Chapter 6

Chapter 6

[A world where mana is power].

When I turned four, I realized that I had a little more mana in my body. At first, it wasnt uncommon for me to lose my mind whenever I dealt with mana, but as time went on, I was able to hold on for longer periods of time.

Wow.

Thats it for today.

Feeling lightheaded, Eunha released the mana he had been storing in his body.

Mana is like alcohol. In moderation, it can be beneficial, but too much can be poisonous.

When gathering mana, drink slowly and dont gulp it down. This can lead to a mana overload, where your body cant keep up and begins to collapse.

You dont want to end up with a hole in your stomach from your youthful ambitions.

Some people say that you need to collect mana to break the film in order to increase the mana in your body, but if you want to wake up the next morning in one piece, you need to practice moderation.

Unless you want to sleep with a bunch of guys bare-chested.

This is definitely not a story of personal experience.

Oh, shit. Tears are blinding me.

So, I guess this isnt much different than before the regression.

Before the regression, studies had shown that the more you manipulated mana from a young age, the more mana you had in your body.

However, this is my second life, even if he handled mana from a young age, he didnt think he would surpass his own body mana before regression.

Give up and admit it.

It was a maxim of the player world.

Everyone is born with different amounts of mana.

Everyone is equal in mana. The amount of mana youre born with doesnt depend on your parents power or wealth.

And in this monster-infested world, mana was both equal and discriminatory.

Everyone is born with mana, but some people are born with enough mana to perform spectacular magic, while others are born with just enough mana to breathe and live.

In a world where there is no escape from the threat of monsters, mana in the body becomes strength, power, and wealth, creating an invisible hierarchy among people.

Effort and results are not proportional.

Effort has its limits.

Especially when its mana.

All beings are born with a limit to how much mana they can hold.

Thats why the unbridgeable gap between those with more mana and those with less widens.

So stop trying and give up.

Recognize. Your. Own. Limitations.

The world of players who use mana to destroy monsters is a world where natural talent and sense are everything.

It was a world where effort betrayed talent, where those without talent would die no matter how hard they tried.

The reason why he was able to survive in such a world was because he had a natural sense after all.

Im back!

What about my sister, on the other hand.

When Eunha saw the amount of mana in her body, he was horrified in a good way. There was always an uncontrollable flow of mana.

Her young body couldnt hold it all, so she was releasing it unconsciously.

How much would it increase when she grew up?

The more I look at it, the more amazing it is.

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Nothing, but sis, why are you pulling on my arm?

Im going to play with the neighborhood kids! You should come!

Im staying home to rest.

Heyyy, lets go~

Haa.

Even though I was 32 years old and she 4 years older than me, Euna could not be beaten.

Euna hummed a song with a strange beat and took him to a playground near her house.

Guys, Im home!

Hi, Euna.

Euna, hello!

Euna, come here!

As soon as the children at the playground saw Euna, they came running like puppies to meet their master.

If he hadnt pulled away from Euna earlier, he would have been swept up in the crowd of children.

I dont want to babysit.

Euna was a favorite among the children, but she was also loved by the neighbors.

My sister is pretty, taking after her mother.

But what about Eunha himself?

With his fathers wild eyes, unstable appearance, and the fact that he often says hes bothered or wants to go home, hes not likely to get any attention.

He was lucky if he didnt scare the kids.

You didnt have to come.

I didnt want to come either.

Then Minji, who was playing in the sand with other girls her age, approached.

The two were childhood friends who were practically enemies.

Their words were crude and harsh.

But what was she doing playing with them?

Suddenly intrigued, Eunha cast her gaze to the sandy beach where Minji was playing.

The girls, whose faces he had seen a few times before, were playing in the sand with serious expressions on their faces.

As the conversation went on:

This thing, I would never give it to a lowly thing like you.

Mother!

Whos your mother!

Ill be good, so you wont worry.

Is this real You really cant understand words? Our son has a bright future ahead of him. But do you think someone who grew up without parents like you would fit in?

Mother.

