I Became a Madman in the Game

Episode. 07 Holy Power (1)

mana route.

It is the path through which mana circulates through the body. Each race has different paths and characteristics. For example, the orc’s route was thick and hard, so they had the best aptitude as fighters using their bodies.

Elves, a race of magic, had very flexible routes instead of thin routes. It is a case optimized for weaving complex magic.

Humans could be said to be in between them. In a good way, there are few restrictions on what you do, and in a bad way, it is a race that is said to be in the middle.

Nevertheless, the reason humans were able to become the dominant species of the continent was because martial arts and magic were in harmony.

Even strong fighters, orcs, could not use great power in front of magic, and elves, masters of magic, could not block the knight’s sword.

‘But this… … .’

I stared down at my body.

My mana route has changed.

Much thicker than an orc, yet more elastic than an elf.

A route that maximizes human strengths.

It was clear what Ballack had developed.

‘Did I use my hand when I lost my mind?’

I couldn’t explain it otherwise.

I was going to use a bunch to ask for the route to be passed on if I opened the imprint of the test, but I gave a gift like this first.

Activated mana cycled rapidly along a new route.

It felt new, like when I first encountered Mana.

“If you circulate faith in a new route… … .”

I was still immature in how to use faith.

It was all I was ignorantly pulling out.

Now I saw a way to solve it.

“I’ll have to practice some when I get there.”

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How long has it been since you left Snowfall?

Since the sun had set, we decided to find a suitable place to camp.

It was already scheduled to arrive in Battenga tomorrow.

“Do you have any uncomfortable places?”

He shook his head at Aaron, who asked while handing him a warm cup of tea.

I sat in front of a burning bonfire and read the status window.

[Hor (Richard)] [Minimum Deity]

▶ [Cult Level – 1]

□ Number of believers – 12 □ Faith – 5,136

□ Power [Appoint a believer] [Receive prayer]

□ Unlocked positions – [Low-class missionary] [Low-class paladin] [Low-class priest]

It seems that the followers of Snowfall are praying well, and their faith has grown in two days.

A few days ago, about 180 faiths came in a day, but now 1,400 to 1,600 were coming in.

‘The number of followers is a thug.’

It was to the point where I wanted to go around the continent and gather only believers.

I turned my eyes away from the faith level and looked at the ‘Unlocked Positions’ list this time.

Seeing that it is labeled as the lowest level, it is only natural that there is a higher level.

I raised my finger and touched the letters.

Then the details appeared before my eyes.

[Lesser Evangelist 1/5], [Lesser Paladin 0/3], [Lesser Priest 0/2]

“Hmm.”

I glanced at Aaron.

How nice it would be if this guy became a paladin.

‘If I knew how to deal with Auras, I’d be able to fly around.’

The aura itself could be said to be the flower of a knight. In the first place, the presence or absence of it had to be seen as the gap between the intermediate and advanced levels.

In the case of Aaron, the difference was even greater.

‘After dealing with the aura, there was nothing I couldn’t pierce.’

This is because the mana he possesses is very special.

A mana attribute holder who is born with an extremely rare probability. That was Aaron.

Later, the knights saw Aaron’s aura and called it ‘Piercing Aura’. It is because of the bizarre characteristic of penetrating and penetrating the opponent’s aura.

Because it is such a unique ability, there is a problem that it is difficult to control… … .

“Why is that?”

Aaron asked me if he had finally felt my gaze.

“What do you think I want to do?”

Aaron seemed to be distracted all day today.

It wasn’t just today, it was like that after the fight with the Death Knight.

Aaron, who was still looking down at his palm at my question, opened his mouth.

“The mana route has changed.”

“… … what?”

What did he say now?

I blinked blankly and asked again.

Could it be that Balak also had a hand in Aaron?

“Is it much thicker or more elastic?”

“Oh, how did you know?”

It just seemed right.

I was so confused that I was at a loss for words for a moment.

‘Balak, you man!’

I didn’t know it would be this big.

I think he did it together when Aaron and I were down.

Aaron bowed his head.

“I want to practice as soon as possible, so I put up with itching… … I was stunned without realizing it. sorry.”

“no… … no.”

I swallowed my saliva.

‘Now I’m going to be a spearman, not a spearman… … .’

Maybe Aaron will reach the advanced stage much faster than I thought.

And it will become stronger beyond comparison.

