The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 13. Magical Training?

13. Magical Training?

In the middle of the wilderness on the outskirts of town, Isezaki-san faced me and raised a finger.

“I explained a bit yesterday, but to manifest magic, you need to grasp the flow of mana, decipher the principles of the world, and then put in effort.”

“Yeah, I get it. Teaching magic to someone like me might be tough, but I’m counting on you.”

“However—I’ve never had to do anything like that to use magic. I simply can’t understand the usual methods of acquisition.”

“Huh, so does that mean you can’t teach me magic?”

“What are you saying? You’ll be fine, sir. You’re undoubtedly one of us from this side.”

Asserting with a hand on her chest, Isezaki-san’s “this side” refers to those geniuses like her who can imagine and materialize magic with just their senses.

It’s reassuring that she trusts me, but it might be a bit, well, an overestimation.

Not sure if she noticed my wry smile or not, Isezaki-san continued speaking.

“So, for your reference, let me tell you about my first experience using magic. …It was a few days after being taken in by Aunt Emmy. I was watching Aunt Emmy cooking in the kitchen—”

Reminiscing with narrowed eyes, Isezaki-san paused. Let’s just listen to her story for now.

“Aunt Emmy suddenly cried out, ‘Ouch!’ When I hurried over, blood was flowing from her fingertip. It seemed she had cut herself with a knife.”

“I see.”

“I felt sorry for Aunt Emmy and wished for her wound to heal quickly. Suddenly, the mana inside me began to move vigorously.”

“Uh-huh.”

“The mana circulated inside my body, restless. I released it, placing my hand on Aunt Emmy’s finger. At that moment, as I anticipated, ‘Healing Heal’ activated. And so, Aunt Emmy’s cut healed neatly. Happy ending.”

Clapping her hands with a smile, Isezaki-san said, “That’s it.”

“…Wait, that’s it?”

“Exactly. So, your sincere feelings will surely be the driving force to manipulate mana!”

“Huh…”

Manipulating mana with just feelings seems like the work of a genius.

“Wouldn’t that be impossible for me?”

“No, sir, it won’t be a problem. However, if I may raise an issue, it’s that your specialty attribute is unknown. …For example, I can only use light magic. If my specialty were fire, no matter how much I wished for Aunt Emmy’s recovery, ‘Healing Heal’ wouldn’t have activated.”

While my protest was ignored, it might indeed be important to know one’s specialty. Otherwise, practice might be in vain.

“How do I find out my specialty?”

I remembered from a certain manga they checked the reaction by applying aura to water in a cup.

Resting her chin on her fingers, Isezaki-san pondered for a moment and then suddenly snapped her fingers.

“In that case, you’ll just have to do a lot of things! Don’t worry, leave it to me!”

Asserting with confidence, Isezaki-san looked around as if searching for something, then picked up a sharp stone lying nearby.

“From now on, I’ll cut my own arm with this stone! If you think it looks painful, sir, try ‘Healing Heal’!”

“Wa-wait a minute!”

“Huh!?”

Isezaki-san, who was already in the motion of thrusting the stone into her arm, stopped just in time. She’s too decisive, it’s scary.

“I can’t let you do something like that… Is there any other way—”

At that moment, we heard several footsteps approaching from behind.

Turning around, we saw a group of three men who looked quite rough, grinning nastily as they looked at us.

“Hey hey, what’re you two doin’ out here?”

“For real. You tryin’ to pick a fight with us single guys? Bring it on, why don’cha!”

“Now now, don’t say that. As a sign of apology, how ’bout you leave all your money and the girl and we’ll let you off easy?”

“Heh heh heh! Too kind, ain’t we?”

As they spouted their nonsense and closed the distance, Isezaki-san, on the other hand, said,

“W-wait, we’re not picking a fight…”

Blushing while placing a hand on her cheek, she seemed embarrassed.

Isezaki-san, this is no time for jokes. We’re being extorted by thugs right now, you know?