Mushoku no Eiyuu ~Betsu ni Skill Nanka Iranakattan daga~

36-Episode 2: Magic Is Different From A Sword

Arel. I'm sorry, but that's indeed hard to do.

When I asked him to teach me magic, that was the first thing he said in return.

It's true that you may have been able to acquire a sword as good as anyone else's, even though you're unemployed. But that was because of the sword. Magic is not the same as a sword.

My dad says that in order to use magic, no matter how rudimentary it is, you have to be a professional who can use magic.

This is because people usually don't possess magical powers.

It is only when they are given an occupation such as ?Magic Master? that they are able to possess magic power within their bodies.

That's why you can never use magic in any other profession.

'Of course my dad was the same. I was able to use magic for the first time after going through the blessing ceremony. It's no wonder, because before that he had no magic power at all.

My father tells me.

'That's what I mean when I say that swords and magic are different. Anyone with arms can wield a sword, and if you train, you may be able to improve without skill. But when it comes to magic, it's a situation where you have no arms to begin with. It would be impossible to even train in this, right??No matter how much of an allele it is, that doesn't make it magical.

Hmm.

Well, I guess my father's argument does make sense.

But I countered.

First of all, I want to make a correction. You don't have to have arms to wield a sword. You just need to use your feet and your mouth.

I don't necessarily have to use my arms.

I certainly have two healthy arms, but even if I hadn't, I would have approached it from a completely different direction.

You can't get too caught up in the stereotypes.

''Mm........''

Dad snorted with a subtle look on his face.

'I think you're the only one who can do that...' he blurted out.

'And there's one more thing I need to correct in Dad's story.

...?

I ask my dad, who tilts his head back.

'How can you be sure a person doesn't have magical powers?

Dad looked stunned for a moment, then with a difficult look on his face.

'No, that's because that's what it's commonly referred to as...'

Of course I know that.

I've done a little homework on it, too, with books and such.

But there's no clear evidence for it anywhere. The best I can tell you is that they can't recognize magic, so they don't have magic power. But this shouldn't be enough to say that there is no magic power, right?

Could it be that the amount of magic power is simply too low for you to recognize it yourself?

In truth, isn't it possible that any human being could have magical powers in trace amounts?

That's my theory.

'Ummm ... sure, I can't say for sure that it's never going to happen, but ... hmm??Was it?

This is the result of actually testing the hypothesis to see if it was correct.

...?

In front of Dad, who looks doubtful, I release the evil power inside my body and out of my body.

With a very small amount of magic wave, my dad's bangs float up softly.

"Huh?

Well, there you go.

It took me a while to learn how to recognize the magic inside my body.

In fact, I've been secretly trying to do this since I saw what they call a 'magic sword' in the City of Swords.

Once you know your magic power, it's not so hard to focus it, move it around, or release it out of the body.

However, I hadn't yet gotten to the point of actually 'magicizing' this.

Here's the exception. This means that the commonly held belief that people who are not given a profession to use magic with their blessings do not have magical powers is not absolute, at least not yet.

I've come to that conclusion.

I know that probably every person has magical powers, but I can't say that much if I'm the only one with a sample.

''Well, well........''

What is it, Dad??You look so weird.

For a moment, Dad's mouth was crunching like a fish eating food, and then he suddenly shouted out loud.

'Well, Arel is doing something outrageous again, plain and simple!

Even if you are able to recognize your own magic power, it's still only a starting point.

As long as there is only a very small amount of it, you can't use locks of magic with this.

''So first, I want you to teach me how to increase my magic power.

Okay, okay....

Dad nodded his head easily, but he still seemed a little excited.

I'm sure I know a few ways to increase the magic power, but.... I'm sure you're not the only one who can use magic, and that doesn't mean you can't increase your magic power the same way?

'Well, if it's hard, then that's the time. But I think it's far easier to turn one into two than it is to turn zero into one.

....

Then my dad taught me how to do it, and it was very simple.

Use magic.

That's all, apparently.

People with professions that can use magic know from experience that the more magic they use, the greater the amount of magic they have.

Hmm. It's the same with muscles.

The more a muscle is used, the stronger it becomes.

''That's easy.''

However, it's a prerequisite that you are aware of your own magical power, and it's a lot of work to get there.

Let's try it for now.

So, I'm going to release more and more magic power.

?

Arel?

-- collapsed on the spot.