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Episode 77: Hypnotist, Han Mina (9)

“Overall, the flow of mana is done through the mana vein, just like blood flows through blood vessels. A hunter who can control this well is able to fight effectively.”

Han Mina, who decided to follow Kim Si-woo’s class curriculum, sat on the chair and watched him passionately lecture across from her.
Without any special touch, he silently continued the class.

Fundamentals and applications of mana flow.
Principles of mana accumulation.

His classes were mostly about how to accumulate a lot of mana and efficiently.
He would help her interpret reference books and papers, and he would continuously explain how she should use mana in the future.

“Hunters, especially the junior cadets who were born with pure mana from the beginning, often ignore this, but it is the most basic of the basics, so you must keep it in mind unconditionally.”
“Yes, I understand.”

It was a more normal class than Han Mina expected. However, one thing that was strange was that his class was not much different from the lectures held at the academy. If there was anything different….

‘Is this something like 1:1 personalized education?’

Unlike the academy classes where lectures are taught to the vast majority, there were almost no obstacles because the class was held solely for Han Mina.

And Kim Si-woo’s teachings were easier on her ears than she expected, so there was nothing to throw away or filter out.
Should she say that Kim Si-woo was like a capable young instructor?

But even though there were many differences, the theoretical classes were fundamentally not much different from those in the academy.

‘Is this going to work?’

Han Mina began to wonder, ‘was it a waste of time and money?’

“Okay, now that the given theory class is over, I’ll give you an assignment.”
“Assignment?”
“Yeah. Do you think that just attending class will raise your mana?”
“No, I don’t think so.”
“Since you said you don’t want special lectures, I should figure out a way to make up for it as best as I can. Right?”
“Uh… yes.”

After finishing speaking, Kim Si-woo handed over a small booklet.

“As written here, circulate the mana throughout your body twice a day, morning and evening. Then it will be somewhat effective. The more times you do it, the better. It will be less effective than I help you, but it’s better than nothing.”
“As written here… Instructor, aren’t you going to help me?”
“Do you want to receive what Ah-ra received?”
“Oh, that…”
“Right. Since you refused my help, you’ll have to do it on your own.”
“Isn’t that wrong?”
“That won’t happen. If something happened because you made a mistake, I wouldn’t have organized it into a booklet like this. And you’re in your second year. Didn’t you learn about mana circulation?”
“Yes.”

However, it wasn’t used very often. Mana circulation was the most basic of the basics. For the students in Class A, mana circulation was a class that didn’t necessarily require it.

“That’s the applied version. You’ll understand it well enough if you know the basics.”
“Will this help? Mana Circulation isn’t a class that’s used in advanced classes.”
“It will help. It’s different from regular Mana Circulation. And Mana Circulation helps with growth more than you think. It’s different from what’s known.”
“…….”
“Just give it a try. It’ll be easier to decide later, right? Would I, a private tutor, teach my students bad things?”
“That’s true. I understand.”

Han Mina accepted the book that Kim Si-woo handed her. Seeing the confident look on Kim Si-woo, Han Mina decided to give it a try.
“Thank you for your hard work. I’m going now.”

Kim Si-woo left as if he had no more regrets, and Han Mina read the booklet he had given her.

– Circulating mana while sitting cross-legged is a necessary process for strengthening and training mana.

The principles of mana Circulation were written down.
And how to repeat it and how to open the mana gate were also written in detail.
If you know about mana Circulation, there were even friendly pictures drawn so that even a child could understand it right away.

“Hmm… I guess I should give it a try?”

Han Mina sat cross-legged as the picture suggested.
Si-woo had told her, that it was a little different from the usual mana Circulation, but honestly, Han Mina doesn’t know.
It was completely different from the academy’s curriculum.

Han Mina, sitting cross-legged, concentrated her mana and directed it throughout her body.

“Ahh…….”

After doing a round of Mana, she felt strangely refreshed. Her heart started beating a little faster.
She felt a pleasant sense of exhaustion that comes with finishing a workout.

“Huh…….”

Han Mina shivered and let out a sigh of relief.

“Shall I try……one more time?”

‘Does it seem okay?’

***

Han Mina spent a week doing the Mana Circulation that Kim Si-woo had instructed her to do.
Aside from the refreshing feeling she felt when doing the Mana Circulation, she didn’t feel like anything had changed.

‘That’s not true… right?’

A considerable amount of money, ten million won, was spent on the semester.

‘Did I was scammed by those two people….’

‘No way…….’

‘The two of them grew up properly. Let’s not be so hasty.’

‘It’s only been a week. It’s a short time for anything to change.’

‘No, but even so, after receiving a massage like that only once, Yu Ah-ra, she just grew up so much.’

‘Why me?’

‘Why isn’t it working? What’s the reason?’
‘It’s been a week, so there can’t be no change. Right?’

‘Could it be that… … is it because he didn’t touch my body? Or is it really a scam…?’
‘I don’t know.’

The gap between the absurd performance that Kim Si-woo showed and the growth Han Mina had, until now, was too great.

‘It’s so weird that they grow so fast and I don’t.’
The thought that she is being scammed, began to creep into Han Mina mind.

While she was listening to the professor’s boring lecture, someone knocked on her desk next to her.

“Hey, Mina.”

The vanguard dealer of class 22-A, Jeong Se-hyung. He was a hunter known for his skills among the current second-year students.
There was talk that he would join Daesung right after graduation thanks to his consistently top-tier grades.

