I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 161

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Episode 161

“Completely blocked up.”

He shook his head as he removed his hand and took a step back.

“Wh…what exactly did you just do to me?”

Without a word of exaggeration, this was among the top three most painful experiences I’d ever had in my life.

“It would be complicated to explain, and it’s not a concept you’d know anyway. Simply put, you cannot learn the killing blow technique.”

“What…?”

What kind of crazy talk is this?

‘Sir, I paid a thousand points for this.’

Does he think a thousand points is some neighborhood bakery’s name?

You can’t earn it by just rolling around on a battlefield once.

At minimum, twice.

And even then, you have to teeter on the edge between life and death to barely earn those points.

“Why are you saying I can’t learn it?”

“The principle of the killing blow is to channel power into the mana in your body, gather it at one point, then release it. However, your mana pathways are completely unopened.”

Mana…?

My head tilted at this word that sounded like something from a fantasy story.

‘Is he talking about what mages use, the stuff that gets filled when you drink blue potions in games?’

If what I’m thinking is correct, this is a troublesome problem.

There used to be mages who handled mana in the past, but now they can’t be found anywhere on the continent.

‘Why did they disappear again?’

It’s been so long that there are various theories, but the most representative one is that all the mana flowing in the atmosphere disappeared.

“Do I absolutely need to master mana to use the killing blow…?”

“That’s right. To forcibly gather power at one point, controllable mana is absolutely necessary.”

“Ugh, there must be some way. I absolutely want to learn this.”

Desperation overflowing more than ever before.

I can’t let a thousand points go to waste so meaninglessly.

“That much… do you want to defeat the strongest?”

“What…? Ah, yes. That’s right. Though I’m the weakest, I want to defeat the strongest and seize what I desire.”

I played along with this ridiculous act, and surprisingly, the effect was tremendous.

“To that extent… I’ve clearly understood your heart. It will be a difficult path, but I’ll help you learn it somehow.”

‘Right, you can do it.’

No, if this was possible, why did he say I couldn’t learn it at first?

This guy is a complete con artist.

“Thank you! I’ll work hard.”

“Good. First, you need to awaken mana. Sit in a cross-legged position.”

“Yes!”

Armed with anticipation, I gently placed my bottom on the ground.

‘If I awaken mana, I can use magic too, right?’

I could summon flames like Lieutenant Colonel Orpia, and wouldn’t that make life more interesting?

I’m already excited.

“You… since I’ll be watching you for a long time now, I should at least know your name.”

“I’m Paran Oclo!”

“Paran, a good name.”

“May I know what your name is, master?”

“Karen, I’m Karen the Weakest Swordsman.”

‘Why did someone with such a normal name fall into such an extreme concept?’

Anyway, that damn love is the problem.

“I’ll remember it well in my head, master.”

“I’m not excellent enough to be called master. Just think of me as a passing traveler. Meeting and parting like the wind.”

“Ah… yes.”

What should I say in response?

I have no clue at all.

“From now on, Paran, I’m going to inject mana into your body.”

“Will it be absorbed into me then?”

“Internal mana isn’t something you can obtain so easily. Especially at your crawling stage, even feeling mana is close to a miracle.”

“If it’s that difficult, even if I feel mana, won’t I still be unable to use the killing blow?”

Going from 9th grade to 8th grade doesn’t mean you can get into Seoul University, does it?

“That’s not the case. The killing blow is…”

Suddenly incoming theoretical knowledge.

To summarize, the power of the killing blow is the sum of strength plus mana.

‘So you can use it with just strength alone.’

Instead, you need to have the minimum amount of mana to carry that strength, and that’s what he’s going to teach me now.

“Before we start, looking at the time, there’s only about 30 minutes left. Extend it more.”

“How much….”

“At least three hours will be needed for now.”

’30 points….’

Since it was used consumably, honestly it felt too wasteful.

‘I’m investing this to get a thousand-point item. Let’s not think of it as wasteful.’

After somehow rationalizing it, I made an additional payment for lesson time.

[3:25:19]

“Now you have 3 hours and 25 minutes remaining.”

“A wise choice. Now sit cross-legged again and concentrate.”

“Yes.”

I calmed my mind, sat cross-legged on the ground.

‘Whew.’

Quiet meditation.

Since the place I was in was a Forest, I could hear sounds like tree branches swaying in the wind.

‘Nice.’

Am I getting old now too?

This kind of thing is really good….

Tap

While I was calmly settling my mind, his hand came down on my shoulder.

‘Uh… wait, this.’

Definitely a similar motion and contact to what I had just experienced.

If this continues like this, surely.

“Wai…wait, gyaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!”

Do you know that it hurts more when you know it’s coming?

I didn’t really want to know either, but I just realized it clearly.

That familiar pain is more frightening.

“Don’t scream, but feel what’s entering your body right now and try to move.”

‘What kind of crazy talk is that!’

This is like.

It’s like stabbing a finger-thick needle in a hospital and then telling you to move your muscles.

“I…I won’t learn whatever one-hit kill technique this is, so please stop….”

