[Magic Ritual: 0]
[Current Magic: Healing Magic x4, Illusion Magic x1, Wish Magic x9]
Juan stayed in the sky for a while to enjoy the view before flying back home. He very much enjoyed the feeling of flying, so much so that he felt addicted and flew everywhere. Naturally, with his phone in hand, he had to be meticulous.
"I wish for my smartphone's whole existence to be inaccessible by anyone other than me. That means no one can track me or extract data from me now." Juan smiled upon the familiar transparent water drops like a magic circle appearing behind his phone before disappearing.
[Magic Ritual: 0]
[Current Magic: Healing Magic x4, Illusion Magic x1, Wish Magic x8]
With a woosh, he left behind a swirling breeze in his wake. "Illusion magic is really convenient." With his fast speed of flight, he pierced through the wind barrier. It would be no surprise to leave something like a trace in the wind.
However, because of his illusion, he was invisible to all senses and devices. What was left on his tracks was only the swirling wind that would only appear a hundred meters away from him.
Juan then arrived hovering on the opened door of the house. He saw that his parents were preparing to go out. Juan entered silently before waiting for his parents to close the door as they left while standing in front of his room.
When the door of the house sounded like it had closed, he looked around to see no one. He waited for a few seconds before finally entering the room. In his room, he landed on the floor. Immediately, some kind of invisible binding seemed to have disappeared under his feet in a flash of light.
Juan knows that the wish magic he had cast to make him fly has been broken because his feet touch the ground. However, he didn't care much. Instead, he searched around his room and finally found another sling bag.
"I wish for this sling bag to be indestructible." He naturally thought it through if he were to use his wish magic like this. Although he felt like a spindrift, if he could achieve many things that he was happy with, Such a cost was negligible.
[Magic Ritual: 0]
[Current Magic: Healing Magic x4, Illusion Magic x1, Wish Magic x7]
After all, he can just replenish it again next time. It's not like the wish tree at the acceptor gas station would immediately disappear. A transparent word, bursting into a transparent magic circle behind the bag before disappearing on it.
Juan immediately tried to rip it apart, but he was surprised to feel like he was trying to rip the toughest cloth in the land. He even tried it with scissors, and then guess what? He naturally can't pierce or cut it apart. "Marvelous, now it can be said to have become a magic item."
If he would just leave it like that, then it would be a waste to make it indestructible with so many things it can store. Have you just looked at the sacks upon sacks bulging with money? If those banks were to see it, he wonders what reaction they would show.
Will they get angry at how I treated their paper bills? Juan chuckled at that thought as he focused back on the sling shot at hand. "I wish for this indestructible sling bag to have boundless space inside that can store things."
[Magic Ritual: 0]
[Current Magic: Healing Magic x4, Illusion Magic x1, Wish Magic x6]
The same phenomenon appeared before the magic circle turned into countless pieces of mini magic circles that looked like gears with different sizes before they flew into the sling bags and fused with them.
Now, looking at it, the indestructible sling bag now has magic circle-like gears around it, acting like some sort of design. It looked very creative. At the same time, he felt like he had come upon a new discovery.
"Isn't this blueprint of the magic circle that I want? I can use this to study how the magic circle works!" Though he was saying that, with no foundation about magic to use to deduce, Maybe he can just copy it to be of use sometime when he has time.
Without delay, he sat on his bed and opened the sling bag. The sling bag has one main pocket and two front pockets. All of them are the same, leading to a vast space inside. Juan saw that the whole place seemed too dark; he couldn't see anything.
Looking around him, he saw a pen on the desk and stood up to pick it up before throwing it inside the dark opening of the bag. When the pen inside entered, it immediately disappeared. Juan was speechless.
"I'm afraid of the dark, and now I have to put my hand inside to take things I've put inside?" Although it was safe, Juan can never feel safer in a place with no light. And so, "I wish for the space inside the bag to be bright like how I always see it during the day."
[Magic Ritual: 0]
[Current Magic: Healing Magic x4, Illusion Magic x1, Wish Magic x5]
The same phenomenon happened: the magic circle appeared and disappeared into the sling bag. Just how many wishes did he waste? Juan suddenly thought of something, and he couldn't help but regret it.
He should have just said, 'I wish for the sling bag in my hand to become indestructible so that it can store things and living beings inside a bright, vast space where time stops.' Ah, Juan suddenly didn't regret it.
All along, his thinking was wrong. He should have just said, "I wish for the sling bag to become the ideal storage bag of my dreams!"
[Magic Ritual: 0]
[Current Magic: Healing Magic x4, Illusion Magic x1, Wish Magic x5]
Three flashes of a transparent magic circle broke into sparkling pieces. Juan was so shocked, silly, that he threw the sling bag to the bed as he retreated to the side, observing cautiously.
Soon, wide and big transparent magic circles connected by mini magic circles that form an array suddenly appeared above the sling bag.
