After Murakami asked Shino to help him create her own original magic they spent an hour trekking a nearby mountain and upon reaching the top a large flat open space was there
"Eh? Why is there such a large flat open space in the middle of the mountains? And how did you know about his place?" Murakami asked
"This is a place where I tried variety of my magic, basically my training ground" Shino said
"Eh!! Wait don't tell me you flattened this place out?" Murakami asked with a surprised face
Shino was busted and said to himself, "Do I lie here? The first time I came here it was never this flat but dew to my excessive training I basically flattened this place"
"Act natural, try to bullshit your way out of this" Shino said to himself and then said, "Well I guess nature has its own way to hide this kind of place"
Shino looked at Murakami and saw her with a scared face on which he thinks. "Crap! I guess that does not work"
Murakami tapped Shino in the shoulder and said, "its fine Shino-san, we know how powerful you are after the Undead fight, but to think you can flatten a mountain"
"A-anyway, what is the skill you want to make? That is the reason why we are here after all" Shino said as he tries to change the topic
"Well, do you know the ˹Fire Pillar˼ Magic? It's just like the name say it is a pillar of fire, it was thought to be a useless magic since it can only apply burn to monster but ever since the demon incident in the stadium and Sir Kitsune showing its true capability many magician all over is trying to recreate the same firepower, Basically I want my original magic to be like that but it can hit multiple target" Murakami replied
"Hmm… then isn't that just using the grand magic: ˹Multiplier˼ along side ˹Fire Pillar˼?" Shino asked
"Yes but I can't really use any grand magic since it required mana that I don't have, the grand magic ˹Multiplier˼ is famously the most hardest skill to use since it is breaking the Three limit rule the magic has" Murakami replied
"yeah... it allows you to break the three limit rule, A rule that is made because of its dangers, basically you can't cast more than three magic at the same time because it can cause you your life" Shino replied
"well you did try to break that rule on the undead fight but failed, we all thought you would die, anyway since ˹Multiplier˼ replicate the magic you previously casted, it count as one cast, but at the same time it consume the same amount you multiplied it to, on my case I can only probably make it two because that's all my mana can do, I also have the firepower problem too"
"If that is the case then we basically need to go from ground up" Shino said
Shino then added, "Well, first to create your original magic you need to train your mana control, second is to understand what you want to create, and based on what you just said the affinity is fire so… let's start with a simple fireball"
"Ehh?! Where going from there?" Murakami said
Shino started to place a steel pose and said, "Well, I think we need to solve this firepower problem alongside the mana control so we go from here"
"Then why are we starting from the ˹Fireball˼ I can use high grade magic like the ˹Focus Fire˼, after all going beyond your mana limit is a way to expand your mana pool" Murakami said
Shino then think and said, "As we try to improve your mana control we are also using your mana pool, using a basic skill is ideal since we are going to do a lot of retry"
"How come? I mean I can cast the skill perfectly" Murakami said as she use the skill and lit fire above her hands"
"Then if you can cast it perfectly, I guess you can take down this Steel pole" Shino replied
"Huh? a basic spell like ˹Fireball˼ cannot even scratch that steel pole" Murakami replied
"Hmm…then let's try using that ˹Focus Fire˼ skill" Shino replied with a smile
Murakami and Shino distance themselves from the pole, and before taking the shot Shino said, "You can shoot it in point blank if you want"
Murakami pout and hit Shino with her staff and said, "It was because a dust flown to my eye, also I didn't miss the shot!"
