Chapter 26

Chapter 26

26. Mana Vein (1)

-Breaking news. Early this morning, a large-scale clash occurred in the Sillim-dong area of Seoul. An unidentified group raided the entirety of Sillim-dong. Their purpose has not yet been revealed, but according to some information opinions are coming out that they acted as a display of dissatisfaction toward Sillim-dong.

-Meanwhile, right after the incident, a large-scale mana reaction was detected underground in Sillim-dong. Some see a high possibility of it being a ‘mana vein’. The impact on our country classified as a magic weak country is expected to be difficult to gauge.

Late hour. Urgent breaking news spread. Precisely the Sillim-dong incident.

Unidentified mysterious group raid. They acted out of personal dissatisfaction. A strange frame started to be put on.

“Cough.”

Naturally an emergency meeting was also convened at the Cheong Wa Dae. Even at a late hour major related people gathered.

“Have you found out something about the Sillim-dong situation?”

The President of Korea asked.

Accordingly Assemblyman Kim Dokhyeon quickly replied.

“It seems like a deviation of a gangster group. Recently there were many incidents and accidents due to Sillim-dong, right? It looked like an action harboring resentment toward that.”

Naturally passed it off as a deviation of gangsters.

Naturally there was not one who refuted this.

If Kim Dokhyeon says that then it is that.

“Strange.”

However, only one person was different.

Unlike other assemblymen a warm impression like a next-door uncle in quite shabby suit attire.

Precisely Assemblyman Yoon Jaeseon who is Kim Dokhyeon’s rival, and one of the next presidential candidates.

“Hehe, sorry in the middle of speaking but··· it is a bit different from what I found out. Rather than a deviation of gangsters, they say some company intervened.”

“···A company?”

The President of Korea asked back in surprise.

“Yes. That··· what was the name? Ah! They say ‘Future City Construction’. You know well here, Assemblyman Kim Dokhyeon? They say you have a connection···.”

“······.”

Kim Dokhyeon looked at Yoon Jaeseon without saying anything.

The silence was not that long.

“Ah, you mean there? Yes, I know. I have eaten a few times but··· well, isn’t political life all like that? Anyway, it might be related to there··· this is a big matter. I will look into it.”

“Yes, you must be busy but I will also help. Let’s take some time and try to grasp this matter. Hehe.”

“······.”

Assemblyman Yoon Jaeseon smelled it.

With that intervention Kim Dokhyeon’s mood was uncomfortable.

But he can’t restrain.

Because Yoon Jaeseon was also one of the presidential candidates like himself.

Like that the meeting was hurriedly finished.

A secretary stuck to Kim Dokhyeon who boarded the car.

“···They say there were also Samha Tech company agents at the Sillim-dong scene.”

“What? Why those guys?”

Kim Dokhyeon was greatly surprised.

Agents of another company are involved?

This is quite dangerous.

“···I don’t know the process, but they say suddenly some groups appeared and interfered.”

“······.”

Kim Dokhyeon silently spun the walnut held in his hand.

And slowly opened his mouth.

“Call the Shanghai Hunting Dogs.”

“Yes, understood.”

It seems he has to take measures.

* * *

[Leveled up.] [Leveled up.] [Leveled up.] ············ ············

The level rose insanely.

Just rose, and rose again. Continuously rose!

‘I-insane···.’

How much it rose to the point even he was scared.

He wondered how much progressed like that.

“······.”

Level up stopped.

How much rose in total?

[Currently obtainable magic card count: 224]

“······.”

Oh my my.

Uh, how much?

‘T-two hundred twenty-four!?’

Insane.

He leveled up in hundreds units.

No, how much mana did he suck?

“Strange. The torrent of mana has calmed?”

“Right. It spouted a lot, but why is it struggling like this?”

Hyeonmin and Mr. Park had doubts.

The same even looking at him.

Really spouted as if lava erupting, but right now it was just whooing- like a fart leaking.

···Did the mana vein become premature?

‘Then did I suck it all?’

Wow, this is a bit scary.

As he did he felt the change in his body.

He should have leveled up considerably.

At this level it can’t not be felt.

Especially regarding mana···.

So he lightly felt.

‘···Mana is a fuck ton.’

