Chapter 94
Then he grabbed my wrist and put something in my hand.
I pulled the hand he was holding away and opened my palm to see a ring with an emerald the size of my little fingernail embedded in it.
"What is this?"
"A reward for catching the fish."
Oh. I thought he was a heartless human being, but it seemed he had at least a minimum of conscience.
"It's pretty."
"It's a Mana support ring."
Enoch said, glancing at the ring I was holding. Then Asdal clapped and said that Banhwang was smart after all.
"It looks like a jewel, but it's 100% pure Mana stone. It's an auxiliary tool that controls Mana and helps release it."
It seemed that what was embedded in the ring was not an emerald but a Mana stone.
"Why are you giving me such a precious thing? I can't use Mana anyway, and I don't need it."
I reached out to return the ring, but Asdal shook his head and didn't take it.
"It's okay. Just take it even if you don't use it. I'm a person who gets very uncomfortable when I see people with abilities letting them rot."
I didn't really want to have it, but I had a feeling that if I resisted any further with Asdal, I would face a very troublesome situation, so I decided to quietly accept the ring.
"It's a shame that I can't test the power of the ring right away on this island. After all, an auxiliary tool is something that is activated by injecting Mana."
Hearing Asdal's muttering, I realized that this ring played a similar role to Kaiden's earring.
The reason why we can't use Mana on the island is not because our Mana has completely disappeared. In short, everyone's Mana was close to being 'Sealed' inside their bodies.
"Put it on."
Asdal said, pointing to the ring I was holding.
"No, it's okay. You said it's useless on this island anyway. I'll test it when we escape."
"It doesn't work anyway, just put it on. It's pretty, isn't it?"
Asdal urged again. I thought it would be annoying if I refused any more, so I reluctantly slipped the ring onto my index finger.
Whoosh.
Then, suddenly, the energy flowing through my body began to fluctuate and gradually gathered on my finger.
"Wait, huh?"
Asdal looked at me with a surprised face.
I was also startled and looked at the finger where the energies were gathering, and suddenly the ring began to glow.
"What the heck is this..."
Asdal was startled and grabbed my hand. And as soon as he grabbed my hand, his blue eyes sparkled with a deep green light.
Surprised, Enoch ran to me, worried.
"Margaret! Are you okay?"
Enoch looked surprised and cupped my cheeks, examining my complexion. I nodded with a dazed face and looked back at Asdal.
Asdal frowned and looked at me with an unbelievable face.
"As soon as I grabbed Lady's hand, Lady Flone's Mana flowed into me."
"Yes...?"
What does that mean? I couldn't understand his words and just blinked. Is that why his eye color changed as soon as he grabbed my hand with the ring on it?
Come to think of it, this ring was said to be an auxiliary tool that controls Mana and helps 'release' it.
"To activate this ring, you need to inject Mana... Didn't everyone say they can't use Mana on this island? Why isn't only Lady Flone's Mana Sealed?"
I was also puzzled and looked down at the ring on my index finger.
Why can I release Mana to the outside, unlike other people?
"Is it because of this Mana auxiliary tool that your Highness gave me?"
"No, didn't I say that you have to blow Mana into it? I can't use it because my Mana is blocked right now. Looking at it now, it seems that Lady Flone has never had her Mana blocked in the first place?"
Only then did I realize why Eunji imprinted on me even though Kaiden had more Mana than me.
Kaiden's Mana was blocked, so he looked like an ordinary human on the outside, and I had never had my Mana blocked in the first place, so I was recognized as a higher entity with vast Mana.
"Why didn't you say that your Mana wasn't Sealed?"
Asdal looked at me with suspicious eyes and scrutinized my face. Enoch blocked me, wary of Asdal.
I peeked out slightly from behind Enoch and protested softly.
"Because I didn't know. As I said before, I don't know how to use Mana."
I muttered like that and suddenly looked at Asdal's eyes. His eyes had returned to their original blue color, unlike before.
"But, just now when I grabbed your Highness's hand, your eye color changed. To this emerald color."
At my question, Asdal, who had been resting his chin on his hand and thinking, unable to understand the current situation, raised his head.
"When I use Mana Eye, my eye color changes. To green. I used my Mana Eye with the Mana that Lady Flone just gave me."
