It was a pleasant feeling to wake in a bed again.

Even if it is nice to have new adventures, nothing can quite beat the comfort a nice bed provides.

However it might be wise to mention. Don't follow old men that tell you to live with them kids!

Another day but something feels nice about today.. Wait of course something is nice i'm in a bed! Whoooo aaaaa how I missed this. I silently thanked the genius of humans to make something so great as beds before rising and pulling off the covers and deciding to check out what this day has in store for me.

Hmm I wonder something….Open My Menu

[Menu]

Skills

Magic

Items

I choose the file labelled "magic" once more and found it had been slightly altered

I could seemingly learn more magic once again!

"Magic is the process of altering the eathernano in your own body in order to call forth an effect into the world. This "effect" can come in many forms be that elements such as fire, earth, water and so forth. Or even more abstract forms such as shadows, light, and calling forth spirits. IN ORDER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW MAGIC WORKS FIND MAGIC TEACHER. In order to perform magic you need to feel it flow through you much like using a muscle with only much more concentration. IN ORDER TO LEARN MORE FIND MAGIC TEACHER.

Available Magic: Earth magic[Basic]

Learnable Magic: 4

Fire: Y/N

Wind: Y/N

Requip: Y/N

Water: Y/N

Note: One magic can be learned.

Taking a quick look at what the different magic where there was one that stood out to me. While 4 of them were the basic four elements one was called "requip", deciding that it sounded the most interesting I chose it for my what I have come to call "daily magic upgrade" (Corny I know).

[Notice]

skill learned: Basic Requip

A Requip is defined as a mage depositing a non-organic object into a form of pocket dimension called a "Requip space" ; this space can later be accessed in order to then recall the objects once they are inserted.

This space is not governed by the laws of the world and you will not be encumbered by the amount of equipment,items, potions, so on and so forth in your Requip space.

The amount of items a mage is able to put into their Requip space is determined by their magical energy and prowess.

The more advanced users of Requip are able to use the calling and recalling aspect of the magic near instantaneously.

Well that seems incredibly broken, but also interesting I wonder how it works?

Turning around in the room and looking for something that might work I spot my shabby old clothes, deciding that it wouldn't be a tragedy if they cannot be recovered I decided to try out with those.

" alright let's see then.:"

I took a deep breath trying to visualise an empty cupboard being opened in order to hang my clothes in and then said the keyword.

"Requip"

My old torn clothes were then encompassed in a bright light and after a few moments were simply gone.

Okay now for trying to get them back

I once again visualised a cupboard and opened it but this time the clothes were already in there.

"Requip"

The clothes that were gone now once again started to materialise into reality.

"This is soooo awesome! Magic Is awesome!" I said ecstatic that I had not only learned a new magic but it was also one that seemed so useful for nearly everything!

"I see you are up early"

Turning my head to see who said that I saw Mr Precht, but this time instead of the wizarding robes I saw him clad in last time he instead had on a wine coloured turtleneck, dark pants and a pair of boots. And he also seemed in a rather cheerily mood as he saw me perform another type of magic.

"Come on then there is breakfast on the table and I don't doubt you are hungry"

He started to walk away but then turned around and walked into the room.

"Actually before you come down to the right of this room there is a bathroom in there you can freshen up and I will fix you some new clothes in the meantime"

….

"Wait, don't tell me… you don't know how to bathe?" He asked, getting a horrified look on his kind old face.

"Well no I know but i'm just wondering..well why are you doing all of this? You give me a bed to sleep in and then give me new clothes but for what?"- I asked, frowning my eyebrows.

"A good question but I cannot tell you everything just yet, so for now you will just have to take a bath and accept that I just want to help"-Precht said Grinning while he wafted his hand in front of his face, and then walked away.

"Right right smell like I forest troll gotcha"- I sighed as I rose and started to make my way to the room right of "mine".

Walking into the room I was greeted by the sight of a bathtub, soap, a clean towel and some simple yet nice clothes.

[Notice]

Acquired item: Clothes: Shirt, pants.

Defensive properties:Slight defensive quality.

A simple defensive enchantment is in the threads of this shirt's fabrics making it harder to destroy. A similar enchantment is applied to the pants along with a odor removing spell.

Offensive Properties: None

Can be magically enhanced:Item already has enchantment.

wear:Y/N

Store in Requip Space:Y/N

Oh so I can also put my newly acquired items into my Requip space neat.

Putting my newly acquired clothes into my Requip space, I then went into the shower.

However as I entered the shower I noticed a peculiar feature, the shower did not have a handle.

In its place there was instead something akin to a christal surrounded by wires and metal. There was also a note on the right side of this device.

[Letter]

"Hello my boy this is called a lacrima. By channelling your magical energy into it you can activate the device by fully filling it with magical energy. This particular one as you can perhaps see is empty, this will be your first exercise in controlling magic energy and learning to channel it. Your challenge is simply to fill the lacrima then shower then come down and eat some breakfast."

Okay seems simple enough, guess I just need to try to figure out how to actually do this then we are set.

But how….Right the observing skill!

Let's use the observe skill to figure out how this works!

