The Most Suitable Magic Is...

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had hurried by. During that time, Aibo's life had become much more regular.

He got up early, drank a glass of milk, and began his morning training. In the mornings, he practiced and tested various skills at home. At noon, he went to the guild for lunch on time. In the afternoons, he stayed at the guild and sought guidance on magic, occasionally helping out as a waiter. After dinner, he played with his friends for a while to strengthen their bonds, then returned to his home in Little Garden to write and update his novel, meditate, and go to bed before eleven. He absolutely refused to carry his exhaustion into the next day.

Everyone at the guild said Aibo was a normal child.

A disciplined life kept Aibo in high spirits for a long time. Naturally, the rewards had been tremendous as well.

First came his magic studies.

Aibo had learned [Lightning Magic] from Laxus, [Light Magic] and [Giant Magic] from the guild master, [Transformation Magic] from Sister Airo, and [Water Magic], [Sand Magic], and [Shadow Magic] from the other uncles in the guild.

Of course, he had merely learned them, not mastered them. Most of the magic had not even reached LV1 yet, and Aibo had no plans to spend Inspiration Points to upgrade them for now. He was just reserving slots first.

Then came the most important gain: the magic he had learned from a young man named Mest—[Teleportation Magic].

This magic could also be called instant movement. It was incredibly cool, and more importantly, Aibo had learned it astonishingly fast. It had taken him just one day to master it.

What was more, once Aibo had filled Teleportation Magic's experience bar to 1,000 points, [Requip Magic LV1, 2139/10000] and [Teleportation Magic LV0, 1000/1000] vanished at the same time. A brand-new magic then appeared—

[Space Magic LV1, 6979/10000]

Aibo was quite surprised. The system actually had hidden little surprises.

For magic of the same type, if he did not use Inspiration Points for an instant infusion and instead learned it normally until it reached 1,000 experience points, that experience would be returned twofold to the higher-level skill.

After obtaining Space Magic LV1, he could still use the Requip and Teleportation Magic he had already learned, and Space Magic would soon reach LV2.

At the same time, Aibo had reached a conclusion: among all types of magic, spatial magic was the most compatible with him.

Requip Magic could only spatially transfer inanimate clothing, while Teleportation Magic allowed an entire person to move.

However, Teleportation Magic consumed quite a bit of mana and could not be cast instantly. Still, those were minor problems. Once it leveled up later, things would definitely improve.

Besides, Aibo figured he could eventually develop skills of his own, such as... [Flash] and [Flying Thunder God]?

He had gained a great deal in magic. Aibo's base stats had now become:

[Energy: 25/25]

[Stamina: 20/20]

[Mana: 401/404]

Everything had improved overall, and his mana had even broken through the 400 mark. Then there were the magic spells he had already learned:

[Telepathy Magic LV4, 20086/10000000]

[Space Magic LV1, 6979/10000]

[Meditation LV1, 3456/10000]

[Word Magic LV1, 3364/10000], [Solid Script Magic LV0, 207/1000]

[Mana Control LV1, 3208/10000]

[Mold Magic LV1, 1959/10000]

[Fire Magic LV1, 404/10000]

[Crush Magic LV1, 33/10000]

These were the magic spells he had known before. Space Magic was close to reaching LV2, while the Meditation and Word Magic he used regularly were progressing side by side.

As for the magic he had newly acquired:

[Light Magic LV1: 1111/10000]

[Lightning Magic LV1: 888/10000]

[Water Magic LV1: 678/10000]

[Enhancement Magic LV1: 168/10000]

[Ice Magic LV1: 66/10000]

[Transformation Magic LV1: 50/10000]

These elemental spells were not particularly difficult to learn, so Aibo had unlocked all of them.

Of them, [Light Magic] had progressed the fastest and was the magic most compatible with Aibo after Space Magic.

As for Enhancement Magic, it was actually a form of mana application that amplified physical abilities through mana. It had not originally existed as a magic spell. Like the Mana Control skill, it had been unlocked with Inspiration Points.

Using Enhancement Magic allowed him to easily lift objects many times heavier than himself.

However, Aibo did not usually take part in the guild's brawls, and no one brought him along to fight either, so he rarely used this skill. He only used it occasionally when moving things.

Transformation Magic was something he had only recently learned. However, Transformation Magic at LV1 could only turn Aibo into a child with a different appearance. It could barely even change his build, which left him somewhat disappointed.

Aside from the magic he had already learned, there was also a pile of LV0 magic that he had yet to master, but he could not be bothered to list them one by one.

Aibo now understood why mages in this world generally specialized in only one or two types of magic.

If they learned too much, they simply could not keep up with it all. Biting off more than they could chew would only leave them unable to digest any of it.

Aibo had already decided that he would specialize in Space Magic from now on. Time-space magic was all top-tier magic, and since he had talent in this area, he naturally had to make the most of it.

Aside from those magic-related skills, he also had several "life skills":

[Writing LV1, 1587/10000]

[Drawing LV1, 104/10000]

[Body Training LV0, 509/1000]

[Cooking LV0, 250/1000]

[Singing and Playing LV0, 9/1000]

Well, there had basically been no changes. Aibo had not paid much attention to them. The only one he cared about somewhat was Body Training, the fitness skill. It felt like it should come in handy.

But he was still too young, so progress was slow. All he could say was that the future looked promising.

During this time, Aibo had barely used any Inspiration Points. He had been saving them all up like a hoarding hamster, and now he possessed:

[Inspiration Points: 29686]

Nearly thirty thousand Inspiration Points! That was enough to learn more than twenty small skills or raise three skills to LV2.

Yet Aibo still had no intention of using those Inspiration Points, because merely watching the number steadily rise made him happy.

There was nothing he urgently needed them for anyway, so he would keep saving them for now.

Besides, this lousy system was just too weak. The system's instant infusion actually left his foundation unstable. To completely master a skill, he still had to cultivate it himself. What a disappointment.

Even without cheating through the system, Aibo's learning speed was astonishing. He was already recognized as a little genius, so he might as well save more surprises for his guild companions in the future.

Having finished talking about magic, it was time to talk about making money.

The novel Naruto had been serialized in newspapers in this other world for over a month. The Land of Waves arc had just ended, and reader feedback had been overwhelmingly positive.

The cultural impact from another world still had some bite to it.

The novel had already gained a bit of fame in the Fiore Kingdom. Not long ago, with the guild master's help, Aibo had reached further agreements with the Kingdom Daily and Sosara Magazine.

One was for the publication of the first standalone volume, while the other was for Naruto's new manga serialization in Sosara Weekly.

Originally, the manga serialization had also been negotiated with the Kingdom Daily, but Sosara had suddenly entered the picture, and they were offering far too much.

No one could possibly have a problem with money, so that was how things ended up.

As for drawing the manga... naturally, Lydas would handle the main artwork, while Aibo would provide authorization and the basic character design sheets.

Before long, Aibo would be able to lie back and rake in the money. What a happy occasion.

Nothing particularly noteworthy had happened during this period. The guild remained as noisy as ever, Gildarts still had not returned, and Aibo was enjoying the rare and precious "childhood" with his friends.

He had thought today would be another ordinary, uneventful day...

A little girl in tattered clothes, covered in wounds and dirt, arrived at the guild entrance.

"...Fairy Tail... Is this the place Grandpa Rob told me about?"