“So mom? What did you want to… talk about?”
I asked with a confused look. Just yesterday, she didn’t want to talk about anything related to magic so I didn’t try either.
What changed her stubborn mind in one night?
“It’s about you and learning magic. I really don’t want you to be in any type of danger. So I have decided…”
She looked very serious and disheartened about that.
‘Oh…so that was it.
Mom can’t allow me so she asked me out personally. I had somewhat expected it but, I don’t feel, right about it.’
I knew that magic will be a great asset in the future but, if she won’t give permission then I can only practice my archery for the time being.
‘Well, can’t blame her for that…’
Taking a deep breath, I replied in a sad voice.
“It’s ok mom. If you think that way then, it can’t be helped.”
Though disappointed, I wasn’t that worried about it. I can make do with archery and my [Origin skill].
“It’s good that you understand. I’m sorry, really.”
She apologized, in a sad voice but, I didn’t look at her face as I was looking down in disappointment.
I should have seen it beforehand but, I only noticed it after her next words.
“Ok. You can go now. Dad is waiting for you. He is very excited to teach magic after such a long time.”
She said, still maintaining her worried and sorrowful tone.
‘Yes, I should go. Dad is waiting…’
“Dad is, waiting for what…?”
Confused, I looked up and then… saw her face. A face holding itself from laughing with extreme difficulty.
As I looked up at her, she looked in my eyes.
“Hehehe…”
Like a dam has opened, she burst out laughing. I suddenly had a thought while looking at her.
‘She was messing with me? So normally and with that much realistic voice…?
Damn! She is scary. But, what did she say at last?’
Looking at her, I waited for her to stop her ‘best’ laughter of the year.
After a solid minute of laughing, she somewhat slowed down.
Looking at my face which was a mix of confusion and anger, she laughed again.
Now, that was enough. Was it that funny to tease a 5-year-old child?
Looking at her, I angrily shouted.
“Mom. Just answer me and then continue, please!”
Hearing my angry voice, which was cuter for her than before, she slowed down a bit.
Looking at me with a sorry expression, she repeated once again.
“Dad is waiting to teach you. I’m sorry that I stopped you before. I know you somehow understand my reason.
Even so, I am worried. Now, you can do whatever is right, as long as it is not dangerous. I won’t do something like that again.”
With a bitter smile on her face, she was still worried but now, there was happiness in her eyes.
“No, mom. I should say thank you for letting me practice something dangerous like magic. Thanks, mom! You are the best.”
Hugging her, I replied with a bright smile on my face. After kissing her, I ran out of the room. Not waiting even a minute.
Left in the room alone, she caressed her right cheek and mumbled to herself.
“I am the best…”
Her face was as red as a rose right now, she looked cuter than ever.
***
In the library with three large bookshelves, I sat on the chair opposite a large blackboard.
There was a large magic tome on the table in front of my dad right now.
A confused look appeared on my face.
There weren’t any books like this in the library before.
“For one to use magic, the fundamental knowledge of magic and magic circle is very important.
Without the theoretical knowledge, one could very well fail to cast the most basic spells.”
He was a totally different person while speaking right now.
As if he had done this before, his attention and way of speaking were as good as a university professor’s.
“First of all, <Mana> is one of the building blocks of the world.
Being the most used source of energy and most abundant in this world, <Mana Particles> which make the <Mana> in the environment, divided into six types.
<Elemental mana> which come from the <Elemental Mana Particles> have six main forms.
Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Darkness, and light.
The six main types of <Mana> are used in different ways. But, the person who can use them is very much more than that.
Having a natural affinity with these elements is most important.
We can use the <Mana Particles> for the type we don’t have a natural affinity but using it in actual spellcasting would be very difficult.”
Dad explained and I took mental note of everything. It was easy as I already knew some basic information but, some points were totally new to me.
I had a sudden question so I raised my hand. He nodded and I asked, standing up from my seat.
