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Posted by Vibes107, Released on August 17, 2025

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Chapter 19 Tenaujes System

Welcome, Dragon.

I stared blankly at the metallic giant.

“…What the hell is going on…?”

Just a moment ago, it had been charging at me like it wanted me dead, yet now it stood completely still—as if it were opening itself to me, guiding me toward its authority.

I didn’t know why, but it no longer seemed to recognize me as an enemy.

…Could it be because One Punch is a dragon’s authority?

That was the only explanation I could come up with.

【Grrr! Eugene, why aren’t you moving?!】
“Frill. I think you can stop now.”
【Huh?】

The little dragon, who had been desperately pushing at my waist, peeked her head up.

【The Guardian stopped!】

She was right. The Guardian had stopped.

“Haa…”

I let out a deep sigh and slumped onto the floor.
With the tension leaving me, it felt like all my strength drained away too.

[Due to rapid mana recovery, the mana exhaustion state has been lifted early.]

My strength soon returned as mana exhaustion ended, but I remained sitting for quite a while.

“I almost died…”

It was a short moment, but one that made me painfully aware of my lack of strength.

When I thought about it, it made sense.
Out here in the countryside, most Hunters barely reached 4-star at best.
For that reason, the power I currently possessed was usually more than enough.

But if I go to Seoul…

A 4-star Hunter? You could practically find them lying around on the street.

And the ones I needed to take revenge on were far stronger than that.
My parents had been 7-star Hunters, yet those bastards killed them easily.

It had already been ten years since then. Who knew how much stronger they had grown?

I need to get stronger.

The urgency of growth hit me hard.

【Eugene.】

As I was firming my resolve in my head, Frill suddenly spoke.

【You don’t need to rush so much.】
“…Stop reading my mind.”

I snapped back at her brusquely, her words sounding like she had peered straight into my thoughts.

【I didn’t read your mind.】
“Then?”
【You’re radiating that intent so strongly, how could I not notice?】
“…”
【And besides, your face shows everything.】
“…Fair enough.”

Apparently, I just wasn’t good at hiding my expression.
Not that it mattered much when it came to Frill.

【Anyway, Eugene. I’ve seen plenty of humans who were said to have talent. Compared to them, you’re fast enough.】
“Thanks for the compliment.”
【I’m not just saying it. Seriously. You have talent. Your growth speed doesn’t make any sense.】

Her praise didn’t feel bad.
But honestly, I couldn’t agree.

“It’s still not enough.”

Even if skipping stages required time, I wasn’t satisfied with how long it was taking to master the power I already had.
I had 4-star-level mana, yet I still couldn’t use Aura. That said everything.

I needed more training.

【…Eugene.】
“What.”
【You do realize it’s only been two days since we met, right?】
“Has it?”
【‘Has it,’ he says! You greedy maniac! Growth-obsessed freak!】
“…”

I had no rebuttal.
When she put it like that, maybe I really was rushing too much.

Still, I had no intention of changing my mindset.
The stronger my desire to grow, the faster I would grow. That much was obvious.

With that thought—

“Up we go.”

I stood.
The dragon’s authority that would make me stronger was waiting right in front of me.

I cautiously approached the glowing door.
The metallic giant didn’t stop me.

Phew.

Though I was still on guard, it seemed there was no need.

“Rune letters?”

Up close, I saw that the glow came from strange engravings carved into the door.
They looked similar to the runes that mages used.

Not that it mattered.

I carefully reached out and touched the door.

Fwoooosh—

The light flared, engulfing my entire body.

My mana…

I felt my mana shifting strangely in response to the light.
And then—

Ding!

[You have acquired the Authority: Tenaujes System.]
[Applying Tenaujes System……]
…
[Tenaujes System application complete!]
[Upgrading standard growth-support system to customized growth-support system.]
[You have obtained level 8 access rights to the Akashic Record.]
[Status Window upgraded.]
[You can now view your level and experience acquisition rate.]
[Physical and mana stats are displayed as precise numerical values.]
[Information Window upgraded.]
[You can now view hidden options of items.]
[You can now view dungeon information.]
[Special Training Ground – Room of Time and Space has been unlocked.]
[You may enter once per month.]
[The time ratio inside is 100:1.]
[Growth Buff: EXP gain increased by 200%.]
[You have gained control authority over Guardian – Mithril Golem.]

“…!”

System messages poured out in overwhelming numbers—so many I couldn’t even take them all in at once.

“A-All of this…?”

From what I could tell, it wasn’t a one-hit-kill type authority like One Punch or Breath.
Rather, it was a foundation that would massively accelerate my growth.

【Wow.】

Frill, who had caught a glimpse of it, let out a gasp.

【Those dragons… so they were keeping stuff like this for themselves? No wonder they’re so strong.】

It sounded like she had just discovered the secret to their overwhelming power.

“…So I just got the foundation to grow as strong as a dragon?”

It felt like I had obtained something absurd.

“Pheeeew.”

Suppressing my excitement, I began checking my new features one by one.

First—

“Status Window!”

