The Gigolo System in the Academy of Magic-Chapter 14: New Abilities

[Name]: James Woodrow

[Age]: 18

[Mana]: 300 (10-100, normal range for Level 1 Mage)

[Skills]: Shadow Step, Shadow Manipulation, Shadow Space

[Magical Root]: High (Congratulations for increasing your potential to a Level 6 mage!)

[Class]: Level 1 Mage (You have crossed the threshold of the extraordinary!)

[Bloodline]: Abyss Walker (1%)

James drew a breath. His panel had changed significantly from yesterday. The root changing elixir had even allowed him to cross the barrier into a fully fledged mage. He didn't have to worry about getting expelled now.

And though his roots had not increased to a genius level like Selena, the fact that he had the potential to become a level 6 mage meant that he was very talented.

"These skills..."

The most important thing was that he had successfully awakened the Abyss Walker bloodline and gained new abilities. His body had changed, feeling the space around him there was a sense of closeness.

James was excited, he wanted to immediately try out his new abilities but at this time the woman beside him woke up.

"James...you're awake." Selena had just come to, so her voice was still groggy but her eyes were bright. She felt the magical power emanating from his body.

"You've become a level 1 mage! But your bloodline...did it not work?"

James wasn't surprised she could immediately see his level, but why did she say his bloodline didn't awaken?

Seeing his confusion, Selena explained gently, "The period after one's bloodline awakens is when the aura is most unstable, it is only after a long period of time when it gradually becomes dormant that you need special equipment to detect it. Your aura...is the same."

James was enlightened. Is it because Abyss Walkers are masters of hiding themselves which is why she didn't sense it?

If that was the case, then it would only be good for James. Right now he was still trying to be secretive, he didn't want other people to easily see his changes. As for the fact that he had become a level 1 mage, James had already planned for that.

He got up from the bed and headed towards the large mirror. Looking at his reflection James breathed a sigh of relief.

There were no major changes.

The handsome black haired man looking back at him was still the same as he'd remembered except for the fact his skin looked more bright and he no longer had a sickly feeling.

"Hmmm, there's an easy fix for that." James began to silently use one of his new skills.

Selena also got up and walked toward James. She thought he was disappointed, but she didn't know what words to comfort him with. She wasn't used to this kind of thing.

"Huh?! Your aura is depleting?"

While Selena was thinking she noticed the figure in front of her seemed to be getting weaker and weaker. It only took a moment for her to understand what was going on:

"Are you expelling your mana?"

Indeed, this was the surefire way James had thought of to conceal his new changes.

Actually there was a special kind of potion available on the black market that could quickly allow an apprentice mage to become level 1 mage. But no normal person would do this, because it would exhaust all of your potential and the chance of you improving again would be very low.

When James felt his mana reach [50] he stopped using the Shadow manipulation skill. It only took a few minutes.

Looking at his shadow that was extending from the ground into the walls unnoticed, James glanced at Selena. Even though it used a lot of mana this skill was very hidden. Of course this was mainly because she was in a relaxed state, if this was a battle then it would be a different story.

"Does it look like I took a Level Breaking Potion?"

Selena nodded, then she understood, "You want to make other people think you became a level 1 mage because you exhausted your potential?"

"You called me to your office yesterday to warn me that I would be expelled if I was still an apprentice mage so I took the level breaking potion out of desperation."

James smiled as he explained, "This sounds reasonable right?"

After seeing that he had temporarily fixed the problem, James quickly bade farewell to Selena and returned to his dorms. It was still early in the morning when he left so he didn't meet anyone along the way. frёeωebɳovel.com

Opening the door to his room, James was somewhat tense. At this point his mana had filled up more to more than [100] but because his total mana was more than the average level 1 mage, he still maintained his weak appearance.

The shadow behind his feet began to extend into the room. It was still a little awkward for him to control as if James had suddenly gotten a new limb but he slowly inched his way inside until the shadow could go no farther.

"10 metres." James nodded. This was better than he expected.

Taking a deep breath, he walked into the room while his shadow kept extending towards the desk where he had previously hidden the trace crystal.

Using the shadow to pick the crystal he brought to in front of his face. The movements were somewhat jittery but the shadow was able to do it.

"There's nothing?" James was surprised. He checked the trace crystal again confirming that no other magic signature other than his own had entered this room since he left.

"Unless..." James once again recalled the system in his mind.

[Single Use Silver Level Item: Trace Crystal]

[Upgraded version of the bronze level item, capable of detecting the auras of mages level 6 and below.]

"Could it be a level 7 mage?"

James shook his head. The chance of that was almost impossible.

He sat back on his cold bed. Lessons would start again soon so now was not the time to ruminate, he needed to get ready. But before that...

"System. Go to achievement rewards."

[Achievement: Sleep in the same bed as contract Selena Vaughn]

[Reward: 1000 affection points]

[Reward: Perception Enhancing Potion]

Seeing that his affection points had increased again, James was happy again. These trace crystals were not cheap, and he would have to buy one again for tonight.

[Silver Level Reward: Perception Enhancing Potion]

[This special magic potion accelerates the user's brain function, making certain tasks easier. Who says I'm not a genius? Glug, glug, glug!]

[Time Limit: 1 hour]