Chapter 6

Episode 6. Auror Practice

“Hmm....”

Baek Woo-jin was staring blankly at the hundred cards floating in front of him. All cards had a black dagger drawn on them.

-That is unexpected compensation.

“Does this mean that since it is an unexpected event, the reward is also random?”

-That’s exactly what it says. Just draw one of those cards.

“Good. “I like this kind of thing.”

He looked at the card closely with an interested expression. The cards had the same shape and color, so they were completely indistinguishable. I had no choice but to draw it by luck.

-Hoo, are you usually lucky?

“Is that possible? “He just likes to draw.”

-Ha...

Darkness sighed as if he was dumbfounded. Whenever I talk to Baek Woo-jin, I always seem to get involved.

“I’ll choose this one.”

Baek Woo-jin chose the card on the far right.

-Is there a reason?

“I chose the one that appealed to me the least.”

-That’s your style. good night. Turn over the card.

When Baek Woo-jin selected the card, the card flipped over and dazzling golden light burst out. I closed my eyes for a moment and when I opened them, all the cards had disappeared and a bead was floating in front of my eyes.

“marble?”

-Something good came out. It will suit you well.

“What is this?”

-It is a single ring that permanently increases mana sensitivity.

“Mana sensitivity?”

-Is this a word that is not widespread in your world? As your mana sensitivity increases, you can feel and collect mana more easily. It’s a very good thing.

Baek Woo-jin said he was unlucky, so he didn’t expect it at all, but now he got something he really needed.

If Baek Woo-jin eats the Danhwan of Sensitivity, the period for opening and collecting mana will be shortened by several times.

-Golden is the third best grade from the top. Very well chosen.

“It’s a shame. “I should have picked the best one.”

-Go home and talk nonsense. How can you pick just one out of 100?

Darkness shook his body as if to stop him from making foolish remarks. Most of the 100 cards are like losers. Just getting a single ring of mana sensitivity is the biggest hit of all.

“You can pull it out.”

-That’s it. Just eat a single pill.

“okay.”

Baek Woo-jin swallowed the pill of mana sensitivity in one mouthful.

[Mana sensitivity is permanently increased by 10 points.]

A hologram window appeared before my eyes and then disappeared. However, it didn’t feel like I had taken a regular pill. The sunlight felt a little warmer.

“I don’t feel anything?”

-It’s because your mana sensitivity is too low. There is no need to worry because the more you grow, the more effective it will be.

“Is this what it means to create an atmosphere? “Not bad.”

-If you understand, let’s go back now.

“okay. Lastly....”

Baek Woo-jin hit Baek Myung-hoon, who was still unconscious, in the back of the head once more and headed to his room. The darkness that saw this muttered quietly.

-It would be really tiring to be enemies with this guy.

**

“Grunt...”

Baek Woo-jin lay down on the bed after arriving in his room. There was a cool smile on his face as he stepped on Baek Myung-hun.

– Baek Woo-jin. Just ask one question. Are the swordsmen here collecting mana in their hearts?

“huh? “Have you been thinking about that?”

-The prosecutors I saw yesterday, as well as your brother, all had mana spinning in their hearts.

“that’s right. In the past, it was said that mana was collected in the Danjeon or the entire body, but now both swordsmen and wizards collect mana in their hearts.”

The method of collecting mana through the Danjeon or the entire body has been eliminated, and now all abilities, whether swordsman, wizard, spiritist, or warrior, collect mana in the heart.

-As expected.

“Why is that?”

-That method doesn’t suit you.

“what?”

-Your heart is very hard and stiff. It has the advantage of being sturdy, but it has the disadvantage of dissipating mana without being able to feel it. That’s why it wasn’t until you were 23 that you felt Mana.

“Ha...”

“Two days?”

-okay. You lay there for two days.

“what?”

I thought only an hour or two had passed, but when I heard that two days had passed, I immediately turned on my smartphone. August 16th Two days have passed, just as darkness said.

