18 Chapter 18
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After we finished our small tea party, Sol flew towards the nearby tree to sleep and Mr Popo returned to his duties. Kami vanished the table and chairs and then gestured to me to sit down on the floor.
"Alright, let's talk about your training," Kami said to me as he sat down in front of me.
"As you can see I'm quite old, so, your physical training will be handed over to Mr Popo," Kami explained, "By the way, Mr Popo is over 1000 years old and is quite knowledgeable and strong, so try to be respectful,"
"I understand, Lord Kami," I nodded.
Kami nodded and said, "Your magical training will be under me, I will be teaching you all the techniques I learned from my master,"
"Arlic, apart from your training in Martial Arts and Magic, is there anything else you want to learn," Kami asked me and I nodded.
"Lord Kami, I wish to complete my education, when Master Roshi taught me about science and technology I was truly intrigued by it, so I wish to learn more about them," I replied.
"Hmm, well I can arrange books for you, but neither I nor Mr Popo will be able to teach them to you," Kami said.
"It's okay Lord Kami, I will try to study them on my own," I replied with a smile.
'With me possessing the ability to learn fast, I don't think studying is going to be that difficult,' I thought to myself.
"Alright, what books do you want me to collect for you," Kami asked me.
"I think I should start with school education first, then college and above," I replied.
"Okay, I'll try to get the best books for you," Kami nodded.
"So, shall we start our first lesson," Kami asked and I nodded, "Great, from now onwards you shall address me as Master,"
"Let's start with the basics, Arlic, do you know what magical energy is?" Kami asked.
"Yes, magical energy is just another form of life energy," I replied.
"Correct, but to be specific magical energy comes from the spiritual side of the life force, similar to Ki which comes from the physical side,"
"As you know Ki increases as one gets physically strong, however when it comes to magical energy people have different reserves,"
"A person can be physically weak but possess huge reserves, or can be super strong with low reserves,"
"Therefore a person can keep increasing their Ki by training but not their magical energy reserve after they reach their limit," Kami explained.
"I see," I nodded and then looked at Kami seriously, "Master Kami, I have a question,"
"Ask away," Kami nodded with a smile.
"You said that a person can keep increasing their Ki by training themselves, then does that mean one can keep getting stronger limitlessly,"
"If so then why is Master Roshi still so weak after living for over 300 years, whereas I surpassed him in just a year," I asked seriously.
"Good, that's a very good question," Kami said and nodded his head.
"You see, Arlic, there is a thing known as Potential limit," Kami replied, "And a person can grow as strong as his Potential allows him,"
"But, Master doesn't that mea…. "
"Now now, let me finish my words Arlic," Kami cut me off in the middle.
"People indeed have limits and generally they can't surpass them, however, if one were to successfully break those limits they can keep growing strong,"
"A good example for this topic would be Mutaito, to fight Piccolo he overcame his limits and even created a new technique to seal him,"
"Even though he was not able to surpass Piccolo, he gave him a good fight and in the end, he successfully sealed him,"
"And this is the same reason why Roshi never grew past his limit, as he was unable to break through them, and it's quite common for Martial Artists to not be able to break them,"
"Even I have been unsuccessful in breaking through my limits yet,"
"But you, Arlic, are a mystery to me, as I have never seen someone with so much potential in them, you growing this fast only verifies the incredible potential you possess," Kami explained.
I was dumbfounded at the information Kami told me. Will of the Multiverse said to me that I will have potential similar to an earthling. If Kami's words are true then wouldn't that mean that I have potential that is better than earthlings. Was it the effect of Ultra Divine Water, did it break my limit and bring out my hidden potential.
'Aghh, it's confusing, I will think about it later,' I thought to myself, 'I need to get myself a scouter to better understand my strength,'
"I think we should return to the topic of discussion," Kami said and I nodded.
"Okay, so as I was saying, we can keep increasing Ki by training, but to reach the limit of the magical reserve one has to train their mind, and keep practising magic,"
"The better you are at manipulating magical energy the more magical techniques you can perform,"
"Because Magical energy is malleable it is also easy to manipulate, so, learning how to manipulate magical energy is much simpler than Ki" Kami explained.
I nodded at Kami's explanation, but then raised my hand to ask a question.
"If you have any questions then you are free to ask me anytime," Kami said with a soft smile.
I nodded and asked, "Master, if Magic and Ki are both different forms of life force, then wouldn't it be possible for someone to break through the limits of magical energy reserves as well,"
"To be honest with you Arlic, I don't know the answer to this question, as I have never seen someone break through the limits of their magical reserves,"
"If we think about it from a theoretical side then it is possible, but there is just no proof of it, so I don't know if it is possible or not," Kami explained with an awkward smile.
"I understand, Master," I nodded.
