Main Character Hides His Strength

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[The Star of Cosmomancy]
[The Stars of Cosmomancy will orbit around your vicinity.]
[As the sovereign of these astral bodies, you must shoot down those that defy you with the Authority of Light.]
[The Stars that are in defiance will be dyed with darkness, so observe carefully with both your eyes.]
[Please care to observe your surroundings before starting the trial so as to not create casualties.]

It was a ubiquitous type of quest among those he had experienced within Airfruit.
It also used vague language that was typical of Airfruit’s quests.

‘What does the light’s authority refer to? Is it talking about Glare?”

Altugius, who had been watching Sungchul, shouted with a loud voice.

“It’s a trial for shooting down the dark orbs with Glare.
The magic barrier was a one-time gift, so buy one at your expense before you reattempt the quest!”

The price of magic barrier seals was significant.
They reached 50 silver coins in price, and their supply was low, so it was hard to get a hold of one.
This was well within Altugius’ intentions.

‘This quest takes up more than just a lot of effort.
It also digs into the pocketbook of the one being tested.
Let’s see how that friend’s talent fares in Cosmomancy magic.’

Altugius reclined to a more comfortable position as he looked over in Sungchul’s direction.
Sungchul had unravelled the seal and was watching the orbs circling him.

[Shout the phrase ‘Begin’ once you are ready.]

Sungchul calmed the magical energy embedded into his body and took a shot towards the barrier.

‘Glare.’

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A beam of light fired out from his fingertip and struck one part of the barrier before it disappeared.
Altugius smiled with his eyes.

‘His magic power is still weak.
It looks to be around 140, I think.’

Sungchul, who had tested out his magic, now turned to the orbs circling him and spoke quietly.

“Begin.”

[Level 1]

The path of the orbs circling him began to change.
The golden orb suddenly became dyed in darkness and flew past his face.
Sungchul didn’t hesitate in using his Glare.
A beam of light shot out from his finger to strike and peel away its darkness.
One of Altugius’ brows shot up.

‘Is it luck…?!’

After striking one orb, Sungchul turned his focus onto the copper orb rushing at him.
The orb that had appeared from his blindspot flew past him and approached another blindspot when it began to dye itself in darkness.
Sungchul’s eyes had caught it, but his inexperience with magic caused his aim to waver and strike feebly onto the barrier.

‘As expected, beginner’s luck.
It couldn’t have been anything else.
For sure.’

Altugius pulled out his pipe and let out a sigh of relief.

Soon, the first level had finished.

[Your score]
[3/10 (Number of Heavenly Bodies struck / Number of Heavenly Bodies that defied you)]
[Judgement… Failure!]

“….”

It was a shameful result for Sungchul.
He could hear Altugius’ laughter.

“Ha ha! It looks as though you’re a bit lacking to be demanding the Secrets of Cosmomancy!”

The orbs that had been in Sungchul’s orbit fell into their container.
Sungchul pulled out a magic essence from his Soul Storage.

Altugius who had been laughing looked on with shock.

‘What? This guy also has a Soul Storage?’

Sungchul drank two bottles of magic essence in a single breath, dropped them onto the floor, then rubbed the orb once again.

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“Activate.”

It wasn’t just a grudge.
The first attempt at the test was nothing more than an attempt to adjust his sights.
His perception honed to its absolute limits and decades of combat experience were not just for show.
During the first test, after missing his 2nd shot, he focused on improving his control over the output of the spell rather than its accuracy.
And by the final shot, he had already commanded complete control over the spell as he scored a hit.

“Begin.”

There was nothing to stop him once he managed to get a feel for it.
He looked on at the orbs spinning dizzyingly around him.
Altugius felt an unusual aura surrounding him, but he ignored it and continued smoking his pipe.

The first orb soon became dyed in darkness and flew past Sungchul’s face.

‘Glare.’

The beam of light shot out from his finger and accurately struck the centre of the orb, peeling away the darkness.
The second one with the tricky flight path flew past him from his blindspot to another blindspot as before.
Sungchul didn’t flinch as he took a step back and smoothly shot the orb to peel away its darkness.

Altugius’ eyes flew open.

‘No… that one?!’

In the first level, the second orb was known to be the most difficult target.
It was the quest host’s intention to throw off the tester’s balance with a high difficulty curve ball that would affect his future attempts within the level.
However, this mysterious man overcame that second shot with ease.
He continued striking every other orb in their tricky flight paths with little difficulty.
Altugius ended up dropping his pipe after the brief storm that was the duration of the test.

[Your score]
[10/10 (Number of Heavenly Bodies struck / Number of Heavenly bodies that defied you)]
[Judgement… Pass!]

Sungchul looked at the score that appeared before him with disinterest and drank another magic essence.

[Astounding! You have completed the first level with a perfect score.]
Reward: +3 magic power, +3 Intuition, +3 Dexterity

It even raised Dexterity unlike a typical mage quest, but the quest wouldn’t be able to raise Sungchul’s dexterity.

[Error! Your Dexterity is higher than the Dexterity of the quest host, and thus you will not be able to receive the boost in dexterity.]

Quests gave an opportunity for unspecified people to receive boosts in stats, but unless it was like the Devil in the basement who gave out his stats, it wouldn’t raise the recipient’s stats beyond the one of the quest’s host.
There weren’t many who could exceed Sungchul in his physical stats.
This was also the reason that Sungchul didn’t bother much with the quests of the Seven Heroes other than the Mage heroes.
He was sure that there was no one among the Seven Heroes who could come close to his physical stats.

[Would you like to begin Level 2?]

Sungchul’s eyes were now focused on the next level, and Altugius couldn’t take his eyes off from the figure of the indescribably amazing man.