Frustration

Arno spoke in a calm, neutral tone

"About everything you've adjusted so far has now become useless"

Leus couldn't comprehend what he just heard

"What?"

Arno repeated the words one by one, Emphasizing each

"Everything .. You .. Have .. Adjusted .. So .. Far .. Has .. Become .. Useless"

Sensing that Arno was taunting him, Leus replied in a slightly irritated tone

"I heard that, I just didn't understand"

'Now isn't the time to make fun of me'

Arno paid it no mind and continued

"Your adjustments were made based on a specific Mana Quality.

Now that the Mana has become stronger, Instead of throwing a dagger you'll throw a spear, instead of throwing a spear you'll throw a log, and instead of a fireball it'll be a burning mass of fire.

Not only that, but because your body isn't as strong as your Mana, using spells like Boost or Fluid-Smoother will make you fall down.

In short, You have got to re-adjust everything from the beginning, Every single spell you learned so far"

Leus was pretty annoyed

'Why do these things never end'

His face contorted a bit and he looked quite annoyed, so Arno said

"It's not all bad, Now that your mana is better, you can probably sense the mana clearer and will be able to control it easier, It'll take only some days"

Leus sighed

"Fine ... It's not like I have any other option"

Arno nodded as well and said

"Then my job here is done, Continue training"

And he left the room

Leus sighed again

'I should go home first'

Leus decided not to use any spell until he re-tests everything to avoid any accidents, and went home

He reached home and spent the day with his family as usual.

In the house, there was nothing new except that Merlin was having some difficulties with math, and Amethyst was helping him.

As for Viorica, she wanted to ask Leus something

"Leus, Do you mind if we borrow the Atlas? I'd like to teach Merlin and Amethyst things about the world too!"

"Sure Mom, no problem.

Actually, I'm done with it so you can keep it, I also have access to countless books now"

'That reminds me ... There's a book I need to read'

Leus reminded himself of that and then spent the rest of his day with his family.

The next day, Leus went back to the library and directly entered his room

'Now let's begin'

Leus entered the barrier and activated it

'Even the Mana leaving my hand feels different'

The change was very subtle but Leus felt it nonetheless

'It feels clearer and easier to control

'Anyway, Let's try the basic spells'

Leus started with the easy spells, Fire Ball, Bubble, Boost, Icicle, Spear, and Shield.

The results were frustrating

'First of all, The spells take shape way before I expect them to.

And it also requires less mana to take the same form, So now adding the Normal amount of mana causes the spell to expand to double or triple the normal size'

If he tried to create some water, it turned into a wave, If he tried to create a dagger it turned out to be a long spear, And so on.

Leus had to reestablish everything again

'This is just bothersome'

Many times he'd instinctively add the amount of mana he's been always adding, Causing the spell to go out of form.

He could no longer train on auto-pilot or just repeat the same things on and on, He had to concentrate and stay focused, otherwise, he'd lose control and the spell would launch toward the barrier and dissipate

Some spells took hours, While other, More precise spells took days ... But after a couple of sessions, Leus was done re-adjusting all his spells

'Ugh, Finally done with that boring task'

This was one of the very few times Leus truly didn't enjoy his training

'I think the last time I felt annoyed like that was when I trained with ice knowing that I'd gain nothing out of it and still forced myself to master it'

'Looking back at that, perhaps I've gone through this qualitative change because I didn't neglect ice ... I knew it'd be useful'

Leus glanced at the two books on the desk, Then glanced at a specific book on the shelf, Then he decided

'I'll go talk to Arno'

When Leus came out of the room he noticed that it was night outside, and the Library didn't have a single visitor in it.

The silence was eerie, And Arno was the only human in the library other than him.

When Arno noticed him approaching he asked

"Are you done?"

Leus nodded

"Yes, I'm done"

"Then let me show you something"

Arno stood up from his desk and walked toward the eastern side of the Library, away from the door of Leus' training room.

"Follow me"

Leus didn't get a chance to reply as Arno was already moving, So he just followed silently

Arno went to the very northeastern corner of the library.

A corner between the eastern wall and the northern one, Like the angle of a rectangle, Then Arno stopped walking

"Take out your emblem"

Leus removed the emblem from his chest and held it in his hand

"Add mana into it, Water mana, 3 small pulses"

'Oh? That's advanced'

Leus did as he was told

"Now put it on the ground"

Leus put the emblem on the ground, And the ground slightly shook

Suddenly, A tunnel appeared

"Impressive, What's this?"

"A secret exit"

"Where does it lead to?"

"Near the forest"

Leus looked at the emblem in his hand then at the tunnel and murmured

"That's pretty cool"

Arno spoke in a serious tone

"Remember the code and the location of this tunnel, Who knows when will it be of use"

Leus nodded

"Now do the same thing again"

Leus repeated the process and the tunnel disappeared

Arno turned around and walked again to his desk and Leus followed him

Then Arno asked

"What brings you here today?"