In the world of the novel the power system was cliche to say the least, an individuals power was based on the amount of mana that they could store in their mana core which was located near their heart and if their mana capacity reached a certain threshold the core would evolve to a higher rank granting greater power to its wielder .
That being so even after closing and opening the status screen multiple time the same stats were displayed.
'' How great while the protagonist and his band of merry men all enter the academy while being at D+ with the average student being a D- here I am as an E allrounder''
'Damn it I can't even blame Nicholos on this one'
Yes, surprisingly Nicholos the infamous scoundrel took his training rather seriously or it was better to say that he had no other choice. Nicholos was born with no apparent talent when it came to battle even with his affinity to darkness being so strong however that didn't stop his father from trying to force him to grow stronger.
'The problem was that bastard tried anything but simply providing his son with a normal elixir' I thought while grimacing at the fragments of memories that surfaced.
'As a kid he would have him beaten, starved and even left alone in a lightless dungeon trying to increase his affinity but never once did he actually try to spare a single treasure from the family vault'
Because of that Nicholoses body was riddled with scars because of the torrent of relentless abuse he experienced as a child, and it affected him later on starting with his drinking problems though it may not excuse his later actions it at least gives a reason.
' Honestly this is bringing back some bad memories ' I thought with a chuckle.
Shaking my head to drive away the heavy thoughts I focused on the problem at hand, right now my mana capacity was embarrassingly low which directly affects my overall strength.
'If I actually plan to survive till the end of the story with all the incidents that will occur, my rank has to at least reach D- by the start of the first semester and giving it some thought I just so happen to have access to all the treasures in the vault'
'However, for now lets call it a day with all that I have gone through today I think a deserve a rest'
....
Having woken up feeling refreshed I had breakfast and immediately went to the vault, moving through the halls I took note of how the maids where all frozen stiff out of fear however Nicholos wouldn't have shown any care so at the moment neither could I not until I have started changing my image.
Having finally arrived at the vault I froze having found albert standing right in front of it, the way he had appeared from seemingly nowhere sent goosebumps down my spine making me almost lose my cool.
Looking me straight in the eye he finally spoke
''Do you need any assistance master''
Taking a deep breath and trying to maintain my facade, I straightened my back and moved past him acting as if he wasn't there and stopping slightly before the door.
'' I am just here to take what's rightfully mine that's all'' saying so I sent my mana through the locks opening the door and shutting it behind me.
Looking around all I could see was countless sets of armour and weapons with loads of magical artifacts including ancient scrolls and textbooks, however that wasn't what I was looking for at the moment walking around for a bit I found them the heaps of magical pills and elixirs that the former head had kept long hidden.
Magical elixir and pills are known to greatly help in increasing the mana capacity of children from 6 to 10 years old which is why noble families tend to have their children ingest them at a young age however for those who missed that golden timeline unless it is an ancient elixir or a high-grade pill the increase of total mana capacity is rather miniscule. Sadly, only the average kind is available in the arcane household and even then these would sell for tens of gold.
'Still a minimum effect is an effect nonetheless especially to a mana capacity as low as mine and like a wise man once said if it doesn't work at first then just spam it until it does'
With that thought I sat down and started circulating the mana in my body reaching out I took a handful of pills in my hand and chugged them down alongside the elixirs, and as the torrent of mana started entering my core and I started feeling some heat I realized something rather quickly that this cheat of mine is going to be quite painful.
'Damn it all'
.......
5 days had passed since then having continuously spammed my method I was able to increase my mana capacity from the measly 110 mp to 290 mp making a jump to E+ rank in terms of mana just shy of the D- which helped in multiple other aspects to.
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status
Name: Nicholos Arcane
Gender: Male
Titles: Head of The Arcane / scoundrel of the noble circles
Stamina: E
Strength: E+
Intelligence: B
Willpower: A
Mana: E+
Mana sensitivity: E-
Charm: C
Mana Reserves: 290/290
Elemental affinity darkness: Darkness
skills:
Darkness coating
The ability to coat yourselves in darkness to increase power, speed, durability and stamina
short term shadow teleportation
The ability to teleport 5m from where you are standing at any direction
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looking at my renewed status I could only feel pride in my reckless expenditure of the households treasures though it was something I could only use a single time.
'If only it could have continued a bit more I would have been able to break into the D rank but it seems even spamming has its limits'
Lamenting slightly at what could have been I grabbed my booze and started walking towards my office after all I have to make sure that all the paperwork is done and all matters are attended to after all tomorrow is an important day for the estate and for me as well as this will be the very first step to bring back the stability of the estate after the death of the former head and forming an alliance that would become my strength further on in the future.