'Synthesizing mana...?' It was something I had never even imagined. Because it is completely unprecedented.
"...?"
When I made a shocked expression, Seo Ha-yeon tilted her head with an expression saying she didn't know what was wrong.
"Can you use Light Mana?" "Ah, ah! Yes... look."
Recovering my senses at her words, I moved Light Mana through the [Mana Manipulation] skill. Woooong―. Hwaaa―.
"Hmm, it's certain... amazing? Now then you are handling three types of mana...."
As I condensed mana into a sphere, a new skill was created.
[You have acquired the skill 'Light'.] [Light Lv.1: Condenses Light Mana into a sphere to brightly illuminate the surroundings.]
'...I should try creating various forms with [Mana Manipulation] in the future.'
To think I would obtain a magic skill this easily. Seo Ha-yeon was looking at the sphere I made by casting the [Light] skill.
'I should tell her honestly, right?'
Seo Ha-yeon is perfectly on my side. Her disposition is good, and above all, her discernment distinguishing lies and truth, good and evil is vastly superior to others.
"I have something to tell you." "Yes?" "There is a skill I newly obtained while obtaining Light Mana." "...? What is it?"
She made a shocked expression.
"[Mana Synthesis]... I can synthesize mana." "Synthesize... mana?"
Her eyes showed she couldn't imagine it at all. Of course, I can't imagine it either. What happens if I synthesize this?
"Then I will try it. Since it's a skill I just obtained too, I don't know well what effect this will bring." "Yes, yes...." "Light Mana, Fire Mana. Synthesize."
[Synthesizing 'Light Mana' and 'Fire Mana'.] [...] [Created 'Flame (Spark) Mana'.] [You have acquired 'Flame Mana'.] [Flame Mana: Can produce strong firepower momentarily. Shines brighter than anyone.] [You have birthed a mana of a new attribute!]
"This is... Flame Mana."
Flash―!
"!!!"
A flame flashed in the air and disappeared.
'Duration is weak.'
Certainly, the description that it can produce strong firepower momentarily fit.
"A mana seen for the first time..." "Yes, I'm seeing it for the first time too." "Ah, right. True." "...."
The two ran out of words.
"This... I think we need to go to World Tree Guild to grasp it properly."
World Tree Guild. A guild made of mages, and high-ranking executives are all people who awakened Life Mana. Of course, handling Life Mana doesn't mean they are kind.
'A bit reluctant.'
Seeing Seo Ha-yeon's subtle expression, she thinks so too. But....
'I have to go personally. I have to go there and meet Lee Ha-ru.'
Lee Ha-ru, a powerhouse counted as a promising prospect raised by World Tree Guild and the next Guild Master. I must draw her in as a core member of the alliance to stop the destruction later.
"Actually, I intended to bring that up at this meeting. Let's include World Tree Guild in the meeting too." "Oh, really?" "Yes... then we will involve Lee Ha-ru in the meeting first, so you can naturally create a connection."
Good idea.
"Good. Then I will wait for your contact."
—Mr. Lee Si-woo's mana amount is like an ocean. Since mana accumulates every time you breathe, it is unimaginable. But.... —Utilizing seawater depends on the individual Awakened. You can make salt with seawater, and make tap water through desalination, but you can't do that without technology. Right now, Mr. Lee Si-woo is in that state.
"Hmm... true."
Seo Ha-yeon said right now it is like I cannot utilize the vast seawater. And I agreed with that.
"It's been a while since I awakened mana, but magic skills are infinitely few."
[Mana Manipulation], [Mana Imbuement], [Mana Synthesis], and [Light]. Among them, excluding the basic mana skills [Mana Manipulation] and [Mana Imbuement], [Mana Synthesis] and [Light] are all the magic skills I possess. Actually, magic skills cannot be clearly defined. Because it depends on what shape one creates by handling mana. For example, if you make mana into an arrow and shoot, it is [Magic Arrow]. But if you change it to a bullet shape and shoot? It is [Mana Bullet].
'Of course, if it becomes a bullet shape, less mana is used to maintain the form so I can give stronger force to shoot.'
Anyway, it is like that. The principle is the same but does it become a different skill just by changing shape? There is such a problem, and that is why the Status Window originally doesn't treat magic skills as skills. It was just making mana take a certain form and move by a certain principle through [Mana Manipulation].
"But I got a skill called [Light]."
If I condense Light Mana into a sphere, it becomes using the [Light] skill, not using [Mana Manipulation] skill like others.
"Phew, this is really... scary."
It is good. Since only I can use it in this world. But at the same time, it is scary too. The system giving me such privileges means the crisis of destruction I have to stop is that formidable.
"And the manas created through [Mana Synthesis] are like this... 3 types."
[Possessed Mana Attributes: Pure Mana, Fire Mana, Light Mana, Reinforced Fire Mana, Reinforced Light Mana, Flame Mana]
Pure, Fire, Light. Excluding these three manas, Reinforced Fire Mana, Reinforced Light Mana, Flame Mana. These three are manas created through synthesis. Synthesizing Pure Mana and Fire Mana gives Reinforced Fire Mana, Synthesizing Pure Mana and Light Mana gives Reinforced Light Mana, Synthesizing Fire Mana and Light Mana gives Flame Mana.
