Right now, Ben was teaching the class about magic power control. Rather than showing them the method by having their magic power flow through their bodies, Ben decided to let them play with their spells. He told them to use their weakest spells and maintain them as long as they can.
By maintaining their spells as long as they can, these kids will learn to control their output to make their spells stable and last longer.
"The one who can maintain their magic longer than the others will get a little reward from me." Ben told the class.
"Reward!" The class exclaimed.
"Yeah, you can ask me anything as long as it's just a small request." He replied.
Everyone became motivated and thought about what they would ask if they won. The boys are getting excited and discuss it with their friends. But the girls consider each other to be rivals and Ben had no idea.
'I will ask Ben nii-san to go on a date with me.' The girls thought.
"Wendy, Bella, Carla you guys can also join this training session. But you won't get a reward as you'll win with your experience." Ben informed the three.
"Eeehhh?" They were disappointed to hear this.
"No complaints! You need to set an example for them, not just watch!" He yelled.
Wendy, Bella and Carla didn't have a choice but to try it.
"For Mina and Felice who use Take-Over and Requip, you need to keep using your magic to transform in 5 second intervals! You don't use magic power anymore after you transform after all." Ben pointed out.
"Yes!" They said in unison.
"Alright, let's start!" Ben shouted.
Everyone then used their simplest spells. They were all very confident at first because it felt really easy. However, as 3 minutes passed, the students started to experience difficulties.
Ben looked them and smirked because they underestimated his training. They've used a lot of magic power before, so their magic power got depleted faster. Now with low magic power, they'll need to control their output to be the bare minimum so their magic won't break.
Wendy, Bella and Carla did this many times before so they didn't have nearly as much difficulty. Even so, they didn't take it easy, because as time passed, they were also getting low on magic power. But they can handle it better than the students.
The students watch Wendy, Bella and Carla to learn how they control their magic power output. Some of them try to do the same, but it's not that easy. This kind of thing needs a lot of practice and understanding of the spell.
After 5 minutes, the students start to lose control and their magic breaks. They start to fail one by one after they lose control or even run out of magic power.
"What's wrong? It's only been 5 minutes you know. I thought I told you to use the simplest spells?" Ben asked.
"*pant pant* I never thought it would be this hard." Yorki admitted.
"You shouldn't underestimate magic, kids." Ben smirked.
He looked at the 4 remaining students who still maintained their magic. They're Mina (Take-Over), Gea (Bubble Magic), Dan (Bullet Magic), Parka (Muscle Magic). The other students watch the remaining four to learn how to do it.
Parka can maintain his magic for 7 minutes. Mina then failed to maintain her magic after 8 minutes passed. Gea after 10 minutes and half a minute later, Dan also loses control. Wendy and co stop after all the students lose control.
"Alright, so the winner is Dan with 10.5 minutes. Now tell me your request!" Ben hollered.
"Ben nii-san, show us the power of one of your spells!" Dan demanded.
"Ooh, that's a good request Dan." Hans told him.
"Alright then." Ben smiled.
He looked around the training area and spotted a big wood log. Ben approached the big log and everyone followed him.
"It would be better if there was a boulder, but this big log will do for now. Watch carefully! If you train hard, then one day you will be able to do this." Ben told them.
He grabbed the log and effortlessly threw it into the air. Then he took a deep breath and gathered magic power into his mouth.
"Sun Dragon Fire Roar!" Ben sent a stream of fire at the big log. The spell is aimed at the sky, so it was safe even though the size was big and the power was high.
The student's eyes widened and their mouths dropped. They had never seen a spell this big before, so they were surprised. Even though Ben's magic isn't the strongest, for these kids, it was the strongest they had ever seen.
When Ben finished his spell, the wood log was nowhere to be seen. It was burnt to a crisp and nothing remained, expect ashes that were blown away by the wind.
This surprised not only the students, but the headmaster and Raul as well who were watching from the office. Even other teachers and students in the school were alerted to the sudden appearance of a big spell with a high power level.
"That boy, he's strong. Stronger than anyone in this school. Is he a S-Class wizard?" Raul's eyes widened.
"N-no, he is a A-Class mage, but it seems he's close to becoming a S-Class mage." The headmaster's eyes were also widened.
"Even A-Class is high for a 12 year old and he's close to S-Class. Genius is different. I hope the students won't become discouraged." Raul said.
"Yeah, I hope he has a plan after displaying magic of this magnitude." The headmaster added.
On the training area, Ben looked at the students who were rooted in place and didn't move an inch. He smiled and loudly clapped his hands to make them return to their senses.
CLAP*
"Okay, stop daydreaming! School isn't over yet." Ben yelled.
"Ben nii-san, that spell, it's so strong." Ron said with stars in his eyes.
"Yeah, I'm not sure I could reach that level." Dito looked down at the ground.
Some students were becoming motivated while others were discouraged. Ben predicted this and already thought of a way to resolve it.
"Does my spell look that strong to you?" He asked.
"Yes." The students answered.
"That's good then because my hard work has paid off. Or did you think I instantly reached this level?" Ben had a serious expression on his face because he needed to share an important message with the kids.
"No." The students replied.
"That's right, it's not instant. I trained hard. I fought a lot of hard battles. I learned a lot about magic and I do what I can to become strong. If you want to be strong, you need to work for it!" He hollered.
The students were still unsure, but they listened to Ben.
"Look at Wendy! I trained with her for 2 years and she showed good progress. She isn't as strong as me, but she keeps training to become stronger and never gets discouraged. If you guys who only trained with me for a week get discouraged like this, maybe you should quit." He lectured them.
Ben stared at the students who listened to him intently and nodded.
"Being a mage is not an easy profession you can do just because you want to. Being a mage is dangerous and requires hard work. If you can't do that, then stop now before it's too late. If you don't want to quit, take this seriously and work harder. Do you want to quit?" Ben questioned them.
"N-no." The students shyly answer.
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU! DO YOU WANT TO QUIT!?" Ben shouted.
"NO!" The students yell back.
"ARE YOU READY TO TRAIN AND LEARN SERIOUSLY FROM NOW ON?" He bellowed.
"YES!" The students shouted.
"THEN GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND DON'T GET DISCOURAGED! FOLLOW MINE, YOUR TEACHER'S GUIDANCE IF YOU WANT TO BE STRONG! CAN YOU DO IT, SOLDIERS?" Ben questioned, yelling.
"YES!" The students saluted like soldiers.
"S-soldiers?" Carla asked.
"Hi hi hi, it's a habit to say that like when he trained us." Wendy giggled.
"*nod nod* Ben's habit." Bella agreed.
"GOOD. BELIEVE IN ME, BELIEVE IN YOUR TEACHER, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! TOGETHER, WE WILL TURN YOU INTO GREAT MAGES!" Ben said vigorously.
"YEEAAAAHHH!" The students gained some motivation.