I Am The Anti-Mage

Chapter 114: One Week

Truthfully, Ji-woo still couldn’t gauge his current strength yet. So, it made it hard for him to control it.

He wanted to try swinging the tree branch to the ground with all his might but worried that it would make him faint in front of Dong-hyun and Yu-jin. He didn’t want to show a weak side while he always ground them to the point of mocking them too.

He walked over to where Dong-hyun and Yu-jin were sitting on the ground, enjoying their crushing defeat, which was to get expected.

“Not bad. At least you guys can adapt in the middle of a fight. However, if this is a real battle, you guys would have died in the first place while recklessly using chantless magic.”

It was the first time that Dong-hyun had experienced it. After previously just a regular practice where Ji-woo just gave directions without being silent and counterattacked.

Yu-jin also noticed that she often fought without thinking about her advantages and weaknesses. She charged boldly and blindly, trying to overpower the opponent with the area of effect magic spells since she had a large pool of Mana among her peers.

In the end, Ji-woo helplessly shook his head. Dong-hyun and Yu-jin’s lack of fighting experience is easy to notice. He knew he couldn’t force them to become experts in a short period of time. Even one year wouldn’t be enough if they didn’t train directly in the dungeon.

He ended the sparring session and gave some advice to Dong-hyun and Yu-jin. Like using Mana efficiently and not just using magic spells without a clear purpose. Lastly, he also told them how to use magic without chanting suitably. And also the advantages of the technique. It was, being able to create their own magic spells without relying on the Skill Page. That way, the magic spells they have would match their respective styles.

Ji-woo wished Dong-hyun and Yu-jin good luck on the tier-4 Portal Gate later. He wanted to rest before starting the dungeon raiding again like before. On his way home, he got a message notification that 270 million won had got sent to his account from the armory shop of the Hunters Association. Now, he had a total of 797 million won in his savings.

The Hunters Association’s armory shop that sold the two Red Broadswords earned and raised their reputation with hunters in the Seoul city area. The shop on the 13th floor was quite attractive to hunters, especially the C-rank and B-rank ones. They were looking forward to new magic items and weapons that were ready to get sold again.

At night, Ji-woo took his mother and sister out for dinner while he had free time. At first, his mother refused, but because his sister insisted, the family of three finally decided to have dinner. They go to the restaurant in the Namsan tower.

Arriving at the place, Ji-woo and his family went up to the top floor. And the table where they ate was side by side with a large glass window that showed the surrounding scenery that looked beautiful at night.

Ji-won was certainly happy about that. As for Elijah, even though she didn’t look happy, she seemed to be enjoying the sight and relaxed a bit because of it.

“Ji-woo~ya, is this all the result of your work?”

Hearing what Elijah said, Ji-won’s ears immediately moved closer and urged Ji-woo to tell her about her brother’s work.

Ji-woo reluctantly talked about the hunter’s job. However, he was picky about what words could get said and which parts got omitted from the narrative. He needed to beautify the story so that his mother and sister would not worry and forbid him from doing the work.

Elijah felt happy because what Ji-woo was doing could be beneficial for saving so many people. On the other side, Ji-won felt what her brother was doing looked cool.

Elijah, Ji-won, and Ji-woo have dinner in a relaxed and carefree atmosphere. He was glad that his mother and sister could chuckle and smile wildly in the midst of the threatening danger of the Portal Gate.

He looked outside while enjoying the scenery and thought, indeed, a peaceful world was the only one suitable for his family. The three of them finally went home with happy smiles on their faces.

One week had passed after that peaceful moment. No chaos and danger were happening around the district. Ji-woo’s days passed as usual with nothing to stand out. Sometimes, Dong-hyun and Yu-jin came to ask for advice on magic spells.

Ji-woo couldn’t really give much advice about it. So, he only spoke casually.

