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[Translator - Kiteretsu]
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Chapter 5
Kaylen sat on the bed with his eyes closed.
He had spent three days focusing on normalizing his body, but progress was slower than expected.
‘The mana heart is the problem.’
When he lived as a Grand Sword Master, he had no such thing as a mana heart.
Perhaps it was because Kaylen was a mage.
When trying to use the mana of Infinity, a considerable amount of mana flowed into his mana heart.
Not only did it flow, but it barely consumed any mana.
Since his mana heart wasn’t used, and Infinity’s characteristic was that it didn’t recharge unless mana was used, this was a completely negative factor.
Because the usable mana was decreasing, Kaylen was troubled by the mana heart, which was like a thorn in his side.
‘Is there any way to use it?’
Based on his experience from his past life, Kaylen had extensive knowledge about the structure of mana hearts.
He had broken through many of them while fighting against enemy mages.
‘Circles 1 and 2 form inside the heart, and Circles 3 through 5 form on the outer wall of the mana heart.’
A mage’s first major hurdle: 3rd Circle.
Until Circle 2, one could reach it with effort even if they lacked talent, but from 3rd Circle onward, it was entirely the realm of talent.
Forming a circle on the outer wall of the mana heart was so difficult that once you surpassed 3rd Circle, the path to reaching Circle 5 opened up.
‘The mana absorbed from Infinity is trying to form the 3rd circle.’
The third circle was being drawn on the outer wall of the mana heart.
The mana was being slowly consumed as it cleared hia mana path.
If he continued to absorb the mana from Infinity and cleared the path like this, it seemed like he would eventually reach 3rd Circle.
Should he wait until then and find a way to use it?
Or...
Kaylen reached a conclusion.
“Using it… is best left for later.”
There’s an order to everything.
Right now, it wasn’t the mana heart that mattered, but clearing the mana flow.
Zziing.
Kaylen shaped the mana released from Infinity into a small sword inside his body. A sword of mana, smaller than a fingernail.
That tiny sword moved towards the third mana circle being formed.
........
Swish. Swish.
Kaylen began to dismantle his mana heart.
Even as he bit his lip from the intense pain in his chest, he continued dismantling the mana circle.
Srrr _
The dismantled mana circle didn’t stay still.
It used the remaining mana to try to continue the path.
And that was exactly what Kaylen wanted.
As the mana contained in the circle was consumed...
Wing. Wing.
The mana from Infinity flowed out again.
The infinite mana, which had been stuck in the circle and couldn’t flow out, was now being generated again.
‘Good.’
Kaylen controlled the mana and shaped it into a single form.
To the eye, it resembled a star, much like Infinity.
When he placed it into the corners of the mana heart, Infinity, believing that the mana had been consumed, began to expel more mana.
‘Hah... It works even with this body.’
A fusion of mana resembling the star-shaped form of Infinity.
From Kaylen’s perspective, it was "storage," but Infinity saw it as "consumption."
This method of utilizing Infinity was discovered by Ernstine in his previous life.
It was to create a perfect model that resembled Infinity.
‘If even a little deviates, it would be useless...’
Creating a star-shaped model was nearly impossible for an ordinary person.
It required precise mana manipulation and strong willpower.
But Kaylen had reached the level of a Grand Sword Master in his past life.
He was more confident in his mana manipulation than anyone else.
Up until now, the mana had been lost to the mana heart, so he couldn’t create it, but after tearing through the mana circles himself, he now had more than enough mana to form the star.
‘Focus.’
He dedicated himself entirely to it for seven days and nights.
3rd Circle was cut countless times, leaving no trace behind.
When the small star-shaped mana had settled in all corners of the mana heart.
‘This is enough.’
Kaylen leapt off the bed.
With this many stars accumulated, there was enough mana.
Now, it was time to become a sword user.
The stars gathered together.
The compressed mana was further compressed, forming the sword’s hilt as its foundation.
In his memories, the swords he had used flashed before his eyes.
Among them were numerous legendary swords that had caused a stir in the world, as well as several divine swords.
The Dragon Slayer, which had been resting in the royal vault.
The holy sword Astella, which had been granted by the Kingdom for the purpose of slaying the Demon Lord.
The cursed sword Gehenna, which he had seized after defeating the Demon Duke.
But the sword he was trying to shape wasn’t one of those legendary swords.
Long ago.
The ten iron swords he had used when ascending the North.
Ordinary longswords made by a simple blacksmith, utterly unremarkable.
They weren’t made of special metals, nor did they have mana stones embedded in them.
They were swords that ordinary soldiers might use, simple iron swords.
‘The form doesn’t matter.’
A true craftsman doesn’t discriminate against tools.
As for the shape of the sword, that was enough.
For three days, as the sun set and rose again.
By maintaining his focus to the very end, he gathered every bit of the star’s mana.
“...It’s a success.”
Thus, a total of six sword hilts were created.
Although the mana heart and his entire body were completely drained of mana, he had achieved a meaningful result.
‘With this, I can call myself a sword user.’
Kaylen thought to himself, feeling a sense of pride that would surprise other knights.
Typically, a sword user is at the stage where they can manifest mana as an aura.
For them, their mana heart are simply filled with mana, but they cannot shape weapons.
Shaping a weapon in the mana heart...
‘That’s the stage of a ‘Master.’’
Only after reaching a supreme level through bone-crushing training can one finally shape the mana in their mana heart into the form of a sword.
But Kaylen, a Grand Sword Master, was different.
Having already reached the peak of swordsmanship, once his mana was sufficient, he could form a sword without much difficulty.
Though he had only created the hilt for now due to insufficient mana, the foundation of the sword was already established. It was just a matter of time before he could craft the perfect sword.
‘The sword of Meier, I’ll recreate it with the body of my descendant.’
Satisfied, Kaylen checked his condition and rose from the bed.
“Indeed, I feel lighter.”
Maybe it was because he had become a sword user, but he could definitely feel his body being lighter.
His body was in quite good shape.
Though he had gained a lot of weight, apart from that, he was tall and had a sturdy frame.
‘If I just work on my body a little more, I could transfer to the Knight Academy, but right now, it’s an opportunity to learn magic.’ A knight collects mana. A mage spreads mana. The two paths start from completely different points. ‘After becoming a Grand Sword Master, my understanding of mana is unparalleled…’
However, Kaylen didn’t fully understand how a mage used mana.
His path was that of a swordsman, so it was only natural.
‘If I fully awaken my understanding of how mages use mana, I might be able to reach a higher level…’
Kaylen decided to make the most of this opportunity.
He walked toward the magic academy's academic building with familiar steps.
As he climbed the stairs to the third-floor classroom, a voice calling him from behind reached his ears.
“...Kaylen?”
Thud. Thud.
Hearing that voice, his heart suddenly began to race.
Heat rose to his face, and his whole body involuntarily tensed up.
Along with that, a memory flashed in his mind in an instant.
In the dull, gray days of academy life, a memory of a female student, who was Kaylen's only source of joy along with food, came to mind.
She was the only one who treated him kindly and didn’t ignore him.
Lina de Florence.
In the memories of his original body, she had been like a goddess.
But after reading that memory, Kaylen thought...
‘What a fool.’
His thoughts were completely different now.
‘I’ve fallen into the trap of the queen bee.’
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[Translator - Kiteretsu]
[Proofreader - Kyros]
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