Chapter 13. Asurahan Simbeop (2)
“Asurahansimbeop. to teach it Are you going to keep talking about it?”
“….”
Xaviel hesitated.
Unknowingly, I opened my eyes wide.
It had to be.
Bocchan, who is only the target of his escort.
It was because the words that could never come out of such a person’s mouth came out.
‘You know my mana seniority? Mr. Lloyd?’
I couldn’t understand.
As was the case with insomnia, this practice was also his own secret.
Of course, I never told anyone.
I never even had a tee.
No, it was only a month ago that they even gave it the name ‘Shady Practice’!
‘It’s a practice that hasn’t been completed yet. How do you know that?’
Is this crazy boy using mind reading?
He looked at Lloyd with the feeling of facing a mysterious being.
Lloyd let out a snort.
“what. why. what.”
“….”
“Why are you looking at it with open eyes like that?”
“Yeah, of course….”
“of course?”
“How do you know?”
He was a man who would always reveal the things he had been hiding.
If you try to escape, all you get back is ridicule.
Knowing that now, Xaviel didn’t bother to flinch.
Instead, I wanted to know the secret (?).
The answer that came back was simple.
“I know everything in my sleep.”
“yes?”
“Really. You fainted and told me everything yourself?”
“Is that true?”
“huh.”
Lloyd grinned.
actually?
Of course not.
perfect gourd
There was no such thing as drowsy talk in Xaviel.
Even his sleeping figure was like a painting, as if he was not a man with an elegant appearance.
Lloyd smeared saliva over his lips and conscience.
“If you don’t believe me, can you prove it?”
“Proof?”
“For example, something like this.”
An astounding mental method that was detailed in the novel ‘Iron-Blooded Knight’.
He remembered it and recited it.
“There is a limit to the human mana heart. Biological limits set at birth. So there is a limit to the amount of mana that can be mobilized at once.”
It was like a computer’s RAM or water jug.
There is a clear limit to the amount of data that can be carried once with 8 gigabytes of RAM.
1 liter is the limit for the amount of water that can be transferred to a 1 liter water container at a time.
The amount of mana a human could move with their heart was the same.
There was a limit as much as the size of the heart.
As long as he was human, he couldn’t break through that limit.
“No one is exempt from that. No matter how strong a swordsman or even a knight who has reached the highest level. The reason is simple. Because I was born as a human. The human body, to be exact, cannot exceed the limits of the biological capacity of the human heart. That’s why the dragon with the dragon heart is a cheater.”
“that….”
“Shh. listen more so you thought What if you draw mana from outside your body instead of inside it? What if the mana absorbed from the outside environment was added to the mana heart? Then, wouldn’t it be possible to emit and handle mana that temporarily exceeds the biological limit?”
Lloyd grinned.
Xaviel still has a calm and chic expression.
However, he did not miss the faint earthquake that occurred in the pupil.
“After that, you secretly studied a new mana management method. Not too long ago, I gave it a name. It’s called the ashamed mental method. Was that about a month ago? that’s right?”
“…you’re right.”
“Why do you readily admit it?”
“Because you didn’t make a single mistake so that you wouldn’t even think of exaggerating.”
“yes? Would you like to bring the story back to square one?”
What I want to say is this.
“You left such a sexy simbeop, huh? Did you try to wipe your mouth after teaching me the normal exercises that dogs and cows learn? Are you the swordsmanship teacher of the Sunshine Class in Kindergarten? Did you try to sell taiyaki without red beans?”
“But Mr. Lloyd.”
“know. This is the mental method you studied, and you don’t teach it to others. By the way. Am I ‘anyone’ to you?”
“yes.”
“omg.”
“Strictly speaking, Lord Lloyd is only an escort for me. Besides-”
“Besides?”
“Right now, even if I want to teach Lloyd-sama my Simbeop, that is impossible.”
“why?”
“Because it is still unfinished.”
Xaviel’s voice became firm as if cut with a knife.
“The concept of my mental method that Lloyd-sama said is correct. The key is to absorb mana from the outside and use it as your own. But it’s also a method that no one has succeeded in yet. Even I only made the theory, but in practice I have not succeeded yet.”
“so?”
“It is dangerous. This is especially true for beginners like Lloyd-sama who do not even know the basics of mana.”
“Okay?”
“yes.”
“Are you worried about me now?”
“Of course not.”
“Tsk. He’s like a pumpkin.”
“thank you.”
“Anyway, since the method is still incomplete and dangerous, can’t you tell me?”
“That’s right.”
“Then what if it’s not dangerous?”
“…yes?”
Xaviel’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
Lloyd laughed.
I’m sure you’re worried about what else this will bring up.
