First spell in a parallel world
"I don't have any ulterior motives. I just want to be your friend. It can get boring living as a Spirit, you know. I can see and hear everyone, but they cannot see or hear me. It feels like I am alone in this world." Lilith retorted.
Leo raised an eyebrow and asked, "Can't you just talk to other spirits or ghosts?"
"Well… While I am technically a spirit, I am not a real spirit, so I cannot see them either."
Leo looked at her with suspicious eyes, "So you're neither a ghost or spirit? That's suspicious as hell…"
"Anyways, I gain nothing from being friends with an unknown entity that could possess my body, so I will have to refuse your offer."
"I was only joking about the possession. I'm just a powerless soul, so I can't possess you." Lilith said.
"It doesn't change the fact that I have no reasons to be friends with you."
"A reason, huh?" Lilith pondered for a moment before speaking, "How about I teach you magic?"
"Huh?" Leo's eyes widened with surprise.
"You want to learn magic, right? In fact, I was there when you tested your magic talent. I happen to have a magic affinity for Dark Magic as well, and I was very powerful when I still had my physical body."
"If you become friends with me, I don't mind teaching you a few Dark Magic Spells. It's only natural for friends to help each other, after all."
"I can also teach you, Oswald."
"You really enjoy taking advantage of peoples' weakness, huh?" Leo gritted his teeth at her incredibly charming offer.
"Too bad for you, Miss Camille will teach me magic, so I don't need you."
In the end, he refused Lilith's offer.
"While it's true that she can teach you magic, she will, at most, teach you one or two basic magic spells, but I can teach you all sorts of powerful Dark Magic and much more. I can also guarantee you that you will learn magic faster under me than her."
"If you don't trust me, I don't mind giving you a taste of what it's like to be my friend."
Lilith suddenly pointed her index finger at him and spoke, "Black Bullet. It's a Tier 1 Dark Magic."
The next moment, Leo could see a red magic circle with many symbols that he didn't recognize appearing in front of Lilith's finger.
"It's quite easy to learn magic, actually. You only need to memorize the magic circle required for the magic. Using magic is a different story, however."
"In order to use magic, you must have an affinity for the type of magic you want to use, and you must have enough mana to use it."
As I still didn't have any affinity for dark magic, I was not able to use this magic. To be able to copy dark affinity, I had to see someone using a dark spell.
"Take some time to memorize this magic circle and—"
"I have already memorized it. Now what?" Leo interrupted, dumbfounding her.
"Huh? You have already memorized it? How is that even possible? Magic circles have this phenomenon that makes it naturally hard for people to memorize it no matter how good your memory is, so even people that have photographic memory require some time to memorize them, and the stronger the magic spell the longer it will take to memorize them." Lilith explained.
"You don't have to believe me." Leo shrugged.
Although I wasn't able to use dark magic, I was still able to memorize it.
Unbeknownst to Lilith, the system screen appeared before Leo again.
<You have learned the Magic Spell: Black Bullet>
[Black Bullet]
[Affinity: Dark]
[Tier: 1]
[Mana: 10]
[Mastery Rank: F]
<You have completed a Quest>
[+200 Magic Experience, +1 Magic Point]
<You have received a Quest from the Magic System>
[Quest: Increase Mastery Rank]
[Description: Increase any 1x Magic Spell to Mastery Rank 'E']
[Time Limit: 7 days]
[Reward: 400 Magic Experience, 2 Magic Point]
Leo had successfully learned his first spell.
He stared at the transparent screens.
"Anyway, now that I have memorized the magic spell, how do I use it?" Leo asked Lilith a moment later. He decided to test the system another time.
"Before you learn to use it, Lilith, show me any space spell." I interrupted.
"Although I don't have affinity to space magic, I can still show you the magic circle." Lilith pondered a bit before a blue magic circle appeared on her fingers.
"Take your ti----"
"Done." I spoke before she could complete her sentence.
<You have learned the Magic Spell: Telekenisis>
[Telekenisis]
[Affinity: Space/Air]
[Tier: 2]
[Mana: 100]
[Mastery Rank: F]
<You have completed a Quest>
[+200 Magic Experience, +1 Magic Point]
<You have received a Quest from the Magic System>
[Quest: Increase Mastery Rank]
[Description: Increase any 1x Magic Spell to Mastery Rank 'E']
[Time Limit: 7 days]
[Reward: 400 Magic Experience, 2 Magic Point]
I also had successfully learner my first spell.
Dumbfounded Lilith, went over to Leo and helped him feel the mana so he could successfully cast the spell.
After a few minutes...
Leo pointed at the wall with his hand that was in the shape of a gun, and he took a deep breath.
The next moment, a black orb of light the size of a marble appeared on the tip of Leo's finger.
<You have successfully copied magic affinity : dark affinity>
<Dark magic affinity has been upgraded to EX+ rank>
Finally I had succeeded in acquiring three magic affinities.
"It worked!" Leo shouted in an excited voice after seeing himself use magic.
"You idiot! Stay focused!" Lilith suddenly yelled at him.
However, Leo was startled by her loud voice and accidentally released the magic spell entirely, sending the black orb flying towards the wall.
Whoosh!
Before the black orb could hit the wall, I used my telekenisis to compress air in front of the spell and dissipated it.
"Sigh... Leo, you must be careful while using magic." I sighed at his carelessness.
"Sorry… I got a little too excited." Leo recognized his mistake and apologized.
"Anyways, congratulations on learning your first magic spell." Lilith started clapping her hands.
"Does this mean you'll become friends with me?" She suddenly asked.
Leo turned silent for a moment before nodding his head in affirmation.
"Be honored! You're officially my first friend ever!" She smiled.
After that, Leo dropped his body on the bed lazily.
While he was doing that, Lilith watched him in silence. She was baffled by seeing two people who could not only memorize magic circles in a glance but also instantly cast it.
While this was happening, I was focusing on my system screen.
<Magic spell : telekenisis increased to rank D>
Due to my skill, super growth, my growth was 10,000 times that of normal people.
The experience form one spell I casted is equal to the experience form 10,000 spells casted by normal people.
<You have completed a Quest>
[400 Magic Experience, +2 Magic Point]
<You have received a Quest from the Magic System>
[Quest: Increase Mastery Rank]
[Description: Increase any 1x Magic Spell to Mastery Rank 'D']
[Time Limit: 7 days]
[Reward: 500 Magic Experience, 5 Magic Point]
<You have received a Quest from the Magic System>
[Quest: learn spells]
[Description: learn any three spells]
[Time Limit: 7 days]
[Reward: 1000 Magic Experience, 10 Magic Point]
<You have completed a Quest>
[+500 Magic Experience, +5 Magic Point]
<Congratulations. Your magic system has evolved to level 2.>
<Unlocked features : magic shop, inventory, quest shop.>