The Author is an Extra, The MC is a Reincarnator

[22 April 2023, 06:30 PM]

[House]

We hunted more Plain Orcs than I originally expected. As a result, Tina's Mana increased by a Rank, from E+ to D- Mana. After her Mana increased, we decided to call it a day and returned home.

Tina's reaction was a sight to behold when we arrived at our house.

"Woah! This is your house, brother?" She asked, amazed by the size of our house.

While it was not a mansion, it was still bigger than an average house and was located in Central LA, which was an expensive area.

I nodded my head. "Yeah."

While the one who paid for the house was Chloe, it was signed under my name, so it was technically mine. Of course, I could pay the money back because I currently had a lot of money, but Chloe didn't ask me to, so I kept silent about it.

Tina ran around the area around the house curiously. Finally, after a while, she came back to us in front of the house.

"There is also a garden in the back!" She exclaimed. "Hey! Can I like… plant something in the garden?"

Chloe giggled when she looked at her and answered. "Yes. Feel free to."

"Yay!" Tina shouted loudly as she hugged Chloe. "You're the best, Chloe!"

"No, it's normal. Should I show you your room? I believe the one beside me is still empty." Chloe said, looking at Tina.

Tina broke the hug; her eyes were shining. She looked happy as she answered.

"Sure!"

They should be okay. I could leave Tina to Chloe for now as I had something to do.

"Chloe." I called out, gaining her attention. "I will visit the Artifact Dealer. I will be back in an hour or so. If you want to have an early dinner, you can have it without me."

"Un. Be careful." She waved her hand while smiling.

Tina appeared to be confused as she tilted her head, but she didn't ask anything.

I waved back to Chloe before walking away to Park Injun's store. I had two purposes for visiting him. Firstly was about Smith's equipment. He should've been done with it, considering his Talent in weaving.

Park Injun said he would make the mask and the coat himself, so I was expecting something good from him. At least something worth enhancing.

Secondly, I wanted to get an Intermediate and Advanced Magic Book. He should've one in his inventory, considering that he was a Mage. The Awakener Store was a no-go, considering their price was basically ripping off their customers.

If possible, I would like to borrow it instead of buying it. I only needed to read it once to understand it, so buying the book seemed like a waste. Of course, if I bought the book, I could read it again or give them to someone else, but… why should I?

Anyway, I needed to train my Magic. My control over my Mana was fine; I only didn't know the detailed principle yet.

'It will be better if Park Injun teaches me his trick, though. That way, my Magic will become stronger than anyone. Some tricks related to Magic will be fine. I don't need the trick to weave Mana because I am confident that I will not be able to do it.' I grumbled inside my mind as I kept walking in Los Angeles' street toward Park Injun's Store.ᴘᴀ ɴ ᴅᴀ n ᴏ ᴠᴇʟ

'Well, let's just hope he has the Magic Book.'

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[Park Injun's store]

Ting–

I entered the store and closed the door behind me. Park Injun, as usual, greeted me while sitting on his rocking chair.

"You're here. I have been waiting for you." He said as he plunged his hand into his magic shelf.

"Oh, you've been waiting for me? Is the item done?" I asked, approaching him.

"Yeah. I am done. Will you enhance them in this place? Or do you prefer to do it in your home?" He asked as he pulled a black coat with a scale pattern on the tip and a lower-half black mask from the magic shelf, putting them on the table.

"Hmm…" I grunted, looking at the item on the table.

I could've done the Enhancement in my house as I knew that no one would disturb me. However, Tina was also there. I didn't know whether she knew Vincent could do Enhancement or not. I could lock the room, but how could I explain the Mana that I used when Enhancing?

Also, I planned to do something a bit dangerous, so doing it in this place would be better.

Park Injun's offer to do the Enhancement in his store was tempting. He could protect me while I concentrated on Enhancing the items if anything went wrong.

'At least I need to hide my fourth Talent from Tina until I visit the Dungeon Shop. I can't explain anything unless I do that. Better safe than sorry.'

"Well, I will take your offer. I will Enhance those items here. But… keep a secret of my method, will you?"

I planned to make use of my Great Lich blood to Enhance those items. Firstly, I had some plans for using the coat. It was related to the second arc, and it was an item I needed to make Zaiden suffer in the future.

