“I’m sorry. There’s something I want to let you know.”
Yena, sounding like an injured alley cat, was purring softly.
I offered her my sincerest apologies once again and said.
“The reason Yena failed is simple. It’s not that she used mana to utilize a skill, but rather she used a skill to use mana.”
“Ah… huh?”
“Let me show you an example.”
I pulled out a small stick wedged between the pages of a notebook.
A wooden stick without any stats attached.
As I infused it with the effect of the spirit’s blessing, ‘Wind Attribute Enhancement’, the stick began to blow with wind.
[Oh]
[Wind Stick]
[Those who possess the Wind Spirit will feel cool even in summer districts]
[Isn’t the hot wind just making it hotter?]
“This is what Yena looked like earlier. The wind attribute is only limited to the ‘weapon’ that first used the skill.”
Continuing on with this…
I poked the stick onto the notebook!
As a result, the wind energy began to gradually reside in the notebook, and it started to float slightly towards the sky.
[?]
[What]
[What the hell]
[Why is it suddenly flying, lol]
[Wind’s terrifying, ㄷㄷ]
[Isn’t that attribute enhancement only for weapons?]
[???]
“But wait, can’t it enhance attributes on a book?”
“No, I didn’t cast a skill on the book. I merely transferred the wind from the stick to the book.”
The notebook was soaring while ignoring gravity.
Without needing to exert any force on the stick, both the stick and the notebook were fully infused with wind.
“If you have mastered mana, this is the basic step. Infusing mana into an object and transferring the mana residing in that object to another object.”
Flap. Flap.
“It won’t be easy since it’s your first time. Usually, students can’t maintain it stably like this and keep pouring mana into the stick. If they stop, the mana clinging to the book will become unstable and it will fall.”
In the end, this means that to perform mana transfer, you need to be able to move mana independently.
[Oh…]
[What are you talking about?]
[lolololololololol]
“What’s it mean to be an ordinary student, Lily? Are you serious, professor?”
“Huh? LOL.”
“Isn’t it just a concept?”
“I just tried it, but first off, I can’t even do the teleportation, professor.”
“My stamina is running out super fast.”
“Don’t do that! I’ve already used five energy potions ;;.”
“The pace is way too fast, Professor Lily…”
Yena makes a face that says she kind of gets it.
Then she tries to connect her notebook with a pen and attempts her own mana transfer.
But, of course, she fails.
“Um, it doesn’t work, teacher.”
“Of course it doesn’t. You still can’t move the mana.”
“…What’s the advanced course about?”
“Advanced course?”
“Yeah.”
Yena’s eyes sparkle with curiosity.
Is that what she wants to see?
‘This will only lead to more self-doubt.’
Actually, this lecture was planned long-term.
The academy students supported by the royal family spend over three years mastering the curriculum, and Deoen’s users have penalties because they need to break restrictions.
But if they see something too flashy from the start, it can feel like an unreachable target and cause a sense of powerlessness.
“…Let me show you something simple, then.”
“Oh.”
“Lily’s special: everything she says is a lie when she says it’s simple.”
“Actually, it’s not simple, lol.”
The notebook that was attached to the stick flutters.
A notebook that moved a bit faster completely detaches from the stick and begins to soar independently in the air.
The notebook starts to flap like a bird.
“Wow. That’s insane.”
“Huh?”
“???????”
“Why is it flying? You crazy!”
“LOL.”
“No way, you’re breathing life into a book.”
“It’s not simple, teacher.”
“I’m seriously done, damn. LOL.”
“Is this even real?”
“Are you saying that didn’t use any skills?”
The book moves as if it’s my will, without the connection to the stick or the use of skills.
As many people are dumbfounded, the book spins around and lands right back on my forearm.
“This is the level of advanced… no, it’s intermediate. If you can do this, you should be able to lift the chalk from earlier.”
“…Are you seriously making me do this?”
“Um… it was a bit easier than this, but it was similar.”
Still, I thought someone like Yena could at least mimic it miraculously.
Even if she couldn’t grasp it, I expected her to bend the trajectory a bit.
Seeing her hit her forehead like that made me feel slightly sorry.
