So far everything is calm. Well that's not entirely true. We are inside my room, Jack is making weird noises while waving his arms, and I'm trying to tie a glass from a chandelier to the tip of a long stick with a string.

"Nima! It's not working. I can't do anything!" Jack looked frustrated

I rolled my eyes "Of course It's not working, you aren't even trying."

"I am trying!"

I let out a sigh. I placed the items back into my inventory and got up. "Listen," I said as I placed my hand on his chest "What did I said you have?"

"Uh, my Soul?"

I nodded "And what did I say your Soul was?"

"Who I am?"

"No, it's a part of who you are." I placed my hands in his shoulders "You have your body," I placed my hand in the sides of his head "your mind," then pointed at his chest "And your soul."

I would've said it differently, but 'intrinsic culmination of your entire being' is a tiny bit heavy for him right now. I don't want my apprentice's head to boil.

"Your soul can generate, uh, make mana. Mana is an energy, a power, that you can use to change things into what you want. That's magic."

"I don't understand."

I groaned while I sat back on my bed 'My god, he's hopeless.'

Why am I doing all this? Well, After grinding the hell of Observe I finally managed to level it up to the point where I can see the stats of others, then I found something interesting. MGC of everyone in the Orphanage was 0 (+1). I don't know what's giving them the boost. Their mana is still locked but it's also more than their mana cap. But my theory is that my overcharged Mana Wave gave them some of my mana.

I looked at the skill but a lot of things the skill can do was removed in the update, probably the things that happen when I overcharge it. I haven't experimented with overcharging spells yet, and I probably shouldn't.

I was thinking of doing everything alone, but when Jack managed to do the test I gave him while I was experimenting I came to a realization: I am just one man.

An individual can't reach to their goal. Well the can, but it's as possible of a noob finishing a game without dying once, while the game is set on it's highest difficulty.

I got one extra WIS point for that.

But then there is Jack himself. He managed to grow on me on this few hours we hanged out. And judging on my powers I'm a danger magnet. Even knowing me can put people in danger. I already started a path where I will seek more and more power.

That was where I got an idea. I take him as an apprentice. I have an extra pair of helping hands, someone to back me up, and I teach him how to protect himself so if danger comes to him and I'm for some reason not there he can take care of himself. It's a win-win.

So I told him about my Morokei persona, and about my evil goals of world domination.

When I told him he passed the test to be my apprentice he immediately accepted, thinking this is all a game.

Yeah I know, I'm horrible.

I heard a snap that made me come out of my musing, and suddenly a light got into my eyes I looked at the source and saw the tip of Jack's index finger was glowing white. He was looking at it as if Christmas came early.

But that happiness was short-lived. The light got dim before disappearing completely. Jack panicked, and started snapping his fingers furiously.

"stop that, you just hurt your hand."

He stopped and looked at me. "Did you see that! I did it! I did magic! I'm a wizard! Like you!"

I frowned "No we're not wizards, we're, eh, Mage's"

"What's a Mage?"

"Different and way better than a wizard. Trust me." I smiled.

He took a breath before snapping his fingers again. "Why isn't it working again?"

"How did you do that?" I asked

"Well I tried to do what you said. A sort of power that was in my body and, and I tried to move it to my hand and I wanted it to glow like those wizards on the telly."

"Hmm…" I narrowed my eyes "Observe" I whispered

Name: Jack Jones

Apprentice of Morokei

Lv: 3

REP: +68

HP: 320/320 / MP: 380/380 (Locked)

STR: 4 (-2) / DEX: 6 (-2)

VIT: 4 (-2) / INT: 5 (0)

WIS 6 (0) / CHR: 3 (-1)

MGC: 0 (0) / LUK: 11 (0)

Jack Jones is an orphan in the St. Lotus orphanage. All his life he new nothing but a lot labor and little food. His life improved when the head matron died. Rumors say it was Nima Jameson's doing, so he tried to befriend the hero. He became his hero's apprentice in hopes to learn magic and be like him.

