Chapter 223 – Raising Talent 2 (1/2)
It was time for his talented personnel to come out of the training center.
Although a month had passed in this world, 40 years had passed for those in the training center.
“Dad, I studied hard!”
“… I also didn’t get bad grades.”
Lia and Carnelian ran to Woohyuk with their certificate of completion.
They now looked like middle school students.
“Alright, eat this.”
“What is this?”
“It looks like medicine that we eat when we’re sick…”
Lia and Carnelian were confused and accepted a cure for the current epidemic that ravaged the dragons.
After explaining the efficacy of the drug to the two, Woohyuk talked to Leifina.
“Did your sword skills improve?”
“Yes, I practiced every day after reading the textbook.”
Fortunately, as a result of seeing her exemplify her skills, it seemed like she didn’t spend all her time on researching how to cook instead of swordsmanship.
“Next time, reach the level of Sword Master.”
“… Huh?”
Leifina looked lost.
Woohyuk stroked her pink hair as if to say her expression was cute.
“Because you’re still lacking in skills, I will invite a suitable teacher for you. Won’t that be good?”
“Well. It’s not bad, but…”
Leifina blushed shyly.
It was because she felt that Woohyuk’s gaze was slightly different from usual.
“To have you stay by my side, I need for you to become stronger. Don’t forget that fact.”
“… I won’t disappoint you.”
Leifina faced Woohyuk with a determined expression.
She was in a state of regret for not being able to assist the lord.
She tried not to miss the opportunity that Woohyuk gave this time.
‘I like the look in your eyes.’
Was it because he saw the memories of his previous life?
He was starting to become more and more attached to Leifina.
Of course, even before that, she was always a special person to him, but the relationship had never progressed because of his guilt toward Lucretia.
Except for the night before he left.
‘I may have been too negligent to Pina.’
The reality that she tried her best for him deserved his respect.
Although her cooking ability was still a massive failure, it couldn’t be seen as a major flaw against her.
This was because everyone had a weakness.
Thus, even if he didn’t know about his past, he would love Leifina for who she was and for what she did for him.
“I’ll be looking forward to your progress.”
He couldn’t tell her everything yet.
After passing Leifina, Woohyuk looked at Maester Liberto next.
“Tell me about the educational achievements.”
Song Anna had a hidden class called the Child of Seven Stars.
The first ability was to give a corporeal physical being to a spirit.
The second ability was to directly possess natural objects, such as animals and plants.
The third ability was to give a corporeal physical body to animals and plants.
The fourth ability was to create a new spirit.
And the fifth ability, discovered this time around, was to transform oneself and other objects into animals and plants.
“Up to now, it seems almost all her abilities are related to nature,” Woohyuk commented.
“She has tremendous potential. In particular, I focused on developing her communication skills with the spirits because she seems to possess special powers in that direction.”
The water spirit Undine, contracted by Song Anna, was also at the level of an intermediate mage.
Woohyuk nodded and asked about the status of the other talents.
“What about Yoo Kayoung and Silvia?”
“Yoo Kayoung has very good sensitivity to magic and has become an advanced mage. She can cast AOE magic by herself. She’s also learned teleportation and defensive barrier magic. Silvia is also able to use her skills as a Soul Linker.”
Silvia was now able to share skills or improve a party’s overall combat power by tying the souls of allies together.
Furthermore, the basic link range was greatly increased, so, after binding hundreds of monsters, it was possible to inflict tremendous amounts of damage simultaneously with a single group attack.
After listening to Maester Liberto’s words, Woohyuk looked satisfied.
“Everyone has grown quite a bit.”
“Everyone continued to practice for 40 years. Results will appear if anyone practices for that long.”
Certainly, the talents who entered the training hall were now at a usable level.
However, their development was still lacking.
It took a lot of practical practice to survive reality, not to mention overturning the world through cataclysmic actions and defending against high-ranking Demon Kings who were awakening from their sleep.
As he was pondering whether to send them to the Tower of Arkain,
“Hero King, aren’t you going to ask about me?”
Irene’s silver hair waved in the wind as she came up to Woohyuk.
Her tone of speech had become more formal and wore an academy suit, so she looked more modest than before.
Woohyuk asked her a question because she was also important,
“Were you able to achieve some results?”
“Yeah. By fighting Leifina every day, I improved my combat power. I also learned teleportation magic.”
Irene was a chimera who defeated the enemy by wielding Death Side.
However, being a chimera, Irene had the advantage of being able to absorb and replicate the abilities of others by eating the hearts.
Woohyuk took out Grandia and tested Irene’s developed skills.
Ka-Rang!
Ka-Rang!
Irene had a fairly leisurely exchange with Woohyuk.
Indeed, her chimera-like physical ability allowed her to keep up with him.
Compared to others, her growth rate was much faster, and her battle sense was good.
“Excellent.”
“Is this enough to accompany the Hero King?”
“It’s definitely possible. However, you’ll have to acquire more skills in the future.”