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Chapter 11 - Perfect Affinity

I thought my mother would begin teaching me about the magician path right away. But, she brought me to her study room instead. The room itself looks like a mini library.

If I don't know that there is another library that is much bigger than this, I will think that this room is the main library of our family.

She orders some maid to bring some books to the library. After she checks no more books that need to be moved. She held my hand and brought me to the library.

Our mansion library is very big and not ordinary employee can enter it. Also it is being guarded 24 hour. Although this is not the first time I am in here, I will still get lost in this library as it is very big.

I am also curious about this library as the inside seems bigger than the outer look. No matter how much I think about it, I can't comprehend how they build it. Mother only said that it is because of magic.

Mother is in charge of this place.Without her permission no one could come into the library. Even Father needs to get permission from Mother to come into the library. She also spends most of her time here.

After the employees put all the books on the table, they immediately go out of the library. There is only me and my mother in the library. Even Moru who always follows me is waiting outside now.

"Alright, dear. Before we start, are you sure about me becoming your magician teacher? Even your father gives up when I try to teach him some 'simple spells'?" Ask my mother in a serious tone.

"Yes, I am sure about it. Besides, everyone in the mansion always said you are the best when it comes to magic though I don't know what kind of specialty you have. But, I think mother is the strongest about this path." I replied with a smile.

"Aaah… My dear Josep, you really are the best. Even your father and brothers can even understand the true way of magic. But, don't expect me to be lenient in your study just because you smooth talking me" She hugged me again.

My mother always spoils me and hugs me a lot since I was born. She always said that my act to try become more mature before my age is very adorable.

"Now, I need to know how far you know about the magician. What do you know about magicians?" asked my mother.

"Well, I only know that magician is the other path in the combat path that uses mageforce as a fuel/power for their magic. Besides that I don't actually know more about it."

"When I asked teacher Gene about it she only answered I will know more about magicians from you." I answered honestly.

"Well, Gene is not wrong because a magician path is very versatile, vast and complicated as well. There is even a continent where the majority of the population is magicians called as Neviret continent, a heaven place for all the magicians.

"Magician path is also the only path that has the most specialties. Come to think of it, you said you don't know my specialty. Did you know how many specialties I have?" asked Mother in a prideful tone while teasing me.

"Emm… maybe three?" I answer after thinking a little bit since teacher Gene has two specialties, with a magician path having more specialties than others. I think it is reasonable to have that number of specialties.

However, all of this belief is shattered instantly, "Three… it seems you are being too influenced by Gene. Even look down too much on your own mother."

"Listen carefully my dear, I have 5 specialties of magician path which are sorcerer, enchanter, summoner, and wind mage and last is space mage. I also have three ex-path such as alchemy, witchcraft, and scripter at a high level." With prideful manners.

"Whatt… T-That means you have seven path specialties altogether." I was shocked by the revelation.

"Then, does it mean that mother is stronger than father or teacher Gene?" I asked curiously.

"Well, Of course. Don't tell this to anyone but your mother is actually descendant of the oldest line and strongest clan in Neviret continent."

"I just like going around the world as it becomes too boring for me to stay in the clan until I meet your father." Replied her while reminiscing her old days.

Then she picked up some books. "Okay, that's enough about me. I hear you already could control your mageforge properly. Now, we need to know about your elemental affinity. How much elemental affinity did you get?" as she becomes serious.

"Err… It's three." I answered and thought this would be another freak out situation.

"Josep, my dear I know you still have not opened all your secrets to us. However, can you trust your mother as I trust you with mine?" This response gives me a surprise.

Then I start to reply, "I-It's five elements." With a fake smile.

"Really? To think you will keep lying to your own mother makes me sad." As she went back to pick some books.

Surrender from my mother's pressure, "Alright-alright, I can feel a lot of elements in the surrounding. I don't know how many elements there are." While I hope she will not look at me as a monster.

