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-General Quests

▶ Basic Magic Training (0/10)

After awakening Mana, the quest content changed.

It was about seriously training in magic.

The magic books currently in Leon’s possession were a magic book of unknown series called ‘Basic Earth Magic Book’ and a ‘Brem Series Elixir Production Magic (Part 2)’ that he had previously looked at in the old magic library.

I was planning to search through the old magic library for magic books on water, wind, and earth, which correspond to Leon’s attributes, but for now, I was planning to proceed with training with only two magic books.

Apprentice level magicians didn’t yet need high level magic.

Only secret-level magicians could use the unique magic or high-level magic established by high-level magicians.

Leon read the basic earth magic book with excitement.

The basic magic book slowly explained the process of bringing magic into reality.

The most basic step is the calculation of the formula.

Whether it was a spell created by someone else or a spell that I established myself, if the values that came out of the calculation were the same, it could be considered the same magic. The only difference was in the efficiency and strength.

When calculating the formula for the corresponding magic, it goes through the mentalization stage of bringing it into consciousness and then to the chanting stage of calling it out into consciousness.

In summary, magic is manifested through three stages: ‘operation – ideation – chanting.’

An apprentice wizard had to go through this process without missing a single one.

Because each step was awkward and difficult, it took a long time for the magic to be realized.

Even if you only became a secret-level magician, which is the next level after the apprentice level, the time required for each of these processes would be greatly reduced, but apprentice-level magicians like Leon had to learn the memorize magic to shorten this process even a little.

It is possible to store magic in advance so that you can use it immediately by simply reciting the activating word.

A level 1 apprentice wizard can memorize only 1 spell.

Leon focused on learning Memorize magic, some basic Earth magic, and the crafting magic.

Since the magic formula was easy to calculate once memorized, it required academic study, and after that, in order to use more skillful magic or increase the total amount of magical power, there was no choice but to use the magic repeatedly.

“Master of the Earth, answer my call. Earth Wall.”

As I stretched out my hand and shouted, a stone wall the size of a person was erected in the middle of a dense forest.

“Ugh… gasp.”

Leon was already using his magic for the first time.

In fact, it was normal for a first-class apprentice magician to run out of magical power after casting two or three spells.

Leon wasn’t far removed from that category, but the dense mana in the space within the jewel helped.

No matter how much magic I used, my magical power continued to replenish.

It was even more so because it took him a long time to manifest his magic.

Of course, if you recite the spell 6 or 7 times, your magical power will be depleted.

But when I sat cross-legged and breathed, it quickly rose again.

Although this was clearly a green light for his cultivation, Leon was actually having a hard time.

The problem was that he couldn’t practice magic while working as a magic library librarian.

There was no proper place to practice magic in reality, not just in the Silk Magic Library.

Accordingly, his quest progress was sluggish.

I was filling that emptiness by taking the elixir I had collected over time.

“Yum.”

As his magic power was running out, Leon slipped out of the orb, sat down, and poured the essence of Nol into his mouth.

As my body grew warm, a strong force surged into my core located in my navel.

“Hoo… … .”

He felt his core growing slightly larger, though very faintly.

Since taking elixirs has nothing to do with the jewel space, I tend to spend time stabilizing them after consuming them in reality.

Leon, who had been stabilizing his mana for a while, went into the dormitory and fell asleep.

A month had passed since I arrived in the magical city of Widia.

The solution Leon came up with was to just memorize everything.

I spent my working hours searching through the magic library for all the magic related to water, wind, and earth and trying to store them in my head.

After reading, I practiced in the jewel of time and space.

These days, I’ve been checking out all the basic magic for the attributes he has, and I’ve been looking into some slightly different magic.

Perhaps because it was an old magic library, there were certainly many strange magic books.

But they are all outdated magics.

Bam-

The door opened and someone came into the space that had been quiet except for the sound of Leon turning the pages of a book.

Leon closed his book and turned his head, and he jumped up from his seat in joy when he saw a familiar face.

“Ria!”

“Leon!”

Leon hugged Leah who was running towards him without realizing it.

It was a reflexive action that came out of the feeling of not seeing each other for a long time.

Leah, who had been running around while holding Leon, soon fell out of his arms.

It was unusual for her, who was usually quiet, to express this much joy.

Leon knew that, so he smiled and asked, putting aside his embarrassment.

“Did you know I was here and come looking for me?”

“Yeah. I asked other friends and they told me.”

“Oh, friends from other daycare centers?”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Leah looked pretty happy.

Her short gray hair swayed as if to reflect her mood.

Leah looked around the library and asked cautiously.

