Chapter 103: Training Commence!
On the first day of special training, Quereble explained the theory of building a barrier. This theory made it easy for me to understand the magic barrier.
I won’t go into the details, but the magic barrier is like circulating buff skills that strengthen your body outside of your body. It seems that you can only learn it by feeling. So, I decided to activate [Max Thunderclap] and visualized the aura as training. In short, this aura can possess elasticity and become rubbery like the Arch Chimera’s barrier. Furthermore, it can be hardened and made hard like tempered glass like Quereble’s and Zoa’s barriers.
However, just because I understand the theory doesn’t mean I can immediately grasp it. In fact, I didn’t make much progress on that day.
Two weeks have passed since the special training started. I somehow became able to move the aura with my own will. However, it was quite difficult to control. I couldn’t visualize having a raging lightning-like aura spread out like a membrane. I tried various things by trial and error, but it didn’t seem like I’d be able to advance any further on my own.
As if Quereble sensed it, he approached me.
「You seem to be having a hard time. What are you having trouble with?」
「Honestly, I am at a dead end. The Arch Chimera’s barrier was something like a thin membrane that was stretched so thin that you could hardly see it. I’m trying to copy that image, but it doesn’t seem to work at all.」
「Hmm… Well, now that you’ve learned to move your aura, it might be time to teach you again. The image that you just mentioned probably doesn’t suit you. Anyway, let’s put off controlling it for later and try to visualize a fully open aura first.」
「Well, let’s put off controlling it for later and try to visualize the fully open aura first.」
「That, I am good at.」
I activated my double buff, [Thunder Drum] and [Max Thunderclap] and released an overflowing amount of mana with all my might.
「Oh! This is amazing!! There aren’t many people who can visualize an aura so beautifully, you know?」
「Is that so? It was like this from the beginning.」
「Especially the thunder drums on your back. It should be a pretty advanced technique to be able to create it with that kind of precision. I’ve never met anyone who can do that except Aun.」
「Hmm, that might be true. I didn’t really give it much thought, but… I just visualized drums because of the name of this skill – [Thunder Drum]. So, what should I do after this?」
「You can use lightning attack magic, can’t you? Grant offensive capability to that aura.」
「Even though it’s defensive magic? Hmm, I’ll give it a try.」
I’ve already learned this from the special training we did in the snowy mountains. At that time, skills such as [Lightning Spear] and [Lightning Bind Cage] were integrated into [Lightning Magic], so I became able to control the shape of my attacks just by visualizing it.
I circulated mana according to the shape of the aura to grant it offensive power. What I was thinking about this time was something like trapping the enemy in a lightning cage. It was an image of wrapping this around myself and damaging those who attack from the outside.
Following that, the aura that overflowed from my body increased in strength while making crackling electric discharge sounds. It formed almost as pictured.
「Hou… It seems like this method is more suitable for you.」
「Have I done it?」
「It’s still poorly shaped. Well, this is different from the normal method, after all. Or rather, what you are doing now is a higher application of the normal method.
Doesn’t it consume a lot of mana? If you can reduce the wasted mana when activating this and are able to move around as before while having it activated, then your technique should be complete!」
「Oh! This is amazing. I didn’t feel like I could do it at all, but with this I think I’ll be able to master it! You are really good at teaching, Quereble!」
「Fo fo fo… I also trained hard to be able to do it too. Right then, I’ll go check on the others. You just keep practicing this.」
「Okay. Thank you!」
To be frank, I may have underestimated Quereble’s magnificence. Of course, I respect him and rely on him, but not only his knowledge of magic, his powers of observation are also amazing.
He found out what was causing it, and what kind of advice he should give in my case, and verbalized it accurately.
I had been taught various things by my grandpa since I was a child, but he seemed like a genius who could do things just on feeling alone.
「If you hold it like this and release it with a baa, it will explode with a bang.」
「If you fight while thinking about trivial things during battle, you’ll die.」
「If you raise your spirits, most things will work out somehow.」
I was told that since I was a child. From the age of 12, we began practical training and it simply turned into a scene where I was beaten the hell out of.
I mean, once I could do it, I was able to understand what Grandpa was saying, and most things worked out when I simply raised my spirits. Besides, I think it’s the same with techniques that can’t be used in battle unless you can do them on an unconscious level.
Well, grandpa is a genius at giving advice on turning 10 into 100, and Quereble is a genius at giving advice on turning 0 into 10. I feel lucky to have these two as my masters.
「Alright, time to give it my all!」
After that, I practiced until my mana ran out, fell asleep as if I had collapsed, ate breakfast after missing dinner, and continued training until my mana ran out again.
And just like that, one month had passed since the start of training.
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