Volume 1 Chapter 13 Mana Control Mastery III ~Concentration~
"Got it. I'll start right away tomorrow."
Benjamin looked at Cain with a smile on his face.
The next morning after breakfast, Cain was called to Benjamin's room, and the "Mana Control" lesson began.
"Now, Cain, before we start, I want to ask you something. From what I heard from my father, the skills you got are [Magic circle magic], [Earth magic], and [healing magic], right?"
Benjamin asked, gazing intently at Cain.
"Yes, that's correct."
Michio answered with a poker face.
"Also, it's taboo to ask about status values, but it's important, so be honest this time. How much Mana (MP) do you have right now?"
Benjamin asked seriously.
'If I hide it, it might affect things later, so I'll just be honest. Since my [Unlimited magic power] skill isn't active yet, I still have a number.'
"Um, 'Status Open' shows I have 1800 MP."
Michio answered honestly about his current value.
"Could you say that one more time?"
"It's 1800."
"1800... that's ten times what I expected... I'm only at 320, so with you being about 6 times that, we need to change how I teach."
Benjamin mumbled, looking down as if deep in thought.
Benjamin moved to the corner of the room where his belongings were and returned to Cain with something in hand.
"We're going to start the 'Mana Control' training now, but until you can do 'Mana Control,' keep this on your arm and don't take it off."
While saying this, Benjamin handed Cain something that looked like a watch.
"What is this?"
Michio asked while putting it on his left arm.
When he wore it, he felt something being drawn away.
"Elder Brother Ben, I feel like something's being sucked out. Is that okay?"
Michio asked as he tried to take off the thing on his arm.
"Cain, don't take it off. It's the 'Mana Absorber' I made. It stops magicians from using magic if they're bad. The normal one sucks up all the wearer's MP. But this special one lets you set how much MP it takes. This special one will suck your MP down to 10."
Michio put the "Mana Absorber" back on.
After a while, the blue stone on the "Mana Absorber" glowed.
"Okay, your MP is at 10. Let's start. Cain, stand up and put your hands together under your belly button. We're starting to learn 'Mana Control'. There are 4 steps: Focus, Circulation, Release, and Maintain. We don't have much time, so do your best."
Michio shivered a little. 'Oh no, is this bad?'
"Cain, I think you can already feel Mana, right?"
"Yes, I can feel it a little."
"Okay, try to gather the Mana you feel where you're putting your hands."
Cain did what Benjamin said, trying to gather the Mana-like thing under his hands.
'Huh, I can't feel much Mana? Why?'
Michio started to imagine gathering Mana, but it was weaker than usual.
After a while, he felt like the area under his hands, on his lower belly, was getting warm.
"Do you feel any changes?"
Benjamin asked Cain, watching him.
"Something... huh?"
Michio lost focus, and the warmth disappeared.
"I felt warmth under my hands, but it's gone."
"Good, it's a good feeling. When you can keep that heat even when you lose focus, you can move to the next step. Do your training for one hour when you wake up in the morning, rest for an hour, then train for an hour again, and keep doing that until you go to bed. You can only train where I am, okay? Now, let's continue."
"Yes, I'll do my best."
Michio answered cheerfully.
The start of the painful training that would wear him down began.
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