There was a sly, dark intention hidden in his face as he asked in a whisper. Han Mina pretended not to hear and ignored him.
Spending time with these people was stressful in itself. It was also embarrassing to get involved with a guy at the academy and have it reported.

“Mina, I got tickets to the musical this weekend. Do you want to go see it?”
“…….”
“Hey, Mina, don’t be so cold.”

Han Mina glanced at him for a moment, then looked forward again and said.

“I’m in class. Let’s talk later.”
“You’re being cold. I’m going to freeze to death.”

‘I really hate it.’
There was only one reason why Jeong Se-hyung suddenly become bold, especially his approach to Han Mina.

‘I heard he signed a contract with Daesung.’

It was well-known that Daesung scouts talented students from the Korean Academy. Jung Se-hyung was also a hunter who was considered one of the best students at the Academy.
Of course, they scouted him and signed a contract.
That’s why he’s acting like a jerk.
Until recently, he couldn’t even meet her eyes because she was a celebrity, but he thinks his status has risen.

‘That’s funny.’

If she was going to let it go like that, she would have let it go when a man who had joined Daesung and become the team leader approached her.
For her now, dating was a luxury.

Celebrity and Hunter.
In order to do all of these things at the same time, her abilities had to be improved even more now.
‘What would that man do if he saw Han Mina, in her true self?’

‘Will he run away? Or will he take it easy and try to do something about it?’
‘In fact, he’ll probably spread rumors that it’s nothing serious.’

That kind of guy is just disgusting.

‘A man must be solid.’

The heaviness of not revealing many secrets even though he had seen them. That was the charm of a man.

And this man was the complete opposite.

“Hey, you’re being annoying again. Let’s go see it. I got this ticket from a friend, but isn’t it really hard to get one? I heard that a world-class star is coming. It’ll be a great experience for Han Mina too……”
“Haa, can you please shut up?”

‘I kept my voice as low as possible. If I had gotten a little more angrier, I would have screamed.’

“Can’t you see that we’re having a class right now?”

‘It was something I would never have been able to say if I hadn’t been hypnotized.’
Jeong Se-hyung averted his head at Han Mina’s glaring gaze.

“Ahem, just say no and that’ll be it.”

‘It was really the worst’, Han Mina thought. Her desire to get stronger, became strong. She needed more hypnosis to live a smooth life.

At that moment, a new notification window popped up in Han Mina’s eyes.

[Hypnosis points increased by 1.]

“Huh?”

‘Points went up? Really?’

Han Mina quickly opened the status window.

[Current points: 107/241]

‘It really went up by 1.’
For others this may seem small compared to the previous point of 240, but it was a meaningful growth for Han Mina.
For long time, Han Mina tried everything, to increase limit of her skills but failed up until now. This 1 point, ignited the hope. Hope, that may her skills could get stronger.

Going up by 1 means that it can grow by 10 or 100.

‘Is this real?’

Han Mina bit her lip.
‘It went up. It grew. One point a week.’
‘It’s a small point, but it’s a real increase.’

“Yesssssssss!”

Han Mina screamed without realizing it.

“Ms. Mina, I understand that you are excited, but I would like you to focus during class.”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”

It was embarrassing. It was so embarrassing that Han Mina’s face turned bright red, but she still smiled.
Because she had grown. And there was only one reason for that. Only one thing had changed in her daily life.

Kim Si-woo.

‘His classes definitely helped. That was for sure.’

***

“I guess she’s seen the notification of her growth by now.”

It’s about time for a response.

What Han Mina wanted was to grow her skills.

The way to do that, as mentioned earlier, is to either grow mana or strengthen the skill itself.
Strengthening skills was difficult.
Most of them had special conditions, so there weren’t many hunters who were known to have done it.
However, growing mana was different. It could be grown by steadily rotating mana, and continuously circulating mana and circulating the body’s mana and nature’s mana.

‘There are many who say that it is unnecessary once the mana grade goes over B+, but….’

Kim Si-woo’s thoughts were different. The most important thing in the world is the foundation.
It was common sense that you can only grow if you build that foundation well.
It may seem inefficient on the outside, but it was true that it was much more helpful in the long run.

In addition, Han Mina receives a growth speed buff from Si-woo’s skill, Growth Assist. It was time for the points to start rising.

“Whew, but it’s so hard to pretend not to know.”

Actually, it was easier to teach her if Kim Si-woo told her directly, that, “I also know that your ability is hypnosis, and to develop it, you have to keep consuming and circulating mana.”
“If the purity of your mana increases, you can also save on the points that are consumed.”

If only Kim Si-woo could say it so directly, there would be no need to go around in circles like this.
The problem is.

“If I do that, Han Mina will get scared and run away.”

She was extremely timid. She was desperate to hide her true self behind her mask.
That’s why she was someone who would definitely run away if Kim Si-woo approached her too aggressively.
‘I had to catch him carefully. Very delicately.’

‘Because for her, I’m still under her hypnosis.’

‘Once I build up some trust with Han Mina, I’ll have to tell her someday. I’ll say that I have some idea of her abilities.’

‘I don’t know when that will be though.’

That was when.
Woohoo!

Kim Si-woo’s cell phone rang.

-Excuse me, can I have class a little early today? I have something I want to ask.

He got a text from Han Mina, and he could feel her excitement in the text.
Kim Si-woo could tell without even asking.

‘She’ve grown up.’

-Okay, I’ll see you in the classroom an hour early.

[Han Mina: Favorability – 14%]

‘It’s up. The favorability is up.’

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