Solar Mage

Chapter 5: The Grandmaster

"Master!"

My face, lighting up with a genuine smile as I quickly extinguish the fireball and run up to him to give him a hug.

"Woah, be careful Arthur. I heard you were poisoned so I brought some elixirs for you."

He then paused and took a careful look at me.

"Though, you look much better than what the rumors suggest."

Pausing again before he tries to gently pat my shoulder, as gently as he can but still dislocated my shoulder, and exclaims.

"HAHAHA, AS EXPECTED OF MY DISCIPLE!"

Master Bladesong is great at speaking due to his intimidating appearance, but has never been good at making small talk, so most of our conversations go like this, with him frequently pausing before replying.

After he stopped with his barrage of deadly pats that could easily kill a normal man, I relocated my shoulder.

"So, why did you decide to visit me this late at night? You could've just visited me in the morning when I was awake."

I reply with a nod when he asks.

"Do you want to know the real reason?"

"Well, I was planning on stuffing all these elixirs down your throat while you were asleep so you wouldn't be able to reject them due to their taste."

"They were really expensive so they can't be wasted just because the taste of it is not to your liking."

My jaw drops in terror as he lectures me and describes what terrible things he would have done to me with a straight face and his eyes closed. When he opens his eyes and sees my face, he hits me on the head.

"Close your mouth when I'm talking!"

"OW!"

"You said you were going to feed me those elixirs when I was asleep so I couldn't resist, but you broke down the door when you came in. How would anyone be able to stay asleep when something that loud happened right in front of them?"

He hits me again on the head.

"Brat, you really can't stop yourself from saying everything on your mind huh?"

"You do have a point"

He quietly mutters to himself.

I gently pat my head to soothe the pain.

"But now that I'm awake, you're not going to stuff those elixirs in my mouth anymore right?"

My face returns to horror as I hear his response.

"Huh? Who said anything about that? Even though you've recovered a little bit and my first plan to get these into your body has failed, I'm not going to just waste these elixirs."

He says with a straight face, as he pulls out three elixirs from his pouch and slowly starts approaching me as I back away from him to my bed.

"Please wait- just a second, please- let me examine the elixirs first-"

"Don't worry, this will all be over soon."

Before he keeps my mouth open with one hand and shoves the elixirs down my throat with the other.

"UWAGHHH!"

"BE QUIET!"

Was the last thing I heard before he hit me one last time on the head and fell unconscious.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

Ugh, why does my head hurt so much? I remember now, that despicable master of mine hit me on the head three time and didn't he shove those three elixirs down my throat-

As I recall the taste, I feel my gastric juices rise up my throat to my mouth.

"Hrrk... mmmph"

I quickly rush out of my bed and dash for my bathroom, all are powered by water magic runes, to and throw up in the toilet.

"Blerrghhhh... Hrp-Blech"

After wiping the vomit off of my mouth I check the sage system.

***

STATUS WINDOW

Name: Arthur Ventrike

Class: Mage

Rank: 1st Circle

Strength: 250 (-0)

Agility: 300 (-0)

Stamina: 400 (-0)

Mana: 21000

Intelligence: 150

Active Skills:

Mana Blade (Mastery: Max)

Enhance Body (Mastery: Level 5)

Aura Blade (Mastery: Level 1)

1st Circle Solar Imaginary Technique

Heightened Senses (Mastery: Level 1)

Swift Wind (Mastery: Level 1)

Iron Body (Mastery: Level 1)

Passive Skills:

Ventrike Swordsmanship Technique (Mastery: Max)

Ventrike Footwork Technique (Mastery: Max)

Bladesong Swordsmanship Technique (Mastery: 6)

Bladesong Footwork Technique (Mastery: 7)

Heavenly Martial Physique

Solar Mana Gathering Technique (Mastery: 1)

Status Abnormalities:

None

Overall Combat Rating: B

Accuracy: 100.00%

***

Seems the elixirs fully recovered me and increased some of my stats, even intelligence.

"Sage System, do you perhaps know what elixirs that master fed me last night?

"ANSWER: YES"

"The first elixir you ingested is called Essence of Tranquility and it increases your focus. (intelligence stat) This elixir has extreme healing capabilities when ingested, mainly focusing on the brain. This elixir grants the one who ingests it Heightened Senses and thought acceleration. The main ingredients used to create this elixir are Mindspire Pod and Bangeltin. The level at which the consumer gains from this elixir is solely dependent on the ability of the consumer."

Ah, so this elixir is the reason why my thoughts have been so much clearer and why everything has been moving much slower. Is there a way to turn this off and only activate it when it's necessary?

"Would you like to disable it and have it automatically turn on in the face of danger?"

"Yes."

"Confirmation identified, changing settings."

"The second elixir you ingested is called Swiftwind Capsule and it increases your agility. This elixir has extreme healing capabilities when ingested, mainly focusing on the joints and the muscles. This elixir grants the one who ingests its enhanced speed and Swift Wind which conceal all noise from your steps, effectively masking your presence. The main ingredients used to create this elixir are Zephyrpetal and Wispwood. The amount at which the consumer gains from this elixir is solely dependent on the ability of the consumer."

"The third elixir you ingested is called Titanbark and it increases your strength and durability (strength stat) This elixir has extreme healing capabilities when ingested, mainly focusing on the muscles and bones. This elixir grants the one who ingests it enhanced strength and Iron Body. The main ingredient used to create this elixir is Titanbark. The amount at which the consumer gains from this elixir is solely dependent on the ability of the consumer."

After heating the descriptions, I ponder hard.

The abilities granted by these elixirs give me immense power, but if the effects given by these elixirs were this strong, then no matter how rare the ingredients were to procure, every noble would have their hands on it.

The reason why I gained these abilities and got so much stronger must be thanks to my Heavenly Martial Physique!

"Knock, knock, knock"

"Arthur, I'm here to check your condition for the day, and I have a letter from your father!"