Episode 16
Lucia witnessed a small aura leaking out from Kang Jinhyuk’s hand.
In fact, it was a faint haze that was embarrassing to even call an aura, but it seemed like it had plenty of potential.
‘I knew you were talented, but you learned it faster than I expected.’
It was true that it was easier for clerics to learn auras than for ordinary humans.
Since it was borrowing the power of faith rather than one’s own mana, it was no different from skipping 3-4 steps compared to ordinary people.
However, just because the conditions were loose, it did not mean that one could unconditionally acquire the aura.
If all clerics could learn Aura, Lucia’s world would be overflowing with paladins.
‘If you had a strong faith, you might have realized it on your own.’
Of course, Lucia could be sure that would never happen.
Kang Jin-hyeok did not show any of the piety or religious behavior typical of a priest.
If he hadn’t been wearing the Holy Shield, I probably wouldn’t have noticed he was a cleric until the very end.
“Ugh, I don’t have time to investigate this.”
Since the progress had to be brought forward more than expected, the plan to investigate the magic circle had to be revised.
But there was no regret at all.
Even if he finished interpreting the magic circle, it was impossible to return to his original dimension with just his magic power.
But continuing the investigation was simply greed.
I just wanted to know why I was blown here of all places.
Lucia thought it was more appropriate to help Kang Jin-hyeok take the next step rather than satisfying his curiosity.
She also knew well how important the growing period was.
As expected.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who had acquired a new skill, was showing off his enthusiasm.
“There was a way to gain skills other than through a job change… …!”
Kang Jin-hyeok checked the contents of the new passive skill he had acquired.
[Divine Power Application – Step 1]
In addition to specific skills, you can also use divine power at will.
Current skill level: F
Grants holy attribute when using divine power
Attack power and defense power increase in proportion to MP consumed.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who looked at the skill description, had a question.
“You can use divine powers in addition to specific skills?”
It could be interpreted that divine power can be used on skills that are not cleric’s, but Kang Jin-hyeok had no way of confirming that.
“I have nothing but cleric skills… … .”
It was a shame that I couldn’t experiment with the newly acquired skills.
Still, I wasn’t disappointed at all because the harvest was more than enough.
Lucia, who had come close to Kang Jin-hyeok, noticed that the corners of his mouth were curved pleasantly.
“What are you laughing at like that?”
“I got a new passive skill.”
“Passive… … what?”
When Lucia reacted as if she was hearing it for the first time, Kang Jin-hyeok felt something was strange.
“Don’t you know about passive skills? There’s one that activates without you even having to say the skill name.”
“I don’t know. What is the skill in the first place?”
Kang Jin-hyeok was embarrassed because he didn’t know that the question about skills would come out of her mouth.
“There’s something I used a little while ago, Holy Shield. That’s a skill.”
Lucia said as if she understood what he said.
“You call divine magic a skill.”
Kang Jin-hyeok felt a strong sense of discomfort at this moment.
As Lucia said, there was still something uneasy about thinking that it was simply a difference in language.
Kang Jin-hyeok asked her questions to confirm the facts directly.
“Do you know what stats are?”
“What is that? It looks like something similar to a skill, so I think it’s magic.”
“Why… … When you think about it in your head, there’s a window that appears before your eyes like information. The abilities that appear there.”
Lucia tilted her head, wondering what he was talking about.
“Where is that?”
Not only did he have no idea about the abilities and stats, he also had no idea about the ‘spear that appeared before his eyes’.
After continuing the Q&A with Lucia, Kang Jin-hyeok realized that such a thing does not exist in her world.
In Lucia’s world, you only become stronger by training your body or awakening mana.
I didn’t level up in a game-like way like here.
Magic was also cast using mana through spells and chanting, and was not cast automatically just by saying the skill name.
“Our method has the advantage of being simple, but the disadvantage of being difficult to apply.”
Fortunately, however, the application was not entirely impossible.
Didn’t you just learn a new passive skill after repeating it over and over again?
Now that he had the evidence, Kang Jin-hyeok believed that the methods used in Lucia’s world would work here as well.
If you follow the training she did, you will definitely be able to acquire more skills.
Thinking like that, I couldn’t stay still for even a moment.
“Teach me the next method. How do I use the aura that is leaking out of this hand?”
“I was going to tell you that anyway.”
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Lucia was also interested.
Skipping the process and casting something with just the skill name was a feat of brute force in her world.
Lucia was very curious about what would happen if she combined Kang Jin-hyeok’s abilities with her own knowledge.
‘I think this would be more fun than digging into a magic formula that doesn’t yield an answer no matter how much you investigate.’
Lucia, who was filled with curiosity as an adventurer for the first time in a while, decided to seriously guide Kang Jin-hyeok.
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The education that was suddenly filled with passion and sincerity was harsh.
You had to train your aura until you used up all your MP, and train your body until your MP was automatically replenished.
When asked why she needed to move her body to use Aura, Lucia replied that she was doing it all for her own good.
