Chapter 15: Secret Weapon

Chapter 15: Secret Weapon

Im telling you, its a sign, I nod wisely toward Flaminia, who looks at me with skeptical eyes.

Yeah, I dont think so, Flaminia cringes.

Come on, she smirked! For Gods sake! A smirk! Its basically a done deal!

If you say so, Flaminia sniggers.

Im rolling the bread dough with a pin when Flaminia asks me.

Have you got a class?

Huh, I should? I didnt really get one, I reply, surprised.Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

You get classes when you rest. Either sleep, naps, or even dinner and lunch at times. The first class might take a little longer than usual, but then the first few levels should come rolling. If you havent got one yet, you might get one tonight.

I mean, I would like a class to get women. Is there such a thing?

Sure, [Flirt], Flaminia says with a smile, until they get too high-level and they are banned from cities or killed by the concerned husbands; sometimes they get offed as a precautionary measure, even. You might want to refuse such a class if you get it.

Well, do I want to refuse it just because someone would kill me, though? I mean, I will probably die at some point anyway. Isnt it better to die doing what you love? I give her my signature wink with the tongue click.

Sure she shakes her head while laughing.

Me and Flaminia clicked.

Its amazing how well we work together. We are so in synch that you wouldnt believe this is just the second night shift we spend together.

And we can fall in silence for a couple of hours, while we are still experienced enough to take care of a lot of bread with just a few glances to communicate. When she extends a hand, she finds me handing her the right tool without flinching. When Im looking for something, she nudges the thing towards me before I even have to ask.

I have to say, Im surprised we work this well together and I still havent caught feelings for her. Shes sort of an accomplice, a crime partner you do a lot of business with, but one you dont want to tangle your romantic life with.

Hows your magic coming along? she asks while we relieve another couple of workers from the chores they couldnt get done on time.

Meh. I didnt practice much. I tried it out a couple of times, but then I fell asleep. Im still getting my footing with the hours.

She nodded, probably thinking I wasnt used to the night shift. In reality, I was referring to the 27/9 weirdness.

Yeah, yeah. The most stupid mage, whatever I skip the first part about how easy this should be for me because Im not sure it will. I have a 23 in talent. Which tells me absolutely nothing.

Mana is inside the body of every living being. Even children can cast [Light] with their low reserves of Mana.

This book is not just setting me up to fail with all these remarks, but it is also going to make me look like the biggest fool onwhatever this planet is called.

To feel it for the first time, you may ask your master or request the book to guide you. Whatever you prefer.

Oh, mighty book, can you show me my Mana? I ask with an eyebrow raised.

After placing a hand on it, I expect to feel some tingling or something that would indicate a spark of power in my body.

What I wasnt expecting was my vision to completely change. One moment I was looking at my hand on the book, the next moment I see pure energy dancing around everything. I am pure energy, the book is pure energy. I see a world of energy.

A world of Mana.

Everything is light, but its also air, fire, earth and water. Its also metal and wood. And its also a thousand other things.

Its so overwhelming that I feel my mind starting to shut down already.

But I can see the book as the greatest blazing fire in the universe.

And when I look at myself, I can feel it. I can feel the Mana. Its there, its in my flesh, bones, muscles, hair, nails, and skin.

Its everywhere.

And I suddenly get an intimate feeling with it, something that tells me how to move it, how to bend it, how to make it travel from my body to the outside world.

For a second, I feel all-powerful.

Then, I faint.

[Mage Class Acquired!]

[Mage Level 1!]

[Skill Advanced Mana Sense Acquired!]