Differences in Spellcasting Between Wizards and Mages

"Don't be disappointed, Adam~ Although you can't use the Clow Cards with it, the Philosopher's Stone's magic allows you to carry the Book of Sealing and the Sealing Wand with you~"

Kero, having successfully obtained a body, rolled around on the ground, belly up, extending his paws towards Adam in comfort, "Let me teach you the magic to store the Book of Sealing and the Sealing Wand~ That way, you can summon the Clow Cards at any time!"

After a round of explanation, Kero sat on the ground, tidying the feathers on his wings that had become a bit messy from rolling around:

"This magic is a type of sealing magic, and it's not easy, but the Book of Sealing and the Sealing Wand's magical contract with you will make it easier to cast this magic on them. Before your school starts, you definitely will…"

Before he could finish speaking, Kero saw a complex magic circle flash and disappear in Adam's right palm, and the Sealing Wand vanished from Adam's hand.

"……"

Not long after, he saw a similar magic circle flash in Adam's left palm, successfully storing the Book of Sealing, and Kero fell into complete silence.

"It seems your magical talent is very high."

Suppi, lying on the bed like an elegant black panther, gently fluttered his butterfly wings behind him, "If that's the case, you'll soon be able to learn all the magic in the Clow Cards."

"I will try my best."

Adam repeated the action of summoning and storing several times, familiarizing himself with the process, and then had a sudden idea:

"Can I store my wand?"

A sixteen-inch wand might be a little inconvenient to carry around. If I could store it with this magic…

"I think so, but I'm not sure."

Suppi closed the book in front of him and pushed it off the bed, hitting Kero on the head:

"I flipped through your textbooks, and this magic system is a bit strange… Of course, it could also be that I'm not familiar enough with Western magic."

"Ouch~"

Kero bared his teeth at Suppi, opened Adam's textbook, and said:

"Then let this great one take a look at how much this little first-year textbook can… Hmm?"

The vertical lines in Kero's pupils turned into circles, and he flipped through a few more pages, unwilling to give up.

"No… What is this? Is this really magic? Where are the magic circles? Where are the magical principles?"

After flipping through the entire Standard Spells: First Year, Kero had to admit that he seemed to have encountered a blind spot.

"Casting spells by drawing a certain arc with the wand and adding an incantation is not magic at all!"

Kero looked at the Standard Spells: First Year in shock, as if looking at some kind of heresy.

"Isn't it magic? It looks pretty magical to me."

Adam, who had successfully stored his wand as well, took the book and wanted to try it out. He remembered that Hermione had learned the Repairing Charm at home, and Suppi said he had good magical talent, so he should be able to learn a few spells as well.

"Magic looks very magical, but it is actually very rigorous. Wizards sometimes seem to just wave their hands, but in reality, they perform very complex operations with magic to complete the spell."

Suppi flipped through three books in his hands, namely Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, Intermediate Transfiguration, and Advanced Transfiguration Guide. He flipped each of the three books to a certain page and showed them to Adam with his furry fingers:

"Transfiguration, Vanishing Charms, and Permanent Transfiguration are completely different fields of magic. The former is transformation magic, the latter is spatial magic, and the last one, strictly speaking, should belong to the realm of alchemy—perpetual magic cannot be maintained after the caster's death unless there is another source of magic."

Suppi raised his head and looked at Adam seriously:

"Whether it's the classification or the casting of magic, it's as if a group of people who don't know magic at all saw wizards waving their wands and chanting spells and recorded the process, thinking that they could cast spells by doing the same. The classification is also just as arbitrary."

"The most important thing is that we are looking at textbooks, which means that the complete casting process should be explained in the book, but I can't find any trace of magic circles at all… Aside from the possibility that magic circles will be taught separately after enrollment, I have reason to suspect that this is no longer the world we were originally in."

At first, Adam did follow along with a serious face, and his heart was raised, but after hearing the end, Adam suddenly realized—yes, this is not your old home at all!

"Maybe you really have fallen into another world…"

Adam glossed over the question, "Wizards' spellcasting abilities come from intermarriage between ancestors and magical creatures, not from their own research. That's probably why the casting and classification of these spells are so… primitive."

Moreover, it seems that only a very small number of wizards conduct research on magic. Most people's contact with magic in their lives only stays at the stage of learning and using it, and the invention of spells also mostly comes from chance.

Thinking this way, Adam felt that this guess might have accidentally hit the mark, because the magic of the Clow Cards can also be cast in this world, which means that the ability to cast spells properly with magic circles also applies to this world.

In comparison, wizards' way of casting spells does seem more like a wild path.

"Is there such a background? But it unexpectedly makes sense… Having spellcasting abilities derived from bloodline instincts might indeed not require such a high understanding of magical principles."

"But it sounds so perverted!"

Suppi expressed shock, even a little scared, because according to the classification of this world, they seem to be considered magical creatures as well.

"What? We're not in our original world anymore?!"

Kero covered his face and exclaimed, his golden fur standing on end, "Then my cake isn't… Adam, do you have cake here?"

"Yes."

Adam nodded, "And there are many other sweets… Oh, right, the magical world here has unique sweets."

Adam then gave Kero a Fizzing Whizbee.

With a "poof," Kero transformed into his compact, energy-saving mode, hugging the candy, which was almost as big as his head, and began to lick it.

"Wow, what a special honey flavor! I've never had anything like this before! This world is amazing!"

"It's probably made from the honey of some magical plant."

Adam also gave Suppi one, who initially rejected it but quickly shrank down and started eating it, falling into a state similar to a cat on catnip, rubbing and rolling around on the bed.

Watching the two adorable creatures, Adam crossed his legs, picked them up, and placed them in the crook of his legs. Then, he picked up a copy of Standard Spells: First Year and began to browse through it.

First, let's set a small goal... to learn the Repairing Charm before school starts.

There's nothing wrong with a Wizard's spellcasting ability originating from their bloodline; at least it's much simpler than spellcasting with magic circles, without needing to understand the principles.

I'll use the magic of this world first, and then figure out the principles bit by bit. Perfect!

Sometimes stroking Kero's head and wings, sometimes pinching Suppi's paw pads and tail, Adam's attention slowly immersed itself in the ocean of knowledge.