Chapter 3: How to learn magic


    One whole year an a half has passed, and it was spring and a cloudy afternoon. I was lying on my bed as I started to read the book. I think I''ve gotten to know the human language much better since Ria has been reading me a lot of storybooks. They weren’t really much of my interest.


    Apparently, every human here speaks the same language, and that actually makes sense. A lazy guy like me would see not learning another language as an absolute win. I just had to learn this language, and bam, there is no need to worry about any language barriers.


    And Seris has even started to be much more organized, and she has even started to wear a maid outfit quite often. Here''s what I got from the book so far. I learned that not all the magical elements are connected; they are separate when learning them. For example, learning one element doesn’t mean the other elements grow as you learn that single element, so if I want to get better at others, I would have to learn how to use those elements too.


    I guess I’ll be doing multitasking if I''m gonna be equally as good with all of them. "How nice, more work." But this book was so properly made. I really started to wonder who made this.


    I mean, this had so much information. There was stuff like magic circles and magic incantations. "It feels weird that I''m this much of a reader now."


    There were also stories on a lot of things, and some stuff about these gods, though it didn’t interest me. So, I didn’t bother looking through that, and there was some stuff that worried me.


    See, I might not be able to do too much magic or no magic at all till I''m older.


    The reason why is because anyone can be born with different amounts of potential, so for all I know, I could be as strong as a god, or maybe I can’t do magic at all.


    and sometimes this usually comes from the genes of a mother and father, but rarely, you could have more or less than what your parents have.


    I mean I’d say I have a high potential. I''m getting excited already with the thought of having mana and some inner potential stuff, man. I still can’t believe all this is real, but will this work out, though? "Well," I said as I got out of bed and stood up. "How am I going to know if I don’t try?" I pulled the opened book and settled it on the edge of the bed as I was standing on the floor beside the bed.


    Okay, guess I should start with a novice class spell. I flipped through the pages until I found some novice class spells. I wanted to go with something easy.


    I definitely want to try the lightning magic stuff, but I''m afraid that would be too hard on my body. Hmm.


    I was thinking about it, but I shrugged my shoulders and stopped hesitating and went for some lightning spells. "Aha, here." I started to look through the page. My face had a hint of surprise. "Wow, it''s got a lot of instructions." Seems like using this weird thing should help me grow my lightning magic better. I saw a drawn image of something that looked like a lightbulb, but it wasn’t.


    It was called a Mana Bulb. That sounds cool. Maybe Ria might have one of these. Eh, whatever. Anyways, I''m here to do some spells right now. I began to look through the pages, and I found a simple lightning spell. Here''s one, so all I have to do is focus all my energy on the target and just shoot out a burst of electricity out of my hand.


    My face had a hint of worry. Though, there''s another thing that worries me. if I use a larger amount than my body is used to, then I would either feel the shock or even be toasted to bits, but I should know how much it would take for that, right? "I think I’ll be fine." I made sure to look back at it many times so I remembered the incantation. "All right..."


    I walked over to the opened window and stood up on the chair in front of it. I aimed my hand at the stone outside. "Just flicker the light inside; this kind of feels ridiculous, but I got this, I got this."


    "I call upon the power bestowed by Alucelia. The electrifying energy within me surged forward, striking the enemy before me with a painful thunderbolt." As nothing came out, I continued focusing as I grunted, Come on, just like the RPGs you played, just let it out and you unlock the next level... I felt the energy go from my feet to my hand, and I started to feel something. And shoot! "Ha!" A glow from my hand started to appear, and it just shot out a beam of lightning to the stone.


    As Taren swung his sword outside, and he grunted with each swing. He heard my shot and stopped to look behind him, seeing nothing. "What the hell was that?" Taren questioned as he looked around.


    I dropped to the ground, rubbing my head.


    "Jeez," I said. I got up and looked out the window to see the burnt stone. Wow, that was... Way more than I expected... Holy shit... "What if I add more mana into it?" I aimed my hand at the same stone, and all my hand could do was spark as I started to feel dizzy. "Oh god, am I really that tired?" Oh wait, I know why I''m like this. I''m already out of MP... And then I dropped off the chair, to the ground, and fainted.Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings.


    ***


    A few hours went by after I launched a huge amount of lightning out of me, and I woke up to see myself in Ria’s Thighs. The sensation did feel great and not in a perverted way. This time, I’ve been a good boy now.


    "Aw, my poor boy, what happened, Tenshi?" Ria asked. I was quickly trying to remember what happened.


    "Huh...?" I said while my eyes were still opening. Wait, hang on, what happened again? Oh, right, that. "I was—" Wait, I can’t tell her I was using magic. I mean, what could Taren think if she told him? He wants me to be a swordsman. Do I tell her or not?


    "Is something wrong, sweetie?"


    "Oh, uh, I just... fell off the chair and hit my head, but I’m fine."


    "Oh boy, you hit your head? Would you like some healing magic?" Ria asked with concern.


    I shook my head. "No, I think I am perfectly fine," I said as I got up from Ria’s lap.


    "Hm, well, okay." Ria definitely felt off about this, but she believed me, and got up. "Well, if you need anything, your sweet mother is always here for you, honey."


    I nodded with a smile. "Okay, Mother."


    "Don’t cause too much trouble like hurting yourself more, okay?" I nodded and Ria left and went downstairs.


    Seris then noticed her as She was cleaning some dishes in a small tub of water on the floor.


    "Hey, Ria?" Seris said.


    "Hm, yes?"


    "You didn’t happen to hear any lightning or something loud by chance, right?"


    "Huh, no, why do you ask?"


