“This sword is now in my hands. It changed many things that I originally wanted to do. After forcing the Mana Sense skill to a high level and gaining the Mana Sense talent, I can utilize all the knowledge I have about magic.”

This was the initial plan in his head. Especially with the parallel Mana Processing, his advantage would be even greater. Ivo could even be sure that facing a genius like Veronica Ashburn was possible as long as he could reach the first awakening stage.

But this sword in front of him changed everything.

This was the sword used by Regressor Raven Astrea during his life. As a player who had been part of the Organization that Raven had formed several times, he knew how impressive the sword in front of him was.

Raven had even ignored the other swords he had found as if they were all worthless. He had been quite curious about this in the past and had tried to find out about this sword several times.

Even so, there was no specific information other than the previous user of this sword. Mr. Rumanoff who had been the source of information was now dead.

“If most of the developments are according to what I remember, Rumanoff gave up on using this sword because of his Zombie body. Raven compensated for this sword and gave him more than 10 legendary swords that he found. Not only that, he also brought an expert from a nation outside the human continent to forge a special ring.”

This is how much this sword is worth. Since he has already received it, it would be a waste if he doesn’t use it.

“If I change the direction of my development to become a Magic Swordsman…” Ivo considered for a moment.

This idea is not bad. But there is a crucial problem in developing like this.

Magic Swordsman, those who deal with magic and swordsmanship may seem great and cool. But in the process, both are very inefficient. This problem is even worse when someone Forms a specialty.

“The process when Mana has changed according to the style and ability that a person has. Between becoming a Magician and becoming a Martial artist. The specialty will separate these two things.”

Ivo who has the ability of parallel mana processing somehow has a way to do it.

“I just need to advance as a Swordsman and use magic through Parallel Mana Processing. Although my mana stat will be stunted and even stagnant, it can somehow work.”

No… this won’t work.

“Unless I have that talent, mastering both Magic and Swordsmanship is impossible. Although it’s just a rough theory, humans can’t have that talent. Parallel Mana Processing was originally just a theory that came up after seeing the phenomenon of Beings who could freely control Mana and energy in the world.”

Humans originally couldn’t have such a talent. Parallel Mana Processing shouldn’t even exist in this world.

“But it would be a waste if I threw this sword away. Moreover, this sword is a good research material. There must be a good reason why Raven didn’t let go of this sword.”

Unbeknownst to him, the corners of his mouth lifted. Ivo took out a mana crystal and used magic casually.

Mind magic, Never sleep.

In an instant, the intense drowsiness disappeared without a trace. Although this magic was a bit burdensome on the physical body, it could prevent one from sleeping.

Throughout the night, Ivo trained his Mana sense non-stop while feeling every inch of his body where his blood flowed.

Every second… even though it was quite painful, Ivo always used healing magic and continued to repeat this endless cycle.

There was only a little time left until the entrance exam to White Snow Academy. With these trash stats, Ivo could not last long and he had a very high chance of dying.

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work hard. Work harder than others.

Even if it hurt his body and mind, he could not fall behind.

In this world, many people were more amazing than him. If he wanted to survive, the only way was to work harder than others.

When Ivo opened his eyes, the sun was already shining into his room and morning had come. The warm feeling of sunlight and the fragrance of Rosewood entered his nose. Today was a bright day.

5 days until the registration for White Snow Academy closed.

Ivo woke up and felt a terrible feeling of tiredness in his head but he quickly cured it with magic. One good thing was that he didn't feel sleepy at all.

"This is going to be a long day." Ivo sighed. he started to take a shower and clean himself.

Downstairs, he met up with the innkeeper girl who was now wearing casual clothes with her hair tied to the side. Her eyes seemed to shine when she saw Ivo who was the only customer in this place.

“Ah Ivo, would you like something to eat this morning?” The girl asked with a beautiful smile on her face.

“Of course. Maybe something light but with a strong flavor?”

