Dawn Traveler - Chapter 22

We’re back to the other world in this chapter. Enjoy~

DISCLAIMER: I do not guarantee the accuracy of this translation.

Tl: DarkNari
Editor: DarkNari

The Beginning of Experience

"Those at the 2nd circle are mostly simple. It is feasible that the spells of the 1st circle are more advanced. However, there are new fields you can acquaint yourself with, such as granting magic to objects, so you have to learn it properly. The foundation of magic must be firmly established to become a high rank magician." (Herz)

Herz looked at Jess, who had become one year older, with an affectionate expression.

It is very difficult for a person to take their place as a magician. Unless they have an outstanding talent above all others, their parents need to be of noble birth, or be exceptionally competent magicians.

Even if you had the talent, that was not all, you had to seize the opportunity.

Magic is generally not an easy study to learn.

After that, you have to make strenuous efforts to raise your magic circle.

[I taught him from a young age. I was wondering whether he would be able to properly learn magic while teaching him……. Then in just four years, he perfectly mastered the 1st circle, he followed the lessons well. The Mage Tower's genius trainees take 1-2 years, however this is because they don’t really learn the basics in areas unrelated to their teacher’s school.] (Herz)

Because of Herz's judgement, Jess understood exactly the basic properties of magic.

Those who start learning about mana and magic will begin to calculate its contents in light of their own common sense.

It was because a considerable number of the contents were unusual and unrealistic, and there were many convoluted aspects on how to deal with mana.

Jess embraced the understanding of mana very easily, and he did relatively well in terms of magic research equations.

His accomplishments in 1st circle magic was far superior than those trainees of the Mage Tower.

Even if he had trained for a long time, it was quite an excellent achievement.

But that doesn't mean anything, there are magicians scattered about the world who could not pass the barrier of the 4th and 5th circle, so we will wait and see.

"Your foundation of magic is well polished, but your upcoming training will be more important. Bear in mind that all of this foundation is for what comes afterwards. Just because there is a firm base doesn't mean a high and grand building will arise." (Herz)

Herz was stingy with his praise.

One of the fundamentals for a magician is to have a good head. Therefore, as a result, their greatest downfall is pride.

Too often the case things go wrong when magicians, who were called geniuses, are arrogant and forcibly hasten their studies on magic.

"The magic of the 2nd circle you will learn from now on is an extension of the 1st circle, so it will not be very difficult. For the upcoming 3rd circle, according to the effort you put into it you can easily be proficient in it. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask." (Herz)

"Yes, sir." (Jess)

Herz’s teaching style changed; after the lecture was over, the other half of the lesson Jess was free to read magic books and to ask questions on anything he was curious about.

The spells of the 2nd circle magic had a lot of marvelous things that applied to objects and flesh.

Attaching fire to a sword, promoting the growth of trees, physical strength reinforcement, pain reduction and so on.

Jess fell in love with the fun of magic.

If the 1st circle exerts a force of about ten, the 2nd circle exerts a force of at least 30 up to 120.

He was cheerful because this was the time when the power of magic was formed in earnest.

"Certainly magic is a mysterious and intensive study. What happens if I master the magic of the 9th circle?" (Jess)

There was no need to ask Herz.

The day he went from the 5th circle to the 6th circle, he held a simple party with Rendall, Laeli, Grona, and Nedhand.

Even though they were in the Elven Forest this deserved to be celebrated, so Nedhand pulled out all the beer he had secretly stashed away.

If a 5th circle magician can demonstrate excellent abilities that are advantageous to allies in combat, a 6th circle magician has the power to ruthlessly deal with the enemy.

They could cause serious damage or neutralize the enemy knights and archers, so they could change the pattern of battle by themselves.

Of course, if the opponent that appears is a knight of a kingdom, the situation could change, but they were very powerful if it was against ordinary monsters.

"Hmm. There are a lot of raw materials that I need in order to master 6th circle magic." (Herz)

Herz began studying the magic of the 6th circle. It was not easy to learn new magic because he did not have a teacher to instruct him. Still the magician was enjoying himself so much he stayed up all night without noticing the time passing by.

He thoroughly read the magic materials he had collected so far, and sold the treasures from their house in Terre to obtain new research records.

