Chapter 62: Mana Poisoning [2]

Chapter 62: Mana Poisoning [2]



"...It's not working." "What?"

Belle knitted her brow, as her tone had a tinge of worry.

Evelyn pressed her hands on Brandon's head.

"All he needed was for mana of the same affinities as his to cleanse his core."

At the mention of 'same affinities', Brandon peered his eyes open.

Looking around, his gaze eventually landed on Amy and Reinhard, who stood near the door beside Raven and Liam.

If he needed mages with the same affinities as his, then he needed Amy's [Water] affinity, and Reinhard's [Fire] affinity.

He didn't want to reveal his capabilities so soon.

Especially since he had finally cleared any link between him and Moriarty.

Amy's beliefs were questionable. But he left that all up to Raven to explain.

He had no other choice.

The pain was too much for him.

He had to save himself.

He wasn't sure what would happen if he allowed the symptoms to worsen.

'Should I do it?'

A wise man once said.

'Fuck it.'

He then locked his eyes with Evelyn as he opened his mouth.

"Evelyn..."

Evelyn knitted her brow since Brandon dropped all formalities with her, but decided to let it go.

"What?"

"Pour... Haa... Mana... Amy... Reinhard..."

"...?"

"Haa... Water... Fire... Affinity..."

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Oh.

Realizing, Evelyn's eyes shot wide open.

The same went for everyone else in the room.

Belle's shocked voice reached his ears.

"Brandon... You're-"

"Haa... Penta... Elemental... Haa... Mage..."

He finished for her.

Once he muttered those words, everyone's mouths contoured to a silent 'o' shape. Brandon could hear Liam gasp as well.

It seemed like the revelation had left them astonished.

But Brandon couldn't ponder on his decisions at the moment.

Closing his eyes, he pursed his lips.

"Help."

At his instructions, Amy and Reinhard immediately approached him.

The five stood next to each other, lifting their hands, and pouring their mana into Brandon.

Rumble... Rumble...

Due to vast amounts of mana condensing, the room began to vibrate.

As they continued to pour mana into Brandon, Evelyn inched close and scanned his face once again.

Letting out a sigh, Evelyn's voice reached his ears.

"It's working. I can't believe it."

"You have a lot of explaining to do after this, Brandon."

Knitting her brow, Belle chimed in as well.

The other seven people in the room nodded their heads together-including Liam.

'Why is Liam still here?'

There were too many people...

Brandon appreciated the amount of people that cared for him...

Including Liam?

He was unsure.

But regardless, he appreciated him to a certain degree.

'I have to talk to him after this...'

As they continued to pour their mana, Brandon could feel himself start to stabilize.

The beating of his heart began to slow down, and he was finally able to catch his breath.

Rumble... Rumble...

The room continued to shake.

But Brandon decided not to lie.

It would further support his reason for not knowing anything about mana poisoning, since he

was a newly awakened Deviant.

Now that he's revealed all of his affinities, there was a possibility that Raven might link him

to Moriarty.

Not just him but Amy as well.

'As long as I don't use [Mana Disruption]'

If he told Belle that he had been hiding his abilities for a long time, he would lose the trust of

everyone around him.

In short, he would become suspicious again.

At the end, Brandon had asked them to hide it for the time being.

Everyone else understood and decided to keep it a secret for a while.

Once the government finds out about Brandon's existence, it would prove troublesome for

him.

'Especially if that 'man' finds out.'

Lucian Frost.

The strongest mage of the current era. Not only a mage but a duelist as well.

A complete package.

As everyone left the room, the only ones who stayed were Brandon and Evelyn.

Brandon had a few more questions for her, which is why he decided to stay.

Looking up, Evelyn was...

Well...

Unwrapping a lollipop.

Scrunch.

She gave it a lick before shoving it in her mouth.

Slurp~

She must've not wanted the others to see this side of her.

But Brandon respected it.

Though Lucian was the strongest known human.

Brandon had recently found out that it wasn't the case.

There was someone else.

Someone who had stayed out of the limelight. Brandon pursed his lips as he spoke with a serious tone.

"Evelyn."

Evelyn's expressions crunched up, knitting her brow.

"Where's the formalities?"

"Evelyn."

""

"Have you heard of the name..."

Brandon paused.

Taking a deep breath, he continued.

"Jin."

"...Jin?"

Evelyn tilted her head.

It seemed like she didn't know.

Thus, Brandon decided not to question further.

"Nevermind."

The reason he had asked her was because it seemed like Jin knew Evelyn, considering he had

mentioned her name twice.

But for some reason, Evelyn had no idea what he was talking about.

Which is why Brandon decided to change the topic.

"How do I avoid Mana Poisoning?"

As Evelyn was indulging in her lollipop, she removed it from her mouth and pursed her lips.

"You lack mana control. I've seen it in the Battle Royale. I knew this was going to happen

eventually."

"So what do I do?"

Evelyn tilted her head. Huh?

"Just learn to control your mana efficiently."

She spoke with a matter of fact tone.

"Don't worry, I'll teach you. I decided to take you under me after all."

"...What?"