A look of shock appeared on my face but it was soon overtaken by excitement. I grinned and replied, "What signature moves are you going to teach me? The legendary forbidden spell of the undead? The one that lets me summon an army from hell that’s a hundred thousand strong? Trainer, if you really do have such an awesome skill, please don’t keep it from me…"

Rinser’s blood-red eyes widened as his beard bristled in the air. He growled, "As if I’d have something so good, you punk! After the Dragon Speaker severed the connection between this plane and the Purgatory, most spatial magics became very restricted. As a result, even those of us who can communicate with the undead in Purgatory are unable to summon large numbers of them to this world. You should wipe away that drool from the corner of your mouth and give up on this foolish notion of yours. I am going to impart another kind of magic to you."

"Oh? Magic?"

I received yet another pleasant surprise. I couldn’t hold back my smile. "I can learn magic without having to combine it with one of my skills now?"

"Yes!" Rinser nodded his head.

He continued, "That’s right. In fact, it can’t be merged with a skill. Because this is a magic art that is on the level of a forbidden spell! But you’ve grown strong enough to learn it!"

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