Demi-human Girls Completion Manual-Chapter 963 - 47: Baptism
"...Once the ring tail is completed, beginners should check the entire magic to see if it’s complete. Sometimes, the allocation of Magic Power in previous sections might not have been optimal. This can either cause the magic’s effect to fall short or the magic to fail altogether. Hmm, this Trace Magic is now complete. You can activate the magic afterward, allowing you to personally experience its effects. Any other questions?"
In front of him, Tangze Asuka tilted her head in partial understanding. She reached out to take the Magic Leaf handed to her by Mr. Fisher. Even with her current level of Magic Power, she could sense the subtle magical fluctuations on the leaf. She pursed her lips, knocked on her head with some frustration, and whispered,
"Mr. Fischer just said so much... but I didn’t remember everything. Learning theory honestly gives me a headache, just like studying math and physics. Mr. Fischer, I succeeded the first time I engraved magic. Didn’t you say I had some kind of... talent? If I can’t remember so much knowledge in the future, can I still engrave magic?"
After listening, Fisher rubbed his chin, thought for a second or two, then nodded and replied with a smile,
"Indeed, such mages do exist in reality. The ’Classical Idealist Magic Theory School’, led by the mage Gomot, is a magic school advocating that mages use their innate sensitivity and intuition to engrave and design magic. They criticize the theorization and meticulous study of magic, believing that it ’destroys the spirituality of magic’... They are also known as the ’Beast School’ of magic."
"And what happened then? This theoretical school must have been very popular among mages, right?" Tangze Asuka’s eyes lit up, like discovering a page full of answers in a math final exam, eagerly wanting Mr. Fisher to confirm the feasibility of this shortcut.
Fisher continued smiling, but his expression suddenly became extremely calm. In a tranquil voice, he added to Tangze Asuka,
"The Magic Beast Faction wasn’t around for long before their leader Gomot perished in a grave magic accident due to sloppy practices, turning entirely to ash-like powder. The Beast School then disbanded and vanished into history’s long river."
Tangze Asuka’s face fell, and she became limp and listless, pouting as she complained to Fisher,
"Why is it like this... Can Mr. Fisher’s humor not be used in this way; it’s almost demonic."
"Theoretically speaking, I was merely following your inclination to escape theoretical learning, pursuing the thread of that beautiful fantasy before using a counterexample to remind you of its importance. You do have talent, which often allows you to avoid the consequences due to a lack of theoretical grounding. The Beast School mage Gomot was such a person too.
"But luck always runs out one day, whether sooner or later depends on the extent of your talent. Besides, learning more theoretical knowledge is never a burden, and one day it might bring you unexpected joy. If there are no other problems, try activating it with your soul, as you did when you engraved it."
During the lesson, Mr. Fisher was not easy to deal with, naturally reminding Tangze Asuka of her high school physics teacher. But Tangze Asuka didn’t feel much aversion; removing other variables, the reason was mostly because her previous physics teacher was a middle-aged man with a Mediterranean bald spot, while Fisher is a handsome gentleman, right?
She patted her face, no longer harboring fantasies of so-called "shortcuts," and focused honestly on the magic leaf before her. She closed her eyes and tried to activate the leaf with her soul power.
As an ethereal fluctuation burst from the leaf, although Tangze Asuka had her eyes closed, she keenly perceived the Soul Power attached to the leaf prying loose the world’s Reverberation in an unimaginable, bizarre fashion. The Reverberation from the Spirit Realm bled into reality, twisting the rules of reality in a complex manner to the form desired by mages. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
The trace’s brilliance burst from the leaf in Tangze Asuka’s hand, and in her eyes, the entire world seemed to turn dim. The surrounding grass and trees all gleamed with weak blue dots, as did the small animals. But in the farther sky, Tangze Asuka could see a large cluster of floating green dots, so conspicuous.
"What did you see?"
"A lot of blue dots, on the plants and animals... But in the distance, there’s a kind of very bright green light."
"In which direction?"
"Over there." Tangze Asuka pointed in a direction, then added, "And it seems like there’s a little bit of green light nearby too, just a tiny bit, very faint."
Fisher looked at her with some surprise, then explained,
"The green dots are traces of life activity, but due to the soul’s weight, the trace of life activity of intelligent life forms turns blue. The direction of the blue light you see shows there’s a settlement there... However, because traces are not very sensitive, they’re usually only useful when identifying settlements. The bit of blue light you see is most likely the trace of individual intelligent beings’ activities. Its dimness is because it’s been a long time since anyone has passed by here."
