(First of all, Mimin. Let's find out what your magic capacity is. It's safer for you in your future magic practice, if we know your magic capacity.)
Judging from Mimin's daily routine, I already have an idea of what her magic capacity may be. But I need to confirm with her, how much it is exactly.
(Yes! So, how do I find out...)
(Just feel your magic circulating inside your body. You should be able to tell what your magic capacity is, from how dense the magic feels like.)
(I see... Then, I shall start with doing that.)
When Mimin turned four years old, which is about one month and two weeks ago, her magic capacity was about... half the volume of her body. With her daily magic practice since then, her magic capacity should be close to triple (300%) of that.
To be exact, it should be 280%.
For her magic capacity to increase by that much, in just one month and two weeks... Mimin must have been trying her best.
Knowing Mimin, I think she's hardworking, and that's why she's improved so much. She's easily fascinated by magic too, so that explains her motivation.
...
About a minute has passed, and Mimin seems to have finally come to a conclusion.
(I... can't really tell? It feels like it's the same cold air circulating inside my body, but only a little bit more dense. It's still nothing like the feeling of cold water that is your magic, Papa fox.)
Ah... This is the first time she's trying to find her magic capacity, so I suppose it's natural that she's not sure.
It's also only her second time feeling her magic inside her, too. The first time was back when she just started learning about magic, which was when she turned four years old.
Hm... In that case...
(Then, Mimin. Use up all of your magic instead. That's the easier way to tell what your magic capacity is.)
(Eh? Didn't you say that it's dangerous to use up all my magic?)
(Don't worry, I'll be taking care of you if something does happen to you. Trust me.)
(Oh... I'll do it, then.)
Since magic is a part of her body, losing too much magic results in her body becoming tired. That's what I warned Mimin about. Without someone to protect her, this will be a dangerous thing to do, but I'm here this time, so it's fine.
I watched Mimin as she pushes her magic through her fingers, forming a ball which slowly grows in size. So far, she's doing great with maintaining control over her magic, but she's having difficulties as the ball grows bigger.
"Ah!"
When the ball grows to about the same volume as her body, Mimin suddenly loses control and the magic dissipates into the air.
(I see... So that's the amount which you can control at most, for now. That's pretty good.)
(Oh! Thanks, Papa fox!)
Mimin shows me a smile when I praised her. She's really easy to please sometimes. Haah...
(You still have magic remaining, right? Continue using up the rest.)
(Yes!)
...
Mimin repeats the process again, but this time, when the ball grows a little bigger than half the size, Mimin loses control again, and she collapses on the ground. I support her using telekinesis so that she lands with a softer impact, and she lies down properly on the ground.
(Are you alright, Mimin?)
(Yeah... I'm fine. I'm just physically tired, that's all.)
"Haah... Haah..."
As expected, Mimin is exhausted from using up all of her magic, and her breathing becomes heavier.
But, the amount of magic she used up there, wasn't that a little more than the volume of one and a half of her body? That's about 310%, isn't it? Where did the extra improvement come from?
Last night, when the White Fox Elder gave Mimin back her clothes... As I thought, she did something to the clothes, other than just the colour change, didn't she? That may be related to this small improvement in Mimin's magic capacity.
(So in summary, Mimin. Compared to one month and two weeks ago, your magic capacity is around 310% of that time. The most amount of magic you can control now is the same volume as your body. It's an incredible improvement, to say the least.)
(Thanks, Papa fox!)
(Go ahead and take a break. I'll decide on your magic practice for today.)
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(Are you sure you've fully recovered, Mimin?)
(Yes!)
It's only been about half an hour, but Mimin claims that she's already recovered all of her magic. Normally she should need at least an hour to recover that amount, though.
Well, whatever. I'm guessing that Mimin being a mix of Silverwolf and White Fox beastkin has something to do with that. It's not that important anyway, and it's good for her.
(First, Mimin. I'm going to teach you to recover your magic by absorbing it back into your body.)
(Eh?)
(That is, instead of releasing your magic into the air, you can absorb it back so you don't lose any magic, as long as you still have control over it. It's good if you can learn to do that.)
(...)
As if Mimin realized something, she supports her chin with her right hand, using her thumb and forefinger, and starts thinking about something.
(...Why doesn't Tails recover her magic, then? She always releases it instead of absorbing it back.)
(You mean the White Fox Elder? That's a good question... Maybe it's because it's slower to absorb the magic than to release it. She also has a really large magic capacity, so releasing some magic is fine for her.)
(I see...)
(Absorbing magic is something like, pulling the magic back into you. It should be simple for you, so try doing it now.)
As I instructed, Mimin pushes her magic through her fingers to form a ball again. Then, she absorbs the magic back into herself without any difficulties.
(Oh! I did it! It really does feel like pulling something into me... It's another weird feeling I have to get used to...)
(Alright, now that that's done nicely and quickly, I should tell you about the magic practice that I want you to do for today.)
Seeing that Mimin is looking at me seriously, I continue with what I'm saying.
(I want you to practice control over as much magic as you can, for as long as you can. Magic control is important if you want to use stronger magic, after all. So, for today, that's all you're going to be doing.)
(As much magic... In other words, that amount of magic which I can barely manage before I lost control? That's going to be difficult...)
Well, that's the point, isn't it?
(If you feel tired from controlling the magic, you have to rest for a bit. Same goes for if you lose too much magic. Got it, Mimin?)
(...)
(Mimin?)
(...Yes, I'll remember to take breaks if I get tired...)
Somehow, I'm not convinced that Mimin will actually take breaks, from the way she replied there. She's probably going to push herself too hard and end up collapsing again.
(You need to take care of yourself, alright?)
(Yes... I will.)
This is... Haah, what's Mimin planning to do anyway? I can't trust her with this magic practice after all. But I can't stay around to observe her today. There's something else that I need to do.
(...I'll leave you to your magic practice now. I need to go somewhere today, so I can't observe your practice.)
(I-I'm going to be fine, Papa fox! You don't have to watch over me all the time, you know?)
(...If you say so. Take care, Mimin.)
Now, I need to do something which I've been tasked to do. And that is, to observe a certain group of humans who's been frequently entering this forest recently.