Chapter 333 - The Magic of This World (3)

Halt-sama told me he wanted to use Lightning Magic.

In order to wield lightning magic, one must combine and activate multiple attributes. This advanced form of magic is called fusion magic.

To use any kind of magic, a person first has to feel the mana within themselves, then release it outside their body. Typically, it takes several weeks to a few months for someone to achieve this, which is already considered fast. For those without an affinity for magic, it can take years. But...

Halt-sama managed to do it in just a few seconds.

It’s Halt-sama we're talking about, so I anticipated something like this. Mostly intuition, I suppose. But still, I wanted to see him cast lightning magic—known as the strongest attack magic there is.

After all, it’s not normal for a five-year-old to use lightning magic, is it?

The person I'm waiting for isn’t ordinary either.

The stranger Halt-sama is, the higher the chance he is the reincarnation of the person I’ve been waiting for. That’s why I wanted to help him use lightning magic.

Besides...

“I also want to see you use it, Tina. You can, right? Lightning Magic?”

He asked me that with such innocence. How could I refuse?

“Alright, let me show you an example.”

There are no heroes from the other world now, so I’ll show you the magic that the strongest magical swordsman in this world can cast!

Magic is classified into different levels depending on power, mana consumption, and scope: low-level, intermediate-level, high-level (also called advanced), supreme-level, and ultimate-level magic.

Some countries don’t use “low-level” or “intermediate-level” classifications, preferring terms like “low-grade” or “mid-grade.”

The transmigrators and reincarnators from other worlds, along with their descendants, and the pure-blooded inhabitants of this world who have reached the utmost limits of magic through study, can cast spells far stronger than supreme magic—though at the cost of enormous amounts of mana. This is ultimate magic.

I have black hair—proof that I descend from the heroes of the other world. Black hair is extremely rare in this world, a sign of the hero’s lineage.

Occasionally, atavism occurs, with black-haired children born to blond families. But in the Silveray family, all members have black hair, meaning our lineage must be particularly pure.

Halt-sama also possesses jet-black hair.

But I digress.

In short, I am a descendant of the heroes, and as the strongest magical swordsman in this world, I can cast ultimate-level lightning magic.

Even without chanting.

Normally, ultimate-level magic requires chanting, but being able to cast it without a chant is one of my secret prides.

However, I’m Halt-sama’s magic instructor. Casting ultimate magic without chanting wouldn’t help him understand just how advanced it is. So, I decided to recite the spell's chant—the one I haven’t used in a long time.

Naturally, I put up a barrier around Halt-sama. There’s no way I would let my spell harm him.

Preparations complete.

“Ultimate Thunder!”

I recited the entire chant, ensuring perfect control over the spell. With the range and power I set, the ultimate lightning spell vaporized the target.

I did end up destroying a bit of the floor...

But I can easily fix that with earth magic, so it shouldn’t be an issue.

“So, how was it, Halt-sama? Was I cool enough?”

“Y-You’re amazing, Tina!! You’re super cool!!”

Fufufu. I earned praise from Halt-sama. His eyes sparkled with excitement. He likely wanted to try this magic himself.

Unfortunately, this isn’t like the Fire Lance spell I taught him yesterday. He won’t be able to cast it in just one day.

It took me years of training to master it. Halt-sama will need to level up and expand his mana capacity before attempting it.

However, he could probably handle Thunder Lance, a much weaker, basic lightning magic spell.

“Well then, Halt-sama, shall we begin practicing Lightning Magic?”

We’ll start by creating Ice Magic from a combination of Water and Wind Magic.

“Yes! Please teach me, Teacher Tina!”

Such a great response.

Creating ice with magic is quite challenging, but if it’s Halt-sama, he should manage.

“Hmmm, like this?”

A-As expected.

He did it.

The next step is trickier. He has to shatter the ice and imagine it rubbing together to generate —

“Ah, I did it!”

“Eh?”

His entire body was now sparking with lightning.

Halt-sama had wrapped himself in lightning, activating an advanced form of Lightning Magic that enhances physical power and reaction speed.

“...”

“Hey, Tina. Is this okay?”

Okay?... What?

How could this possibly be okay?!

How can you casually cast advanced magic? You just started using magic yesterday!

Is it because I used ultimate magic as an example? Did he think that was normal?

“...........”

“H-Hey, Tina?”

I stared at Halt-sama, speechless.

“Er... W-Whoa...”

Halt-sama deliberately turned off the spell, as if realizing his mistake.

Too late. Everything’s too late.

The spell Halt-sama cast was the same one the Guardian Hero—the one who journeyed with me to save the world—used. A magic known as "Magic Suit."

The Guardian Hero named it that because it looked like the caster was clothed in magic. He excelled in combat while using this spell, combining lightning and wind to enhance his abilities.

It was a formula he devised, inspired by manga and movies from his previous world.

And Halt-sama had perfectly replicated it.

“...Guardian Hero-sama...”

I tried saying “I know who you are” in a playful way, expecting a reaction from Halt-sama, but —

“Eh? W-What?”

There was no response, no shift in his mana flow. He wasn’t lying. Maybe he truly is someone else?

…No, that can’t be. Impossible.

Halt-sama’s mana wavelength matches that of the Guardian Hero. He even replicated the same magic that Hero-sama used. And it’s only the second day since this five-year-old began learning magic!

It’s highly likely Halt-sama is the reincarnation of the Guardian Hero.

Did he lose his memories?

Please, hurry up and remember me.

For now, all I can do is wait.

“Halt-sama, that was incredible. Did you know? The magic you just used was the same as Hero-sama’s.”

“H-Heh... Really?”

“Yes. Halt-sama, you truly have great potential. Please continue to study magic just like this!”

Today marks the beginning of the “Halt-sama Strengthening Plan” I’ve been contemplating for a while. If Halt-sama reaches the highest levels of power, something might happen.

The Guardian Hero defeated the hero who killed the Demon King in mere seconds. Although he was known as a "Guardian," excelling in defense, he was also the strongest hero in terms of attack power.

That’s why I believe something will change if Halt-sama becomes the most powerful in the world.

I don’t have solid evidence.

Just a feeling.

But it seems far more meaningful than waiting for Halt-sama to remember me.

Alright, let’s do this!