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Chapter 125
"That space..."
"The Room of Ti and Mind."
The Room of Ti and Mind.
Yes, I had definitely heard about it from Asion Gale.
A space created by soone a hundred years ago, where ti flows ten tis slower than in reality.
Of course, I also clearly rembered the risk that ca with that room.
'He said you could be trapped forever.'
Being trapped inside forever was the risk of that room.
And the fact that Asion Gale ntioned such a dangerous place now ant that...
"You're saying that my twisted mana circuit needs to be fixed."
"That's right."
It ant that I could no longer neglect my twisted mana circuit.
Even if I had to take that risk.
As if wanting to fully understand, he added an explanation.
"As I said before, dark attribute mana has the property of consuming the caster. There's only one way to solve that. The caster must have strong control."
"...Strong control."
"And to have strong control, you naturally need to be able to freely manipulate mana."
Woong!
A complexly tangled form appeared above Asion Gale's staff.
A form so tangled that I wouldn't even know where to begin unraveling it.
I didn't need to ask to know what it was.
'That's mine.'
It must be my mana circuit, which Asion Gale had called a complete ss.
Reading my expression, Asion Gale continued,
"You can't have strong control with such a terrible circuit. No, I'm surprised you can even use magic! You're probably the only one in the world who can use magic with sothing like this."
Asion Gale spoke with sowhat exaggerated gestures.
"...Is it that bad?"
"If I were to elaborate on how terrible it is, I'd be confident enough to stay up all night talking about it."
"..."
I was speechless.
It felt like I had beco a sinner for no reason.
However, Asion Gale didn't seem to care about that and continued to drive the point ho.
"What's more serious is that you have to fix this sohow. Otherwise, it's only a matter of ti before you're consud by darkness."
Unlike earlier when he had a playful tone, he now had a serious expression.
His reaction made fully realize the gravity of the situation.
"Are you feeling overwheld?"
"...Honestly, a little. Is it even possible to fix this?"
"That depends on your ability. I can't guarantee anything."
"Is that so."
Just as I was feeling anxious about his uncertain answer,
"But there's no need to be too discouraged."
Shhh!
Suddenly, the tangled mana circuit began to unravel slowly.
Judging from the situation, it seed that Asion Gale was directly manipulating the circuit model.
"Now I'll tell you the good news."
Swoosh, swoosh!
The tangled circuit gradually regained its original form.
Before long, all the tangles were unraveled, and the appearance of the circuit was...
"...Beautiful."
It was incredibly beautiful.
Incomparable to its previous unsightly state.
"It's not just the appearance that has changed. The circuit you have is three to four tis larger than others."
Snap!
As Asion Gale snapped his fingers, the still circuit began to wriggle.
As if it were a living mana circuit.
What was even more surprising was that the circuit was absorbing all the mana that Asion Gale was channeling into it.
Only then did I realize what he was trying to say.
"...No way?"
"Yes, you're right. In a way, this can be seen as both an advantage and a disadvantage of your circuit."
"...Huh."
I was dumbfounded by his unexpected words.
It wasn't difficult to describe this situation.
All or nothing.
A jackpot if successful.
'And a complete loss if I fail.'
The Room of Ti and Mind.
This could be the biggest gamble of my life.
***
Creak!
The floor opened, revealing a hidden basent space in the Dean's office.
As I descended the stone steps, I finally saw it with my own eyes, sothing I had only seen as a model before.
'The Room of Ti and Mind.'
A massive door stood in front of , covered in nurous chains.
If I had co here without any prior explanation, I would have mistaken it for a place where sothing was sealed.
I stared blankly at the eerie door and spoke,
"...Dean, can I ask you sothing?"
"Of course."
Those who entered the Room of Ti and Mind couldn't leave until they achieved their goal.
In other words, it was a dangerous place where one could be imprisoned forever.
But it also had the attractive effect of slowing down ti by tenfold, so there must have been many people who sought out this room.
So,
"How many people have entered this room and returned alive?"
How many people had actually achieved their goals and returned alive?
