Magical Systems In Other Worlds

Chapter 5: The Affinity of Magic

After leaving the hospital, Leo followed Miss Camille out. They walked for about ten minutes until they arrived at a large, round building.

“This is a training center. This is where students can go to practice their magic and other things. ” Miss Camille introduced the place to her.

In Leo's old world, this training center would become a gymnasium.

They entered the building shortly afterwards.

Once inside, Miss Camille takes Leo to a private room. The interior of the room is made of steel, and the size is as large as a classroom.

“What kind of training will I do?” ask Leo.

“What else? To maintain your appearance, you need to learn how to use the sword, just like Old Leo. Miss Camille said as she locked the room door.

Leo looked around the spacious but empty room.

“I don't see a sword around here.”

“Di Here.”

Leo turned to look at Miss Camille after hearing her voice, and to his surprise, she suddenly held a sword.

“What? Where did you get that?” She asked.

Miss Camille flipped her palm and spoke, “Spatial magic.”

Leo then watched as Miss Camille thrust the sword into the small hole that suddenly appeared above her palm, almost as if she was splitting the space.

The sword disappeared into the hole without any effort.

“With this spatial magic, I can cut open space and save inanimate objects to another dimension that can only be accessed by me.” Miss Camille explained as she took the sword back from the hole.

“Gosh, it's really amazing!” Leo's eyes blinked with excitement.

What he had just witnessed seemed to belong to a novel or a fantasy film!

“Rather than learning swordsmanship, how about I learn magic?! Kayn is a witch, right? It makes sense if I fight him with magic, not a sword!” Leo suddenly suggested.

Miss Camille frowned and said, “Have you forgotten? Leo can't use magic! If you suddenly use magic, everyone will be suspicious of your identity. And we don't even know if you can use magic or not.”

Leo sighed, “I remember well. I just really want to try using magic, that's all.”

“If you can reach a certain level of swordsmanship in a timely manner, I will teach you how to use magic.” Miss Camille suddenly said.

Of course, the real goal is to motivate Leo to learn swordsmanship.

“That's a promise! How good should I get, and how long do I have ?! ” Leo directly ask.

“There is no need for you to know that. I'll let you know when you reach that goal. ”

“Seal!”

Miss Camille handed the steel sword to him and spoke, “We will start with the basics. Swing the sword straight in front of you several times.”

Leo grabbed the sword that weighed around 2kg and immediately started swinging it with all his might.

Despite seeing many mistakes at a glance, Miss Camille did not stop Leo until she swung her sword a dozen times.

“OK, you can stop now.”

“Wah, it was exhausting ..” Leo sighed afterwards.

“I am not surprised, because you swing the sword with all your might at all times.” said Miss Camille.

And he continued, “You're pushing yourself too much. You use a sword, not a blunt object. The most important thing in terms of swords is speed and accuracy.”

“Let me show.” Miss Camille took out another sword with her spatial magic and started swinging it.

“Wow ..” Leo is absolutely mesmerized by his graceful movements.

Each of his attacks felt as light as a feather, and he could feel the sharpness of his blade even though he was far away from it. Furthermore, his movements felt as natural as the water flowing downstream. There was no wasted movement, and it seemed like he was doing it without effort.

“Can you see the difference between my sword swing and yours?” He asked her afterwards.

“Yes. Your sword swing feels as light as a feather, while my swing feels very heavy. Your movements are fast and agile while my movements are stiff and awkward.”

Miss Camille narrowed her eyes at him, and she thought, ‘If she can see the difference so quickly, she does not despair. In fact, he has sharp eyes.’

“Very good. Because you know your mistake, go ahead and fix it. I won't stop you this time, so keep swinging that sword until you're satisfied.” He said to her a moment later.

Leo nodded his head, and without asking, he started swinging the sword again.

This time, he did not exert all his strength, and he tried to imitate Miss Camille's movements, instead,

A few minutes later, Miss Camille spoke, “Don't just imitate my movements. You need to understand the reason behind this move first, or you will never really improve. Tighten your grip on the sword hilt and stop using only your shoulder to swing the sword. Use your whole arm and body as well. You will be able to swing the sword more and spend less energy that way.”

“Ya!” Leo listened to his advice and adjusted his actions.

Half an hour later.

