Knowledge doesn't equal skill

[Ok, transfer beginning]

Oh, that doesn't hu-

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK

[Don't jinx yourself, host]

WWWHHHHYYYY DDDOOOEEEESSSS TTTHHHEEE PPPAAAIIIINNNN FFFFOOOLLLLLOOOOOWWWWW MMMMEEEE EEEVVVEEEERRRRYYYYWWWHHHEEERRRRREEEEE

[Don't ask me, I can't control you, I could if you wish to]

*Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale* Luckily the pain lasted only a few seconds.

[Don't be too sad, the second wave is coming]

You fucker, tell me from the beginning if there are more waves of pain.

[I'm joking]

THIS IS NOT A JOKING MATTER

[I apologize, I decided to try out joking, but it seems that, due to my lack of emotion, it didn't succeed.]

Pick lighter topics for joking, that is my first tip.

[Understood, I will have this in mind before joking]

Ok, now let's begin training

[Do you wish to see what the baby you is doing?]

Training first

[Answer my question]

TRAINING FIRST

[ANSWER MY QUESTION FIRST]

You can shout?

[I made a mana body that mimicked what you do when you shout and then going through the same sequence, I inputted what I want to say and this is the result]

This is too complicated and not worth it to even do

[But this was the best option for me since I have no body and emotions]

Oh, right, sorry

[It's ok, now do you wish to see what the baby you is doing?]

NO

[Thank you for answering the question, you can go on with your training montage]

Ok, now let's see what I got

<3 hour time skip>

God please help me, the only saving grace I have is my 'mana manipulation' and my stats.

This skill, if simplified, has 4 steps:

Step 1: Mana Convergence

To form an ethereal book made of mana, the first step is to gather and converge raw mana into a concentrated essence. This process involves tapping into the ambient magical energies of the surroundings and drawing them towards a central point. Though in my case, the mana I have in my reserves is enough.

Step 2: Form the Ethereal Outline

With the concentrated mana essence at hand, I proceed to outline the basic structure of the ethereal book. Using precise gestures and intricate patterns, I shape the mana into a framework that resembles the form of a book. This outline serves as the foundation upon which the book's ethereal pages will be created.

Step 3: Weave the Ethereal Pages

Once the ethereal outline is complete, I move on to weaving the actual pages of the magical book. Drawing upon my knowledge of concepts and incantations (which I basically don't have), I intertwine strands of mana, fashioning them into delicate pages that almost resemble see-through paper.

Step 4: Bind with Enchantments

To complete the creation of the ethereal book, I must bind it with enchantments that enhance its functionality. The enchantments I could put on could provide the book with protective barriers, enhance its interaction with the reader, or grant it the ability to manifest illusions or projections of stored knowledge or anything really, as long as I know the right runes. Sadly, as I know no runes, the system provided me with basic invisibility, hardening and protection runes. The enchantments ack also as a binding between the book and the caster, keeping the book alive.

I suppose that this is the cost for such an amazing skill at low rank. It has so many unnecessary procedures and keep in mind that this is the shortened and simplified version. What I know is the complete, detailed and thoroughly explained knowledge on the how's, why's, what's and so on of the skill 'magic book', granting me a stupidly through understanding of the book.

This will be so beneficial in the long run, because I have a deeper understanding of magic, plus the free knowledge about runes and enchanting.

It's annoying that I have to master the knowledge myself, but this will provide me "an unshakable foundation experts nine realms above me are unable to shake".

If I have to guess, this will take me roughly 9 months to master. It is quite long, could have been faster.

[If not for your 'mana manipulation' being E rank, this would've taken you at least 10 months]

Then I'm happy with the time it will take me to learn it, what about mastering it?

[I'm not a prophet. I can calculate the time it takes to learn because everyone must go through this step to learn 'magic book'. But to master it, you automatically add a touch of your own to the skill, so it could take longer, it could take shorter, but that touch can affect a lot. The highest grade ‚magic book' skill you can buy is E+ rank, because after D- rank, you must start personalizing and optimizing it for yourself.]

Ok, then how much to buy the E+ rank 'magic book'?

[You can't buy it]

I forgot about the restrictions, can you loosen them

[Should I spread information about your divine titles then?]

Oh hell nah.

[Then that's that]

Ok, time to train

<8 month time skip>

[Skill 'magic book' G- rank is learned]

Wait, why is it not G rank?

[Knowledge about 'magic book' only gives you knowledge on how to do the skill, so you must start from the very beginning. Now you have the proficiency to cast 'Magic Book' at G- rank, though you could cast a G rank if you had enough proficiency, but you lack that, so the skill is at G- rank. But I'm surprised you learned 'Magic Book' so fast.]

I'm surprised too.

[Should I bring you up to date then with what happened while you were training]

Ok

[You started crawling 2 months ago]

Not, that kind of news, I'm talking about my skills, titles and that age limit

[Ok, then the biggest surprise would be that you 'mana manipulation' ranked up to E+ rank]

I was expecting that, with the rigorous mana manipulation I was doing, I wouldn't be surprised that it got to D- rank.

[That would be virtually impossible, but the next big change is ...