I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 283

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Chapter 283
283: Is This a Mana Cultivation Method?(1)
And for good reason.
『Mana Cultivation Method – Aether Spectrum Textbook』
▶「A detailed textbook describing the Aether Spectrum used by the Magical Empress[S].」
▶「The Aether Spectrum is the first stage of mana cultivation methods created by the first Magical Empress, Lecia Belladrina.」
▶「As the first stage, it possesses exceptional stability compatible with all types of magic, yet its power does not diminish—the first transcendent mana cultivation method.」
▶「If compared to internal cultivation techniques, it could be called a foundational method.」
『Map of Lecia Belladrina’s Secret Laboratory』
▶「A map of the secret laboratory that Lecia Belladrina, the first Magical Empress and the original magical transcendent, built on Bultgor’s back in her youth.」
▶「There may be remnants of what Lecia Belladrina researched during her youth in the secret laboratory.」
With such absurd items appearing one after another, how could Dohyun’s jaw not drop?
One of them was the mana cultivation method textbook that Dohyun had been searching for so desperately.
Judging purely by rank, it was easily S-Grade material. One could tell from the mana emanating from the textbook alone that it was no ordinary item.
And that sensation was felt not only by Dohyun, but also by Hanalin, Jiyuchan, and Hezway.
Their expressions betrayed their anticipation so openly that one could hear the sound of their nervous swallows.
But Dohyun’s eyes trembled even more intensely as he gazed at the folded paper behind the textbook.
‘This is insane. Truly.’
The reason Dohyun had come to Matap.
It wasn’t merely for a mana cultivation method—he’d intended to combine various items from the library storage to create or replicate magic and mana cultivation methods. But a map indicating the location of the research laboratory where Lecia, the first Magical Empress, had conducted her studies in her youth? It was beyond comprehension.
Honestly, since she’d made the request first, he’d hoped to gain favorable terms in the alliance. But this was far beyond favorable—it was a reward he’d never even imagined receiving.
Watching the bewildered Dohyun, Lucy spoke.
「I thought you’d be delighted. So here’s what I’m thinking—I’ll give you one as compensation for the ‘request,’ and I’d like to give you the other as an advance payment for the commission. How does that sound?」
At Lucy’s words, spoken as if she’d already ‘seen’ the future, Dohyun found himself involuntarily swallowing hard.
It resembled a contract with a demon—a deal from which there was no escape. Yet it was different.
She had already ‘seen’ what he desired and proposed this compensation accordingly. So Dohyun chose to believe that his future self had negotiated exceptionally well.
Above all.
‘Celestials are heavenly beings, so they can’t be demons!’
With that conviction, Dohyun nodded.
“I accept!”
A mere commission? So what.
If he could visit the first Magical Empress’s laboratory with just one commission, it was absolutely worth doing.
As soon as Dohyun thought this, Lucy spoke to him as if she’d known all along.
「The commission is simple. Recently, when Bultgor’s movements were particularly intense, there were apparently tectonic shifts on his back. The secret laboratory of Lecia might have surfaced as well, so I’d appreciate it if you could go there and retrieve it.」
From that commission explanation, one could discern that she’d originally intended to give him both.
Indeed, an Empress who looked after her people was different in every way.
“I’ll accept the commission.”
And just as Dohyun was about to say something else.
「Oh, and you should know that commission rewards are naturally billed to Arcana, right?」
“….”
Dohyun realized that conversing with someone who could truly see the future was far more difficult than he’d anticipated. He could only nod and accept her terms.
Just as his meeting with Lucy—who understood him far better than his traveling companions—was drawing to a close,
“Then, I entrust our Vera to your care.”
Lucy made her final request, and Dohyun responded with a firm nod.
“You need not worry.”
Vera blinked blankly at Dohyun, who spoke as though she should trust only him.
“Huh?”
And so Vera Argent became the fifth member of the Overseer Party.
* * *
After her meeting with Dohyun, Lucy arrived at the Celestial Dimension Beladrina and made her way toward her throne with an enchanting smile.
Her overwhelming presence meant that only a select few could serve as her attendant.
Helena, the second Transcendent of the Celestials and Lucy’s handmaiden, bowed her head as she addressed her mistress.
“You appear delighted, my lady.”
“Do I?”
Helena nodded readily at Lucy’s question.
“Yes, indeed you do.”
“You’re right—I am quite delighted. This new Transcendent is proving to be quite entertaining.”
Helena’s footsteps faltered momentarily in surprise before she resumed following Lucy.
When Lucy spoke of a new Transcendent, it was tantamount to speaking of an inevitable future—a certainty.
Among the Transcendents, Lucy was known not as the Sorceress Empress, but as the one who possessed Future Sight.
Helena trembled slightly at this realization.
Perhaps.
“A tremendous wave of destiny approaches.”
“Indeed. Aren’t you curious? Whenever humanity stirs, it’s always like this. But this time, something even greater seems to be coming. I can hardly wait. It’s rare for so many new Transcendents to emerge.”
At Lucy’s meaningful words, Helena bowed in attendance.
