"And what about the special runic abilities?" Blake wasted no time in asking after hearing the above. If the general abilities could use any element while the specific ones only one, he didn't know what characteristics the special runic abilities had.
"For this, I need to know if you are aware of something else. Tell me, do you know about physiques?" Mei wasn't going to deny that Blake was curious enough, so she didn't worry about the possibility of him ignoring her.
She hadn't questioned Shino and Marjorie too much about how much they had taught Blake before she ran out of the town pharmacy to check everything out for herself. She was already aware of his memory loss thanks to Shino, so she wanted to know how knowledgeable Blake was about the world.
"Physique…? Ah, yes. I heard master Marjorie mention that I have a special physique or something, I also have a friend who has one, but no one has explained to me what exactly they are." Blake said everything he remembered about "physiques" making Mei nod to herself before speaking again.
"Okay, then don't stop paying attention. You should keep in mind that many people are capable of using more elements in addition to their elemental affinity, but that doesn't change the fact that they only have an affinity for one of the eight elements… Or maybe I should say nine considering your situation." Blake only scratched his cheek after hearing that. "What I mean is that everyone has an affinity for a specific element, but there are also cases of people who have an affinity for more than one element, and this is what we define as special physiques."
That made Blake open his eyes a little, now he understood why Marjorie had said that he had a special physique since, from all the tests she did on him, she had realized that he could use all the elements without problems...
"You said that an acquaintance of yours has a special physique, could you see what characteristic she possessed?" Mei brought Blake to his surprise with that question.
"Yes, she can use and generate lightning." Blake reminded Collette at the same time that he understood the physiques a little better.
"Well, that example is perfect to explain what follows. From what you said, she may have the lightning-special physique, which allows her to have an affinity with both earth and light, that same combination of elements makes her capable of generating something totally new."
"Yes, the first time she showed me that, I thought she had an affinity for a new element." Blake couldn't help but mention her past experiences.
"I think you're not the best person to say that… Anyway, another way you can see special physiques is as a type of mutation since sometimes it's hard to explain how a combination of elements can create different things, you can take the example of your friend, although there are also other examples, such as the toxic-special physique. This is about the combination of the affinities of the water, dark, and life elements, which makes the user capable of generating and controlling poison." Blake was quite surprised by that and a question had already been generated in his head, but it was not the time to ask it yet. "Actually, there is an encyclopedia that is in charge of compiling the different special physicists discovered up to now since, although they are not common, there are still those lucky enough to own one, there is even a rarity and power ranking among them."
A bit of silence fell in the wide room causing only Ragna's light snores to fill it before Mei continued with her explanation.
"This is also why it is not uncommon for people with a special physique to commit themselves to others in the hope that their offspring can inherit the affinities of both and create something new, but even if that happens, a person who has too many affinities may not can find a path to follow or can't control his special physique generating it to be more of a curse than a blessing." Mei mentioned that since she had finally reached the point that interested both her and Blake. "So, what's feeling possessing the physique of perfect harmony?"
Blake froze in place, he now understood how unique the special physiques were at the same time he realized that thanks to the system he had an affinity for all the elements. Blake even thought that this might be the reason why he could control the time as that was the result of his special physique.
"And before you go on with strange ideas, no, your physique is not capable of creating a new element. Even though the physique of perfect harmony is the rarest and most mysterious, I am sure that the strange things that happen to you are not because of it." Mei was completely convinced when she said that.
"How are you so sure?" Blake couldn't help but ask that question.
"Why aren't you the only person I know with that special physique, Ragna's father also has it and, from everything he's told me and experienced, I can't relate any of that to what's happening to you, I'm even thinking that your physique is not that of perfect harmony since you also have an affinity towards that mysterious element, so I am completely lost at this point." Mei frowned again since all of this baffled her too much, she did not even have where to begin to explain the rarity that Blake was, which annoyed her. "Anyway, I just hope you understood all of this so that I can explain what special runic abilities are. You should also be aware that special physiques affect spells, but they work a bit differently from runic abilities, so major Marjorie better tell you about that."
Blake nodded towards his words, making a mental note for the future, he didn't know why, but he felt that he expected a conversation like the one he was having right now...
[Progress… Saved.]