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Magic is the power of belief.
But just believing is useless.
Frieren raised her palm, and fist-sized pale white Magic wrapped around it.
The fluctuation of Magic was almost imperceptible.
"Mana, the strength of the Magic emitted, and the ability to control Magic."
"These three are the key factors determining the strength of a Mage; none can be missing."
"Each one is extremely important."
Frieren said seriously.
Thanks to completing the research on the Magic book, Frieren now has time to guide Fern, who has already reached the threshold of a third-level Mage.
Following Yulian's half-hearted guidance, Fern also welcomed her second "master".
"Mhm."
Fern listened attentively, while simultaneously taking notes in the small notebook in her hand.
[Three Elements for Evaluating a Mage:]
[Amount of mana,]
[Strength of Magic Spells,]
[Ability to control mana,]
[PS: All three are extremely important.]
The sound of the pencil writing on the paper rustled, accompanied by Fern's neat notes appearing on the page.
"Hmm... let's add a sentence saying it's not absolute."
Frieren bit her finger, then added.
"Where?"
Fern tilted her head.
"Here," Frieren pointed with her finger at the [ps: All three are extremely important.] on the small notebook.
"Change it to, when facing a Mage who is exceptionally outstanding in a certain aspect, even if they are slightly lacking in other areas, they should not be underestimated."
...Okay."
Fern bit the pen cap, pondering these two sentences that seemed contradictory but were actually quite reasonable.
Finally, she nodded gently, and the rustling sound started again.
[--ps--: All three are--extremely--important--]
[ps: Although the amount of mana, the strength of Magic emitted, and the ability to control Magic are the standards for evaluating a Mage, it's not absolute; there are always some geniuses who excel in specific areas.]
"Geniuses who excel in specific areas..."
"How amazing."
When she saw the phrase "geniuses who excel in specific areas," Frieren's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Mr. Yulian taught me."
"Yulian?"
Fern nodded gently.
"Mr. Yulian said that although there are many standards and many rules in this world, but those are all set by humans, and cannot fully encompass this world full of miracles."
Strange, chuunibyou-like words indeed sounded like they came from Yulian's mouth.
Frieren pondered slightly and actually felt that these few sentences were not without reason.
As expected, a strange Demon!
Frieren reached a conclusion.
"Although what he said was strange, the principle is indeed true."
And it was very understandable for Fern, who was still young.
For children, the world is inherently full of miracles.
A special Mage, rarely encountered by experienced and mature Mages, might indeed not be impossible for Fern, who is still a child, to encounter in the future.
"Fern,"
Frieren's tone was serious.
"Basic attack Magic, the waterfall opposite."
"Yes, Mistress Frieren!"
Fern gently stood up from the reef, holding the staff that was slightly larger than herself in her hand.
Instantly, purple light gathered at the tip of the purple staff in Fern's hand.
"Magic—Basic Attack Magic!"
The purple beam rapidly struck towards the distant waterfall!
"Bang!"
It was just a pity, the distance was too far...
"Magic!"
"Fern, stop for now."
Frieren interrupted Fern while her gaze showed a look of doubt.
Just now, the Magic dissipated halfway...
Mana, the strength of Magic emitted, control of Magic.
"Mistress Frieren?"
Fern looked at Frieren in confusion.
"Fern, your mana and the strength of Magic emitted are still insufficient,"
"Let's go."
Frieren knew Fern's problem just by looking at Fern's basic attack Magic.
"Accumulating mana is never something that happens overnight."
"Just as Mr. Yulian said..."
Fern sighed, her brows lowered.
"Is it not something that effort can make up for..."
"Ah~"
Frieren naturally heard Fern's whisper.
"It's not about talent, just wait for time, and you will naturally overcome this problem later."
Frieren smiled easily.
Any problem that time could solve was never a problem for her.
But, Fern is human!
Fern tightly clutched the corner of her clothes, unwilling to leave.
"Fern?"
Frieren looked at Fern who was standing quietly.
"Hmm..."
"Mistress Frieren..."
Fern lowered her head.
"Even so, I still want to practice a bit longer. You go back first."
"Huh!"
Frieren frowned, somewhat not understanding.
"Fern, your ability to control Magic is already very high, there is no need to practice anymore."
Perhaps one or two years?
Or even faster, with the growth of Fern's mana, Fern could naturally reach the height Fern currently aspires to in half a year.
It's like if your score is already almost perfect, even if you study diligently to raise your score by a few more points, but your other scores only grow slowly, the overall result will naturally be unsatisfactory.
"Yes, Mistress Frieren."
"But I still want to try again."
Fern pursed her lips, saying stubbornly.
"Alright."
After quietly staring at Fern for a while, Frieren nodded slightly.
"Then I'll leave first."
"Mhm, goodbye Mistress Frieren."
As Frieren left, Fern clearly let out a sigh of relief.
"The aura around Mistress Frieren is so terrifying."
Fern looked in the direction Frieren had left. In the seemingly empty air, Fern saw a majestic and huge pillar of aura.
That was a manifestation of the amount of mana a Mage possessed, visible only to those sensitive to Magic perception.
"Fern!"
Yulian's voice rang out from the sky. Only then did Fern slowly raise her head, and the next moment, she saw something plunge straight into the pool in front of her, stirring up a massive water column!
"Boom!"
After the water column subsided, Fern stood quietly in place, completely drenched.
Fern blinked her small eyes, pushed aside her rain-soaked hair that was obstructing her vision, and after a moment of daze, she somewhat helplessly accused the culprit of it all.
"Mr. Yulian."
"Can you please not do that!"
In the center of the pool, Yulian was lying on a giant mountain bear, laughing awkwardly.
"Sorry, Fern!"
"Crackling!"
"Crackling!"
The sound of branches burning echoed in the mountain forest. Yulian and Fern sat around the bonfire.
Their coats had already been taken off and set up on frames to dry by the bonfire.
"Mr. Yulian, Mistress Frieren said that no matter how hard I practice, it's useless..."
By the bonfire, Fern squatted on the ground, hugging herself, feeling a bit wronged.
"Mhm!"
Yulian nodded, after all, Frieren was stating a fact.
"But I really want to be faster, even faster, I could clearly feel that I was almost successful that time today!"
"It's roasted, eat."
Yulian interrupted Fern and handed the roasted bear leg to Fern.
A smile bloomed on his face.
"Mr. Yulian, were you even listening to me!"
Fern pouted and complained.
"If you don't eat, I will."
Yulian deliberately moved the bear leg a little distance away from Fern. The next second, the bear leg was snatched by Fern.
"I hate Mr. Yulian the most!"
Fern puffed up her cheeks, turned her body to the side, and started eating the bear leg in small bites.
Seeing this scene, Yulian continued roasting the parts of the mountain bear that weren't done yet, while also resting his chin on his hand, smiling faintly as he watched Fern's cute angry look.
Fern, although more practice is unlikely to significantly increase your ability, eating something good is still very useful~
What Fern didn't notice was that as she ate mouthfuls of delicious food, her mana was also growing at an almost imperceptible speed...
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