“Okay I understand. I will tell you so please stop looking at me like you starved for months and just found food.”(Kylie)

I stopped staring and waited for her to continue.

“I hope you know at least what the king is do you?”(Kylie)

“Yes.”(Me)

“Good. The king has the power to establish rules in their own kingdoms which everyone of their race has to follow.”(Kylie)

That was something new about the kings I didn’t know by the way but I kept silent and just listened.

“When magic was created, the first king of the humans wanted something that can prevent a prisoner of war to go against orders or to rebel, so slave magic was created.”(Kylie)

Before she went ahead with her little story she said to me that she had no idea of how to do slave magic so I wouldn’t ask her.

“A slave has a collar around their necks and if he or she tries to go against their master they will suffer injuries or even death.”(Kylie)

“I will remember it. Thanks for your information and keep up the good work.”(Me)

I said and smiled at her and she smiled back. It was an awkward situation but an interesting magic process. I will try to learn in the future if I get the possibility to do so.

“So what are we going to do from now on? I hope you don’t plan to stay in this forest till I tell you everything I know.”(Kylie)

I thought about it for a moment and answered.

“No, no. Rest assured we won’t stay here for long. After what happened I just want to learn how to control my new powers. Also I am really interested in weapons after seeing them in action. Do you know of someone who would teach me how to make them?”(Me)

“Yes but to get to the place where he lives will take quite some time. He lives in the south of the far away human continent.”(Kylie)

What? What did she just say? She knows of someone? Ah and what was the other thing? The human continent is far away?

“Now that I think about it, isn’t this the human continent?”(Me)

“No why do you ask? Obviously this is the beast continent.”(Kylie)

“But why is there a human village on this beast continent?”(Me)

“They got captured by beastmen and are looking after the fields. They are hopeless and greedy people though.”(Kylie)

Ah there was something like money too. I will ask her about it when I feel like it.

“Our destination is the human continent and on the way there I will train. Let’s go.”(Me)

“Sure. But we have no map. I am not able to navigate you there without a map.”(Kylie)

“Don’t worry, just tell me where this is. I studied a world map and can remember a lot of it. So I will be the guide.”(Me)

After my words she got really excited.

“A world map? Where? Do you have it with you? No. Not important. Where did you see it where did you get it from?”(Kylie)

“I was in possession of one not too long ago. Why? Is it something important?”(Me)

“Yes it is. A world map can be classified as a legendary item because no race is willing to share their knowledge, so also their maps, with others.”(Kylie)

I looked at her. She just started talking about something I really wanted to know about again. The problem is at the same I have the urge to train with this dark mana. What should I do now?

“I know!”(Me)

“Huh?! W…What? Don’t startle me like that.”(Kylie)

“Ah sorry about that. I meant how I can train and you can teach me at the same time.”(Me)

“Is that what you were thinking about so hard? Is that even possible?”(Kylie)

“You can write correct?”(Me)

“Yes, why do you ask?”(Kylie)

“Please write down the information about that legendary item stuff you just talked about. There is definitely some more information where that came from right? Also if it is okay with you just write me a book with all the common knowledge and basic information you have in your head.”(Me)

She looked at me and showed me her palm like she wanted something.

“If you can provide me with paper and a pen for me to note it down I will.”(Kylie)

“Yes I I I…”(Me)

“You?”(Kylie)

“I lost my inventory I forgot. Ah. Sorry at the moment I don’t have them but if I get some in the future, please.”(Me)

“Sure I look forward to write it for you.”(Kylie)

During the rest of the day, she told me about other stuff like she was in the village because she noticed that something went wrong, it got dark and night time came. Actually she told me that demi-humans got discriminated all around the world because they are not pure enough for the other races.

“Please enough questions for today let me sleep.”(Kylie)

It was dark and she looked really tired. Mentally at least.

“Sure thanks for answering them. Good night.”(Me)

“Good night.”(Kylie)

She turned around and went to sleep. After I was sure she fell asleep I stood up and went a little bit away from her to train my new black mana. I only went as far away as I could see her.

I started focusing and tried to get into the same state as I was back when I fought the beastmen. It was really hard because now I didn’t have that life and death struggle.

As I did so, I felt nostalgic. I remembered that only a few days ago I would train in magic and do some experiments with it. Being bored all the time till I found something new and interesting to do. It was a peaceful time. But it ended fast and I was looking forward to the life that would await me.

Then I suddenly succeeded. I haven’t even tried to focus on going to the white space yet because my thoughts drifted far away. When I looked around I could see only white. Except the two dead bodies of the beastmen and the big black mana sphere.

“For starters let’s absorb the mana from the bodies.”(Me)

I spoke to myself and wanted to start and again the black sphere did so before I could. It absorbed all their mana in the blink of an eye.

“You really are something else.”(Me)

I spoke to it. I don’t think it understood me. Perhaps it did but it didn’t move an inch even after it finished its meal. After that I tried to use some of the black mana but that turned out to be a more difficult task than coming to the white space. I tried all night long and succeeded one time taking a little bit, not even enough to use for basic spells before the sun was up.

After succeeding one time I left the white space and went back to Kylie. She had already woken up and waited for me to finish with what I was doing.

“Welcome back and good morning.”(Kylie)

“Yeah good morning. Let’s go.”(Me)