"Ahhhh!! It's all because of youu!!" Hoshi screams while running as fast as he can, tried to chase the tram that far and far away.
He knew that this shouldn't work. This tram used magic as the engine so its speed is a little bit faster than a normal tram which was about 50-60 km/hr. The reason he can keep up with it was due to the fact that it needs time to accelerate to its maximum speed. At that time, he won't stand a chance.
This is like a stupid donkey tied with a carrot. You can't reach your goal no matter how fast you run, no, it's even worse. At least the donkey was fooled, but he was still running while knowing the fact.
[You look a little bit tired, kiddo. Need some help?] The voice inside his head spoke again [But you missed the tram that right in front of you...what a fool you are.]
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! This is all because of you!" He shouts back but quickly grasps the message inside the voice's words "Wait, how can you help me?"
[Well, I can give you some tricks, but whether could you do it or not is up to you] The voice was speaking comfortably [Let I ask you first. You're going to the MAA entrance examination, so you can sense the vigor in your body, right?]
"Yeah, I can sense mana that flow in the air too" The boy spoke, strat to racers from continuous running "Why?"
Mana was a new substance that appeared at the same time with the discovery of dragons 300 years ago. It can transform into everything whether solid, liquid, or gas. It is everywhere even in living thing's body which called 'vigor' due to its ability.
Normally, people can only feel vigor in their bodies, but with the special one, they can bend it. With the bending, they can transfer vigor to the weapon, magic formula, or even use it with their own bodies. The bending was the minimum criterion for MAA's examinee, as for Hoshi who could feel the natural mana was someones that go a step further.
[Very good. Now listen to me, I will teach you how to strengthen your body. First, imagine that mana was the air in your body. You have to control your vigor the lungs and imagine that it merges with your blood like oxygen.]
"Wait, is this a way to boost the bodies? Isn't it a secret?" He spoke with curiosity. A boost method was a secret for a normal citizen like him even it is the simplest method to use vigor with the body.
It could say that the method to use vigor for fighting was limited to learn in the hunter organization or the five holder's family since the power was inherited from bloodlines. Since the five family's descendants were destined to be the living gods and a top-notch hunter. The faster they learn how to fight is the better
But it could be said just for those people, businessman's son like Hoshi might be arrested if he gets caught.
[No one knows as long as you say nothing. Or you are willing to missed this test? It is your lifelong dream, isn't it?]
He considers the voice's persuasion a little bit before gritted his teeth, bends vigor in his body as the instructions. As soon as he did it, the boy could feel the power that filled every part of his body. His speed was as double as his normal pace. But in the last, he can't catch up on the tram.
"Hey, do you have other tricks. I won't make it at this rate!"
[If you want to go faster you must put more vigor in it. But I don't recommend that, or else you might break your limb.] The voice pauses a little bit and then continue [But it has another way...]
"Tell me!" He shouts looking at the tram that getting further away.
[It may a little bit risk your life...]
"I don't care!"
[Very well, then I will show you something interesting]
As soon as the voice fell, strange purple mana suddenly burst into his body. This purple mana doesn't strengthen his body but absorbs his vigor furiously. At first, he thinks that the voice was unfaithful but when he looks around. He saw the scene around him move a little bit slower, then, the voice's word made him realize.
[My time magic isn't bad, right?]
The scene wasn't getting slower but the time flow around his body is getting faster.
[Don't shock too much. You can't maintain this state so long, so run faster!]
With the help of time wall and body boost, Hoshi could finally grab the tram. He throws himself on to the tram and breath heavily, felt the last drop of his vigor was consume by time magic.
"Wow! This guy is a monster. He actually chasing the tram!"
"Everyone steps back, give him space to breathe!"
People on the tram felt unexpected as well. They discuss about Hoshi while someone give him a seat to rest.
"Tank...*huff huff* thank you." He said then speak with the noise inside the head 'Who...who are you actually. That magic, It's something normal people can't do'
Normally, except for the dragon, the living thing's vigor was green and its color would be deeper and deeper as the density increased. It's only five persons in the world that have another vigor's color.
'You are the holder? But the five holder doesn't have purple vigor' He asked curiously. The five power that inherits in holder's families were Sol, Sun, Ocean, Atlas, and Japetus. Their colors are red, yellow, white, blue, and brown respectively. No one has purple vigor color like this voice. Could it be...
[Yes, as you think, I was the holder of time power called Saturn, you can call me by that name. because this power is very picky when it selects the holder, so I'm the last holder of this power before my soul merged with it and waiting for my bloodline to have a good quality descendant before we choose him as the next holder.]
'Wait, do you mean...'
[Yes, Hoshi Amanogawa. You are the next time holder.] The voice...no, Saturn said with determined voice [Let's exterminate the dragon.]