Activate skill Observe

[Notice]

Skill used:Observe

Magic item identified:Water lacrima:Empty

This lacrima is used to convert magic energy inserted into it to water magic then diverted into the shower.

In order to fill lacrima insert magical energy via skill: Magic transfer.

Skill:Magic transfer: not learned: In order to learn skill perform Magic transfer on your own first.

How did I do the thing with the other magics now again?

First I need a clear image, then exert my will to get the effect.

Image

I closed my eyes and started to form an inner image of a dam next to an empty pond. Then I started to open the walls of the dam filling the pond full of water. Then reset and repeat.

My will gives direction

With my image of the effect I wanted now clear in my mind I started to focus my magic to enforce my will into the world.

After a few seconds I started to feel woozy and I nearly wanted to quit, but my efforts were apparently not in vain since when the dizziness got the most intense the lacrima started to glow a slightly intense blue light. I felt proud of my efforts paying off however I did need to sit down and regain my bearings from the headache I got, as I did I also got a notification

[Notice]

Great amount of energy has been expended you now have: Mild magic deficiency

Mild magic deficiency causes users to suffer from light headaches and dizziness.

Status effect will disappear with time.

[Notice]

Skill learned:Magic transfer

Magic transfer allows the user to transfer raw eaternano into an object or individual.

After taking a moment to rest and regain my bearings I read the skill I just gained.

Okay that's interesting, it seems like I can now use it without the whole inner image thing. I wonder if other magics and skills work the same way?

After taking a shower and Requiping into my clothes (turns out I was right and you don't need an inner image after the first time) I made my way into the hallway and down the stairs where I was then greeted by a large door once again outfitted with a lacrima. And once again there was a letter on the side.

[Letter]

"Hello again child seeing as you are now reading this one of two things have happened either you have finished your first task or you have walked down here not having taken a shower. Just in case if you do enter through this door unwashed I will throw you out immediately. Your task this time is the same: open the door by activating the lacrima."

I did the same process as before however this time when I used the skill I felt my energy drain more. Like before I became dizzy but this time it felt like I just got hit by a truck.

My whole body was sweating and I was wheezing for air.

The hell? The last time it wasn't this bad, did using the skill make the cost greater?

Fuck this hurts I feel like im gonna hurl.

But I gotta keep moving forward. I can't give up now, not when I've got this opportunity! This has to have a purpose to it….right?

After the gruelling experience that was filling and opening the door (that sounds weird out of context) I finally arrived at the breakfast table where I once again met my current benefactor Mr Precht Gaebolg or as I call him evil old man…But never to his face.

"Hello again young one, how are you feeling?"- Precht said, leaning back in his chair and grinning.

I sank down in my chair on the opposite side of the table simply saying.

"How the hell do you think im feeling why the fuck am I so exusted?!"

"Hah quite the language, but to answer your question what you just experienced is called magic deficiency disease. It is your body's reaction to the lack of eaternano. It can get relatively worse the more magic expended. Now.."-He said taking forth a pen and paper

"How did you feel during each draining?"

"The first one was me getting woozy and needing to sit down, but the second one I nearly collapsed and started to sweat in addition to the dizziness. But why is that important exactly?"

Precht wrote down my answers then looked up from his notes.

"Well to answer your question I was testing your magic energy level and how quick you can recover it. Normally a person that has never used magic before would be able to fill one lacrima and then need to wait a few minutes before being able to fill another one."

"However you was able to fill one recover and then move on to another one, which is interesting since a new mage would have collapsed when trying this for the first time"

"As such I can from your experience and the data received from the lacrima determine how to best improve your magic power"

"And also you have a peculiar trait, normally it would take twice the time it did for your magic container to recover but you did it quite fast."

"Oh well that's….soo cool!" - I said getting stars in my eyes as my opinion of the old geezer improved tremendously"

"Yes yes in any case I have determined that your growth potential is quite large, but that will be dealt with later. For now let's eat some breakfast!"

Mr preacht clapped his hands and in walked a well dressed man pushing a cart with two cups, plates and glasses.

"Now then as soon as we have finished eating we will start your magic and normal education, also the whole thing with me calling you "boy" isn't really that nice to me….would you like a name?"

"...I …I dont know what to say but I guess …I guess I do want one."

"Hmmm you don't really know this but there is a story about a white feathered about this man coming across a crow with white feathers and taking care of it, then when the man had finished rearing the crow the crow gave the man one of his feathers as thanks. This feather then grew and grew and grew, getting harder and more compact forming the world's first magic staff. Legend says that finding a white haired crow is considered an omen of change and good luck."

"As such I find it a fitting name for someone with your potential and in this situation I suppose me being the old man would be fitting." Mr precht mused stroking his long beard.

"Henceforth your name shall be Crow Gaebolg and I will officially adopt you this week!"

Precht said, spreading his arms out in a dramatic manner.

"...I accept ..on one condition"

"Name it"

"I get to call you gramps.."

Precht got a distant look in his eyes and smiled a sombre smile at those words.

"I would actually like that very much …Crow"

End of chapter