Chapter 18: Rapid Progress (2), Unexpected OP Boon

Chapter 18: Rapid Progress (2), Unexpected OP Boon



A fancy box wrapped in red and blue patterns appeared on the table.

"What is this, boss?" Odar curiously asked.

Darzax was surprised, "I can't see through it."

"Interesting," Riki narrowed his eyes, "My guts are telling me there's unfathomable power in this box."

Aleron laughed and answered, "This is a Mystery Box. If I open it, I will get a random thing. Let's see what it is..."

"..." Darzax and Riki looked at each other before looking at Aleron.

'Boss got some strange power, eh?'

'Indeed.'

Aleron pulled the bow tie's string on the box and it shone brightly before it opened with magical confetti bursting out.

The box shortly turned into motes while manifesting a mysterious blue oval crystal, with a wonderous phenomenon of white sparks dancing in the pristine lapis crystal.

Darzax and Riki's expressions changed into one of utter shock as they sensed the power within the crystal.

"T-This..." Darzax's eyes trembled. 'What kind of energy is this?'

Odar couldn't even sense anything but could feel that it was extraordinary.

On the other hand, Aleron, who got a notification and information about what it was, had his expression transformed into an utterly flabbergasted one.

[Congratulations, you have acquired the Magilore of Arcane Lapis.]

[Magilore of Arcane Lapis]

Rank: ???

Information: The one-of-a-kind Magilore source that existed in the lost Teratris Cosmos. Effect: An unlimited source of Magilore.

__Unique Trait: Devouring Abyss of Arcane-invokes a resonance within the user when it comes to all magic-related knowledge, significantly elevating the user's capability to comprehend all knowledge related to magic. This boost increases depending on the user's passion.

The crystal shone and shot into Aleron's forehead as a mysterious mark appeared on the spot for a second before it vanished without a trace in the next second.

"My lord!" Darzax stood up with a somber expression while his eyes glinted with spells, scrutinizing Aleron to see if anything happened to him.

Riki was also doing the same, but both of them had their expression changed shortly as they looked at each other with shock.

At the moment, the aura coming from Aleron was like a bottomless pit of abyss, invoking palpitation even within them.

Meanwhile, Aleron's eyes showed tremendous excitement upon seeing that special trait.

"I'm fine, don't worry," Aleron said with a grin. "I didn't know I would get something like this from a Mystery Box. It's crazy."

"Your source has changed, my lord. I don't sense even a spec of Mana within you," Darzax said with confusion.

"That's a new type of energy...and it's profoundly more powerful than Mana," Riki caressed his beard while inspecting Aleron.

Darzax nodded, "So much so that I can't understand the structure of that energy even a single bit."

Aleron looked at his status, and his grin and thrill couldn't help but increase.

-Arcane Status:

- [Magic Potency: C (500/500)]

Odar swiftly cleaned the table with a wave of his hand, collecting plates and bowls with

strings of Mana.

Afterward, Aleron snapped his finger as a book floated before him, "Darzax, I don't even need

to specifically control it, haha. It is like I can command Magilore and it does things for me,

like bringing this book here."

"So, you didn't use Magilore, attach it to the book, and brought it?" Riki raised his eyebrows. "You just thought about it and Magilore did it?"

"Exactly," Aleron grinned. "Of course, this didn't work when I created a fireball, so I guess it

works on things that I've mastered."

"That's still crazy," Riki wryly smiled.

"Indeed," Darzax laughed. "As expected of our Lord."

...

"What do you mean the Falran Capital disappeared?" Rias asked with confusion.

"It vanished from its location," Roxen wryly smiled. "The entire city, along with its full

border of high walls, and everything within."

"Hmm, so the demons left?" Ragna wondered.

"They left indeed, but we don't know where they went. If they teleported some other place on

this Lightdusk Continent to get out of our sight and prepare, then we'll have to find them fast before they launch their attack on unsuspecting cities and towns."

Rias nodded, "Inform the Empire and Adventure guild about this situation. Tell the guild to spread this information everywhere."

"Understood. Also, Balu and Tarao want to go to a famous bar here... Of course, I said no, but

they asked me to ask you about it," Ragnar asked hesitatingly while smiling shamelessly,

selling out his friends.

"Return at midnight sharp," Rias said with a smile.

"Thank you, lady Rias!"

Roxen rolled her eyes, "Get lost."

After finishing the discussion of this matter as Ragnar left, Rias looked at the comm card and

muttered, "I hope Mr. Ale gives us his answer soon."

"You really want to take him to the Empire, eh?" Roxen wryly smiled.

Rias nodded, "He has agreed to become my partner for the trial, so I hope he can stay at the

empire for the next nine months until the trial begins. We can also deepen our relation with

him and whatever background he has."

Roxen patted Rias's head and smiled, "We'll get a positive answer since he readily agreed and

was looking forward to it."

"I hope so."