Having manipulated mana, what remains is imbuing it.
"Now you must be able to imbue mana into objects like weapons, armor, and so on." "Yes."
All Awakened desire Mana Awakening.
"Because if you can use mana, no matter how insignificant your skill is... you can produce tremendous effects." "That is true...."
Conversely, no matter how strong a skill is, if one does not achieve Mana Awakening, it will only have half the power.
"The most representative example is me."
Seo Ha-yeon, who possesses the absolute best Unique Ability specialized for the bow, called [Princess of Archery]. However, she could not properly utilize her Unique Ability until she awakened mana.
"Before I awakened Light Mana, I couldn't do anything. What use is shooting a bow well in this day and age...."
The maximum limit of monsters one can catch with a bow without mana is an Orc.
"And even that, once it went beyond to an Elite Orc Warrior, I couldn't catch them."
However, after following her father, the Golden Arrow Guild Master Seo Mun-cheol, and awakening Light Mana, she truly gained wings.
"That is how powerful mana is, and it has many uses."
She placed her hand on my back and spoke.
"Now, sit comfortably. I will try pushing mana in through your back." "Yes."
Shooo....
'...I feel some bright energy coming in.'
I could feel Light Mana entering through my back.
"Do you feel it?" "Yes, something... it feels bright. I don't have eyes on my back, but I feel a bright energy as if I do." "That is the attribute possessed by Light Mana. Brightness, straightness, truthfulness, speed, etc...." "I heard that the properties possessed by each type of mana are different." "That's right. That's why it's important for your main weapon to match your mana affinity. I am a case where Light Mana fit well with the weapon called a bow."
'Indeed, if it's the property of Light Mana....'
That is why the [Arrow of Light] skill has such tremendous power. Tremendous firepower is projected along the straight trajectory that the arrow flies. There was a record of her blowing a huge hole in the golem's body during the unregistered golem incident in Yeongdeungpo last time.
"If you have awakened mana, we can also find out the attribute of the mana you possess. Let me take a look. Hmm...."
She concentrated while blowing mana into my back.
"...." Gulp―.
The strange feeling lasted only a moment, and the energy felt on my back disappeared. Tap―.
"Hmm... this is fascinating. I don't feel anything. Absolutely nothing."
Ah, this is....
'Pure Mana.'
This is what I learned through the Status Window after awakening mana. The mana I awakened is pure mana itself, possessing no attribute.
"Fascinating. To say no attribute is felt...."
Seo Ha-yeon kept thinking.
"Ahem, by the way, how do I do this [Mana Imbuement]?"
I quickly changed the subject.
"Ah, right. I haven't taught you [Mana Imbuement] yet, right?"
She raised her hand and said.
"Whenever you perform Mana Breathing, you will feel mana circulating inside your body. You just need to focus on slowly gathering that mana to your fingertips." "Fingertips...." "Yes. And if you think enough mana has gathered at your fingertips... move the mana while thinking of releasing it through your fingertips."
Shooo―.
I brought the mana circulating in my body to my fingertips, and I began to release the mana as is. Prick―.
"Ugh―." "Originally, it stings a bit at first. Like... a needle popping out from inside...."
She added the explanation that it gets better once you get used to it.
"Good. Since you learned how to release the mana inside your body, what remains is putting that into a weapon."
She placed a bow in my hand and said.
"Now, while holding the weapon, you just have to repeat what you did earlier." "Yes."
Shooo―.
"At first, you will feel like something is blocked at your fingertips. Don't get stopped there, keep releasing mana and push through."
Shooo―.
As she said, I felt like something was blocked, but I just pushed through. And then....
[You have acquired the skill 'Mana Imbuement'.] [Mana Imbuement Lv.1: You can imbue mana into a designated target.]
"Success." "Good, then would you like to try using that bow as is?"
Grip―.
At those words, I immediately lifted the bow and nocked an arrow.
[You are imbuing 'Null Attribute Mana' into the 'Ordinary Traditional Bow'.] [Attribute Effect: Destructive power, penetration power, and attack power increase slightly overall.]
'Null Attribute Mana... has this kind of effect.'
Whish―. Swa-a-a-a-ek―!!!
As I released the string, the arrow flew like a shot at tremendous speed. Crunch―!!
"...Certainly, the destructive power has become much stronger."
It smashed the target.
'The efficiency is incredibly good?'
I only used a little of the mana accumulated in my body. Yet an effect of this level comes out?
'There is a reason Awakened try so hard to awaken mana.'
This is why the World Tree Guild, a guild specialized in magic, is so successful. Originally, I planned to contact the World Tree Guild to obtain mana-related information and skills, but perhaps because they are stuck-up, they didn't properly take my calls.
'But if the fact that I awakened mana becomes known....'
They will contact me from there now.
'Well, what could a person who hasn't even awakened mana expect to get by contacting them in the first place?'
Right now, I am guild shopping in the position of a highly anticipated prospect who re-awakened a powerful ability, but my status is known as someone who has not awakened mana. So the World Tree Guild wouldn't have thought to attempt recruiting me.
