Reincarnated in the Same World for the Nth Time

It is said that in the beginning, Gods and dragons created magic, and the power they used was raw, pure nature itself.

The power of the Gods and dragons who used magic was immense, and the small creatures that broke out of their eggs and awakened in this world worshiped them without resisting.

Then one day, one of the seven Gods who created the world came to feel affection for a humble creature.

That God was experiencing abundant love for the first time, and therefore wanted to give anything to his beloved.

When asked if there was a gift they desired, the small creature said, “Give me the power to wield ‘magic’.”

From then on, humanity was able to use mana.

Over many generations, humanity split the formulas created by Gods and dragons with their own knowledge and created new magic.

Independent magic was born.

However, compared to the perfect magic created by Gods and dragons, it was nothing more than a shape pieced together from completely different fragments.

Therefore, these fragile mana formulas have invisible mana rings that connect different formulas to each other.

If you accurately pierce that gap, the magic shatters into pieces, which is called “Formula Disruption.”

However, just as the wind doesn’t always stay in the same place, there was an easier and more certain method of disruption than accurately shooting and breaking the moving Mana loop.

That is, to completely trample the magic formula by colliding it with a massive amount of Mana.

And the mages who have experienced such a thing even once all said this with one voice.

It is called “Formula Domination.”

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Bang! Whoosh!

The wave that devoured the man not only destroyed the temple wall, but was also shot out.

The strong wave swept widely across the bushes and trees that grew in the yard.

The grass was all flattened, and several trees eventually broke and fell down because they couldn’t withstand the rough waves.

Thump!

If the corridor where they were, that is, the confessional chamber, wasn’t in the corner of the Great Temple, the mana wave would have destroyed all the walls, no matter how many layers there were.

“…Hieeik! The temple wall!”

Martio exclaimed in shock.

“Wow, this is really amazing…”

Kahena let out a small exclamation, taking in the place that the waves had destroyed and passed by.

The dark guild member’s corpse, which had been bounced off by the mana wave, was no longer visible as if it had been swept away far away.

Above all, the mana sphere, which had been seething as if it would explode right away, had disappeared somewhere, and no explosion sound was heard from afar despite being so angry.

The facts that this was pointing to were clear.

The magic formula had disappeared.

And the one who achieved the domination of the formula was…

Clang!

A sharp sound rang out as the bishop, drained of strength, dropped his knife.

Kahena’s dark brown eyes, which had been shaking in confusion, found their place.

Martio, his will to escape broken, stared beyond the wall with a pale face.

Fear filled the bishop’s eyes.

Kahena looked back at the one who had used the magic just now, Aquila Reshenhardt.

The moonlight that leaked through the wide-open space settled on Aquila’s red hair.

A burning red light.

That color felt the most intense than any other time Kahena had seen it.

“……Young Master, how did you use magic just now?!”

Shen widened his eyes as if he couldn’t believe it.

This was because he already knew that Aquila’s body was a mess due to the conflict of blessings.

But Aquila was also surprised by the mana wave.

He turned his gaze to the faint streams of light that still lingered at his fingertips.

‘……All of the mana disappeared with the magic just now.’

A considerable amount of Mana that had been contained in the vessel had evaporated in an instant.

Shock settled on Aquila’s face.

How hard had he worked to accumulate that Mana!

The heart of Aquila Reschenhardt, who was unwell due to the blessing conflict, was like a broken porcelain bowl with pieces crudely patched together.

Yuzelia had filled in the cracks, preventing it from breaking further due to overexertion, and it was no exaggeration to say that the blessing of the Sun God was covering the surface to somehow maintain it.

In that very place, Aquila had been building mana little by little whenever he had time ever since he had opened his eyes.

The so-called mana breathing.

It was a breathing technique devised when he lived as a Druid in past playthroughs.

He couldn’t stop the Mana from slowly leaking out even with that method, but he had still accumulated a decent amount.

Solely with Aquila’s knowledge and effort!

But a single skill had erased all the time and effort he had put in?

Even with the bonus effect from the Holy Grail, which had doubled his Mana, it had all been scraped clean to the bottom.

“Huh.”

Aquila let out a hollow laugh without realizing it.

Ding!

A new notification appeared in front of his bewildered eyes.

【Skill description has been updated!】

【Shortcut: “GO”】

Aquila immediately brought up the skill window.

And he discovered that the skill name, which had been written in gray letters because he had already checked it once, had been changed to yellow letters.

Aquila’s eyes quickly went down to the bottom.

On the last line of the skill, ‘Grace that flows in the earth’s ground’, it was written in red letters like this.

【Skill Daily Usage Limit Exceeded!】

【Can be used again at 6 AM the next day!】

“What a crazy bastard…”

“Huh? What did you say?”

Aquila, unable to swallow the curse that momentarily rose to his throat, mumbled, and Shen turned around.

Despite Shen’s words filled with question and worry, Aquila didn’t have the mental space to pay attention to him.

If it completely depleted his Mana and had a limit of only one use per day, its efficiency was too low.

‘Isn’t this just a scam?’

Aquila cursed Rasphallara inwardly and closed the skill window.

As if waiting for him to finish reading the description, the light that had been lingering at his fingertips completely faded away.

And at the same time.