For Smith's item, his request was the one that needed me to use the Great Lich's blood. Unless I Enhanced the item using the blood, the effect would be half-assed, like the illusion from Chloe's necklace that Smith could see through.

"Sure. Let me do this."

Park Injun snapped his fingers, and the store was surrounded by a black veil, similar to the one he used when I first uttered his name. He also put off his disguise and grinned.

"This much space is enough, no?" He asked.

"More than enough."

Firstly, I took the coat and put it away in my magic bag. I couldn't risk it being Enhanced accidentally because the blood splattered into it a little.

Now, only the mask was on the table. I pulled the glass containing Great Lich's blood from my magic bag and held it in my left hand. While I was at it, I took off my mask to be able to breathe easier and put it in my magic bag.

When Park Injun looked at what I pulled out, he made a curious expression and asked. "Are you going to Enhance with that instead of Enhancement Dust?"

"Yeah. This is truly useful, better than Enhancement Dust due to its property of having Mana. I can tell you this has better efficiency as it conducts Mana more easily." pᴀɴda nᴏvel

"And, what is that? The appearance looked like blood."

"It is blood," I answered in a mysterious way while grinning. "The information will cost you though." I put my thumb and index finger together while raising them in front of Park Injun.

"Tsk! You money-grubber."

"You are the one who talks." I retorted. "Anyway, let me concentrate. I want to get the best effect from the Enhancement."

"Yeah, yeah. Do your job. I will stay silent." He answered, clearly a bit pissed because I refused to tell him for free.

Knowing him, he would only stay like that for a few seconds, and his mood would be better after watching the Enhancement process.

I looked at the mask on the table and touched it with my hand to look at its information. Because the mask was made from the monster's material and was created by someone like Park Injun, it already had its basic effect like Faker's Earring.

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[Dark Mask]

[Null Attribute]

A Mask created by an Experienced Weaver

Effect:

- Distortion

The wearer's identity will be rather obscure for those who look at him.

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Look at that. The effect was already something that Smith desired. However, it was not enough. His request was to be able to put on an illusion like the Artifact in Park Injun's possession.

'Let's get to work.'

I began to infuse Null Attribute Mana carefully into the mask.

I noticed Park Injun's whistled as he exclaimed in a low voice. "That's some nice control." But I ignored him.

My concentration was now entirely on Enhancing the item. The effect that I wanted was an illusion, a strong illusion that could mask one's appearance without being found out by S-Rank Awakener.

After putting my mind to it, I carefully dropped a single drop of Great Lich's blood onto the item. Because I knew the effect would be blinding, I averted my eyes slightly and did not look into it directly.

And as I had expected, the mask let out a bright light. Park Injun, who never expected the light to be so bright, averted his face immediately without saying anything.

After a while, the light dimmed, and the notification flocked in my head.

[Your Luck has miraculously helped in the enhancement.]

[Dark Mask enhancement was successful. The effect of the enhancement has been amplified.]

[Because of your luck, an additional effect was added to Dark Mask.]

[Dark Mask turned into Dark Mask +1.]

Oh? My luck was… doing something again.

I was hoping it wouldn't do something extra to the mask, but I couldn't control it. It was still +1 instead of +2 like my [Arash Bow], but it was still better than the usual.

"Is it done?" Park Injun asked, looking at the [Dark Mask]. There was no change in its appearance, but the Enhancement was definitely a success.

"Yeah," I answered as I looked at the mask's new description.

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[Dark Mask +1]

[Null Attribute]

A Mask created by an Experienced Weaver and Enhanced by a Genius Enhancer.

Effect:

- Distortion

The wearer's identity will be wrapped by a thin layer of distortion, making them unrecognizable. The effect can be controlled freely by the wearer.

- Chameleon Skin

The wearer can use an illusion that is wrapped around their body to change their appearance by infusing Mana into Dark Mask.

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The mask's Distortion effect had been upgraded slightly. Rather than making the wearer obscure, it made them be wrapped by a thin layer of distortion and became unrecognizable. On top of that, the effect could be controlled freely.

There was also the new effect of using an illusion to change one's appearance.

"That's quite an upgrade…" Park Injun muttered in amazement. "Your Talent in Enhancement is insane." He looked at me with a gaze full of envy. It seemed like he looked at the [Dark Mask] description.

"I am not that good yet," I said while smirking. "Next is my coat." I took out the coat from my magic bag while putting the mask into my magic bag.

