22 Magic affinity

There are three kinds of magic users in <NO > including the players as well as the natives.

The beings who are born with the ability to use magic are called [< Sorcerers >]. 

These individuals are chosen by magic, and not the other way around.

It is their birthright, an inherent power of their bloodline, or a unique power that they had been created due to unique supernatural circumstances.

Then there are [< Wizards >], individuals who have studied extensively to understand the true nature of what is known as magic and natural magical phenomena.

These individuals, different from the people who cast spells directly with the energy that is channeled from nature and environment, are bound by various catalysts.

Be it some spellbooks, some artifacts, some items, or something like a companion creature, they can only use the magic that they have studied for long years with the help of these objects.

'Wizards are some of the toughest classes to raise, so the player spends money and goes for a forced opening of their Mana channels even if they have to die many times.'

Very rare players could use Magic naturally without needing to to open up their Mana channels. 

[< Mage >] is thus the most famous magic class among the players since most of the time, the otherworldly people possess at least some chance to open up their Mana channels if they try enough times.

'Becoming a summoner is costly and becoming an elementalist requires a lot of time, or a lot of luck. So, just going to these common magic towers present in all towns and cities is the best way to get access to magic.'

They were now in the testing room and if it was confirmed that He had the talent for magic and was in the clear, the Mana infusion will not take long.

"For the Magic-type affinity check, please place your hand on each of these glass plates."

The room they were in was not too big. It was almost only a little bigger than their inn room.

There were all kinds of complicated things present around them, but the three of them were standing before three unique magic plates that possessed a unique colorful glow to them.

"Elemental magic, Unique magic, and Natural magic. Let's see what my artist darling has."

The magic in this world was broadly divided into three categories.

Of them, elemental magic was the most common kind of magic one could use. Unique magic was something that belonged to individuals and they had to find it for themselves, and natural magic was something that was famous on the same scale as elemental magic.

"I just have to place my hand on them?"

For Elio, the progression since he met her was a little too easy.

If it wasn't for her, he would have had to do the registration by himself, wander around without much knowledge of the things here, and he would not even have known about the event in the library and had wasted his time on a useless trip.

Not that he would have minded it since he was playing this game to be with her and explore the things like he wanted to, but still, he wanted to go around the town on his own.

"Huuu…"

"Muu! Muuuu~!"

Though, going on his own was not going to be possible for now, he knew that so he decided to be in the moment and his partner, the little slime cheered him on.

"Right. We also have to go to the tamers guild and other places."

When he saw the slime's cheerful behavior, he remembered there was a lot he had to do today, so hesitating for this simple thing was not a good thing.

He wasn't going to disappoint her even if he does not have any affinity for magic, he knew that. So, with a deep breath, he handed Az to her and placed his hand on the first plate that tested an affinity for natural magic.

-Oooooooooooooong!

The plate was glowing with many colors like the other two plates but after he placed his hand on it, it glowed with a unique golden color that was warm in nature.

"Hmmm… you have a (Basic) [Rank-1] affinity for Natural magic."

The affinity ranks were graded in Basic, Uncommon, and Advanced and all of them had three ranks.

Even a basic affinity of the first rank was a good sign for someone who had never had any practical experience with magic since with time and efforts, these ranks could be advanced further.

"Woh, amazing."

Just the fact that he had an affinity for Natural magic was a big thing so, there was a smile on Alex's pretty face.

But as someone who had seen this simple result many times in his career, the person that was taking this test did not have any special expression.

"Then, the next."

A person could certainly have an affinity for more than one kind of magic so it was basic to check for all three kinds.

"Hmm…"

He moved on to the Unique magic plate and placed his hand on it.

And this time as well, it glowed with a bright light that had even more diverse colors than what was already present on it.

"Oh? It seems like you have a [Rank-1] Basic affinity for Unique magic as well. That's pretty rare."

Though the ranks were the lowest, just the fact that he could use magic of a unique kind, something only he will be able to do, brought a bigger smile to her face.

"Yei! I knew you would be great!"

He did not want to kill anything in this world, she understood his wishes. So the fact that he had an affinity for some unique kind of magic on top of natural magic was just too exciting to her.

"Then lastly, Elemental magic."

The mage now had an interested look on his face.

People rarely had an affinity for more than one kind of magic, so if there was someone who possessed affinity for all three kinds of magic, he would have to report this to the tower master immediately.

There had been players in the past with affinity for all three kinds of magic and recruiting them was the top priority of the tower.

Unique magic users were rare already, and those who could use both natural and unique magic usually could also use elemental magic naturally.

But, it did not seem like he was one of those special players.

"Alright then…"

Elio placed his hand on the final glass plate as well… but sadly, contrary to the other's expectations, the glass plate did not react to him.

"Well, looks like you don't have an affinity for elemental magic. That's a bummer."

The elemental magic was the most common type of magic but he did not have any affinity for it.

It wasn't something bad. Having affinity for two kinds of magic was more than rare enough already.

"Alas. Well, we should now move on to the next part."

The test taker seemed rather disappointed. But he quickly shook his head and turned around to activate the other devices.

"Oh, wait. We still have to check what magic affinities Az has." But Alex stopped him and smiled down at the creature in her hands.

"Muuu?"

Now that they were done with El's evaluation… it was time for the special little slime to see if it had any talent for magic.