Chapter 19: Teaching

Go-..., no, Rango is weak and useless, but there is one thing that differentiates him from others. That he is loyal and smart.

A hundred intelligent scheming servants won’t be worth a single grain, but one loyal servant is equal to a pot of gold.

But that doesn’t mean I will leave Rango to rot, I must train him even further so that he carries out my orders successfully.

Yes, this is not related to my emotions whatsoever.

Alissa looked at the mess that was once Rango, then looking at the blond demon who was cleaning his hands from all the blood.

Is this a man worth your devotion? Alissa never relied on someone after the incident, but could she?

“What are you doing? It’s your turn.”

“Huh”

“Now, I will teach you some dark mana, and after that, we will train your ability.”

“You will?”

“Are you doubting me?”

“No mister”

"Good, then let me ask you, what is dark mana?”

"a cursed mana.”

“Good answer, but not entirely. Dark mana is nothing more than a different kind of mana.”

“Why?”

“You see, mana can help you to summon things with a process, but with dark mana, it will lead you to the solution.”

"..."

It-it’s true. Why didn't I think of that?

“Then does that mean dark mana is better?”

Beelzebub looked at her with contempt, which kind of pissed her off.

“No. If that were the case, then this world would run on dark mana. You see, a spell cast with dark mana will give you a satisfactory result, but only one. A spell cast with mana, on the other hand, will give you a normal result but with other extra perks.”

“For example, a person can use a fireball to burn someone, but with dark mana, you can burn without a fire. But a fireball isn’t just about burning. It can also destroy things or knock someone away too.”

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“WOH”

“Yes, so dark mages tend to do rituals rather than fighting.”

The little girl, in awe, looking at Beelzebub

“Interesting, isn’t it?”

“Yes, but what about the knife spells?”

“Those knives are just a solid of energy, kind of the first step to using a mana blade. Any kind of energy can do that, but there is no point anyway.”

“oh…”

“But your use of those knives is good. Instead of adding the speed, you add a curse in it. Very smart”

“Heh he-“

Wait, calm down, Alissa. You are currently under this monster claw. Don’t let a compliment get a hold of you.

“Not only that, but your plan is good too. By acting weak, you caught me off guard and managed for Black to land his attack on Rango and me. If not for the fact that I am very skilled, you would be able to escape.”

“Heh heh, stooop it.”

Ah, kids, compliment them, and they would be on a roof... Hold up, HOW DO I KNOW THIS?

I grab my chin in vexation, fragments of memory flood my head. What are these? Are these the memories that I erased long ago?

I grab my head to erase it once again, but this time there is no blood.

“That’s weird”

“Are you okay, mister?”

“It’s fine, now let's talk about one of your greatest flaws.”

“Huh?”

“You are too slow.”

“wha-“

I emerge right behind, causing her to spook out, remembering something that happened not too long ago.

“See, you always rely on Black for defense, but what happens when the enemy is as fast as Black? Would he have time to react?”

“B-Bu..”

“Black can at best slow or pressure the enemy, so don’t just play the support role. You must also fight too.”

"..."

“So let’s practice. I’m going to show you some of the spells and mana arts that will benefit you with your high mana control right now. You should learn them with ease.”

“YES MISTER”

She said it with eagerness, and that is good. I nodded my head before searching around.

“But you need a dummy to test the spell.”

Looking at Rango, who is still unconscious, I then look at the dog.

“NO NOT BLACK”

“Tch. I guess we will learn some mana arts then.”

“Mana arts?”

“Yeah, don’t worry. We will start with the easy and basic. So try to comprehend all of it.”

“YES MISTER

“Well, let’s...”

Easy

Mana boost: Boost your body

Mana clean: Clean

Mana search: Search a wide arena to find another being with mana.

Typical

Mana track: Put a track on people and find them from far away.

Mana boost (Advanced): Only boosting a part of your body

Mana vision: looking at things from faraway

Mana float: Slower your fall

Mana trick: Trick the opponent into thinking that you are releasing a large amount of mana.

Mana knife: Conjured a knife made out of mana

Mana shield: Conjured a shield made out of condensed mana

Mana release: Release a large amount of mana like an explosion.

Mana Blast: A blast of condensed mana

******

"Well, that’s it for today.”

“y-ye-s mi-mister”

“…”

She's already asleep, grabbing her with Rango. I place them on the mattress that Alissa used to sleep on. Looking at them for a moment, I walked out of the warehouse with a popcorn bag, munching on this small popcorn. Feeling irritated

“What is wrong with me? I must find out what happened to my soul.”

Observing the night sky relaxed my throbbing mind for a little. But then I noticed something.

A gaze, I look to mine right and find someone sneakily looking at me with a weird brick facing in my direction.

“Heheheh, with this, the master would be pleased.”

“Master?”

“Huh?”

Looking at the blond me standing right in front of him, the stranger đin't panic.

He just smirks.

“So what? You are trash anyway.”

“…”

“Even if I’m an F-rank, I should be ab-“

Grabbing his forehead, I cast tortured and silent

“UUUUUUU”

After 2 minutes, the fucker dies from shock. Throwing the corpse to the side, I grab at the brick out of curiosity only to realize that it is made out of metal.

“I should ask Rango later.”