Chapter 26

Sitting on the sofa and drinking tea, the dizziness and nausea in his head gradually began to subside.

"This can't be used repeatedly."

While holding his wobbly head, he muttered.

"If my 'Casting Control' improves, the conversion efficiency and refinement of magic power will also increase. That way, I won't have to drain so much of my physical strength. Also, I don't know what kind of image you had in mind, but compressing it with wind was too much. The moment it hit the target, it was abnormally released while penetrating. The density and speed allowed it to penetrate the target, and the compression release caused it to explode inside. If something like that hits your head, it won't leave a shape."

He had tried to increase the impact on the surface by making it flat, but maybe it would have been better to make it concave like a hollow point.

"Well, this is just a basic single spell. There are also multiple spells, parallel spells, and continuous spells, but you're not ready for those yet. There are apparently many other things, but I dropped out of magic school. I was suddenly conscripted, you see."

"Multiple spells?"

"Maybe for future study. Wait a moment, I'll prepare it."

Pardis set up a new target.

"Attribute: Earth. Unit: 5g. Shape: Spherical, 5mm in diameter. Set the number of manifestations to 10. Fix them in a circle 20cm above the right hand. Shoot forward at 150 km/h. Convert to magic particles 1 second after contact. Execute."

The moment 10 stones floated above Vars' right hand, a loud bang echoed, and a neat circular hole appeared in the target.

"My specialty is earth. My family was in the stone industry. With a single spell, the phenomenon is singular, but with multiple spells, you can create several. You can also change the behavior of each one individually. This time, I just fixed them in a circle because it was easier. In a party, you need to bend them when shooting from behind or hit multiple targets simultaneously."

I can't quite keep up with the current situation. Do I need some kind of talent like the new humans?

"Parallel spells can be activated simultaneously with other spells. However, this assumes non-verbal casting. Continuous spells are just that. They continue to have an effect until the end condition is applied. In the past, there was someone who could fly using wind."

It feels like I could do something like a robot game with two joysticks.

"Well, for now, just measure your limits with single spells and improve your 'Casting Control.'"

He's a pretty decent teacher.

"How much do you charge for lessons?"

Since it's a private school, I feel like it might be quite expensive.

"What's your job? A mercenary or something?"

"Adventurer. 10th rank."

"You're just a beginner. I can't take money from someone like that. I'll take it if you're at least 8th rank. I'll help you when I have free time. If that's okay, come back again."

He's a nice guy.

"Thank you. Master."

"Haha, that's not my style. Just call me Pardis. I may look young, but I'm not that much younger than you."

"Then, Mr. Pardis."

"Sure, nice to meet you. You're an interesting new student."

"Thank you."

After leaving, I'm not sure what to do next. I'll head to the Adventurer's Guild to see if there are any requests I can take in the village.

When I opened the door, quite a few people were gathered. Everyone seems to have the same idea when it rains.

I headed towards the bulletin board to check the request slips,

"Hey, you!"

A red-haired girl with sharp eyes called out to me.

I was thinking of ignoring her because it seemed troublesome, but she grabbed my sleeve.

"Are you a mage!?"

This girl is quite rude.

"Um... I'm sorry..."

A black-haired girl appeared from the side, speaking in a very soft voice. She seemed quite nervous.

"Your circulation of magic particles and magic power is very clean, so I thought you might be a mage..."

Looking at her, I could indeed see that she was absorbing the surrounding magic particles and converting them into magic power, which was faintly visible.

"No, I'm not."

I don't want to get involved in troublesome matters.

"Hey, you! I'm Arielle, 7th rank. Listen properly."

"I'm 10th rank, so I can't work with you. So, I decline."

The black-haired girl seems to be trying to calm her down as she continues to talk.

For now, I'll avoid trouble and look for request slips.

Honestly, everyone has the same idea, so there were no notable requests.

There's no choice. I'll go to an empty field outside the village and practice my magic.

As I was about to leave the guild, the red-haired girl glared at me fiercely.

What's her problem?

Sigh, it's raining, and I'm not in the mood today.