Bell Finally Became a Stand User

A few minutes later.

Bell put down his notebook, closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples.

The feeling of forcibly reading and memorizing using magic is absolutely awful.

"Brother Lin, may I control this Gundam?"

"Bell asked."

"Of course, it's yours now. But have you really learned it?"

Lin's eyes revealed both his reluctance to lose Gundam and his worry for Bell.

Lin couldn't believe that Bell had already mastered the method of controlling the Shikigami in just a few minutes.

It's worth noting that even the most basic Shikigami control techniques took Lin over a week of practice before he could barely manage to control them without any problems.

Although the Artificial Shikigami he created didn't have any independent consciousness, so there was no need to worry about backlash, this very fact made Gundam even more difficult to control than ordinary Shikigami.

Besides, the Gundam is quite heavy. What if it's not handled properly and falls over, potentially hitting Gundam?

"There shouldn't be any problem. I'll be extra careful."

With that, Bell walked to Gundam's feet and placed his right palm on one of Gundam's legs.

Because Bell has always used his right hand to hold the Wand, the instantaneous magical output of his right hand is higher than that of his left hand.

A powerful surge of magical energy emanated from Bell, causing his trench coat to flutter and rustle even without wind.

A dazzling blue light shone from Bell's palm and gradually spread throughout Gundam's entire body.

Finally, after Bell's magic spread throughout the Gundam's entire body, a sound of shattering glass rang out, and the seal that Lin had placed on the Gundam was broken by Bell.

Next comes the most important step.

Bell manipulated magic, drawing Ancient Runes characters at various points on Gundam's body, according to the instructions recorded in the notebook Lin had given him.

Why is it Ancient Runes?

That's because Bell can't understand the ancient characters used by those Onmyoji!

Left with no other choice, Bell had to select Ancient Runes with similar effects as a substitute, based on the descriptions of those runes.

Although he had never tried it before, Bell was 90% confident that he could succeed.

After all, he often dismantled his family's Philosopher's Stone as a child. Although the two systems are different, they still lead to the same goal.

Lin was shocked!

He looked at Bell, his good brother whom he had just made today, in surprise, and silently lowered his hands, which were about to form a hand seal.

He was just about to remove the seal on Gundam. According to his master, it was extremely difficult to seize a Shikigami that already had an owner.

Before he could even form the hand seals, Bell did it himself. And it seemed he broke the seals quite easily?

To this day, Lin has never doubted his master. After all, in his eyes, his master is so powerful and so knowledgeable.

But can someone explain to him what exactly is going on?

So surprised was Lin that she even ignored the emptiness that welled up inside her.

It's important to understand that the connection between Shikigami and its master is extremely close. Some advanced Hand Seals formations can even link the life of the Shikigami and its master together.

Because Lin used a relatively basic Hand Seals array, losing the Gundam wouldn't cause him any harm. However, the sense of loss he felt would generally be enough to make him feel down for a day or two.

The magical light emanating from the Gundam gradually faded.

Two seconds later, under Bell's expectant gaze, blue and white magical light suddenly shone from where Gundam's eyes were.

It was a success!

Suppressing his excitement, Bell controlled the Gundam, raising its arms and kicking its legs, familiarizing himself with the Shikigami.

Lin was shocked again!

Just now, he was drawn to the runes that appeared on Gundam's body. They were runes he had never seen before.

Lin didn't know why Bell wasn't following the instructions in the notebook. But knowing that Bell was at a crucial moment, Lin didn't disturb him.

Moreover, Lin's instincts told him that those runes were not simple.

Just as Lin was fascinated by the Ancient Runes in mid-air, Gundam moved.

Watching Bell recklessly maneuver the Gundam, Lin was quite worried for Bell.

"Don't raise your arm so quickly!"

"Legs! Put your legs down! Don't lift them so high!"

Lin regretted not giving Bell a proper heads-up earlier. He should have explained the precautions for controlling Bell Shikigami for the first time in detail.

Who makes such a large movement the first time they control Shikigami? Usually, it's just a matter of moving your fingers, right?

However, fearing that her sudden voice would interfere with Bell's control, Lin could only watch helplessly, even though she was sweating profusely with anxiety.

Then, Lin began to question the meaning of life.

Under Lin's watchful gaze, Bell didn't even need a minute for the Gundam's movements to transform from clumsy and hesitant to skillful and agile. It was even more agile than when he was controlling it!

Watching the Gundam punching and kicking, even without standing directly in front of Gundam, Lin could deduce from the sound of air friction that came through his ears how terrifying the power contained in each punch and kick was.

Are wizards all monsters?!

Well, Lin didn't know whether all wizards were monsters.

In fact, Lin hadn't even interacted with many Onmyoji. Perhaps to other Onmyoji, Bell's series of actions were just routine procedures?

However, Lin knew that, at least compared to him, Bell was definitely a monster.

Wait a minute! Doesn't that mean he's terrible?!

Lin shook his head violently, banishing the thought that had just popped into his mind.

Just kidding, how could he be bad at this?!

You know, his master once praised him, saying that he was... a genius that was rare to see in many years!

While Lin was brainstorming, Bell was having a blast!

Controlling Shikigami is so much fun!

In Bell's perception, it's as if he has an extra body; with just a thought, Gundam will perform the corresponding action.

"I've finally become Stand User!"

Well, actually, Bell doesn't know what it feels like for Stand User to control their Stand.

But that doesn't stop him from having fun!

After playing for a while, Bell finally stopped, still wanting more.

Reaching Lin, who was still questioning his existence, Bell took out a Personal Terminal and handed it to him.

"Brother Lin, this is a small gift for you, please accept it."

"What's this?"

Lin took the Personal Terminal and examined it curiously.

This dark, unremarkable thing looks like a mirror? But it doesn't reflect light at all.

"This is Personal Terminal; you can think of it as a telephone, but with more functions. With it, you can contact me anytime."

As he spoke, Bell gave Lin a brief demonstration of how to use the Personal Terminal and introduced several commonly used functions.

Incidentally, Bell didn't translate the language on this Personal Terminal. After all, with his limited Japanese skills, it would be too embarrassing to accidentally translate it wrong!

So let Lin go back and look it up in the dictionary himself.