Academy Munchkin Grew Up To Become a Genius

Episode 18 Friend (3)

At that time, Kang Seo-jun was looking out the window and envisioning a golden future.

-Tiring!

A simple text message notification sound rang.

Kang Seo-jun confirmed the sender.

It was Jin Se-rin.

[Jin Se-rin: I would like to meet you when you have time. If you tell me a good time, I will send someone to pick you up.]

“Hmm.”

It was a call I thought would come soon.

If growth that had been stagnant for two years is resolved overnight, it is natural that there will be more questions to ask.

[Kang Seo-jun: Then, see you around 2 PM today. The location is a nearby cafe.]

The reason we chose this location first was to prevent Jin Se-rin from making grandiose preparations.

She makes reservations at expensive restaurants for no reason just to be formal, or goes into the Sungjin Group’s security meeting room and ends up feeling unnecessarily tired.

After practicing penance for such a long time yesterday, I wanted to do something simple today to recover my stamina.

The reply came back in less than 3 seconds.

[Jin Se-rin: Yes! Has confirmed.]

As soon as Kang Seo-jun confirmed the reply, he threw his smartphone on the bed.

The time is now 9:30 am.

There are still 4 hours and 30 minutes left until the appointment.

What Kang Seo-jun would do for the remaining time was decided.

If I hadn’t made an appointment with Jin Se-rin, I would probably have done it all day today.

It was mana training.

There was no better way to spend the remaining two weeks until school admission productively.

But now, Seojun Kang has no knowledge or sense of mana.

Not only have I lived in a world without mana my whole life, but I still have the [Mana Insensitivity Lv. Lowest Level] Trait attached to me.

Therefore, advance preparation was necessary.

Kang Seo-jun first opened the dimension store and entered the skill store.

And then, among the numerous option filters, I checked mana practice.

Then, numerous secret techniques of mana accumulation were lined up, regardless of world view.

─────《Skill Shop》─────

◆Heavenly Demon God Technique

– Contains the Naegongsimbeop, which accumulates enormous power by swallowing up nature’s heavenly energy and demonic energy without distinction.

※This product is not yet available for purchase. [Reason: lack of dimensional currency, lack of required abilities, lack of required conditions.]

◆Circle Meditation

– Contains a meditation method that allows you to efficiently accumulate pure mana by engraving a circular loop in the heart.

※This product is not yet available for purchase. [Reason: lack of dimensional currency, lack of required abilities, lack of required conditions.]

◆Absorbing method

-Contains a technique that allows you to absorb the opponent’s energy and use it as your own strength.

※This product is not yet available for purchase. [Reason: lack of dimensional currency, lack of required abilities, lack of required conditions.]

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At the top are all the famous Mana practice methods.

But most of it was stained gray.

It is currently unavailable for purchase because there is not enough dimensional currency, insufficient abilities, or the necessary conditions have not yet been met.

Kang Seo-jun scrolled down.

On rare occasions, skills that were not gray appeared, but Kang Seo-jun ignored them and continued scrolling.

The mana training method he wanted to purchase had already been decided.

The scroll finally reached the bottom.

Kang Seo-jun chose the lowest skill among the mana exercises.

[◆Basic Mana Practice].

It may seem cheap at first glance, but there is no better choice than this.

All of the other exercises available today have fatal flaws.

Most of them have clear limits to growth or have penalties that can destroy the body.

On the other hand, although this skill may be weak in the beginning, if you practice hard, it will grow rapidly and become useful even in the later stages.

And above all, once you raise this to an advanced level, the basic conditions for learning stronger mana exercises, whether Heavenly Demon Godkong or Circle Meditation, are met.

This skill is the royal road and the first button to begin mana training.

[Purchase the skill! You have acquired the skill 《Basic Mana Practice Lv. Low》!]

-Suuuuu!

Once I learned the skill, I vividly felt that new knowledge was clearly implanted in my mind.

A strange sensation, as if a long-forgotten memory suddenly resurfaces.

Even though I have never felt or handled mana in my life, I had a clear idea of what to do from now on.

‘Let’s get started right away.’

Kang Seo-jun sat down on the bed.

The norm was to sit cross-legged, but it was difficult with Kang Seo-jun’s twisted body.

Kang Seo-jun closed his eyes and focused on the mana that was feebly gushing out from the mana slime mold.

