'Shrinking the Magic Zone is called the Second Phase? It's already a real technique?' Vale thought amusedly as he looked at the reaction of his classmates.
To his surprise, they were actually amazed by the fact that Professor Charlotte managed to shrink the size of her magic zone!
'This… I thought it was normal to do that after a few months of practice… Even Denise made it seem that way… Did I misunderstand her or something?' Vale was unable to properly understand what was going on as he observed everyone's reaction.
"Professor, does it have a specific requirement before we can control the size of our Magic Zone? I mean, can someone like me with 4 Spirit Strands do such a thing?" Reid Baldry, one of the students who only have 4 Spirit Strands, spoke on behalf of others who also have a low Spirit Strand.
"Of course… Even if you only have 3 Spirit Strands, it's completely possible to shrink the size of your Magic Zone. It's even easier to do it while you have low Spirit Strands and you might only need a month to master it. After all, if you only learned how to control your Magic Zone after passing the 20 Spirit Strand mark, it will be more difficult for you and you might need 3 or 4 months to do it."
The students nodded in understanding as they unconsciously look at Vale. They believe that all of them would probably learn how to use the Second Phase of their Magic Zone faster than him!
Vale noticed their gazes once more but he was already used to it.
'Since I have 25 Spirit Strands, they were probably thinking that I'll take half a year before I can learn the technique.' Vale inwardly sneered as he would certainly give them another surprise.
"Alright, the three assistants I've brought with me will be assisting you with your control before you try to step into the platform… Right, if you manage to at least shrink your magic zone by a meter before the end of our class, I will give you a reward." Professor Charlotte said as she tried to encourage her students.
This is what she did in other classes but obviously, none of them was able to do it easily. Not even Maya or Wilfred in Class 1 were able to shrink their Magic Zone.
Those two outstanding students would probably need a week or two to accomplish that.
Needless to say, Professor Charlotte has confidence that no one would receive the reward she prepared.
"Look at this wooden amulet. It may seem like an item you can find in some street stalls but this is a Mystical Item that each of you would want to have."
As she spoke, she showed the wooden amulet that has an Oardic Character engraved on it which means "Protector" in Soineti.
"It's a defensive artifact?" Neil asked curiously.
He wasn't sure why they would need a defensive artifact. They were inside the Academy and they were only first-year students! It means that they won't normally be exposed in battles unless they're already in the fourth year.
The previous class with Professor Lucius was a rare one since he simply wanted to make the class a bit exciting and showed the Evil Creature.
Battling isn't a common occurrence since they're still 13 or 14 years old.
The others have the same thought as Neil so they can't help but look at their professor with anticipating eyes.
"That's right… This amulet protects the wearer… However, it's a protection from prolonged Phantasm State…"
Except for Lisa, everyone's eyes lit up after hearing this.
"Professor, that amulet can help us ignore the duration of Phantasm State?" Leonore asked with interest. She was also in disbelief since even in their family, she had never heard that something like this exist at all.
"T-that's awesome! Professor, can I buy that instead? I'm willing to pay the price!"
"Fifty Thousand Zen! I'm willing to pay that much, Professor!"
"Stop it, guys… We need to follow the rules. If we get to shrink our Magic Zone by a meter, we can get that amulet."
"Right... I'm sure that the price of that item is over 50 thousand zen..."
"Professor Charlotte, what if there is more than one of us who accomplished it? Ahem, I think one meter is quite a low requirement. I'm sure some of us can do it." Blair bluffed but he certainly had a good question.
Professor Charlotte smiled as she can tell that her plan was a success. Her students had taken the bait and they'll surely work harder. As a relatively new professor, she needed a good result so she can stay in the Academy.
If rewards like these can help her improve her yearly assessment, then she didn't mind forking out this Mystical Item that only their Vermont Clan possess.
"I won't be easy. As you all know, the duration of your Phantasm State is limited by your physique… If you try to exceed the limit of your physique, then there will be a side effect that you wouldn't want to have. In short, you have a limited time of practice as well" Professor Charlotte said as she looked at everyone.
Then, as she noticed Lisa, one of the marked students of the first year, she immediately corrected herself.
She turned her gaze to Leonore before speaking out of concern.
"Ahem… Leonore, in case someone doesn't know what will happen if you ignore the duration of your Phantasm State, can you tell me what would happen?"
Leonore jolted as she didn't expect to be called out so suddenly.
Nevertheless, this question was easy so she swiftly answered.
"There is indeed a side effect… If you exceed the limit of your body and tried to maintain your Phantasm State, you will sustain internal injuries. Your organs will start to fail and the Darkness will start to reject you. The latter is the worse. Once the Darkness rejected your body, it would be the end of your Arcane Path…"
"Rejection by the Darkness?" Lisa repeated as she seem to understand what Leonore wanted to say but at the same time, it was confusing her as well.
"In other words, you will no longer be protected by the Eternal Darkness… If that happens, your body can be taken by Evil Spirit even if you're still living…"
