Chapter 157 – Dragon and Magic Training!

“Alright then, I shаll реrsоnаlly teaсh уou how tо use fire. In уоur саsе, wеll… you hаve so mаnу things to dо thаt уоu subсonsсiouslу consеrvе уоur magic tо maintаin balancе.”

“I sеe! It’s true that with four tурes of magic…”

‘Hоld оn a moment. I’m shrinking again.’

Аs hе spokе, he shrаnk bасk dоwn to a small size with а shuru-shuru sound.

Going frоm thе Grеen Dragоn’s full lеngth оf 30 meters tо Presidеnt Coral’s height оf 165 сm is a shoсking sizе reduсtion, huh.

Aрparentlу, with her hееls and horns included, she’s аbout 180 сm tаll.

“I hаve finаlly grasреd hоw to spеak in this fоrm. I’vе bесоme quitе gооd at humаn-likе speech.”

“You’re right! There’s no weird reverberation anymore!”

“Indeed, indeed. And so, I have also become able to perform human incantations. Hey, you there, Ignite.”

‘Whaddya want?’

Ignite floated up lightly.

“Teach me one spell. What, even without your power, if I can understand its structure, I should be able to use it.”

‘Well, for a Star-Crossing Dragon, that’s only natural, I suppose. Then, how about Flare Arrow…’

The pages flipped open, and President Coral, looking at them, nodded with a thoughtful “hmm, hmm.”

“Alright, here goes. Scorching celestial sphere, rising flame dragon, grasp, knead, and release. Piercing, burning single arrow, Flare Arrow!!”

The flame that appeared at President Coral’s fingertip changed to an orange color, spun around, and transformed into a slender arrow of fire.

It was released with tremendous force…

And exploded on the ground right in front of us.

A DOBAAN explosion occurred.

The sand and stones in the exploded area melted, turning into magma.

“Amazing! The incantation is so cool!”

‘Well, Master usually skips incantations, right? That’s because, well, you can use magic without them, but doing proper incantations increases the power.’

“Is that so! How much does it increase?”

‘About double.’

“That’s a huge increase!! So until now, I’ve been attaching weakened magic to bullets and scattering them around!”

‘By the way, for me, the Grimoire of Levitation isn’t really related. It manipulates space regardless of power. Well, you could say incantations increase accuracy.’

‘For the Sea Grimoire, incantations do increase power. The sea is all about quantity, quantity!’

‘The Grimoire of the Mind has nothing to do with it. Speed is life, you see!’

“So it varies! I see, so Spice’s style was suited for Flota and Mentaris. Alright, then today I’ll try imitating the President!”

Since it’s hard to shoot without a target, I floated some stones from nearby and brought them over to use as targets.

“Whoa! Scorching celestial sphere! Rising flame dragon! Umm, bundle it into an arrow and… release!! Flare Arrow!”

It’s a half-remembered incantation, but something that looks like fire appears at my fingertip!

About half the length of the President’s?

But the heat is on a completely different level from the Fireballs I usually use.

“Go-!”

With a byun, I released it, and the Flare Arrow shot forward, scorching the air as it flew.

And then it hit the target… with a ZUDON, it pierced through.

Whoa, the center of the target is melting into a gooey mess…!!

“Amazing.”

‘Good, good, Master! Incantations are about feeling!! But by arranging related words, the fire takes a concrete form! Specificity is required for Spirit Magic types! If you can do incantations, you should definitely do them; it makes you much stronger!’

“I see! Then I’ll make sure to prepare incantations for fire and sea magic!”

I gained a huge lesson.

After that, I tried using Marinna with incantations too…

“Huh, with just this bottle of saltwater?”

‘It’ll work! Trust me!’

“You sound like Flota. Let’s see… Surging water, crashing waves, invade and fill, sink with a blue hand! Sink!”

The saltwater overflowing from the plastic bottle rapidly increased, pooling around the target stone…

And then, the stone sank halfway in with a ZUBURI.

And then it gradually disappeared into the saltwater.

“What’s happening…?”

‘It’s a magic that sinks the target into a virtual sea. Once it sinks completely and the magic dissolves, it can’t come back.’

“Scary…”

That’s an evil magic!

But if I can use Marinna’s magic with just saltwater, I don’t mind carrying it around in a bottle.

Apparently isotonic drinks work too.

Maybe I’ll carry sports drinks!

“That’s about it, right? Incantations for fire and sea magic! Let’s try using them in actual combat to train.”

‘Indeed! When Master becomes proficient in magic like that, I think I’ll soon unlock flight magic too!’

“So Flota was related to proficiency in other magic…!”

‘It seems that way! Do your best, Master! The path to becoming a great Witch is harsh, but in this era, there are mountains of places where you can train through actual combat, so that’s lucky!’

The Great Dungeon Era is lucky?

Well, maybe it depends on how you look at it…

And so, today’s training is over!

Spice returns to the real world.

“Ah, welcome back, Senpai~”

“Mashiro! You’re early!”

“I’m coming over.”

“Ah, President!!”

President Coral came along too, so Mashiro was flustered.

It seems today was the start of work, so the company ended early.

And she bought ingredients and came to make food for Spice!

“I’m so happy! Mashiro, I love you!”

“Even if you say it in Little Spice mode, it’s like, come on!”

Ah, right.

Then I’ll whisper words of love after the President goes home…

“I shall also partake in the meal…”

“Haha, you’re going to eat too…!”

“Eek, I wonder if it’ll suit a Dragon person’s taste…”

Mashiro seemed rather intimidated.