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Chapter 14- Special Training: Alchemy 2

“You have learned the feeling of heavy magic, haven't you? Itsuki.”

“Ummm, yes. The one in my stomach....”

“Yes, it is. This heavy magic is more in phase.”

What does she mean by phase?

The more it’s high, the better it seems, so I silently turn my attention to the heavy magic.

It's strange when I become aware of it in that way, but it turns out that the heavy and light magic was in my body, just that I didn't know it before.

It is exactly the same as if I had perceived the heat of the magic power after I was attacked by the "magic eater".

You don't know until you know, but once you know, there is no going back.

The way I put it, it's just like riding a bicycle.

It takes a lot of work to learn it too, but once you do, you never forget.

I feel like the word has become cheap, but the cooler it is, the more excited I get, so I'll go with the former. It's definitely better that way.

“The magic that you just refined is phase 2 level 2 and a strong exorcist will make this heavy magic even heavier, but I can't tell you that yet because I can't do it either.”

“Second phase."

I see. I'm starting to get the idea, albeit a little bit at a time.

Normal magic power is phase 1 level 1, and what I just made heavier is phase 2 level 2.

I see.

“In the past, our country's sorcerer, thought that if he kept refining magic power for a long time, it would become the basis for everything in the world. That is the ultra pure magic power, pragma materia. And alchemy is the art of finding it!”

“Alchemy? I have heard of it!”

Oh, is that what alchemy is?

I was under the impression that they were making potions or something.

......Well, my impression has been poisoned by various internet sources, so I can't rely on it.

“The "Alchemy of Elements" is the process of taking that method, extracting only the heavy magic power and putting it out of the body! It's a magic with a long history!”

Nina-chan said, and puffed out her chest.

She knows a lot about it, doesn't she?

I'm not familiar with overseas magic at all, but when I was a little depressed, I was worried about Nina-chan's words.

“What? You're going to let the magic out?”

“Yes. If I can't get the magic out, I can't complete the 'alchemy elements'.”

“Eh? You've been practicing to let the magic out of your body since you were three years old?”

“They don’t do that here in japan?”

"No, we don't. In my country, we don't practice letting the magic out of our body. In Japan, it is called shijutsu to let magic power out of the body, but you practice it from the age of five.”

"Really? It depends on the country.”

After I said it, I thought.

I guess that's natural, I thought.

Both Renji-san and my father said that Kaijutsu was "to get used to manipulating magic power." I'm certain that was only half right.

The other half of the answer is to reduce the weight of the magic power in the body.

Magic is a force in the body, and heavy or light is just a physical sensation. If there is unevenness here, the success rate and power of magic will not be stable. I can understand that. I understand it intuitively.

And that it can only be a disadvantage in a fight as an exorcist.

When I fought the Raikou-douji, it was because the power of Hazy Moon was stable that I was able to believe in it and fight without giving up until the end.

If the power of "Hazy moon" was to fluctuate each time it was used, there was no way I could keep it as a trump card.

And the reason for this stability was that the Kaijutsu made the quality of the magic power in my body even, as if it were dissolving curry roux.

Ah, so Kaijutsu was important.

It was a flash of inspiration that pierced my brain.

It was an ‘aha’ experience.

...... I wonder if elementary school students today can understand the ‘aha’ experience.

Nina probably didn't understand my trivial thoughts, and she continued on in a matter-of-fact manner.

“I don't really care right now. Itsuki. Let's continue practicing.”

“Yes. I understand.”

As I say this, I turn my attention to the high phase magic in my body - the heavy magic.

“I’m going to have you move it. Can you do it?"

“......umm.”

I let out a small voice.

I consciously try to move it, but it's no good. I can't get it out.

The moment the heavy magic power from the belly is let out into the body, it mixes with the light magic power that was in the body and becomes halfway between magic power.

“It's hard, isn't it?"

“.....Yes. It gets mixed up.”

“You just have to get used to it.”

“...... Yes.”

If she says, "You'll just have to get used to it," I can't help but groan.

After that, the only thing left to do now is to get used to it.

In my previous life, when people talked about such things, I used to swear in my mind, 'I don't do gutsy or trendy nowadays,' but in this world, I learned in this life that there is a line where you have to finally accumulate effort and perseverance.

I also learned that if you are willing to do it, you can manage to do it.

So I try to get only the heavy magic out, but it doesn't come out. I tried to coat the heavy magic with light magic like a rice cake, but then they got mixed up with each other without even being coated.

Unfortunately, the magic didn’t turn into a big rice cake.

Just as I thought, "Is there any other way ......," a pain shot through my gut.

Oh, no.

It wasn't just my imagination.

“Oh, Nina-chan, I'm sorry.”

“What? You're giving up?

“Hey, I need to use the restroom.”

“Hurry up and go."

I walked through the empty first-year area to the restroom, much to Nina-chan's dismay.

But still, I was glad everyone had left.

If I tried to do what I do in elementary school, I'd be nicknamed "Poop Man!”

I changed into my slippers and went into the western style one.

Nowadays, elementary schools have western-style toilets.

How nice.

When I was a kid, we had Japanese-style toilets.

As I was thinking about this and focusing on my stomachache, a thought came to my mind: .......

“............"

No, I didn't want to think about this either.

I think it's a quirky thing to do, and it's only allowed when you're one or two years old, but I don't think it's a good idea to try it this way until you're six. I really think so. But I am curious.

I'm wondering if I can use the heavy magic power that I just used.

No! No! No! It's no good!

I can't tell you specifically what's wrong with it, but what's wrong is probably wrong.

"...... hmmm."

But I’m doing it in the toilet. ......

When I was in diapers, I had to have my mother change them, but as long as I do it in the bathroom, it doesn't bother anyone, I can say. So, what's the big deal?

Come to think of it, the first time I did Shijutsu, the first thing that came out was from my buttocks.

I'm going to try it.

I thought about it as much as I could, and then I put some effort into it.

I was a poop man.

“You're late.”

“Sorry."

I went back to the classroom and faced Nina-chan.

“Did you wash your hands properly?”

"Yes, I did.”

“Then let's continue.”

Saying that, Nina-chan put her hands on my belly.

I kept quiet about the story that I was actually able to get the heavy magic out of my body.

It wasn't so much that I couldn't tell Nina-chan, but more that I was too proud to tell her.

I couldn't talk about something like this.

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