Volume 1 Chapter 11 Mana Control Mastery
He woke up feeling refreshed.
Now, about a month after the "Ceremony of Baptism," he finally got used to life in this other world, and he could wake up before dawn.
At first, maybe because he still had his memories, he had a hard time waking up.
But his body was still just a 5-year-old's, so when night came, he automatically grew sleepy, and if he slept 9 hours, he woke up again.
"Well, time for the morning run."
He decided to run every morning to build up strength and basically not die easily.
Being just a 5-year-old, what he could do was limited, and after about a kilometer, he'd run out of stamina and have to sit down.
He figured if he kept at it, he'd get stronger.
Usually, running about 15 laps inside the yard's wall is about a kilometer.
Since Cain wasn't allowed to go outside the wall alone yet, he could only run inside.
"Ouch, it still hurts a little..."
He rubbed the scars left on his hand.
* * *
After the "Ceremony of Baptism," Luke said,
"Cain will probably try to use 'magic', but until you learn 'Mana Control' from Benjamin, using 'magic' is forbidden."
"Huh? Why? Father!!"
Michio asked back, looking surprised as if he'd had his snack taken away.
"Cain, do you think you have more Mana (MP) than normal kids because of that Blessing?"
Luke slowly asked Cain.
"Yeah, I think so. My MP is more than the other stats, after all."
Michio answered a little flustered. "Certainly can't say I have over 1000 MP."
"Even after the 'Ceremony of Baptism,' most don't reach the MP needed to activate 'magic' until they learn 'Mana Control,' but some kids, despite being children, have a lot of MP. Sometimes, when a kid tries to unleash 'magic' on an emotional whim, their MP goes wild. The released MP can bounce back to the kid and cause an explosion. When that happens, the kid gets seriously hurt, and if they're not careful, they might even lose their 'magic' skill. So, don't use it until Benjamin gets back."
Luke encouraged Cain, a five-year-old boy, to persuade adults.
"So, if you really want to use 'magic', just do some training until Benjamin comes back. He said using 'magic' takes stamina."
Luke warned Cain once more.
* * *
"But I really want to try using 'magic' soon. I kind of feel 'Mana' just from running in January."
Michio opened his hands wide and stared intently.
He felt like when he focused, he could gather something that seemed like 'Mana' in his palms.
Looking around nervously,.
Michio scanned the garden of the mansion, brightening as the sun began to rise.
"Right now, no one is around, so I probably won't get caught."
Michio placed both hands on the ground, imagining the 'Mana' being released from his palms to send the stones rolling across the ground.
He sensed something starting to come out of his hands and recited the words that floated up to him.
"By my will, strike down the enemy. Stone Bullet!"
He finished the chant, but the stones on the ground didn't budge at all.
"Guess it doesn't work after all."
He still felt something coming from his hands but lost focus.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, he felt something swell up, and the next moment, the ground beneath his hands exploded.
Michio lost consciousness again, along with a jolt of pain.
"Where am I?"
When Michio awoke, he was in his usual bed.
Alice, Lydia, and Luke were standing by the bedside.
"You idiot! I told you not to try to unleash 'magic' so recklessly. Do you know how worried Lydia and Alice were?"
Luke shouted at Cain with a fierce look, as if he might hit him.
"I'm sorry..."
Cain cried as he stared at his bandaged, immobile hands.
"Say that to Lydia and Alice, and the people of the house."
Luke left the room.
* * *
"Six months is so long. Finally, big brother Ben is coming home. I never thought he wouldn't come back until New Year's break."
Cain looked at his fully healed hands and headed to the entrance to greet him.
After a little while, he heard the sound of a carriage stopping in front of the entrance.
Then, a maid opened the front door.
There stood his brother Benjamin, who he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Welcome back, Elder Brother Ben!"
Cain greeted Benjamin with a big smile.
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