“Could the path for the weakest to defeat the strongest be easy? You can definitely do it! Don’t give up!”

‘No, you crazy bastard. I can’t do it!’

And sorry, but I’m not the weakest to begin with.

‘I’ll look into other swordsmanship instead. I’d be crazy to do this! Shit! Stop it!’

I struggled desperately to escape somehow, but I couldn’t move even a finger.

“My heart aches as well. However, this is the only way, so please concentrate. You will surely be able to do it.”

Just the words alone were touching in themselves.

The problem was.

“Gyaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!”

As the pain that seemed like it would drive me insane continued for several minutes.

Saliva drooled down like I had lost my mind.

‘Why… why am I not fainting.’

Normally with this level of shock, I should lose consciousness, but I was far too alert.

“Ple…please stop.”

“You must learn it in one go when you first start. From the second time onward, your body will shrink back in fear, so concentrate!”

A reasonable explanation in its own way.

However, that’s not what’s important right now.

‘So, you’re saying you’ll keep doing this until I learn it…?’

I don’t know how much time had passed, but it definitely hadn’t been more than 5 minutes.

And I had just paid for three hours.

This means.

‘Shit, I’m screwed.’

An absolutely unbearable amount of time.

I guarantee that if I endure this for three hours, I’ll definitely be a cripple.

“Uuuugh!”

Thinking that I had to master it somehow, I endured the pain desperately and examined my body.

‘What is this.’

First, something presumed to be mana was entering through the shoulder where Karen was making contact.

‘From the shoulder up to the head, making a circle, then chest, stomach…’

It was just a path that circled around the body and went back out through the shoulder.

‘What am I supposed to do with this.’

I had absolutely no clue.

“Uuugh! I can feel it, but what am I supposed to do?! Kuk!”

I bit my lips hard and threw out the question.

Karen’s answer was simple.

“Then now try to grab it and move it.”

“But how exactly do I—”

“If you concentrate, you’ll be able to do it.”

‘Shit! What kind of crazy talk is that.’

Why not just say that calculus can be solved by staring at it with your eyes open.

He’s definitely lost his mind.

“Heighten your senses. To the extreme.”

Since he didn’t seem inclined to give detailed explanations, I just tried my absolute best.

‘Senses, heighten my senses.’

I squeezed my eyes shut so tight that wrinkles formed, and focused my attention on the mana circulating through my body.

‘It’s not budging at all!’

I thought it was the wrong answer, but surprisingly, it was correct.

“That feeling just now! That’s it! Keep trying!”

Unlike me, Karen seemed to sense something, as his voice became excited.

This time it was clearly helpful advice, so I concentrated even harder.

Crunch! Crunch!

Since screaming would break my concentration, I bit my lips tightly and focused all my mind.

‘Move. Shit! I said move!’

Continuous prodding.

Strangely, the more I did it, the more this thing called sensation began to take concrete form.

Crunch! Crunch!

Like that, dozens of minutes in agony.

After endless attempts and effort, I succeeded in stopping the mana that was more vicious than a curse.

“Hah! I was half-doubtful, but you actually succeeded. And in just two hours at that.”

‘What? That much time has already passed?’

I thought it had been just a little over an hour, but when I checked the time, there were only 50 minutes left until the end of class.

“I feel like I’m going to die from exhaustion.”

“You’re talking weak. More importantly, is this really your first time handling mana?”

“Huh? Of course it’s my first time, is there some problem?”

If it wasn’t my first time, would I have suffered like a dog like this?

The question was a bit strange.

“Talent, perhaps. How frightening. The strongest trying to equip even the weakest’s weapon.”

Karen shook his head, and suddenly I began to feel a chill.

‘Don’t tell me he’s not going to teach me because I’m not the weakest?’

I already had the memory of being screwed over once by that troublemaker Hamus, so I couldn’t help but worry.

“Calling me the strongest is too much praise, isn’t it? I’m the weakest among the weak, barely able to preserve my life where I live.”

“Is the world you live in so harsh?”

“Yes, I live day by day hiding and barely preserving my life. Even this kind of life is too difficult now.”

Since there was no way for him to know what I was doing or how I was living.

I just wrote a novel.

“How heartbreaking.”

Karen shook his head and drew a longsword of similar specifications to mine from his waist.

“Now you’ll be able to see, so watch carefully. This is how the weakest me defeats the strongest.”

Karen held his sword and stood still, regulating his breathing.

‘He really looks exactly like the combat doll.’

The difference was.

As he said, I began to see what I couldn’t see before.

‘What is that…’

Blue energy-like something from Karen’s body was all gathering toward the hand holding the sword.

And when that energy was completely condensed into one point.

Whoosh!

He swung his sword.

Crack! Crackle!!!

“Crazy.”

Dozens of trees in the direction he swung his sword were cut down, and the ground was overturned as if a tractor had passed through.

“How was that?”

Karen turned around and asked.

A sense of respect I never had before began to grow within me.

‘The weakest defeating the strongest—looking at it again, it does seem kind of cool.’

It wasn’t some middle school syndrome he couldn’t shake off from his Academy days, but rather his conviction and integrity.

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