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Chapter 1 - Childhood Friend 023: Dragon Language Magic from Beginner to Grave
"Slow down, don't be too impatient."
Inside the room, Vidian was supporting Likaro's body with her hands, assisting her in taking difficult steps.
The previous Magic Outburst had damaged Likaro's body, requiring a certain amount of time to recover. Since Likaro's recovery ability was decent, she could now walk simply with Vidian's help.
The Magic Spring within Likaro was regenerating while simultaneously absorbing Magic Elements from the air. Only when the Magic Spring was fully replenished would Likaro's body truly recover.
"I'm going to let go slowly, be careful not to fall."
"Mm."
Vidian slowly released her hands. Likaro's body immediately began to sway, but after some effort, she finally stood steadily without any support.
"Great! I..."
Bang!
A loud noise came from outside the house, followed by the entire building shaking violently. Likaro fell to the ground immediately.
"Ooh, it hurts..."
Seeing this, Vidian hurriedly picked her up and placed her on the soft bed. After soothing her emotions slightly, she walked out of the house, fuming with anger.
At this moment, Ailolin looked at the claw marks left on the ground from her rapid landing and realized she was doomed.
There was no helping it; she had been too excited. Just a moment ago, after having a hearty meal of prey outside, she had a whim to feel her magic, and to her surprise, she had successfully summoned it!
"Stupid dragon! What do you think you're doing!"
An angry Vidian arrived in front of Ailolin. She waved her fist and said, "Give me a reason not to kill you."
"That... I was too excited because I could summon magic."
"Really?"
"Really."
To make Vidian believe her, Ailolin relied on her previous sensation and summoned the Magic Elements she felt.
These Magic Elements existed within Ailolin, which meant she had mastered the ability to utilize magic.
"Very good, this is a huge breakthrough for you." Vidian stroked Ailolin's head to encourage her, then followed it up with a sharp rap on the head.
"Ouch!"
"It's supposed to hurt, it hurts the little girl even more."
"Eh?"
"She was trying to walk, you landed right then, and as a result, she fell."
"..."
Guilt immediately rose in Ailolin's heart. If she had known Likaro was trying to walk, she definitely would have landed 1,000 meters away and walked over slowly.
Oh no, or perhaps crawled?
Either way, it meant the same thing.
"How is her body now? How long until she recovers?"
"Ten days or half a month, roughly. Of course, I mean normal walking, but her physical strength will definitely be much weaker than before. She cannot do strenuous exercise like running."
"Oh, that's not too bad..."
Previously, Ailolin had been terrified, thinking Likaro's body would become like her own in her past life. Now it seemed her worries were unnecessary; Likaro's physical condition was nowhere near that bad.
"Then how long until a full recovery?"
"Once the Magic Spring in her body finishes regenerating, it should be fine. It will take a few years, but don't worry, she's still young."
In truth, if Vidian had been able to help Likaro replenish her magic earlier when it was exhausted, she might have been jumping around by now.
Nowadays, the recovery speed of the Magic Spring could be described as glacial.
"Send her back in a few days when she can walk. Cherish the time you have with your friend these next few days."
"Then I'll go talk to her, and after that, can you start teaching me Dragon Language Magic?"
"Mm, go ahead."
Thus, Ailolin arrived at the second-floor room, stretched her head to the window, and called out to Likaro, who was lying on the bed: "Likaro."
"Mm! Little Black Dragon~"
Likaro wanted to get off the bed, but because she lacked the strength, she accidentally fell to the floor.
"Are you okay!?"
Ailolin couldn't help Likaro and could only watch as the strong little girl climbed back up from the floor.
"I'm fine..."
Likaro slowly moved her body to stand before Ailolin, reached her hand out the window, and touched Ailolin's head.
"Hehe, I touched you again."
"Mm..."
Ailolin gently rubbed her head against Likaro's hand.
This was the first time they had touched each other's bodies since they parted ways on that snowy night.
"Our Recording Crystal is still here~"
Likaro noticed the "small accessory" on Ailolin's dragon horn.
"Mm, I won't lose it."
"Hehe~ come to think of it, the Little Black Dragon's body has grown much larger, and you've learned so many things."
"I've been working hard."
