After telling me that she would take me in as her son and that she would teach me how to use magic, She didn't let me ask anything else and told me that it was time for me to leave for college as it was already evening.
And before leaving, she told me to wait and check if everything was okay.
"I think I am okay, mam. I don't feel any kind of pain."
"Is that so? Do you have any electronic devices on you?"
"Yes, of course I do. I have my smart phone with me. Why do you ask so?"
"Check if it's still running."
Why would she ask something like that? No, don't tell me something happened to my phone. It will be over if something happens to it. I should check on it.
"It's... not working."
No, my battery should be dead. It will work once I charge my phone properly. It's my first mobile. And I had to ask for it nonstop for over a month to even get this phone. My mom bought me this before I started my university career. I don't know how to explain this to her, and I don't want to face her after she finds out that my phone is not working any more.
"Why are you making such a face? I don't think it's that expensive even if it's broken."
"Yes, it might not be that expensive for some people, but it is for me. And my mom bought this phone for me... and now I don't have any phones and won't be able to get any soon. But why did it break though?"
"It's probably because of your magic."
"Huh, magic?"
"Yes, even though you don't know how to properly use mana and manifest it as magic, you unconsciously used your magic."
"Does that mean electronics will break when they come into contact with magic"
"Not necessarily. Even though normal human made electronics break when they are exposed to dense mana. That's not the case here because you don't have that much mana and didn't use that much of your mana, and I dint release that amount of mana either."
"Then why did my mobile stop functioning?"
"It's because of your magic type. As there are many types of magics, all of them are related to universal entities like fire, earth, wind and so on and yours is lightning."
"Huh, does that mean I controlled lightning?"
"No, you just produced magic out of instinct, and you know that electronics are vulnerable to electricity."
"Oh, so in the end, I destroyed my phone myself."
"Don't worry, this time around, this mom will give a mobile, and aren't you forgetting to call me mom?"
"No, that's not it. I can't accept you giving me your mobile, and I don't think I will be able to call someone, like my mom, who calls me. I just tried to ki... I mean, I can't suddenly start calling you mom; it will take some time.
"Alright, I understand, but you won't take this mom's gift, huh?" "I am so hurt."
I can't get used to her sudden change in personality. She is now acting like those overly loving mothers in anime. But for some reason I don't dislike it, even though I don't know about her mom. After all, my mother is my only mother. But I also know that it's not wrong to treat someone like a mother with respect when they show you motherly love. So, I will try calling her mom, even though it might take some time. After all, if not for her, and if anyone other than her were to find me... I don't even want to think about it.
Ok, then mo I will take your gift."
Shit. I thought I couldn't suddenly call her mom. Ah, I feel so embarrassed. I want to disappear from this world now...
"Here, take it. Use it nicely, ok? After all, it's a gift from me, after all."
"Yes, yes, mo...mam, I will take good care of it."
"Again, call me mom, ok?"
"As I said again and again, it will take some time...
Wait, wait, wait—what the hell is this phone? It is hi-phone 14 pro. A flagship phone of the latest model It is more than six times the price of my original phone. If I wanted to buy this phone, I would have waited until I graduated and bought it when I got a job. Even then, I would only be able to pay it in installments. And she is giving this to me?
"Ma—ma, I think you accidentally gave me your mobile phone."
"No, I didn't mistake it. I gave you the phone I was using. Because I know you wouldn't take it if I offered you a new mobile phone. So, I gave you the one I have been using.
"No, no, even then I can't take something this expensive." Please take it back.
"What are you talking about? So, you judge gifts based on the price of the gift, huh? This makes me sad."
"No, it's not like that." "It's just that this gift is too expensive."
"Don't worry about it. I know what you mean. And I simply didn't give you my phone on a whim. I gave it to you because it is a magically enhanced phone. That means it is made of magic and is resistant to magic. I think you need it more than I do. After all, even if I bought another phone, you would break it again by accident because you can't control your mind yet."
She is certainly right. I should take it. I wanted to use this phone for a long time anyway.
"If that is the case, then I will take it gladly, maam, mam, moam, mom. Thank you."
This is so embarrassing that I want to crawl into a hole and disappear.
"Wait, but if what you said is true, then won't I destroy every electronic device in my vicinity if I am like this?"
"Don't worry about it. I have an artefact that can solve the problem you are currently facing. Take this: it is a headband that can seal both your physical strength and mana under a lock.
"Artefact? What is an artefact?
"Artefacts are objects that are made using mana and other special materials and have a function that is unique to itself." The headband I just gave you has the ability to seal the wearer's powers.
"But I can't wear it in public, though. Wait, how do I even wear this? It's solid, and I don't think it will go through my head with its size."
"Yes, it can. Even though it may look like a crown and not like a headband, it can change its size according to its user, and it becomes invisible the moment you wear it. You won't even know you are wearing anything.
"Oh, that certainly will help me a lot; please help me wear it."
As soon as I asked her for help wearing it, she held the artefact in her hand, and then the artefact started glowing and came and leached onto my head while flying. The headband was slim; it was somewhat broad in the middle on the forehead part and became slim as it reached the back of my head, and the artefact became invisible after a short while.
"How does it feel?"
"Good. It hurt a little in the beginning, but now it's all gone. It's as if I am wearing nothing. I can understand magic sealing, but why seal my physical power? I am not strong to begin with."
"You may think so, but now that you have unsealed your mana, your physical capabilities must have also gone up significantly."
"But I didn't feel anything different though."
"Don't worry about it. We will know everything about your abilities when we start your training. I am going to train you for two months in India, then you will come with me."
"Come, where? And what about my university studies?
"We are going to the country where the sun rises first, Japan. And don't worry about your university; I will make it so that you can study in Japan. And make it seem like you didn't study at your university in India at all and that you joined a university in Japan from the start.
"Why Japan though?"
"Because it is the nearest country to the place where the magic society—the beings who can use magic like me—resides. So don't worry about anything and put your heart into training these two months. You needed to attend college while training with me, so now you can go back to your university."
"Ok, then I will be taking my leave then."
I don't know if I should be happy or sad. I always wanted to go to Japan, but I never thought I would go under these circumstances. No matter, I just need to train hard for these two months and know everything about this magical world. Let's see what awaits me in this new magical world.