The mana container became very, very very very abundant.

When leveling up the mana container basically increases, and since he did that over two hundred times it is understandable.

Even not only that.

‘Mana leaking is still the same, but the amount is too little?’

The degree of one very small hole in a dam full of water? But in that dam an even larger amount of water is always filling.

Then conclusively···.

‘Mana Leak Syndrome wasn’t resolved, but the mana container became too big··· so it doesn’t become a problem?’

Wow, what on earth is this?

I’m not mana premature!

Then it means I can use magic freely now!

‘Even I can learn magic as I want?’

Among those over two hundred cards won’t one Legendary grade card come out once?

Even a mobile game of insane probability it unconditionally comes out.

Perhaps a grade higher than that might come out.

Thump thump thump.

His heart raced wildly.

There is worth in fighting hard this.

He doesn’t know if this is related to those guys.

“By the way···.”

At that time, Hyeonmin trailed off.

“That author Park Junhyeok appearing in a matter like this is no different from Future City Construction intervening. It’s not an ordinary matter.”

Hyeonmin continued speaking with a serious face.

“A specific company commissioned and attacked Sillim-dong. And that with the determination to completely smash. But coincidentally a ‘mana vein’ burst at that place. Doesn’t something smell?”

Sniff, sniff sniff.

It smells, very much.

Isn’t it a bit like that for coincidence?

“Fortunately among our agents there is one with memory magic specialty so we memorized everything. What happened, we can reproduce the situation at the time as is.”

“···It means you have a video?”

“More accurate than a video. Literally because we can reproduce the situation at that time the same. Visible places, even invisible places all.”

Wow, no joke.

Reproducing even places he couldn’t see.

“In other words, if Future City Construction’s intervention is certain it will become an enormous weapon. Conversely··· depending on who the person who intervened there is Samha Tech holding this weapon might rather be attacked.”

“Hmm.”

Is it a double-edged sword.

Anyway, this matter is not something that should just pass.

‘From the start a mess like this happening and just passing is also strange.’

Naturally they will catch the guy who did something like this.

A very natural thing.

"So···."

Hyeonmin trailed off as if trying to request something.

"If by any chance, Samha Tech might be attacked by someone. At that time, please help us······."

"That’s a given. Contact anytime. I’ll go right away."

Hyeonmin made a faint smile.

He grasped long ago what he was trying to say.

If a crisis situation occurs to help, right.

Is there a need to hesitate?

He also received their help.

He accepted before the words even ended.

“···By any chance are you the person who processed this guy?”

At that time.

Some woman approached.

Long hair and pure white skin. And a magic book held in the hand.

“Yes.”

He answered the question shortly.

“Ah, is that so. Thank you. Our certified mages should have quickly cleaned up···.”

Bow.

The woman greeted him.

The man who was beside also greeted along.

Weeeing—.

Just in time a police car appeared.

A bit later than the movie.

“From now on we will finish up.”

The certified mages started to clean up the scene.

* * *

He immediately went to the grandfather.

Is the grandfather safe?

With Teri it seems it will be okay but···.

“Hmm?”

The junk shop he arrived at like that.

But what is all this around?

Corpses of guys who looked like mercenary mages were full.

‘Clearly that guy revived and all scattered into ash···.’

But these guys didn’t do that.

Because they were collapsed in their original appearance.

Guys who came after the guy was processed?

No, that is also strange.

The guys who were behind seemed busy fighting near the place he was fighting, and moreover coming this far was even more nonsensical.

“You were safe. Fortunate.”

At that time, the grandfather came out.

“Grandfather. What happened? Why are these guys here···.”

“Ah, thanks to this guy.”

Swoosh, swoosh.

The grandfather said while stroking Teri.

But Teri is a bit strange?

‘Why is blue light blinking, blinking from the body?’

Teri’s appearance changed.

No, precisely the appearance is the same but from the skin that became semi-transparent blue light faintly blinked blink.

Even one more tail increased.

Originally it was two, but now it became three.

···Did it evolve?

What happened?

“Why is Teri···.”

“Ah, didn’t you feel the earthquake a little while ago? Some blue light pillar soared wildly, and permeated into Teri.”

“To Teri?”

“Yeah. From after that the amount of mana felt from Teri became considerable.”

