Episode 13.9 (1/2)
”By the way, something's been bugging me.”
”What is it?”
”Were you aware that Norma's mother was a
user?”
”Eh? No, first I've heard of it. Is that true?”
”Does that you mean you also don't know that she was confined in marquis Whatchamacallit's mansion and forced to cast
till her dying breath?”
”Oh my, is that so. I had no idea.”
”I see. Listening to Norma's personal life made me realize just how deprived of freedom
users' lives are. So I thought you sent me and Eda under her on purpose.”
”That wasn't my intention at all. But, did Norma really tell you two her life story?”
”Eda ended up casting
during a house call. She might have felt responsible for that.”
”Even so. Norma must really trust you two both.”
”Fumu. I wonder about that.”
”That girl is actually quite tight-lipped, she won't say anything to anyone she finds disgareeable. The type that doesn't confide about herself to others.”
”You know her well.”
”It's not like we're particularly close or know each other for long. I've just been acquainted with people like her before.”
”I see. That aside, I'm interested in <Graph Making>. Can I learn it.”
”<Graph Making> huh. How do you go about teaching that anyway.”
”What?”
”Did you know that I used <Graph Making> just now?”
”No.”
”No surprise there. <Graph Making>, you see, works its magic inside the caster. There is no way to demonstrate this kind of spell to other people.”
”How did you learn the spell then?”
”Me? In my case it's... Huh. How did I learn it again?”
Shira pondered for a while.
”It's no use. I can't recall. It's been more than 350 years since then after all.”
”Isn't there some kind of knack to it.”
”Uun. I wonder. All you need to know is that it's a Perception type. It may be intermediate level, but it's not actually that complex of a spell. Knack eh. Right. Just try doing all kinda stuff inside a dungeon. Like you're <Appraise>ing the dungeon.”
”<Appraise> dungeons?”
”Like, picture how a dungeon's floor is formed inside your mind. That should work as a knack, I think.”
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”Okay. I'll give it a try.”
Afterward, Lecan discussed magic with Shira for a while.
<Flash (Liliom)> is a magic that simply produces an exceedingly dazzling flash of light for an instant, but it also gives a fixed amount of damage to Soul Ogres and Specters. In addition, the spell is surprisingly effective as a distraction in a fight between humans, thus you're advised to immediately close your eyes the moment your opponent recites the spell <Flash>.
Afterward, Lecan continued his <Lightning> practice, and once he learned that, he tried to challenge <Acceleration (Mora)>. Another extremely useful magic Lecan is eager to learn.
They got too engrossed in their discussion and ended up taking more time than expected.