The next day after the battle against the hero. Currently, Loughas was teaching Kuroki in one of the rooms of the Demon Kingâs Palace.
After he realized that there was no method that would let him go back to his own world, Kuroki had no choice but to depend on the Demon King. Since he bested Reiji in a battle, Kuroki became the recipient of gratitude from the Demon King himself. Now, his status in Nargol was second only to Modes.
Although he was fine with the Demon King expressing his gratitude, he did not want to be pulled into bear hugs by Modes as sweetly referred to him as ăMy Buddyïœă.
Also, it seemed as if Kurokiâs reward couldnât be prepared at such a short notice. Thus, he had no choice but to wait for that as well.
With regards to the matter of him returning to his original world, Modes explained how Summoning and Returning were two distinct concepts, so even if this world could manage to summon a being from the spirit world, it didnât necessarily mean that they could send the summoned being back to their world as well. If they tried to force themselves to do it, there were chances of the summoned person being sent back to a different world, or worse, getting stranded in a dimension rift. This is why they needed a type of magic called Repatriation Arts, something that was entirely different from the kind of magic used to summon him to this world.
Unfortunately, when Modes had summoned Kuroki, he had only informed him of the Summoning Arts. Kuroki had a feeling that he shouldnât just blindly trust Modesâ words, however, his instincts told him that Modes wasnât lying to him. Well, even if it was one, the way he spewed them was too roundabout for someone whose goal was to just defeat the hero.
For some reason, Kuroki felt that Modes wasnât the kind of person who could lie. He reached this conclusion after witnessing Modesâ lovestruck expression while talking to Mona. Since Mona responded to him in a similar manner, the two of them seemed like a stupid lovesick couple which almost made Kuroki scream âSTUPID RIAJUU, JUST EXPLODE!â in front of them.
In the afternoon, Modes informed Kuroki that Reiji was still alive. And despite Modesâ vexation, Kuroki felt strangely relieved. Probably due to the fact that he got extremely close to killing Reiji despite not having any intention to do so. Most of all, he just couldnât bring himself to kill Shironeâs beloved person. Feeling as if a burden was lifted off of his chest, Kuroki decided to learn more about magic and the world he was in.
Kuroki once again recalled the fact that he came to another world in hearing those fantasyesque race.
Most of the inhabitants living in the northern part of the central continent were demi-humans, like goblins, orcs, etc. However, there was also a race which resembles humans called Yav. Though, it seems as if none of their members reside in Nargol. There was another race called Fantasyesque, which consisted of elves and dwarves. Upon hearing of the Fantasyesque race, Kuroki abruptly realized that he really was in another world.
It seemed as if Kuroki belonged to the Divine Race of this world. Well, at least thatâs what Modes told him after witnessing his prowess. Apparently, he went under some sort of transformation after he was summoned to this world. Now, his physical abilities were increased by god knows how many times, being able to cover several kilometres in a split second or being able to hold a lump of heavy steel in just one hand. Kurokiâs strength in this world was equivalent to that of Superman, unmatched by any mere mortal.
There was one more thing. He could now use magic. Naturally, he wasnât able to do it in his original world but it seems that after being summoned here, the power inside him was unleashed. Not to mention, his magic power was equivalent to that of a powerful divine being. And thatâs exactly why Modes judged him as a person belonging to the Divine race.
Divine race was a special one. After all, they were the strongest in the entire world, especially if they belong to the bloodline of the God of Darkness. Usually, members of the same race would have a similar appearance. All the gods belonging to the Light looked similar to a human. However, the gods belonging to Darkness, including Modes, looked almost as if they belonged a separate race. Kuroki kept pondering over this matter during his study time but couldnât reach to any conclusion.
ăKuroki-sama, that is floating magic.ă
Said Loughas to Kuroki, who was currently floating in the middle of the room.
The old man with pointy hair and a pair of horns sprouting from his head was one of the wisest and also was the prime minister of Nargol. Although he should have been governing Nargol right now, he still left his post to teach Kuroki.
