Chap 26-Mana Theory Class

 

While the siblings were fighting intensely, we could peacefully attend class.

“We just need to attend class as usual.”

“But is there a reason to learn the mana theory class?”

“Mana isn’t just used for magic.”

Mana is a type of energy that everyone is born with.

How you handle it determines its power, and magic is a discipline born entirely from this mana.

Generally, even warriors who value physical strength and power use mana to enhance their bodies.

“Ciel, is the method you taught me before, of hardening the body with mana, also included in the theory?”

“It is, but the professor might teach it differently.”

The mana theory class is one of the morning classes.

It’s also a required subject because there’s a written exam.

I heard it’s considered an important subject in Schperen, so you have to do well on the exam.

The professor in charge of the mana manipulation course is named Elsa.

She’s from the Magic Tower and has experience as a training instructor, helping adventurers with mana manipulation in the Adventurer’s Guild.

This shows how much money Schperen invests.

“Now, today we will be doing the applied process of mana manipulation. As you students know, mana can be a source of power or a poison, depending on how you handle it. Now, what did I lecture about mana last time?”

Elsa wrote down the necessary mana theory formulas on the blackboard.

Is she the type to review what was done before and then progress with the lesson?

That would be easier for the students to learn, so it’s not bad, but from the learner’s perspective, it’s a bit boring.

“Ciel, do you know that?”

Arietta seems to think I’m a delinquent who dozes off during class.

Unfortunately, I know it, so that’s why I’m like this.

I yawned boredly and said to Arietta,

“Just remember one thing. What becomes poison is called mana poison.”

“No, no. It must be a different meaning. That.”

“It’s similar because it’s transferring it to someone else.”

It’s the same thing. What are you arguing about?

“The discipline that fundamentally deals with mana is magic, and I, the professor, am originally a magician, but I also know well the other disciplines in which it is used. Now, from now on, let’s review what we learned before. Hmm.”

The professor’s eyes scanned the students one by one.

And every time her gaze turned, the students looked visibly nervous.

Well, that’s probably normal.

It looks like she’s going to ask a question.

“Ah, yes. Hans, please answer.”

I wonder what their level is.

Depending on the students’ level, this mana theory time could be my nap time, or it could be an opportunity for the princess to establish her position in Schperen.

Anyway, if our princess, who is currently floating in the classroom, wants to make friends, there’s nothing better than a study group.

“Mana is the power of nature that only humans can possess, thanks to the blessing of the goddess. Therefore, mana is friendly to nature, and it is an important power for magicians who use elemental magic.”

“Yes. Then what is the difference between the power of mana and magical power?”

“If mana is simply energy, then the power to apply it is magical power. The power of magic mainly used by magicians is called magical power.”

Hans. Judging by his name and the clothes he’s wearing, he’s probably from a commoner background.

But his level is quite high. Of course, it’s natural if he reviewed the previous lesson.

If I use this well, can’t I connect our princess with the students under the guise of a study group?

The other royals are in higher grades, so they won’t be able to interfere with expanding her connections during class right now.

Honestly, whether Ailia or Kailon are tearing each other’s hair out, they won’t be able to pay attention to us.

Looking at it this way, it’s better to increase connections when there’s an opportunity.

“Perfect. Then what about when it becomes poison?”

“When it becomes poison, it refers to mana dehydration, runaway, and poisoning symptoms when mana is handled incorrectly.”

“What is the cause of that? Hmm. Bathory over there?”

I didn’t expect it to come to me.

The look in her eyes as she glanced at me seemed full of dissatisfaction, as if she was asking me a question because I was talking a bit.

“The main causes are magicians mishandling mana or taking unverified mana recovery drugs to recover mana, and in very rare cases, it can be caused by brewing and drinking improperly refined magical herbs.”

“Oh. You know it well. Perfect. But let’s not talk too much during class.”

She was watching that too.

The students are also glaring at me, as if they’re dissatisfied.

Hmm, looking at it this way, it’s necessary to make at least a friend for our princess in the class, even if they’re not on our side right now.

So, I need to build up her position a bit.

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

“See? You shouldn’t talk.”

“Hmph. Whose fault is it that I’m like this? It can’t be helped.”

I’m just quietly watching the class, but it seems that the professor is the type to ask questions and listen to the students’ answers.

I’ve got a good idea.

A way to attract the students’ attention here.

A way to make allies for our princess.

I’ll show you what happens when I act like a model student.

“Now, let’s learn about the mana vessel today. Anyone who can explain the mana vessel?”

Mana vessel. It’s also called mana circuit.

Originally, it’s generally called mana circuit, but the reason why it’s expressed as a vessel is probably to ask questions to the students in the theory class.

There are occasionally types like that.

A person who asks one thing and wants ten answers.

Fortunately, it’s for freshmen, not an advanced course, so they’re only teaching the basics, so this much is easy.

Before finding a student to make an ally, it’s better to build rapport with the professor.

If I get on her bad side, Arietta might be bombarded with questions.

I confidently raised my hand.

Arietta next to me is looking at me with a face that says, “You?” as if she’s saying those words.

This much is easy.

“Yes. The mana vessel is also called the mana circuit, and it refers to the mana pool that each person has in their body.”

“What is that mana pool?”

“It means generating mana, and the amount of mana that can be accumulated and the amount of mana generated differs from person to person. Depending on that capacity, addiction or dehydration symptoms can occur when undergoing excessive mana training or taking mana recovery-related drugs.”

