Skill Purchase

〈You've spent a total of 350,000 MP using 【Mana Management】!〉

〈You've met the Skill growth requirements!〉

〈【Mana Management】 has grown from Level 2 to Level 3!〉

〈【Skill Purchase】 is now available!〉

I hurriedly checked my status—.

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【Mana Management】

【Overview】: You can use mana to do various things.

Lv. 1: Increase Maximum MP

Lv. 2: Mana Deposit and Withdrawal

Lv. 3: Skill Purchase (NEW!)

・Acquisition Condition: Spend a total of 350,000 MP using 【Mana Management】.

・Effect: Consume your own mana or the mana in the Magic Repository to purchase Skills.

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Skills are something you learn by training your Gift.

There's no other way.

――That was common knowledge.

"Whaaaaaaat?!"

Faced with something that overturned common sense, I couldn't help shouting.

My fellow passengers looked at me with displeasure.

Some of them even gave me reproachful looks that said, "There he goes again."

"Ah, sorry."

When I bowed my head, the passengers lost interest and looked away.

I spoke to MP in a low voice so I wouldn't disturb anyone around me.

"Is this for real?"

"Yes~. At last, I can make you stronger, Master~."

Those words made my heart flutter with excitement.

"Then let's take a look right away~!!"

"Yeah!"

I tapped 【Mana Management】 in my status.

In an instant, my vision was filled with information――.

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【Skills Available for Purchase】

【Body Enhancement (Lv. 1)】, 【Vitality Enhancement (Lv. 1)】, 【Presence Detection (Lv. 1)】, 【Trap Detection (Lv. 1)】, 【Mana Detection (Lv. 1)】, 【Presence Concealment (Lv. 1)】, 【Mana Concealment (Lv. 1)】, 【Status Concealment (Lv. 1)】, 【Hand-to-Hand Combat (Lv. 1)】, 【Dagger Arts (Lv. 1)】, 【Swordsmanship (Lv. 1)】, 【Greatswordsmanship (Lv. 1)】, 【Dual Swordsmanship (Lv. 1)】, 【Sword Arts (Lv. 1)】, 【Axe Arts (Lv. 1)】, 【Spear Arts (Lv. 1)】, 【Staff Arts (Lv. 1)】, 【Hammer Arts (Lv. 1)】, 【Throwing (Lv. 1)】, 【Archery (Lv. 1)】, 【Shield Arts (Lv. 1)】, 【Fire Magic (Lv. 1)】, 【Water Magic (Lv. 1)】, 【Wind Magic (Lv. 1)】, 【Earth Magic (Lv.――――――――

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"Whoa!"

There were an astonishing number of Skill names.

Every kind of Skill imaginable was listed.

Unable to take in the flood of information, I thought, "Stop!" and the list halted partway through.

"W-what is this?!"

"In theory, you can purchase any Skill a human can acquire~. That said, some are difficult to obtain in practice because they cost too much mana~."

"Even with all these options, I can't choose."

"Why not try selecting one~?"

"Sure."

Skills were normally things bestowed upon you by the heavens.

You weren't guaranteed to receive the Skill you wanted.

And yet――I could choose to my heart's content.

Once again, I was struck by how incredible the 【Infinite Magic Repository】 was.

With my heart pounding, I selected the first Skill on the list.

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【Body Enhancement (Lv. 1)】: 5,000 MP

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Five thousand...

Was that a lot, or a little?

I couldn't quite tell, but my maximum MP was close to 5,000.

My mana recovered by 20 percent per hour, so I could buy it if I waited five hours.

Right now, I was using my mana as soon as it recovered to increase my maximum MP, so I was almost completely drained.

I'd have to wait until night to make a purchase.

"There's no need to rush~. Buying Skills requires a lot of mana~. So let's stop increasing your maximum MP for now and focus on recovering your mana~."

"Right, I'll do that."

With my current mana capacity, I could use around 34,000 MP a day, counting natural recovery and repayments from those guys.

If the other Skills cost about the same, I could learn several each day.

Considering ordinary adventurers only had four or five Skills, you could see just how extraordinary that was.

By evening, we'd reach Merba, our destination.

By then, my mana would have recovered too.

I couldn't wait for night to come――.