
Our business in the cafeteria was done, our intention was to return to class. But there's still an hour and a half before the end of her afternoon classes start. If we go back to class there is nothing we can do. Knowing this, Alexandria proposed an idea to us.
"Want to hang out with me for a second?" Said. "And Raihan you must come, because the thing I'm about to do right now is very much related to you."
"Ah.. Okay. Alright."
Me, Natasha and Dani exchanged glances for a while before the end we decided to follow Alexandria.
Out of the school cafeteria, we arrived at the large hall, Alexandria took out the academy floor plan from her shirt pocket. Today was our second day of school, although we had already taken the road from the hall to the classroom and the cafeteria, there were still many places we did not know about. That's why we always carry the floor plan in our shirt pockets.
"Etto, library... The library..." Alexandria muttered as she stared at the academy's floor plan meticulously, as she found the place she was looking for she exclaimed: "Meet!" He began to walk following the directions of the plan in his hands.
"Why are we going to the library?" Ask Natasha to Alexandria.
"When Raihan used his Transformation magic. He always lost control, and also during our fight today there was something strange when he used his magic. His bull form, more terrifying than before! His entire body grew three times. If we knew the reason why Raihan could change into such a form, it was possible that we could also find out why he could lose control." Alexandria Clear.
Dani also heard Alexandria's explanation, and then glanced to her side, where her best friend was walking with her. "Do you know the reason why you're like that?"
"Donate...."
"I'm sure she won't know," As Raihan struggles to answer Dani's questions, Alexandria once again opens her mouth, taking over Raihan's role to answer Dani's questions. "He was not even aware when transforming. It was natural that he did not know the strangeness that was happening to himself."
I glanced at Raihan, looking straight at his face. From her expression, I can guess that she had a hard time accepting the words of Alexandria, but the girl revealed the fact that her truth was so valid, that there was no reason for Raihan to refute the words of Alexandria.
Tracing the corridor on the first floor, more precisely the corridor that was two meters beside the stairs in the hall, we continued to walk until the end to meet the one-on-one intersections in this corridor. Following the direction of the intersection that turned to the right, we walked about 10 meters until we finally arrived in front of a room decorated by two dark brown wooden doors measuring 3 meters. On top of the wooden door was a board that read 'library.' From the sign can be ascertained that we have reached our destination.
Opening the two doors, we were greeted with a towering bookshelf, lined up to the end of the room with a distance between one shelf and another rack of about 2 meters. This magic academy library looked normal, just like the school library in its public... When Natasha and Alexandria were disappointed, their faces soon changed upon entering the library.
"What do you expect?" Ask them.
"I wish there was a flying shelf." Answer Alexandria.
"Stairs are hovering, then books are streaking across our heads..." Connect Natasha.
"aaah... Typical magic centers in fantasy stories. But unfortunately, that's impossible. If anyone thought of making such a thing, surely his proposal would be rejected. After all, there is no profit to make a book that can fly, then to make stairs and shelves float requires high costs. People think more about making transport that can float."
"We know that... But you understand what we mean..." Complain Natasha.
"Yes. Let us realize our dream of seeing things that impression of his fantasy really that well..." Connect Alexandria.
"Haw..." I took a deep breath listening to their complaints.
They expect their children's fantasies to come true. Can't they just throw all that away, and become adults with realistic thinking? Whatever they dream of, it won't happen... They once again had to face this harsh reality.
We walked through the library, checking every shelf there was.
All books on the shelf are lined with a standing position, only showing the back of the book that only reads the title of the book with a small writing size. Therefore we walk with small steps while paying attention to every book that exists.
"History of Magic... Basic Magic's... Summoning Magic, oh... This is a special bookcase for witchcraft." When we arrived at a shelf, we saw books from the end of the shelf until some of the next books were filled with books with magic words in front. From here we concluded that we had checked the correct Shelf.
Me and my four friends continued to walk forward, touching the back of the book, muttering the neatly arranged title of the book on this shelf. When we got to the middle of the bookshelf, we found the book we were looking for.
"Transformation Magic!" Alexandria exclaimed in a soft voice, not wanting to be noisy in the library.
Alexandria took the book. I forgot to tell you this, in this library there are not only bookshelves lined up but there are also several tables provided specifically for reading. Right now in the library there is no one but us and the library manager.
It's still lesson time, it's only natural that there are no students inside here.
The five of us went to the table, the female disciple sat to the right and left of Alexandria while the remaining two male disciples sat across the table, face to face with her. Five pairs of eyes stared directly at the book, Alexandria opened her directly to the page of the book's table of contents.
"Chapter 1. The beginning of his Magic Transformation, chapter 2. Assortment... Chapters 3.. Chapter 4... Chapter 5. The problem with Transformation Magic..."
Knowing the topic we were looking for at the moment, Alexandria turned the pages of the book to arrive at the page that showed Chapter 5.
".... For the problem of losing control while transforming there are three causes. First is the lack of control over magic energy, both mental states of the user are unstable, then the third is due to the natural condition of the creature that becomes the alter ego of the user... Haaah...? Natural conditions...? What does that mean?" The first and second reason for the explanation written in the book can be understood by Alexandria. But at the time of reading the third reason, he furrowed his brows, with a complicated face he tilted his head in confusion.