Thats it, eat this and get lost, I hope you never show up in front of me again.

Why a scene from a morning soap opera is unfolding in front of me.

What is that.

Theyre playing a game, cant you see?

Were the play-pretend games of children really so devoid of dreams and hope?

Of course, in this world, all dreams and hopes are lost in the face of monsters.

Can I join in?

Why, why, why.

Why does my older sister want to join in?

When they finished playing cops and robbers, the sun had already set. The kids who had sweated a lot today went back home.

Lets go too~

What a mess.

Ehehe.

With a sigh, Eunha brushed off Eunas clothes. Waving her hand, Euna saw the children off until the end, and there wasnt a spot on her that wasnt covered in dirt.

You had fun today, didnt you?

Yeah.

Half a day in jail wasnt so bad.

Maybe next time Id bring a book.

Lets play again tomorrow.

If we have time.

I must have had an unusually good day.

Looking at the smiling Euna, he felt like nodding his head in agreement.

So he nodded appropriately.

I almost let it go, but I cant.

Tomorrow will be just as noisy as today.

My sister coming home from elementary school, holding my hand and running to the playground.

He knows better than anyone how precious the monotony of everyday life is.

So he wanted to protect this life.

He wanted to keep the things he had helplessly lost before his regression.

So,

Krrr.

No, i- its o-okay.

A wild dog jumped out on the way home.

Euna was on the verge of crying, but she was purposely putting on a strong front so that Eunha wouldnt be scared.

Lets go! Just walk!

Her voice trembled and she couldnt deceive anyone.

Even her legs were shaking.

Why did she call herself noona and step forward for no reason?

Who had stepped forward to protect him?

No one. Before regression, he considered anyone who stood in front of him as an enemy.

He was too strong for anyone to step forward to defend him.

So it was strange to see Euna, so small and young, step forward.

Strange?

No, no, no.

He remembered a similar scene.

In his past life, he saw his sister clinging to him to protect him as the car plunged under the bridge.

That was her. Thats what she was like. Thats who my sister was.

Its okay, Eunha.

Its okay, Euna.

Their voices overlapped.

Even the tremble in them.

Its okay.

Whats okay about it? Ill protect you, Noona.

Huh?

Ill protect you.

Huh?

In this life, I will protect you. Ill recover everything we lost.

With renewed determination, he stepped forward, hiding Euna behind his back.

Krrr Woof! Woof!

Should he really lose to the neighborhood dogs?

Eunha drew on the mana in his body.

Mana surging through his body.

All he wanted was the power to protect his family.

The mana, imbued with an image, became as sharp as a blade and began to take on substance, even visible to others.

Krr.

I can kill you.

The blade-like mana warned in unison.

Gr.

The dog, unable to withstand the pressure, eventually lowered its tail and ran away.

Leave this to me.

He was still small, but he would eventually grow bigger than his sister.

He lifted his hand and gently petted Eunas head with his fingertips.

Eunha, now.

Euna looked down at Eunha with a bewildered expression, her eyes brimming with the tears she had been holding back earlier.

Im strong, dont worry.

I wonder if I looked a little bit believable.

I hope so. Even though I was 32 years old and four years older in spirit, a man wants to look strong in front of a woman.

Feeling a little fancy, Eunha started walking home.

Then, a strike hit him from behind

Kuuk!

Eunha, who had been walking with a false sense of form, fell to the ground.

What is that? Thats mana, right!? I want to do it too! Teach me!

Dont you have to be moved and look at me again like my litle brother is so cool at a time like this?

I mean, if she were my sister, shed be like.

Okay, okay. I was going to tell you and teach you anyway.

Yay!

The two of them held hands and headed home, their path dyed with the sunset.

Their adventure will continue in the next lesson.

To Be Continued.

Continuation my ass.

Upon returning home, Eunha realized that while Euna had been gifted with an immense amount of mana, she had no sense of how to use it.

The world does not give one person two talents.

Recalling the proverb that existed before the 21st century, Eunha thought that this world isnt quite equal either.