The magic circles suddenly moved like they were spinning, and the other magic circles deviated a bit in height, forming something like different floors of magic circles on top of each other but on different sides.
Some parts of magic circles were vertical, while others were diagonal and horizontal. Juan felt that he had just witnessed the glory of magic. This is magic; this is what beauty should be!
Soon, the magic pulse expanded before shrinking around like a net before fusing with the sling bag, which has already transformed into a rather stylish black with white lined pattern combined sling bag.
No matter how Juan saw it, his sling bag has become brand new! He hurriedly opened the only opening of the bag and saw a bright, vast space inside. However, he didn't see the pen he had put in there.
"Don't tell me that space I've made was destroyed after the creation of this new one?" Juan was flabbergasted; thankfully, he didn't put anything important in there, or he would need to wish for it again or use money to buy it outside.
Juan saw that the space inside was very boundless. Since it was an ideal sling bag he wanted that could store objects and living things, He suddenly remembered one idea he had since he read those webnovels in the cultivation genre.
"I can build a house inside! A garden to grow plants, a swimming pool. Isn't this a portable house I can take anywhere I go?" Now he didn't have to worry about where to live anymore!
He can just start traveling around and walking where the wind will take him.
[Magic Ritual: 0]
[Current Magic: Healing Magic x4, Illusion Magic x1, Wish Magic x5]
Only one use of wish magic Although he felt some heartache, it's not that he can't replenish it, so he can still take it. After a while, since it was Saturday. It is the weekend, but because of the special occasion.
His illusion clone needs to help with security because his senior took a leave for a few days. Juan felt that his senior was a bit pitiful. Is there no one there to change shifts with him? Shaking his head, he decided to take a nap during this free time.
The sacks of money can be stored after he wakes up. In the next few seconds, Juan fell asleep easily. Meanwhile, he was enjoying the comfort of his home. His supervisor at work was with his illusion clone, looking shakily at the screen.
What was displayed inside was the direction of his office entrance. The door suddenly moved by itself, and then his office chair moved as though someone had just sat on it. It gives off a creepy feeling to those who see it.
"J-Juan."
"Sir?"
"Send me off near the entrance for now."
"..."
"I'm not scared; it's just that you might be if I leave you alone."
"..."
"W-what? Do you still want the job or not?"
"What are you waiting for, sir? Let's go. I was actually scared for a while watching the screen."
"Hmm, good. Let's go, then."
After leaving the building, the supervisor joined the illusion clone and the other two bodyguards. It's not Toybits and Yotib, but someone else. They slowly walked towards the supervisor's office before slowing down nervously.
The illusion clone felt two huge arms hugging his shoulder as he slowly said, "Aherm." The two bodyguards in front, who were so nervous that there might be a fight to the death, were shocked silly by the sudden cough behind them.
Damn it! I almost had a heart attack!
You people just want to scare me to death, won't you?
They looked behind them in anger, but when they saw what happened, they were speechless. The supervisor, feeling the cough just now, and the two piercing eyes looking at him strangely, suddenly realized that he was so scared that he was hugging the illusion clone's body tightly.
"Supervisor, are you a...gae?" The illusion couldn't help but ask softly, but everyone here has sharp hearing in a close place, so they heard it loud and clear. The supervisor immediately glared at him and slapped him in the head as he said angrily,
"W-who's a gae?!! Can't you see I'm just holding you down in case you cause panic to everyone?" And yet, you were stuttering? The two bodyguards rolled their eyes but dared not say anything, as though they hadn't seen or heard anything.
And then they suddenly realized that the tension in the air seemed to have vanished. They looked at the clone with praise in their eyes. Seemingly saying, "Good job, kid. As for the supervisor, seeing the lightening atmosphere
He grew more bold, and his courage suddenly grew. "Hmph, I don't know if you're a ghost or just a wind. I will prove it that no one can stop me in my territory!" A few seconds later.
"What are you doing?" The supervisor glared at the two body guards who made way for him as he asked angrily. The two bodyguards were speechless, so it's just a lie? "We thought the supervisor would brave his way in, so we thought we shouldn't block the path."
"...." Supervisor.
"...." Illusion.
"Idiots! If you don't want to be fired, just do your work!"
"Yes! Sir!" Indeed, what the supervisor had just said was a lie. The illusion rolled his eyes, and so did the two in front. A while later, they entered the office and were shocked to see what was inside.
"Nothing?" The two bodyguards checked around the room but found nothing at all. Then the supervisor sat down cautiously. Suddenly, he saw something on his desk. It was a small envelope?
The supervisor curiously opened the envelope and immediately saw what was inside. His face turned black, and the illusionist and the bodyguard immediately saw the change in their supervisor's expression.
Before they could say anything, the illusion clone had already left to avoid the spitting sermon disaster. Though he caught a glimpse of it in his eyes, the envelope contained a letter that said this:
I need a raise! ghost face at the side.