Beeeeeeep!

A warning sound that only Aquila could hear shook his head.

【Mana is below 1%!】

A red warning window completely obscured his vision.

‘Damn it!’

Aquila tightly closed his eyes.

As if knowing what pain would come next.

And as if fulfilling his expectations, a sensation of emptiness engulfing his whole body instantly covered Aquila.

“Ugh…!”

“Young Master?!”

The sensation of his head cooling down as if all the blood had drained out.

The feeling of emptiness as his feet hollowed out, as if someone was grabbing his body and pulling him down.

Aquila staggered and was about to collapse in an instant, but Kahena hurriedly grabbed him.

“Little Young Master! What’s wro…!”

Kahena’s panicked face hardened in an instant as soon as she saw Aquila, who was soaked in cold sweat.

“Could it be, mana depletion…?”

“Mana depletion? Ah, because of that magic earlier…?”

Shen’s head quickly turned to the collapsed wall.

The traces were already gone because it was a wave of mana, not an actual wave, but a huge hole had been drilled.

Shen’s face paled as he looked at that place.

“Th, then what, what should we do…!”

“If it’s mana depletion, we need a priest!”

Mana depletion was no different from hunger.

With his mana reserves empty, Aquila’s body instinctively tried to absorb external mana, causing a fallout.

That was mana depletion.

In this state, the mana vessel would crack, which was why a priest’s assistance was necessary.

Aquila flinched, clutching the clothes near his heart.

He could see the blessing of the Sun God flickering madly again in his vision.

‘Why does it always have to be like this, it’s becoming a habit…’

His vision spun wildly.

Shen turned his head sharply as Aquila began to reach.

“Should we threaten them to heal you? He’s practically alive thanks to Young Master!”

“Hieeik…!”

Martio was so frightened that he was scared of Shen’s ghost-like face because of how frightening his aura was.

“Not a bad idea? Shall I just hit him once and bring him over?”v

Martio was horrified and stepped back as Kahena joined in.

“This is not the time to joke around…”

Aquila, who was holding his aching head, frowned.

“I wasn’t joking!” Shen’s reply was heard, but Aquila ignored those words.

Even with his dull head, he could hear the footsteps approaching where they were.

Not only from the corridor of the confessional chamber but also from beyond the collapsed wall, there were signs of people heading this way.

The footsteps grew louder and louder, even though he didn’t try to listen intently.

Clang, clang.

Not just simple footsteps, but the heavy sound of metal clashing against each other.

Martio, who couldn’t even think of running away, suddenly raised his head at that sound.

Because it was the sound of armor colliding.

Kahena, who easily picked up the collapsed Aquila, whispered so that only they could hear.

“Shall we just escape like this before they get close?”

“……What?”

“It’s going to be difficult, but to be honest, it’s not impossible, right?”

There was a strange playfulness in her voice, but Kahena didn’t smile.

Because she would only be telling the truth.

As she said, if they forced themselves to a certain extent, it wouldn’t be difficult to get out of this place due to Kahena’s skills.

But if they did that, they would be completely at odds with the Temple of the Sun.

There was no way Kahena wouldn’t know that.

So, that meant.

That was Kahena’s own way of expressing that she would follow whatever orders Aquila gave.

Even though she knew that entrusting Aquila’s condition to those who were coming here was an easier and faster way than taking Martio or waking up Yuzelia, who was unconscious inside the confessional.

‘Perhaps the real reward from this place isn’t the skill but Kahena herself…’

Aquila thought in his fading mind.

So, instead of struggling to continue the conversation, he pressed his palm against the envelope he had placed inside his jacket.

Shen, who recognized Aquila’s gesture, quickly took out the envelope from his inner pocket.

Evidence of the deal between the Dark Guild member and Bishop Martio.

That was Aquila’s answer.

That they didn’t need to retreat because they had physical evidence.

Kahena and Shen, who understood that meaning, looked at each other and nodded towards Aquila.

“Just leave it to us.”

Kahena’s answer fell firmly.

Aquila finally dropped his dizzy head.

Beeeeeep!

The warning sound struck his eardrums as if informing him of his current state again.

And then.

Martio suddenly stood up from his seat and shouted.

“These scoundrels came to destroy the sacred temple! You know your sins!”

Along with Martio’s loud voice, the heavy footsteps that had been moving as if they were one stopped at once.

In a state that surrounded Aquila’s group and Martio as if they were encircling them.

A faint moonlight poured in from the collapsed wall.

Armor shining in silver.

And the emblem of the Sun God Rasphallara engraved in the center.

There is only one place where you can wear armor with the emblem of Rasphallara engraved on your chest.

The Holy Knights of the Great Temple of Port Plum.

They had revealed themselves.

The group of armored figures with their stern faces stepped aside with disciplined steps.

Someone familiar walked in from behind them.

A confident stride Aquila had grown sick of.

“How can it be that the walls of our beautiful and proud temple have collapsed?”

Saint Ianfel.

He spoke with a gentle voice that didn’t fit the situation.

‘It’s not easy to be so unlucky every time…’

Aquila finally closed his eyes after confirming the light blue hair flickering in his vision.

He felt Kahena lift his body up.

But that was it.

“Please help us!”

With Shen’s last words, Aquila lost consciousness.