‘I have to catch it.’

got greedy

I wanted to make him my own. It was an opportunity to seize now, when the talent had not bloomed yet.

It was when I was about to say something.

he hit first

“young master.”

“Yes?”

Aaron’s eyes were somehow hot.

“There are many things to say to you, and many things to hear. However, I will only tell you this fact for now. If I become a senior knight… … Can you accept me as your direct subordinate?”

what. why is this all of a sudden

I felt as if I had been confessed to by someone I had a crush on.

Do you know that you will come to my side?

I was welcomed with open arms.

“I can take it right now.”

At my words, Aaron smiled with a relieved expression. I saw you smile for the first time today.

“I still feel very helpless.”

I felt like my heart was tickling.

Even when I first saw him, he didn’t like me, but he became a loyalist like this before he knew it.

I felt happy, but on the other hand, the sudden change in attitude was awkward.

Of course, it’s true that we became close to some extent during that time.

‘Still, it’s probably not to the extent of saying that I’d like to become an article under my direct control.’

Compared to other Battenga bloodlines, I was still weak. In particular, the second older brother, who was almost confirmed as the successor, even reached the level of a sword master five years ago.

What about the third Moritz… … just that anyway

‘Let’s not bother to ask why.’

What if I say something and then change my mind?

At times like these, it was best to remain silent.

“There are no two words. When you become a high-ranking knight, you will come under my direct control!”

Just nail it down firmly.

Since it is a knight who values honor, there will be no back-and-forth if he accepts this promise.

Aaron readily agreed.

I wanted to say that this is a double slope.

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afternoon the next day.

Returning to Battenga, I threw myself into bed.

It was only a week’s outing, but why was the bed so nice.

I tried my best to hold on to my spirit.

“Now, let’s practice.”

I closed my eyes and moved my faith.

As he circulated along the mana route that expanded thickly, bright light leaked out from his entire body.

‘Certainly this is much more efficient.’

It was more efficient to circulate along the route than to ignorantly pull it out and use it.

Shall we say that faith of 10 exerts the effect of 12 and 13?

But this was not enough.

If it was only circulating inside the body, it was not a good phenomenon for light to leak out of the body.

Anyone affected by the demon should be able to detect it.

‘There must be another way.’

It was a time when I constantly circulated my faith and pondered over and over again.

Faith reached Mana Heart.

『The mana insensitivity is being alleviated.』

10 faith ate into the heart.

The faith currently held is about 6,500, including the ones that came in today.

I thought that this would be enough to cure my mana insensitivity.

‘Okay, let’s get rid of these shackles first.’

First of all, I put 100 faith into my mana heart.

『The mana insensitivity is being alleviated.』

I haven’t felt any change yet.

“… … One thousand this time!”

I hit so many beliefs at once that I couldn’t have imagined just a few days ago.

Are you sure you can’t do this?

『The mana insensitivity is being alleviated.』

“It is not complete… … ?”

Something was strange. I thought it would be a small investment, but it seemed that I needed a lot more faith than I thought.

‘Isn’t this enough to just be cured?’

I closed my eyes and felt the mana around me.

It was a clear sensation for mana insensitivity.

No, to be honest, I didn’t feel any problems with detecting mana.

Still, it is very embarrassing to walk around with the tail of ‘insensitivity’.

“after… … 1,000 investment again.”

Anyway, now more than 1,400 faiths are coming in a day.

I closed my eyes and screamed again.

『The mana insensitivity is being alleviated.』

“… … .”

what the hell is this He lowered his head and looked at his chest.

“Ha, good. Let’s see how far it goes.”

It was a waste of faith to the point of tears, but what can I do?

I couldn’t just leave it like this without treatment.

It was time to invest 2,000 faith in mana hearts.

A strange thing happened.

“What, what!”

The Mana Hearts that ate the 2,000 faith they had caused began to riot.

The mana inside it circulated like crazy on the root, and at the same time, faith was activated arbitrarily.

That’s all that’s left of me.

“stop! no!”

However, Mana Heart never listened to me.

All remaining faith was quickly consumed by the mana heart and disappeared.

When I was staring at the absurd result, the system window came up.

『The mana insensitivity has been cured.』

『Mana Heart and Mana Root hold faith.』

『Characteristic – Divine power has been acquired.』

“… … .”

I blankly raised my hand and tried to draw mana.

A white halo of light twinkles.

A character possessor that is rare on the continent.

“under… … hahahaha.”

Now I am one of them.