“If I do well, I might even obtain the warrior’s skills.”
“Damn… …! It might work. It’s not like it’ll definitely work!”
“Why are you complaining so much? Even if you don’t gain any skills, a healthy mind resides in a healthy body, so it helps.”
“That’s something that happens in our world too.”
It seems that there are people who think the same way even if they live in different places.
Although it makes sense, when I hear it when I’m physically and mentally exhausted, it just sounds like the nagging of an old man.
“Come on, stop complaining and come at me again. How long are you going to sit there?”
Kang Jin-hyeok reluctantly got up as he watched Lucia urging him on by wagging her fingers.
And then, without even preparing, he swung the baseball bat at her.
It was an excessive action towards a delicate woman, but Kang Jin-hyeok showed no hesitation at all.
He had expected from the beginning that Lucia would avoid him again as if he were nothing.
“It’s a surprise.”
Lucia spoke with a sarcastic expression from a place about a step back.
“I was surprised. Why are you suddenly swinging something?”
“Say something like that only after you’ve touched even a single hair on my head.”
“Ahahaha, that won’t do. I have platinum-level pride, how can I let a rookie like you take it?”
“Hey, I’m sorry I’m a beginner.”
Lucia explained that it was a training session to gain practical experience, but to Kang Jin-hyeok, it was just a fight, no matter what.
It’s a proper sparring match if they collide with each other, but it just passes by empty space every time. What kind of sparring is this?
No matter how I look at it, this is nothing more than a veteran harassing a newbie.
“If this continues, my shoulder will get damaged.”
Kang Jin-hyeok felt like his arm was going to fall off after repeatedly swinging with all his might.
“Wouldn’t it be better to practice against monsters?”
Lucia thought for a moment after hearing that.
Of course, even during that time, he didn’t forget to dodge Kang Jin-hyeok’s attacks.
“Yeah, you said that if you catch a monster, your abilities will increase?”
“To be exact, you have to level up to get there.”
“Level… … It’s amazing how you can become stronger with something like that.”
For Lucia, leveling up by catching monsters was like saying that the more cows and pigs you catch, the stronger you become.
Even if it was an absurd fact, if it was common sense here, I had to accept it.
“Then let’s try to hunt monsters using Aura as much as possible. You might even get that skill.”
“How can I do this when I haven’t practiced much yet?”
Even though he gained a passive skill, Kang Jin-hyeok’s aura only lasted for 0.1 seconds at most.
Moreover, the level of effect was so minimal that it was not even certain whether it would be effective or not.
Although Lucia was well aware of that fact, unlike Kang Jin-hyeok, she did not consider it a big deal.
“You just have to use it at the right moment.”
Anyway, the moment when the bat hits the opponent is shorter than 0.1 seconds, but it is never long.
That’s why Lucia thought that theoretically it was quite possible.
“Aren’t you thinking too much by your own standards?”
Kang Jin-hyeok was already not confident that he could perform such precise control.
It was too much to ask a toddler who had just started walking to jump.
“Who wants to succeed the first time? Just keep trying until you succeed.”
Anyway, there were so many monsters in this dungeon that it would overflow.
Now that we had a place and a target to practice on, all that was left was to take action.
Kang Jin-hyeok had a feeling that hellish times were coming.
“You want me to do it until it works? Are you serious?”
“Why? You’re not trying to kick me out now, are you? You’re the one who asked me to teach you how to use Aura.”
“No… … That’s not it. I did a lot today, so I think it would be better to stop here and continue next time.”
Kang Jin-hyeok added evidence to his claim that practicing when your body is too tired will have the opposite effect.
But Lucia had no intention of accepting his words.
She approached slowly and placed her arm firmly on Kang Jin-hyeok’s shoulder.
“Once you start making progress, you have to go hard. If you quit like this, you won’t be able to eat or drink.”
Lucia was the type of person who had to see a goal through to the end to feel satisfied once she set her mind to it.
So, since she had decided to seriously teach others, she planned to whip Kang Jin-hyeok until he was on the verge of exhaustion.
Lucia smiled back at Kang Jin-hyeok’s pale face.
“Don’t be so scared. If you feel like you’re going to die, I’ll help you.”
“Does that mean you’ll only let me go right before I die?”
“… … Okay, shall we start right now?”
“Hey, you have to answer before you go.”
Kang Jin-hyeok wondered if he had stirred up a hornet’s nest out of impulse at one point.
As he sighed, feeling that he could already see the hardships ahead, Lucia hit him on the back with a loud bang!
“Cheer up! You should be honored to be raised by this platinum-rank adventurer.”
Kang Jin-hyeok couldn’t understand why this woman suddenly became so excited.
I thought you were just teaching me to pass the time while I was interpreting the magic circle.
What on earth made you become such a passionate teacher?
“… … Okay, let’s do it.”
Kang Jin-hyeok was determined to get what he wanted if he couldn’t avoid it.
If you can imitate even half of the power that Lucia showed against the boss monster, you will gain abilities that are higher than those of an A-class Hunter.