“I’m a little sorry, but…”
[Hahahaha]
[I’m feeling dizzy from the first class]
[For real, haha]
[I don’t want to attend class]
[Just let me use mana first]
[If the first class is like this, what are we learning in the 7th and 8th classes?]
[Hahahahahaha]
[Is this really the Deoen I knew…]
“You don’t need to think too hard about it. As long as you master mana, you can handle the basics just fine.”
It looks difficult, but it’s absolutely not.
Just move the mana inside your body and put it into an object, and that’s it.
Yeah, as long as you master mana.
[‘Master’]
[Yeah, I can’t do it, haha]
[Hahahahaha]
[So how do you use mana, ah, haha]
[??: Why can’t I do this easy thing?]
“Therefore! For those struggling with the flow of mana, I’ve prepared a little gift.”
Returning to the table, I pulled out a blue box placed under it.
Inside were luminous orbs the size of ping pong balls.
I picked one up and reflected it in the camera.
The impressive array of mana in the blue orb glowed brightly, receiving my mana.
“This is a Mana Condensation Stone, a magical tool I created.”
[Huh?]
[What are you making?]
“This magical tool will help you learn the operation of mana. It links with the inherent mana in the condensation stone and stimulates the mana within your body.”
Using this, seven out of ten will easily master mana.
In fact, more than half of the academy students mastered mana within a month using this magical tool.
The rest either had no innate talent for mana or weren’t compatible with the magic tool.
But the users of Deoen have already learned mana through the system.
As long as we can give them a little stimulation, they should be able to use it just fine.
‘Of course, whether they can independently move mana blocked by the system… is a mystery.’
Well, maybe three out of ten will succeed?
[Oh]
[Are we getting one too?]
[Is it random?]
[By the way, does Lily do alchemy too?]
[Seems like she’s a jack of all trades, haha]
[Give it to me]
[It seems like it’s randomly distributed]
[Wow]
[Isn’t it expensive?]
“Yeah, it’s pricey. About 100,000 won each?”
To put in the level of magical trigger I wanted, I needed some level of high-quality mana stones.
It’s only natural that the value of the condensation stone increases during that process.
It’s expensive, but compared to what I’ve received so far, it’s a pretty good deal.
It’s a ridiculously low price compared to what I’ve received so far.
“Many people have been watching my broadcasts and supporting me, but it turns out I have very few ways to repay them. So I want to give back, even if it’s through this.”
“Although this might not be enough, I plan to gradually share content rather than overwhelming everyone.”
[Wow! 100,000 won!]
[Really?]
[Lily is an angel?]
[That’s wild!]
[Looks like there are about 100 in the box.]
[No wonder everyone is going on about Lily, haha.]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[For real, streamers need to take notes from Lily, lol.]
[So it’s random?]
[There must be someone reselling that, haha.]
“It won’t help if you sell it. After 30 days, it just turns into a stone. It’s pointless to try to use it differently before then.”
I twisted the arrangement of one mana condensation stone that I held in my hand.
With a crackle! The remnants of mana moved toward me, and the condensation stone turned a dreary gray, falling pathetically to the ground.
“This condensation stone has two triggers. One is the stimulation of mana, and the second is the transformation and transmission of mana. This is your assignment.”
[?]
[An assignment?]
[We have to do assignments too?]
[Assignment ON.]
“If you can turn the condensation stone into a regular stone within 30 days, a mana indicating success will arrive at my end. Of course, after that, there won’t be any transmission; it will just change.”
Thud.
“If anyone manages to turn the condensation stone into a stone before next week’s next class, I will invite you here to the lecture hall.”
Changing the mana arrangement in just a week, not even 30 days.
That means you’d have to have a certain level of mana control to achieve that.
At that level, you might even keep up with the advanced course I plan to teach.
[Really????]
[???????]
[Can you meet Lily?]
[Professor Lily’s lecture is something rare.]
[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!]
[I definitely have to get this!]
[Who are you giving it to?]
[Ah haha, I can’t resist this one.]
[So you just have to turn it into a stone?]
[Prices are about to skyrocket, lol.]
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