The Moonlight Swordsman

Aizel was considering his next move, as he wanted to hunt more monsters to practice using his new magic abilities and sword.

"When will the raid take place?" Aizel inquired.

"After three days in the evening," Alisha said.

"All right, but I want to be with your team, and if we split up in the middle of the raid, I want to be with you." Aizel eventually agreed to join them on the raid.

"Done, nothing to worry about that," Alisha said as she clapped her hands. She was relieved that Aizel would be joining them on the team.

"Let's go on a practice hunt tomorrow so we can work on our teamwork and other things that will help us in the raid."

Aizel agreed, going on a practice hunt will not only improve their teamwork but also teach him about the team's weaknesses and strengths.

"Okay, see you tomorrow, and have fun with the kids until then."

Alisha said her goodbyes and exited the inn. Meanwhile, Aizel was looking at the kids, who appeared to have finally calmed down after having nice meals.

"Let's go; let me take you to your new place," Aisel said, and the kids stood up and followed him closely.

They arrived at the reception desk, where Aizel requested a new room from the old lady.

"I'll give you a large room, but it will cost you four copper coins per night." The old lady asked Aizel to confirm it.

"No problem," Aizel said while giving four copper coins to the lady.

The new room was also on the third floor, close to Aizel's as they make their way to their new room on the third floor.

As they entered their new room, they noticed that it had three beds that could be shared by the children, two desk tables, and two large windows on the wall and the bathroom.

"From now on, this is your new room; my room is nearby, so you won't have any problems going to rest for the time being. If you have a problem or require something, please inform me."

"And don't open the gate or talk to anyone else, okay?" Aizel said a few things while everyone nodded to his instructions.

Aizel left them alone in the room while he left the inn and went into the forest zone.

"Finally, it's time to push the boundaries of the imagination." Aizel rubbed his hands together in anticipation. He clearly wanted to know how much magic he could conjure up with his imagination. And what else can he do? Can he create things out of thin air? Can he bring the dead back to life? Is he capable of healing himself? Can he teleport from one location to another or stop time?

As he passed by the guard town, he noticed a large number of hunters' teams preparing for the hunt.

He gave them one last look before heading alone into the forest, just to make sure no one was following him.

It was important to him to keep his unique power hidden. Not only are people with multiple magical cores extremely rare, but God knows what will happen if they discover that he can use any magic or technique simply by using his imagination power.

Certainly, some powerful mage or powerful family will kidnap him and conduct experiments to gain that power.

He'd had a bad experience before, and Daisy had warned him not to trust anyone.

He noticed that he had already reached the forest zone's corner as he walked through the forest path.

He checked again to see if anyone was following him, and after confirming that no one else was around, he went deep into the forest.

"So, what should I test first?" While running through the forest, Aizel ponders how he should first test his power.

Aizel discovered an ideal location for putting his power to the test. It was a small pond surrounded by trees and bushes, with boulders and a small hill on the other side.

He stopped running and took a few deep breaths before slowly walking near the pond.

"How about I start with creation?" Aizel stopped near the pond while wondering what he should create.

He used his mana to detect the mental energy in his cracked core first.

"I think this much must be what a Grade I core must have, and mine is still cracked; I'm curious about the grade and how it cracked."

"I should start with something simple and easy; I remember the last time I fainted against Larisa. That must be because I must have exhausted my mental energy."

"Pencil," Aizel mumbled as he imagined a pencil and how it was made, with the wood and graphite process.

A pencil appeared out of thin air as Aizel chose the color, and after a few seconds, he was holding a black pencil with his name written on it.

Aizel examined the pencil and burst out laughing.

He quickly assessed the amount of mental energy expended. It was only about 2–3% of the total, which was quite satisfactory.

"This is amazing, totally amazing; what should I do next? I can't wait to try more things."

"Let's make some food this time. What should I consider?" Aizel began to consider what he should eat when he remembered the pizza boxes in his hall.

Aizel immediately began to consider the pizza dough, how it is made, then the toppings of onions, tomato, and capsicum, and regular tomato sauce with black pepper.

And then, out of nowhere, a six-piece pizza appeared in Aizel's hands.

"I didn't know much about the pizza sauce, so I couldn't imagine it properly; let's check the energy." Aizel sensed the mental energy and noticed that it was 7-8% this time.

"Cool, now after eating the pizza, I will try magic." Aizel thought while he started eating the pizza that he had created.