9. Magic

Kento checks back his stats and it's true that he has max affinity with all elements, just like God said, "Does that mean I can also use magic?" Kento said, "How about you test it, we'll start with mana first, close your eyes and look deep into yourself, everyone perceive mana differently" Aegis said, Kento then close his eyes, akin to meditation, Kento controls his breathing, staying as still and as calm as possible, suddenly his consciousness is in a dark place, Kento look around to see if there's anything here, he turns around and see a faucet, "Is this how i perceive my mana? A faucet?" Kento said, he turns the faucet a little bit and a lot of water comes out, on the outside everyone looks at Kento deep in meditation, suddenly they felt a huge amount of mana leaking out of Kento, back inside Kento's consciousness, Kento close the faucet, "Hmm…I guess this is how i perceive mana, i just turn it a bit and a lot of water came out, assuming the water is my mana, i wonder what would happen if i turn the faucet fully? Best not to entertain that thought" Kento said, after looking around some more, it seems that there's really nothing here except for the faucet, "Guess i'll wake up now" Kento said, on the outside as Kento open his eyes, he sees everyone staring at him, "...What's wrong" Kento ask, "Kento, did you just leak your entire mana out? That's a really dangerous thing to do, you know, without mana, the body will be very lethargic" Aegis said, "...I just leaked it a little" Kento said, "A little you say, then how come there's a bunch of stuff lying on the ground?" Aegis said sarcastically, Kento look around the kitchen and see that it's a mess, "...Sorry about that, but i did only leak out a little" Kento said, "That would mean your mana pool is a lot bigger than the average person, so how do you perceive your mana?" Aegis asks, "I perceive mana as a faucet" Kento said, "What's that?" Brad asks, "I guess you guys don't have it, it is a tool to draw water from somewhere, it's like a well, but there is a handle which you can turn to let the water flow, i only turn it a little bit, but didn't know that it would leak a huge amount of mana" Kento said, "...I am not even surprised anymore" Vamuc said, "Can we drink tea now?" Yozora said, Kento turns to the mug to check the tea, "Yes, we can drink it now" Kento said, Kento drinks the first sip, his face relaxed as he swallows, and letting out a satisfied sigh, seeing Kento satisfied from a sip, the rest drinks the tea, which leads to all of them make a disgusted face, except for Aegis "ACK, why is it so bitter" Brad said, "Ugh, it taste like coal" Vamuc said, "If this is what tea taste like, i'm not gonna drink it ever again" Blake said, "Master…it's bitter" Yozora said, "I don't know guys, it's actually not bad" Aegis said, "It might be because you're an elf" Cross said, "The tea i've tasted was sweeter than this" Barbara said, "Hmm…i guess the wooden mug really changed the flavor a bit" Kento said, with mixed reaction from everyone, the first tea in this world was not a success, "Guildmaster, what is the cost of a tea set?" Kento asks, "Please, just call me Cross, it's really uncomfortable when someone literally stronger than you is working under you" Cross said, "Okay? How much does a tea set cost…Cross" Kento said, "It depends on what material it's made, the cheapest one being a bronze tea set, while the most expensive one is porcelain, which is mostly used by nobles" Cross said, "Right i know that, but what i meant is the price range" Kento asks, "Well…it can range from 10 silver for a Bronze one and at least 100 gold for the 'Cheapest' Porcelain tea set, but depends on who or what made the porcelain tea set, it go up to 100 platinum coins, keep in mind it takes 100 bronze to trade 1 silver, and 100 silver to 1 gold, but since platinum is so rare to mine, the kingdom usually make only 1 platinum coin every 2 years, and because of its rarity, people would collect them rather than use them as currency" Cross said, *I know some expensive tea sets on earth, i guess it's also the same here* Kento thought to himself, "Are you still gonna tell me that you're not from a rich family? To even drink tea from a porcelain tea set" Barbara said, "Well, from where i am from, porcelain tea sets are actually pretty affordable, sure there are some more expensive than others, but the general one are pretty cheap, the high quality porcelain tea set is approximately 1 gold while normal quality tea set cost up to 10 silver" Kento said, Hearing that everyone was surprised, porcelain is usually a high class item in this world, hearing Kento says that Porcelain is actually affordable baffles them, "Where…where did you come from?" Blake asks, "All i can say is that i am from somewhere really far away, farther than you can imagine" Kento said, "Do you miss home?" Blake asks, "Of course I do, but I can't return anymore" Kento said, "Why is that?" Blake asks again, "You could say i am not welcomed there anymore" Kento said, *Well i did die, so that is technically the truth* Kento thought to himself, "Well, if you don't want to talk about it, I won't pry" Blake said, "Thank you" Kento replied, "So…how did you reach here" Vamuc asks, "I don't really know, the moment i woke up i was