Prologue
Chapter 1: First of all let’s accumulate the Magical Energy!
It is dark and deep underground, a place where no light would ever shine to, a man was swinging his pickaxe. It would be suitable to call it a narrow dark underpass and the man was in a dilapidated condition.
His age seems to be considerably old, there was not a single part of his face that wasn’t covered in wrinkles and his back was crooked. He was also wearing a worn-out gray robe, and this was further being smeared by the dust and dirt of the confined underground tunnel. It accentuated his miserable state. The lantern attached to his waist look like an old antique, and it was barely able to illuminate his surroundings.
His whole body was covered with sweat, and his arms which were swinging the pickaxe, no longer had any energy in them. He was gasping for air, and it wouldn’t be weird in the slightest if this man were to just drop dead from exhaustion.
The long years have evidently chipped away at his soul, the man was completely spent, both mentally and physically. Only his eyes had a compelling spark of fire left within them.
The man swung his pickaxe desperately digging through the tunnels as if he was possessed. He swung and swung.
And then, finally…
There was a clanking sound, a portion of the clay wall collapsed. The man widened his eyes, and he looked on the other side.
「Fu…..Hahah, Ahahahahahaha! 」
And then, a zeal and enthusiasm that wasn’t there before, suddenly arose within him and he commenced digging with his full ability.
The mud wall quickly crumbles and the crack continues to grow, before long it became big enough for a human being to pass through it.
The man throws away his pickaxe, and along with his loud laughter he was also dancing.
「Hahahahah! I did it, I finally did it! Such a rich flow of magical energy that I could even taste it in the air! I have finally discovered it! 」