“Should I point out why your simbeop is incomplete and where it is blocked?”
“What are you saying….”
“Absorb mana from the outside. Move to Manahat. There, fuse it with the mana originally possessed in the body. But no. always get stuck there While trying to fuse, they rebel and collide. So many times it failed. Right?”
Xaviel’s eyes wavered.
“How?”
“How is it? you said Did you hear everything in your sleep?”
“….”
A lie that I heard in my sleep.
Xaviel’s mouth fell shut in front of that invincible cheat-like magic excuse.
Lloyd’s smile grew wider.
‘I have nothing to say. A guy who faints from a deep sleep wouldn’t know what his sleeping habits would be like.’
Suddenly, the contents of the novel Iron Blooded Knight came to mind.
Xaviel at this time couldn’t actually complete the simbeop because of that mana collision phenomenon.
Various attempts were made, but each time failed.
‘Then, it will take five years before I finally change my mind and complete the simbeop.’
Afterwards, Xaviel further polishes the completed simbeop.
Finally, for the first time in the history of the Laurasia continent, he rises to the level of Grand Master.
Such a change of thinking that Xaviel will only achieve in 5 years.
Recalling that, Lloyd said.
“It seems to me that the attempt to mix external mana with one’s own mana itself is an error or a mistake?”
“yes?”
Xaviel’s eyebrows twitched.
“What do you mean.”
“It is literally. Why do you have to stuff the mana from the outside into the mana heart? Because of the limited capacity of the Mana Heart, the heart is strained. Besides, is there any reason to go to great lengths to mix external mana with your own mana? Isn’t that a stereotype tied to the way Mana Hearts are operated?”
“That word….”
“You can turn it outside. Out of Manahat.”
“….”
Xaviel’s eyes slowly widened in astonishment.
Even if I told you this much, you would have already understood the major rivers.
Lloyd picked up a branch that had been rolling around in the corner of the gymnasium.
I drew a picture on the dirt floor with a twig.
“What if I absorb outside mana? What if I rotate it like this? To the outside of the heart manahat.”
“You mean to make a ring-shaped circle around your heart?”
“yes. circle. It sounds like a name.”
“Then, the mana of the body that was originally possessed….”
“You don’t have to mix. are operated separately. My mana goes inside my mana heart. The foreign mana absorbed from the outside is rotated in a circle shape outside the mana heart. how is it?”
“….”
“Did I just say what came to mind? As you know, I’m new to mana management. Maybe that’s why I’m not obsessed with stereotypes, I don’t know.”
“….”
“If in doubt, try it yourself.”
“All right.”
Xaviel immediately nodded.
Again, it seemed to catch on.
From then on, Lloyd didn’t dare open his mouth.
He quietly stepped aside a few steps.
I quietly watched as Xaviel tried out a new method.
how long has it been like that
Finally, Xaviel opened his eyes.
I looked back at this with meaningful eyes.
“thank you.”
Ding dong.
[Haviel Asrahan’s affinity for you has increased by +5.]
[Current relationship with Xaviel Asrahan: -22]
[Acquired 90 RP by improving the visible relationship with the main character.]
[Currently owned RP: 187 ]
[Intimacy level with Xaviel Asrahan has been increased from to .]
[An additional 5 RP has been obtained as a bonus for increasing intimacy level.]
[Currently possessed RP: 192]
‘Succeeded.’
Xaviel’s thanks.
A slightly different look.
And Lloyd was convinced when he saw the favorable message floating in front of him.
That Xaviel had finally completed the dark simbeop.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes Lloyd.”
“Did the circle go well?”
“yes. It seemed that the management of the absorbed mana was inefficient with just one, so I made several.”
“certain?”
“Three.”
“omg.”
A triple circle right after the first success?
Xaviel was, of course, a bitch-like.
‘Then I guess I’m almost at the level of being a sword master now.’
Currently, Xaviel’s level is Advanced Sword Expert.
The gap with Sword Master is still quite large.
‘Still, since the triple circle was created outside of Mana Heart, even if you fight head-on with a decent sword master, you’ll be serious enough to rub against it. If I’m lucky, I might be able to aim for a draw.’
Giving additional power beyond the current stage.
That was the strong point of the dark mind method.
‘Because it adds extra mana from the outside to the original mana management ability. It’s like installing one auxiliary engine per circle.’
So what about Xaviel in the original Iron Blooded Knight?
Completed an astounding mental method in the state of a sword master.
He immediately achieved 4 quadra circles.
With that alone, he was equipped with overwhelming skills among all sword masters.
‘Even after that, he becomes a grandmaster and wears five penta circles. In the final battle, I will become the owner of as many as 6 hexa circles beyond that.’
