Chapter 54
After we decided to form a party together, Rento-san explained his Gift to me.
It was called Infinite Magic Vault.
How it worked.
The hardships he’d faced up to that point.
To my surprise, it was an SSS-rank Unique Gift, just like my 【Ashura Path】.
I’d met people with Unique Gifts before, but this was my first time meeting someone with an SSS-rank Gift.
And, like me, his life had been turned upside down by his Gift.
I felt a strong kinship with Rento-san.
【Magic Lending】.
With Rento-san’s Skill, I could keep fighting with 【First Blade】 indefinitely, without running out of time.
I could hardly believe it.
But if it was true...
Of course, this wasn’t a deal where only I stood to gain.
I’d have to repay the magic I borrowed.
“If you don’t pay it back, things will get ugly, so make sure you do.”
Rento-san was smiling, but the frozen feeling lurking deep in his eyes made it clear he wasn’t joking.
Yeah. I’d definitely pay him back. I swore it to myself.
Then we got into the specifics.
Tomorrow’s loan would be around 600 to 700 MP.
The interest would be 10 percent, with no specific repayment deadline.
Apparently, he couldn’t force me to repay it until a year had passed, and I only had to pay it back by then.
We’d try it tomorrow, and even if it didn’t work out, I could easily repay that much magic within a year.
I could repay up to 24 MP in a day. Thirty days would be more than enough.
Thirty days out of the year.
Since I’d take one day off each week, I’d have plenty of time to repay it.
“—So, that’s the deal. What do you think? Would you be willing to accept?”
I thought I understood what Rento-san had explained.
I couldn’t see any particular problem with it.
And then there was Rento-san himself.
I’d had plenty of people offer me deals that sounded too good to be true, trying to trick me.
But I sensed something different in Rento-san, something that set him apart from people like that.
I could also feel the loneliness inside him.
My mind and my heart both told me to accept his offer.
But the final decision was made by――my curse, my Gift.
――Take him up on his offer.
――Break free of your limitations and swing your sword to your heart’s content.
――Dye your body crimson.
I accepted Rento-san’s offer.