System: Parallel World
Chapter 18's

After spending 2 hours swinging his sword at the mock slime, Riyan was out of breath and stamina.

"Eat this." Lamila handed him the enhancement pill.

Afterwards, Riyan asked Kamila, "Are you going to teach me magic now?"

Kamila shook her head and said, "We'll do it after you rest and I'm done with lunch. I'll see you back here in an hour."

"Alright," Riyan replied.

Riyan returned to her room to take a shower before walking to the cafeteria again.

Once his stomach was full of food, he returned to the training center with 15 minutes to warm up.

'This place isn't like the multi-purpose building I know, and it's also much bigger. Let's take a look.' With that thought in mind, Riyan started wandering around the training center.

The building had many hallways and private training rooms, so Riyan did not bother to check one by one. Instead, he examined the area behind the training center, where the training field was out-door.

There, he could see both magic class students as well as ordinary students doing their respective activities.

The students used to practice their weapon techniques on the clone of slime and other objects, while the students of the magic class trained their magic spells on the mock objects that seemed to be made from crystals.

Riyan focused on the students of the magic class because they were most attractive to him.

"Fireball!" A young man poked his palm into the crystal 10 meters away in front of him and shouted loudly.

However, the crystal suddenly emitted a colorless light, absorbing the fireball before it could inflict damage.

A moment after absorbing the magic, then the crystal object emitted a green light.

"What's going on?" Ryan asked Lila.

"It was a magic-absorbing object, it would absorb all the magic spells and evaluate the magic power of that magic spell," he explained.

"Magic power above 100 and below 500 will emit green light.500 to 1,000 will emit blue light. 1,000 to 2,000 will emit a purple glow. 2,000 to 3,000 will emit orange light. 3,000 to 5,000 will emit red with 5,000 being the limit."

Riyan thought for a moment at Lila's explanation, "I understand the function of the thing, but I don't understand the magic part."

"Then, I'll give you some examples" Lila said

And he continued, "It's hard to evaluate magic power because of the many variables, but this is the point. A magic power of about 500 is usually strong enough to break a bone. 1,000 is strong enough to make a hole in your body if you don't have protection. Magic power 2,000 is powerful enough to destroy a building."

Riyan raised an eyebrow and asked, "How much magic power do you think people like Thaya have?"

"Well, it depends on what magic spell he uses, but he should be able to cast at least 1,000 Magic power with a level 2 magic spell."

Riyan gulped in horror after hearing this, and then he asked, "W-what about me? My Black Bullet can create a hole in the wall. That should be about 500, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Lila nodded.

'Normally, a tier 1 magic used by a beginner like him would only have around 100 Magic power, but due to his high magic affinity, he was able to reach at least 500 on his first try ... terrible talent ..' Inner Lila.

After watching a few more minutes, Riyan finally walked into the building and waited for Kamila to return.

When Kamila arrived, she immediately greeted him with a smile, "Welcome back, Brother Kamila!"

"I know you want to use magic. But I have to warn you. Even if I teach you magic today, there is no guarantee that you can use it immediately. Before using magic, you need to memorize the magic circle, and that in itself can be hours or even days," Kamila explained seriously.

"It's just memorizing some magic circles, what's the difficulty? I have a pretty good memory," Riyan smiled, pretending to know nothing.

Kamila decided not to explain it so that Riyan could feel how difficult it was to memorize the magic circle. Well, that was his intention, but Riyan had a super memory.

"Since you have a magical affinity for dark magic, I have chosen two level 1 dark magic spells for you" Kamila said.

Kamila retrieved the laptop from the storage space and opened two video files.

"The first magic spell was called 'Black Bullet'. It's like shooting a bullet out of a gun, but in this case, the bullet is magic and the gun is your hand."

Kamila opened the first video file, which showed a middle-aged man practicing the Black Bullet spell.

"The second magic spell is called 'Dark Barrier'. It was a defensive magic spell that created a barrier around you, protecting you from danger. However, it can only be used when there are shadows around you, and the darker it is, the stronger the barrier, so this magic spell is most powerful at night."

After showing the second video of the magic spell to be taught, Kamila asked Riyan, "Which magic spell would you like to learn first?"

"Dark Barrier!" Riyan replied without hesitation, it surprised Kamila.

"Why did you choose 'Dark Barrier? I'm sure you'll choose Black Bullet." He decided to ask Ryan.

"Huh? Isn't it obvious? Safety is more important. With this magic spell, I will feel much safer in this dangerous world" Riyan smiled.

Although Riyan did not lie about wanting to feel safer, it was not entirely true.

"Furthermore, since I can't use magic openly in front of people, there's no reason for me to learn offensive-type magic spells like Black Bullet for now." Ryan continued to give logical reasons.

'This person .. was unexpected .. ' Kamila thought.

"Alright, here's the magic circle for 'Dark Barrier'. I'll show you the magic circle for Black Bullet once you can use 'Dark Barrier'" Kamila handed him a piece of paper with the magic circle drawn.

Riyan received the paper, took a serious glance at it, then handed it back to Kamila.

[You've learned a magic spell: Dark Barrier]

[Dark Barrier]

[Affinity: Dark]

[Tier: 1]

[May: 50]

[Master's Rank: F]

"What are you doing?" Seeing her actions, Kamila asked with raised eyebrows. He's really confused.

"I've memorized it," Riyan calmly replied.

"What's? There's no way you can memorize it so quickly" Kamila said hesitantly.

"But it's true. Seriously!"

"Memorizing magic circles is not like memorizing words in a book. It is more like memorizing every little detail on a very detailed artwork with a complex design.

If you forget the details just a little, you won't be able to use magic properly, and magic circles are naturally hard to memorize. Even a person with above average memories would need an hour or two to memorize this magic circle."

"I don't know what to explain, Kamila. But, I've really memorized it." Riyan.

"If that's true, then you should be able to use that spell right now."

Kamila then partially lights up in the room and says, "Imagine the magic circle that pops into your head and spit out Mana."

"mrs ... How do I get Mana out?" Riyan pretended not to know anymore to avoid suspicion.

Jamila approached him, placed her palm on Riyan's chest, and poured some of his Mana.

"Can you feel it?"

"Yes, I can feel it. It's a very refreshing feeling."

"good. Memorize this feeling."

Riyan closed his eyes, and a moment later, the shadows in the room suddenly began to gather around his body.

Kamila then pulled back her palm and took a few steps away from Riyan. His eyes widened in surprise.

'No way ... He actually managed to memorize the magic circle in such a short time ...'

Kamila was in complete disbelief as she stared at the Dark Barrier surrounding Riyan's body like a ball.

"Hows it? Did it work?" Ryan asked a moment later.

After being silenced, Kamila finally handed another paper, which depicted a magic circle for Black Bullet.

"This is the magic circle for Black Bullet. I want you to memorize and use it."

Riyan nodded, and he calmly accepted the paper.

However, since he had learned the magic before, Riyan just pretended to see it.

"Okay, I'm done."

"Incar wall. Don't worry, there won't be any damage to the wall" Kamila ordered.

After handing the paper back to Kamila, Riyan pointed with his index finger, he took aim.

A black bullet the size of a marble appeared on his fingertip before darting and smashing into the wall.

The sound of something hitting the metal wall with a blunt object echoed.The black bullet crashed into the wall and disappeared without letting a single trace.

"Excellent .." muttered Kamila as she stared at the proud smile on Riyan's face.