The Returner Wants Complete Victory

26 – 026. Ambassador

As we quietly went down to the basement, the light was on in training room number 1, which we used during the day.

Normally, I couldn’t freely enter the training area that was being used by others, but since I had experience working here during the first round, I was able to easily open the door and enter.

As I opened the door and entered, I saw Eunha and Bokyung both sitting cross-legged on the floor with their eyes closed, concentrating on something.

Just looking at it, it’s mana sensitivity training.

There’s no need to do it already.

No, it’s better not to do it now.

It’s not for nothing that I didn’t tell you the mana sensitivity training method and then left right away.

If you undergo mana sensitivity training, your understanding of mana will deepen beyond simply feeling it.

Strengthening the body by turning mana into a circuit is the most primitive use of mana that even monsters know how to do.

When you feel mana outside the body and recognize your own circuit through sensitivity training, you will naturally realize how to strengthen your body through mana, although there may be differences in efficiency.

“No, how did you get in?”

Rick came to me with a surprised expression when he saw me open the door without permission.

“It just opened.”

“… “That can’t be possible?”

When I answered confidently, Rick tilted his head in silence.

It wasn’t a topic worth dragging on for a long time, so I decided to talk quickly.

“But this is a bit difficult. “I didn’t train you to use mana on purpose.”

Now was the time to strengthen my physical abilities.

If you learn how to manipulate mana, you may unknowingly strengthen your body with magic to protect yourself when your body reaches its limit.

Then, the breaking point comes later, and the time it takes to raise the same stat increases.

“Ahahahaha… . Well, really. “Stop without even realizing it.”

Rick laughed awkwardly at my words.

There’s no way this guy didn’t know that. He’s a few steps above me when it comes to teaching and training someone.

“But I unintentionally overheard something. “If the training goal is 80% of the limit, isn’t the goal to put it into practice as quickly as possible?”

“That’s true.”

“Then it will be better this way. Isn’t strengthening the body with magical energy all a technique and something you have to get used to? It wouldn’t be a bad idea to even summon a dummy and conduct physical training in a combat-style manner. Of course, this only applies when there is a certain level of talent.”

is it?

I just learned it this way and did it this way out of inertia, but after listening to it, I thought it might be possible.

When Rick taught me and when I trained new mercenary members, the purpose was far from quick deployment into actual combat.

“Then please take care of me in the future.”

“yes?”

When I smiled and offered to shake his hand, Rick asked back with a puzzled expression.

What is an example?

I was wondering how to connect, but when he approached me on his own, I couldn’t be happier.

“I only know the training method that proceeds in this order: physical training, mana sensitivity, and finding combat aptitude.”

It was an unreasonable request that was a bit like a promise of superiority, telling him to take full responsibility once he messed with it.

“yes… .”

“yes.”

“yes… . All right… .”

Fortunately, Rick was a man with a strong sense of responsibility.

And deep down, I probably wanted to teach someone.

Because of the Martial Artists’ League, I felt skeptical about what I was doing, so I took a break, but by nature, I am a man who enjoys teaching others. I was in a state of frustration.

In fact, in the first episode, I was sleeping on the streets around this exact time when I was noticed by Rick and became his student.

“But how did you come to look after the kids?”

But that’s not a reason to teach those two.

As you can see from the fact that he took me as his disciple, Rick preferred to help the weak and helpless.

But what about those two who have Bibill Hill in my country? Why?

“ah. “That’s it.”

Rick let out a laugh as if it was absurd.

Rather than a negative feeling, it was a laugh that seemed to come from seeing something absurd.

“Right after you left to run errands.”

I couldn’t hide my surprise at the next words.

After I left, the two of them sat at the table for a long time after finishing their meal, and while they were whining, Bo-kyung used magical powers.

To be precise, symptoms of core congestion appeared.

He was so surprised when he saw that that he calmed down his magic and brought him here.

“Isn’t it fascinating? It’s not easy to cause a core to explode, and someone with 1 magical power who has just awakened mana was able to do that?”

It’s definitely surprising.

I’ve seen all kinds of people since the first game, and among them there were quite a few people who could be called geniuses, but I’ve never seen a case where the core exploded as soon as magical power was awakened.

