After Anna left town, I continued to work on my own.

　I continued to increase my magic and learn about magic.
　Wisdom can only give you knowledge and information; you must understand the rest for yourself.
　You must understand the rest. Magic is essential to become strong.
　You can learn simple magic, but it's not practical yet.
　There's a limit to how much you can understand.
　I'll have to consider asking someone else to teach me.

　And today...

Revell, I'm back. You'll be starting your training today.

　It looks like the training I asked Dad to do before is ready.

The first step is for you to learn the skill of becoming an ogre.

"Demonized?


　It sounds vaguely familiar.
　But I used my Wisdom to check it out... but I couldn't find anything.


"This skill will allow you to gain the same powers as the demons in the demon world. It will greatly enhance your physical abilities.

''The same power as the demons in the Demon World: ...... This skill, this skill, even with the use of the Wisdom, I didn't know anything about it, so how did my dad know?''

Because it's a skill I invented.

Can skills be knitted together: ......

Yeah. Let's just go somewhere else.

　My dad took me to a cabin on the outskirts of town.
　It's a beautiful wooden hut that you can tell is new on the outside.

"Dad, this is .......

Yeah. I've been building a cabin for a week.

Oh, thanks, Dad.

　Considering you spent about three days with me to get the Imitation, I'm surprised you were able to finish it.
　But did you have to build a shed?　When asked: .......

'You look like you're wondering why they built the shack.'

Well, maybe a little.

We need to get the demonization. We've got to get inside.

　There's not a window in the shed.
　When my dad closed the door, it was dark.
　...... What the hell are we going to do now?

　As I was thinking this, the room brightened a little.
　There was a blue flame floating in the air.

Dad, what is this?

Demon fire. We'll see what it's all about soon enough.

Heh, well, it's all about getting the Demonization.

Yes. So, the important thing is that you meditate here.

...... That's it?

That's it.

　Meditation or .......
　It looks like we're going to be doing some mental training.
　It's a letdown, or is this the right thing to do?　I think.

　I think... and I close my eyes.



　After a few moments, I have a sudden tightness in my chest.



　I couldn't breathe.


　At the same time, the demon fire felt like it was getting a little bigger.


I'm sorry...


　I'm trying to breathe in and out, but it's not working.
　Why is that?


This demon fire is burning up magic and oxygen. That means the concentration of magic and oxygen in this room is quite low.


　So.
　So how am I supposed to breathe?
　I can't think straight.
　I can't think straight.


I'm having trouble thinking.

But it's too warm for it to end there. So I made a change. As a result, the demon fire even deprives you of the magical power that resides within your body.




　I was depleted of magic power, and an incredible headache hit me.

　If there's not enough magic element, the amount of magic power naturally recovered is also low.

　No good .......
　I feel fuzzy.
　I was so close to the edge that I couldn't even recognize the headache.




　.................. That's why I noticed it.




　That's how I found out.


　What was subconsciously strange to me.


　What it is now is coming to me.




　How did you stay in this room so long as you were okay with it?




　When we were first talking, the air in this room was already thin .



　I was struggling to breathe and you weren't pretending to be, even though I was struggling to breathe.

　There must be something.
　There must be something. I can use my wisdom to find out.
　But I can't use it blindly to find the answer.



　There's a reason you put me through this ordeal.



　Think about it: .......

　...... Nothing, I can't take it anymore.
　I can't regain consciousness.
　And it's deprived me of my magic.
　It's at its limit.



　...... magic?




　Yeah, right.　Magic!





　Assuming that breathing and magic are closely related, this ordeal will be quite effective.
　After all, both are kept to an extremely low level.
　I was almost certain of this assumption.

　And a funny thing about bodies is that they're invigorated the moment they find hope.

　It's still possible.

　There was no way I could become the world's strongest if I gave up now.

　I'm currently depleted of magic power, but the amount of magic I'm recovering from 《Magic Power Super Recovery》 is enough to hold on to it instantly.
　So I'll use that to break the deadlock.

　It's probably best to use my magic control skill as a pivot point.

　...... Wait!

　Then there was a skill called magical circulation.
　I was so focused on obtaining the Imitation that I completely forgot about the magical cycle.


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　Magic Circulation
　By acquiring this skill, you can circulate magic through your body at any time. By allowing magic to circulate through your body, you can improve bodily functions and reduce the consumption of magic. Using this skill increases the total number of spells a wizard can shoot.

　Requirements
　It uses "magic manipulation" to circulate magic power within the body.

　──────────────────── .


　It's worth noting that it can improve bodily functions and reduce the consumption of magic power.
　Wouldn't it be possible to breathe under these conditions if the body's functions were improved?　
　It's too easy, but I don't have any other ideas.
　I have no choice.

　To achieve the condition, I'll try to circulate a small amount of magic throughout your body.
　But there's not enough magic to circulate throughout your body.

　Then you can dilute the magic power at .......
　What we're doing is the same as the demon fire.

　When the demon fire takes away your magic, imagine that the density of your magic power is diluted.
　By doing so, you'll increase the amount of magic relatively.
　Then, through the magical power manipulation skill, magic circulates within your body.



The magic circle skill has been acquired.



　Good, so now magic energy can circulate within my body at any time.


"Haha...


　I've been able to breathe a little.
　But it's still not enough.


...... Hello. That was something to do.


　Why are you missing.
　What's missing.
　I can breathe a little better.
　But it's no use meditating like this.
　I can barely stand it.
　There's gotta be something else.


"Let the little oxygen you take in through your breath go throughout your body.


　I heard my father's voice.


　And I understood the purpose of this practice.


　The answer is circulation.


　How to be mindful of your whole body.

　To achieve great results with less, you have to use it to the point.

　It's an ordeal to learn how to do that.


"......Haha......huhu......hu


　I found myself breathing steady.

　My mind is remarkably calm.
　I felt as if I was now one with this space.
　I have never experienced a level of concentration like that before.
　You can feel your nerves being sharpened.



I have acquired the demonizer skill.