The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 38.2

“Please.”

Seeing Rose’s disappointed face, Mergin decides to teach her.

“Try jumping with all your might.”

“Like this?”

Bam!

Rose manages to jump about 60 cm high. Considering she didn’t use hand movements, that’s a decent jump.

“Now, I’ll channel the enhancement magic into your legs, so try jumping again.”

Bam!

“Whoa!”

“When your physical ability suddenly increases, it can disrupt your balance, right? That was only about 10% enhancement.”

“I see…”

“But if you enhance it yourself, the discomfort isn’t as noticeable.”

Mergin stands behind Rose, holding her hands as if embracing her.

“Everyone is watching!”

“I’m not hugging you from behind. I’m going to slowly channel the enhancement magic directly, so feel that sensation.”

Mergin slowly channels the enhancement magic from his left hand to his right hand through Rose.

“Do you feel anything?”

“My body feels lighter…”

“That’s it. Try to focus on that feeling flowing into your legs.”

“Mm… mm…”

“No need for strength. Just imagine. Feel the energy flowing from your hands into your body, and then down to your legs.”

Rose closes her eyes and starts to concentrate.

“When it reaches your legs, imagine it coming back up and circulating throughout your body.”

Repeat that several times.

“Okay, Rose, try to channel that feeling into your legs and jump.”

“Got it.”

Huff! Bam!

The jump height now is about 1 meter. Quite enhanced.

“Was that my power?”

“Yes, you used it by yourself. Did you notice any improvements in concentration and reaction speed during training? Did things seem slower?”

“Yes, I did.”

“That’s because you were naturally using the magic. But usually, you can’t always be like that. If you understand that the power you used was from mana, you can enhance it consciously.”

“Oh.”

“However…”

“However?”

“Think of body enhancement as borrowing physical stamina. Normally, if you can move at full strength for 10 minutes, with this level of enhancement, you’d run out of stamina in 3 to 4 minutes. If you can’t control your mana well, you might last only about a minute. Also, since Rose’s mana level is average, she won’t be able to stand if her mana runs out. In real combat, that would mean death.”

“I see, so the risk is high.”

“Yes, if you have a strong desire to attack or something, you might enhance yourself too quickly, which is dangerous. That’s why I was planning not to teach it this time.”