For the umpteenth time, Niken failed to find the position of her magic seal. It looked like she has to end the day. Her whole body has begun to ache, and also her concentration began to be unfocused.
She needs rest and is about to get out of her astral dimension when she heard a voice.
'A little bit more. Just hold on a little more.'
Who is it? Who is talking? Strangely, the voice was so familiar in her ears.
She was sure she had heard the voice, so Niken tried to follow the voice source. Not long after, she saw a glowing radiance that floated around her body.
After circling her body several times, the light flew away from her.
'Follow me.'
Oddly, she felt that the voice came from the light? Can light source talk??
Niken decided to follow the light and walked toward a door that she had never seen before. Surprisingly, the door did not have a keyhole or knob to open it. Then how can she open the door? What should she do?
Niken waited for more instruction from the light but was more surprised to see what the light did.
The light continued to fly straight through the door made Niken dumbfounded.
'Follow me.'
The same voice repeating its words persuaded Niken to follow what the light did.
Niken took a deep breath and walked toward the door while closing her eyes. She thought her body would crash into the door, but she did not feel like bumping into anything after stepping a few times. Instead, her bare feet felt something new as if there was dirt under her foot's sole.
Feeling curious, Niken reopened her eyes and was surprised by what she saw. She had never set foot here before. She didn't even know there was a place like this in her astral dimension!
This place was so beautiful with fresh green grass adorned with a pretty vast lake. Shouldn't the astral dimension be plain with white as its dominant?
When she was locked up inside a barrier, her surrounding was black as if he was locked in a room without light.
But after coming out and destroying the barrier where she was hiding, her dark world changed into a bright one. Still as plain as before, but at least she did not feel cold.
But now, she was in an unknown place, and it was far from plain words. Is this really a place of her astral dimension?
How could she not find out beforehand?
How could she miss such a beautiful place?
'Come on, follow me.'
Once again, Niken heard that voice and immediately followed the light.
It seemed the light waited for her patiently as she was enjoying this new sight. She savored the amused tingling of her bare feet, rubbing against the grass. She also spoiled her nose with the scent of various flowers.
She could even feel the sun caressing her skin, making her heart feel peaceful.
Niken followed the light while enjoying the atmosphere around her. The light led her through the creeper that covered a cupboard. Niken pushed aside the vines, and she could see that there was a ring in the middle of the closet.
The ring moved anti-clockwise very slowly, making Niken wonder what she had to do to open this cupboard.
'Turn the key clockwise.'
Key? Is this spinning circle the key to this cupboard?
Without further questioning, Niken followed the light's instructions. It's just that, no matter how hard she turned the key, the ring did not budge from its own movement.
"Why is this key so hard?"
'Use your energy to open it.'
"Do I have to use my energy? Phew... alright."
Niken stepped back a few steps then concentrated on gathering her force energy on her index finger. Then she pointed her finger at the key and slowly turned her wrist clockwise.
She has to add strength to her physical muscles because the ring was still trying to fight her movement. After trying to exert all her remaining stamina, the ring finally stopped spinning and now moved following the rotation of her index finger.
Niken turned the circle clockwise to three hundred and sixty degrees.
Crack!
There was a crack in the ring and then smashed to pieces and separated from this mysterious cupboard.
Seeing that there were no locks or straps, Niken moved forward to open the cabinet.
As soon as the door to the cupboard opened, her eyes were welcomed by a very blinding light. At the same time, Niken's physical body in the real world emitted a bluish color beam, and two magic circles appeared above her head and under her body.
The one above was the second phase of the blue stage magic circle, while the other one was the first phase of the indigo stage magic circle.
"Shr have two, not to mention, one of them is indigo magic circle? Does that mean a spirit has chosen her to be a spiritual master?"
"It could be."
"Which one?"
"How should I know?"
Kazuto was too fascinated to see the change in Niken's appearance to the point he didn't hear anything from the two men.
The girl's hair looked wavy and thicker. Both of her eyebrows looked more shaped like beautiful butterfly wings. Her cheek became even rosier than before, and her lips were more alluring to the point Kazuto couldn't hold his beast instinct.
"Oh, no. We must leave now."
Kazuto almost lost control and wanted to approach his inamorata when the environment around him suddenly changed completely.
Kazuto stared at his mentor in annoyance because the man brought him out via teleport without warning... again!
"Since that girl will soon succeed in creating her time-spacial, it's time for you to inherit my triumph technique."
"Why did you have to postpone it until now?" Seriously, if this person wasn't his mentor, Kazuto would definitely shapeshift just to tear this guy's neck apart.
"You will know the reason. After this, you will thank me."
Kazuto snorted indifferently. He still didn't like the eccentrics of his mentor.
Meanwhile, Niken, who had just discovered her magical energy, immediately followed her instincts in creating time-spacial. Before this, Lionel had given her a guide to making time-spacial once she found her magic source.
Now she has remembered all of his guidance; she just needs to do it without waiting for Lionel.
As expected, less than five minutes, a bright crystal orb appeared in front of her chest. Lionel grinned from ear to ear, seeing the Crystal ball.
Finally! Niken succeeded in creating time-spacial!
They don't need to worry when they come down the mountain and meet with Muyun. Niken could control the surrounding nature far better than Muyun once they are in Niken's time-spacial.
Now all that's left is to bring Niken around this world to expand her time-spacial range. He also had to remind Niken not to use her time-spacial often if they faced an enemy who was not Muyun.
Because Niken used magic in creating time-spacial, the girl could only activate it twice in her lifetime. More than that, Niken would die.
If someone not a wizard used magic on a large scale, that was the same as reducing the vitality of that person's life.
Niken and Kazuto were both not wizards, but both could use magic. The difference is that Niken's vitality will diminish if she uses her magic too often. At the same time, Kazuto doesn't need to worry about it because his wolf blood will regenerate quickly to regain his vitality before running out of life force.
***
In just two hours, Kazuto managed to master the technique Zehell taught him. His eyes turn red, and he could bring up a magic circle at any time he wanted, and at the same time, he could use his elemental energy.
He could even use his magic even if he shapeshifts into a wolf. This made his agility and strength multiplied more than before.
His vision, smell, and hearing also enhanced. In general, a wolf clan could only see distances of up to a hundred meters, but he could see farther than that, and even his vision could penetrate solid objects.
He didn't need to sneak into an enemy base. All he needed to do was activate his eyesight and see anything behind the wall.
Not only did his eyesight enhanced, but his smell also improved.
Speaking of smell, Kazuto had smelled an alluring scent since earlier. The smell was like candy and chocolate. He was not a fan of sweets, especially chocolate. But somehow, this smell was so tempting makes him want to devour it in one go.
"Are we done?"
"Yes, but I have..."
Without hearing his mentor finished his speech, Kazuto had already shapeshifted and go like the wind.
"Tsk, what a rude disciple. Well, I should have known it." he chuckled at the last words.