ăIt looks like you can use floating magic without any problem. However, please be careful while using any other spell while maintaining the floating magic. Itâs an extremely difficult task. You should be very ca-ă
Before Lougas could even to finish his sentence, Kuroki suddenly conjured a small black flame while managing to float in the air at the same time.
ă..-reful, is what I wanted to say but, it seems like I was worrying needlessly.ă
Loughas uttered in admiration.
ăThe people of spirit world and the hero are truly a mystery. Normally, one needs to undergo long, arduous training before they can even use magic but⊠it seems like Kuroki-dono is similar to the hero and his companions in your ability to master top tier magic so easily.ă
Judging by Loughasâ words, it looked like even Reiji and his companions could use top tier magic with ease as soon as they were summoned and could do so without any kind of training. Their power was on the same level as a divine being as well, just like Kuroki. However, Kuroki had no idea how he could wield the magic with such ease. It was like asking a sprinter who was born to run a question like ăHow can you run so fastïŒă.
Kuroki annulled the floating magic and descended to the ground.
ăAnd about that dark flame. Up until now, only Lord Runfeld and His Majesty could wield it.But, Kuroki-dono is a wielder as well. Yourcase is extremely interesting, you can use the black flame but⊠are unable to use normal fire magic. Itâs usually the opposite though.ă
Loughas shook his head, unable to understand the reason.
ăBut, itâll be inconvenient for you if you canât use normal fire magic. Letâs try to use the power of fire spirit to invoke a similar kind of magic.ă
As soon as Loughas spoke, a book materialized in his hand.
ăPlease be careful, spirit magic is volatile unlike normal magic.ă
Kuroki recalled what Loughas had said before their lesson began.
Magic was split into two types: The first type is when one uses their own mana and the second type is when one borrows the power from another. The latter one was called Spirit magic and was invoked by borrowing the power of invisible spirits via communication. However, just being able to converse with a spirit didnât mean one could use spirit magic. One cannot master spirit magic unless they are able to reach a mutual understanding with the spirit, which is somewhat akin to telepathy using an entirely different language.
The reason Kuroki could understand Modesâ words when he was summoned was because they had unconsciously reached a mutual understanding through magic. Since both parties couldnât understand each otherâs native language, the mutual understanding made it so that they could. And although a mutual understanding can be easily achieved when it comes to beings with linguistic abilities, one needs to be at a high level to do the same with spirits and demon beasts who lack the linguistic ability.
ăO spirit of fire in the air, hear my words!ă
Loughas opened his book and started to chant an aria.
Thus, a small flame appeared on Loughasâs fingertip.
The flame then started floating away from Loughas fingertip and stayed still in mid-air.
After floating around for ten seconds, the flame vanished after Loughas muttered something.
ăNow itâs your turn, please do it like I did.ă
Kuroki then muttered the same aria as Loughas with his finger pointing up.
ăLet see⊠O spirit of fire in the air, hear my words!ă
A similar sized flame materialized at his fingertip as well, but it slipped away from his finger and tried to zip out of the room just as suddenly as it appeared.
ăUWAAA!ă
Kuroki screamed loudly. The poor flame vanished after its attempt to escape the room failed after it crashed into a wall.
ăSorry, Loughas-dono!ă
Kuroki bowed to Loughas.
ăDear me, it would have been a disaster were it not for the defense mechanism I set up in this room. It looks like spirit magic isnât suitable for you either.ă
Loughas spoke with a pondering look on his face.
Since his attempt to use the spirit of fire went in vain, he then tried to use other spirits, since according to Loughas, he could simply have a greater affinity with other kinds of spirits. However, his attempt at using the spirit of water and wind resulted in a mess of paper around the room and half of the room getting submerged in water respectively. The spirit of light didnât even bother to answer his call.
Kuroki ended up learning a bit more about the spirit of water since it seemed to be useful. However, he was exhausted just by summoning the low rank spirit, Undine, so he would probably die if he tried summoning a high ranking spirit.
Turns out, his highest affinity was with the spirit of darkness, which heeded his call as soon as he tried summoning it. However, he didnât dare call himself a spirit user, since even the weakest of spirit users could use at least two kinds of spirits.
It seems as if Kuroki didnât have the ability to communicate with any kind of spirit other than the spirit of darkness.
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