“Dang it. I wanted to try expanding my entire cycle of internal energy to output four-hundred and eighty years of internal energy, someday.”

“Did you really think that could be possible? If you were capable of such a cheat move, you’d be able to blast away a dragon with a single attack. At least, you would if you struck it squarely.”

Merlin nodded. In truth, he had expected as much, and he had overextended his internal energy output to test whether his expectations were correct.

“It seems that I need to contain the output of internal energy to my limit of one cycle.”

To output more internal energy, Merlin had to increase his internal energy capacity, but for whatever reason, his gold core was stabilizing at one cycle with no signs of increasing.

“Can you walk?”

Merlin shook his head.

“… It doesn’t look likely at the moment.”

“Eh! It’s that bad?”

“I’ll be fine soon. If you’re concerned about getting to our lodging, there are other ways.”

Merlin’s body rose and hovered ten centimeters from the ground. The two spirits that always surrounded him, Younghwi and Shining, were lifting him up.

“Let’s go.”

“Hmm.”

Miho made a concerned face, but Merlin didn’t care. No user should have been concerned that their in-game character might become sick, right?...