Extra's Path: The Eternal Frost Monarch-Chapter 63: Small Lie

Noah stepped out of Morgana’s cabin with a satisfied smile on his face.

Getting a compliment from her meant his reputation was also improving in her eyes.

She had even called him talented. Though Noah himself didn’t think he was talented. But it wasn’t like that mattered to him.

Compliments were always good for Noah.

Just as he stepped out, he saw Damien coming from the opposite side.

The man looked slightly sweaty from training. His black hair was damp, with a few strands clinging to his forehead.

His hazel eyes were sharp and clear as always.

But he still looked slightly tired.

The moment those hazel eyes landed on Noah, a flicker of surprise appeared in them.

With a curious expression, Damien asked, "Noah? What are you doing here?... Did you just come out of Master’s cabin? Was there something you wanted to discuss with her?"

Noah smiled lightly. "Oh, hey Damien. I came here to—"

He suddenly paused.

He was about to tell him the reason, but stopped midway.

A small teasing smile appeared on his face.

Damien frowned slightly. "What? You stopped talking suddenly?"

He stood in front of Noah, looking at him with suspicion.

Noah scratched his cheek lightly, pretending hesitation. "Actually... I don’t know if I should tell you the truth... it’s kind of something I can’t tell anyone."

Those words only made Damien more curious.

With a slight frown, he said, "Hey Noah, we are practically friends now after fighting together. What’s there to hide?"

Noah looked at him seriously. "You sure... you won’t tell this to anyone else?"

His expression was so natural that if he were to give an audition for a movie, he would get selected very easily.

Damien nodded firmly. "Yes, I won’t. I promise."

Noah leaned in slightly, lowering his voice.

"Good. Actually..."

He glanced around, checking both sides to make sure no one was nearby.

Then he leaned closer and whispered, "You see... me and Instructor Morgana... we are kind of close to each other. You know... how a man and a woman are close to each other."

Damien froze.

His eyes widened instantly.

"W-what?"

Noah nodded with a serious face.

"Yes. I know it’s hard to believe. But... well, I just flirted with her a few days ago for fun... just like how I did with Arisha and..."

A shy smile appeared on Noah’s face, as if he was talking about his first love.

"She didn’t push me away... unknowingly, we got closer after some interaction. And now... we are more comfortable with each other. Just right now we talk about sweet things... and also... some intimate things... hehe~"

He let out a soft giggle.

Damien stood there, completely stunned. His brain seemed to stop working. After a moment, he shook his head in disbelief, rubbing his chin.

"Y-you are lying, aren’t you? My master would never get close to any man. She’s a crazy woman who only loves training and strength. A single-forever type woman."

He looked at Noah with a confused expression.

"You know she has never shown any interest in men at all. I tried asking her a few times why she’s single even at this age. She always said that she’s not interested in it... and now you’re saying she’s interested in you? Why?"

Noah stepped closer again and whispered dramatically, "I don’t know what things she says to you... but she said... she thinks I am cute and really handsome... and also that she actually likes cute things. And now we two are hehe~"

Noah once again giggled shyly.

"Hey, Damien, please don’t tell this to anyone."

Then Noah straightened up and started walking away.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped.

He turned back, placed his right hand on Damien’s left shoulder, and gave him a big, confident smile.

"We are already at the stage where... there is no stop. Also... from now on, show some respect to me... after all, I am not just a friend of yours or a student... but also your master’s man."

With that, Noah turned around again and walked away, casually whistling.

Leaving behind a completely confused and stunned Damien.

With a stunned expression, he entered Morgana’s office, only to get scolded by her for not showing respect by knocking on the door first.

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Inside a training room.

It was big enough for one person to practice.

The walls and floor were made up of light gray, strong metal that could not be broken easily by attacks.

In the middle of the room sat Noah.

These were training rooms where students could train without any disturbance. But they needed to book a slot for it, since there were just too many students.

He sat cross-legged, doing meditation.

He guided the raw mana toward his core and began refining it as he circulated it, making it adaptable to his body.

His breathing became slightly uneven. Sweat began forming along his forehead. The refining process demanded focus.

Then he imagined accumulating the purified mana around his core, forming a thin layer over it.

This process was for gradually increasing core density and capacity.

He tried to compress the accumulated layer, condensing it, then pressing it tighter.

The pressure increased. A dull ache formed in his lower abdomen.

His jaw clenched unconsciously. More sweat dripped down his neck.

After meditating for a while, he stopped.

"Haff.. haf..." He breathed heavily.

’At this rate... it will take more time to break through... I have been doing meditation to increase my mana for hours each day since coming to this world... but it’s slow.’

Noah looked forward and opened his status.

===STATUS===

Name: Noah Eldritch

Race: Human

Age: 19 years

Strength: 88

Speed: 75

Stamina: 91

Endurance: 72

Charm: 510

Mana: 802

Core Rank: Dormant (High)

Potential: Refined Core (High)

Profession: [Combatant Lvl.1]

Technique: None

Affinity: Ice

Spells: [Ice Shard], [Frost Bind]

Innate Ability: Ice Creation

===

A look of surprise appeared on his face.

"That’s... too much improvement than I thought," he muttered under his breath.

It hadn’t been too long since he came to this world. Despite training for hours each day, the progression was much more than he had anticipated.

"But... it’s still not enough to break through... I... I need mana cores... or rather, monster cores... which can help me absorb mana from them... and help me level up fast."

He sighed.

It wasn’t like he hadn’t tried to get one. Before, it was because of money that he didn’t buy any.

The cheapest cores were E-rank monster cores.

Which were pretty useless even for those who were at the Dormant Core stage.

For Noah, F-rank mana cores would be useful, but he would need many of them. While D-rank mana cores would be best, they were out of his budget.

He was thinking of talking to his father for money.

But now he had Nova points, from which he could purchase some cores. One of the reasons for joining the Adventurers Guild was to hunt monsters, take their cores, and also purchase cores from the guild.

"I will visit it tomorrow... for now... let’s practice my blade art for the first time," he said with excitement.

He was eager to learn this five-star blade art.