After a little tease Murakami get into position and chanted her skill "Fire that burn within us, let your flame out and burn them to ash, Grand Magic: ˹Focus Fire˼"
After firing the skill and successfully hitting the pole, the pole is glowing red indicating that it is hot but not melting
"Eh?!! You rigged this didn't you, why is that thing not melting?!" Murakami complained
Shino just chuckles and said, "Why would I do that? Okay for the sake of what I'm trying to teach you, I'll cover mine in ice"
After cooling the pole down and covering it in ice Shino stood still where Murakami was and said ˹Fireball˼
A ball of fire not bigger than a firefly lit beside Shino and starts to float around him
"You are going to attack with that? Shino I don't think it will even melt the ice" Murakami said
Shino just smile at Murakami and said, "You see Murakami, firepower doesn't mean the bigger the better"
Shino point his hand toward the pole and the moment the fireball touch the pole it burned right through it creating a hole where it passed
"Eh?! You punch through a metal with that small fireball" Murakami said in shock
Shino then laugh and said, "Well in reality your fireball cannot really do that but my fireball is hone to the at most limit that's why it can do that despite its size"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Murakami asked
Shino raised his hand and said, "That fireball is a compressed version of the original fireball, this is its real size"
Upon casting an enormous fireball lit above Shino's raised hand, the fireball was three time bigger than him and the heat it was emitting is enough to burn anything in its path
Shock by what she is seeing, Murakami can only shout, "That is not a fireball! That is the freaking sun!"
Shino cancelled the fireball and as it slowly dissipate Murakami asked, "I can't believe you compressed that sun into that tiny ball of fire, but what is it you want to tell me?"
Shino then cast another fireball, same as what he shot earlier, and said, "If you want fire power on your skill then focus not on the skill itself but how you make the skill, no one said that a fireball skill can only be as big as you're a hand, taking that in mind and seeing your ˹Focus Shot˼ skill the first time made me think that yes it is powerful but it is lacking the freedom of becoming stronger, it is like it's bound to be just that powerful, what do you think the result is if you gave your skill freedom?"
As the fireball travel towards Shino fingertip and aim it towards the pole, a flow of fire is starting to gather on the fireball as if it's sucking it, as the red glow turns into a bright blue, Shino said, "The answer is Original magic"
The ball of fire travel faster than the eye can blink and cause a massive explosion upon hitting the pole, turning the steel pole into a liquid metal that flew everywhere
Amazed by the sheer power Shino demonstrated, Murakami's intensive training to develop her own original skill continue until the day she uses it
Going back in the present…
As Murakami drove her staff into the ground and made the magic circle, she said, "An original skill is a skill forge using different skill, and after making it the only thing you need to do is to give it a name, witness the original skill made by my effort and Shino's guidance, cower in fear for the strongest is my mentor, Original skill: ˹Inferno˼"
The ground that every corpse and Sarkitz are on started to glow and moment later countless pillar of fire burst out from the ground, scorching everything inside to dust
Amazed by Murakami's power Hiroko and Crocus look at each other and upon looking at Murakami they said, "NO FAIR! Murakami got special training"
"Hmph! I'm a girl so it is natural for Shino to look after me more" Murakami said as she ignore the two
On the other hand Ayame kept quiet and said to herself, "In the end, I didn't even do anything"
"H-h-human… K-k-kill…D-d-die…" Sarkitz utter as his entire body is charred and falling apart
"UwaH! it can still talk, Kill it! End that cockroach!" Murakami said as she cower behind Hiroko
"Why us? You are the one who got special training, finish what you started" Crocus said
Murakami cross her arm and said, "I can't, out of mana, I can't even lit a fire"
As they quarrel, Ayame step forward and said, "I'll end its pitiful life, although I want him suffer a bit longer, He might recover from this"
As Ayame draw her sword and approach Sarkitz, a voice was suddenly heard and said, "Aha~ what have you done my beautiful wife, How could you do this to your loyal servant"
At a distance Valdarnt Roshfeld, The Demon General, Appeared before them and upon reaching Sarkitz he step on his head crushing it and said, "at least kill him next time, How cruel you are to kill let him suffer, oh right… you were a demon after all"
With a completely different aura, Valdarnt's presence are enough to make their legs tremble, but despite this Ayame pointed her sword towards Valdarnt and said, "Don't call me your wife, I refuse to marry a demon like you"
Hiroko gulp his nervousness and said, "So this is a Demon General, A terrifying being indeed"
"Wait, Ayame is getting married?" Crocus asked in confusion
"That's why we are all here you idiot, because Ayame doesn't want to marry that ugly pig" Murakami shouted as she hit Crocus
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˹Inferno˼: Engulf what the user thinks as target in fire and burned them in ashes: High Mana Consumption