Before starting the Enhancement, I laid the coat on the table and looked at its description.

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[Stealth Coat]

[Null Attribute]

A Coat created by an Experienced Weaver.

Effect:

- Stealth

Masking the wearer's presence.

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The coat itself wasn't bad. It also had the effect that I wanted.

"It's good, no? Honestly, considering that I didn't use any other material, the coat came out pretty good. It has a Stealth effect too." Park Injun explained.

"Yeah, it's not bad," I answered before putting my right hand on top of it. "However, I will make it better."

This coat would become my main equipment for both Vincent and Rai. So I planned to make it able to turn transparent or shapeshift and give it another effect that I had in mind.

I had three Great Lich's blood left. I wanted to save one for the sword that I got from Smith, so I could use two drops of the blood for this coat.

First of all, my choice leaned more to the shapeshift effect so I could turn it between Rai's hoodie and Vincent's coat anytime. Not only that, the shapeshift effect would further help the main effect that I thought of in my mind.

So I infused the Null Attribute Mana while thinking about the effect on the coat. After that, I dropped one Great Lich's blood, and it began to glow again.

I was used to it, and it dimmed a while later, faster than when I Enhanced the [Dark Mask]. The notifications then followed suit.

[Stealth Coat enhancement was successful. The effect of the enhancement has been amplified.]

[An additional effect is added.]

[Stealth Coat turned into Stealth Coat +1.]

My luck wasn't triggered this time, but I didn't mind. It was just a shapeshifting effect, and I checked the coat's description.

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[Stealth Coat +1]

[Null Attribute]

A Coat created by an Experienced Weaver and Enhanced by a Genius Enhancer.

Effect:

- Stealth

Masking the wearer's presence. The wearer can fully erase his presence and turn invisible if Mana is infused into the coat. (Only apply in the original form of the coat)

- Shapeshift

Infuse Mana into the coat to turn it into a different shape.

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"Shapeshift? Why did you add such a useless effect?" Park Injun asked, wondering why I added such an effect.

But I wasn't done yet. I didn't answer him and continued my Enhancement.

From my right hand, black Mana appeared and infused it into the coat slowly. It was my first time using this Mana attribute, and it was hard.

ραꪒⅆα-ꪒꪫꪥꫀ​ꪶ​ When Park Injun saw what I did, he shouted loudly. "Are you fucking insane?! Stop what you are doing right now! Do you want to ruin the Coat by making it cursed with Dark Attribute Mana, Vincent!"

He even shouted my name. What a worrywart. However, his worry wasn't without a base. Dark Attribute Mana was dangerous, and all items Enhanced by this Attribute became cursed.

However, [Arash Bow] also had Dark Attribute. I was confident in making this Enhancement a success without ruining this Coat.

Without hesitation, I dropped the Great Lich's blood, ignoring Park Injun's shout. The blood touched the coat, and it let out a blinding light? No, rather, Darkness came out from the coat.

Unlike the bright blue light that appeared when I infused the item with Null Attribute Mana, the light that came out from the Enhancement with Dark Attribute Mana wasn't blinding. It was like the darkness was sucking everything into the void.

"You did it…" Park Injun muttered in horror. "Why did you use Dark Attribute Mana?"

"There is an effect that I wanted," I answered while putting the last drop of the Great Lich's blood into my magic bag. "I just hope I will get it. I put all my Luck into this."

The effect that I wanted would help me in the long run. The darkness stayed for a while, even longer than when I enhanced my [Arash Bow]. It was understandable; this was the second Enhancement that I did to the [Stealth Coat].

However, the result didn't betray my expectations. After a while, the notifications rang out, and my lips curled into a big grin.

[Your Luck has miraculously helped in the enhancement.]

[Stealth Coat +1 enhancement was successful. The effect of the enhancement has been amplified.]

[Because of your luck, a Cursed status is removed from the Enhancement.]

[A new effect is added.]

[Miraculous Luck appeared again! The effect is further enhanced.]

[Stealth Coat +1 turned into Stealth Coat +2.]

Hearing the notification, I couldn't hold back anymore and checked the coat's description before shouting in excitement.

"Fuck yeah! I fucking did it!"

Park Injun even shook his head and said, "I can't believe this. You are indeed crazy. And you are crazy good at this."