"Phew, so this is the power of mana." "Yes, hmm... Mr. Lee Si-woo's mana is somewhat different. I feel a very... pure energy." "Ahaha...." "Tell me properly. What exactly is your mana attribute? It is completely different from the mana I've seen."
As expected of someone with Light Mana.
"As expected, you don't miss anything. I will tell you honestly without lying."
Since she is someone who awakened Light Mana anyway, and the difference in 'status' between us is large, she is not someone I can deceive with lies.
"My mana has no attribute. Null, it is pure mana itself." "Pure... mana without attribute...?" "Yes, that is correct." "I've never heard of that at all?" "Same here." "Eh―."
… Silence hovered over the training ground for a moment.
'I can hear the sound of her brain turning all the way here?'
Seo Ha-yeon is currently racking her brain, mobilizing all the knowledge she possesses.
"Null Attribute Mana... then...." "?" "There is a concept I heard in passing. That is... that flawless, pure mana must exist... the concept that World Tree Guild is experimenting on." "Uh...? Is that true?" "Yes, but I stopped paying attention because I only heard that the experiments kept failing at World Tree Guild. Honestly, other guilds didn't see it as implementable. However...." "It was possible." "Though it is only possible for you, Mr. Lee Si-woo." "Then, if I want to find out more details about this mana, I'd have to go to World Tree Guild?" "...."
She looked somewhat uneasy.
"Why are you making that face?" "It's nothing. To know more about mana, naturally, you would have to go to World Tree Guild, but...."
She continued speaking.
"Because mages cannot be trusted. Especially World Tree Guild, it's worse there." "Ah."
Such words circulate among Awakened.
—Mages cannot be trusted.
Of course, not all are like that. Right now, there are mages among the colleagues I live and work with at KAMC. But in the case of mages belonging to magic-specialized guilds like World Tree Guild, that shady image is strong. Crossing between legal and illegal to perform human experiments, or capturing monsters to perform experiments close to gore to make mana into a tangible material form.... So they were hit with many disciplinary actions and had to pay astronomical fines. Of course, with the results obtained through such experiments, they earned money amounting to dozens of times that, and thanks to that, humanity's knowledge of mana and magic advanced.
'So the government also accepts it and turns a blind eye to some extent.'
"Because if you go to World Tree Guild, an unforeseen mishap might occur." "Hmm... that is true."
But what about my affiliation?
"Still, since I belong to a state agency, I don't think they can treat me carelessly?" "...That is true."
Korea Awakened Management Corporation. A public enterprise, a state agency. Can they treat an Awakened belonging to a state agency carelessly? No. They absolutely can't. There exists a line that must not be crossed between guilds and the state. And no matter if it is World Tree Guild, kidnapping, confining, or performing illegal experiments on an Awakened belonging to a state agency is close to impossible.
"Still, you should be careful. To be honest... Mr. Lee Si-woo, you intend to leave KAMC, right?" "That is correct." "It is fine now, but from the moment you leave KAMC, it could be dangerous." "I have a plan for that too." "Hmm...." "Ms. Seo Ha-yeon, can you keep a secret well?" "Yes?" "What I am about to say from now on must absolutely not be known to anyone. The same goes for your father, Guild Master Seo Mun-cheol." "...."
When I spoke with a serious expression, she tilted her head.
"What on earth are you trying to say...."
'Anyway, I cannot save the world alone. For the future, a collaborator is absolutely necessary... and the start is Seo Ha-yeon.'
She is the one most actively courting me to join her guild, and also the person who has given me the most help.
"Please promise. Strict confidentiality." "...I promise. Then please tell me now." "Good. I believe in the honesty possessed by Light Mana."
I would be caught because of the Light Mana Seo Ha-yeon possesses anyway. Perhaps she already knows. A possessor of Light Mana has the characteristic of being able to see through the opponent's honesty and truthfulness. Because light shines on objects to show them as they are. Therefore she... will be able to immediately realize that what I say is the truth. Gulp―.
'Even my parents don't know this fact yet....'
Somehow it turned out that I couldn't tell my parents yet. But thinking about it, I feel it might be right to tell my parents as late as possible.
'If they find out, I feel like they would be so happy they'd go around telling everyone in the neighborhood.'
"I have two Unique Abilities." "...? Yes? What did you say?" "I obtained a Unique Ability through re-awakening, and then I obtained another Unique Ability through a different opportunity." "Ha, one person can possess multiple Unique Abilities?" "Yes. My Unique Abilities are...."
[Lord of All Creation] [Seeker of Destruction]
"[Lord of All Creation], which turns actions helpful to combat into skills, and...." "Actions into skills...? So that's why you shoot the bow well...." "[Seeker of Destruction], which allows me to recognize the Seeds of Destruction. These are the two." "[Seeker of Destruction]? Wait a moment, destruction?" "Yes. Destruction. The Status Window told me that destruction will occur. And I need people to gather strength together in preparation for that." "!!!" "Ms. Seo Ha-yeon. Can you give me help in the future? Even if I do not join the Golden Arrow Guild."
At that moment, her eyes shone brightly.
'She read it.'
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