Little Game with Shanna

Little Game with Shanna

Bell found that Silent Spellcasting was not difficult.

In fact, Silent Spellcasting was standard equipment for any qualified wizard. Not to mention Aurors who had undergone rigorous training, even seventh-year Hogwarts Graduates could basically master a few spells cast without words.

The content of a spell was actually meaningless. Wizards in different countries used different spells; French wizards could not possibly have to speak English when casting Curses.

Thus, whether spells or casting gestures, they were really a form of psychological suggestion for wizards themselves, helping them clarify their intent.

Because Bell possessed an adult mind, coupled with his ability to wield magic as easily as his own limbs, omitting spells and casting gestures was not difficult for him once he had grown somewhat familiar with it.

"Gege... Gege..."

Little Shanna vigorously shook her gege's arm, once again interrupting Bell's thoughts.

"What's wrong, Shanna?"

Bell affectionately ruffled Shanna's hair again, not minding in the slightest that his thoughts had been interrupted once more.

"The doll's arm fell off."

Shanna pouted and handed the doll in her hands to her gege.

Bell took the doll. Its arm looked as though it had been accidentally twisted off. Bell picked up the Wand beside him again, cast the Repairing Charm to reattach its arm, then returned the doll to Shanna.

Bell's primary goal at present was to learn Curses and Transfiguration, make effective use of the magic within his body, and improve his combat ability.

The Magical World had never been safe. As the saying went, you had to stay alive to deal damage... Cough, cough, wrong. You had to stay alive to study magic; once you were dead, you had nothing. Bell was no longer the person he had been when he was just born. He treasured his little life dearly now. And besides...

"Gege... Gege..."

Shanna suddenly threw herself into her gege's arms.

"What's wrong, Shanna?"

Bell ruffled Shanna's hair affectionately yet again.

"The Building Blocks broke."

Shanna pouted again and pointed at the floor nearby.

Bell turned to look. Several Building Blocks lay scattered across the floor, one of them already split into pieces. Bell raised his Wand and repaired it.

He watched Shanna run over, pick up the Building Blocks, and continue playing.

Mm, Shanna was as well-behaved as ever today! Bell thought happily.

Who knew how much time had passed before Little Shanna started to feel tired. She put down the toy that had been repaired who knew how many times and returned to her gege's side.

Shanna burrowed into her gege's arms.

"Gege, I want some snacks."

"But dinner will be ready soon."

Bell smiled and ruffled Shanna's hair. Her little head was soft and smooth, making it incredibly pleasant to stroke. Bell could not get enough of it.

"But I really want some!"

Shanna tried hard to put on a serious expression, which only made her little face look even cuter.

"Then play a game with Gege. If Shanna wins, you can have snacks. But if you lose, you have to be good and listen. No snacks before dinner."

"Okay! Shanna will definitely win this time!"

Shanna stood up from her gege's arms. She had competed with him many times before. Although her record so far was zero wins and n losses, she was no longer the Shanna she had been yesterday! She felt that she had improved a great deal. If Gege still judged her by yesterday's standards, then he was bound to lose!

"What are we competing in today, Gege?"

"Hmm..."

After thinking for a while, Bell waved his Wand. The Building Blocks on the ground floated up and transformed into five rings, arranged at varying heights in midair.

"Shanna has to control a Building Block and send it through all five rings in order."

"Gege is cheating! There were clearly only three last time! Why are there five this time!?"

Little Shanna puffed out her cheeks and stared at her gege in dissatisfaction.

"Of course it's because my Shanna has gotten stronger! A mere three rings couldn't possibly stump Shanna anymore." Bell flattered her.

"Hehe~ I really can't do anything about you. Actually, even five rings can't possibly stump me!" Little Shanna puffed out her little chest and declared proudly.

"..."

"How could that happen! Gege! You must have moved the rings!"

Shanna controlled the Building Block through four rings successfully, but just as it was about to pass through the fifth, it hit the ring and fell.

Bell smiled and picked Shanna up.

"How could Gege possibly do something like that? Shanna has to accept the result of the bet!"

"Hmph! Of course Shanna accepts the result! Just wait, I'll definitely win next time!"

Though not as much as Bell, Little Shanna also possessed an exceptionally large amount of magic.

Of course, in the modern magical system, the amount of one's magic was not considered important. After all, few wizards ever faced magical exhaustion. Convenient casting and low magic consumption were what people sought in magic.

But Bell did not see it that way. His goal was not to become one of those ordinary wizards found everywhere, so he set a small goal for himself—Face Nuke. After all, these days, if he could not even withstand a nuclear bomb, how would he dare go out and live dangerously?

Likewise, Bell had high expectations for Shanna. He hoped that Shanna could move forward alongside him on the path of exploring magic.

So when he learned that Shanna, at less than three years old, could already use magic to move some lightweight objects, Bell had been extremely pleased.

Based on that, when Bell usually played with his little sister, he did not simply fool around like children from ordinary families. He was also consciously cultivating Shanna's control over magic.

Bell first used magic himself to stack Building Blocks, play ball, and control dolls, piquing Shanna's interest.

At first, Little Shanna naturally could not control her magic very well. She often became upset and refused to use magic. Bell would always patiently soothe the willful Little Shanna and let her play however she liked.

Then, after some time had passed, he would repeat the process: use magic to do interesting things and catch Shanna's attention, then train her control over magic again, repeating it over and over.

Once Shanna could basically control objects with magic skillfully, Bell began setting rewards as he did now, adding competition to their playtime to stir Little Shanna's competitive spirit. He decided to spend several years training Shanna's magical control to his current level as well, allowing her to wield magic as easily as her own limbs.

Besides magic control, Bell was also teaching Shanna magical knowledge. For instance, he used One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi to teach Little Shanna to read, and read the stories in A History of Magic to her as bedtime tales.

But Bell discovered that this was not very effective. They were textbooks, after all, and their contents could hardly be called interesting. Although Shanna's vocabulary was rapidly increasing, she could never remember what was in the books.