    "...Never mind, maybe I just heard Taren swinging his sword outside," Seris said as she went back to what she was doing, and Ria just shrugged it off.


    ***


    while in my room. I was still processing what happened as I laid on my bed. That was a novice class spell. That''s not the craziest part. The craziest part is I did that low-class spell as a five-year-old. Is that seriously a normal amount? How much mana do I have in me? I mean, holy shit. I looked shocked as I quickly sat up "Wait, did mom see the book!?" I looked beside me and saw the book still on the bed under the blanket. It gave me such relief. If Taren was here, it would probably not end so well. I got up from the bed. "Heh." I learned magic, and I actually did it. Maybe my future as a mage is closer after all...


    ***


    A day had passed since I last used magic, and it was the evening. Seris, Ria, and Taren were busy doing their own things. Heh, now I have time to myself to look through some chest in the basement. I opened the door downstairs without being caught. The reason why I was sneaking down was because I planned to use the Mana bulb if It’s here.


    I started to look around at a few crates and chests. But where is that stupid mana bulb? Come on, Ria had to have tried lightning magic at some point in her life, right? I looked through another chest, and it had barely anything in it, just some old accessories and small weapons. Holy crap, is that a machete or a short sword? I picked up the and I flipped the short sword and inspected it further.


    But why would he put something as cool as this in a chest? You could probably get a few from this. I mean, that''s one sick design. I thought the sword looked cool, but I remembered what I was doing. Oh wait, I''m getting distracted. And I would rather not drop this thing and see my flesh and bones with blood coming out. I carefully placed the short sword back in the chest and carefully looked through the chest so I didn’t cut myself.


    Something then immediately caught my eye, and it was none other than the mana bulb. Holy shit, I actually found it! "Yes!" I shut my own mouth and looked at the upstairs door, hoping no one had heard that.


    "Phew..." I looked at the mana bulb on my hands. Looks like it, best get going to my room now. I took the mana bulb with me and slowly went upstairs.


    I opened the door just a little bit, so it didn’t make much of a creek as I started to slowly walk off. I knew I had forgotten to close the door, but I didn’t care. This house gets rats often anyways, so what is gonna stop them from thinking a big ass rat opened the door? Either way, it wasn’t fully closed in the first place. I started to sneak off upstairs right when Ria and Taren got back inside. Shit, shit, go, go, go...


    I quickly ran to my room. Seris was still out getting groceries and whatnot, but as long as I made it to my room and slowly closed my door, the mission went smoothly. "Phew, glad mom and Dad didn’t hear that." I looked at my hand to see the mana bulb, and excitement filled me. And this. is the next step to lightning magic. Hehe.


    ***


    While I was back in my room, in my bed, I was currently reading how to use the mana bulb, and it was quite simple.


    All I had to do was grab the bottom silver part of the mana bulb, and so I did. Okay, it should be like this, then what? I looked back at the book, and it said to make sure to not let go because if I did, the lightning magic would just fly everywhere unless I had a good amount of speed to stop myself. "Don’t want to burn down the house. That wouldn’t be nice." Okay, stop hesitating. I took a deep breath and


    pinched the bottom part as hard as possible and continued reading the book. Now all I have to do is release my mana into this. So just try not to blow up the house, got it. I took another deep breath. "Maybe to be safe, I should start small." I closed my eyes and focus harder. It''s like what I did when I shot that stone. Just bring out a spark of electricity out, just think about it sparking, and turn that spark into a branch of lightning. Focus... I kept trying and eventually felt a small spark come out of my hand, and the bulb started to flicker.


    As it flickered, I opened my eyes. "Working..." I mumbled I tried to put more into it.


    The bulb started to stay on, but it wasn’t giving off perfect lighting. It was still a little hard to control, so it kept giving off some small dims here and there, but I was starting to get used to it. There, there, there, I think I''m getting the hang of this. Maybe I could put a little more. I put a bit more into it, and I started to sweat.


    Then, I heard a knock at my door. "Ah!" I shouted as I dropped the mana bulb and set my pillow on fire from the small branch of lightning, but I quickly patted it down.


    "Hello, Tenshi. Can I come in?" Seris said as she knocked behind the door.


    I turned the pillow around so it didn''t show the burn mark and hid the mana bulb under the bed. I quickly sat up on the bed. "Uh, yes, you can come in!"


    Seris opened the door and looked around and back over at me. "Huh, I swear I heard something. You didn’t hear something weird, right?" I shook my head.


    "Nope, nothing at all, Aunt Seris. All I heard was mother and father making noise."


    Seris flushed as I said that. "Uh, well, not those noises."


    "Well, all I''m saying is that''s the only noise I hear. Maybe you got it mixed up with that."


    Seris thought about it for a moment and probably thought I was right. "I guess that''s all it could be. But if you hear them making those noises, try knocking before you enter."


    "Oh, yeah, sure, Aunt Seris. I will remember that."


    "Okay, Goodnight now."


    "Goodnight, Aunt Seris." Seris nodded and closed the door. She looked over to Ria and Taren''s door and sighed as the moaning was still going in there.


    "I''m never gonna stop being jealous, am I? And never gonna be with anyone like Taren." Seris sadly walked back to her room, and while I was back in my room, I took a deep breath of relief.


    Thank god she didn’t notice anything. I guess making an excuse for my parent’s sex noises did work. "Phew..." I was going to go under the bed, but I stopped for a moment. Hmm, should I still do more... Nah, I can do more and get it tomorrow. "And all of that made me super tired." I laid myself back on the bed and blew out the candle. But man, that was so cool, and it’s only going to get better...