"So amazing, so amazing~"
Likaro pressed her face against Ailolin, feeling the texture of Ailolin's scales.
Vidian, who was on the first floor, saw this scene. Although it was a bit of a mood-killer, she reminded them: "Don't lean your body out the window, lest you accidentally fall."
Likaro retreated slightly into the room upon hearing this.
Ailolin also said, "Go rest on the bed first. I'm going to find Vidian to study, and we'll talk again tonight."
"Then good luck."
"Mm."
The conversation ended, and Ailolin came to Vidian's side.
"Can I learn the Shapeshifting Art now?"
Ailolin stated directly what she wanted to do most at the moment.
Vidian rolled her eyes: "You think too highly of yourself. The Shapeshifting Art is not a beginner spell."
"..."
"If you really want to learn the Shapeshifting Art as soon as possible, then patiently learn what's in front of you." Vidian raised her hand and touched Ailolin's dragon scales, saying, "I'm only teaching you for the sake of our kin. This is the only time."
"Isn't it because of the Mutual Aid Contract?"
Vidian paused, then said, "Right, you can think that."
"Uh..."
"Enough talk, let's start learning."
Vidian closed her eyes, feeling the wind on the plains: "You can start with the wind element."
"What should I do?"
"Say the corresponding Dragon language words when you awaken your magic. Although you can recite them silently, you aren't capable of that yet."
"Then I'll try."
Ailolin calmed her mind to feel her body. She discovered that the amount of elements within her was not even as much as what was in the surrounding air; it was pitifully small.
She had learned to recognize various elements during this time, so she quickly found the wind element and attempted to summon them.
As for the Dragon language words she should say...
"Storm."
Accompanied by the mobilization of the Magic Elements within her body, the Dragon language words Ailolin spoke were imbued with magic, and the spell was immediately cast.
A gentle breeze blew past Vidian, causing her hair to flutter in the wind.
And then, that was it.
"Pfft... Hahaha, what was that? You're killing me."
Vidian covered her mouth with her hand, but she couldn't hold it in after all, laughing somewhat ungracefully in front of Ailolin.
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Chapter 1 - Childhood Friend 024: The Wind Bullet Moved on Its Own
Ailolin felt she couldn't keep a straight face. This was her first time using magic, so failure was normal, right? Was there a need to laugh so happily?
"I knew you were destined to fail, but this is just too..."
Vidian hadn't recovered yet; Ailolin felt her sense of humor was truly unique.
After laughing, Vidian explained: "It would have been better if you used the simplest 'wind'. A 'storm'? You were way too confident."
"I was just trying it out, and you're laughing so hard."
"..."
Vidian's laughter stopped abruptly. She hadn't laughed like this in a long time: "Sorry, I lost my composure just now. Let me summarize the reasons for your failure."
"I'm all ears."
"In Dragon Language Magic, the power of different words varies. You have too little magic; forcibly casting a Dragon Language Magic called 'storm' is impossible to succeed. If you had used the word 'wind bullet', it might have worked."
"So that's how it is..."
"Feel the magic reserves in your body again."
Hearing Vidian say this, Ailolin tried to feel it, and she was shocked.
The wind-attribute magic in her body was completely gone!
What happened? She had only blown a breeze just now...
"Right? Right? I told you your magic storage is pitifully small, not even as much as many humans."
Vidian had mentioned this issue before. The upper limit of magic Ailolin could store was fixed, but because she had an affinity for all elements, the magic in her body was divided equally among all Magic Elements. Naturally, the proportion of any single type of magic element was very small.
"Then the wind elements I consumed to release the spell are gone forever?"
"Don't worry, they will recover over time."
"Oh... but even if they recover, the total amount is still very small."
"Yes, so that is one of the reasons why your magic lacks power or even fails."
"..."
Ailolin fell silent. Didn't this mean she was a useless dragon?
"So in the future, you must use the method I told you about: buy a magic staff or use other ways to increase your magic storage capacity."
"Is there a faster way?"
Ailolin thought what Vidian was saying was too far off. A staff would only be convenient to use after she turned into a human, and as for other methods... cough, she hadn't found any yet.
"There is. Give up on using magic, improve your physical fitness, and use physical strength to attack in the future."