'Yes, I can say that this is strange enough.' It didn't take long for Blake to check what Shino was saying and express what he felt at that moment. "I see... I really don't know why this happened and I didn't know that it wasn't possible to form an elemental Core once you have a drop of runic essence… Wait, I formed an elemental Core, does that mean…?"
"Ah, that's right, congratulations, Blake. You have successfully entered the runic path." The shock had made both of them forget that point.
Listening to her, Blake became excited again, he was already thinking about all the possibilities in the future and especially about the runic ability that, if it wasn't for Shino watching him so intensely, he would try to learn at that moment.
"But that's not all." It seemed that Shino had something else to say. "Not only did you enter the runic path, but you also broke through five levels until you reached the fifth level of runic awakening."
"Did I break five levels? I guess it's alright, right?" Blake didn't quite understand that, but he supposed it was a good thing.
"Rather than it's okay, I'd say it's completely crazy, I know you don't know, but each realm of the runic path is divided into ten levels, since you just passed through, you are in the realm of runic awakening, and normally when someone enters the runic path for the first time, only reach the first level of runic awakening, even geniuses at most would reach the second level after doing so." Hearing that, Blake began to understand his master's reaction. "Now, I'm going to ask you, how should I feel seeing that you broke not one, not two, but five levels in one go?"
That was when Blake realized that he had said something completely ridiculous again, it seemed that common sense could not really apply to him in these situations, the same thing had happened with Marjorie once he formed his essence drop, although it seems he didn't seem like a big deal, other people might consider him some kind of anomaly.
"Blake, who are you exactly?" That was Shino's question after a few moments of silence, but it seemed like it was going to nowhere, though Blake didn't hesitate to answer.
"Haha, even if you ask me, I have no memories before arriving in town, I think I'm someone normal."
"You are anything but normal, besides, you have not told me that it was that elemental essence of gray color that I saw inside you, what is your affinity for it to have that color?" That was the question that Blake tried to avoid, but seeing that there was no way, he sighed and thought that the best thing would be to resolve his master's doubts, although not telling the whole truth.
"Well, I don't know either..."
"How you do not know?"
"What happens is that the other day I went with Marjorie and she helped me to know what my elemental affinity was since she wanted to take me as a disciple because of my supposed talent for magic."
"Oh, so it means you have another master? Are you cheating on me, Blake?" Hearing that, Blake started to get nervous, not only because he realized what he had said, but also because of the sword that It just appeared in Shino's hands and was strangely swaying from side to side as she seemed to have a friendly smile on her face.
"W-Well, I-I..."
"Ufufu, don't get so nervous, it's normal to have more than one master, although, I think your case is more special, and what is that talent you're referring to?"
"Ah yeah, I can basically comprehend spells just as I learn them."
"What? That's not having talent! That's basically being a monster!"
"Marjorie said the same thing, haha..."
"Okay, I was just surprised, keep telling the story."
"Well, she gave me a kind of crystal to know my affinity and after a while, a strange phenomenon happened, the crystal shone with a gray color, at first no one had an answer for that, but Marjorie was convinced that my affinity was that of an element never seen before, I even tried to feel if there were runes of this type of element and it was true, but unlike the others, it seems that only I can feel them, when I was following your instructions I used those runes to make them enter to my body, I guess that's why my elemental essence is that color." As he finished his explanation, Blake could see how Shino had a lost look looking into the void, he tried to get her attention in various ways, but as much as he did, he couldn't do anything about it. "Did I break her?
"No, you didn't break me, but you weren't too far from it... I can only tell you one thing, you are too strange, Blake."
"Uh... Thanks?"
"Don't get me wrong, it's not in a bad way, it's just that, first you can keep an elemental core as well as runic essence within your body without any side effects, you seem to have a heaven-defying talent for both magic and the runic path, we don't even know who you were before you came to the town, but the most puzzling thing is that you possess the affinity with a new existing element. All of that is enough to say that you are a true anomaly, don't you think?"
"Looking at it that way..." 'And that she doesn't know about the system...'
"But don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this, you are my disciple, I have to protect you from anything strange that may happen to you." And those same words took Blake by surprise.
"Huh? Are you sure?"
"Why do you react like that? Did you think that because you're a freak you'll be able to escape? No, since I know everything that happens to you and the overwhelming potential that you possess, that just means I'll have to make your work even harder, if Marjorie took you as a disciple, it is possible that she felt that you have the potential to be a Six-rune wizard, is that not so?"
"Yes, that's what she said."
"Well, I won't be left behind, you'd better get ready because I already have my goal... I'll make you become a Runic emperor!" And as if everything was repeating itself, a single sound came out of Blake.
"Eh?"
[Progress… Saved.]