"Hmm, now let's talk about different types of magical techniques,"
"Magic is used in two ways Externally and Internally,"
"Every magic that requires magical energy to be used out of the body is external magic, such as healing, conjuring, transmutation,"
"Internal magic is all about self-use of magical energy, like self-healing, Reinforcement magic,"
"Now, do you remember what I did yesterday at your orphanage when I created things out of nothing, that's an example of Conjuring and Transmutation magic,"
"And your Lightning aura magic is an example of Reinforcement magic,"
"Do you have any questions regarding this topic, Arlic," Kami asked and I shook my head
"Uh, Master, can you tell me what kind of magic Master Korin used on me while I was climbing the Tower, I want to learn it, it helped in improving my strength," I asked Kami with hope.
"Ho-Ho-Ho, it wasn't Korin who used that magic, it was me, Kami who cast it," Kami replied with a laugh.
"Master, can you please teach it to me," I asked him with sparkling eyes.
"Didn't I already tell you that I will teach you every Magic I know, so rest assured my dear pupil," Kami responded
"But I will teach this Magic to you at a later date, as Gravity Magic is a complex magical technique,"
"For now, we will start with something simple, like Transfiguration magic," Kami said and then raised his hand.
Kami used conjuring magic and created a cube of metal in his hand and then placed it on the ground.
'Ahh, I…. I just copied the best magic in all of Dragon Ball,' I thought excitedly while struggling to appear calm.
"Okay, Arlic we are going to use this cube to learn transfiguration magic, and… are you okay, Arlic, you look a little red,"
"Oh, yes yes, I'm good, just a little excited to learn a new kind of magic," I replied, trying to hide my excitement.
"Ah yes, you should be excited, now let's continue where we left off,"
"If you master this magic, conjuring and transmutation magic will become easy for you," Kami explained.
"Now, what you have to do is to spread your magic inside this cube and use that magic as a medium to change the shape of this cube," Kami said, while he performed the transfiguration magic, and soon the cube turned into a sphere.
"See, this is how you perform Transfiguration," Kami showed me the metal ball with a smile.
"I see," I replied with an awkward smile.
"Now, it's your turn, and don't worry it's not that hard, you can easily learn it in just a couple of…." Kami froze, and his eyes and mouth opened wide comically after he saw me perform Transfiguration in a single try.
"H… How," Kami stuttered.
"Ahh, don't worry Master, I still need some practice to master this spell, I wasted quite a bit of magical power on this," I said and showed him the metal pole I created.
"I can't believe you learned that magic by just seeing it once,"
"Now I know how Roshi must have felt when you kept learning his techniques this fast," Kami said with a sigh.
"Wait, I used Conjuring Magic too, don't tell me you learned that too," Kami inquired, flabbergasted.
I conjured a small ball of iron on my palm and smiled awkwardly.
"Aghh, This is why Korin calls you a cheat,"
"Now, I have to completely change the plan of your training," Kami said while massaging his temples.
"Okay, now we are going to change the class from every day to once a week, and you are going to practice the Magic for the rest of the week,"
"And I will teach you the next magic only after you completely master the first," Kami said and stood up.
"Alright, Arlic, this is it for the day, now it's up to you if you want to keep practising or play around,"
"We have some board games here if you are interested,"
"Hmm, let's play some games," I replied after a thought.
"Sure,"
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{2 Hours Later}
Kami and I played snakes and ladders and after two rounds Sol joined us as the third player.
Currently, Sol is dancing on his chair, as he is the one who has won most of the rounds.
"Piii Pi Pi" Sol chirped, [Hurrah, I won, I am the champion of the world]
"Piii Pi Piiii," Sol chirped at Kami, [Hey old man, now hand me over my Golden Cup and prize money]
"Huh, what cup and money, this wasn't a competition," Kami retorted.
"Piiiii, Pi," Sol chirped angrily, [Now, listen here green man, either you give me what I want or be ready to get your head pricked]
"Hoh, you're trying to intimidate me, let me show you, you fire chicken, why you shouldn't mess with the God of Earth," Kami said and shot a yellow beam towards Sol.
"Piiiiiiiiiii," Sol shrieked in fright.
As the beam touched Sol, his body started to shine golden and he started shrinking.
"Piiiiiii-Chiiiiii," Sol's chirping turned into squeaks.
Soon the golden glow diminished and in place of Sol was a Rat.
"Now, come here you," Kami said and levitated Sol.
Kami then conjured a big Rat cage in his other hand and threw Sol inside it, and then placed it on the side.
"Now, how about we continue, Arlic," Kami smiled at me.
"Ahh, sure," I nodded.
"Lord Kami," Mr Popo's voice came from behind.
"Yes, Mr Popo," Kami looked towards him.
"Lord Kami, it's almost noon, so I think we should prepare lunch," Mr Popo answered.
"Oh, sure, what do you want to eat, Arlic, I can conjure anything you like to eat," Kami asked me.
"I love meat dishes, Master," I answered.
"Alright, as you wish," Kami nodded.
"Oh, Mr Popo, can you please take this cage and place it somewhere safe," Kami said and conjured some fruits inside the cage.
Mr Popo picked up the cage and went inside to place it somewhere safe.
"Alright, let's conjure some tasty food," Kami mumbled.
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{Current Power Level - 360}
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Yeah, so here's a new chapter.
I stopped because I lost the inspiration to write.
It's still not back but for now I'll try to keep writing until I regain it.