The mana vessel and the pool are connected as one.

The pool is literally the ability to generate mana.

Depending on the capacity of the vessel and the pool, the Magic Tower determines the qualifications of a magician.

“Good. You’ve done your homework.”

As expected, Elsa was very satisfied with my answer.

“Isn’t it the duty of a student to do what they have to do since they didn’t participate in class?”

“Then do you know the law of mana exchange?”

Look at this. Now she’s excited and asking something else.

Before I knew it, the students’ attention was also turned this way.

As expected.

Then it’s only right to answer.

“Yes. Fundamentally, the law of mana exchange refers to the overall act of consuming mana to perform magic, enhance the body, etc. However, this field leads to the magic department and the swordsmanship department, so I wonder if it’s meaningful.”

“Theory alone is not enough. However, it’s not just the work of the magic department, but ordinary people who handle mana also use things like everyday magic. What is there?”

“In the field of everyday magic, there are lock release, Telekinesis, etc.”

But why is she asking so many questions?

What was she trying to do with the mana vessel in the first place?

“That’s the right attitude. Perfect. I should give you extra points. Now, everyone, take Bathory as an example and work hard in today’s class. Now, then.”

Elsa took out a magic wand and waved it slightly.

From the end of the magic wand she lightly waved, a blue light flowed and reached the ceiling.

And from the ceiling, something like a brazier filled with water came down onto the desk.

It seems she prepared this in advance.

It’s kind of funny to think about installing them one by one on the ceiling before class.

“Now, that is a mana brazier. It’s used to check the mana vessel that students have. If you pour mana into it, the water inside will fill up, and you can tell whether you’re friendly to magic or not depending on the height it fills up.”

“Professor. Then is the magic department meaningless for those who have a small mana vessel from the beginning?”

A student asked a question that was quite unexpected.

Certainly, it seems like the magic department is meaningless if that’s the case.

Because they decide on the magic department and the swordsmanship department even before checking the mana vessel.

At first glance, it seems that way.

“If it were meaningless, we wouldn’t decide on the magic department before admission. The currently created magic system is a magic system that even those with the smallest mana pool can fully learn. Unless it’s forbidden magic, everyone can become a great magician. In the distant past, when magic first arrived, there were cases where people died from using magic incorrectly depending on their mana vessel, but the magic formulas of today’s era cover those risk factors. Now, everyone, let’s use the brazier to check our vessels.”

That professor is good, but she talks too much.

It’s like reading a novel and seeing bricks.

She talks in that kind of way and writes it down on the blackboard at the same time.

Judging by the strong tapping sound every time she writes, she’s a truly dedicated professor who is very enthusiastic about teaching.

“What is the liquid in this vessel?”

“The liquid in this specially made brazier is mana essence. Mana essence originally vaporizes and disappears when exposed to air for a long time, but it stays as it is without evaporating in this brazier. We use this mana essence to gauge the vessel.”

“I see.”

She doesn’t forget to give a kind explanation to the student’s question.

Then is the princess the problem on our side?

The princess knows how to use the Thief’s Manual, so I think she’ll be okay.

While the students were holding on to the brazier as if they were brazier enthusiasts,

Arietta was also racking her brains in front of the brazier for a while.

“Eek!”

Seeing her pouring mana in with a flushed face, she’s working quite hard.

That’s not how you do it.

I was about to give her advice and was watching quietly, when

Brrr

The brazier is shaking.

The essence inside should be shaking, but it’s making the entire brazier shake.

What is she doing?

Well, I can say that it’s because she’s a beginner, but

“Isn’t it enough to just pour in mana? Why isn’t it working?”

She finally asked me for help.

“Well, if it were that easy, there would be no point in the class. Do you think they would tell you something that works so quickly? Mana manipulation skills also have a significant impact on understanding this vessel.”

The professor gave this trial to practice mana manipulation.

Well, this is a pretty good method in its own way.

The master experimented on me with everything.

He told me to throw away the broken brazier and try it.

-Is this draining mana quickly? Is something wrong?

-It’s okay, just try it.

-You’re telling me to try it, but something is seriously wrong.

-It’s okay, it’s okay.

I should say I was very wronged.

Thinking about those days, I shed tears of blood.

“Then shouldn’t I learn mana manipulation first?”

“Isn’t that why they’re teaching you like this? Throwing it away and doing it. Unexpectedly, the professors at Schperen seem to be the type to throw it away and see what happens.”

“Ciel. Can you do it?”

Of course. You have to do mana manipulation as a basic to use the things in the Thief’s Manual.

At first, I thought I was going to become a magician while learning that.

“Of course. But if I do it too quickly, I might be envied. I’ll be satisfied with getting extra points.”

At my words, the princess shrugged her shoulders with a look of disbelief, as if she had seen something very obnoxious.

“Hmph. Showing off.”

Showing off? How rude.

The starting points are different in the first place, and I highly value Arietta.

Because the Thief’s Manual that I taught her is not that easy to learn.

Only from the perspective of ordinary people.

At least you need to have basic knowledge to do it easily.

“You’re misunderstanding something. Your Highness can do it easily too.”

“Yes?”

“Didn’t Your Highness circulate mana through your body and swing your sword hard to maintain that figure? Pour that into the brazier in reverse.”

It’s easy. Just do it with the feeling of throwing it.

Wouldn’t it be possible to throw mana into the brazier with the feeling of throwing a stone at Arnold?