Odyssey of the Blind God

Mara was the most dumbfounded about the fact that Nial had been rewarded with the Control of the Ancient Monarch technique.

She couldn't understand why Junades would have given it to Nial voluntarily along with many other things that didn't make sense to her.

'He would never hold back if it was about that technique…Or would he?'

Shaking her head, Mara became sure that she was missing some important pieces of information.

Unfortunately, it didn't really help her when Nial let her read through the technique.

'It's the original…'

Utterly dumbfounded, she could only stare at Nial, confused about who the hell was the blind youth exactly to have met so many powerhouses and even gained their favor.

Not only she, but her sister and Junades seemed to think highly of Nail, but the same could be said about blacksmith Arnold and a few individuals of the military that had messaged him not too long ago.

Initially, Nial had ignored the majority of text messages he received, thinking that they were a scam, but after he showed them to Mara, she told him that they were from the actual people they claimed to be.

'He conquered the two-element dungeon. Maybe that attracted the attention of some authorities?'

Unsure if that was already everything, she could only sigh deeply and handed over the technique back to Nial as she suggested,

"Read the entire introductory part and the first Stage of the technique until tomorrow afternoon. If you don't understand anything, just ask me, I'll explain it to you!"

By assigning Nial a rather difficult task, Mara wanted to show him that he needed her intellect and guidance.

She knew that he was not knowledgeable enough to understand everything without any help.

At the same time, the task she gave him was interesting and would only add to his knowledge further.

After all, understanding more about mana, and how to control it would solve numerous issues.

With that in mind, she had given him a task that required time…time they didn't have.

Thus, 24 hours were everything he got, which was certainly not enough as long as he tried to do everything alone.

As such, by giving him the task, Mara wanted to figure out how stubborn Nial was and when he would start asking her questions after giving up on trying to understand everything on his own.

She had expected him to take two hours and was ready to go back inside the mansion, and cook dinner while tweaking and modifying the schedule the sisters had prepared for him.

Yet, the moment Nial opened the book he said.

"I read a few pages of the introductory part, but there are quite a few things I don't really understand. What are the magjen, seiga, liandr, and poiat points in one's mana veins?

Other than that, I really don't understand what the technique is speaking about with 'divide your mana into multiple threads and let them cultivate contradictory to each other'.

There are a few more things I don't get, but I think I might be able to understand them a little bit better once I start studying…"

It was obviously embarrassing to ask questions about the facts that the vast majority of Originals considered to be basic knowledge, however, it was important for him to learn everything.

As such, he had to let go of his hesitation and ask owing to his lack of time.

Maybe, if he had enough time at hand, and no pressure from anywhere, Nial would be able to figure out things by himself, but certainly not now!

Because of that, he began to bombard Mara with questions.

These questions included a few answers she had already given in response to the massive text of questions he had asked a while ago on the group chat.

However, until now, Nial had not received enough time to look at the messages she had sent him in the group chat.

Thus, he felt helpless while trying to comprehend the situation.

Having expected Nial to, at least, shower, change his clothes, and to sit somewhere comfortably before deciding to start reading the Control of the Ancient Monarch technique, Mara couldn't help but smile dryly, as he looked at her expectantly.

He had made himself comfortable on the ground while using his senses to intently focus on every single word that was written in the book. After asking the doubts, he dug his nose in the books again.

His trust in her knowledge seemed to be endless, and all of a sudden, Mara felt burdened by the thought of answering everything.

'Huh…what a weird fellow…'

Nial was a unique case of a human who didn't mind embarrassing himself as long as it helped him to come closer to his goals.

His final goal was the most important to him, and he would do everything necessary to achieve it.

As such, he didn't hold back from asking questions some people might think of as idiotic.

Yet, the more Mara heard of his doubts, the more focused she became.

'What are these questions…weren't we supposed to teach him the basics first…'

The questions Nial asked became more profound with each new one he asked.

It was almost as if he was answering the questions he asked earlier, by himself.

By repeating his questions and the text he read in the book, he was subconsciously trying to find all kinds of answers by himself.

Nial didn't even notice that this was happening as his confusion increased over time.

Perceiving this, Mara took a deep breath as she accessed her spatial ring.

Two large cushions manifested right next to them, and she sat down on one while pointing at the other for him to sit.

"It's warm outside, so we can stay here. Take a seat before we begin."

Even if Nial had been sweating profusely, owing to the hot summer, the heat wasn't life-threatening even if he were to stay outside and read instead of taking a shower to get rid of the sweat.

Looking at Nial, who peered into the book as if he was reading it by actually seeing the words, Mara could only shake her head.

With his eyes still glued on the pages, he reached for the cushion with one hand and tried to pull it towards him which she found to be quite adorable.

After all, the only thing he required to read the book was to insert his mana perception into it.

