Chapter 20: Magic Control

Chapter 20: Magic Control

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Ryo woke up.

He was still alive.

He had lost consciousness for just a few seconds, probably only one or two seconds.

That could be deduced because the bamboo spear that he released upon fainting was still right next to him.

Why was he alive?

Although he didn’t know the answer to that, it wasn’t the moment to think about it.

The shrimp that was in the shadow of the rock was now confronting a crab.

Ryo was no longer on its mind.

Ryo reached out to grab the bamboo spear and rose to the surface instantly by using the Water Jet propulsion he used to escape from the Bait Ball.

He flew straight out of the sea surface and crash-landed on land.

He hurriedly put on his sandals, picked up his waistcloth, and ran toward his house as quickly as he could.

Only after he entered the barrier did he take a breather.

“This time I survived ...”

“That said ... I’m so weak ... a Water Attribute Magician’s control of water was taken away from him.”

Ryo was depressed.

In the first place, he completely did not imagine that the product of an opponent’s magic could be hijacked.

“I’m guessing that only those made from the same attribute of magic can be hijacked but ... if it can be done against other attributes, that would be a threat ...”

Leaving aside the thought of hijacking products of other attributes, it turned out that taking the product of another being’s magic and making it your own was a skill that must be acquired.

Otherwise, just like this time, his magic products would be snatched away at will ... and his ice walls would be dispelled one after another.

Of course, the goal was not to be under the control of the other party but ... honestly, he had no idea how to prevent his control from getting taken away.

Ryo called it 『Magic Control』 for convenience but he honestly still did not understand the fundamentals of 『Magic Control』.

His first experience was when he tried to thaw the frozen meat produced by Michael (pseudonym) and his magic was repelled.

Adding to that was today’s battle in the sea with the Bait Ball.

The seawater near his hands and feet seemed to had been placed under the monster’s control.

That was the second example.

Both repulsions occurred when Ryo tried to apply a spell.

And that 『repulsion』 was conveyed to Ryo’s mind.

How did he thaw the meat frozen by Michael (pseudonym)?

“I felt for the concentration of magical power and disconnected the molecules. Then moved on to the bond next to it. And then the next one. And the next one. The molecules that were unbonded turned from ice into water.”

He didn’t actually do anything special but perhaps with more magical power than usual as he unraveled the spell Michael (pseudonym) cast one molecule at a time ...

In the case of Michael’s (pseudonym) frozen meat, he had the conviction that it could be thawed because Michael (pseudonym) prepared it so he believed he could do so and was able to concentrate on doing so.

Fundamentally the circumstances in the underwater sea battle were different.

From the next day, he ran while practicing magic control.

Well, that aspect was not much different from before.

While running, he would either model a palm-sized Tokyo Tower with ice or construct a huge five-story pagoda with ice in the center of his running circle.

Apart from that, Ryo also did some experimenting when hunting.

His targets were the Lesser Rabbits that would become his delicious meal after that.

In the case of humans, about 60% of their bodies were made of water.

That should be the same for monsters too.

Although there may be differences depending on the type of monsters, he could imagine that they had about 50% to 70% water content.

If so, Ryo wondered if he could directly manipulate the 『Moisture』 within the monster’s body.

He imagined it in his mind.

Freezing the moisture within the body of the Lesser Rabbit leaping at him, specifically the blood that was pumping in its body.

“<Blood Freeze>”

......

It was repelled!

Just like when he tried to thaw the meat frozen by Michael (pseudonym)

And similarly, Ryo received feedback in his mind that it was ‘repelled’.

“This can be used for training.”

From then, whenever he hunted rabbits and boars, he made sure to practice freezing their blood before dealing the final strike.

But he did not succeed in freezing their blood even once.

Blood Freeze was unsuccessful even on the blood that flowed out from their bodies.

However, once the monsters died, the freezing could succeed.

In that case, it becomes possible to freeze the entire body of the monsters.

As an extension of the experiment, how about freezing a living monster?

Or to be more precise, was it possible to freeze the water molecules in the air around the monster?

Starting from the conclusion, Ryo couldn’t do it.

It was still possible to freeze the space that was 10cm away from the monster but if he tried to freeze the water molecules in the space nearer than that, it would be ‘repelled’.

In other words, the air around the monster may be 『under the control』 of the monster.

Was that what they call personal space ...?

In the past, he succeeded in forming dozens of Water Jets at a short distance to the Greater Boar and skewering it but it seemed that he succeeded because they were launched 30cm away from the Greater Boar.

The more he tried, the clearer magic became. And now there was magic control.

“There’s still so much that I must know.”

Ryo vowed in his heart.