"Foolish boy, you can at least trust your mother. But, to think you can feel many elements at this age, I am really proud of you, son." While she hugged me and ruffled my head.

"Mother, don't you think it's weird I could feel this many elements?" as I start to lean on her.

"Of course I am surprised, But, you will always be my dear son. Beside it is an advantage for you if you have many affinity as a magician. For magicians the most important part is not only how much affinity you have, but also how much you could attune with your element."

"In the magician community attunement toward element divides into a low affinity which you can only feel and absorb it, medium affinity which you can feel, absorb and slightly control it in your body, and high affinity which you can feel, absorb and perfectly control in your body."

"With some methods and training you can also increase your affinity over your element. However, that's still too early for you. Now, let's test your affinity for each of your elements you could feel." As she stands up and brings me to the center of the library.

In the middle of the library which has a circular shape, there is a strange diagram rune on its floor. Then, mothers begin to speak in an unknown language that looks like some gibberish.

After a while the rune lights up and changes the floor into a sort of circular ring. The ring flies and makes a transparent barrier dome.

"The test is simple. Go into the center of this transparent dome. Then, try to collect your element in one of your hands."

"Don't be afraid about destroying things or being hurt. This dome is enchanted to gather the mageforce's element and protect the surrounding including the user." Said mother woke me up from my amusement.

"Now, chop-chop and hurry going inside the rune. We don't have a lot of time." As she commands me to go to the center.

I enter the transparent dome while looking amazed at such marveolus scenes. As I entered the dome, I could feel the mageforce's element more easily from the surrounding.

"Good, now try to gather the fire element first in your hand. Feel the one with the hottest feeling."

Then, I gather the fire element from my body to my hand. Eventually, it became a small fire in my hand. I notice it also gathers more fire elements from the surrounding slowly. As it becomes hotter I cut the mageforce and in an instant the fire is put out.

"Good, you really master control of your mageforce and also have a high affinity toward fire." My mother's comment broke my thought.

"Em.. mother, is it also normal for the surrounding element to gather when you also try to gather the element in your hand?" I asked about what is bugging me.

"Surrounding element? Wait, it can't be a perfect aff. Josep, Hurry gather fire element like before but from the surrounding this time!" Order my mother excitedly.

As I gather the element from the surrounding in my hand it also burns into fire on my hand. After a while, I also disperse it. Then, I look at my mother.

"I-It's really a perfect affinity. Yayy… my child is a genius." While she enters the transparent dome and lifts me up happily.

Shortly, she put me down. "Listen, my dear, what you just showed is perfect affinity which is above high affinity as you can also control the element in the surrounding."

"Perfect affinity is very different from the rest. Because you cannot achieve it even with all sort of training and method you do except you are born with it."

"Legend said a magician with perfect affinity can destroy their enemies without even lifting a finger. Basically, it is a heaven defying talent."

"Wait a minute… Hmm.. I hear you are also great at controlling mageforce during your spar. There is a big chance you have another perfect affinity in another element."

"From now, you will try to gather the elements you could feel from the surrounding for the rest of the test." While mother leaves the dome and starts the test again.

The result is I have perfect affinity for all of the elements that are known to this day. I also notice the color and sensation of each element.

Fire is red and warm, water is blue and cold, wind is white and chilly, earth is brown and strong, wood is green and refreshing, metal is silver and hard, light is yellow and soothing, dark is black and dread, space is purple and void, time is cyan and heavy, neutral is grey and empty.

After the test, we went back to our table and mother took a lot of books from the thin air combined with the already existing book from the library and her room. Then, she orders me to read all of them.

To summarize, it was a mountain of books she told me to read and asked about something that I don't understand. Then, she went around in the library to add more books to my reading list.

Normally, people will go crazy if they are ordered to read this mountain book at once. However, for me who is already integrated with all seven sin's memories and technique as part of me.

This task is like walking in the park. After a little bit of stretching, I begin to read all the books.