Lucy’s Future Sight—which rendered the so-called prophets among the Elves utterly insignificant—gleamed faintly as she murmured again.
“How fortunate that we are second.
」
Helena offered no particular response to that murmur, which suggested things would only grow more interesting, yet anticipation began to bloom within her as well.
New Transcendents.
“Is the stagnant world finally beginning to flow?”
* * *
Just as the pact between Beladrina—the Celestials—and the Alliance was finalized and the agreement manifested,
a sound echoed from one of the waiting rooms in the Ilseong Guild.
Pssshhh.
The sound, like air escaping, was one that anyone connected to Hunters would have heard before.
It was the sound that accompanied Hunters’ return from the Black Gate, yet instead of the Hunters appearing immediately as they should, only the sound of something moving rapidly could be heard.
Whoooosh.
Three figures, cloaked in maximum concealment and perception-blocking magic, swiftly vanished from the spot, and no one in the Ilseong Guild noticed a thing.
Even if an A-Grade Hunter Party had been present, they would have failed to detect them, but these three—moving with unparalleled stealth and speed—only became visible to each other once they had traveled far beyond the Ilseong Guild.
Appearing on the rooftop of a building, they were not assassins or thieves, but rather three members already registered with the Ilseong Guild.
Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan.
And in this situation, Hanalin asked Dohyun somewhat bluntly.
“Do we really have to go this far?”
“Well, that’s the thing.”
When Jiyuchan agreed with the same question, Dohyun glared at both of them and asked.
“Then would you rather get scolded by the Association President instead of me?”
“…” “…”
The two remained silent, unwilling to face punishment.
Of course, they thought to themselves that if they didn’t want to be scolded, they simply shouldn’t do anything wrong in the first place, but they didn’t bother saying it aloud.
Dohyun wasn’t the type to listen to complaints anyway.
In any case, the reason Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan had come out like this was simple.
‘We’ve suffered enough—we need some rest.’
After meeting the Transcendent Lucy Minus, their mental fortitude had been severely damaged.
Not just Dohyun, but Hanalin, Jiyuchan, Hezway, and even Vera, who had recently joined them.
Vera’s exhaustion seemed to stem from something other than meeting Lucy, but regardless, Dohyun had returned to Earth this time with the genuine intention of getting proper rest.
Of course, he had slipped away as discreetly as possible, considering the impact his presence might have on Earth.
But.
“Once we leave, the Stone Tablet will record our departure, so they’ll know we’ve gone.”
“Right. The records are kept there.”
“The Association President is busy with state affairs right now, but our guild master isn’t. If we get caught, we might have to work.”
“…” “…”
They wanted to say that they’d have to work regardless of whether they got caught, but since neither wanted to be caught and forced to work together, both remained silent like people who had eaten honey.
After all, when Dohyun spoke like this, they would wake up even from sleep at his command.
“Let’s just rest for three days and then go back in.”
“Hmm, sounds good.”
“Three days—that’s reasonable.”
Though they had received a commission, Lucy herself had said just before parting that it wasn’t particularly urgent and asked them to handle it slowly, so taking some rest was acceptable.
He suspected she had also considered the aftermath of meeting Lucy.
In any case, Dohyun had settled on three days of rest after thinking that far.
He had already told Hezway and Vera that he would contact them after resting, so if it became truly urgent later, it was even possible to go to the Beladrina Dimension or the Draxion Dimension to retrieve them.
Vera was already indifferent to this fact, but no one paid her any attention.
Anyway.
“Then let’s resupply provisions and see each other in three days.”
Dohyun said this, greeted them, and quickly left that place, while Hanalin and Jiyuchan shook their heads as if they couldn’t stop him, exchanged brief farewells as if saying see you later, and they too vanished from that location.
No one noticed these three, who had now become B-Grade and transcended the realm of ordinary humans.
As Dohyun headed home from another building’s rooftop, he chuckled to himself and pulled a single book from his pocket.
None other than the Ether Spectrum.
‘I never expected to obtain something like this.’
Honestly, he hadn’t even dared hope for something this exceptional, yet he had received something far greater than anticipated.
And through it all, Dohyun had gleaned considerable insights.
The fact that the Empress, who could see the future, had taken such care to provide these gifts spoke volumes about what lay ahead.
‘She’s going to such lengths because she needs me to leave a favorable impression,’ I mused to myself.
Now, as I began to view my own worth with objective clarity, I couldn’t help but acknowledge it.
I knew I was exceptional. Since Analysis was so extraordinary, it naturally followed that I, its master, possessed corresponding brilliance.
The problem was simply that I hadn’t fully recognized it myself.
Regardless.
I studied the Ether Spectrum and contemplated the possibilities.
‘Now I can create something entirely new with this.’
One might argue it was impossible without another mana cultivation method to draw from.
But I was certain it could be done.
Why?
[I will analyze your existing skills, records, and experiences.]
[All are compatible with the Ether Spectrum.]
[Through fusion, you can create or replicate new skills.]
Since Analysis had confirmed this was possible, I had every reason to be confident.
So then.
‘What will I create?’
Brimming with anticipation, I flew swiftly toward home.

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