Short Super Incantation

Twilight Mansion, courtyard.

In the courtyard surrounding the central tower, Riegel emerges from the mansion, wielding a thin sword as his main weapon.

Several towers stand side by side, making the lighting in the courtyard less than ideal. Despite well-kept flowers and lush plants around, shadows persist.

The cause is the impending dawn, yet the lighting here is inadequate, leaving people to wonder if it's still night.

Fortunately, there's a small fountain and magical stone lamp posts installed in the courtyard, their enchanted lights blooming, providing ample illumination for now.

Riegel walks through the courtyard until he reaches an equivalent corner.

Here, the sudden sound of wind blowing is heard.

It's the sound of a sword cutting through the air.

Riegel stops and looks towards the source of the sound.

The next moment, he sees the girl he planned to meet here.

The blonde doll-like girl holds a bright silver sword and practices.

Her dull expression turns icy, and her transparent eyes become sharp. Every time she swings the sword in her hand, it cuts through the air sharply, causing a silver light to shine at astonishing speed.

Vertical cuts, horizontal slashes, thrusts, violent strikes... The girl stops in a corner of the green grass and continues to swing the sword as if there's an enemy in front of her. In general, she dances a fierce sword dance alone.

Watching this scene, Riegel remains silent, refraining from any disruptive sound or unnecessary behavior. He stands calmly, observing with gleaming eyes.

He learning.

Learning the Ais sword and examining the trajectory of her sword swings.

Unfortunately, Ais's sword speed makes it impossible for Riegel to match his movements; he can only see the silver trails dancing in the air, but nothing more.

Nevertheless, Riegel doesn't feel bored; he keeps his eyes open and watches attentively until he sees the sun descend from the sky, casting its light over the entire courtyard.

Ais finally stops.

She swings her sword upward and sheaths it.

After finishing her practice, Ais turns to face Riegel.

"Sorry." Ais bows slightly and apologizes, "I kept you waiting for a long time."

"No." Riegel shakes his head calmly, "I should thank Miss Ais for allowing me to observe your practice."

"Really?" Ais tilts her head, as if not entirely understanding, and says hesitantly, "Will this help you?"

"Of course." Riegel nods, "As you can see, I use the same sword as you."

He lifts the weapon in his hand and lets it enter Ais's view.

"Use a sword..." Ais is slightly surprised and says with wonder, "Are you really not a mage?"

"At least, I'm not a pure backline mage." Riegel thinks for a moment and says, "Instead of staying behind to use magic, I prefer rushing into the enemy group and starting the fight."

Moreover, it would be more exciting.

He quietly murmurs these words in his heart.

Ais remembers Loki's speech from yesterday.

"This kid should be the same type as Ais-tan. Both of them are troublesome kids who will never be at peace unless they rush into monster groups and kill them."

Thinking about this, Ais can't help but feel an intimate connection in her eyes as she looks at Riegel.

She senses that this newcomer, respected by Loki, is very similar to her in every aspect.

Now, the other party even wants to learn her magic.

When she thinks about this, Ais surely has complex emotions in her heart.

"...Can I ask you something?"

Driven by complex emotions, Ais asks Riegel.

"Please go ahead."

Riegel seems to have guessed what Ais will ask; his expression remains unchanged.

"Why me?" Ais thinks about her words for a moment but finally says somewhat awkwardly, "Clearly, Riveria is also willing to teach you."

The implication is that she's asking why, when the strongest mage in Orario is willing to teach him personally, Riegel didn't choose someone else but chose herself, stating that he wants to learn her magic.

"My magic doesn't have the strong effects and range like Riveria and Lefiya." That's what Ais is thinking.

Riegel also knows that if he wants to use powerful magic generally aligned with people's perception of "magic." learning from Riveria would be the best choice.

That person's magic is renowned for its shooting power; once successfully used, it can burn down enemies higher in level than her at that moment, or even burn a large area around her.

In comparison, although Ais's magic is somewhat special, it lacks the determining power and shooting range.

Therefore, in normal circumstances, one would usually want to learn Riveria's magic.

Ais thinking like this, is unaware that Riegel also has his own plans.

"As I said yesterday, I personally consider Miss Ais's magic to be the most suitable for me at this stage."

Riegel looks directly at Ais and explains.

"As we all know, all magic in the world has a common requirement for its use, which is to chant a fixed incanation."

Ais nods in agreement.

Incantation is the only way to use magic.

This point is the same in both the real world and this world.

Therefore, generally, the longer the magic incantation and the more time it takes to chant it, the more astonishing the power and effect of the magic.

However, this doesn't mean that magic with a long incantation is a good thing.

"Long incantations may indeed be powerful, but the activation time will be very long, causing many problems."

Riegel thinks so.

"Putting aside disturbances and accidents during the casting process, for the growth of ability value, overly long magic incantations are not beneficial."

Magic that takes time to activate will surely have many limitations in its usage, and there will be only a few chances to use it.

If the chances and frequency of using magic are low, then the growth of ability value will not be optimistic.

The reason Riegel chose Ais's magic is because, in his opinion, among all of Loki Familia, only her magic is the easiest to use.

"If I'm not mistaken, Miss Ais's magic should be of the ultra-short incantation type, right?"

Riegel's inquiry receives a decisive response from Ais.

Basically, magic is divided into super short, short, long, and super long incantations.

The longer the incantation, the stronger the magic's power, but the duration of use and comfort will decrease.

Conversely, the shorter the incantation, the weaker the magic's power, but it will be easier to activate quickly.

"Ultra-short incantation magic is the easiest to use."

Riegel reveals his intention.

"I just want to learn easy-to-use magic, frequently used magic, so that I can develop my Magic Power."

Riegel smiles calmly and says, "As Magic Power is practiced, the scale and effectiveness of magic will also increase. When I learn other magic in the future, the power and effects of this magic will not be limited by the low Magic Power. This Magic Power can even be trained to exert stronger power and effects."

Therefore, Riegel has decided that his first magic must be a magic uttered in a short incantation.

Only by leading in obtaining ultra-short incantation magic can the growth of his future magical abilities be ensured.

Of course, this will inevitably cause a problem.

Meaning, the power and effects of magic that Riegel is learning will not be too significant.

However, this issue is not present with the swordswoman's magic before him.

Because the only magic Ais possesses, classified as an ultra-short incantation, is actually a super conventional type.

Its effects are not only not weak but also acknowledged as strong.

How strong?

Although Ais is only at Level 5, she is still strong enough to contend with Level 6 and Level 7 opponents, standing out as the strongest swordswoman in everyone's mind.

"Can you use your magic?"

Riegel poses the question.

So, after a moment of silence, Ais responds.

"Tempest."

The wind begins to blow fiercely.