God of Tricksters

*Huft!*

*Huft!*

Mark panted heavily, feeling glad he could see another day. Even with the equipment from the Star Group, it was still impossible to escape unscathed from that slam without any Magic Power.

Luckily, the monkey saved him at the last second as if he had been waiting for that moment.

Exhausted, he dropped on his butt and started regulating his breathing. "I'm tired… I don't have any Magic Power left."

Theo let out a sigh of relief since he managed to kill a Mythical Rank Monster with this group. He glanced to the side and thought, 'Mark's level should be around 650. I guess that's the reason why we were struggling.

'If his level was similar to Winston's, which was close to 700, we should be able to win more comfortably. However, this doesn't change the fact that I'm still too weak.

'Although I've gotten used to this fighting style, my movement is still limited since I can't show the full might of my clone, Illusion, Metamorphosis, and Ascension Step. Though, I don't think I could defeat the dragon if I was alone.

'I guess that's another reason for this struggle. I should have expected this coming sooner or later. It seems that my technique lacks power. I can use Thunderclap Fist and Invisible Vortex, but these two are not powerful enough.

'The only thing that could harm the dragon was that sword… It seems I need a technique that can crush my enemy with sheer power alone. In that case, it should be the time I change my Magic Augmentation and Magic Power Expansion Skills.

'Although they're rather convenient, the requirement to rank them up is much higher than the rest.'

Theo thought while looking at the two skills.

Skill: Magic Augmentation (B)

Upgrade Requirement: 10 A Rank Skills and 120 B Rank Skills

Skill: Magic Power Expansion (B)

Upgrade Requirement: 7 A Rank Skills and 200 B Rank Skills.

'The cost is easily two to three times the rest of my skill. I have been observing it this whole time, but the skill also has potential or talent like a human. The higher the potential, the easier it is to rank up. And these two skills are close to their limit. It's possible to reach S Rank, but it will cost me an arm and a leg.

'I should change them to something more powerful, one that can release a huge amount of Power. As for concentrating them or gathering them, my Perfect Control can do the trick.

'As for the rest of my skill, Illusion Destruction should be changed soon because of the Order. My Reality Order can simply disintegrate my enemy's abilities easily, so I don't need it anymore.

'In that case, after going home, I should start searching for a skill that matches the requirement. I don't care about getting a B Rank Skill since I can upgrade them. Of course, the potential of those skills must be superb…

'Though, this is also another reason why I don't want to search for anything lower than B Rank Skills. Their potential is hard to see because it requires me some rank-ups just to see their true worth. It will be too much of a waste even though I can afford it.'

Theo thought for a moment and finally made a decision in his heart.

Suddenly, Isaac approached him and said excitedly, "Joker. What was that sword? It was so powerful! How could you gather that amount of Magic Power remotely and even concentrate them in one spot?"

Theo tilted his head in confusion since he didn't expect such excitement from him. He shrugged, brushing his question off.

However, Isaac added, bringing a confusion in Theo's head. "Are you going to make it your Original Technique?"

"Huh?!" Theo was surprised when Isaac mentioned Original Technique, considering he hadn't learned anything about Technique.

"Ah? Do you not know anything about Technique? This should be basic knowledge…" Isaac frowned.

"What are you talking about? I haven't learned anything about Technique." Theo shook his head helplessly.

"One of the Five Aspects, Technique. Just like its name, Original Technique means a unique technique that you create.

"That's the basics. And suppose you want to turn it into a full-fledged Original Technique. In that case, there will be a need for research such as the Magic Power Consumption, how to make it more efficient and powerful? The potential of this technique and so on.

"That's why I wonder if you're planning to make this your Original Technique. The blade is powerful enough and all you need is to completely understand the technique." Isaac explained in the most simple way to avoid unnecessary questions.

"I don't know what you're talking about to be honest. As I said earlier, I haven't learned anything about Technique. Besides, I'm still occupied with the other Aspects… I'm not planning to focus on anything else for now. That's why I don't think I will use that technique again since it takes too long for me to summon it and requires a huge amount of Magic Power." Theo shook his head helplessly.

"Is that so? That's a shame… I thought you might want to modify that technique. Instead of a big sword like that, you could shrink it a bit so that you could wield it as a second sword…

"I mean, the sword with the size of your body floating around you. This way, you can wield one sword and control the flying sword, giving you a big advantage in overwhelming your opponent.

"And if the opponent is massive, you can expand that sword and shoot them. I couldn't help but think like this because I remember what you did earlier… I mean, where you released numerous swords… Instead of spreading your Magic Power like that, it's better to concentrate it to one point and turn it into absolute power.

"That's why it's a shame that you don't have any plan on learning about Technique since I can see you're hella talented on it. Though a part of me is just trying to get back at you for forcing me to learn more ways how to use my power." Isaac stuck his tongue out.

"…" Theo was stunned, surprised by the detailed description from Isaac.