Dollmaker in the DanMachi World

The essence of the damage caused by magic bullets was impact. In a sense, they were "air cannons" with mana as their medium.

Air could flow, and mana could gather into magic bullets, which meant mana possessed gaseous properties.

He shaped the mana like water pipes, transmitted it to the fullest extent he could control, and guided it to flow around his body.

Training his control this way was more effective than simply improving his spellcasting efficiency.

Throughout the process, mana inevitably dissipated before recovering again, which could also train and increase his mana capacity.

As Ming Ge considered this, an idea suddenly sprang to mind.

He could manipulate mana into magic bullets and fire them to create impact.

Then—if he made mana move at high speed, could he create an attack like a Vacuum Blade?

The theory existed. It was time for practice—

Ming Ge accelerated the flow of mana, but soon stopped helplessly.

Once mana left his body and manifested in the outside world, it became difficult to completely prevent its energy from leaking away.

When he accelerated the mana's movement, his control weakened, causing it to disperse and vanish.

Still, Ming Ge felt that this theory was feasible.

"Did you come up with another idea?"

Meitellia asked curiously.

"Something like that."

Ming Ge explained his theory, then raised his hand and released mana.

"Condense, then spin."

As he chanted, the mana in Ming Ge's hand compressed and began spinning rapidly in a single direction, taking on the shape of a shuriken.

But clearly, invisible mana could not serve as a shuriken, and it was not fast enough. At most, it stirred up some wind.

After thinking for a moment, Ming Ge changed its form as it spun, shaping it into a circular blade.

He released mana from the inside outward, forming a vortex-like shape.

At this point, the mana output had stabilized considerably, and the blade's attack had begun to take shape.

"So it is possible."

Ming Ge fired the blade, and it struck the remaining fragments of a wooden cup on the ground three meters away.

With a bang, a small crack appeared in the wooden cup.

If the previous magic bullets had been the simplest beginner-level magic, then this Vacuum Blade was an elementary spell after advancement.

Once Ming Ge could maintain the Vacuum Blade's operation around himself, it would become intermediate magic.

If he could imbue it with attributes such as fire, water, or wind and greatly increase its power, it would become advanced magic.

"Come to think of it, I could also try the Rasengan from Naruto?"

The Vacuum Blade operated in an orderly pattern, while the Rasengan operated chaotically.

Both were purely changes in energy form. Adding changes in nature would create advanced forms.

That was rather interesting.

"That's amazing."

Meitellia stared blankly at Ming Ge, then smiled sincerely. "Congratulations. Even without my help, you can live well in this world now. And one day, you'll definitely become the strongest mage."

She thought back to the Ming Ge from the beginning, hungry in the freezing night and unable to speak even the continent's common language.

Who could have imagined that in just one month, Ming Ge would undergo such a transformation?

And this was only the beginning.

"I can't do without you."

Ming Ge moved closer and gently kissed her lips. "Wherever you are is my home. No matter when it is, I'll be by your side."

"Mm... You're really sly, Ming Ge."

Meitellia complained.

She felt that, by now, she was only holding Ming Ge back.

With his abilities, if he had become an adventurer earlier, he would have long since begun to shine.

"It's a very simple choice."

Ming Ge was highly sensitive to emotions. Especially during this stage of their relationship, all his attention was on Meitellia, so he quickly grasped the change in her feelings.

"Gaining strength, becoming stronger, growing—what is the final stage of that process?"

Ming Ge asked, "Pursuing strength itself? Protecting companions? Money and fame?"

"In my view, the core of it all is undoubtedly being able to live a happier life."

"For warriors, improving themselves is itself a source of happiness."

"For those with ambition, the process of gaining money and fame can make them feel excited and happy."

"For me, true happiness will always be nothing more than the company of family."

Making passionate confessions more than three times a day was also Ming Ge's heartfelt wish.

Men could be very simple—simple in their pursuit of ambition, and simple in their devotion to family.

If DIO from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure could have given up his ambition, he could have become a very good husband and father.

Career and family did not conflict. It was merely a matter of choosing one as the priority and the other as secondary. At worst, things would progress a little more slowly.

Even if he missed some opportunities, Ming Ge did not believe that the process of "being there" was meaningless.

Therefore, Ming Ge was the type to place family above ambition.

"It's truly incredible."

Moved, Meitellia took Ming Ge's hand and placed it against her chest. Her gaze was gentle and her cheeks slightly flushed as she whispered, "Can you hear it? My heartbeat."