Chapter 7:
Creation Magic
CAIN USED HIS FREE TIME TO THINK ABOUT MAGIC not related to the four basic elements. He experimented with creation magic and spacetime magic, continually increasing his repertoire of spells.
World Map
▷Displays a map in front of you.
Clock Up
▷Increases mental processing speed.
Parallel Thinking
▷ Mentally process multiple things at the same time.
Teleportation
▷ Teleport to the location one envisions in their mind. However, can only go to places one has been to in the past.
Creative Make
▷ Transform material into the visualized end product. If materials are insufficient, mana is expended instead.
Double Magic
▷ When combined with Parallel Thinking, allows the usage of spells that combine multiple basic elements.
Within a span of three years, Cain had also mastered the four basic elements to the Super level. However, he had only used up to the Advanced level in front of Millie and Nina. The levels of the four basic elements were divided into Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, Super, Emperor, and Divine, and there were no known cases of anyone in the world using magic beyond Emperor. Divine magic belonged to the gods. Although there were mages capable of casting Super-level magic, you could count the number on your fingers. Even if a mage could cast a Super-level spell, their high mana cost meant they’d only be able to cast it once before needing to recover. Despite that restriction, every country sought to bring Super-level magic users into their fold as palace mages.
Cain, on the other hand, had reached the point where he could cast Super-level magic as many times as he wanted. That’s how much mana he had.
Accompanied by Millie and Nina, Cain had once tried to cast Advanced-level magic near the city. Due to the multiplicative effects of his blessings, the spell created a roaring pillar of flame that was visible even from inside the city walls. Citizens panicked. Garm even led a group of knights to come investigate the situation. When the three saw a group of knights suddenly charging at them, they braced themselves for a fight. Fortunately, once Garm realized who had caused the disturbance, he ordered the knights to stand down—though he did reprimand Cain.
“Seriously? Have you no common sense?”
Due to that incident, Nina forbade Cain from using Advanced magic or casting offensive magic outside city walls.
“Cain’s Advanced-level magic is abnormal. If not used with care, it can be very dangerous,” Nina warned.
Cain couldn’t say much to defend himself after seeing the thunderous pillar of flames he had conjured, so he simply nodded.
Due to his newfound restrictions, on days he didn’t have training with Millie and Nina, Cain would use teleportation (which he hadn’t yet told anyone about) to travel to the depths of the Forest of Monsters.
He would secretly fight the monsters there away from the eyes of his tutors and family members. While he could sell materials without registering as an adventurer, turning in materials from monsters that only appeared deep within the Forest of Monsters would naturally raise questions. Especially if the buyer realized the source of those materials was the son of the Lord, who had yet to reach age ten. Cain could already imagine the scene that would unfold upon Garm receiving the news.
Left with no other choice, Cain simply hoarded his spoils in his Item Box for safe keeping.
Cain was currently deep within the Forest of Monsters, miles from the entrance. There were no trees around him—just a burnt field, hundreds of feet wide, with him at its center. He had tried casting the Super-level spell Inferno, and it had completely destroyed the area. Cain broke out in a cold sweat, horrified at the unintentionally large swath of destruction. He thanked the Gods that he hadn’t tried casting it near the city.
Nina told him that if he wanted to avoid trouble, it was best to not use Advanced magic in front of other people, so he stuck to Intermediate magic.
“I’ll have to go to the Capital in two years, so my only option is to practice magic here. Maestra Millie and Maestra Nina’s contracts are almost up as well. I’ll miss them.”
The tutoring contract was supposed to last three years. Cain was now eight, and it wouldn’t be long before that contract ended. He had asked them to extend the contract, but they refused. “You’re already stronger than us. There’s nothing we can teach you.”
They weren’t so much tutors as they were chaperones, escorting Cain when he left the city. Apparently, their pride as adventurers would not allow them to continue this.
They had been a significant help to Cain, so he wanted to get a present for them. “Oh yeah, Millie mentioned that she wanted a magic bag. I can use spacetime magic, so I could try making one.”
Cain took two pieces of monster leather from his Item Box, one red, one green. “Red for Maestra Millie, and green for Maestra Nina. Something like a waist pouch would probably be convenient.”
Cain held the leather in his hands and channeled mana into them. “Creative Make.”
Infused with Cain’s mana, the materials began to shine. As the light faded, two pouches appeared in Cain’s hands.
“Just as I envisioned. Next up is spacetime magic. Will visualizing my Item Box work?”
Cain began to infuse mana into the pouches while envisioning his Item Box ability. The two pouches began to shine like they had before. After the light vanished, Cain looked inside the pouches and saw a pitch-dark alternate dimension.
“Yeah! It worked! I’m not sure how much space these magic bags have, but it should be plenty.”
Normal magic bags had a diameter of about thirteen feet. A bag with a diameter of fifty feet would make even S-rank adventurers get on their knees and beg. They were extremely valuable products.
Of course, Cain had no sense of what was normal. The magic bag he created had a diameter of about two hundred feet, something a country would value as a precious treasure.
I hope they enjoy this gift, Cain thought. He imagined them smiling in delight as he teleported back to his room.