My Muscle System in the Mage World

Chapter 53: Five-elemental Magic

"Why is this person here?" Aur thought with a frown, although William might not be able to see the girl's attitude, or he was the same, choosing to ignore it. Either way, Aur knew one thing about this girl: she was unpleasant in his vision.

The reason he was so concerned was that she had the power to do as she pleased, being the village leader's daughter, which made her even more power-hungry.

Suddenly, Amelia looked to the side and stared at Aur with a deadpan expression.

"Aren't you going to greet me…"

"Who are you, miss?" Aur asked with a clueless expression.

"Oh right, you must not know me," she grumbled and became silent again, completely ignoring Aur.

Aur also just shrugged and remained silent.

A strange silence descended in the metallic room as no one spoke or wanted to speak.

Until a door materialised in the room, with a woman in a black witch's dress emerging from it.

"Huh, there's a new student…" Her eyes instantly brightened as she asked, "Are you…"

"Yes, I want to learn five elemental magic, teacher," Aur said, nodding his head.

"Good." The woman looked at Aur deeply before nodding her head as she sat in the futon as well.

"What is your name?"

"My name is Aur, teacher."

"Oh, the infamous kid who defeated the high-grade talent, even higher than the village leader himself. Aren't you afraid of facing revenge when he grows up in the future?" She said with narrowed eyes.

"I am afraid," Aur replied with an expressionless face.

"Your face doesn't show it."

"Because I don't want to show it. Why should I display my weakness?" Aur replied, which made the woman a little stunned.

"You are right," she smiled and stood up from her seat.

"Hmm?" Aur looked at her with a frown on his face.

"Do you know the basics of the five elemental magic?"

"Yes, they are just spells that combine all the five basic elements into one, creating a harmonious balance."

"So what is the most important part of it?" the woman asked with a strange glint in her eyes.

Amelia's ears also perked up when she heard this, as her entire attention focused on Aur. "I wonder if he can answer it," she thought, with a frown on her face.

Aur closed his eyes. "It couldn't be the five elements themselves, as we can combine these from the individual components of the magic. So the only thing special left about this is…."

He suddenly opened his crimson eyes and replied, "Fusion, the balance between the five elements. How you balance that is the most important part of the magic."

The woman became entirely silent when she heard Aur, as she looked at him for a long time.

"Very good, that is the answer," she simply replied. "I wish Amelia could be as smart as you."

"Teacher," Amelia said in a loud voice, her face red from embarrassment already.

"Fine, fine," Amelia casually shrugged.

"Then, good. I will give you a set of techniques for you to practice your breathing. After you fix your breathing, you can come to me again."

"How much time does it take, teacher?" Aur asked with a deadpan expression.

"It depends on your comprehension power. However, I have to warn you, this is one of the most complex things to learn. However, the magic itself is quite weak in combat as well."

"You don't have to worry, Miss—"

"I am Agatha."

"Thank you, Miss Agatha."

She nodded her head. "You can leave now; I have some personal teachings with Amelia."

"Yes, Miss Agatha." Aur bowed as he stood up.

Just as she stood up, Agatha touched his forehead, instantly appearing in front of him.

Aur's eyes widened as he looked at her in shock. However, Agatha was frowning instead after touching Aur's head.

"Kid, don't resist."

Aur's eyes narrowed as he looked at her with his crimson eyes, which gleamed with intelligence.

Agatha was speechless when she saw this. "I am not attacking you or anything; I just want to give you the breathing method that will help you advance further in your understanding of the five elemental spell," she said in exasperation.

Aur didn't stop narrowing his eyes as he remained silent.

"Fine, fine, this kid is too cautious." Agatha rubbed her forehead, and a book materialized in her hand.

"Take this."

Aur took the book and looked at it.

"This is the breathing technique; it is yours now, kid. You have to actually read the entire book, whereas if you had let me…"

"Thank you, Teacher Agatha." Aur bowed with a smile on his face.

"Fine, leave now," Agatha said as she rubbed her temples.

Aur silently left the room, his grip on the book tightened.

As Aur left, Agatha's eyes glinted with a strange light as she thought, "The kid is quite smart," muttering to herself.

She turned her attention to Amelia.

"Alright, I will teach you the courses that were left out," Agatha said with a smile on her face.

"Yes, Mentor." Amelia nodded her head with excitement. Although her vital spell wasn't from the five-elemental magic, it didn't mean she couldn't learn it. In fact, it was still beneficial for her; it was just that it wouldn't get a boost from her vital spell, that was all.

…

As Aur returned to his own place, a sneer appeared on his face. "She thinks she can trick me with the oldest method."

How could Aur allow that woman to manipulate his consciousness?

"Thankfully upgrading my intelligence attribute first was definitely beneficial for me," Aur thought with satisfaction as he summoned his system.

"Muscle system," he voiced in a hushed tone.

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[Muscle System]

[Name: Aur Cromwell/ Auriel

Talent: Future Seer (Major: 0; Minor: 1)

-Muscle mass: 1.01 (+)

-Intelligence: 1 (+)

Stat Points: 35

Storage space: 0.02/1 cubic metre

Quest: Daily (ongoing)]

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"Let's allocate everything to intelligence," Aur thought with narrowed eyes, and instantly he allocated all the stat points he had into the intelligence attribute.

Although Aur didn't like this intelligence attribute previously, now that he knew the true ability of intelligence and what it was capable of, it was undoubtedly valuable to him for saving himself from these pesky mages.

After he allocated all the points, he could feel a slight change in him, except that nothing else changed, which caused him to frown.

"When I previously allocated even the slightest point, it made my body improve significantly, but now…" Aur's frown deepened when he thought of this.

"Forget it."

Aur was about to reach his own room when Lucy came running back to him.

"Young master, why did you run so fast when I was following you to the place you were already leaving, and you ignored me-" Tears threatened to come out of her eyes.

Seeing the tearing Lucy, Aur directly came to her and hugged her. "Don't worry, my maid," he said while patting her on the head.

"Thank you, young master," she said while sobbing.

One might have thought they were in a romantic relationship seeing that they were so lovey-dovey. However, if they saw the sneering expression of Aur, they would think otherwise.