Vaan sat by a rock and patiently waited for Lta’s answer without making the slightest sound and disturbing her train of thoughts.


    Nevertheless, as minutes passed, he began to wonder if he had ced too much expectation on her.


    “I think I get it,” Lta suddenly said.


    “Oh?” Vaan smiled before asking for her answer, “Let’s hear what you’ve figured out then.”


    “Yes, Teacher,” Lta nodded.


    “For example, Rock Pir, a Chant Magic, summons a normal rock pir. But if you charge it more mana than necessary, its size will grow ordingly. Or if you use Rock Pir repeatedly with a clear framework in mind, it falls under Construction Magic, a type of Preparation Magic.”


    “As for Battle Magic… I can only assume it’s only possible when I use Rock Pir frequently to the point of mastery and build a strong image of it in mind, which would eventually allow me to invoke it without the assistance of a chant,” Lta exined.


    “Very good,” Vaan pped with praise and surprise.


    “I was only expecting you to notice that magic isn’t fixed to the magic ssifications they arebeled under. However, you went ahead and even exined how they aren’t fixed, my Lady.”


    “Thank you, Teacher,” Lta smiled with joy, strangely feeling an odd sense of satisfaction every time Vaan praised her.


    “But what does understanding this has to do with the offensive magic you’ll teach me?” she asked shortly after.


    “You’re jumping started to the questions again, my Lady,” Vaan sternly reminded before softening his tone in the next moment.


    “Nevertheless, I’ll answer your question this time; it has everything to do with the offensive magic I will teach you. Specialized magic like Earth eleration is extremely powerful in attacking. But from what I have observed in your Rock Bullet, it was the most basic application of Earth eleration.”


    “Of course, such basic application of Earth eleration was all you needed to kill the young warrior and not enough for me to understand your level ofprehension in your specialized magic.”


    “Thus, I will quiz you; how can you increase the offensive power of Rock Bullet?” Vaan asked.


    “By pouring more mana into Earth eleration and increasing the Rock Bullet’s speed?” Lta answered before she suddenly paused with a frown.


    “But this is probably not the answer you are looking for…” she muttered before pondering deeper into the question.


    After a few moments, her eyes lit up.


    “If I can use doubleyered magic and apply Earth eleration to the Rock Bullet’s rotation speed, it will greatly increase the prative power of Rock Bullet,” she added to her answer.


    She felt quite satisfied with it.


    But after seeing Vaan’s slight smile, she took a blow to her self-esteem.


    “I-is there more to it?” she asked with doubt.


    “If we are talking about Double-Layered Magic, then yes, you are thinking correctly to elerate Rock Bullet’s rotation speed,” Vaan nodded.


    “But, in that case, you also apply Strengthening Magic on the Rock Bullet to reinforce its sturdiness so that the Rock Bullet doesn’t shatter on impact against strong targets with tough skin like the Rank 3 Dark Hellhound.”


    “Let’s not forget that with Double-Layered Magic, you can also apply other elemental magic like Fire Magic and turn Rock Bullet into a zing Rock Bullet and the likes,” he added.


    “However, you havepletely missed the point about Double-Layered Magic, my Lady. We are talking about a ‘what if’ here. Have you forgotten who can use Double-Layer Magic in the first ce, my Lady?”


    “Only Senior Witches and above can use Double-Layered Magic…” Lta answered with an embarrassed smile.


    She was too caught up on the thought of increasing Rock Bullet’s power that shepletely ignored the cultivation requirement for the use of Double-Layered Magic.


    The difference between True Witch and Senior Witch lies in the number of magic circles they have formed, which also directly corrtes to the number of magic they can cast simultaneously.


    Since Senior Witches possess two magic circles, it wasn’t strange for them to use Double-Layered Magic.


    However, it was a different story for her, who had only formed one magic circle around her heart.


    “But if we exclude the use Double-Layered Magic, how else can we increase the offensive power of Rock Bullet?” she asked with knitted brows.


    “You’re seeking shortcuts again, my Lady,” Vaan slightly smiled before asking, “Shouldn’t you already know the answer after all that I’ve said?”


    Lta was stunned by Vaan’s question.


    Nevertheless, after taking a short moment to recall his words, she quickly found the answer she sought.


    It was indeed something she should have realized immediately.


    “The stronger the medium, the stronger the offensive power it can exert; if the rock is fragile, Rock Bullet’s offensive power will be limited…” Lta muttered.


    “That means we’ll be focusing on Preparation Magic to prepare a strong medium for Rock Bullet?”


    “That’s right,” Vaan nodded before asking her onest question, “And what do you think is the strongest earth element an earth-attribute witch can use, my Lady?”


    “Metal,” Lta did not even take half a breath to answer.


    “Exactly,” Vaan nodded with acknowledgment before stating, “And with that, concludes our lesson.”


    “…Huh?” Lta’s expression immediately froze before voicing her confusion, “You’re not going to teach me the offensive magic required for defeating the Rank 3 Dark Hellhound, Vaan?”


    “I’ve already given you all the clues you needed for it, my Lady. Your assignment is to figure the rest out for yourself,” Vaan stated with a smile.


    “Or do you still need me to teach you that too? I thought it should be a fairly easy assignment at this point, though…” he added.


    “Ah, no. I understand now, Teacher,” Lta stated.


    The path was clear for her.


    Nevertheless, she found Vaan’s magic lesson too interesting; it was very engaging, unlike any other magic lesson she’s taken, where she would have to listen to the teacher’s lecture first and ask questionster.