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Within Yurei's interior, after a few days since the birth of Vritra, Clishya was sitting cross-legged, while wearing her usual Adventurer Guild Receptionist clothes.

She was closing her eyes tightly, as she slowly concentrated on the task given.

Her Mana flowed like constant energies of magical and ethereal properties, rushing across her slender and beautiful body.

Her Mana Core resonated with it, and so did her soul.

After reaching high enough, a person's Mana Core fuses with their soul, and Clishya was in the stage where that was slowly happening.

A Mana Core is a special organ that every living being with enough power can create, even tiny rabbits have one, although not most insects unless they're monsters. There were certain requirements in the mana density and mass that a monster needed to actually get one.

By channeling the powers of heaven and earth within Terra, the mythical energy, Mana, a living being can undergo evolution both spiritually and physically to reach new levels of power.

As one refines Mana more and more, it becomes almost akin to the divine. Those that cross into Rank 7 become like this, acquiring a power near equal to divine! To the point that the affinity within their mana cores and the experiences, they had gathered this entire time from what is called a Pseudo Divinity!

Clishya here, the humble frog-kin girl, had already reached such a stage, and her Water Affinity had become a Water-type Pseudo Divinity… Her water spells carried with them devastating divine power, anything below her Rank didn't stand a chance.

However, she still had a long path ahead of herself, and now, she was slowly meditating to reach her next step in Mana Core Cultivation! With was a long and arduous journey… However, thanks to Frank, she was able to quickly cultivate ahead of time, cheating the entire world's way of doing it by directly absorbing piles of Mana Cores…

Of course, she was doing it gradually, if she were to absorb Mana Cores of higher Ranks, she would receive a strong backlash, and her cultivation might even deteriorate, or her Mana Core might straight-up end shattering into pieces… This is why not everyone suddenly skyrocketed to Rank 10, it was still a slow process even with this ability to easily absorb mana cores. At least, it would take everyone a few more days, or perhaps some months before they could all get to Rank 10.

However, Clishya had already hit the limit and had reached a progression wall, which she had asked Frank to assist her in breaking. So, Frank taught her several meditation techniques, helping her control the flow of mana run across her body.

However, she was not doing alone, because Clishya was already very close with him for Frank to leave her on her own in such a crucial moment. So, he was sitting at her side, sharing his mana with her and helping her control her own mana.

Unlike others such a Gwendolyn, Clishya didn't have the best control of mana and mostly used the system to assist her through the mana control skill instead. So she didn't have an innate talent with it but used the system for it. Which wasn't really a bad thing, but she became clumsy when doing cultivation by herself.

"There… Right there… you're doing it amazing," said Frank, praising Clishya as she grew nervous the more she was reaching the stage of rank up.

Her Mana Core was already at Rank 7 Peak Stage, and Frank was slowly helping her break through the progression wall that had emerged before her, which she wasn't able to break with absorbing mana cores. It seemed that, unlike Frank who was able to swiftly cross any rank, many had these walls, which could only be crossed through effort and by cultivating their inner energies.

"Hmm… I-I think I am reaching it… F-Frank… Ngh…!"

Clishya felt tired the more she continued pushing forward with her energies through the progression wall, she needed to somehow destroy it with her own mana and power, while Frank only helped her push such power forward. If he were to give her his own true energy, her mana core would overcharge and explode, most likely.

"Continue forward, continue forward… come on…"

Clishya's cute aquamarine eyes closed tightly as she gritted her teeth, her face seemed very exhausted, but she was managing somehow…

FLASH!

The blue energies around her body continued to flow freely, forming countless rivers that never stopped emerging and flowing into her, each one containing the pseudo divinity of water she had!

Clishya began to recall her past as she continued to cultivate.

Clishya was born in a faraway village of frog-kin beast-people, who lived around a large swamp within a misty forest, it was a safe place for this species that required a large amount of moisture to live.

However, Clishya always dreamed about exploring the outside world and finding new places in her life, and as she was an orphan since a young age due to her parents dying in a monster tide when she reached the age of 18, she decided to leave her swamp village and explore the world.

Using the little money she saved for years, she embarked on a journey alone… And it wasn't particularly the best… She only had little money, and the sun outside was stronger than in the swamp, she had to constantly keep herself covered by clothes that only made it hotter for her, and she had to use her water magic to maintain herself moist, but this also costed mana, which exhausted her.

She traveled through many towns, and she saved up money slowly decreased… she also had to hide from suspicious people, and due to being timid, it was hard for her to interact with others as well…

However, one day, when she arrived in a town named Acacia Town, is where she suddenly found work as a Guild Receptionist after the guild master found her fitting for the job… The requirements were simple.

"You just have to be intelligent and pretty!"

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