“Poetry is fascinating. “I think I woke up after lying down for a while.”

-That is the power of concentration.

“I didn’t really focus because you said I didn’t need to focus, right?”

-I concentrated properly by trying to relax and feel the mana naturally, rather than being nervous about having to concentrate. It wasn’t bad.

From the beginning, Darkness had predicted that it would not take long for Baek Woo-jin to feel mana. I felt it in my past life, my mana sensitivity increased, and my mana ability also increased.

-Unlike feeling mana, accumulating mana in a danjeon will be very difficult because you have never done it in your previous life. To be honest, feeling mana isn’t even a warm-up exercise.

“Hmm...”

-Then let’s begin. This time, I sat cross-legged...

“Wait a minute. “I have something very important to do.”

-what?

Baek Woo-jin’s expression suddenly became serious, and when even the darkness became tense, Baek Woo-jin’s mouth opened again.

“It’s been two days, right. Thunder is rumbling in my stomach. “Let’s eat and do it.”

-...

**

“Meet the matriarch.”

Moon Ju-young of the Black Sword Team entered the Baek family’s family hall and knelt in front of Baek Cheon-hwa and bowed his head.

“There is an incident that needs to be reported.”

Baek Cheon-hwa instructed Moon Ju-young to look into Baek Woo-jin, so what he would report would be about his youngest son.

“Let me tell you.”

“Master Woojin defeated Master Myeonghun.”

“...what?”

When Baek Woo-jin defeated Baek Myung-hoon, Baek Cheon-hwa thought that her ears were wrong. Or did Moon Joo-young change the names of the two?

“Master Woojin defeated Master Myeonghun.”

Moon Ju-young anticipated Baek Cheon-hwa’s reaction and said the same thing again.

“The youngest?”

“That’s right.”

Baek Myung-hoon is a swordsman who has already reached level 2, and Baek Woo-jin is a trainee who has not even felt mana yet. Because there was no grade, he was not qualified to be called a prosecutor.

However, it does not make sense that Baek Woo-jin, who was out of the grade, defeated Baek Myung-hoon, who was in the second grade, even if he had trained his body a little.

No, there is only one way. Inducing the opponent to let down their guard.

“Let me report.”

“At first, Master Myeong-hoon unilaterally beat up Master Woo-jin. Master Woojin was on the defensive, aiming for the moment when Master Myeonghun was off balance...”

Moon Joo-young told Baek Cheon-hwa about what happened behind Baekwijeon. Baek Chun-hwa just continued to listen with an expressionless expression.

“Heh.”

A smile with two meanings appeared on Baek Cheon-hwa’s face.

That smile contained pity for Baek Myung-hoon, who was defeated in an absolutely advantageous situation, and pride for Baek Woo-jin, who did not miss a single opportunity.

“What is Myung-Hoon doing now?”

“He went into his room and hasn’t come out since he woke up.”

“Tsk tsk. Is that really the case?”

Baek Cheon-hwa thought that Baek Myung-hun was stuck in the room. Because he is a timid guy, he will never move unless he is sure that Baek Woo-jin is weaker than him.

Even though he is his own son, he is truly a pathetic guy.

“What about Woojin?”

“The youngest master is also not coming out of his room.”

“What are you doing?”

“I don’t know exactly, but it seemed like he was practicing.”

“It’s training, so I guess I’ll be fine.”

Now that you have trained your body, it is time to learn your mana. I knew from birth that Baek Woo-jin’s mana sense was very low.

But seeing his changed appearance somehow made me look forward to it.

“I thought it would be boring for a while, but an interesting twist arose.”

Baek Cheon-hwa stroked her chin and then opened her mouth again.

“Call Myung-Hoon Baek.”

“yes!”

Moon Ju-young left the house without asking any questions. Baek Cheon-hwa smiled coldly as she watched Moon Ju-young leave.

“I’ll open the plate.”