It might be better for him to open the page he wanted to actually read, but that was not necessary for Nial.

His behavior while trying to finish the book and the way he flipped the pages as if he was truly reading it like any ordinary person made Mara smile.

However, only a moment later she shook her head and regained her senses.

Turning more serious, Mara began to answer every single question Nial had asked her.

Thus, as time passed, the temperature decreased, while the hot sun rays didn't scorch Nial's back anymore.

However, Nial didn't even notice anything as he was engrossed in the book in front of him and the highly informative answers he received.

Digesting everything at a rapid pace, Nial just nodded his head, while quietly trying to process the answers he received.

He demonstrated his understanding by asking questions that had to do with the procured knowledge, pointing out things he understood and other stuff he still didn't comprehend.

A small smile appeared on his face, indicating his excitement to get to know things he had never known before as he started to put the puzzling pieces together.

This smile caused Mara to knit her eyebrows.

'Is he seriously happy about all this information?! I feel like he is draining my energy!'

In the beginning, she was happy to help Nial, but right now, Mara felt worn out, and void of energy after answering him for hours.

Thus, she was overjoyed the moment she heard that her sister had returned.

As such, she simply shot up from the cushion and rushed into the mansion, before dragging Kira out, and making her sit on the cushion instead.

"Take care of your overly inquisitive kid."

After she said this, Mara pointed out a few more pieces of information, shocking Kira about the fact that Nial had mastered the Control of the Ancient Monarch technique.

A moment later she disappeared, throwing herself in the bathtub where she rested for a few hours.

Her entire being felt exhausted owing to Nial's never-ending questions.

It wasn't even that bad in the beginning, but relaxing alone in the bathtub made her feel truly happy.

Her head that had started to ache due to his questions now felt fine and a small smile crept up her lips.

'The next few weeks will be more interesting…and more lively!'

With that in mind, she closed her eyes, savoring the layer of foam that had formed on the water surface.

She played around with it, forgetting all the trouble she had endured in the last few weeks, only for her mind to avert to Nial and her sister.

'They'll be fine without me, right?'

Sighing deeply, she thought that nothing bad could happen if she were to rest for only a few hours.

As such, she handed over the responsibility of tutoring Nial back to Kira, which was exactly how it was supposed to be.

Still engrossed in the book right in front of him, Nial was slowly figuring out the things he had to completely understand.

Yet, owing to the fact that Mara had left him with her sister, Nial didn't receive detailed answers anymore.

While Mara was good at explaining things, Kira seemed to be the total opposite.

Thus, Nial figured that the introductory part was the only thing he would be able to comprehend by himself later.

The information he had procured was more than enough, and only the Primary stage was something he had yet to understand.

However, because he required Mara for that, Nial had to wait.

As such, his focus switched from the book to Kira, once he was done with the first part.

She was silently looking at him and had given up on attempting to properly answer his questions.

Instead, she wanted to change the topic.

"I bought you a few hundred origin crystals of all qualities at the Common rank. If you start with the Lowest quality ones, you should be able to increase your proficiency in using origin crystals relatively fast.

If I saw correctly, Miriam already demonstrated a few things about cultivating to you. I can show you the most basic cultivation steps later too.

With your mana perception, there shouldn't be a problem with that.

As for your nutrition, instead of focusing on food, I thought that it might be better to purchase some supplements in the form of serums.

These serums are really good, and I think it will be best in your situation to consume them instead of eating a lot.

Otherwise, you will probably vomit your food because I want to focus on tempering your body and muscles with constant training of different body parts.

Through that, your lower body would be able to rest while you train your upper body, back or whatsoever!"

Kira told him a few more things, but Nial suddenly felt like she was going too fast.

It was completely different from the slow and steady way in which Mara explained things to him.

Somehow, Nial felt as if she was simply throwing random words at him, without giving him a proper or reasonable explanation about anything.

Yet, he didn't dislike this difference between the sisters.

One was focused on rational explanations, and theory, while Kira, the younger sister, was mainly focused on practical demonstrations.

Kira believed that Nial would understand everything much faster as long as she showed it to him.

With that in mind, she said lots of other things, before handing him a small spatial ring that was filled to the brim with everything necessary in it.

"We will start training at 6 am tomorrow morning. I doubt you will be able to rest properly until your departure, so….rest well tonight, I guess?"

Smiling craftily, Kira got up before returning to the Mansion, leaving Nial alone with his book.

Upon hearing her words, and recalling some information about the schedule she had shared with him, Nial could only nod his head, thinking that she was correct.

He needed some good rest!

Yet, there was one problem he hadn't thought about before as it was seemingly uninteresting.

'By the way…where am I supposed to be sleeping?'

Jumping up from the cushion, he stored both of them in his spatial ring before rushing after Kira.

"Kiraaa, wait!!"