The Flying Spell's base consumption was not high, ranging from 1 to 10 points per second depending on flight speed. But that only applied to ordinary flight mode, flying in a straight line without any obstacles.
Competitive flying required a specialized Racing Broom. Once a Racing Broom entered high-speed mode, its maximum speed doubled, but so did its magic consumption. At high speeds, difficult maneuvers such as sudden stops and turns while passing obstacles burned through even more magic. Almost every obstacle cost over a hundred points of magic to clear!
As such, magic reserves were a very important measure of a competitor in competitive flying.
That was also why flying competitions restricted the use of restorative items and spells. If competitors could replenish their magic midway through, everyone would have unlimited magic and could accelerate indefinitely, defeating the point of the competition.
However, that rule only restricted Mu You's game character, not his real body on Earth.
The game character had plenty of drawbacks, but it had one advantage: it could act separately from his real body while remaining linked to it. While his game character competed, Mu You could drink potions in the real world to restore his magic.
Mu You took out every magic-related potion stored in his ring. These were all spoils he had obtained from killing Rhodes and the White-Robed One after they attacked him. They covered all sorts of types and sizes, totaling several hundred bottles.
In addition, Mu You specifically changed his equipment. From his hat, pauldrons, and accessories to his belt, Leg Armor, and boots, he switched everything to the best magic-regeneration gear they had at home.
His magic regeneration rate now reached 31 points per second!
If that still was not enough, he also had Fool Space available. Including the extra