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2.2% Why Should I Stop Being a Villain / Chapter 10: Awakening-2

Chapter 10: Awakening-2

Asher and Arthur arrived in front of the door, which had "Greville" labelled in gold on it. It was clear that this whole floor was a luxury above others, just looking at the Mana Concentration outside the room, which was comparable to the Mana Room in their estate.

"So this is your son, Arthur. Quite a dashing fellow to look at," an old man walked in front of them and said while his eyes were on Asher.

"Asher, meet the old man of the Mage Association, Edward Amaris, one of the SS-rank hunters in this world," Arthur said while introducing the old man.

Edward Amaris was actually one of the Mage Association Elders who was acquainted with the Greville Family and helped Arthur arrange the Mana Room for Asher.

Asher gave a look towards Edward and he could feel a strong mana force emanating from his sheer presence. Seeing how only the pressure of an SS-rank hunter was capable of killing him made him remember that he was no longer one of the strongest men in the world, but he knew he could make it to that pedestal much earlier in this life.

"Hello, I am Asher Von Raven Greville," Asher said while still wondering why this old man was here.

"Oh, are you wondering why I am here? Ask your father about this," Edward said while smiling towards Asher.

"Yeah, I forgot to tell you. Old man Edward will help you accommodate the Mana Gem during your awakening," Arthur said while signalling Stephen to hand over the suitcase to him.

"Let's go inside the room first because the thing inside it is quite a shocker for this old man, too," Edward said while smiling towards Arthur.

Arthur and Asher followed Edward into the room. It was a white-marble room with runic language all over the borders of the room. Even not knowing what the runes did, Asher could guess they were Mana Gathering runes and were probably some of the best ones because the Mage Association monopolized almost 90% of Rune Masters.

Asher could have guessed that his awakening this time was pretty different from his previous one, maybe due to his parents being happy that he tried to awaken early or some other reason because his previous one did not require another person to help him, especially an SS-rank hunter who specialized in magic.

But when Arthur opened the box, oh boy, he was shocked. What Arthur had just pulled out was an S-rank Mana Gem, which was not even sold anywhere in the world and was only used during item exchange of equivalent worth. A Mana Gem was a highly rare mana stone, which dropped when you killed monsters which were formed in dungeons and only above ranked C beasts formed a Mana Gem.

People used Mana Gems for their awakening because it was a pure form of mana with less impurities than a Mana Stone, and there would be no injuries while forming your mana core during your awakening. In his previous life, he used a rare A-rank Mana Gem, which was so costly it alone could buy a couple of lands in Soran.

But despite being only one rank above, an S-rank Mana Gem was incredibly rarer than an A-rank Mana Gem because there were fewer S-rank beasts compared to A-rank, and even a marginal amount of those S-rank beasts dropped a Mana Gem. So the supply was so low that even S-rank hunters had difficulty getting an S-rank Mana Gem.

Asher, though grateful, could see that his father had just used his own Mana Gem, and this was pretty much the case because when you form your Mana Heart, you can increase your level in two ways.

First, gradually absorbing Mana from your surroundings and consolidating it in your Mana Core increasing its power.

Second, you use Mana Gems to move that mana inside your body and gently nourish your Mana Core with it. But absorbing mana through a Mana Gem is not advised because it will not allow your Mana Capacity to naturally grow; it will be filled before it could have grown bigger. Mana Gems should only be used as assistance when you reach the peak of your rank and encounter a bottleneck to cross the threshold and rank up.

Arthur was already at the peak of S-rank, and this Mana Gem, along with a few more, would have helped him become SS-rank like in his previous life. But he was losing one of his S-rank Mana Gems for Asher.

"Dad, I can use an A-rank gem just fine. You don't need to waste this," Asher said, meaning what he said. It didn't matter to him what gem was used in his awakening because his special bloodline would balance it out.

"Don't even try to convince me. Your mother would probably beat me to death if I cheap out here," Arthur said, giving him a look that said it can't be helped.

"Sigh Okay, if that's what you want, let's start," Asher said to Edward, who was just smiling, looking at the soft father and cold son duo.


Chapter 11: Awakening-3

Asher took off his shirt and sat in the meditation position. Arthur took out the S-Rank Mana Gem, which was a blood red, with a radiant shaped fist-sized gemstone. He placed the stone in Asher's hands and signaled Edward to start.

A normal awakening was not difficult. The person usually absorbed ample amounts of mana from the gem or the room they were in. The Mana Gem usually helped complete the formation of a Mana Core in the heart. Civilians were generally awakened at the age of 12, as declared by the World Association for common people to follow. For common people, the awakening process involved forming their Mana Core in the initial stages and gradually growing it over time. Depending on their talent, a person's Mana Core could be formed between the ages of 13 and 19.

The World Association would then pick talented individuals under 15 to join them and send them to the World Academy. They would evaluate their results upon graduation and scout them accordingly.

Rich people, like Asher's family, did not have to wait for their children to form their Mana Core. They could afford a Mana Gem solely for a person to use and awaken their children immediately. This was also a way for people in power to control newly awakened hunters.

"Little boy, focus on my mana movement inside your body and guide the mana from the gem accordingly. Be careful not to lose focus during this, as it may damage you severely," Edward said while placing his hands on Asher's back.

Arthur was not worried about anything happening to Asher because he believed in his son's talent and Edward would stop the awakening if something went wrong.

Asher, who already knew how to form a Mana Heart, let Edward guide the mana through his upper chest area and stir it in the direction of his heart, just like normal blood circulation. Asher guided the S-Rank Mana Gem's energy, following Edward's guidance.

Even Edward was surprised by how quickly Asher got used to his mana circulation. He was now sure another genius had been born into the Greville family after the birth of "that" monster.

A milky white energy started gathering near the center of Asher's heart and soon a grain-sized crystal formed. Asher kept giving more mana and circulating the rest of the mana through his body. The awakening process had two parts. First, you needed to form a Mana Core in your heart, which was called Mana Heart Formation. Second, you needed to guide the rest of the mana through your veins and remove impurities from your body. As mana was the fuel and the body was the vessel that contained it, it was very important to make your foundation as strong as possible during the awakening.

Asher wanted to improve his foundation even more than the last time. Edward saw that he had formed the initial Mana Core in his heart and was cleansing the impurities, so he stepped back and let Asher continue. Black, goo-like substances began to come out of every pore in Asher's body. Due to the special room, the impurities disappeared as soon as they touched the floor. The process of laying the foundation was more painful the longer it took. A normal person would only endure it for 5 minutes before ending the ceremony. A genius might endure it for nearly an hour.

After some time, Arthur started to worry about Asher as it had been nearly 4 hours and he was still sitting there. Blood was coming out of his pores to replace his newly formed blood from the formation of the Mana Heart. His veins were bursting and repairing at the same time. All the fat on his body was now gone.

"What kind of monster is he to endure this much pain without even showing a hint of change in his expression after lasting this long?" Edward thought to himself. The last record for the longest foundation process was held by none other than Asher's grandfather, who was one of the 11 SSS Rank hunters in the world and endured for 4 hours and 30 minutes. They were anxious, but hoping that Asher would somehow break his grandfather's record.

During all of this, Asher was experiencing mind-numbing pain, which was familiar to him. In his previous life, the methods he chose to become strong always involved some kind of self-harming ability that caused him so much pain that he was always barely maintaining his sanity. Asher's ability to stay calm and indifferent, coupled with his high intelligence, allowed him to keep himself sane.


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I want to ask the readers if they want the a whole chapter about the world where the mc is like a introduction or should i gradually reveal the world in Volume 1 of the novel ?

Pls tell me what you would like to see

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