Huh?

It also permeated into Teri?

So the appearance changed like that?

‘The mana vein also made Teri change···.’

A peculiar matter.

At this point he is also curious about Teri’s identity.

Somehow it also seems to match well with him.

“You worked hard, Teri.” -Grrung, grrrung.

Teri rubbed its cheek wildly on him.

By the way the grandfather is also safe so fortunate.

But the problem···.

‘Now it seems hard to stay here.’

The state of Sillim-dong is not words.

Restoring is also work.

The place he was staying also completely collapsed.

Fortunately if there is something, among the things inside there weren’t many that he had to take care of.

‘···I don’t know if this is a good thing.’

He became an orphan who lost his house overnight.

He will have to look for a place to stay from now on.

‘Hoo, it will be a bit busy from now on.’

It seems some changes will occur in various ways.

To catch a new turf he will have to go around real estate a bit.

Thinking of Teri, monthly rent like now won’t do.

'Shall I ask Mincheol a bit···.'

Contacting with something like this is not very appealing.

The words of helping whatever in the past came to mind.

Receiving help at a time like this wouldn’t be bad either.

But that is that.

First there is something to do.

‘Let’s learn all the magic that can be learned.’

Whirrr, whirrr, whirrr, whirrr—. Whirrr, whirrr, whirrr, whirrr—. Whirrr, whirrr, whirrr, whirrr—.

Numerous magic cards whirred.

Naturally among them cards of various colors were visible.

Even···.

‘This is a color I’m seeing for the first time again?’

A card of a color he was seeing for the first time was also visible.

* * *

Magic Association office.

Han Suji and Kim Dongwon came in shuffle shuffle.

Still before work time at 6 AM dawn.

Even so all employees are out.

Bang!

"Han Suji!!"

Soon a shout was heard from somewhere.

Precisely the association president’s voice.

Suji let out a short sigh.

"You right now, what did you come doing?"

"What did I do? Naturally I did the work a certified mage should do. There was some crazy barrier mage in Sillim-dong. That guy also set a barrier on the whole of Sillim-dong. So I broke it, that."

"I, I! I clearly said! Not to get involved in that matter! It wasn’t your area either!"

The association president’s voice filled the office.

The employees just held their breath and only watched the mood.

"Yes yes, I know. That damn regulation, regulation··· but. Is that regulation more important than saving ordinary citizens? What is the purpose of a certified mage? Isn’t it protecting citizens? Can’t even praise···."

"Wh-what!? You··· prepare to write a statement of reasons right now. You’ll know what this means. You! It means you might be deprived of certified qualification!"

"······."

Han Suji silently looked at the association president.

Deprivation? Not important.

As it was···.

Whoosh.

Han Suji threw the magic book.

"Yes, I’ll do that. Certified qualification? I don’t need it. As it was the association was sickening. I’m going."

Click, click.

Han Suji turned around as is.

The association president’s eyes trembled as if popping out.

"Ah! Then I will also quit. Because it seems hard to meet a superior like senior, hehe."

Thud!

Kim Dongwon also threw the magic book.

"Th-these bastards! No matter how great you are do you think you’ll live well without association support!!"

That day, Han Suji and Kim Dongwon threw away the certified qualification.

"Senior! No, no. Now not a certified mage··· noona, what are you going to do now?"

"What? Noona? You want to die?"

Whoosh!

When Han Suji raised her hand high, Kim Dongwon prostrated tightly.

"S-sorry. Senior··· by the way what are you going to do? You’re not just going to play, right?"

"Of course. That damn association, I’ll really end it··· you remember the mage you saw in Sillim-dong a little while ago. The mage who smashed Park Junhyeok."

"Ah! Yes! I remember!"

"I also analyzed that person?"

"Oh, oh··· really? But?"

Han Suji smiled broadly.

"That person is no joke. I saw a mage like that for the first time. If the association knows that person’s existence they will flip their eyes? But can I tell that. I know what kind of form it will become if entering there. I’ll support so not to suffer such a form, I."

"···S-support? Noona, no. Senior?"

"Yeah. Because it’s the first time for me a mage I can’t analyze. To the point I couldn’t even gauge at all."

Han Suji’s eyes became sparkling.

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