66 Chapter 66: Magic Tutor Alex 3 (1/2)

”And that is evrything on the basics of magic”

Alex announced after many months of teaching causing the now not so enthusiastic Tosca to again gain a glimmer of excitement in her eyes as she had before.

”Can I learn how to cast spells now”

She asked excitedly as hope glimmered like shining stars in her eyes as she waited in anticipation of Alex's answer.

”No”

It was as if the world had ended and poor Tosca slumped down as she sat one her oversized pillow. She looked at Alex with eyes that begged him to explain his cruel answer.

”The magic I am teaching you is much harder to learn than this world's magic, but given enough effort, will become much more powerful, because it's so powerful and has limitless potential, it also has significant dangers to it and if one is not prepared to face those dangers one might find himself swallowed by his own magic.”

”Then what are you going to teach me next”

Asked Tosca, she now understood the reason but that didn't mean she liked it. SHe wanted to learn magic but all Alex has had her doing since he started teaching her was memorize the quality of each element and concept and how they interacted with each other. He then had her learn to read and write a strange language, he called the Ancient tongue, she can now proudly say that she had mastered six words. She was told that she will have to continue studying the language until she knew it all by herself, luckily Alex gave her a lot of reverence material.

After so much work having her almost lose hope in finally being able to cast spells, he went and told her she had finished the basics. The basics... after so long.

”We will now move on to the absorption and increase of manna capacity. In other words, we will no learn how to increase the amount of manna you have within your body.”

Tosca's attention was immediately heightened when she heard this. Manna was the source of all magic and having more means she will be able to cast more magic.

”Not only is it essential to cast spells, but good manna control decreases the chance of your spells backfiring. Not to mention with the pitiful amount of magic within your body you will be lucky not to past out when you cast the most simple of cantrips.”

Tosca looked down in shame when she heard this.

'That is why Master, didn't teach her how to cast spells yet, it's not that he wouldn't but that I can't even cast the simplest spell without passing out. So embarrassing.'

She thought as she quickly wiped away her fantasy of being able to continuously spam fireballs and lightning bolts as she fought valiantly alongside Aura and her Master.

Alex smiled wryly as he thought how Tosca completely forgot about everything he left her and did not even bother reading through it even once.

”... well now with this manifestation art you will be able to cast some simple cantrips after you have achieved minor success with it, this will allow you not only to strengthen your soul but also use the outside manna and elements in tandem with your own manna to cast spells, effectively reducing the amount of manna needed normally by about forty percent.”

After his final speech, he handed Tosca a book with a somewhat faded brown cover and an imprint of the 'Ancestral Tree' on it.