His MGC boost is gone, it's now 0 (0), is it because he used up all of his extra mana? Then I have to somehow make him unlock his own mana. He leveled up too! He was level 2 when I observed with the others a few hours ago.

I turned off the name above the heads in settings. With REP it kind of got annoying. Speaking of REP, the lil'hero title gives me a +30 REP boost to anyone who knows about what I did. I unequipped it so others stop giving me attention, for now.

'Heh, how cute, I'm his hero.' I smiled. "Okay, you now know how magic works. But you still need to make your soul make mana."

"Didn't I already do that?"

I shook my head "No, that wasn't your mana. I gave you some of mine before, but you have to use your own if you want to be a real mage."

We spent a few minutes sitting on my bed. Both of us were trying to meditate. I told him that he has to calm down, focus and find something inside his body that feels like mana.

By interring a meditative state, a new skill has been created

Meditation Lv 1 (Passive/Active)

"A calm and focused mind, a healthy and strong body, a clean and powerful soul"

A skill used for relaxation focus. You can inter a meditative.

.Passive: meditation is 1% easier

.Mind is 1% more focused

.Active: 10% more mana regeneration

'Hah! I finally got this skill!'

"I think I found it." Jack said

"Good, now imagine it's hard." He nodded "Start poking it hard enough as if it's an egg and you want to crack it's surface like an eggshell" That was what I felt when my mana was unlocked.

It felt like forever, but in the end, I wasn't disappointed. Soon I felt a burst mana start radiating from his body. It was subtle, but I could sense it.

For trying to sense mana, a new skill has been created

Mana Sensory Lv 1 (Passive)

.1% mana sensory

Jack opened his eyes "I feel, different"

I observed him. His mana isn't locked anymore, and his MGC is now 1 (0). I smiled at him "Well, congratulations you are now a mage"

His eyes widened. He extended his right hand and gave a snap. his finger started glowing again, this time brighter than before. He started laughing, and I joined him too.

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Hours passed. We had dinner and after that each went to our own rooms. I made him promise not to show off his magic.

I was trying to sleep but I couldn't . Well, I could. With my gamer's ability I could just shot down for a few hours and wake up fresher than before. But I can't go to sleep because there is so much in my mind. Like how the future is going to be?, What am I going to do about the wizards?, What plans will I have? And how will I make the damn glass stick to the top of the FUCKING STICK?!

I feel like there is something in the back on my head, whispering to me that I know the answer. But what is it?

I sighed. Well at least Jack learned how to do magic. He even learned his first spell before he unlocked his magi…

"خدای من!"

I quickly covered my mouth. I hope no one heard me.

Of course! I am an idiot! I have magic for god's sake! I can bend the rules of the universe!

I quickly took the stick and the glass out of my inventory. I held the stick near one end and horizontal on my right hand, on my left hand I held the glass ball on the end of the stick.

I started pouring my mana on the end of the stick while focusing on what I want to happen.

Slowly three narrow wooden tentacles grew around the glass.

I immediately stopped what I was doing so the glass wont break from the pressure.

I looked at my handy work. It's perfect

The skill Craft has leveled up!

For altering something with your magic, a new skill has been created!

Novice Alteration magic (Passive) Lv 1

"Alter, everything!"

The magical art of change. You can change the shape and/or property of anything to anything.

.5% more effect in alteration magic

"And now~, Observe."

Badly made staff

Quality: Poor

.can be used as a magic staff

.Spells are 3% easier

A poorly made staff made of everyday objects created by Nima Jameson. It can be used as a foci for magic.

AN:

Hah! Bet Nima didn't expect a result like that.

And poor Jack, he doesn't know what he got himself into.

Thank you all for reading my story. I hope you enjoyed it so far ;)

I appreciate it if you give more reviews.

I have basically planned out the general story but there are some gaps that i could fill with your suggestions.

How do you think I should scale the MGC stat on the how-much-means-what-it-will-be and what is the MGC of wizards, goblins and magical creatures like gnomes and unicorns. I am at loss on that.