see a very small blue-colored particle that was shining very brightly.
Then suddenly... it disappears. My eyes open on their own and I start panting heavily. I was completely exhausted. I think— "What was that which I saw? Could that have been Mana?" And if it was only just seen, then why did I get so tired? I am feeling quite strange inside... it is such a different feeling that I cannot even explain in my words.
And to tell the truth, I am having a lot of difficulty sitting in this posture. This child-like body of mine is not yet made for this. Sitting like this has started causing pain in my back and continuously controlling my breaths is becoming quite difficult for me.
Taking a sigh of relief, I read further in that iron book. It was written in the book:
"Through the process of meditation, you will feel 'Mana' and you will be able to see it with your vision. In its initial form, this Mana will appear as a particle of white light."
Reading this, my mind spins. I think— "Huh? White light? But I saw a blue-colored light! What is this catch, brother? Was what I saw even Mana or something else?"
In confusion, I read further in the book:
"By understanding that light, you have to pull it inside yourself and fill it in your 'Mana Core', so that the core can Activate. This entire process will take a lot of time, and this time depends on how the thinking and understanding power of the practitioner is and how quickly he is grasping Mana before age. > If a 6 or 7-year-old child naturally activates his Mana Core, then he can use Mana, but only with the help of a 'Spell'. Until he himself understands what the basic form of Mana is, he will not be able to do magic using spells created by himself; he will have to do magic only with pre-made spells. > And it is also not like you can use any Top Tier spell. You can do it only if you are worthy of it. Otherwise, your body will suffer heavy damage, because all your Mana will finish immediately and due to 'Mana Imbalance', you can even die."
Reading this, I get a little scared.
"Oh man! This means spells will have to be used very carefully..."
Then I read even further and see that it was written in it:
"A total of 7 Mana Cores are found in the creatures of this world. But open your ears and listen! Till today, in the history of this entire universe, the 7 Mana Cores of any human have never been Complete... except for one great personality, and that is me! My level is completely different, no one can equal my greatness. A talented person like me was neither ever born in this world nor will ever be. Therefore, oh child reading the book, do not even mistakenly think of competing with me!"
Reading this, making a face I say, "Isn't this book praising itself a bit too much (self-obsessed)?"
Then I read further:
"Anyway, keeping my greatness aside, let's come to the point of work. Even if there are 7 Mana Cores, but initially if you want to Activate Mana before age, then first you will see only 1 Mana Core, not 7. So do not run your brain too much and focus on filling only that one. And understand one more thing properly, this world that is, there is Mana in everything in it. It is settled everywhere— inside me, inside you, trees, stones, clothes, in a small insect... even in a small Microorganism. Whether it is living or non-living, Mana resides in everything, exactly like a God. (Mana is settled in every particle)"
Then I say to myself, "Okay, so right now I just have to understand Mana and put it in my body so that I can do magic. But now where do I learn these spells from?" Then I reply to myself, "Hey, first activate the Mana Core at least."
Then I sit back in the same posture and start trying to feel it. I was controlling my breaths. After a short while, my back starts hurting again, due to which I am not able to make the right posture. But I do not give up. (After a long time) I was continuously trying. Just then, I see something like a white hair flying in the dark around me.
But just then... I feel something on my face. Unintentionally, I open my eyes. As soon as my gaze falls on my nose, I am left stunned. Right on top of my nose, a fat, terrifying cockroach was sitting and moving its whiskers! For a whole second, I just keep staring at it, my brain was not able to process it at all. Then as soon as I realize the reality of what this menace is, my soul shudders. Terrified, I throw it away with a jerk and start wiping my face like crazy. Annoyed, I say, "Man! Why do these cockroaches even exist in this world? They enter anywhere!"
Then I think, "I don't know how much time has passed since I came here?" I immediately leave the basement to go up. When I look outside, my senses fly away. It was already evening and it was about to be night! As soon as I see it, I say, "Has this much time passed? I didn't even realize! Have those people somehow found out my truth?"
On the other side, the scene outside my room is shown. One maid says, "Isn't the Little Lord sleeping for a bit too long?" The maid opposite says, "Should we check? What if his health has deteriorated?" At this, the first one immediately says, "Have you forgotten the Leader's anger? What had she said, that the Little Lord should not wake up, not even by mistake. So should we check?" Both of them remember that dangerous face of the Leader for a moment and, terrified, start doing their work quietly.
Here I think, "I will have to go early, otherwise I can get stuck in a very big problem." I am sneaking out. Just then my gaze falls on guard Kota, who was looking quite happy. Seeing him I say, "He is happy till now... seems like nothing has happened with him so far." Just then I see two guards walking from the front, so I immediately start going from the other side. Like this, I am moving forward while escaping the eyes of many people.
Finally, I reach near my room and look while hiding. I think, "There were 7 maids here, and out of those who were here before, only 4 are standing here... where did the remaining 3 go? Anyway, let them go, think how I can go inside!"
Just then I see the Head Maid coming towards my room. She comes and asks, "Has the Little Lord woken up?" The maid says, "No." The Head Maid gets a little surprised, "The Little Lord hasn't woken up yet?"
Just then mamma also arrives there. mamma asks, "You guys took good care of your Little Lord, right?" The maid says, "Yes." Then mamma asks, "Why are you keeping your head down like this?" The Head Maid was just about to tell what a ruckus happened this morning, but she sees the scared faces of those 4 maids. That is why she does not tell the matter of the morning fight. She just tells this much that, "The Little Lord is sleeping since morning and hasn't woken up yet."
Hearing this, Mom gets a little panicked, "What? He never sleeps in the afternoon! And he is still sleeping?" Mom, badly panicked, immediately goes inside my room.
Standing hidden outside, seeing all this I become covered in sweat. I start thinking, "Aryan, you will have to do something quickly, otherwise you are gone!" And inside, Mom was just about to remove the curtain of my bed...