I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 4

Chapter 4

Episode 4

‘It was a close call at the end. If I had made a mistake, I could have died or become a wreck.’

Metamorphosis is a process that goes through several stages.

Purify waste with white, refine with fire, solidify with earth, and make unobstructed with water.

Each and every process was not easy.

The most difficult part was the last stage, the dreaming process.

‘You have to experience enlightenment artificially.’

The transformation was a supernatural phenomenon.

The body is completely transformed in accordance with enlightenment.

So, I had to artificially make them experience enlightenment.

‘The dream stone is essential. Luckily, I got it easily.’

Among the artificial enlightenments experienced through the Illusion Stone, a transformation was achieved through the use of secret arts.

Chris let out a long sigh.

The breath that came out was incomparably clearer than before.

The appearance was also noticeably different from before.

His skinny body was still the same. That was because his muscles were damaged from being worn out.

But the internal situation has completely changed.

It is now the optimal condition for learning swordsmanship.

Also, the bone structure itself will improve, so as you gain weight and muscle, your appearance will become ideal.

The face has also changed.

He still looked ill-tempered.

However, as the bad energy accumulated in the skin and blood vessels was removed, the face became clear and graceful.

He now has the appearance of a noble prince.

‘And there’s something more important.’

Chris looked inside.

Then an incredible phenomenon was observed.

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The core below the navel (Dantian).

There were two holes there!

‘Hehehe, Chris’s transformation was a success.’

This is why Chris had such a hard time getting over his transformation this time.

He went through a complete transformation and increased the core to two: an inner core on the inside and an outer core on the outside.

It was a crazy attempt.

There has never been a person in the world with two cores.

But Chris had an idea.

‘The core is a concept anyway, and the transformation is the body transforming according to enlightenment, so if you have the concept that there are two cores during the transformation, wouldn’t it be possible to increase the actual core to two?’

I thought that if other people heard me, they would curse and say, “What the heck are you talking about?”

But it worked.

I almost died because I got tangled up in the middle, but I did it.

‘Hehehe, good.’

There was a reason why the core was divided into two layers.

‘This way, we can use the power of the Light faction.’

A ray of light burst from Chris’s hand.

The first-star magic was ‘Light’!

‘There’s no need to learn only magic, right?’

In his previous life, Chris had mastered the swordsmanship and magic of the Light Faction up to level 4.

If I had time, I would probably have learned it to a higher level.

I didn’t want to give up that ability.

‘This power of light will become my hidden secret weapon.’

There was no need to worry about getting caught.

Chris hid the core of ‘light’ inside the core of ‘darkness’.

The light mana core was completely obscured by the outer dark core.

In addition, the blood vessels of the light mana core were connected to the dark core to create a double camouflage.

There was no need to worry about being caught if someone else looked directly into the core.

‘I need to learn as much swordsmanship and magic from the Light faction as I can during the remaining time.’

Once outside, the light formation side power was difficult to master.

There are about 20 days left.

I had to get as much achievement out of it as possible.

Chris devoted himself to training.

Since I had been there once, it was easy to go back.

“Whew.”

I took a deep breath.

It was the breathing method of the Meyer family, the most prestigious swordsmanship family in the Crusade Union, used by warriors.

As I kept watching, I happened to steal it and learn it.

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‘I suffered a lot because of this.’

Chris followed the breathing technique of warrior Evan and ended up suffering terribly.

How did you do it, have you ever seen your family’s secretary, etc.

Even when I told them that I just copied them out of the corner of my eye, they didn’t believe me at all. I showed them exactly how I copied them, and how to breathe slowly.

‘The expression you showed back then was a masterpiece.’

It was the first time I saw Evan the Warrior look so dumbfounded.

– Oh, how?

And after observing Chris’ breathing technique in more detail, his face became even more astonished.

– Similar, but different. Different, more… superior?

To begin with, the breathing technique used by the warrior was too difficult and not suitable for a beginner like Chris.

So I changed it to something that suited me.

So-called Christian?

– It’s simpler and more efficient. How is this possible?!

Warrior Evan couldn’t recover from the shock.

‘I just followed the basic breathing techniques.’

breathing.

There is ‘regularity’ in nature.

After accepting that ‘energy’ through breathing, changing it into the energy of ‘light’ is ‘Mana’.

The energy that changes into ‘darkness’ is ‘magic’.

As the name suggests, ‘Mana’ was more stable and pure, while ‘Magi’ was unstable but destructive and dark.

Chris learned only the parts of the warrior’s breathing technique that involved accepting the energy of nature and converting it into mana, discarding all other parts.

How did you do that?

‘I don’t know, how can I do it?’

Chris recalled the same words he had said to the group of warriors who could not believe what he had done.

It just happened.

How can I do that?

Pfft!

Light gathered around Chris.

Mana is accumulating in the Hall of Light.

And a little later.

Chris felt fulfilled.

A bowl was created.

You have reached the realm of achievement.

‘You did it faster than before. Is that normal since you’ve done it before?’

How long did it take you in your past life?

I don’t think it even took a day back then.

Well, it’s only 1 star.

The ‘runner’ stage, which means you have just started learning. And you have only just begun.

Of course, it was something that took at least a year for others, and six months for even the so-called geniuses, but Chris took it lightly.

‘There’s a long way to go.’

After that, Chris repeated the training.

Time passed quickly.

How many days have passed?

