Chapter 36 - Learning Magic

When he entered the room, he found a room filled with books. There was a table with a small black crystal on it in the middle of the room. Other than that, he didn't find anything weird in the room.

"Anyway, I am here to cram all the knowledge into your head." She pointed at the books.

"Ehm, am I going to read all of them?"

"I am going to summarize everything first for you. After that, we can start talking about magic as a whole." Kona explained and pointed at the floor. "If you don't mind, we can sit on the floor since I don't have any chairs around here."

"Yeah. I don't mind." Albert waved his hand as if it wasn't a big deal.

"Good." She walked next to the table and sat down while gently pointing to the spot in front of her.

Albert followed her instruction and sat in front of her.

"So, where should I start… I guess I need to explain what people love about magic. It's obviously prestige!"

"You really don't hold back, eh."

"Why should I? I am here to cram the knowledge. This is supposed to be a one-week class, but I will just summarize everything within a few hours."

Albert nodded. "Sorry for doing this."

"It's fine." Kona chuckled. "Anyway, let's continue. If you become a Magician, you are going to be respected. To be honest, even though there are seven basic jobs, if you aim for riches, then you might want to learn their ranking.

"The easiest way to get prestige and riches are Leaders... After that, there are Magicians, Healers, Warriors, Rangers, Scouts, and Villagers.

"Unlike Warrior, where you can train your body easily to get stronger, Magicians need a certain level of talent. Why? Because they require Magic Power to operate. We usually endure a long meditation to gain a bit of Magic Power, so this will take a very long time if you're not talented.

"This is the biggest reason why they're respected. So, before we continue the lesson, I am going to test your talent first." She smiled.

"How?" Albert asked.

"Hmm, this is going to take a while, so I will just use the base of your Magic Power. Since you just got your job today, this meant the amount of Magic Power in your body was related to your talent." She rose from the floor and pointed at the round crystal on the table. "Touch this crystal."

"For what?"

"It can measure your Magic Power as well as your element."

"Hmm…" Albert hesitated for a second before placing his hand on the crystal.

Suddenly, the black crystal began to glow. The color was blue and the shine wasn't too bright that it would illuminate the room.

"Mhm." Kona furrowed her eyebrows and said, "You have a good talent… Above average to say the least. But since you don't know anything yet, your talent is probably higher than what I can see. Either way, it's good enough for you to start, but I don't know if you can follow those who have started learning from a young age. By the way, you don't have any attributes. There are some magics without attributes, so no need to think that you're less special than others who have one."

Albert frowned and thought it was normal for him not to have an attribute, considering he couldn't even imagine the element for Bonk Magic.

"Understood. What should I do next?"

"Let's go back to the lecture. What you need to do is to form a place to store the Magic Power efficiently. We call this Magic Stars. The more the stars in their body, the higher their power is and the kingdom has Nine Stars Magician as its Royal Magician."

"Well, I am not aiming that high. I just want to learn some stuff and see how far I can achieve after walking in this direction for a while." Albert replied.

"In that case, I will go straight to how you build a star, alright?"

"Yes." Albert nodded with a serious expression.

"First of all, you need to close your eyes and follow my direction."

Albert straightened his back and closed his eyes. "I'm ready."

"Alright. Start imagining there's…"

While she was giving him a lecture, Bonkey suddenly talked in Albert's mind.

[Basically, you are a different breed from other magicians. Instead of Magic Power, you will need Bonk Bites to use your Magic. This has advantages and disadvantages for you.]

[The advantage is… as long as you have enough Bonk Bites, you can use powerful magic, far above your current rank according to her explanation. As for the disadvantage, you need a lot of Bonk Bites. In other words, you need to bonk more horny people.]

[You also need to learn magic which I will adjust to suit your Bonk Magic. However, I don't know how to learn it for the time being, so you will need to ask her about it.]

[Of course, you're also lucky that the stronger a person is, the more Bonk Bites you can get. This way, you will have enough Bonk Bites as long as you keep track of it.]

Albert got the summary from Bonkey, but he chose to keep listening to Kona. He wanted to understand more about magic to know what to do if he encountered a magician.

In the end, it took him three hours until Kona finished her lecture. He felt tired and satisfied at the same time as he understood the basics.

For the last lesson, Albert asked, "Ehm, can I learn a spell or two? I want to see whether I have talent or not."

"Sure. I have several magic books, but considering you are a newbie, I will give you a One Star Magic Book." She walked toward the shelf and grabbed a few books before handing them to him. "These are One Star Magic Books from different elements. I don't have attributes as well, so I will need to grab those Magic Books from my room. Wait here and don't touch anything other than these books."

Albert nodded.. After he saw Kona leaving the room, he immediately opened the first book.