In that state, the amount of mana used by Xaviel at one time far exceeded that of Dragon Heart, as described in the novel.
Now, he witnessed the moment of completion of the shimmering mental method, the beginning of the legend, 5 years earlier than in the original work.
However, Lloyd immediately shook his head.
Now is not the time to get wet with sentimentality that costs less than a penny.
It was time to seize the gains that came into their grasp.
He asked Xaviel as if showing condescension.
“Then thank you?”
“Yes Lloyd.”
“Then you must now have a reason to teach me.”
“yes?”
“A shady mental method.”
“….”
“Hey, see this? Did you mean to say thank you and move on?”
“But Mr. Lloyd.”
“huh. Make an excuse.”
“I think the basics of basic mana performance are more important.”
“huh. so?”
“So, why don’t you learn the basic exercises first and then learn your own sim method?”
“huh. no.”
Of course not.
It was even more so from the point of view of having to fight Sir Neumann in a duel in 15 days.
“You think about it from my point of view. No matter how hard I learn the basic mana practice, can I use it in a duel after 15 days?”
“I don’t think so.”
“then? You mean just lose the duel?”
“….”
“okay. I know what you’re thinking. It would be better to look at the long term rather than the trivial defeat right now. Building a solid foundation is a benefit. That’s right. By the way. That doesn’t sound right to me.”
“Why?”
“Because this duel is as important as it is.”
It’s true.
Sir Neumann is a man who has already betrayed the territory through the back hole.
If you don’t step on such a guy as a punishment, it will be forever to correct the discipline of Yeongji in the future.
Young-ji, who had to stick a straw for the rest of her life, was in trouble from the beginning.
“So I will definitely win. I will definitely learn the dark mind method.”
“But what if I refuse?”
“Oh ho? Will you come out strong? Then I have a way.”
Lloyd grinned.
I took out my own lethal card and held it.
“If you don’t teach me how to do that, I’ll stop offering lullabies too.”
“….”
“what. why. what. Why are you looking at me with a shitty expression? Do I kill you?”
“A little bit.”
“There is nothing free in the world. If it’s unfair, tell me the simbeop.”
“….”
Xaviel’s face was engulfed in agony.
The corners of Lloyd’s mouth went up.
‘I will never refuse. Why? You already know the taste of a good night’s sleep.’
For the past few days, Xaviel has been enjoying a sound sleep like never before.
It was thanks to this one reciting the contents of the major book in memory.
But that service (?) is cut off in an instant.
My heart must have been quite broken.
‘People’s psychology is originally like that. It’s more wasteful and bitter if you take it after receiving it.’
Everyone does.
Once you get a taste of convenience, you can hardly live without it.
‘Once you use a smartphone, you can’t use a feature phone because it’s frustrating. The same goes for robot vacuum cleaners, height-elevating insoles, selfie apps, delivery apps, and elevators. If I don’t use it, it’s frustrating, uncomfortable, and empty.’
That would have been the case with Xaviel now.
He had suffered from insomnia for several years.
Then, thanks to this side, I learned the taste of happy sleep.
It was like it had become a body (?) that could no longer return to its former state.
As expected, Xaviel nodded.
“Huh, I see.”
“You know what?”
“I’ll teach you the secret method.”
“Good decision.”
Lloyd clenched his fists.
‘So I bet you? All of your swordsmanship will be mine.’
Ashamed mental method.
Now there is only one thing left to learn.
♣
Time passed quickly.
In the meantime, training continued.
The basic stamina has become more solid.
He also worked harder on the dark heart method.
On the other hand, Lloyd also commissioned the production of special weapons at the forge.
“With solid steel. Please keep the design as it is here.”
“Brother Lloyd? This?”
“It’s a drawing I drew myself because it’s my weapon. why? Strange?”
“It is not. But how can I use this as a weapon….”
“It’s done. can you make it?”
“yes? yep.”
“Then please take care of me.”
The blacksmith looked at the blueprint Lloyd had handed over and was overcome with perplexity.
Looking at the blueprints, this was not something that could be used as a weapon.
But I couldn’t help it.
In addition to being the son of a lord, he was known as an idiot.
The blacksmith did not have the courage to respond to such a request.
A few more days passed like that.
The morning of the day of the duel finally dawned.
“Brother Lloyd. The item you requested from the blacksmith has arrived.”
The weapon that was commissioned for production has been delivered to the mansion.
Hearing the servant’s voice announcing the news, Lloyd gently clenched his fists.
Ashamed mental method.
Even your own weapon.
With this, everything was prepared.
‘Sir Neumann, you are behind.’
Lloyd’s eyes flashed fiercely.
The time has finally come to cut off the rotten shoots.