5 days? 7 days?

Mana continued to rise in the freshly made bowl.

fast.

At an abnormal speed.

The small bowl gradually grew bigger and stronger.

And after the mana rose to the point where even that bowl was not enough.

Pfft!

Mana swirled through Chris’s body.

A stage where you can strengthen your body with mana.

2nd level, you have reached the level of ‘user’.

Now Chris’s body will become stronger and faster than any normal person.

“Are you as strong as any other knight now?”

Outside of the Magic Empire, there were countless people who called themselves knights but couldn’t even reach 2nd star.

That wasn’t all.

“Fire, rise up.”

Pfft!

The flames rose.

It was a two-star elemental magic, Fireball!

‘Well, it was already in my head.’

Originally, it was not easy for either a knight or a wizard to reach the level of 2-star.

This is because, in addition to simply accumulating mana, knights must learn the art of strengthening their bodies with mana, and magicians must understand magic techniques that reach the level of two stars.

But in Chris’ case, he had done it all before, so he had a knack for it, so it was bound to be easy.

… Well, actually, it didn’t take that long before either.

‘What’s the big deal, up to 2 stars, it’s just the basics.’

If the disciples of Geomgana and Matap, who were working hard to reach the level of 2-star, heard this, they would vomit blood and be furious.

For ordinary people, it usually took 5 to 10 years to reach 2nd rank.

‘Anyway, I have to get to 3 stars before I go out.’

3 stars.

From then on, wherever you go, you are treated as a proud elite force.

An important force in the Knights Templar.

He was also a key figure among wizards.

‘It’s tight. Let’s do our best.’

It was a moment that spurred me on to practice again.

Chris suddenly stopped moving.

As the realm grew, some of my senses returned, and I felt a presence outside.

‘It hasn’t even been a month yet?’

Chris tilted his head.

‘Are you trying to end the punishment?’

But it didn’t seem like that.

The footsteps were small and careful.

As if he was worried that someone might find out.

‘Surely not, an assassin?’

My spine tingled.

It was entirely possible.

‘I’m not taking it easy.’

Chris thought hard.

The other person will just think he’s a loser and a loser.

So, if you take advantage of their moment of letdown, you can win.

‘Come. I’ll make you regret it.’

and.

The opponent arrived right in front of the punishment room door.

I was really tense, but something unexpected happened.

The other person didn’t open the door.

instead.

Through the faint gap between the doors,

Bam.

I dropped something.

‘what?’

Chris was confused.

That’s it.

The opponent disappeared again.

As if the purpose was to hand over the item.

‘what?’

Chris checked the items as carefully as possible and let out a hollow laugh.

‘These kids.’

It was a dream stone.

* ? ?* ? ?*

It was obvious what the intention was behind dropping the dream stone.

‘I wish I could get drunk on the dream stone and get ruined.’

Chris remembered that he had brought the Dream Stone to undergo a transformation.

The unknown opponent knew this fact and planned to make Chris completely intoxicated by the dream stone and ruin him.

‘If you take the dream stone too much, it can be more fatal than drugs.’

He thought as he tapped the dream stone.

‘What kind of guy is he? Okay, let’s organize our thoughts.’

Chris could guess a few things.

First, there are those who wish for this body to be destroyed.

‘Maybe it was someone’s intention that this body became a wreck.’

Second, the opponent is an important figure in the family.

‘He is the person who knows that I brought the dream stone when I entered the punishment cell.’

And then he secretly approached the tight-security punishment cell.

That means the other party is fully aware of the security loopholes.

‘Or maybe they’re all in cahoots with the guy who drew the line.’

Chris snickered.

‘This is a mess.’

The honorable collateral branch of the Dark Maga Baron family, the Counts of Khazar.

Somehow it looked rotten inside.

And this was done without the knowledge of Count Kazar, the head of the family.

‘Well, it’s not bad. No, it’s actually good. It’s good.’

It was an unexpected thought.

How did it go?

There was a reason.

‘I will use you as a sacrifice to stand on.’

His goal is to stand at the top of the Magic Empire.

The first target is Dark Maga.

In order to do that, he first had to get his hands on the Counts of Khazar, the collateral family he was currently affiliated with.

If there are any bastards who are eating away at the family tree, it would be great to take credit for them.

‘Three stars first before that.’

Chris’s breathing deepened.

Paat, light enveloped his body.

Soon, a month had passed as promised.

* ? ?* ? ?*

“Today is the day I promised you. Don’t you plan on going?”

Count Kazar kept his mouth shut.

I didn’t want to go.

I didn’t want to go and expect too much.

I’m going to be disappointed anyway.

But the butler advised cautiously.

“This could be the last time you see me, Master. Why don’t you go and see for yourself?”

“…….”

“Or, maybe you’ll hold up better than expected.”

Count Kazar let out a hollow laugh.

“Are you serious? You must be hallucinating to your heart’s content.”

Count Kazar had given up all hope after hearing that his son had taken the Dream Stone.

“…sorry.”

“Still, I will listen to you. It could be the last time.”

A fierce glare flowed into Count Kazar’s eyes.

“I will follow.”

“No, I’ll go alone.”

If I opened the door to the punishment cell and Chris was really drunk on the dream stone, I didn’t think he would be able to suppress his killing intent.

Count Kazar dismissed his butler and headed straight for the punishment cell.

Then I took a deep breath and opened the door to the punishment cell.