“Magic… … Are you learning it properly?”

“Me? Yeah, of course.”

When she saw the other children from the daycare, she seemed worried about Leon, but Leon was calm as if there was no need to worry.

Leah looked at Leon for a moment and smiled faintly.

“You still look so confident.”

“There’s no reason to hide it from you.”

At those words, her expression, which had been silent as if lost in thought, suddenly became gloomy.

“I’m sorry I disappeared alone that day… … .”

Leon glanced at her outfit for a moment.

Now, she was wearing clothes so luxurious that it was hard to believe she came from the same orphanage, and it was obvious how she was being treated.

She also seemed to know that the treatment she received now was different from the treatment her friends at the orphanage received.

“What are you going to do when the wizard suddenly takes you away?”

Leon thought that there was nothing she could do in the first place, and even if she had, it would be absurd to throw away the opportunity once she discovered her talent.

“Still… …Oh, do you need public service?”

“Public value?”

“Yeah, I heard from the teacher that they are going to hold a competition for the residents of the entrance soon.”

“What competition?”

The entrance dwellers were ordinary people who did odd jobs like Leon.

“They said that since it was a strength competition, the first place winner would receive 50 points.”

Leah paused, seeming to hesitate for a moment, then continued.

“Actually… … The Master is hosting this because he needs a strong worker. I might get called by the Master for a week or so.”

“Oh… Really?”

I understand why she hesitated.

The name of the competition is that it gives 50 points of important public value to the residents of the entrance, but it is ultimately a competition held to select workers.

If Leon had participated, it could have seemed like a ruse.

Although Leon would normally have hated the idea of having less training time, he was glad to hear this news.

There were times when I couldn’t practice during my work hours, and I needed to earn public money.

His current public service value is 20.

It was a merit earned after finishing a month of work and running errands for herbs.

And assigning a private room required 100 public points.

If you collect 50, you can get a private room in a short period of time.

Above all else.

‘Lower Strength Magic. Written by Spinel.’

It was the magic book he had been reading just a moment ago.

*****

The news of the strength competition that Leah had mentioned was soon announced to the residents of the entrance.

On that day, Leon participated in the competition using the low-level strength magic he had memorized in advance.

The competition was held in a small manner.

It was a competition where participants came out one by one and had to move a heavy stone slab.

All the people bustling about in the square were residents of the entrance.

Even the host was an ordinary person.

A tournament that fails to attract the attention of wizards.

It was fortunate for Leon, who had cast a spell in advance in case there were wizards there.

Because you wouldn’t know if I was using magic or not.

The last one left was Leon, a man with burly muscles.

The stone slab is now so heavy that a grown man can lift it with both hands without it even moving.

“What power does that young guy have… … .”

When Leon lifted the slab first, the muscular man’s face turned red with embarrassment.

“Oh, where does that strength come from in that small body? Next up, a muscular man! It’s Gail’s turn at the garage!”

Gail was ultimately unable to lift the slab, and the tournament ended with Leon winning.

Since he won by using magic, Leon returned to the dormitory with the achievement points without much emotion.

And the next day.

Leon followed Leah to the center of the magical city of Widia early in the morning.

Leon, who had come to the center of the city for the first time, was certainly struck by the unusual sight.

First of all, unlike the ordinary people we see every day, there are people walking around the streets who clearly look like wizards.

Light robe, conical hat, and staff in hand.

As Leon looked around curiously, Leah spoke.

“When you become a wizard, you will wear the same thing. No, when you awaken mana, I will be the first to give it to you!”

I’ve already become a wizard… … .

Leon didn’t bother to bring it up.

There was no particular reason to hide it from Leah, but I didn’t think it was the time to tell her yet.

While I was chatting with Leah about this and that, Leah stopped in front of a building.

A building that is not that tall.

It seemed closer to a personal residence than an office space.

I went inside and went straight up to the second floor.

As we followed Leah through the door, we found a woman with long silver hair flowing down her back sitting on a chair.

“It’s you?”

The woman’s red eyes turned to Leon.

Leon chose his answer carefully, his eyes slightly wide.

“My name is Leon, and I work as a librarian at the Old Magic Library.”

“Leah’s childhood friend?”

“… Yes.”

She got up from her seat and strode towards Leon with long, slender legs.

She stares down at Leon.

“That’s funny.”

What’s so funny… … .

While Leon was flustered, expecting questions like, “How did you win first place in a competition with a body like this?” or “Can you do your job properly?”, she opened her mouth.

“You… …When did you awaken to Mana?”

A chill ran down the back of Leon’s neck.