‘This guy...He's a fast learner. The way he swung the sword now was much better than before. If it continues this way, he might really exceed my expectations.’.

‘Or he could have pretended to be a beginner to lower my guard. Just who are you really? And where do you come from?’

Although he was the one who told Leo that he came from a parallel world, he did not fully believe such a theory.

In fact, he suspects Leo was created by some kind of forbidden magic for whatever reason. However, in order to investigate his true origin without making him suspicious, he decides to give him a bullshit story about coming from a parallel world.

It is also possible for Leo to be a spy from another country, who is currently living and posing as Leo.

After all, it was too coincidental for Leo, who had died mysteriously without his body being found, to suddenly return like nothing had happened.

The exercise lasted for two hours until Leo could no longer move his body anymore.

“I-That's it! I'm done already! I can't lift my hand anymore!” Leo collapsed on the ground with his body drenched.

“Two hours? You are not very athletic.” Miss Camille looked down on him.

“What?! How can I not be athletic? I have been swinging the steel sword without much rest for the past two hours! I even exercise very often because I always fight the bullies in my old world!” exclaimed Leo, feeling a little offended by Miss Camille's words.

Other than his academic ability, there was one other thing that he was very proud of— and it was his strong body that had been trained and refined so that he could fight against his bullies.

Of course, it didn't matter because the bullies would always gang up on him.

“Your stamina may be very impressive in your world, but here, just below average.” Miss Camille said to him.

And he continued, “By the way, since the training ended earlier than I expected, and your progress exceeded my expectations, I guess I can teach you a little—”

“Magic?!” Leo suddenly jumped to his feet and interjected.

“...” Miss Camille looked at her with narrowed eyes.

“Are you really tired?”

“Of course! But I will not miss the opportunity to learn magic even if all the bones in my body are broken!” She said.

“Anything. But before we start, I need to see if you have any magic talent and whether there are certain elements that you are blessed with. This way I will know how to train you properly. ”

He took out a clear crystal ball that was slightly larger than a baseball with spatial magic and handed it to him.

“Hold over your palm.” He instructed.

Leo nodded and held the crystal ball with his right hand.

Miss Camille then pressed her palm against her chest and closed her eyes.

The next moment, Leo could see something appear inside the crystal ball.

It appeared as a small black dot in the center of the crystal ball at first, but that point started to grow bigger until the entire crystal ball became pitch-black.

Miss Camille's eyes widened in shock after seeing the results.

“What does this mean? It doesn't look good.” Leo asked her in a nervous voice.

“You have a magical attraction to Black Magic, and it's quite powerful,” he replied a moment later.

“Black Magic? Sounds very unpleasant..”

“Many people will agree with you because Black Magic is associated with vampires.”

Leo gulped nervously, “A-Does that mean I'm really a vampire?!”

“No, humans can also use the Dark Arts, but that is rare. Therefore, these people are also known as ‘The Cursed’.”

“Yes Gods! If people find out that I can use Black Magic, I will definitely be bullied for the rest of my life here! Leo shouted loudly.

“It's not true. What really matters in this world is your power, not your magic affinity. As long as you are strong enough, no one will dare to bully you. In fact, there are Magicians in this school who also have an interest in magic with Black Magic, and no one dares to bully him.”

“And judging from the result, your Magic Talent is at least A-Rank. I'm going to need better equipment to see your actual rankings. You can attend an elite class as a magic student if you reveal this information.

“As if I could do such a thing!” Leo sighed.

“So what do you want to do? Do you want to study the Dark Arts even though you cannot use them in public?” Miss Camille asked him.

“Do you even need to ask such a question? Sure was! I want to learn magic no matter what kind of magic it is!” Leo declared with a stern expression on his face.

ding!

A crisp voice suddenly resounded in his head.

A transparent screen with text that looked like it was coming out directly from a video game suddenly appeared before Leo.

{Magic} System

[System Level: 1]

[Magic Talent: EX+]

[Dark Magic Affinity: S]

[Magic Experience: 0/1,000]

[Magic Points: 0]

[Quest: Learn a new Magic Spell]

[Description: Learn a Tier 1 Magic Spell or higher]

[Time Limit: 7 days]

[Gift: 200 Magic Experiences, 1 Magic Point]

“What the fuck is this?” Leo muttered loudly after seeing this sudden phenomenon.

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