Visualization

Chapter Eleven

Inside Suzuka's head:

It seems like we're going to be doing something pretty interesting finally.

~Yeah I'm super excited to learn some real magic! Grandma has been such a stickler with this stuff because I was too young, but now I can finally do it!~

That was probably for the best. For some reason, I can easily imagine it being a worst-case scenario if you learned it too early.

~You don't know why?~

I don't. I don't know if I've told you this before, but in our past life, we suffered from brain damage which caused me to lose a lot of memories. I guess that carried over and so now everything is fuzzy even for me.

~umu umu. Well, I suppose it isn't all bad! We do still have access to a pretty big library of knowledge and there haven't been any instances where I've overreached and had a negative reaction in a long time.~

Mmm.

~So hey. I've been thinking about what I should call you? It's kinda weird not having a name to put to you.~

This whole situation is far weirder than not having a name to address me by.

~I'd nod right now if we weren't having this conversation in my head. Anyways, you're not wrong in the slightest, but I'd still like to find one for you… or rather other me… or us? You get what I mean.~

Right. We had a name in our past life, but I don't think that would be appropriate anymore. The world that I exist in is far too different. Perhaps I'll name myself in a similar fashion to what you chose?

~Yes! I'd love that!~

Very well… Hmm… Suzuka Tennyo… It's going to take me a moment to think about this. My Japanese history was never as good as it was for other regions.

~Japanese? What's that?~

Japanese and subsequently Japan was an island nation on the planet of our past life. It had a wonderful and rich history of which you may have some recollection.

~Hoh. I see. It's difficult for me to understand some of the things I see as you do since this assimilation doesn't just give me all your knowledge.~

It's fine I think. You know, funnily enough, the Goddess that took so much pity on us was apparently descended from Japanese origins.

~Really?~

Indeed. It's why we look the way we do.

~I see, I see.~

You should get back to reality though. It seems that rock boy is waking up from whatever it is that the Grand Magus did to him.

Inside the grand study in reality:

*Cough* *COUGH*

"Uraaagh."

"It seems the boy has awoken." Said Tryamon, who was now kneeling down on a mat she had laid out earlier while Gydion was incapacitated.

Suzuka walked over to his still body and got really close to his face. He had yet to open his eyes. She brought her hands up to his face and took hold of his cheeks, pulling them any which way.

Gydion opened his eyes, saw and felt Suzuka over him, then closed his eyes.

"Can you stop touching me?" He said in a hilarious tone as his cheeks were still being played with.

Suzuka let go and held her open hands to her side as she sprung up and made for the mat.

"Well if you weren't such a heavy sleeper then maybe I wouldn't have played around with ya ♥ "

Gydion sat up, clutching his head with his left hand while supporting himself with his right.

"I was not sleeping." He said. A splitting headache had formed as a result of what had happened to his body. He looked over at the two who were now patiently sitting down on the mat.

"What is going on?" He asked.

"We're going to start visualization training for Suzuka. You can participate as well." Tryamon said as she extended her hand in gesture for him to come to the mat.

"You do have Mana circuits engraved, do you not?" She asked him as she saw a bit of apprehension formed on his face.

Gydion looked down at his body and mentally sighed.

"I do not have any yet. Father wanted me to join the Martial academy before I played around with Magic."

Tryamons cheek upturned slightly at the response. She already knew the answer from her earlier connection with young Gydion, but wanted to ask to see if he would lie.

"That is a shame indeed, but not at all unexpected. Your father has never been a fan of the arcane arts. No matter. I will personally engrave the magic circuits onto your body."

Gydion practically lit up as he heard the sentence. This was an opportunity of the highest degree! He lowered his head to the ground and shouted out.

"THANK YOU, GRAND MAGUS! I WON'T FORGET SUCH KINDNESS."

Tryamon waved her hand dismissively and gestured for him to come to the mat once again.

"Think nothing of it. Now, come and listen. You can utilize this knowledge later once I make the circuits on your body."

"YES LADY TRYAMON."

He pivoted over from where he was on his arm, sliding onto the mat. He sat at the sides of both Suzuka and Tryamon.

Suzuka, who had been waiting during the exchange, had already closed her eyes and prepared herself. She had seen this process in a book she had read over the past years and was versed in all the steps before the actual process.

