Chapter 26

Chapter 26 – Chapter 4: Awakening

Having a bath after a battle was fantastic, like taking a sip of water in a desert .

'Huah, I can rest a little bit now . ’

He just washed in hot water and could feel all the exhaustion draining away .

‘Well, it might be due to the effect of levelling up . ’

He reached level 10 and all this stamina had recovered .

‘Although I still have some mental fatigue . . . It is good . ’

In-gong dried his head with the towel and threw his body onto the cot .

‘I should do some skill research instead of going to sleep . ’

He activated the skills window and moved his hands through the air as he saw that the number of skills had increased significantly .

In-gong examined the magic-based skills .

[Magic Power Control Lv1]

[Fire Arrow Lv1]

[Ice Arrow Lv1]

[Heal Lv1]

'It looks good . ’

He felt a bit of resentment due to the pain he felt when learning it .

‘Don’t I have aura, magic and psychic power?’

If he obtained divine power and spirit power techniques, a truly universal character would be born .

'However, my magic and psychic powers are still weak . . . The only one worth using right away is Aura . ’

In-gong touched his newly acquired skill points with his fingertips . Should he choose Aura again or distribute a few points to the other side?

'The hidden card is the psychic power . ’

Among the three powers, In-gong had already revealed magic and aura power . Caitlin and Chris knew about In-gong’s aura, while Felicia found out about magic .

‘I would like to conceal the psychic power . ’

It would be a trump card that opponents wouldn’t be able to predict .

‘Having a secret is a strong force in itself . ’

In-gong nodded as he muttered and started to practice Telekinesis . Rather than pushing it all at once, he pushed it forward little by little . He had many skills, so he needed to practice them when there was a chance .

'Sooner or later, Chris and Caitlin will be teaching me Aura and Divine Beast Right, so I should save my skill points . It would benefit me to invest them in Divine Beast Right .

In-gong organized his thoughts and looked at the other side . There were skills that caught his eyes – he’d been unable to raise the level for these .

[Protagonist Correction Lv 2]

What was the effect of levelling up? Surely, it didn’t just end with the skill Battlefield Protection?

‘No, there must be something more . ’

For example, if he increased the skill level of Aura, the attack power would increase . It would also be followed by a variety of effects . It was clear that something else must have changed with Protagonist Correction .

'Maybe my stats will be a little higher every time I level up?’

Or, perhaps, something else relating to a protagonist?

'Then, this is also an event . ’

In-gong laughed at the thought – an event within an event . It was at that moment . . .

“Shutra . ”

“Huh?”

The voice of a female was heard from beyond the door . In-gong was certain that it was Felicia’s voice .

“Shutra, can I enter?”

‘What is happening that she comes to speak to me in the middle of the night?’

Don’t tell me there is a real event?

The confused In-gong jumped out of bed .

“Uh, yes . Come in . "

The door opened as soon as In-gong replied . As he’d expected, it was Felicia who opened the door .

"Manage your subordinate . His fighting skills are good, but his mental state is too young . ”

As soon as she came in, he could see Carack sleeping beyond the open door .

"Carak is also tired . There are separate guards in the passage . ”

"Well, I did approach quietly . ”

Felicia shrugged and stepped in . He didn’t hear any footsteps, so it was either because she was a dark elf or it was due to magic .

"Uh . . . Then . . . What is the matter?”

In-gong asked through the towel covering his head . Felicia had obviously just taken a bath as her hair was slightly wet and her cheeks and neck were red .

‘Where is the dark elf outfit?’

Unfortunately, she wasn’t wearing the dark elf outfit that was reminiscent of a swimsuit . Instead, she was wearing the white tunic that Caitlin’s lycanthropes normally wore .

Felicia closed the door, glanced at In-gong and ordered,

“Take off your top . ”

“Huh?”

In-gong was bewildered . Take it off – she had suddenly ordered him to take something off!

As In-gong’s gaze filled with surprise and anticipation, Felicia sat down next to In-gong .

"Take off your top . I’ll look at your wound . I was in a hurry and didn’t treat it properly . ”

‘Ah, it was that . ’

In-gong sighed with relief and disappointment and took off his top without saying anything . However, he could feel a strange gaze .

“What?”

"Uh . . . That . . . Did Shutra always have such a good body?”

After Felicia’s words, In-gong looked down at himself . Certainly, he was still bony but his muscles were quite good .

"I have been exercising . ”

In fact, this was the effect of levelling up . His muscles would develop as his stats became higher .

Felicia laughed and slapped In-gong’s shoulder .

"Now, get down . Let me see your back . ”

In-gong flinched involuntarily at the words but laid down, revealing his back to Felicia .