《 Do Eugene 》
Overall Combat Level: 3.89
Unique Trait: Mana Overflow
Body: 6,476
Mana: 438 (Rapidly recovering, no limit)
Skill Possessed: One Punch
Current Condition: Minor Injuries

Previously, it had only shown my name and unique trait.
Now even my Body and Mana were displayed as stats.

And—

“I can check details too?”

When I clicked on Body, it expanded into strength, agility, stamina, durability…

And below that, ridiculous detail like bone density, muscle mass, metabolism, skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles, fast-twitch fibers, slow-twitch fibers… even individual muscles like biceps, quadriceps, latissimus dorsi.

“I can’t possibly use all this.”

I decided the detailed breakdown was just for reference.
The main focus was clearly the aggregate “Body” stat.

Mana had equally absurd details—mana circuit activation, magic resistance, elemental resistances, affinities, and more.

Naturally, my eyes fell on my unique trait next.

Mana Overflow…

It was the trait that caused faster mana recovery and removed the upper limit on mana capacity—
with the drawback that my body couldn’t handle the excess.

With the Tenaujes System, I could finally see its exact details:

Mana overflows.
Mana recovery rate +9,000%.
If mana is below 1,000, recovery rate +90,000%.
No maximum mana limit.

“…Wow.”

So my mana really did recover insanely fast.
One hundred times the rate of a normal Hunter—
and if I dropped below 1,000, it became a thousand times faster.

And the kicker—

No maximum mana limit.

“…So that’s the culprit.”

On the surface it sounded great, but this was the reason.
The reason I couldn’t become a Hunter.
The reason I had to take mana suppressants and live as a porter.
The reason my body nearly collapsed from mana building up endlessly.

If not for this, I would’ve become a Hunter long ago—and far stronger than I was now.

“Well, whatever.”

Thanks to One Punch, that flaw was no longer a problem.
Before mana could overflow beyond what my body could endure, I had a way to discharge it.

The new status window also revealed my overall combat level and even my condition.

“What’s the level system based on?”

It seemed roughly comparable to the common star rating, but I needed more data to be sure.

“Item hidden options…”

I inspected the Everfrost Sword.

《 Everfrost Sword – One-handed Sword, Unique 》

A sword forged from frost over ten thousand years.
Originally ornamental, but endured ten thousand years to become a powerful weapon.
On hit, inflicts Frostbite status.
With continuous use, greatly increases Ice Resistance and Ice Affinity. (Hidden!)

There was now an extra line beneath the original three.

“Hidden?”

An effect I couldn’t see before.
The more I used it, the more my ice-related abilities would grow.

“I’ll need to use this a lot, then.”

After all, more power was always better.
I now had every reason to practice swordsmanship with the Everfrost Sword as my main weapon.

“Dungeon info…”

[Dungeon information cannot be checked while inside the dungeon.]

I’d have to look later.

“Next, the special training ground? Damn, there’s so much.”

I was overwhelmed trying to check all the new features, but it felt good.
Everything here would accelerate my growth.

[Special Training Ground – Room of Time and Space is available.]
[Would you like to enter?]
[Time ratio is 100:1.]

“Of course I’ll try it.”

[Entering Special Training Ground.]
[It is recommended to enter from a safe location.]
[3.]
[2.]
[1.]

And then—

Whoooom—

My vision flipped, and a new space appeared before me.

[You have entered the Special Training Ground.]
[Time ratio of 100:1 is now applied.]

“…Hmm.”

It was a vast gym-like space, completely covered in white.
Empty.

“There’s nothing here? What kind of training am I supposed to do here?”

【Wow! Amazing! A white space!】

Frill was spinning around, curiously inspecting everything.

“You came in too?”
【Yep! Since we’re contracted, I guess I was pulled in too.】
“I see. Frill, do you know what this place is for?”
【Nope!】

Of course she didn’t.

At that moment—

Greetings, Master.

A mechanical-sounding voice came from somewhere.

I am the assistant of this Special Training Ground.
Would you like an orientation?

“Oh?”

Thankfully, there was an assistant here.

“Yeah. How do I use this place?”

This space can manifest anything you imagine.
Simply state your requests, and everything needed for training will be provided instantly.
“Exercise equipment? Environmental settings? Simulated battles?”
All possible.

The more I heard, the more absurd it sounded.
With a place like this, I could train with overwhelming efficiency.

“And the time limit?”

You may remain here for up to one month of internal time, i.e., 720 hours, per entry.
And as you already know, entry is limited to once per month.

The efficiency was staggering.
While others trained for a month, I could effectively train for two.

The perfect training ground.

But one question lingered.

“Is this a subspace?”

No. It is closer to a mental world.
“Then what happens to my real body when I enter?”
It is left behind, defenseless.
Thus, it is recommended to enter from a safe location.
“…I see.”

So I couldn’t use it as an escape method.
It was strictly for use when safety was secured.

In other words—

“Best to use it only in times like this.”

While alone in a dungeon, where no one could easily reach me.

Which meant—

“I should get some training done.”

Now was the optimal time to use the Special Training Ground.

“Assistant.”