Chapter 70: To be a mage

In the world of <NO> the mages can cast their magic through various different means.To firstly cast a spell there was a magic chant, a specific set of words that invokes some unique spells that one might or might not need to cast the spell associated with it.

There was chant less magic that worked the same as how Elio casts magic, through sheer imagination of the spell and the precise mental drowning of the spell.

There was another method that people called mixed casting method in which the spells were cast with the help of chants as well as the imagined spell structure, and on the higher levels, this method was more effective.

Aside from that, there might also be personal spell casting methods that might be unique to the individual caster.

There is a chance the caster might or might not be able to cast all spells the same way as they do some certain spells, but that was a natural limitation of human abilities.

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"Seems like it."

He got off of her and both of them sat down on their bed and looked at the now glowing hair pin which still was in the same form as before.

Nothing had changed about it, but as Elio could feel, the Mana that was bound in the item was released and it was now circulating Mana from the atmosphere.

"Damn…"

To cast spells easily, magies developed their own casting methods and in addition to that, they used various catalysts.

Usually, orbs, magic canes, or staff were used as catalysts. Some of them were items that contained spells inside them and the non mages could use them if they could channel the Mana that it contained.

However, the mages of high society or what were called battle mages in this world used a unique kind of catalyst— a magic wand that was different from a staff, or a cane.

The wand were magical objects that contained high concentrations of Mana, were made with the finest materials, and were so unique that only the individuals that resonate with these objects could use them properly.

They came in all kinds of sizes and shapes, and though few Wandcrafters were known to the world, everyone knew there existed people who crafted these wands and scattered them throughout the world.

It was said that a wand would naturally find their masters, that their masters would naturally find these unique objects that their bodies and souls resonate with…

The meeting of a wand and its master was a fateful event, something that one can recognise instantly as they witness it.

"Congratulations, Az."

To be recognised as a true magician, one had to possess a magic wand of their own. That was also one of the official criteria to become a mage of the mages' tower without going through the long, boring tests that most of the mages go through.

"He became a proper mage earlier than you, lol."

Finding a wand that is right for you is a difficult task since just finding a wand is a challenge in itself.

But their little slime friend now had a wand that belonged to them. A wand that looked pretty as well.

"Muuu…?"

"Miu~!"

Az had no idea what this thing was but Miu found this pretty looking thing cute.

Az was keeping the pointy part inside him, so the blue gemstone on top of it was glowing, illuminating the golden flower along with it.

"Oh, right."

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"I'm sure we are thinking the same thing."

They both smirked at one another out of the blue and looked at their slime friend.

"Az, try casting the water spell."

"Muuuu?"

The slime was still confused since the only good thing it found about this thing (in its hands) was how its friend liked it.

The little gecko was jumping at the light so Az moved it around and the two played with it.

It was pretty fun watching them, but if they had someone who had obtained their wand, then there was one thing they had to try asap.

"Simply cast magic that you use. The water one. Don't put too much Mana in it, and just use the spell as you normally do."

"Muuu?"

The slime did understand what they wanted it to do, but it did not understand why they would want to see magic out of the blue.

It did not mind showing them magic since it was suddenly feeling full of energy, but it still found their behavior confusing.

The magic it can use was very basic and simple. It did not even have as much strength as the normal support spells or Elio and they knew it will take some time before the spell it uses gets any stronger.

"Mu…"

Still, at their request, it jumped ahead and channeled its Mana.

-Oooooooooooooooooong!

A magic circle materialized underneath its blob body, just like how it usually does, and along with it, this time, a similar magic circle also appeared on the tip of the magic wand, before the blue gem.

"Aim at the window just to be cautious."

"Muuu."

Az did not feel as tired as it usually felt while casting a spell.

The spell actually manifested even smoothly than it usually did until now.

It had not been since it started learning magic, but it surely could feel the difference.

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It could tell the spell that was manifesting would be different from the usual spells as well, so it used as little Mana as possible- something a normal slime would not have ever done- and released the spell while aiming at the window in front of it.

"Muuuuuuu!"

The spell release was commanded, and the Mana that had gathered and materialized in the form of a spell circle started condensing water drops.

In the blink of an eye, the spell circle had collected enough of the droplets that the condensed force of the gathered water became too strong.

-Shrrrrrrrrrr!

All do the gathered water condensed into a ball form, a ball no bigger than a baseball, and just the moment after that…

-Bang!

Like a bullet, the ball was shot from the tip of the wand at a speed so fast that even the two of them could not perceive it.

"Holy…"

The ball of water had passed right between the two of them, so they felt the force that this spell carried on the side of their faces.

"…shit."

And even after having been familiar with the magic of this little creature, neither of them could believe how there was blood coming out of the two scratches that they got from the micro droplets that were released from the ball of water as it flew away from between them.

"Muuu?"

There was quite some distance between both of them and still, the force of the spell itself dealt that kind of damage…

Alex couldn't help wondering how much damage that same kind of force would do to a high level creature- perhaps to a red Hob.