Bab 130: The Ones Called Familiars

'Almost done… just a little bit more…'

My eyes were crinkled as I felt the tiny dots become one with a much larger swirling orb located in my heart.

The other three resonated well with the still forming core, and all that was needed was a little more push.

Fortunately, with the spike in the Mana I absorbed and the energizing feeling of the excited particles within me, the final piece was unified with my fourth core, making it fully established!

"Haa… haaa…" I huffed.

Sweat covered my face and I felt drenched. Fortunately, everyone maintained some level of distance from one another so no one could notice the pungent odor I emitted thanks to exercising myself within such a limited time.

The fragrance of the flowers around also helped, and the lake gave off a lovely scent that overpowered any foul odor that was lingering in the atmosphere. I was saved thanks to those factors.