"Nah, about become a holder...I think I must reject you. Can you go to find somebody else? I don't want to be a holder" Hoshi said. Even the holders were very powerful and considered as living god. Bot he doesn't want to take the role as a hero who leads humanity fighting the dragon that dominates half of the world.
[No, I can't do that because Saturn chooses you. The fact that I can talk to you mean the power already merge with your soul.] Saturn spoke [Although you died, no way I can choose a new holder]
'But I don't want to be the holder and I don't have anything good'
[You are gifted. You can sense the flow of mana without any practicing, and your body shows compatibility with the vigor. Not so many people who can successfully boost their body with their first try.] Saturn told the truth. The power won't choose him if he was ordinary. But saw stubborn Hoshi make him a little bit irritated so he decided to use his trump card.
[...kiddo, you won't be a holder right?]
'Yes! Save the world is not my type' He spoke firmly
[Then... what about save yourself?] Saturn spoke with a kind voice which makes the boy felt uneasy
'What do you mean?'
[It's about the backlash from power awakening. The power for five holders are similar to the six dragon king's power. It is very powerful, too powerful for an ordinary human. You need to absorb pure mana about one liter every week, or else you will die.]
"Wha..!!" Hearing this, Hoshi almost screams but he suddenly remembers that he was still on a tram full of people. So he softens his voice before anxiously asked Saturn "Where the hell could I find pure mana. I can't afford to buy it every week."
Pure mana could be extracted from dragon blood use to increase one's vigor density or drawing high-class magic formula. It is more expensive than normal blood because of the cost from the extraction process, one liter of pure mana... it should be about 100,000 Drak, more than his family's cost per month which are 80,000 Drak, and he needs to drink it every week...
"How...how can this be." He asked with a trembled voice "Is it because I use your time power?."
[Exactly, but you can't accuse me. You are the one who accepts it, remember?] The spirit voice's sounds like he's very satisfied with the boy's response.
[You're a smart kid. You know that you can't use your parent's money without telling them the truth. Or else, I am very curious about their response]
Hearing this, Hoshi trembled a little bit. If his parents knew his son become a holder, they would send him to HAA(Hunter academy of Asia, located at Qinghai) or the army without a doubt. These days, humanism is very intense.
"What do you want me to do then?."
[It's very easy. Just tell your mom and day you want to be a hunter. But before that, you need to get good results from this MAA test so you could say that you can study magic formula by yourself. if it possible...about top three] The spirit said. [We will discuss the next part after that]
"I can't do that" Hoshi spoke. Saturn's method sounds very reasonable, but he knows his limit. With his knowledge, it almost impossible to get to top thirty, let alone top three.
[But I can] The voice said confidently [I was studying a magic formula too. Ma be my understanding are better than those foolish magic professor.]
After he listens to this. Hoshi feel a little bit strange. He asked Saturn slowly
"You knew studying at MAA is my dream, right"
[Without a doubt. Although before I can't speak to you, but I can see everything from inside. This including your mother and predecessors from your mother side]
"You know it's my dream, and you can make it come true"
[Yes]
"And in the last, you want me to forget it and become a hunter"
[What's wrong with it?.]
Everything!! Everything's wrong you lunatic Saturn!!!
He can get a very good score from the exam by Saturn, but he needs to become a hunter, one of the most dangerous career in the world. Just this truth made him almost spouting blood.
After that, he didn't really care what Saturn said due to his mood, include the overall condition of examination place. He just sitting at his seat and start to do the test. Which make him felt even more pain.
[Told the name and describe the five daily-life magic formula? answer heating formula, engine formula type 2, fax formula, and...]
[What? Tell the difference between a curve line and a straight line in the magic formula? It's verve easy!]
Seeing the question, Saturn saying an answer to him non-stop. The questions that seemed so difficult in his eyes were quickly solved one by one. This makes Hoshi felt very good like he has a cheat system.
Magic in this world wasn't some miracle that occurs from reciting the spell abracadabra, it's a world of logic, mathematic, and the calculation. The magic formula doesn't need any ancient character. It is made up of countless curves and line which let mana flow and trans from into the desired result. For example heat, force, message, or some wave power like mana cannon that used in the military which is secret.
Seeing Saturn solved the problem like it was elementary school test make Hoshi awe, but at the same time, it make him feel very sad. Especially when he follow Saturn's instruction and create a heating formula that he has never done before.
This is all his point! He thinks with teary eyes. All the tests he did, There was no doubt that he would pass beautifully. But he has to wavier and become the hunter. This feeling not better that the feeling of chipped egg.
It's very painful!