Tryamon did the same, letting her hands rest palms up on her knees.

"This process is a relatively simple one. Clear your mind of distractions and remain in that state for about five minutes."

Suzuka had done something similar to this before a few times now.

Inside Suzuka's head:

~Now… All I need to do is clear my head.~

A personification of her floated through a pitch-black space, passing Glass panes that displayed videos. With a swipe of her hand, these panes Flew out into the darkness of her mind. All the was left was a wooden door that was cracked open. Dull light peered through the opening. Curious, Suzuka's personification approached the door and pushed it open. Inside was a room filled to the brim with boxes aside from the very back which had a desk and bed. There was also a computer and someone in a chair, typing away at its screen.

Suzuka's personification walked in and looking around in confusion

~What is all this?~ she thought as she passed through the corridor of boxes. She took a look at the bed. It was a Queen-sized bed with striped bed sheets and a matching pillow set. It was easily the largest thing in the space. There was only one bed sheet and it was haphazardly tossed on the bed as if its owner could care less. She shrugged and looked away from the bed and to the person on the computer. She squinted and looked at what was on the screen. It was so bright that she couldn't make it out very well.

Two women were together alone in a room. One was tying up the other and putting things on her….

~WHAT?!?~

Suzuka's personification turned as red as a tomato and turned her face away from the debauchery on the screen. This prompted the individual sitting in the chair to turn and look at her. Suzuka didnt even give the person the chance to speak before she slapped them so hard that they spun around in the rolling chair.

After a few seconds, she calmed down, though still being sure not to look at the screen anymore.

The person held their face and looked up at her in mild shock.

~What the hell was that? Two women on the screen…! They were doing such naughty things…!

Before the person could respond, she jetted out of the room and slammed the door shut, swiping it away in a hurry.

~What was that perverted mindscape…~

The space was now completely empty.

In reality:

"Okay. I've cleared my mind, Grandma. What next?"

Tryamon opened her eyes and tilted her head slightly to the side with a look of surprise.

"It's only been twenty seconds… Are you sure?"

Suzuka nodded

"I had some… weird things that were lingering about, but It's all clear."

"Alright. Close your eyes again and imagine the mana inside your mind."

Suzuka did just that.

Inside her mind, a blue sphere of energy the size of a soccer ball appeared in front of her personification.

"I see it."

Tryamon opened her own eyes and observed Suzuka closely. There was indeed a large reservoir of mana concentrated in her head. She reached her hand forward and placed her index and middle finger on Suzuka's forehead.

"Now, imbue it with fire."

She squeezed her eyes shut as she intensely focused. Her personification floated forward and pressed its hand on the orb.

~Fire huh.~

Thoughts of Cyan-colored flames came to mind, and as they came, so to did the orb change from its flat blue form to that of the Cyan flame.

~Woah…!~

A small smile formed on both her face and Tryamons as they observed the now flaming ball rage within itself. Tryamon withdrew her fingers and sat back once again.

"Congratulations Suzuka. You've managed to successfully envision and impose a change in form on Mana. The next step is that we attempt manifestation."

Suzuka grew Giddy at the thought. She had been waiting years for this to come to fruition! All those years of studying finally… It was all worth it!

"When do we start?!"

Tryamon got up and made to sit at her desk.

"I've got things I need to do, so perhaps tomorrow. We can head out of the tower and begin then."

"Right! Uwaaah…! I can't wait! Gydion, let's get things prepared for tomorrow!"

Gydion had been sitting on the mat silently the entire time, completely clueless to what was happening. All it seemed to him was that Lady Tryamon touched Suzuka on the head and said a few things. It was honestly super underwhelming.

"Um. Okay. Where about…?" he said as he stood up from the mat.

Tryamon pointed to a door behind Gydion that opened. He turned around and looked with bewilderment.

~How did I not notice that before?~

"That is Suzuka's quarters and now they are also yours. Go on ahead and prepare. I'd also caution you. Suzuka does occasionally sleepwalk and those horns of hers… Hurt. You've been warned."

Thoughts of many nights of poking arose within Tryamons mind from the past years.

Gydion didn't really understand and simply shrugged it off. Thinking

~It can't be so bad.~

Suzuka dashed past him and into the room.