The Seirei Gensouki Spirit Chronicles
Chapter 6: Life in the Village

“Thank you very much. Then, to start .. I always wondered why I couldn't

getting magic through the previous spell contract. Until now, I thought it was because I had a strange physical make-up ... but could this also be due to my contract with spirits? ”

Spell contracts are one type of magic: rituals that absorb formulas into the body through magic, allowing magic to be obtained. However, all of Rio's attempts to make a contract until now had always failed at the stage where he had to take the formula into his body, forcing the ritual to stop abruptly. He never succeeded in the ritual.

“Persis. Taking the spell formula into the body was basically like changing the human body

becoming artifacts. In other words, it turns natural creatures into unnatural ones. And spirit

is a natural existence – they do not want their contracted body to be unnatural. ”

“Thank you. My old question has finally been answered. It means if I don't make a contract

with spirit, I will be able to obtain magic through the formula contract, right? ”

“Yes, it is. But in return, you can no longer use spirit arts. Sorceries

it is similar to spirit art in that it manipulates ode to make mana change reality.

However, in the case of magic, mana is working with the formula instead of the user. When formula

it is in the body, where it becomes unable to accurately understand the will of the user. ”

“So it's one or the other when it comes to spirit arts and magic. Once you learn one, you

can no longer learn anything else ... I can understand that, but is there a special reason why spirit arts have not spread at all in the Strahl region? ”

“You may not notice it yourself, Rio-sama, but spirit arts are much harder to

learned from magic. I touched on this at first, but in order to use spirit arts, you must be able to detect ode, be seen capturing ode, and detect mana. However, the only requirement that magic required was the ability to detect ode. Of all the intelligent beings out there, humans have a low affinity for spirit arts. Since magic was easier to obtain, it was emphasized as a foundation for humans to learn. And in the case of the Strahl region, the Seven Wise Gods were also heavily involved in casting magic on the humans living there. ”

“.... Seven Wise Gods? Not the Six Wise Gods? ” Rio's eyes widened. As far as he knew, the gods worshipped by the Strahl people were referred to as the Six Wise Gods. He had never heard of them as a group of seven.

“Oh, are humans only talking about the Six Wise Gods? According to our legend, there is

seven gods who appeared in the Strahl region during the Divine War that occurred over a thousand years ago. The seventh god was exiled by the other six, so humans must have completely erased that part of their history.”

“I don't know ..” Rio's interest is shaken by the difference in their history, but

now is not the time to ask. He decided not to ask any further and messed up the topic at hand: learning more about spirit arts.

“Hmm. Incidentally, there were spirit arts users among the humans from the Yagumo region to the east. The use of magic did not spread there during the Divine War. By the way, I completely forgot to ask

… Rio-sama, were you born in Yagumo? You seem to have come here from Strahl, but your hair color is from a human born in Yagumo. ”

“No, I'm from Strahl. But my parents were migrants who moved from Yagumo to Strahl, so

… ”

“Ah, really so. That must be why you're heading to Yagumo. ”

“Ya,” Rio said simply, without adding any additional details. He gave a smile

dodge and nod briefly instead.

“So, so. Hm My apology– looks like I'm off track. What are we talking about?”

“Difference between magic and spirit arts, Chief Elder. And how the story of the Seven Wise Gods

appear,” Orphia told Ursula, grinning.

“Oh that's right. Thank you, Orphia. Which reminds me. There is one more thing that I need to ask you, Rio-sama. ”

“What is it?”

“Yah .. We folk spirits not only use spirit arts, but magic as well. There are some things

“Only one. Don't say .. Can Latifa no longer use spirit art?” Rio asked, though,

his expression was a bit blurry.

“No, it won't be a problem. It is possible to remove the formula from the body. We will

take it out before he starts his spirit arts lesson. When that happens, Orphia, you will

become his teacher.”

“Are you sure you don't want to teach him yourself, Chief Elder? Latifa is ..” Orphia

examine the expression of Ursula carefully.

“It's okay. If I take on that role, I'll be too soft on her,” Ursula beamed.

“My words are off topic. Please forgive me,” said Orphia, lowering her head.

“It's okay, it's okay. Let's go back to the topic discussed. Anyhow .. Depends on

the ability of its users, spirit arts can cause phenomena much more freely than magic, and even do some things that magic cannot do. For example, this,”

Ursula explained, using her spirit arts to create a small fireball by her side. Later,

fire changes its shape into a person, beast, sword, and then a – spear each transformation takes less than a second.

“It was amazing. The magic formula can be changed before the spell is cast, but they cannot

freely change shape after activated. So that's what you mean.” Rio watched the fireball with round eyes.

“Hm. As long as you continue to use spirit arts to imitate magic, mana will only change phenomena in response to your magic image. In order to use spirit arts more freely, you must first dispose of your prejudices. It might be best to start with your special element. What spirit art are you mastering, Rio-sama? ”

“The spirit art I mastered? I have no particular strength or weakness. I've been

hearing that people have magic that they can and cannot learn, but I have yet to find a magic that I cannot replicate .. ” Rio replied, making Ursula's eyes widen this time.

“Oh? Usually people have their own affinity for a particular element. You should be an all-rounder type like Orphia, a high elf. It might be better to start learning from what you want to learn. What kind of spirit art do you want to learn? you can even learn how to fly, if you want. ”

“Flighting..?”

“True. Orphia, show him. ”

“Ya, Head Elder.” Orphia nodded. Suddenly, a gust of wind began to blow around him,

lifting his body into the air. Rio's eyes widened in shock.

“It was amazing. Can I do that too? ”

“Of course. Being able to fly should make your journey easier too, Rio-sama. Let's just

start by hovering in the air, then practice the various flight controls little by little. ”

“It sounds like a valuable art to learn. Please give me your guidance.” Rio smiled full of motivation and bowed. Meanwhile, along with Rio's spirit art lessons with Ursula and Orphia, Sara and Alma invited the two village children to introduce them to Latifa.

“Arslan, Vera. It's Latifa. He can only speak with human tongues now, but I hope you guys

all can be familiar,” said Sara, pointing towards Latifa, who was sitting next to her.

“Good! Hi, Latifa. I'm Vera. Let's be friends!”

“H-Hey. I'm Arslan. Nice to meet you.”

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