He also gained the magic records that the elves collected as references.

In the meantime, Jess read 2nd circle spellbooks.

"Understanding of biological growth, interaction of the human body and mana, alteration of matter. Whoa. These kinds of things are the basics of 2nd circle magic……! It's not wrong when they say a magician studies for his whole lifetime." (Jess)

There were encyclopedic books piled up like mountains.

Magic wasn't just arranging mana, you also had to understand the principle correctly. Otherwise, not only will the magic fail, but sometimes there may be mana reflux.

If the mana reflux is great enough you could cough up blood, in other cases you could lose the use of your limbs forever or become an imbecile.

"There is no way I can not study here." (Jess)

Fortunately, Herz put an explanation in the difficult areas, which makes reading easier.

The reason why Herz is often misguided about Jess’s remarkable academic talent is that he is living in two worlds.

He has a sense of understanding and judgment, a way of looking at things, and a mental maturity that can not be seen from a 12 year old.

Not only was the time spent in his other life helping him mentally, but the time he spent learning magic was not as short as Herz had thought.

He had been pulled into magic theory since he was born, so he couldn’t have been awkward when he learned it properly later.

He has even grown accustomed to listening to the convoluted and difficult magical language.

Even if it is the 2nd circle……there is nothing strange or esoteric about it at all. All it needs is time to learn it properly.

As he was studying the 2nd circle, he was still focusing on physical training with Rendall.

The mana of a swordsman and a magician was different.

After perceiving mana, a magician puts some of it into his house of mana and with his will resonates with his surroundings.

Mana is everywhere and in most cases it is flowing.

A magician intervenes with the flow to create a miracle.

The house of mana serves as a medium for the magic. Of course, the bigger the house, the better, but the extent of enlightenment did not grow beyond a certain scale.

A swordsman, on the other hand, fills his entire body with training and meditation.

In order to overcome the limitation given to the body, he had to accumulate as much mana as possible with steady effort alone.

Ugh. This is hell. I would rather go to the military in reality, it's most likely a hundred times more easier.

Rendall was a parent who cherished his child.

The only way he thought Jess could survive the risks he would experience in the future was to grow stronger, so he raised him firmly.

"Put more strength into your arms. If a battle takes place, the opponent will not wait for you if you get tired. Even if you're out of breath, swing accurately!" (Rendall)

Jess swung the iron sword according to what Rendall said.

Thousands of times in an upright position!

The fact that his mother Laeli was a priestess was unfortunate during his training.

Any modest injuries or stamina loss were healed at once with a single prayer, what is this but a scam.

It’s ridiculous.

After finishing his training session with Rendall, he literally fell flat on the ground.

"You can learn the advanced swordsmanship skills used by knights by feeling the mana in your body and applying it. Advanced swordsmanship is very tricky to operate, but it is difficult for the opponent to block it." (Rendall)

"Yes. Father." (Jess)

"However, though it has only been a few years since you began to feel mana, it seems you have accumulated a lot in your body." (Rendall)

Jess was in the Elven Forest, and the effects of all the medicinal herbs that were good for the body that he had eaten away had piled up.

Rather than his swordsmanship and physical talent, the environment and food had more impact. Still this was a much quicker achievement than knight trainees of similar age.

He was an ordinary elementary school student in the other world, but here he could be regarded as an elite with expectations depending on him.

"Work hard. Jess." (Rendall)

"Yes sir." (Jess)

"You could be a better swordsman than me." (Rendall)

"Yes. Father." (Jess)

Sword users can not help but envy the position of knights in this world.

Most of the magic machines are possessed by the nations or nobility on account of their immense power, so it was a reality that it was hard to obtain them unless one was a knight of a kingdom.

However, Jess had no interest in being a loyal knight. He watched and learned from tomb robbers, so how could he live like a knight and serve a noble?

To throw away my life for honor……I don’t think so. Anyway, it's also that half of my life is spent in the modern age where civilization has developed.

Rather than a knight, he would choose to travel the continent as a merchant.

Rendall also did not want his child to be a knight. As a knight he would belong to a lord of enormous power, and he would become a consumable item while doing all kinds of shady work.