[The efficiency of mana training is greatly reduced due to the trait 《Mana Insensitivity Lv. Lowest》.]

I could not feel mana properly due to mana insensitivity.

It feels like fumbling with a Braille book while wearing thick gloves.

But with 30 willpower, I clenched my teeth and focused.

Because mana definitely exists in this body.

It may be mana in the air, but if it is magic power within the body, it can somehow move even if it cannot be felt.

[Overflowing luck gives you unexpected enlightenment! The efficiency of mana training increases significantly!]

The luck of 50 also helped with training.

[Magic experience increases slightly due to poor mana practice.]

As a result, response came little by little.

[Magic experience increases slightly due to poor mana practice.]

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[Magic experience increases slightly due to poor mana practice.]

[Lucky Bonus! Great luck will come into play and inspire your practice! Magic experience increases significantly!]

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Intermittently, system messages announced an increase in experience level.

Kang Seo-jun focused more on his practice using system notifications as an indicator.

It feels like moving the feeble mana here and there, bringing the scattered pieces together into one lump.

Soon.

[With the right effort, magical power will bear the fruit of growth! Magic ability increases by +1!]

In less than 3 hours, the magic power increased.

It may be that he is still growing quickly because he is in the early stages, but even taking that into account, it seemed like he could quickly reach the level of an ordinary cadet at this rate.

[As the magic power increases, the debuff of the attribute 《Mana Insensitivity Lv. Lowest》 is slightly alleviated.]

Mana insensitivity was also slightly relieved.

In fact, mana insensitivity was not something that could be cured in this way.

Healing mana insensitivity through mana practice was no different from planting a forest by pouring water into a desert.

However, no matter how dry the desert is, if it rains every day, flowers will bloom and grass will grow.

This was possible because there was a mana slime mold that produced mana continuously.

Kang Seo-jun opened his eyes and looked at the clock.

There was still time until the appointment time.

Kang Seo-jun sat quietly, closed his eyes, and continued practicing mana until the appointed time came.

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At exactly 1:50 PM, someone rang the doorbell.

It was the driver sent by Jin Se-rin.

Kang Seo-jun arrived at a nearby cafe in the driver’s car.

A small, beautifully decorated cafe in a deserted corner of the park.

Jin Serin was waiting on the outdoor terrace after ordering a drink in advance.

Jin Se-rin drank a plain smoothie, and Kang Seo-jun ordered an iced Americano.

-Whoop!

Kang Seo-jun took a sip of iced Americano and asked.

“So, why did you ask to see it?”

“Ah. Yes. That….”

Jin Serin seemed to be worried about how she should start the story.

You have a lot to ask, but you probably don’t know where to start.

Kang Seo-jun looked at her quietly and said.

“I know you probably have a lot of questions. Please feel free to ask. I’ll tell you everything.”

The reason why her growth was stagnated for two years, or the nightmares she often had.

This is information that there is no need to hide anyway.

I don’t know whether to believe it or not.

“Thank you. Actually, there are a lot of things I want to ask… But I’m afraid it would be rude to ask so carelessly…”

“Don’t worry, just ask questions.”

Jin Serin rubbed her dew-covered glass cup and looked at him.

He was looking at the distant mountain with a blank expression.

Jin Serin tapped her glass, then she took a deep breath and asked quietly.

“Well… First of all… If you know more about my problem, I’d like to buy it…”

To that question, Kang Seo-jun nodded his head.

“We’ll talk about the unit price later. Please promise me just one thing before the conversation.”

“…What promise?”

“Whether you believe what I’m saying or not is up to you, so don’t doubt my intentions.”

The story to be told from now on will only be one that Jin Serin finds difficult to believe, so she needed to lay the groundwork for her in advance.

Whether she believes it or not is up to Jin Serin, so it doesn’t matter, but she told him the truth at best, and if he misunderstood that she was trying to deceive him with suspicious intentions, she was in trouble from there.

Jin Serin blinked her eyes quickly, not knowing the true meaning of her words.

“… Of course… I understand.”

First of all, I promised.

That way he will answer the question.

“Okay. First of all.”

Kang Seo-jun said, folding his hands and leaning back in his chair.

“If you continue like this, you will die.”

-Eck! Push!?

Jin Se-rin sipped the plain smoothie she was drinking without thinking.