already in the forest where Blake found me, i have a dream of being sent there by someone though" Kento said, *Again, i am technically not lying* Kento thought to himself, "But I thought you said you don't remember anything?" Blake asks, "Well, i met you when i just arrive here, i only have a vague idea on how i got here, so the only response i can think of is saying i don't remember anything" Kento replied, "Well…i guess i would also do that if i am suddenly in somewhere i don't know" Blake said, "But master, aren't you also like the 1st hero?" Yozora asks, "The first hero? How am I like him?" Kento asks back, "Well, from what i heard from my previous master, the 1st hero is from another world, and you have the same scent as him" Yozora said, "The 1st hero? Who is he?" Kento asks, "From what i heard, the 1st hero never gives out their name, so not a lot of people know them, even the companions are sworn to secrecy, but it is said that they are summoned by the alliance of every race that existed 2000 years ago to fight the demon lord" Barbara said, "Does that mean you are from the same place as the 1st hero?" Blake asks, "Probably, probably not, if the existence of another world is real, that would mean there are actually infinite number of worlds, so me and the 1st hero came from the same world is highly unlikely, but there's still a chance" Kento replied, "Hnngg…all this talk is hurting my head, let's just continue drinking tea and get out of here already" Brad said, "It's not like we have anywhere to go, so why not relax for a while" Kento said, "Need i remind you that we still haven't made your Guild card yet with all this commotion going on" Barbara said, "Oh right, well technically it's not my fault since Albert's the one provoking me" Kento said, "Well, just finish the tea so we can make it" Barbara said, "Fine, this was a bad tea drinking session anyway" Kento said, the group quickly finish the tea and go back to the counter, everyone is still on the training ground treating Albert so the guild hall is empty "Now that we're back here, and you've filled the form, i'm gonna put it in this orb so it will be recorded, then i will proceed to make the card" Barbara said, Barbara put the form on the orb, the orb then sucks in the form, glows for a bit, and a card came out from the orb, Barbara grabs the card, grab a stamp shaped like a star, stamp the back of the card, "Mother Goddess, i implore you, grant me the power of invisibility" Barbara said.

Barbara then touch the back of the card and the star disappear, "Huh, that's a different chant" Kento said, "Yes, while we know the name of the 7 elemental Gods, no one knows the name of the Mother Goddess, not even a speculation, so in order to use general magic, you'll need a full chant like what Barbara did" Aegis said, "But wouldn't invisibility be the light and shadow Gods domain?" Kento asks, "Huh? No, light magic is considered to be holy magic while shadow magic is illusion" Aegis said, *Seems like they still don't have the knowledge of photons* Kento thought to himself, "I want to test something, can I borrow something, anything would work" Kento said, "Let me just go to the kitchen and grab a spoon" Cross said, Cross then leaves the room and goes to the kitchen, "What did you wanna test master?" Brad asks, "In my world, our understanding of light is different to here, so I want to see if the same logic still applies" Kento said, Cross returns with a spoon, "Here's a spoon, what'cha gonna do with it?" Cross asks, "God of light, i invoke your name, Lus" Kento said, a ball of light appear on Kento's palm, *Hmm…it feels like there's a sphere on my palm that traps the light particles, I can feel every light particle spinning in there, can I manipulate it?* Kento thought to himself, Kento the points the ball of light on top of the spoon, close his eyes, and imagine the light particles covers the spoon which creates some sort of light barrier around the spoon so the other light particles pass through it, "Invisibility" Kento said, suddenly the spoon disappear, "What the, where did the spoon go?" Cross asks, "It's still right here, just invisible" Kento said while holding the invisible spoon, everyone tries to touch the invisible spoon just to confirm that the spoon is still there, to their surprise, they can touch the spoon, "How is this possible?" Barbara said, "Is this not common knowledge?" Kento asks, "No, the common knowledge is the 4 elemental magic are offensives, light is holy, and shadow is illusion, there's also general magic and necro magic which is the evil God's domain" Blake said, "Well, in my world, we don't have magic" Kento said, "A world without magic? How is that possible?" Brad asks, "Yeah, we never have any magical energy, so in order to understand nature, we turn to science" Kento said, "Science? What's that" Aegis asks, "Science is the study of natural law" Kento said, "Can you give an example?" Vamux asks, "Sure, here's an easy one" Kento said, Kento grabs the invisible spoon, "Can you tell me how to dispel the invisibility spell first?" Kento asks, "Sure, just chant cancel spell" Aegis said, "Thank you, cancel spell" Kento said, the spoon then becomes visible again, Which Kento drop immediately, silence filled the room for a few seconds