"Reinforced manas cannot be synthesized with each other... and Pure Mana has the effect of 'reinforcing' other manas."
I thought looking at the effects of synthesized manas like this.
'I should obtain more manas in the future....'
At least Cheongpung Guild's Wind Mana, World Tree Guild's Life Mana. I should obtain up to these two.
'Since if I obtain one mana, I can obtain more mana attributes through Mana Synthesis.'
The rest of the mana... hmm....
"Ah, there is a way to obtain."
A bit difficult, but possible.
"Untied Auction House."
An auction where even when, where, and how it opens isn't known to the outside.
"Since my Untied membership grade rose, wouldn't entry be possible now?"
Various items overflow there. And among them, there will definitely be what I desire.
"Mana Awakening Scroll."
An item mainly purchased and held by guilds nurturing mages (e.g., World Tree Guild). If one uses the item, one can awaken mana. For example, if one uses a Life Mana Awakening Scroll, one obtains Life Mana. Of course, it possesses tremendous value. Even a single-use Mana Awakening Scroll costs at least hundreds of millions.
'Moreover, if the Mana stat is low, there are cases where it doesn't work even using the scroll.'
It's practically gacha, but I must increase possessed mana attributes even by doing this.
"Then... shall I contact Untied."
Requests on weekends, vacations, sometimes at night right after work. I handled them recklessly. So my grade has risen in quite a short period.
"Cassandra wants to participate in the auction house?"
Codename Kitty, real name Kim Song-hyeon. She is the manager of Untied's request board and a high-ranking executive. The hot existence on the request board recently was none other than Cassandra. An Awakened who uses guns and recently started using melee weapons too.
"Hmm...."
Honestly, Kim Song-hyeon was of the position that she could let him enter the auction house but... other executives said entry is impossible because the grade doesn't match yet.
"Then let's do this. Let's entrust that request." "What? That request?"
'That request.' A request where opinions were divided even among Untied executives about who on earth could complete this request.
—Please kill the bastard who killed my son without fail.
The client is none other than Park Ho-yeon, the chairman of JK Cleaning, a KOSPI listed company. He founded a company that processes and reprocesses byproducts left after Awakened deal with Gates or monster hordes, growing it into a leading domestic conglomerate. Therefore, he was a person with tremendous influence in the Awakened industry but....
—Breaking news. Park Jang-hyeon, the eldest son of JK Cleaning Chairman Park Ho-yeon, was found dead yesterday afternoon. The cause of death is....
His eldest son died. And by an Awakened. The Awakened who killed him was very famous. Name is Lee Seung-hyeon. He was a promising prospect coveted by various guilds, and his ability was outstanding too. Unique Ability [Shadow]. However, he became twisted from some moment and became a serial killer. The last victim killed by him was Park Jang-hyeon, the eldest son of JK Cleaning Chairman Park Ho-yeon. Park Ho-yeon requested promising tens of billions, even 1% of company shares, but no one could take this request, and Untied couldn't connect the request to Awakened either. Lee Seung-hyeon, he was a very powerful Awakened. But recently there was an Awakened receiving attention in Untied. Naturally, since they join anonymously, they only know the ID and the abilities used. ID, Cassandra. Main weapons are guns, but recently started using melee weapons. Traces of mana are also visible.
"He is growing. So... if he passes this hurdle, I think he is worth our support." "If so...."
At that moment, a voice flowed out from the speaker in the middle of the table.
"Entrust that request to Cassandra." "!!!" "B-Black...."
Codename, Black. The founder of Untied, and the father of unregistered Awakened organizations worldwide. And....
'A powerhouse on the level of the 3 Great Guild Masters...!'
He broke his long silence and spoke. To entrust this request to Cassandra.
"Understood. Then if he succeeds in this request, may we give him the ticket to the auction house?"
When Kim Song-hyeon asked, Black said this.
"Yes. Do so." Click―.
"...."
Silence visited the conference room for a moment after Black's words ended.
"Good. Then I will go contact Cassandra."
Kim Song-hyeon stood up first.
"Shadow Lee Seung-hyeon huh…."
An Awakened who ascended as a prospect receiving everyone's attention after awakening the Unique Ability [Shadow], but fell to the dark path and became a serial killer. He is wanted, but hasn't been caught yet. Because his Unique Ability is so good.
"But telling me to kill this bastard...?"
Is it possible? Although I became incredibly strong, I'm not a powerhouse of that level yet. Hmm, maybe not?
'Wouldn't it be possible if I use mana?'
"Right, let's do it."
When the world's destruction approaches, monsters aren't the only enemies. Surely traitors, or chaos-loving agitators will appear.
'I must know how to fight humans too.'
Moreover, the reward receivable after performing this request was tremendous.
"Request Accepted."
—You have accepted the request.
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