"Well, okay . There are no wounds . I think that the recovery magic was good . ”

There was no more pain . It was due to the recovery magic that Felicia had previously used on him . It might have been her best recovery magic .

‘Anyway, this is an opportunity . ’

It was a perfect opportunity to gain some recovery magic and he absolutely couldn’t miss it .

"Noona, can’t you give me another recovery spell just in case?”

"I already used Massive Heal on you . Aren’t there no wounds?”

"Uh . . . It seems like there is an abnormal state . ”

Felicia’s eyes widened .

"Perhaps you have frostbite in your body? Let me look . ”

Her hands glowed green as she cast a recovery spell .

[Cure Lv1 has been learnt . ]

‘Ohh!’

A recovery magic that restored normal states . Although it was lower than Recovery, which was a universal magic, it was able to restore all wounds .

“How is it? Are you okay?”

"Hmm, then Noona, do you have any poison healing magic?”

“What? I don’t think the ice arrow had poison in it . ”

It was irrational but he couldn’t give up . In-gong frowned and said,

"No, when I was fighting the orcs . . . ”

"Were you hit somewhere?”

"I was hit in the back but it doesn’t hurt due to Noona’s recovery magic . ”

After lying, In-gong groaned slightly and buried his face in the sheet .

“Umm, I understand . Let me look . ”

This time, the light around Felicia’s hands was purple and In-gong smiled at the sight .

[Cure Poison Lv1 has been learnt . ]

'Good, good . ’

However, that wasn’t the end .

"A cure for diseases . . . ”

“Shutra?”

Felicia’s voice was somewhat cold . However, In-gong decided to push once more .

"Please . ”

"Hah, wait . ”

This time there was a yellow light .

[Cure Disease Lv1 has been learnt . ]

He had learnt three new recovery magics quickly . All three of them were invincible and useful spells .

‘Is it impossible for anything else?’

He wanted to learn more, such as magic that removed curses, but it would seem strange to demand anything else .

‘Anyway, she will just grumble if I ask for anything more . ’

Maybe he could ask Caitlin, who was easier than Felicia .

‘It had been impossible to understand her when I played as Zephyr . ’

It hadn’t been a situation where Zephyr could ask Felicia for something .

“Okay, are you fine now?”

"Yes, thank you . ”

In-gong sat up and put on his top again . Felicia glanced at him and laughed quietly .

"You have become quite muscular and manly . You even learnt magic . Do you like it now?”

Fortunately, Felicia didn’t ask In-gong about the magic he used today . When thinking about it, it was the inevitable result . It wasn’t strange for a child of the Demon King to know how to use magic .

‘What is the relationship between Shutra and Felicia? Looking at Felicia, isn’t the relationship similar to the one between a chicken and a cow?’

It didn’t seem to be a close friendship . If not, this conversation would’ve been different .

‘It isn’t bad . ’

It seemed like she felt quite favourable towards In-gong . It seemed possible to drag her into his faction .

'Don’t rush it . ’

There was no hurry . The announcement of factions would take place in a year or two and that was when the confrontation between the children of the Demon King would start .

“By the way, Shutra . ”

“Huh?”

“Chris . . . Caitlin, when did you get so friendly with them? Ah, were you this close originally?”

'Felicia will come naturally . ’

She was awkward around Chris but the other parts were as usual .

'Is Chris also uncomfortable? And . . . What is with this talk?’

Just as In-gong saw Felicia as an alliance candidate, Felicia seemed to see In-gong as an alliance candidate and wanted to attract him .

‘Isn't that it? Or is she just curious?’

There were various ways to interpret the situation . Instead of thinking deeply, In-gong answered lightly,

"No, I befriended them after coming here . ”

That was true . It was much better to tell the truth instead of lying .

"Hmm, is that so?”

Felicia smiled and stood up .

"I will go now . You should go to sleep . "

Felicia had a strange and brusque way of speaking .

“Yes . Noona, have a good night’s sleep . ”

He wanted to ask about her relationship with Chris and Caitlin, as well as the spirits, but In-gong wasn’t too greedy . He waited until Felicia closed the door and lay down on the bed again .

“Cure . ”

He muttered and a small green light appeared at his fingertips . Although the magic power consumption was considerable, he couldn’t help smiling .

‘I’ve figured something out . ’

Felicia stated that she’d used Massive Heal, yet In-gong only learned Heal Lv1 .

‘Massive Heal is a skill that is automatically learnt when Heal reaches Lv5 . It is natural to learn the skill from Lv1 . ’

Despite this, In-gong was still smiling because it was understandable .

It didn’t matter about the level . To be honest, it was still a fraudulent ability . He just learnt three new spells .

‘Okay, then shall I continue practicing?’

In-gong settled his mind and used Telekinesis again .