22 Magic Pool & Misinformation (2/2)
At this answer Nora was beyond perplexed, she had easily manipulated Mana outside of her body. Even creating intangible constructs from said Mana. Yet, Great Mage Mirlie claimed it far too unyielding? Compared to Qi, Mana was as malleable as clay. Seeking an answer Nora too raised her hand, Great Mage Mirlie noticing her disciples hand, in an act of favouritism let her disciple ask her question first, ”If someone were to tame the unyielding nature of the Mana, would they then be able to use it?”
”Well... hypothetically yes, although it would still be far harder than going through the traditional process of channelling it through their Mana Pool. Even so, such a feat would require on to possess mastery over Mana. Something that normally takes a lifetime to accomplish.”
A mastery over mana? Nora already had achieved 'Mana Mastery: 2'. Something that takes a lifetime, more like a few afternoons!
Following Great Mage Mirlie's request to avoid dragging unnecessary attention, she withheld the rest of her questions for their afterschool tutoring.
Nora's mind began to drift as the remainder of the class time passed with the students asking questions that pertained more to the accumulation of Mana, something that Nora had no problem doing, than to the subject at hand, the Mana Pool.
Once the other questions had been answered, the class began to continue their accumulation of Mana. Noticing the change of direction, Nora joined in.
The progress she made in accumulating mana seemed rather small but if anyone knew at what an absurd speed she was gathering mana compared to the other students, they'd have a heart attack.
Soon enough, class began to wrap up and before Nora and Percy could make it out the door, Great Mage Mirlie personally offered to escort them to Great Mage Sev's classroom for 'Defence Against the Dark Arts', ensuring that Nora and Percy didn't cause any more trouble.
Although being escorted ensured that Nora and Percy wouldn't cause trouble, it didn't help prevent rumours from spreading. The fact that Emilee and the Headmaster had begun spinning the previous day's altercation in their favour by spreading misinformation wasn't helping the situation. The sight of Nora being 'protected' by a teacher only fueled the rumours that Emilee had completely defeated Nora and caused her to seek protection from Great Mage Mirlie. Although many of the first years doubted the authenticity of these claims, they didn't dare voice it. No one wanted to offend the young miss.
Nora, Percy, and Great Mage Mirlie swiftly made their way to Great Mage Sev's class. To both teachers surprise, Nora's first words upon entering the class were, ”Great Mage Sev, would you happen to have some paper I could use?”