Chapter 30: Demonic Eyes
Ruthar and Vance stood silently in the field before the hut. Today was the promised day when she would teach him about the eye.
Ruthar had already completed his daily quests in record time, thanks to the Eye of Adaptability.
'With this, getting stronger won't be a problem at all.'
"Now I'll start with what the Eye of Foresight contains," Vance began, directing his attention to her eyes.
Her formerly red eyes had become more intricate, as though someone had inscribed information within them.
"Is that the sign of the demonic eyes? It's really hard to notice," Ruthar commented, squinting to see the details correctly.
Vance nodded. "Even the eye I gave you yesterday can't be seen easily unless you stare into a mirror for a long time."
Ruthar nodded, absorbing the information. He raised his hand as a question formed in his mind. "Vance, will the demonic eyes become my usual eyes? I don't know how to put it, but would they always look like demon eyes, even when I'm not using them?"
"Great question, Ruthar," Vance replied, pausing to think before speaking. "The demonic Eye of Foresight I gave you will only be revealed during use, but the one I used to replace your eye can never be hidden."
"You replaced my left eye. Does that mean my left eye is permanently the Eye of Adaptability?"
Vance grinned at his realization. "When your eye has been replaced, you can never use a new demonic eye."
'This makes sense. I can only have two demonic eyes. The Eye of Foresight and Adaptability is a nice combination, but I would have liked a choice, probably to have Infinite Mana.'
"The demonic Eye of Foresight works like a thought. Just like telling your body not to pee in your bed at night, you have to build that instinct to use the other eye," Vance explained, making a playful grin appear on Ruthar's face.
'This reminds me of when Kimara was shocked I never peed my bed at one year old. I only peed when she tried changing my totem-fashioned diapers.'
"While you train that instinct, you have to build up demonic mana into the eye at the same time. If you make a mistake, you could actually blow up your eye, genius."
Ruthar gulped. "Do you tell that to all your students to give them confidence or more fear?"
"No, just the scholars need to be reminded demonic eyes aren't ABC!" she whined, placing a hand on her left eye and concentrating her mana into it.
After a while, she removed her hand and widened her gaze, allowing Ruthar to notice the difference. Her iris remained the same but seemed to have colorful star-like shapes within it.
'Just like a sky in her eyes.'
"Shall I try?" Ruthar was excited to try next, placing his hand on his right eye as Vance did.
He followed her instructions, building up dark mana and simultaneously activating the eye by instinct.
At first, he felt a sharp pain, then his vision became very blurry. It was a common struggle when relying on instinct.
'Shit, the pain is increasing.'
Ruthar bit hard on his lip to stifle a groan. The pain was as though his eye was being squeezed into puddles.
"Ahhh! Maaaahh!" Ruthar screamed with all his might, unable to take the pain any longer. He rushed to reverse the technique, but undoing it hurt even more. "Tsk!" Ruthar fell to his side, grabbing his eye and writhing in pain.
'My eye's gonna burst! I'm gonna die.'
[Eye of Enhancement and Adaptation has taken effect.]
"Ah-ugh..." The pain suddenly subsided, and Ruthar's vision returned to normal. The pain disappeared as though it had never occurred, leaving Ruthar embarrassed.
'I screamed a lot!' He sat up and looked at Vance, who was smiling as if his pain had been a source of raw comedy.
'Wait, what's this?' Ruthar squinted in amazement as he saw a mirage of Vance separate from her body and tap him on his face.
Almost immediately, the real Vance tapped his cheek softly.
"You see the afterimages, kid?" After hearing the mirage say this, Vance followed up with the exact same words in the exact same way.
'What is this weird feeling? It's so hard to see or concentrate on what I see.' He dropped his gaze to his hands and ran a few tests. When he moved his palm to the left, no mirage appeared, but when he turned his gaze back to Vance, the mirages reappeared.
The mirage of Vance suddenly threw a fast fist at his face. He couldn't fully dodge the mirage's fist but managed to pull his head back. To his surprise, Vance's real fist followed closely, zooming over his head.
'Her fist missed me? I can foresee things. It's hard to do, but I can see three seconds into the future at most.'
"Stop your mana flow and dismiss the eye like peeing yourself in bed despite knowing it's very embarrassing," Vance suggested, her voice echoing as if from a distance.
Ruthar closed his eyes to the chaos of foreseeing reality and did as he was told.
[Mana: 212]
Ruthar opened his eyes cautiously, relieved to find his vision back to normal. 'Takes up a lot of mana.'
"So, what do you think? Is this not raw power that will defeat anyone who opposes you?" Vance asked energetically. She probably wanted to see his reaction, perhaps fear or respect.
Ruthar exhibited none of these behaviors. He raised his hands momentarily before dropping them back. "This is the hardest training yet."
"That's why you have a teacher like me to handle all the instructions and why you need to be devoted."
"Yeah, I'm devoted—devoted to finding out why your classes put me to sleep!" Ruthar rudely replied, prompting a scowl from Vance. "I almost peed myself in real life. To use this ability, my tank must be emptied at all times."
'I am pretty disappointed in this child. I thought he would be hell-bent on the pain of activating the eye and the mirages he sees when using it, but it's like he has an idea—no, he has experience with these kinds of things... He's very interesting.'
[Mystic Insight]
//Name: Vance Crescent Stars
//Abilities: Demonic eyes, Unknown
//Species: Demon
//Interest: Lust
'Not really sure if she's lustful about eating me or watching me grow into a feast.'
"Ruthar, I will leave you to practice the demonic eyes with your magic usage and sword arts. I need to wash our clothes and cook for the night now," she said, standing up and leaving with a lustful gleam on her face that stunned Ruthar.
'She gives me the creeps, especially when I wake at midnight to see her licking my face and neck. I tell myself it's erotic, but my instincts scream for me to run.'
[You have successfully extracted a magic pill from Rotexa.]
[Multiplied by Five.]
[You have successfully extracted twenty push-ups.]
[Multiplied by Five.]
Ruthar felt a new wave of strength in his body. Over the past few days, Rotexa's growth had increased significantly.
She barely trained as much as before but grew faster than when she did.
'She must have also gotten herself a tutor. That's good. I didn't expect anything from my twin. Keep pouring in the powerful skills.'
Ruthar was now hyped to continue his efforts, placing his hand on his left eye and getting back to training. 'Who knows how strong I'll get in the next few months.'
**Author's Note**
A time skip is coming soon. I realized the entire three months plus can't be literally lived, so we are going to have a time skip soon. Thanks for being loyal and following. Thanks for the golden ticket you'll give me next month and the support you'll also give every new week.
Arigato, friends.