Dong-hyun then said that he wanted to increase his rank and asked Ji-woo to be his supervisor. He was afraid that if there was a problem in the process. He then would suffer a Mana deflection that could cause him to lose half his Mana capacity.

Ji-woo didn’t mind the request, and it made Yu-jin also interested in asking him for help.

It turned out that Yu-jin’s request was the same as Dong-hyun’s. It could be because the two were getting more proficient in magic without chanting and wanted to make magic spells themselves. Hence, they wanted to increase their respective Mana capacity.

Ji-woo also discovered that the Skill Page, previously given to the two hunters, was class-2. So, it could get used by Dong-hyun. And Yu-jin wasn’t interested because she focused on developing her own magic spell that Ji-woo talked about a few days earlier.

The day that the Demigod guild hunters would depart for the tier-4 Portal Gate had arrived. All preparations were ready. The Demigod Guild was sure they wouldn’t suffer casualties in the dungeon.

It was also the first time since Dong-hyun and Yu-jin trained with Ji-woo to be together on the same team. Previously, during the events of the two tier-3 Portal Gates, they got separated.

This time Dong-hyun put on his Red Crimson armor set that the guild had returned. Without knowing that Ji-woo played a role in the return of the item.

The number of hunters who would join to enter the dungeon at the tier-4 Portal Gate increased to 65 people. The additions came from A-rank hunters. No half-hearted, among them some names were familiar in the Demigod guild.

Such as Cha Tae-hyun, Choi Min-ho, Jung Hyun-don, and Kim Eric. All of the A-rank hunters on the team were from the Demigod Guild’s Main Team.

Some hunters were nervous because it was their first time entering a tier-4 Portal Gate, while others were normal because they got used to it.

Surprisingly, Ji-woo also came to see Dong-hyun and Yu-jin’s departure. Of course, not in a place where many people could see. He just watched from afar.

“How did you know I was here?”

Ji-woo stood some distance away from the hunters who were preparing to depart for the tier-4 Portal Gate. He opened his mouth as if he was talking to himself. But then there was a reply from someone who appeared from behind him.

“I just happened to see you coming on the way here.”

It’s Dal-soo. Quite a coincidence, considering that no one could sense the presence of Ji-woo, who did not have the Mana.

“You look fine now,” Dal-soo said, referring to Ji-woo’s previous state, right at the tier-3 Portal Gate, where he got covered in blood and bruises.

Ji-woo didn’t respond to those words and just silently looked at the hunters. His current situation was much better. One week was enough time to recover as before. His body did not feel heavy, and his breathing was normal. Even the weights on his wrists and ankles became imperceptible. Well, that was also because it weighs only 400 kg in total.

What was lacking was only his True Strength which would likely return within three weeks or so.

Dal-soo then looked at the hunters just like Ji-woo. He had gotten used to Ji-woo’s carefree attitude. The question answered depended on if the person asked was willing to answer.

Dal-soo opened his mouth again after the hunters had already departed from the Demigod guild headquarters.

“You don’t have to worry about Dong-hyun and Yu-jin. They will definitely be safe with Tae-hyun as the team leader.”

“Don’t beat around the bush. Just get to the topic you want to talk about.”

Dal-soo smiled and massaged the back of his neck awkwardly.

“There are two things I hope you can fulfill. The first is to re-evaluate your rank in the Hunters Association. I’ve asked Chairman Yu to vacate the test grounds for you.”

Dal-soo purposely said the first thing first without moving on to the second part. He wants to know Ji-woo’s reaction, knowing he’d told someone else about it. He had prepared some excuses in case Ji-woo got angry.

He was surprised that there was no response. In his opinion, no answer meant that there was still a chance that Ji-woo would.

“Secondly, I would like to invite you to join the Demigod Guild’s Vanguard Team in the hunt at the tier-5 Portal Gate, Ji-woo~si.”

After the second request, Ji-woo turned and faced Dal-soo with his icy cold gaze, placid natural expression.