Mana Training

Kazuma is currently browsing his phone while lying down on his bed. After everything that happened during the daytime made him think about what he should have done back then. And to slowly get his mind out of thinking too much, Kazuma chooses to take his attention to some internet videos.

But as he continued browsing, the more sleepy he gets.

"Gah, this is gonna be too awkward..." Kazuma throws his phone beside him and he closes his eyes, sighing while recalling Moonlight and her anger back then.

Although he is not in the wrong at that time, Kazuma can also tell that he might have done a much better action so that the situation didn't escalate any further than usual.

"Ugh, I guess I should apologize. If what Voltaire said is true, then there is more chance we will be fighting together in the future. I don't want to keep having bad blood between us during the battle or I might die sooner."

Kazuma is not someone who usually apologizes first but for the first time, he felt that he needed to do the initiative. With the new "job" he decided to take, having trust in someone can save him in the process. If the current situation happening, if it continues even during the subsequent future missions, there will be a chance that Moonlight will no longer care about his well-being and might even ignore his plea for help if some things go direly.

But since he still has not really known Moonlight for long, his best bet is to trust himself and trust others last for now. Until he is sure about them and their behaviors, he will have to keep it to himself for now.

He decided to sleep. Not only he is tired from attending the class but he is also exhausted from fighting the Qlipoth. He is still getting used to using magic after all. Slowly closing his eyes, he slowly drifts to sleep...or so he thought.

"F"ck, I can't sleep."

Thinking too much about what happened disrupted Kazuma's trip to Dreamland as he can't even get a wink of sleep. His body is tired but for some unknown reason, his mind is active. After tossing and turning for a while, Kazuma gave up on sleeping and decided to train his magic. It's still pretty weak and it's evident how much magic he can use in one battle. It's too inefficient. He needed a good way to increase his chances to use his mana multiple times without losing energy too much.

"Ah, I remembered something..."

Because of the lecture and the incident, Kazuma forgot about the reward he received from the quest he and Moonlight took and completed.

He scoured Harmony and one direct message arrived. It was from Voltaire himself.

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Voltaire: Good job with the extermination of the young Qlipoth. Here is the reward for your cooperation with Moonlight. Enjoy!

Attachment: Redemption code, Small Mana Pill

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Opening the attachment to Voltaire's message, one of the rewards is a redemption code for the money that he needed to scan to get the money while the second one is another pill. He scanned the redemption code for the money first and looked at his balance as a deposit of 10k yen entered his account.

"10 thousand yen, not bad. It's a bit lower than my previous task but it's obvious to have a smaller reward as we have to divide it. As for this..."

Kazuma pulled out the pill that materialized on his hand after claiming the gift. Just like the previous reward, it is another pill. The only difference is that this is a Mana pill while the other is an elemental enhancement pill. Although Kazuma just learned of this pill, based on the name alone, he can guess what its main purpose is.

Still, he checked the instruction manual of the pill.

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Small Mana Pill

A pill that is taken to help increase your maximum mana capacity during training sessions. Because it is a small variety, the amount of mana earned will be a bit small but a better boost than how one normally gains mana.

Best consumed once a week every time a magician practices meditation. This way, the effects of the pill are evenly distributed without waste. Will lose effect once the mana threshold of the magician reaches a certain level.

Best for Beginners.

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Kazuma smirks to himself. He was just thinking of ways to increase his maximum mana and what he got as a reward from the previous job solves his question. He already knows how to meditate, and since he can't sleep, this is the perfect way to use the reward he just got.

Popping the pill to his mouth, he removed his shirt and meditate. It didn't take a few seconds when he felt his body suddenly feel very hot. It was like his body is engulfed in flames, though it was not painful. Just very hot, especially below his chest.

Kazuma can feel the flow of his mana suddenly increase and although he is not sure what is happening, he continued what he learned about the meditation. It's hard, hot, and a bit painful whenever the mana flows around his body. But Kazuma continued. He is not just going to stop halfway.

"Ugh...this...gah..."Kazuma grumbled and groaned, enduring the feeling that is getting wilder and wilder as time goes on. He even thought that it wouldn't stop but he continued the routine. It lasted for around three hours before the feeling subsided and he felt all of the mana in his body stabilize. He cannot see the amount of mana in his body and yet he can feel that it increased significantly. He is sure that the amount is much greater than before.

It was a good thing that he removed his shirt. His body got soaked in sweat that even his pants and underwear were totally soaked in sweat. The night is still young so he took a quick shower to get rid of the smell of sweat, changed clothes, and lie down to sleep. As a result of the meditation he did, it seems his mind is much clearer than before. He closed his eyes for a few seconds and he already drifted to dreamland.

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On the other hand, the presence near his window observing what he was doing sighed and stood up, revealing to be Moonlight. She was tasked to monitor Kazuma for a while and to report to Voltaire what he was doing. Moonlight has seen enough for the night after witnessing the growth of the guy she was tasked to look after. Seeing his progress made Moonlight remember the grueling times during her Malkuth days as well. Despite Moonlight quarreling with Kazuma before, Moonlight realized her mistakes, and she plans to apologize.

But since the guy she was supposed to say sorry for has fallen asleep, she decided it's fine for now and leave it for tomorrow. She stood up and after making sure she does not leave a trace physically, she snaps her fingers, deletes the traces left behind that can only be detected with mana, and leaps off from roof to roof, leaving behind the sleeping Kazuma.

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Kazuma felt fresh after waking up. It was like all of the impurities in his body had disappeared after a good night's sleep. He was even amazed that he woke up at the same time as usual even though he felt like he is going to lose it while busy with training.

After a good night of sleep, he cooked breakfast, pack lunch, and prepare his clothes before he readies himself. Although the routine is pretty dull, for some reason, Kazuma felt that the daily routine he is having is fine.

Once he got his clothes on and everything properly prepared, he left home and headed straight to school. Although he felt like the situation is pretty different from the very beginning, Kazuma can feel the difference. It was like he was energized to the point his energy is overflowing now. Despite the new feeling, Kazuma didn't feel bad about it.

As he was approaching the gates, he saw Moonlight standing in front of the gate, seemingly waiting for someone. Kazuma didn't think too much about it, until he saw her look at him.

"Morning."

Although surprised, Kazuma returned the gesture as well.

"Morning."

That day, the two got a little bit closer to each other.