“Dad. Then what type of natural affinities do you have?”
I was very curious about it for, a long time.
My dad was a (tier-6) mage, which is considered a (mid-level) mage.
From (tier-0) to (tier-2) is a beginner-level novice magician.
From (tier-3) and (tier-4) is an apprentice-level magician.
Those who can reach up to (tier-6) are intermediate-level mages.
‘He is very talented to have reached that level at such a young age. I think he is in his late 20s or early 30s, so that means he has a great future as a magician.
He could become a High-level mage in the future.’
The high-level magicians are the people that mostly teach in the imperial university or hold a high position in a kingdom. They are (tier-7) and (tier-8) high mages.
There are very few people who have reached (tier-9) and they are called elders.
A (tier-10) mage is considered an archmage.
They are inhumane people who have transcended human bounds and can go against beings with unnatural strength.
There are (tier-11) and (tier-12) but, those are only legends.
“If you are curious about me… I am a tri-elemental mage with an affinity for Fire, Water, and Wind. They are a balanced attribute trio so, I can use them freely.”
He answered with an embarrassed look. It wasn’t normal either.
Being a tri-elemental mage is also rare.
“As for Eon who can use all six of them freely, it will be more difficult than you think.
To increase the core level, the required amount of magic power will be enormous and the progress might be very slow.
But you will have an advantage unlike any other human in any fight as you can use the opposite type of attack against your opponent, in the future.”
He happily complimented me and started talking about other things.
“So, Eon. We will first learn all the basic information first. You can read this book if you want. It’s a list of (tier-0) spells.
I don’t think you will understand it much, as it’s not in the imperial language. It’s a bit different from the common language. You can try it anyways.
The official books and tomes are only available in the capital city so I can’t get them right now, we have to make do with this one.
I will teach you the language along with magic so it will be easy for you to understand.”
He explained as he looked at the new-looking book with a thick green cover.
‘If it’s about learning a language similar to the one I already know, then…’
I thought for a moment and unconsciously said out loud.
“3 days should be enough…”
That should be enough time to learn that language. I think that will be more than enough.
I can just see through the book to understand the contents and then it should be ok to say that I had grasped the language, right?
“Hmm? Did you say something?”
Dad asked as he heard me saying that. .
“No, nothing. You can continue, please.”
Shaking my head, I started paying attention again.
“So, to cast magic, after the source such as <Mana>, the magic circle, words, visual image or such are ways to cast the magic.
For any kind of <Energy>, to gain a form through different means is magic in nutshell.
If you use any other type of <Energy> to perform magic, like <Spirit Energy> to summon an elemental spirit or internal energy in different martial arts, the result may be different but the principle of <Energy Transformation> is the same.
We use <Energy>, give it a shape, and express the desired results.
[Magic] is nothing but giving a shape to the known world, or changing it, or destroying it.
So just understand one thing when you use the thing called magic:
‘Bending the shape of reality is magic.’
The potential of humans may be limited but, the limits of magic are truly endless.”
He explained, each of his words containing wisdom and brightness.
‘Bending the reality…’
For me, these words contained different meanings and different ideas.
I deeply thought about that as I listened to him further.
Here, we change the still air and summon a ball of fire. There was nothing here but then the fire burned out of nowhere.
‘I don’t think that everyone knows about the ‘hydrogen’ and ‘oxygen’ creating fire but, I sure can use the knowledge from my previous world in magic.’
The reality which everyone knows is normal for them but for me, it’s like a totally new thing from what I previously knew.
‘It is going to be SO much fun…’
Magic was amazing. But there was one thing that I had to keep in mind.
‘I WILL become a magic archer. Magic is only one part of it. So, I should talk to dad and ask him to set a schedule.’
Everything that dad was saying, was kind of being recorded in my mind. It was really amazing to have this sharp brain. Well, it could be due to my skill but well, I don’t have to think much about my skills right now.
‘I will be experimenting with them soon anyways.’