“Hmm… then how about some black soybean soup?”

“Ah, if that’s your suggestion, then I’ll have it.”

The girl immediately went to the back and started cooking for Ivo. The two had already gotten acquainted last night when Ivo was training his mana senses in the middle of the night. Perhaps out of curiosity, the girl decided to visit Ivo and ask him a few things about this inn’s business.

Because of that, Ivo was able to know the name of this girl.

Masha Rumanoff.

He was quite surprised when he heard it. Even though Ivo had been to this place quite often, he had never known the girl’s name until now. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but he didn’t have the urgency to know about it.

I used to just think that he had a great background, but I didn’t expect that he was a descendant of the Rumanoff family.

Just like the owner of the sword he had, that person also had the Rumanoff family name. Not only that, some famous people in the past also had the same name.

Ivo used to try to find out about the Rumanoff family’s whereabouts but didn’t find any important clues. The only thing he knew was that some family descendants would occasionally come out and appear in the world.

Ivo shrugged his shoulders and didn’t care much about it. “The Rumanoff family has always been mysterious and never gets involved with outsiders. They tend to be neutral and don’t get involved much in the flow of this world. Even if the talent they produce is extraordinary.”

Besides, why should I care? Ivo didn’t really care about this matter. The only reason he stayed here was because the food was so amazing.

“Here you go.” Masha served a clear soup with a layer of black soybeans at the bottom.

As Ivo ate it, he could feel the soup flowing down his throat. There was a slight sweetness with the aroma of ginger.

Masha sat opposite Ivo while watching him enjoy the food she made. Seeing Ivo eating this food with a smile on his face, she was quite happy.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. Just taking a rest. Did I disturb you?”

“No. I thought you needed something.” Ivo took the last bite and slowly stood up.

“How much is this food?”

Masha thought for a while and answered casually. “2 gold coins.”

If others heard it, they would shout angrily. One gold coin could cover a person’s food expenses for half a month. If they were frugal, one gold coin was equivalent to 1 month of food.

“Alright.” Ivo took out 2 gold coins from his pocket without hesitation and left.

Masha just looked at the back of the only person in this inn while receiving the gold coins on the table. She hummed while cleaning the cutlery without any burden in her heart.

***

“He should have almost succeeded in breaking through the barrier of the last inheritance in this place, right?” Ivo muttered as he looked at the carriage of the train he was going to ride.

He rode the mana train while enjoying the view of the beautiful city of this city.

In the distance, he could see 5 towers standing tall under the clear sky. It was the symbol of Ernest's city, White Snow Academy. An academy that was even more amazing than the other academies in this kingdom. Although they were said to be the best, White Snow Academy was not the best place to study in this world.

There were many of them but White Snow Academy managed to enter the ranks with their very short history. In just fifty years, they managed to break the sky and stand very tall.

Thousands of young people who were not yet 18 years old competed to enter this academy every year. But they only accepted 100 students.

There was no compromise in the system they created. If you want to enter that place, prove your qualifications and prove to the teachers there that you are a student worthy of being taught by them.

Soon, the mana train stopped at the eastern part of White Snow Academy. In this place, he could see many people in blue uniforms with white robes. The symbol of snow crystal was engraved in gold on their robes.

One of the things that caught Ivo’s attention was a staff made of white wood and a white sword made of the same material. On their uniforms, some had the number 3 written on them and most had the number 2 written on them.

“White Snow Academy students, second and third years. Their strength is most likely only at the first awakening stage. Even so, they cannot be underestimated.”

There was only one reason why these people gathered in this place.

Their goal was the same as what he was trying to take from this place.

The legacy of the Demon Alchemist. The madman who sacrificed his entire family and relatives to create a magic tool that could read a person’s emotions.

Ivo was not interested in the things that the madman had found. The only reason he came to this place was for one thing.

Rachel Wishborn. The partner of Raven the regressor.

There was only one sentence to describe the woman.

“That woman is really rich.”