Episode 4.4 (2/2)
”Normally, you can't use magic without learning it first though?”
”What?”
After a brief exchange, Lecan learned common knowledge about magic in this world.
Not a lot of humans posses mana in this world. Whether one possesses mana or not is decided when they're born, those who are born without mana will never get to posses mana no matter what.
Even if you do possess mana, you cannot even cast elementary magic if you're not taught about magic.
Only those who have acquired magic can teach others of those magic. Only in extremely rare cases do some are able to obtain magic on their own.
Magic bearers are restricted by their individual talent type, if one does not have the talent on a certain type of magic, they either won't be able to cast that type of magic, or the power demonstrated will be extremely weak even if they manage to, there's no hope of growth. On the other hand, one will display tremendous growth on type of magic they're talented at.
Oftentimes, children whose parents are mana bearers will be a mana bearer as well. And in most cases, the children will have the same talent on magic types as their parents'.
”So I may have a chance to learn new magic.”
”I think you do.”
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”Could you teach me.”
”Sure thing. Well, let's go at it step by step.”
Shira taught Lecan <Lamplight> spell.
Lecan was able to immediately use <Lamplight>.
”<Lamplight (Parm)>”
”Yup, that's good. But to think you learned it just by seeing it once. You must be able to see how magic works really well, aren'tcha.”
Lecan has fought a great number of mages in his life. Being able to see through the activation of magic is a matter of life or death. And that seems to have become some sort of training to learn magic. Moreover, Lecan is an expert on <Gust>. That may have played a role as well.
”<Lamplight>.”
A small light lit up following the spell.
It was the greatest feeling.
Lecan never imagined he could learn new magic.
He was so happy it felt like he was back to being a kid.
”For the time being, right, for the next ten days I won't teach you any other magic, so just continue practicing on <Lamplight>. Try all kind of sizes and ranges. If you try to use many magic when you're just first starting out, you'd end up half-baked at any magic. First, you've got to master <Lamplight> down.”
Lecan was so giddy he got out bed after a short nap and cast <Lamplight> again and again.
And then, the herb gathering began.
Partly because he got up early, and partly because he found spots where the plants grew closely together, he managed to get the amount he was asked at dawn.
”Well now, what a surprise. To think you got 100 of each 22 types of herbs before dawn.”
”It was no problem thanks to Parm spell.”
”I don't think you can distinguish between these herbs with just Parm spell.”
Lecan had made use of his ability, <3D Perception>, but he decided not to talk about it.