SPELLCRAFT: Reincarnation Of A Magic Scholar
Chapter 17: Dual Mana Cores
”Why don ’t we make a bet? ” I asked, grinning at the flustered mage.
’He must be thinking that I ’m making a desperate attempt here, but let ’s see if he ’ll bite! ’
”What kind of bet? ” He asked.
Perfect! He took the bait.
”Set a standard. You said I ’m way behind my peers, correct? ”
”Y-yeah. Your magic capacity and growth are too- ”
”Then, set a standard. In two years, I should conclude my training with you. Tell me a spell that anyone by that age will be able to cast, and if I don ’t meet up to that standard when I turn 12, I ’ll become a Scholar! ”
My declaration stunned Alphonse. The expression he made actually hurt me a little.
’I ’m not crazy, old fart! ’ My mind rang.
”Come on, there ’s nothing to lose. I ’ll keep practicing magic, you ’ll keep teaching me, and I ’ll keep learning as much as I can. Even as a Scholar, it ’s good to have deep roots in the knowledge of magic, as well as basic magic usage. Don ’t you think so? ” I smiled, trying to convince him.
’Welp, I didn ’t have magic usage in the past, but I managed to reach the top. Let ’s hope he doesn ’t bring that up… ’
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”But, didn ’t the Great Sage not have any- ”
’Ahhh! He did! ’
”I ’m not the great Sage, okay? I have mana, at least! It ’ll be a waste if I don ’t train it to an extent. Plus, we ’ve already started my magic training. It ’s been three years now. What ’s two more years? ”
Alphonse seemed to see some reason in my words, which was a good thing. If he had proved to be thick-skulled, I don ’t know what else I could have said in order to convince him to keep teaching a hopeless case like myself.