▶ Chapter 32. Not a Battle, but a Walk (3)
“Yes.”
It had taken three minutes because he had prioritized safety above everything else.
“That was the right choice. And your movements are excellent.”
While deciding whether to take the three brothers as disciples, I had watched plenty of videos of their fighting on YouTube.
Since videos were still only videos, there were limits to what I could understand from them.
Seeing it directly with my own eyes made everything clear.
“Especially the way you put mana into Excalibur immediately before touching the monster. Very good.”
It minimized wasted stamina and mana.
“But what if you put mana only into the blade rather than the entire Excalibur? You’d consume even less mana.”
“That.... seems impossible.”
“It’s possible.”
“....”
“I’ll show you. Do you have a spare weapon?”
“Yes.”
“I only need one.”
With a respectful attitude, Han Junggeun took a long sword from his inventory and handed it to me.
It was a decent A-rank weapon with an extremely sharp blade.
Oh....
This was the first time in this life that I had held a proper weapon.
It felt thrilling, and my heart started pounding.
I smiled brightly, stepped back several times, and filled the long sword with mana.
“Ah, I’ll make it large so you can see it clearly.”
As I poured in more mana, my silver mana exploded from the entire long sword like a massive torch.
“This is what it looks like when mana covers the whole thing.”
Next, I placed mana only into the sword’s blade.
Now only the blade glowed silver.
Since I was using a large amount so everyone could see clearly, the blade still blazed like a torch.
It looked bright enough to be visible from a kilometer away.
Although because the terrain was enclosed, the other monsters probably could not see it.
“See this? You push your mana downward through the handle you’re holding, then into the blade. Try it.”
“....”
Han Junggeun remained silent for a moment, staring at the long sword blazing with my mana.
His expression went beyond admiration.
He looked horrified.
Han Yonghwan wore a similar expression.
“H, how.... can you put that much mana into it....? And you don’t even look tired at all....?”
Han Dongju asked with an expression like his jaw had fallen to the ground.
“Other hunters can’t do this?”
“They can’t....”
“There are several hunters who can put a large amount of mana into weapons, although not to this extent. But because of their mana and stamina limitations, they probably couldn’t maintain it for even one minute.”
Han Yonghwan explained while keeping his heated gaze fixed on the blazing long sword.
“That’s only because they haven’t trained enough. Anyone can do it with training.”
“....I don’t think so.”
Han Dongju muttered.
“But there isn’t really any reason to put this much mana into a weapon. It’s wasteful. Still, you can use it like this.”
This time, I shaped the mana around the long sword into something thin and long like a ruler.
About ten meters long.
“If you extend it like this, you can cut the neck of a monster from far away. Convenient, right?”
“....”
“You can’t do this with an ordinary weapon. It would break. Excalibur should be able to handle it, though.”
“....”
“But honestly, I can do it without a weapon.”
I stretched out my empty left hand.
Silver mana extended straight from the tip of my index finger like a thin line.
“It’s a mana beam. It contains penetrating force. If I do this, I can immediately sever and kill that monster over there.”
“....”
“But compared to that, it’s easier to just use Destruction with my thoughts. It also uses less stamina and mana.”
“....”
“I can also use mana balls instead of mana beams. Those use less stamina. But they explode, so cleanup gets messy. I don’t use them much.”
The souls of the three brothers seemed to have left their bodies.
“What’s wrong?”
While Han Yonghwan and Han Junggeun remained speechless,
“Um.... Well.... Ah.... I see....”
Han Dongju mumbled, then quickly walked in front of me.
Suddenly, he dropped to both knees and performed a deep bow.
“I shall serve you as my Big Sis! Please take care of me from now on!!!”
“I thought I was violent and rough?”
Han Dongju’s pupils shook violently.
“T, that was a lie to mess with that Association President bastard! It was not my true opinion, my lady!”
“Really?”
“Of course not! How could I possibly say such a thing about the great Big Sis who even gave me this special bracelet? I respect you more than anyone, Big Sis! I truly mean it!”
“I am great enough to deserve respect.”
“....Yes! You are great!”
“Hehe.”
While I acted smug, Han Yonghwan stared at us with an expression that seemed to say,
