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Morning comes.
You still wanted to learn not just about magic, but more about this world and its inhabitants. Studying was the first step towards that. If that didn't work out, learning to fight with weapons was still a second option. Curiosity got the better of you, and you decided to first study with Lisa today instead of immediately training with Hitori.
After breakfast, you and Lisa talked over books and tea. From her, you began to slowly learn more about the arcane mysteries that existed in Greyweul.
“Magic requires intuition,” Lisa explained. “Not everyone can become a mage, but a mage can be anyone. That's why I believe that with enough study, meditation and self-cultivation, it's possible for us to bring out an affinity - no matter how small at first - from within you.”
“You sound like one of those Taoist monks,” you say, smiling.
“Ehh? W-What’s that?”
Right. Lisa isn't from Earth, so she doesn't get it. You keep listening.
“Because magic is essentially Arka manipulation as I've said before, we first have to cultivate the Arka within your body. Does that make sense?” Lisa said.
“You said that there isn't any Arka within me, though.”
“I did. But then again, that's impossible. Everything in Harahel has Arka. It makes up the world after all. It's just that Otherworlders like you, who are from a different world may not have it initially. To tell you the truth I do not completely understand its mysteries either, but everyone who stays and lives here eventually becomes a part of the higher powers that govern our realm.”
Hitori peered from a window. She was out back, stacking firewood for the stove. “Oi. You two are still at it? It's almost lunchtime!”
Lisa giggled. “Take Hitori for example. She came to this world without a bit of Arka present in her body at first. Now, she has a normal level of Arka in her body like most Greyweulians do.”
So over time, Arka accumulates in the body? It's an expy of mana out of some video game, but the mechanics of it still eluded you…
“That's right,” Lisa said. “In time, I'm sure we'll be able to detect Arka slowly building up within you.”
“You're sure?”
“I'm positively sure. Arka is everywhere. Hence why meditation and self-cultivation goes hand in hand with teaching you the intricacies of Harahelian nature.”
You ask the next obvious question: “How long will that take?”
“That, I'm not sure of.” The witch laughed shyly.
She continued.
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