Chapter 63: Checking New Talent (2) [Bonus]
Arthur would also try to make another clone of Fira and see if it would work or not, as he still had her genes, if it worked he would jump in joy, but he didn't have much hope in that regard.
Now Arthur focused on seeing the details of his Mana Genius as a red transparent screen popped in front.
[Talent: Mana Genius (SS Rank)]
A magical prodigy born with extraordinary resonance to mana and elemental forces. Those who bear this talent grasp magical theory, and elemental behavior, and are capable of basic casting without formal training.
Effect:
Boosts mana sensitivity and learning speed.
Reduces the cost of spell-casting.
Unlocks exclusive passive talents.
Easier breakthrough to higher magical ranks.
Arthur started reading, and just reading the effect of his talent Mana Genius without the passive talent it had given him made him excited.
Calling him the magic prodigy felt nice, but what excited him more was the fact that it said he would cast without formal training.
'I did feel like I could control mana with ease, but I didn't know it was to this extent.'
He feared that something could go wrong, as mana wasn't something he would play around with without any proper knowledge. However, now that his talent told him he was capable of doing it, he didn't hesitate.
But before anything, he would like to check how much his mana had increased too. He knew it had increased as he could feel it but didn't know how much it would be.
[Mana: 9 (+9)]
Seeing it reach 18 in one go, he was thrilled. He had seen the mana Ember had, which would be about half of Fira's mana. It was around 20+, which meant he was not far off from her.
'But I know the only reason it is even at 18 is because of the overpowered title I have.'
Before trying magic for the first time in his life, he had decided to first check everything he had gotten so he would be aware of what he was capable of and take advantage of it.
[Passive Talent: Mana Recovery Boost]
The user's body and core regenerate mana at an accelerated rate.
Effect:
Mana's recovery rate increased by +75%.
Recovery continues during meditation, rest, and even light activity.
Partial mana regeneration is possible in depleted or Null-Mana zones.
[Passive Talent: Elemental Affinity Focus]
The Arcanist can direct their mana flow to enhance elemental harmony and reduce casting instability.
Effect:
Strengthens synchronization with attuned elements.
Reduces instability in multi-element spell casting.
Increases spell amplification by 10–20% based on affinity rank.
[Passive Talent: Quick Learner]
The user adapts to new spells, techniques, and magical theories through brief exposure or observation.
Effect:
Learns new spells with fewer repetitions.
Can replicate spells seen in combat or training.
+30% easier magical skill development.
[Passive Talent: Elemental Resilience]
The body resists harmful elemental interference or backlash.
Effect:
Reduces elemental damage (fire, wind, lightning, etc.) by 25%.
Immune to basic elemental debuffs (burn, chill, shock).
Enhances endurance in harsh elemental environments.
Arthur read everything, and he could say that his talent, Mana Genius was a great talent, but the percentage increase he had gotten from his title alone beat it with ease.
'I had gotten a 75% increase in mana regeneration from my talent passive, but my title gives me a 300% increase in mana recovery, it's just insane.'
When he had nothing to compare it against, he didn't realize how overpowered that title was. It was written in the same cosmic gradient as his Authority but he didn't pay much attention to it at first.
'I also remember that the class of Fira, Flame Dancer, was written in shining orange and the title she had, The Daughter of the Guild Master of Gourmet Guild, was written in Purple. I still don't know what that means.'
He believed it was some type of grading. He would like to know what that meant, though, so he hoped that the books Fira would give him would have something written about it.
Now that Arthur had seen what his talent had to offer, he decided to see what the affinity would show, and he focused his mind on Fire (SS).
He couldn't guess what he would be expecting, unlike the time with his Mana Genius talent, where the name of the passive talent kind of gave him some hints.
[Affinity: Fire (SS Rank)]
An exceptional connection to the element of fire. Those with this affinity can control flames with precision, conjure extreme heat, and manifest high-tier fire spells with reduced effort.
Effect:
Boosts power and efficiency of fire-based spells.
Reduces mana cost of fire spells by 40%.
Grants immunity to natural fire and high resistance to magical fire.
Enables the creation and manipulation of advanced fire variants (e.g., blue fire, cursed flame, searing Sunfire).
Allows passive flame manifestation during emotional surges or combat instinct.
Eligible for Fire Spirit contracts or Phoenix-type bondings.
After finishing reading the effects, he was quite satisfied, as he hadn't expected much from it, as he had thought it would just say "easier to control flame" or something like that.
'But it seems the SS rank lives up to its reputation.'
Every single point was good like the last time, they would be useful, what fascinated him the most was that flame manifestation during emotional surges or combat instinct and the contract or bonding.
Other effects were also good. He knew they would be useful to him, but these looked interesting.
'Emotional surges.'
'I did feel a bit of fear earlier, but it wasn't much.'
'But when I think of Fire, there is only one emotion that first comes to my mind, which is anger.'
He knew he hadn't felt much anger after the time when Ivy had played around with him, at that time he didn't have the Fire affinity, otherwise, it would have reacted in some way. He would like to try to get angry, but he didn't know if his clothes could withstand the fire, so he chose not to try it.
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