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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“Everyone has mana. Even those without talent in magic possess it.”
I wanted to immediately object to Lee Hwa-ryeong’s words, but I held back.
‘Would she ever imagine that the one person without it is standing right in front of her?’
Even commoners who had received no training were normally born with a tiny amount of mana. And as if it were a lie, Lee Seok-hyun was the only being in the entire world of “Final Destiny” who was born without it. A ridiculously trash character who lost everything in exchange for the merit of monopolizing hidden skills.
‘If it weren’t for Natural Mana, I would have had to take a long detour.’
It was truly fortunate that, thanks to Ungbak’s internal organs, I was able to traverse the incredibly difficult path with less hardship. If I didn’t even have that, I might have truly failed to complete the first-year basic magic course and been held back a year.
That basic task of simply sensing the flow of mana, resonating with it, and circulating it once through the body.
To think I might have spent my entire life unable to accomplish it.
‘Of course, I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen, but it’s ridiculous that it’s even a possibility.’
What kind of character couldn’t even use basic magic and failed to advance? It was a play route only possible with Lee Seok-hyun.
“So, what I’m going to show you now is basic mana manipulation. Class president, please come a little closer.”
“Yes.”
Lee Hwa-ryeong, completely unaware of my thoughts, smiled brightly and pulled me forward slightly.
What she was about to do was, quite literally, basic manipulation, the same internal mana circulation I had done by forcefully implanting mana needles into my body.
It was considered essential because you had to know how to circulate mana within your body before you could even think about using it.
‘But I don’t know how to circulate mana.’
My Natural Mana was still at the lowest level of the beginner stage, so I couldn’t control it at will. If she showed me a demonstration and told me to follow along, it would definitely cause problems.
Moreover, after the demonstration, she would undoubtedly observe my attempt and provide feedback as the lesson progressed. I absolutely had to escape this situation.
“Alright, then…”
Just before Lee Hwa-ryeong began her demonstration, a brilliant idea struck me.
‘What if Lee Hwa-ryeong circulates my Natural Mana for me?’
Just like I had forcefully created an environment to circulate Ungbak’s internal organs because I couldn’t do it myself, maybe I could circulate my Natural Mana with external help this time as well.
The embarrassment would be temporary, but the benefits would last a lifetime. I immediately put my thought into action.
“Professor, I apologize, but could you help me? I’m still not very good at mana manipulation.”
“Oh, of course! I completely forgot about that.”
The preconceived notion that everyone in Class S could handle mana manipulation on their own.
That was precisely what Lee Seok-hyun’s incompetent body was meant to shatter.
Were all the other students in Class S truly capable of mana manipulation? They all stared at me with surprised expressions.
‘It can’t be helped that I’ve revealed my incompetence, but this is the only way.’
The class president of Class S, unable to even manipulate mana?
It wouldn’t be strange if such whispers started, but contrary to my expectations, I heard entirely different murmurs.
“Is the class president really unable to do basic manipulation?”
“That’s impossible. The commoner is up to something.”
“Up to something?”
Huh?
It seemed they were misunderstanding something. The situation was taking an unexpected turn. Bellos, pretending to be incredibly sharp, pointed at me with his finger and continued speaking.
“It’s obvious, isn’t it? He’s trying to copy the professor’s mana manipulation technique.”
“Copy?”
“Yes. Does it make sense that someone capable of giving feedback to all of us can’t use mana? He’s just putting on an act.”
Benras, who had been listening to Bellos’s confident declarations, interjected with his own opinion after asking two questions.
“He just looks genuinely flustered to me.”
“Benras, you still don’t know how to judge people properly. And are you contradicting me right now?”
“Ah, no, I’m sorry.”
Seeing Benras, with a look that seemed to say, “Is that really true?” after being spoken to like that, Bellos’s words spread through the class like a contagious disease.
“Well…does it make sense? That someone in Class S can’t manipulate mana?”
“He might be putting on an obvious act. It’s a way of indirectly appealing to her.”
“That must be it. He’s truly extraordinary.”
“Yes, that’s what it takes to be our class president.”
A bizarre phenomenon unfolded as whispers of “I heard it through the grapevine” transformed into undeniable truths in less than five seconds. I was genuinely incapable of mana manipulation and had spoken honestly, but it had been twisted into something else entirely.
