22 Arrogance because of Intelligence. (1/2)
The next morning, Ozul woke up and again felt something beside him. Picking up the blanket, he saw that Raven was hugging his arms like a Koala!
'Will she keep doing it from now on?'- Ozul thought as he sighed.
He picked her up, brought her to the room, and dropped her on the bed. He then went into the other room to take a nap.
The clouds were gone, and the Sun would rise any minute now. Ozul would rather not stay to see that sight.
Anyways, today Ozul had decided to hunt alone. He brought Raven with him yesterday because she needed to have some idea of her limits, at least.
But today, Ozul just wanted to hunt for Rank-4 Beasts and increase his strength fast. Trouble was already getting in their way; he needs to get stronger.
He will have to explain it to Raven when she woke up, though.
Ozul did not have to wait for long when he heard the sound of the door opening. Raven came in from the door while eagerly looking towards Ozul.
She was anticipating what they will do today. But alas, she would be disappointed.
Ozul bought breakfast from outside, and while Raven was eating, he said.
”You will stay at home today.”
”What? Why!?”- Raven was startled. Did she anger him somehow?
”You need to improve. At least have an Original Spell in your arsenal.”- He then continued,
”I will only take you with me only every other day if you cannot be of help.”- If Ozul just keeps helping her, how will he find the time to improve himself?
Raven was dejected when she heard that. But she could also guess that at the moment, she was only a burden to Ozul.
Instead of losing confidence, Raven used this rejection to fuel her determination to get stronger!
Glaring at Ozul, she went outside to train. If getting more powerful is the only means to be with him, then she will just have to get stronger!
Becoming a Fighter is easier for Mages because they can fuse the refined Mana with their bodies, which causes it so they would need less time for the process.
Furthermore, because their bodies are fused with refined Mana instead of the raw Mana from the atmosphere, they are more potent than a usual Fighter.
Even if it will take Raven less amount of time to become a Fighter, it does not mean that she can do it in just a matter of days! Otherwise, why would people reject this path if it becomes much easier?
Furthermore, in higher Ranks, this time consumption truly becomes a headache! Many people lose their will to continue when they make so little progress after so much time!
That's the reason for needing a determination that surpasses others to continue on this path!
It will take at least a weak just to become a Rank-1 Fighter for Raven. So, she chose the other option to improve her combat strength—Which is to create an Original Spell.
Only after a Mage creates his or her Original Spell, do they qualify to be called a Mage.
Raven was not a genius, but the more she could comprehend the Element, the more her potential will grow!
And grasping the knowledge regarding darkness was as easy as a pie when you Ozul was teaching you about it!
Before learning from Ozul, like others, she also thought that darkness is just the absence of light.
Ozul changed her whole view on Darkness Element when he said;
”If it's just the absence of light, why can a Mage produce it even in the light? Now you may say that they remove the light from that specific area, but even you know that the Mages produce things with the Mana, they cannot directly remove something.”-
”If you keep thinking that Darkness is just the absence of something, you will never be able to do something with an absence.”- Ozul did not directly tell her the answer. He will just give some hints so she can find the answer herself.
Even an idiot would understand that what Ozul said made a lot of sense. Raven just had to comprehend his words to increase the understanding of her Element to a whole new level.
Raven immersed herself in the creation of her Original Spell, and Ozul went out for the forest.