I put it in right away, so it'll still be warm~"
The luxurious lunch boxes were filled with food that looked delicious just by looking at it.
The food looked as delicious as if it had just been made, probably because it was a storage subspace bag.
'The menus all take a lot of work....'
From abalone short rib stew to freshwater eel, Korean dishes like garlic pork belly, grilled chicken salad, steak, and shrimp pilaf, there was nothing missing in the lunch box.
Wouldn't it be hard to prepare all that alone?
"It's nothing special.... Enjoy your meal...?"
If I lived with Da-eun, I felt like I would look forward to meal times every day. I picked up a short rib and put it in my mouth.
The sweet and savory taste spread in my mouth, and the meat was not tough but soft, which could be said to be the best taste.
"Is it good?"
"Yeah, it's the best. I think this is the best short rib stew I've ever had?"
"Oh, stop~ You don't have to say that much~"
She said that, but Da-eun's lips were naturally turning upwards, probably because she felt good.
Well, I don't like making empty compliments, so this was 100% sincere.
"Do you want to try this too? It's one of the dishes I'm confident in..."
Am I not a lucky guy to have a woman like Da-eun as my girl?
*
I could feel a strong sense of fullness, probably because my stomach was full.
Every single dish that Da-eun made was top-notch. You could say that I could eat even foods that I didn't usually like without any problems.
I'm sorry to Min-ji, but Min-ji's food is also delicious, but Da-eun seems to be a better cook.
"Hoo...."
Now it's time to focus on the mind-body cultivation method again.
I cleared my mind of ì¡s and took my place in front of the waterfall again.
'Honestly, it would be impossible to master it without using points.'
The reason I was able to learn this so quickly in just a few days was because I was using Mana.
Even though Mana and magic power themselves are a bit different in nature, the way they are used is almost the same, so I was able to learn this far quickly, but the next step was a different problem.
From here on out, it was like walking in an area I had never walked before.
Honestly, the reason I was able to grow like this by gaining enlightenment because I have talent is because of the countless life-or-death crossroads and the experience I gained through infinite loads.
'It's not a problem that can be solved by having a lot of experience.'
So I was thinking of trying as much as possible and investing points if it didn't work, and now I was almost hitting a wall.
Can I, who has no talent, gain enlightenment on my own and overcome this?
It would be different if there was someone to teach me or someone to deal with, but I have to gain enlightenment on the mind-body cultivation method all by myself.
"Unless Aria Unnie helps me, it would be difficult on my own."
I was thinking of trying until today and then investing points.
I think the reason my proficiency is not increasing is because I don't have a dantian.
Since the way I receive magic power is different, it would be difficult to raise the level of the mind-body cultivation method.
If it's difficult to contain external magic power, wouldn't it be possible to create a new vessel?
Create a vessel similar to the way Mana was contained in the dimension where Freya was.
It's not that there haven't been any attempts like this before. It's just too dangerous.
The magic power circuit gets twisted and the body explodes, or the magic power reverses and the heart explodes, etc. It was concluded that it was something that should never be done.
Well, there are guys who want power and keep challenging and dying, but anyway, it's something that could cost you your life.
'But I'm different.'
Other Hunters have a limited number of attempts, but I had the Load.
'Besides, I borrowed Da-eun's trait too.'
[ Selected Heroine: Lee Da-eun ]
[ Magic Power Controller: Activated ]
It was one of the traits that maximized the ability to control magic power. In general, in order to manipulate magic power, it is necessary to control the power through the senses.
But Da-eun's trait, Magic Power Controller, was different. It was possible to specify the magic power to be used in advance before moving the magic power.
It is the ability to specify in advance how much magic power to move, at what speed, and where to move it.
'If this is the case, there's no chance of failing due to adjustment problems in the middle.'
Honestly, I don't know if it will succeed or fail, but other than dying a few times and needing the Load, there's not much risk, is there?
It was not a bad choice because Da-eun's trait could also reduce the mental power consumed.
'It was around here, right...?'
I designated the space where Mana accumulated when I was Jackson and used the Magic Power Controller trait to specify the path in advance.
It was quite difficult because it was the first time I was using the trait, but I was able to match it to some extent by repeatedly trying.
"Let's do it!"
I started rotating the magic power through the mind-body cultivation method and drawing the magic powers to one place.
Since it was originally a space where magic power could not be accumulated, a strong pain came, but it was bearable.
[ Pain resistance reduces pain. ]
A strong ê²©íµ came, but I forced it in.
[ Pain resistance resists fainting. ]
"Ku.. Keulkeog!!"
The moment I tried to keep pushing in the magic power, a tremendous pain came even though it was reduced by pain resistance.
When I checked my hand due to the continuous coughing, my hands and clothes were covered in blood.
[ Pain resistance reduces pain. ]
[ Pain resistance reduces pain. ]
[ Pain resistance reduces pain. ]
"Well... It can't be... easy..."
...
[ Loaded save point. ]
"..."
The first attempt was a complete failure. It's not that I thought I would succeed in one try, but I didn't think it would be this dangerous.
But I've come this far with persistence, and if you don't have talent, you have to try a lot, right?
I adjusted the amount and speed of magic power. I was going to keep trying while adjusting it slightly because I didn't know what the right answer was.
If I think about what happened in the cave, this is nothing.
"Okay, let's go!"
Like before, the magic power started to rotate and started to push into the space in the dantian.
In the first place, there was no magic power circuit in the dantian, so I had to create a new circuit that could go there.
I started to increase the circuit by slowly flowing in magic power.
[ Pain resistance reduces pain. ]
[ Pain resistance reduces pain. ]
"What else can I do but die?"
...
[ Loaded save point. ]
So I died again.