Modern World Warlock-Chapter 163: Mana Control

During one of the free days at New Arcadia, Dante went out to take a walk with Megan and Sophia, arriving at a street beside the beach that was filled with shops and restaurants.

The warlock felt a little strange when wearing a bathing suit, a sleeveless shirt, and sandals. Still, seeing everyone else wearing similar fashion made him feel more relieved.

Megan wore jean shorts with her green bikini top, showcasing her toned midriff and legs—and Sophia had a long, cotton skirt around her tight waist and a blue bikini top that matched her eyes.

The three of them didn't notice at first, but their appearances were catching the attention of many passersby, who glanced at them with both admiration and curiosity.

After stopping at an ice cream cart and buying themselves a refreshing snack, they entered a gift shop, where Sophia started to playfully try on different sunglasses for Dante and Megan.

Once the blonde had taken a few pictures with her phone, they kept walking along the beachside street and arrived at a seafood restaurant, where a captivating aroma caught the warlock's attention.

With a smile on her face, Sophia grabbed both Megan and Dante by the wrists and pulled them along with her into the restaurant.

"Wow, you really like seafood…" Sophia commented, surprised to see Dante enthusiastically eating from the different dishes they were sharing.

Dante, with his mouth half-full, explained that eating seafood in his world was a rare occurrence, as he only had that luxury whenever he was staying at a port town.

When it came to technology, Terra was thousands of years behind Earth, so they didn't have the same methods of transportation and food preservation that the humans on Earth had.

For that reason, seafood wasn't something that could be found in cities away from the coast, as the meat would spoil before getting to their destinations.

Sophia endearingly chuckled, "I'll have to make more seafood dishes when we get back home, then…" she said, slightly embarrassing Dante.

While the trio kept eating, Megan inquired about the mana flow that Dante sensed in the GTS leaders, wondering how he could perceive something other than umbra.

"To look at someone's mana flow, I need to focus my own mana in my eyes…" Dante explained.

"It's an involuntary reaction at this point," he continued, saying that it was second nature for him to look at other people's energy flow.

"Hmm, I thought warlocks practiced solely with umbra…" Megan said, taking a bite.

"Yeah, most of them do… I was just lucky I got to meet some people who taught me," the warlock answered.

When Dante was around fourteen years old, he was practicing his magic outside his small home in Shadowvale when he met a tall, blonde woman with fox ears and a tail.

The warlock didn't know who the woman was, but he recognized her animal features as that of a 'Sacred Beast.'

"You must be the kid Xander is taking care of…" The woman said to the young warlock.

At that moment, Dante understood that the Sacred Beast before him was acquainted with his teacher, so he felt a bit more comfortable around the woman.

"I don't know why, but she stayed with me for two weeks teaching me the basics of mana control… Then she left, and I never saw her again—Not like I expected to see her since she was a Sacred Beast and all…" Dante said as he reminisced about his past.

Years later, after Dante had joined his party, an elven woman called Faelyn taught him a few more spells and advanced mana control.

However, Dante didn't have the innate talent to become a full-fledged wizard, so he only used mana for basic activities.

To demonstrate what he could do, Dante grabbed his lemonade and showed the women how it began to frost the surface of the glass slightly.

Megan and Sophia were a bit surprised. Even though they had seen Dante casting magic multiple times, they could tell that whenever he used mana, his magic looked different.

"It's so pretty…" Sophia muttered as she inspected the frosted glass.

"Ice magic was the one I had the most affinity with. It's not a big deal compared to a real wizard, but it still allows me to cast something small like this…" Dante elaborated.

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Somewhere else around the beachside street, Zac was walking around with Victoria and Saris.

The redhead found it relieving that the women were being friendly with each other, considering they had completely opposite personalities.

Victoria was a bubbly girl who liked to smile, could get easily scared, and was kind and caring of other people.

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On the other hand, Saris had a more somber but graceful appearance—and while she had a sharp tongue occasionally, she was very reserved most of the time.

At one point, the two girls pulled Zac into a clothing shop after seeing the dresses on the display, where they stayed for one hour picking out accessories.

"Hey, Zac… What do you think?" Victoria beckoned the redhead to the changing room.

When his eyes landed on the brunette, his face got as red as a tomato in an instant, noticing that she was showing him a laced undergarment that was too seductive for him to handle.

As the curtain to the changing room beside them abruptly slid open, Saris appeared wearing a two-piece bikini, which made her pale complexion shimmer a bit under the light.

"Hmph, how's this?" Saris asked with a hint of arrogance while her cheeks flushed a little.

*Gulp* "I… Ah…" Zac's brain stopped working, making the two women approach him with confused expressions.

However, the soft and delicate figures only made the redhead more nervous as they got closer to him, pondering if he was okay.

Not paying attention to the girls' concerns, Zac slapped his face three times, leaving his palms marked on his face, and gazed at his companions with determination.

"You both look beautiful, and my body can't handle having you so close!" Zac exclaimed, his words reaching the entire shop.

Victoria and Saris were perplexed for a brief moment, sharing a look with each other before chuckling and returning to the changing rooms.

'Were they just teasing me…?' Zac thought with a mortified face.