Too Fast, Too Steady

After giving up on learning such an outrageous technique, Flitwick let out a relieved yet wistful sigh and reminded him:

"This technique of yours is far too mentally taxing, and it has to be built on knowing your opponent well enough. It works very well in ordinary sparring, but once you get into an actual dueling arena, it becomes less effective..."

That was not a good thing. Regular sparring going far more smoothly than formal duels not only failed to provide much training value, but also caused greater pressure during real duels.

"I understand, Professor. I'll restrain my use of this technique during normal practice."

In reality, this technique was not merely an invincible weapon in friendly matches, as Flitwick believed.

For Manus, Divination Magic meant that maintaining awareness and calculations during a fight no longer required much mental effort. His control over space also allowed him to know the instant his opponent intended to Apparate and where they would land, even skipping the calculation step entirely.

However, when it came to gathering raw data in order to counter an opponent, he was indeed more proficient in friendly matches, especially during the early stages.

So he truly did not intend to use this technique while sparring with Flitwick. There were also many other techniques that were inconvenient to use on his own professor. He simply wanted to learn a wizard's dueling abilities.

Seeing Manus accept this so quickly and smoothly, Flitwick nodded in satisfaction. If Manus were blinded by the convenience this technique brought in friendly matches, then things would only become more difficult once he entered the dueling arena.

After the first test duel, which had been unrestricted aside from standard dueling rules, Flitwick added several rules tailored to Manus's situation and adjusted his own restrictions as well.

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