Chapter 24 : [The Festival of Avalon] I

After hours of reading, Van discovered several methods to increase his [Mana], but they weren't very efficient for the long term.

"In the end, I can only rely on my knowledge as the author of this novel," Van thought wearily.

Van tidied up the books he had read and left the library.

As Van was about to step out of the library, a small child jumped towards him.

"Die, you brat!" Oliver shouted, swinging a wooden sword.

"Here we go again," Van thought.

Van simply stepped aside and managed to avoid Oliver's sword swing.

Van then activated [World Treasure] and a golden portal appeared above Oliver. A golden bar emerged from the golden portal and landed on Oliver's head.

Being hit by a gold bar weighing several kilograms, Oliver, who was only 6 years old, couldn't fight back.

Oliver only felt pain in his head and his vision went dark.

"Olivia, take care of Oliver. The gold bar belongs to both of you," Van said and walked away.

In the distance, Olivia appeared out of thin air, staring at Van who was walking away.

"Okay, brother," Olivia muttered.

Olivia then looked at the unconscious Oliver and snorted coldly.

"Huh, you always cause trouble for me," Olivia said angrily.

After dealing with Oliver, Van walked down the very long and large mansion corridor.

"Currently, I can only access the early stages of [World Treasure], but it's enough," Van thought.

When writing the novel [Naive Hero], the skill [World Treasure] should have been given to Oliver or Olivia.

However, Van changed his mind and gave it to Oliver and Olivia's brother, Van Black. Thinking about the contents of [World Treasure] being misused by Oliver, Van couldn't help but shiver.

[World Treasure] was actually a skill belonging to the [Demon King Gehenna] to store all the wealth he had accumulated during his lifetime.

After the [Demon King Gehenna] was defeated, the [Gods] gave a reward to the hero who defeated the [Demon King Gehenna] and the ancestor of the Black family received this skill as a reward.

After obtaining the [World Treasure] skill of the [Demon King Gehenna], the ancestors of the Black family continued to collect countless worldly treasures and stored them in the skill.

For Van, someone who possessed [World Treasure] was like a walking nuclear bomb.

Inside [World Treasure], there were various terrifying weapons that could destroy the world in an instant. However, the price was also very expensive, which was a large amount of [Mana].

Fortunately, Van was the character with the second most [Mana] in the novel.

Unbeknownst to Van, Van arrived in the living room and saw all the servants busy preparing something.

"Hey, you. What are you doing?" Van asked flatly.

The servant near Van was startled and frightened when Van looked at him.

Van's bad reputation had spread quickly throughout the kingdom. Besides, his cold face and red eyes gave a terrifying impression to people.

"W-we are preparing for the festival, Young Master," the servant stammered.

"I see," Van said and walked towards the front door of the mansion.

Seeing Van's departure, the servant immediately fell limp to the ground. His face was pale and fear was clearly visible in his eyes.

When Van quietly arrived at the front yard of the mansion, Van saw the knights carrying things into the carriage.

"It seems that the Black family is also busy preparing for [The Festival of Avalon]," Van thought.

Van then took a black robe from [World Treasure] and put it on.

With the robe he was wearing, Van walked past the knights and managed to pass them unnoticed as if the knights didn't notice his presence.

"Fortunately, the ancestor of the Black family kept a robe that could hide someone's existence," Van thought as he walked away from the mansion.

After walking quite far, Van finally arrived at the capital's shopping center.

Van saw the bustling life of the capital ahead of [The Festival of Avalon].

"I can't wait to see [The Festival of Avalon] this time," Van thought.

A week passed in the blink of an eye. For a week, the capital underwent a drastic change.

The roads were repaired and decorated, colorful lights hung in every corner, and merchant tents were scattered everywhere.

Near the sales district, there was a magnificent circular building 100 meters high.

Thanks to the efforts of the Avalon Royal Family and the nobles, the [Colosseum], which had been abandoned for 100 years, was finally renovated. The building is now no less luxurious than the royal palace, [Le Louvre de Versailles Palace].

From inside the [Colosseum], there was a very loud noise, both from the people watching and fighting.

"Hit him!"

"Come on, get up!"

"Come on!"

In the [Colosseum] arena, two people were facing each other.

One was a knight in armor with a sword and shield in both hands.

The other was a man in a black robe with a pair of daggers in both hands.

*TING

The knight's sword and the ninja assassin's dagger collided. However, the difference in strength between the knight and the assassin was very clear. The knight focused on strength, while the assassin focused on speed.

The assassin was thrown back a few steps due to the difference in strength. The knight took this opportunity to attack the assassin. He swung his sword to cripple the assassin.

"[Wind Magic : Wind Step]," the assassin muttered.

In an instant, the assassin appeared behind the unsuspecting knight.

*SLASH

The assassin managed to stab the knight's right shoulder. However, the knight quickly swung his right leg back.

Seeming to have anticipated the action, the assassin ducked and stabbed the knight's joint.

The assassin then jumped back to keep his distance.

"Even though your body is protected by that armor, but there are still gaps that can be exploited like joints that are not protected." said the assassin.

"Tch." the knight muttered, clicking his tongue.

"How about you just give up?" the assassin suggested.

"Give up? Don't underestimate the spirit of the knights! [Will of Knight]!" the knight said.

Feeling the increase in the knight's strength in front of him, the assassin was very surprised.

"D*mn, so you have a skill. That's not fair." the assassin said.

"The world is indeed unfair." said the knight and ran towards the assassin.

"[Wind Magic : Wind Step]."

The assassin moved very fast and appeared beside the knight in the blink of an eye.

However, the assassin's eyes narrowed in fear when he saw the knight swinging his sword towards him.

'NO!' the assassin thought, closing his eyes.

After realizing that nothing had happened, the assassin opened his eyes.

Seeing the sword a few millimeters from his neck, the assassin swallowed hard in fear.

"Give up!" the knight ordered.

"I give up," said the assassin.

"WOAAAA!"

"GREAT!"