The opportunity that could be said was when fighting Raven.

They both saw me causing my core to explode.

But those two must have had 0 magic power at that time?

Could it be that they produced the same result just by looking at the phenomenon?

Although I couldn’t feel the mana, I remember the phenomenon of blue fire burning in my eyes, and I thought that was the way to use mana and reproduced it exactly… .

“under.”

That was the only time the two, who had 0 magical power, saw mana with their own eyes.

Deep down, Bo-kyung was thinking that it was a bonus that came along with recruiting Eun-ha, but I thought maybe that wasn’t the case.

Later, after officially establishing a mercenary group, I was thinking about moving into an office job if I couldn’t keep up, but if you show me something like this, I’ll have no choice but to change my mind.

“teacher.”

“yes?”

“Please take care of our children.”

“Oh, yes.”

Rick nodded with an expression as if this was correct.

*

Since Rick joined, the training became more extensive and there was nothing like this.

I woke up in the morning, ran until I was exhausted, got hit on the back of the head by a randomly shaking log, and passed out dozens of times.

Under Rick’s guidance, he summoned a training dummy and conducted practical training, and when he was too tired to move his body, he conducted mana sensitivity training.

A schedule so murderous that even I, who experienced it once, would get sick of it just by looking at it.

No, you’re tougher than me. At least I did those things separately, sequentially.

Shedding tears, spilling blood, and even spitting up what she ate.

Still, the kids somehow followed.

A week passed like that.

At first, it was difficult, so even after taking the potion, I could feel the droopy kids slowly coming back to life.

Bo-kyung felt this especially strongly.

The kid, who was hanging out like a corpse when he first started training, has improved to the point where he often plays pranks these days.

“senior! “I got 11 mana!”

It was dinner time, exactly one week after starting training.

While I was waiting for the food to be cooked, Bo-kyung spoke to me with a bright smile on her face.

“Oh, really? congratulations.”

“hehehe… .”

At my answer, Bo-kyung narrowed her eyes and let out a low laugh.

what? What about those eyes?

Very disrespectful, huh?

“hehehehe… .”

I don’t think it’s an illusion.

No matter how you look at it, I think it’s true that you came here on purpose as soon as you turned 11, right?

Hey, dude. It’s just that my training threshold is low, not that my total training capacity is low.

My mana is now over 100.

… I swallowed the words quietly in my mouth.

You’re like an ugly uncle showing off his power in front of his nephew.

Clap, clap, clap.

While I was wondering how to cook that, I heard the sound of metal clashing next to me.

When I turned my head, I saw Eunha repeatedly putting her sword in and out of the sheath.

“hey. What are you doing at the dinner table? “I’m going crazy, so just stay still.”

“I’m training.”

Damn.

Eunha, who was planning to use a spear like me, changed her weapon to a tatto (太刀) following Rick’s recommendation.

And he must have really liked the weapon, so whenever he got the chance, he would repeatedly strike and lead with that damn weapon.

“How old are you?”

“Twenty-four.”

When I asked the question, the answer was even more absurd.

Have you abandoned that concept yet?

“The way you act makes you look like you’re fifteen. Surely not?”

widely.

Eunha frowned as hard as she could at my words, nodded loudly, and sat down.

Come on. You guys weren’t really like this… .

No, I think I had a feeling from the beginning, but it wasn’t to this extent.

I guess that means I’ve become more comfortable, right? That’s a good thing, right guys?

“The meal has been served.”

Rick put his plate down on the table with both hands full.

Then Bo-kyung and Eun-ha quickly ran to the kitchen and brought out the dishes that Rick had not yet brought.

Rick naturally joined the empty chair.

The relationship between inn owner and guest in the past has now changed to that of teacher and student.

There’s still some distance between me and the kids, but we’re already comfortable talking to them.

I think if you persuade him well, Rick will fall for it too.

Surprisingly, this guy pathologically hates belonging to anything… .

He says he is a free spirit, but in my opinion, he just has no limits.

Rattling rattling.

Only the sound of clinking dishes echoed in the quiet lobby.

It was quite a friendly scene.

It would be nice if every day from now on was just like today.