I was curious about that.
But then,
"..."
"...Dean?"
For so reason, Asion Gale didn't answer and kept his mouth shut.
"Hmm."
It was a long ti before he spoke.
"No one."
"Excuse ? No one? What do you..."
"Don't be too surprised. No one has entered this room yet."
"It was... No, my father used to say this when he was alive. That although it's tightly locked now, there will co a ti when this room must be used. That when a talented individual with both a good heart and outstanding skills appears, I should personally guide them to this room."
Creak!
Asion Gale, who was muttering as he unlocked the latch, suddenly turned his head.
His eyes, staring intently at , clearly reflected my image.
"That is the reason why I run the academy, and the reason why I recomnd this room to you, Yuhan."
"..."
Honestly, I was a bit surprised.
At first, he brought it up so casually that I thought it was no big deal.
But now, it seed he had quite high expectations of .
If that was the case,
"Can you do it?"
"Of course."
I also intended to do my best to et his expectations.
***
Thud, thud... thud.
Finally entering the Room of Ti and Mind, I took a deep breath.
"Phew."
Although I had prepared myself, I couldn't help but feel nervous.
I tried to suppress the tension and looked around.
'It's not much, considering.'
Unlike its grand na, the interior of the Room of Ti and Mind was rather ordinary.
Just a small, empty room of about 165 square feet.
The way down to the basent seed more eerie.
'Well, the reality is completely different.'
If I were to achieve my desired goal in this place...
In other words, if I couldn't untangle the twisted mana circuit, I would be trapped here forever.
It ant that I shouldn't let my guard down, even though it seed ordinary on the surface.
Moreover, the situation wasn't exactly relaxed.
'The ti limit is 10 hours.'
According to Asion Gale, I had to escape this place within 10 hours to succeed.
I had to succeed as quickly as possible.
With that judgnt,
Swoosh!
I sat cross-legged and slowly channeled my mana.
'This is different from when I use magic.'
When using magic, all I had to do was channel mana and add various attributes and formulas to it.
But this ti, the goal was to improve the twisted circuit.
So, I focused all my attention on mana alone, more than anything else.
Specifically, on the flow and path of mana, the passage through which mana traveled.
Naturally, I couldn't feel anything at first.
Even when I used magic, I wasn't really aware of the problem with my mana circuit.
But after about an hour, I, who had been sensing the flow of mana as if ditating, finally realized that sothing was hindering it.
It felt like sothing indescribable was blocking the way, hindering the movent of mana.
This was probably the twisted part of my circuit.
'That was faster than I thought?'
According to Asion Gale, all senses beco more than three tis sharper in this Room of Ti and Mind.
He said that a special magic was cast on this room or sothing...
Anyway, this was the reason why we used the Room of Ti and Mind instead of fixing the circuit outside.
With heightened senses, it was easier to identify problems in the circuit.
If I had proceeded with this process without this help, I might never have discovered the problem.
Well, anyway.
'This is where it really begins.'
Having achieved one goal, I focused even more and circulated the mana within my body.
Soon, I encountered another blocked part, and the thod I chose was simple.
Swoosh!
I started pouring a vast amount of mana into that part.
Then,
"Ugh!"
As an excessive amount of mana rushed into the blocked circuit, I felt a piercing pain throughout my body.
A new kind of pain I had never felt before.
My whole body trembled, and cold sweat poured out like crazy.
How much ti had passed like that?
Kwaaaaaaaaaah!
Suddenly, with a feeling of relief, the mana broke through that section.
At the sa ti, the circuit seed to stabilize, and mana began to flow normally again.
"...Finally."
I had passed the first hurdle.
Of course, I wasn't completely happy.
Because I knew how many more hurdles I had to overco.
Just from what I could vaguely sense,
'There are more than thirty sections.'
There were more than thirty parts that needed to be cleared.
It ant that I had to feel similar pain more than thirty tis.
Of course, there was no need to despair.
Because I would sohow succeed in this seemingly impossible task.
As I always had.
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