"Hmmm..." Alexandria continued reading, hoping to find an explanation for something she did not understand. "How to treat all three conditions... Huh...? No explanation for reason number three? This book directly explains how to solve his problem."
"Isn't that good? We don't have to bother to understand the explanation of this book." I said to her.
"It should be so... Hm... Read it yourself!"
'How to overcome these three conditions can be done in various ways. To overcome the first problem, of course, train to control magic energy, overcome the second problem can be solved by eliminating pressure on the user, to overcome the third problem can be overcome by training the victim, and the other problem can be solved by, move the victim's consciousness or the simplest way by using potions.'
After seeing the explanation written in the book, I could understand the reason why Alexandria was so upset. The explanation given by this book is too ambiguous, or maybe not...? This book is like his directly addressed to the user 'Transformation Magic' who better understand the ins and outs of magic. That is why this book is written with a difficult explanation to be understood by lay people about magic like us.
I looked towards Raihan, his face was like getting enlightenment from a scripture. But the instant his expression changed, he showed a complicated facial expression.
Alexandria closed the book she read, put the book she had just read a little bit away from her, after which she directed her gaze to Raihan's face.
"You know best about this magic Raihan, are there some things that you can make reference to this book?" Ask Alexandria expectantly.
"Hm... Actually exist... But I'm not sure if it worked or not, and I don't know where to start."
"For a problem to succeed or not, it's a later affair. But what do you mean you don't know where to start?" Raihan's friend, Dani asked uncertainly at the words of his friend. His face also showed a slight expression of annoyance, which is the reason why he let out that expression I do not know at all.
"Hmmm... To explain that, let me briefly explain this magic. Take it easy my explanation will not be as complicated as in the book you read before."
Transformation Magic is created by exposure to nuclear radiation caused by a nuclear fuel explosion that occurred in a city in 2026 ago. The city was immediately quarantined. To make matters worse, residents in the city were not evacuated to safety just left inside the city, the city was automatically removed from the map. The government of the country that has the right to the territory of the city covered up the dark incident, so that the incident was revealed the truth for a long time. At the time Carlania Particle was discovered, and spread throughout the world with massive.
"The ancestors of my family were the survivors of the city exposed to that nuclear radiation." Said Raihan telling us with a serious face, he did not stop telling the story until then, with a facial expression that never changed, Raihan continued his story. "When the Particle Carlania was discovered, some of the survivors in the city with bodies that had mutated due to exposure to nuclear radiation, underwent evolution like other humans..."
The evolution allows them to control the mutations that occur in their bodies, creating a magic called "Magic Transformation!" This magic was once believed to be a magic that can be used if one is fused with the spirit of a sacred animal or demon animal spirit. In fact, this magic only re-emerges mutations in cells, most of which are animal cells. That's why this magic can change the shape of a person's body into an animal.
"The third reason, regarding the natural state of the alter ego of the user is the natural state of our animal changes. Although they have mutated with human cells, animals are animals, they have no sense. That's why when we use our animal form, there are some people who can't control magic energy, like me, there are people who can't control magic energy, making these cell mutations uncontrollable affects the changes in our organs that should not be in the fox, for example the brain."
".... So you mean, when you transform, you change your brain just like a real animal?" Ask Dani.
"Yes. Thas right. I was shocked when I read this book. The book says the problem can be solved only with potions."
"No. You're wrong Raihan." I said to her, she immediately looked at me in confusion. I explained further my understanding of the book we just read. "This book doesn't say you can solve your problems in one way, it says it can solve your problems in many ways. From what I see, this book explains all the problems gradually, from the control of magic energy, mental state and potions that can withstand cell mutations. It's all explained in order, you can't just use one way, but all the ways."
"So you mean..."
"Yes. First of all, we must improve your control of magic energy... And I'm sorry to say this, but if I'm paying attention, your attitude shows that you're under mental stress, we have to deal with that too, no. It's not us, but you have to deal with it yourself. Your mental problems, me and the others couldn't help. Because we're not experts on that. So you're the one who has to deal with that." Sounds harsh, but I'm telling you the truth here. We're not psychiatrists or psychologists, we're just high school kids who just graduated Junior High a few months ago. For mental problems, it's better that he leave it to an expert than to us, teenagers who are just about to reach adulthood.
"Good..."
"For the third problem, maybe we can solve it."
"Thank you... You guys want to bother helping me, thank you..."
***
A few hours later, the break arrived. We decided to eat a small portion to prop up the stomach until the afternoon. The break time passed quickly, the afternoon class began.
All teachers who teach afternoon classes, normally, without any extra time like morning classes, enter our classes.
Time passed until we arrived at the end of the day. All lessons are over. The return time arrived, just like the first day the five of us took the school bus, which immediately drove us to each other's homes.
"See you tomorrow." I said to get off the bus, waving to my classmates.
"See you tomorrow!" Reply to them, before the end of the bus door closed and then walk back to deliver the remaining students. As the bus flew over, I turned around, walking into my house.
"I'm home." Saying greetings to anyone in the house, I went inside before closing the entrance. With her home I went home, signifying school for the second day had finished.