Pettigrew's plea for help

Overall, the Focus Charm was quite effective, lasting for almost twice as long as the original version before the transmigration, clearly due to the special amplification effect of this world.

Although Ignis still experienced some aftereffects, it didn't stop him from thinking that the magic was extremely powerful.

"It's like Wit-Sharpening Potion! And without the side effects of Wit-Sharpening Potion!"

The Wit-Sharpening Potion is Potions that has the effects Manus mentioned earlier. It doesn't actually increase a person's intelligence, but it can help them Condensation and think more quickly.

However, as a Potions, the Wit-Sharpening Potion has a certain side effect—it's poisonous.

Although the level of toxicity varies depending on the skill of the Potions, all potions are generally poisonous, so even those with low toxicity should not be consumed frequently.

Similarly, because they are toxic and their toxicity fluctuates within a certain range, the price of Wit-Sharpening Potion greatly, with those having low toxicity often being very expensive.

Of course, the biggest difference between Wit-Sharpening Potion and Focus Charm is that Wit-Sharpening Potion are a prohibited form of cheating, while Focus Charm are not.

As is widely known, anything not prohibited by law is permitted.

What you need most right now is rest.

Manus dissuaded Ignis from trying the Focus Charm again, as it involved the soul and caution was advised—taking Manus's suggestion as the standard.

According to Manus's advice, it is best to use the Focus Charm once a day, and use it for rest, then use the remaining energy to review.

Even if you feel that this is too wasteful, you should at least set aside some time to rest and relieve the Mental Power that is over-exhausted from learning with the Focus Charm. As for how much of this time to set aside, it depends on the situation.

As Ignis's condition visibly changed, many people became curious about it. After inquiring with Manus, Ignis revealed the existence of the Focus Charm.

Manus thus gained a large group of volunteers who voluntarily participated in testing the effects of the Charms, spanning all four houses, and even students who were not in their seventh or fifth year, a crucial year, were interested.

The final test showed that the most extreme arrangement was to rest for six minutes at a Focus Charm, that is, rest for one-quarter of the time while doing other things.

This 3:1 ratio perfectly balances the recovery and depletion of Mental Power.

However, it should be considered that not everyone can fall asleep with their eyes closed, even under the effect of Focus Charm. Therefore, a more conservative approach is to allow at least seven minutes for rest.

Under the influence of the Focus Charm, one can close their eyes, clear their mind, and lie down for a minute. So far, Manus has not encountered anyone who still cannot fall asleep after doing this.

To some extent, this Charms even has a very good therapeutic effect on insomnia.

"The only problem is that the learning threshold for the Focus Charm seems a bit too high..."

Manus scratched his head. The less accessible a piece of knowledge is, the more limited its prospects. If even a few people can get started, how many of them can you expect to go further and pave the way?

As for how high the barrier to Charms is for the Focus Charm — Manus thought it was easy to learn when he created it, similar to the Cheering Charm. But the problem only became apparent when he taught the Focus Charm to others.

To be precise, the Focus Charm is not theoretically difficult to learn, and many people have mastered it; it's just that the Focus Charm is useless in their hands.

The effectiveness of Focus Charm depends on the degree to which the person casting the Focus Charm can focus their mind; the degree achieved after the Focus Charm is cast does not count.

This explains why many people feel they can unleash the Focus Charm, but when they actually use it on themselves or others, it has no effect.

Especially for himself, once this limitation was figured out, Manus was truly speechless—why bother using magic when he could do it himself?

Well, this Charms does have its uses when you want to stay calm during periods of emotional fluctuation.

It's just that... it places a bit too high a demand on the user's quality.

Once this was verified, many people's interest in learning the Focus Charm vanished instantly. "If I can calm myself down, why would I need to learn the Focus Charm?"

They then asked Manus to cast Focus Charm on them, and Manus, when he had time, didn't mind helping them out.

The Focus Charm can't force knowledge into people's brains; they still need to learn it themselves. And there's no risk of using Wit-Sharpening Potion. At least Manus thinks there's nothing wrong with using this Charms for review.

For convenience, Manus would find an abandoned classroom and spend his free time there regularly.

Anyway, it wouldn't interfere with his reading, and he could also take the opportunity to see if he could improve the Focus Charm —the last time he saw so many volunteers was when he was testing Beauty Potion at Staky's place.

"Please sit down. Are you familiar with the precautions for the Focus Charm?"

The door was pushed open, Manus said something instinctively, then noticed that the person who came in didn't respond.

Looking up, Manus's eyebrows rose slightly:

"You are... Pettigrew?"

You know me?

Pettigrew, who was still struggling with how to start the performance, was somewhat surprised.

"Um, is there something you need?"

Manus placed the book he was holding down after inserting a bookmark into it. Pettigrew glanced at it; it was covered in tiny figures, and it didn't quite look like a comic book... What was this?

"Um, actually I'm here to ask for help..."

Pettigrew explained his purpose somewhat hesitantly.

In short, it's still about the Animagus Transformation. Even the fact that Pettigrew is now speaking unclearly is because he has a Mandrake leaf in his mouth, pressed under his tongue.

"If you're afraid, why do you still insist on training Animagus?"

Manus didn't quite understand. He knew, of course, that these people were practicing Animagus to keep Lupin, but was there really no need to rush it?

Even if we don't wait for Lily's results, we can accumulate enough credits in a few years. By then, Lupin will have graduated, but won't he still need to become a wolf?

I'll accompany them when the time comes. If our relationship is truly that good, it's worth risking my life for. Why rush things and risk my life for just a few short years?

How would I know why Potter was in such a hurry?

Pettigrew was also helpless. In fact, he knew it, but he couldn't just casually say that Lupin was Werewolf.

"You might not be aware of the situation in Gryffindor; I'm stuck there too..."