"...Wait a minute. Your Highness is using my Mana? Is that possible?"
"This Mana stone is a bit special. Did you think I would give Lady Flone just any object as a gift?"
At Asdal's answer, Enoch nodded in agreement.
"An auxiliary tool that helps release Mana, it's a unique item."
I glanced up at Enoch and asked Asdal again.
"Then, if I release my Mana and pass it on to someone else, can that person use Mana?"
In short, I could become their Mana charger.
Asdal nodded as if my words were correct.
"I think so? I gave it as a gift because of its Mana control function, but it's being used for release. I've never done that kind of Mana operation before... Would you like to do what you just did to me to the Crown Prince?"
"Is it okay?"
At Asdal's suggestion, I looked up at Enoch. Then Enoch stared at Asdal for a moment before nodding.
"We can see if he can use Sword Aura."
Magic and Sword Aura are both powers based on Mana, so maybe he can use them.
Enoch took out his sword from the scabbard attached to his waist. I grabbed Enoch's hand with the hand wearing the ring.
Then, a yellow lightning-like light flashed and began to envelop Enoch's sword.
"This makes it clear. Lady Flone is the only one on this island who can use Mana."
Asdal said, getting up from his seat. Then Enoch blocked me again with a very tense face, holding his sword.
Asdal, unconcerned, crossed his arms and leisurely approached us.
"That's a very... strange thing."
I, who was already the most suspected, became even more suspicious with this incident. But I couldn't say that another soul had entered Margaret's body.
Now that I think about it, we all had something in common. Everyone possessed tremendous Mana and Divine Power.
Could it be that someone imprisoned us on this island to test our powers? If so, why did they block us from using our powers?
And the reason why only I can use Mana among them is probably because the foreign soul of 'Lee Jin-joo' possessed Margaret's body?
There was no other reason.
Asdal narrowed his eyes and scrutinized me, as if gauging my inner thoughts.
"It's strange. It's a suspicious situation. Of course, I'm not going to rush to blame Lady Flone for this situation like before. From what I've seen so far, it seemed like Lady Flone was also dragged here. Besides, it's also a hopeful thing that there is someone among us who is not affected by the island."
Enoch, who had been quietly watching Asdal, realized that he had no intention of threatening me and put his sword back. He turned to me and asked.
"How much Mana did you use? Do you feel more tired than before?"
At Enoch's question, I shook my head.
"No, I don't really know if I'm tired. It doesn't seem much different compared to before. I don't even know how to feel Mana in the first place..."
Hearing my answer, Asdal clapped with a happy face. He looked at me with eyes as if he had regained his will to live.
Come to think of it, that human was the kind of human who would get uncomfortable just seeing people with abilities letting them rot.
"As expected, your Mana reserves are so great that it doesn't seem like you've released that much Mana with this. I'll teach you how to feel Mana from now on. Wouldn't it be nice if other people could share Lady Flone's Mana?"
I didn't have much dissatisfaction with that point.
It is realistically impossible for me to learn Magic directly in a short period of time.
So, it would be the most efficient way in the current situation to release my Mana and help others use Mana.
Asdal pointed to Bishop Ruzef, who was asleep in the living room.
"When Bishop Ruzef wakes up, it would be good to check if it works with Divine Power as well."
No matter what, I have Mana, so wouldn't it be unrelated to Divine Power? If that's really the case, then Ruzef is useless even at times like this... It's a sad thing.
Perhaps the one who can use this power most usefully is Kaiden, the Wizard.
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"XX, damn bastards!"
Kaiden tied up Diego and Yuanna tightly inside the cabin and lay down next to them.
"Ugh. Let me go."
Yuanna's sweet voice pierced Kaiden's ears. But he lay still without moving from his spot.
Yuanna's sobbing continued.
Bang.
And then, Diego, who was tied up and struggling inside the cabin, finally broke the cabin.
"What the, XX XX is!"
Kaiden jumped up from his seat, hugged Yuanna, and hurriedly ran out of the cabin.
Diego stood among the broken debris. He distorted his face, tore at the front of his clothes, and exhaled hot breaths.
Then, Yuanna's voice was heard.
"Lord, my body is so hot."
Yuanna, who was in Kaiden's arms, reached out with trembling hands and urgently hugged his neck.
Her soft hands slowly caressed his bare shoulders.