One month had passed since the conversation Taufik had with Ms. Jennah that day.
During that time, Taufik continued his training in the forest after school was over, and Ms. Jennah occasionally came to watch his training, hoping to be inspired by his training.
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When someone starts their journey to become a magician, they start at the beginner realm; in this realm, someone can only feel the MANA when it enters their core. When they reach the New Realm or Disciple Realm Magicians, they begin to feel the MANA in the air, only feel but don't see.
You could say these two realms it's like a 'Training Period' because The true start for every magician is in the Intermediate Realm, In this realm, someone seems to have graduated from the training period and become a full-time employee or so.
This realm marks the true beginning for every magician because, in this realm, one can finally see the MANA flowing in the air. This was Ms. Jennah's realm.
So, she thought that by observing Taufik's training, maybe she could see how Taufik managed his MANA and learn something from that.
However, during those sessions where she observed Taufik, she never saw Taufik absorb the MANA in the air even once. Instead, she saw something incredible and entirely out of the box that Taufik did.
What she saw was when Taufik used his magic; he gathered the MANA in the air to create elements like fire, water, soil, and wind.
In contrast, with her or other Magicians, where when they want to launch some Magic they use the MANA they had collected in their cores.
Ms. Jennah thought what Taufik had done was something entirely new and innovative because, in this way, Magician could save MANA usage and also reduce the risk of being 'Demonized' by Corrupted MANA.
Ms. Jennah has tried to replicate this method but always ended in failure, so she decided to give up for now and wait for Taufik to be kind enough to reveal his method.
# A/N - "Someone may ask, 'Then what is the use of the MANA in his core?' The answer is: the MANA in his core plays a crucial role in his Imagination Magic. Why? Taufik MANA works like a magnet that allows him to collect the MANA from the surroundings. His core's MANA acts as the blueprint, while the MANA in the air makes it a reality. This essentially lets him access an infinite amount of MANA... pretty OP, right? However, he hasn't realized it yet because he's not particularly smart but not stupid either. Maybe he'll figure it out in the future... or maybe not. Who knows?"
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During this time, Taufik also received many rewards from the system.
Most were mediocre, but a few were very useful, such as stocks from some existing companies and money, yes, money.
With the wealth he got from stocks and the system, Taufik was possibly the richest young man in the whole world. Of course, his mother didn't know about this.
It wasn't that he didn't want to tell her, but he didn't know how to explain to his mom where the money came from.
Other than that, Taufik also received skills and equipment that he found quite useful, such as the 'Sky Eyes' skill that allowed him to see from great heights.
There was also 'Enhanced Cloth Armor' typically used by assassins, which he thought was quite badass. However, his favorite one was the 'Black Katana' which had enhanced sharpness and durability.
With this katana in his hands, Taufik began to learn sword skills inspired by a light novel he enjoyed.
But the most significant reward he got was probably the one he got when the day that commemorates that he has been with the system for exactly one month.
-Flashback-
As usual, Taufik woke up in the morning to have breakfast with his mother. But, of course, before that, he called the system first.
'... System! Log in!'
[Yes]
[DING... Congratulations! Master has been using the daily login system for months]
[For this special day, the system will undergo an update for 12 hours. Please wait patiently]
"... Huh? An update?... That's good. I'll wait then"
[Yes]
The system replied, and after that, an interface that showed a loading bar appeared in front of him, starting at 1%.
Deciding to wait, Taufik left his room and went to the kitchen, where he found his mother had already finished preparing breakfast.
Seeing this, Taufik comes to his seat and then asks his Mother.
"Morning, Mom. What do we have for breakfast today?"
"... Hmm? Oh~ it's just Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) with a sunny-side-up egg"
His mother answered while placing the dish on the table; then she also sat in her seat.
"... let's stop talking and eat"
"Yes, ma'am~"
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After breakfast, Taufik went to school. As usual, he chatted with friends, attended lessons, and went home directly afterward.
He didn't train that day, so he messaged Ms. Jennah to inform her.
{Jenn, I'm not training today, so don't miss me, okay? (^_^)}
He sent the message. Ms. Jennah had been accompanying Taufik during his training almost daily, so they had grown close as 'friends' Outside the school, so Taufik began to call her 'Jenn' instead of 'Ms. Jennah'.
After a while, a reply came:
{Who would miss you, you narcissistic! (-_-) Remember, I'm your teacher, not your girlfriend!}
{... Then do you want to?}
{To be your girlfriend? No, never. Just give up!}
{Really? Okay then (^_^)}
{...Wait, you're giving up just like that..?}
Taufik smiled at the reply that Jenn just sent.
But before he could write a response, another message from Jenn came.
{Usually, a man would say, "I won't give up until I get you!" Wouldn't they?}
"Ahaha~ What are this women want? To be pursued or what?"
Taufik laughed, then wrote a reply, and then clicked (Send)
{... They're not men, but fools. A wise man once said, 'If looking at the sun is too hard, remember there will always be a moon at night for you to see' So yeah~ I give up JUST... LIKE... THAT (^_^)}
"Now... What will your answer be?"
*ping*
"Oh~ Here it is, let's see"
{Are you really giving up? Maybe I'll change my mind someday. Who knows?}
Reading that, Taufik giggled then wrote a reply and immediately sent it to Jenn.
{What do you want, woman?}
{I mean, do you seriously want me to be your girlfriend? With our age gap? Are you serious?}
Seeing Jenn's reply, Taufik took a little time before writing something to send to Jenn.
{Who knows? Hehe~}
*Ping*
"Oh~ That quick, let's see"
{I really, really~ hate this side of yours!}
"Pfft~ Ahaha~... Huft~ I think it's enough, now... Let's do the trick, hehe~"
Taufik said, then writing a final reply:
{But I love...}
He hit send and closed his phone, knowing Jenn wouldn't reply.
This was his method for pursuing Jenn. He called it the "push-pull" method; with this method, Taufik would push the conversation to the borderline, then pull back before crossing it, and then repeat the cycle. This method will create a "suspension bridge effect" To the target, and the rest is just waiting patiently for the right moment to launch a real attack; Taufik believed the success rate of this method is 60% and could increase if it's done correctly and perfectly (source: the author himself).
After closing his phone, Taufik directly went to his home.
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Once he was in his room, Taufik checked the clock, and it showed (3:34 PM).
Taufik had two and a half hours remaining before the system update was complete; finding nothing interesting to do, Taufik decided to practice his sword skill by swinging his wooden sword until the time the system update was done.
- Two and half hours later.
It was truly amazing to see Taufik swinging his wooden sword for more than two hours without breaking a sweat at all.
He also didn't feel too tired because of his vampire traits; this was nothing but a blessing for Taufik.
But before Taufik could swing his Katana further, Taufik then heard a notification that he had been waiting for, Taufik then stopped swinging his Katana and immediately checked the system.
[DING]
[System update is completed]
"... Finally, it's done... So, system, what's new?"
Taufik asked while putting away the wooden sword.
[DING]
[New feature unlocked: QUEST]
[Now, Master can receive quests]
[Quests are ranked from F < E < D < C < B < A < S < SS < SSS < EX]
[Quests will be triggered by Master's specific actions]
[Rewards will correspond to the quest level]
"..."
[Does Master have any questions regarding this new feature?]
"Yes, no, wait! ... A quest?... Like the one in the game? That you received from an NPC? Something like that?"
[Yes Master]
"... Wow~ that Sounds so f*cking fun"
-End of Flashback-
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