The illusion clone sighed; he already knew who it was who made such a lame joke on the supervisor. Juan has such lousy humor that he can only make himself laugh but not the others.
...
Afternoon, 5:40 PM.
After returning home, the illusion clone rested on the bed while Juan got out to meet up with Draw, who had already gathered the materials he needed for the ritual. Leaving the house, Juan walked on Draw's door and met up with his sister instead.
Among the four siblings, Draw, who was of the same age as Juan, was the first oldest brother, followed by:
• Oturan, the second brother, is 18 years old.
• Ekusas, the third brother, is 17 years old.
• Arukas is the only sister, 16 years old.
Almost all of them are studying in public high school, with their oldest brother helping them along the way. Actually, Draw wasn't even of the same blood as his three younger brothers and sisters.
His mother had broken up with his father for some reason. Then the former got remarried here, which soon bloomed and resulted in his three young siblings. His foster father seldom had any work and was even a drunkard who had no control.
While his mother would take on the laundry work of her rich neighbors to make a living. Without enough financial aid to help him go further in his study. Draw didn't continue for college; instead, he started working for money to provide for the family.
"Where's your big brother, Draw?" Juan asked casually as he looked at the door, searching for his friend. Akuras rolled her eyes at him and said, "He's in his room," before stepping around Juan as she left.
Juan didn't mind; he entered the house, which was all made of wooden logs, either new or from older, used wood. Soon, he found the ancient kitchen, which in this modern age still uses wood and four steel stands above the plain ash-covered flat burnt ground.
He just looked at the ceiling, which has long since turned black from smoke. Juan doesn't mind, as even the roof of his kitchen has already turned black and brown from the challenge of rain and hot smoke. It can only be said that the life in the village is like leaving in ancient times.
"Draw, are you here?" he called next to the steep stairs made of wood with no railings around. Juan waited for a second and got an answer. "Wait a minute." Soon, Draw walked down in tattered clothes.
"Let's talk outside," Juan said, while Draw agreed. It's so hot, and it felt too constricted to talk inside after all. Not to mention the mud outside where the sinks flow out the water every time was emitting stinks, which disgusted them.
Outside.
"Are the materials I need complete?" asked Juan. It's not that he was saying it in a high, stand-up-like tone; it was just his straightforward way of asking when it was those close to him.
As for Draw, he was already so accustomed to his way of talking that it would be strange if he talked in a different way. "I already got the truck to deliver it in thirty minutes. It should be arriving soon."
Juan smiled, "Nice, hnmm. Looking at the sky, since it's still early. Let's go and have some snacks on Aunty's store. Let's have some cola or other cold drinks to chill our throat."
"Eh, but you know that—" Draw was interjected by Juan's wave of a hand. The latter took the lead in walking as he gestured for Juan to follow. "Don't worry, it's my treat. Let's go and call out Art and the others too."
"Alright." Who doesn't like free food anyway? Living in poverty, Juan and Draw have long since taken the opportunity when it was presented to them. When it comes to food, who would dare to reject such blessings?
"Nice, let's go." Soon, Juan and Draw in their home clothing walked around inviting Art and some of their neighbor friends their age. "What's this? Are we going to get drunk?" Three young men with athletic bodies walked towards them as they sat on the stools around the table.
They are currently near the road. Where a big round wooden table and stools that had been repaired many times were being seated by six young men in their mid-twenties. Next to them was a store. Juan stood up next to the small window where an aunty waited for Juan to order.
Juan, Art, and Draw nodded and gestured for them to sit, though they were already seated. This caused laughter to start immediately. The joy it brings when the group is around, even when they are just looking at each other, would immediately elicit a laugh from them.
"I'll have five different drinks, all 1 liter. Then, what we have here...mm. Give me those junk food you have too. Also, this peanut cracker too." After paying for the goods, Juan then passed on the drinks and food to his good friends, which caused another wave of 'woah' and 'yey'.
Putting down the glasses on the table Juan said, "Alright guys, I'm just gathering you here for free snacks. We're not going drunk today." Immediately, he opened up one bottle of cola and poured himself a cup.
Without waiting for him, Draw, Art, and the others opened up the junk food at the side. At the same time, a pizza came from the side. "Thanks Aunt. If I hadn't come here today, I would surely still be in the dark that Aunty had started to do business making pizza."
Juan joked with his aunty, who was leaving with the shovel in hand. His aunty rolled his eyes. "That's because you're lucky. You had just come to try our very first pizza making."
"Doesn't that mean that we were the first testers?" Art joked.
"More like genuine pigs used on experiments?" Draw followed.
"Aunty, how about some freebies?" The other three followed suit with the joke.
"If you want freebies, why not this Uncle, will give it to you?" A man's gruff voice came from the side. "Hii—!" "Uncle were just joking." Juan laughed.