Fishing Maiden spells were divided into thirty-seven volumes, each recording one spell, along with numerous fables and the witches' unique satirical jokes.
There were thirty-seven spells in total. Seven were the earliest foundational Fishing Maiden spells; the latter thirty volumes had all been developed by newer Fishing Maidens and registered for spell patents and library certification.
There were nine specialties in total, many of which conflicted with other witches' specialties or served as superior replacements for them. Making a choice was truly difficult.
The beginner spell and beginner specialty were called "Questions of Tang" and "Deception Game," respectively.
As a beginner-tier Level 7 spell, Questions of Tang was extremely complex and a wholly foundational Fishing Maiden spell. Its effect was to create a spatial lake and summon it when needed, completely transforming the magical attributes, traits, and weather of the surroundings into one's home ground. Even apart from being a Fishing Maiden spell, it was a fine fortress-type spell—though naturally, it had nothing to do with gracefulness.
As a specialty, Deception Game made any spell cast be treated as having "-500 mana effect." In other words, a spell originally cast with 1,000 mana would only have the effect of 500 mana. At the same time, however, it gained the property of being freely retractable and deployable: before a spell hit and took effect, it could be forcibly canceled, and the caster would gain one superpowered state, with the effect of "Strength, Agility, and Evasion all increased by more than 10 points."
If this spell deceived an enemy's shield and counterattack defense, that effect would be multiplied fivefold.
—In practical terms, it was roughly equivalent to a hyper-speed state where spells without a lock-on could hardly ever hit.
The special effect of Deception Game was also the powerful specialty Histeria had