“He’s no ordinary commoner.”
“Hmm, I have to agree with that.”
As soon as Bellos and Benras finished their murmurs, everyone around them nodded in agreement, their faces saying, “That’s right.”
Since those words came from the 2nd and 7th ranked students, everyone believed them without question.
“Oh my, was that it? Class president?”
Professor, why did you have to believe that too?
In any case, since the outcome was favorable, I pretended to be flustered.
“Uh…um…haha.”
The most important thing here was to avoid giving a clear answer. That way, it would seem like a naive 17-year-old’s clumsy plan had been exposed.
First, I glanced at Bellos with a look that said, “You caught me.”
‘Thank you, Bellos.’
Thanks to your grand performance, I’m reaping the benefits.
Of course, Bellos, unaware of my true feelings, looked down at me with a smug expression that said, “I know everything.”
‘And then, a slightly embarrassed look towards Lee Hwa-ryeong.’
It was a hastily crafted expression, but the situation made it a perfect act. As soon as Lee Hwa-ryeong saw my face, she said, with a knowing look,
“As expected, you didn’t choose the advanced magic course for nothing. I didn’t know you had such passion.”
I welcome these kinds of bold moves.
Lee Hwa-ryeong whispered those words and gently took my hand, beginning to infuse mana into me.
“…?”
About ten seconds after she began infusing mana through my hand, her expression slowly began to change. From a bright smile to a look of confusion, and then to a completely flustered expression. Her face flushed, and beads of sweat began to form on her forehead.
The students, who had expected the mana manipulation to be over in a few seconds, were confused by the prolonged process and the professor’s troubled expression.
I knew the cause of the problem, so I just kept my mouth shut.
‘Special Mana is inefficient.’
Normally, people possessed basic mana and additional mana with special attributes. This was called Special Mana, and it was an important element that added additional effects when using magic.
‘Natural Mana is one of them.’
For example, Yu So-hyun possessed Water Mana in addition to her basic mana, which is why she excelled in water magic. The way to use Water Mana was to circulate basic mana, extract its essence, and transform it into Water Mana.
But what if a body possessed only Special Mana without any basic mana?
‘You have to circulate Natural Mana from the start, so the amount of mana required is enormous.’
That’s why I had used Mana Crystals instead of Mana Stones, and the basic requirement was a mid-rank Mana Crystal.
Lee Hwa-ryeong’s struggle was understandable, considering my Natural Mana required a highly concentrated mana source to even budge.
‘She probably won’t even realize it’s Natural Mana.’
Because it was a given that all humans possessed basic mana.
She must be wondering why it wasn’t working even after infusing so much mana.
Circulating mana and then generating Special Mana was an immutable truth in the magic world.
Naturally, she wouldn’t even consider the possibility of having to manipulate Special Mana from the beginning.
She was probably doubting her own abilities while continuing to infuse mana.
‘Is my mana infusion inefficient? Have I suddenly become incompetent?’
She must be blaming herself, searching for the cause.
She would probably never know that the true cause was the student she was trying to teach, at least not until I told her.
“Hmm…!”
My minuscule Natural Mana forcefully absorbed the incoming mana, growing in size. Like someone who had been starving for days, it greedily devoured Lee Hwa-ryeong’s mana.
[Natural Mana (Beginner) proficiency increases.]
[Natural Mana (Beginner) proficiency increases.]
[Natural Mana (Beginner) proficiency increases.]
[Natural Mana (Beginner) proficiency increases.]
‘It’s working.’
As I had expected, Lee Hwa-ryeong wasn’t giving up easily, and as she poured more mana into me, my proficiency was skyrocketing.
‘A little more, just a little more.’
If I could keep absorbing mana like this and accumulate Natural Mana, I might even reach the intermediate level.
I felt bad for Lee Hwa-ryeong, but I had to do this to survive. I maintained a clueless expression while acting.
Stagger.
“Ugh…!”
Thud.
Lee Hwa-ryeong staggered and then collapsed to the floor.
The students, who had been watching Lee Hwa-ryeong infuse mana for several minutes, were stunned into silence as she suddenly collapsed.
To feign ignorance, I kept a bewildered expression on my face and said,
“Uh, n-no, what’s going on?”
“…”
Silence filled the classroom.
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