Let it out.
Alvitr looked at him with some concern and asked carefully, "How was it? Did you feel energy flowing inside your body?"
"Energy?" Dark frowned. "This is energy?"
Alvitr nodded. "Another effect of the Komodo Potion is to simulate the flow of energy. The process of sensing energy is like copying calligraphy from a model. Once you become familiar with it, you'll naturally be able to distinguish real energy."
"I see."
Dark closed his eyes and concentrated.
The "energy" simulated by the Komodo Potion appeared with exceptional clarity in his senses.
His study of the Meditation Art had evidently given him perception beyond that of ordinary people.
He raised a hand and traced the flow of "energy" along the front of his body, finally stopping near his navel.
Then he said, "It stopped. It's mostly gathered around this area."
"That's where the navel chakra is." Alvitr smiled. "It seems the chakra you'll find easiest to open is the navel chakra. Rest for a bit, and then I'll teach you a breathing technique. If all goes well, you should be able to open your first chakra within a week or two."
"A breathing technique?" Dark lowered his head and looked toward his navel, then suddenly asked, "What counts as opening one?"
Alvitr said, "When energy is generated within a chakra and forms an endless vortex, it is considered open. Opening each chakra brings a slight improvement to your basic physical constitution, so the sensation will be very obvious."
Dark pondered for a moment. "Then are some breathing techniques better than others?"
Alvitr shook her head. "The breathing techniques passed down to the present have all been refined through countless trials. Even if there are differences in quality, they aren't very significant. In the end, a breathing technique is merely