shoulder.
Effortlessly placing the sense of Veronica’s closeness to the corner of his
mind, Regal casts the Divine Art ‘Ice Bullet’ while creating a resistance
within himself to slow the stream of mana going to the skill.
The circular alchemical
formulae dimly floats above his hand and won’t activate until it can collect
enough mana.
“Great! Now, little bro,
focus on the inner most section of the formulae where the mana is
concentrated.”
Using Veronica’s words as
guidance, he focuses his mental awareness on the center of the formulae and
feels where the mana is the thickest.
“Next, you must work your
way outwards from the center to study the flow of mana entering the Divine Art
and solve the mysteries of how and why the formulae effects mana the way it
does. This is only a Tier 1 Divine Art so it is quite simple. It gets harder
the higher the Tier as the formulae include a compound of all their previous
formulae. You must also analyze and gain insights into these from the
beginning, as they cause different effects when reacting to one another.”
“Big sis, I don’t fully
understand what you mean by they include a compound of all their previous
formulae. What do you mean?”
“It is an Alchemy only
effect. Well, it’s too early for you to worry about it anyway. You will learn
more later on when you learn Tier 2 skills.”
For the next two hours,
Regal practices all of his skills with Veronica’s voice giving him hints and
directions. Thankfully she has a large store of ‘Mana Rations’ in her inventory
to make this possible. Despite all of her good intentions however, Regal finds
himself to become even more confused and lost in regards to comprehending the
alchemical formulae than he ever was.
This result is precisely
why the teachers mentioned that comprehension must come from oneself. The
effect of forcibly trying to help Regal understand, has in fact made the task
more difficult to accomplish.
After the sun sets and the
light within Grand Theore fades, the two children finally leave the Training
Hall.
“Little bro,” Veronica
stares intently at Regal while addressing him, “we haven’t known each other for
long and I understand this isn’t something I should be asking others. But, do
you need money?”
Veronica’s understanding
of Regal’s need to earn money only extends to what she witnessed today. She
isn’t concerned for his wellbeing, but does not wish for a little brother of
her’s to fall behind in study and training.
“Yes, big sis.” Regal’s
explains the story of the recent break in and theft of all his money.
Veronica frowns in
response, and unhesitantly states, “Then I will gift you some money. Keep it in
your inventory so it can’t be stolen, okay?”
“Big sis, I can’t take
your money.”
“If I want to give it to
you, then it’s fine.”
“It would be wrong for me
to accept it.”
Veronica goes silent and
doesn’t respond. After a few minutes, the two children part ways for the night
with a farewell and head home in opposite directions.
***************************************************
The following day, Regal
arrives at Bluemist Academy to find two silver coins placed on top of his desk.
He looks across the room to see Veronica looking back at him and frowns.
Picking up the two coins, he walks to Veronica and places the money on
her desk.
“I can’t accept this, big
sis,” Regal says while the memory of his parents telling him to never accept
charity plays in his mind.
“That money is no longer
mine. Keep it.”
“I told you last night I
can’t take your money.”
As the two clash between
indomitable opinions, several of the students start to get confused, “Why is
she trying to give him money?”
“She’s really pretty, why
would he keep refusing her?”
“What are you saying!?
She’s a Soulless. My parents told me that if I’m not careful, they will consume
my soul.”
“I-I’m not getting close
to her, I was just
Effortlessly placing the sense of Veronica’s closeness to the corner of his
mind, Regal casts the Divine Art ‘Ice Bullet’ while creating a resistance
within himself to slow the stream of mana going to the skill.
The circular alchemical
formulae dimly floats above his hand and won’t activate until it can collect
enough mana.
“Great! Now, little bro,
focus on the inner most section of the formulae where the mana is
concentrated.”
Using Veronica’s words as
guidance, he focuses his mental awareness on the center of the formulae and
feels where the mana is the thickest.
“Next, you must work your
way outwards from the center to study the flow of mana entering the Divine Art
and solve the mysteries of how and why the formulae effects mana the way it
does. This is only a Tier 1 Divine Art so it is quite simple. It gets harder
the higher the Tier as the formulae include a compound of all their previous
formulae. You must also analyze and gain insights into these from the
beginning, as they cause different effects when reacting to one another.”
“Big sis, I don’t fully
understand what you mean by they include a compound of all their previous
formulae. What do you mean?”
“It is an Alchemy only
effect. Well, it’s too early for you to worry about it anyway. You will learn
more later on when you learn Tier 2 skills.”
For the next two hours,
Regal practices all of his skills with Veronica’s voice giving him hints and
directions. Thankfully she has a large store of ‘Mana Rations’ in her inventory
to make this possible. Despite all of her good intentions however, Regal finds
himself to become even more confused and lost in regards to comprehending the
alchemical formulae than he ever was.
This result is precisely
why the teachers mentioned that comprehension must come from oneself. The
effect of forcibly trying to help Regal understand, has in fact made the task
more difficult to accomplish.
After the sun sets and the
light within Grand Theore fades, the two children finally leave the Training
Hall.
“Little bro,” Veronica
stares intently at Regal while addressing him, “we haven’t known each other for
long and I understand this isn’t something I should be asking others. But, do
you need money?”
Veronica’s understanding
of Regal’s need to earn money only extends to what she witnessed today. She
isn’t concerned for his wellbeing, but does not wish for a little brother of
her’s to fall behind in study and training.
“Yes, big sis.” Regal’s
explains the story of the recent break in and theft of all his money.
Veronica frowns in
response, and unhesitantly states, “Then I will gift you some money. Keep it in
your inventory so it can’t be stolen, okay?”
“Big sis, I can’t take
your money.”
“If I want to give it to
you, then it’s fine.”
“It would be wrong for me
to accept it.”
Veronica goes silent and
doesn’t respond. After a few minutes, the two children part ways for the night
with a farewell and head home in opposite directions.
***************************************************
The following day, Regal
arrives at Bluemist Academy to find two silver coins placed on top of his desk.
He looks across the room to see Veronica looking back at him and frowns.
Picking up the two coins, he walks to Veronica and places the money on
her desk.
“I can’t accept this, big
sis,” Regal says while the memory of his parents telling him to never accept
charity plays in his mind.
“That money is no longer
mine. Keep it.”
“I told you last night I
can’t take your money.”
As the two clash between
indomitable opinions, several of the students start to get confused, “Why is
she trying to give him money?”
“She’s really pretty, why
would he keep refusing her?”
“What are you saying!?
She’s a Soulless. My parents told me that if I’m not careful, they will consume
my soul.”
“I-I’m not getting close
to her, I was just
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