Chapter 5: Time to try magic!
It’s all about magic. Magic.
If I can’t use magic, then I won’t be able to do anything here.
After checking my surroundings one more time to be sure I was safe, I tried to use magic.
I lifted my right arm and opened my hands, and spoke the name of a beginner spell in Dragon Quest.
[Blaze]
*shiiiiinn~* (wind sounds)
Ugh. This is embarra.s.sing.
Seriously. A 22 year old girl saying [Blaze] when she’s all alone.
It reminds me of that time my brother caught me in my room saying [Kamehameha!] when I was a little girl.
I’d better check the menu.
– Kanzaki Misuzu –
HP (Vitality): 586/586
MP (Spirit): 728/728
Race: Human
Age: 22
Occupation:
Attributes:
Skills:
t.i.tle: [Traveler from Another World]
Status:
My MP didn’t change.
Did [Blaze] not count?
Can I not use magic? Or maybe, the [Blaze] incantation just doesn’t work.
It seems rather silly, but maybe I didn’t say it with enough of a fighting spirit?
I mean, it’s kind of embarra.s.sing to say it loudly, you know…
I whispered because I didn’t really think about it.
Maybe it’s not enough to just say the words.
Fuu–. Haaa–.
Taking a deep breath helped me calm down.
First of all, I should think about how magic works.
It’s like those breathing exercises in yoga.
In the same way that you manage the flow of your body’s [Ki], the flow of magic should also be clearly visualized.
Gather the heat from my body and focus it in my hand, then release it.
The magic is what I want it to be. Flame.
In my head, I tried to visualize [Blaze].
The image of flames. A blazing, growing fire.
Without losing the image of fire, I raised my hand one more time.
[Blaze]
The heat in my body gathered in a swirl around my hand, and shot out in one burst.
Buwahh!
A surprisingly big flame burst forward.
In an instant, the gra.s.s was incinerated.
Too much!
I used magic, but I didn’t know my limits so I just let it all out.
Centered around where I stood, an area about as big as six rooms or so was totally scorched.
Wow-, sorry. I burned all this for no reason.
Luckily, the fire didn’t spread, and quickly went out. The fresh scent of the meadow was mixed with smoke.
I’ll check the menu again.
– Kanzaki Misuzu –
HP (Vitality): 586/586
MP (Spirit): 708/728
Race: Human
Age: 22
Occupation: Magician
Attributes: [Fire]
Skills:
t.i.tle: [Traveler from Another World]
Status:
A few things changed. First, my MP. Looks like that fire ability costed 20 MP.
Also, my occupation became “Magician”. Is it because I can use magic?
My attribute is [Fire]. That refers to the type of spells I can use, right?
Yep.
With this, it looks like I really can use magic.
My [Blaze] costed 20, right?
A smaller flame should use less.
My remaining 708 MP should last me a while, I hope.
If I were in Dragon Quest this level of MP would be end-game.
I kinda want to head to the nearest village.
I wonder how long it’ll take me to reach somewhere that’s safe.
If I run out of MP, it’ll be like having paper armor. I’ll have to use it sparingly and as efficiently as possible.