Before they finish their rest and start looking for the Boss, Shingi had to try two things.
First, he had Little Phoenix, who was still their Party Leader, to recruit Syra, which was successful. It amazed Syra, being able to see how much damage and map the others had. She thought that this would be handy quite a few tis.
The second thing Shingi need to try was to try his SCRY MODE on Annoue. They needed to learn more than anything about her current situation and if the friend of Syra had found her. He had made a connection only once, and that ti he heard nothing except Annoue's sleeping breath. He was familiar with those sounds, as he had spent many nights training and listening to them.
He focused on his SCRY MODE, and this ti it felt different like he had a better understanding of the Spell. Finally, he left his body, which was a sign that it established the connection, and noticed that everything was much clearer than before.
Then things started getting dark the furthest he got from his body until he couldn't see anything but black. Then the sound ca.
He could hear the sounds of a fight, and Shingi could understand that there were two people in that fight, one of them being Annoue, as he could recognize her just from her breathing.
The other individual was a male. He was shouting comnts at Annoue to show his impressions of her moves or correct them.
It seed like they had a training spar, and from the sounds of the battle, Shingi understood they used wooden swords. However, it seed like the sparring was coming to an end.
"You seem to be learning faster than expected. Can't say I'm not a little jealous. When I was your age, getting to this point was much more of a struggle. Although, if I didn't know any better, I would say you've already received so sword training." [???]
"My little brother taught so moves but not so much of a style like yours." [Annoue]
"Did he teach you that what did you call it? AIR SLASH? That was an impressive one, I must admit, especially when using two of them in quick succession. Remarkable for soone who is supposed to be younger than you. You should introduce him to one day." [???]
There was so awkward silence before the man spoke again.
"Sorry about that, spoke without thinking. But I am certain Alora eventually will find a way to get you back. If one can do it, she is the one." [???]
"Thank you, Master Zax." [Annoue]
"I told you to drop the 'Master' bit. I may be the one teaching you a few things, but we learn from each other as we spar. Let's take a breather, and then we'll go through so more of the forms." [Zax]
Shingi kept paying for any sound, and he could understand that they were outdoors as he could hear the wind blowing, but not too much. Zax seed to have prepared so food for him and Annoue, which they enjoyed in silence.
But the silence didn't last for long as Zax spoke in a confused voice.
"What happened to your eyes? Why are they black? Are you okay?" [Zax]
There was also so genuine concern in his voice.
"Hmm? Oh, I just disabled them. I can keep them for most of the ti now, but I rember my uncle telling not to overuse them." [Annoue]
"What do you an by disabling them?" [Zax]
"Oh, you can't do it with yours. I thought yours and Alora's might be the sa even if the color was different. Everyone in my family on my father's side have this power in our eyes, although we each have different colors, representing a unique ability. Mine was supposed to be white, but I could never use it as it took a lot out of . But now there's a seal on the power; that's why they're grey and why anyone can see it. Typically, only people like can see the difference of our eye color." [Annoue]
It surprised Shingi how much Annoue knew, as he rembered Harbin telling him he hadn't seen Annoue for a long ti, and with Annoue's INT when he first awoke, he didn't think she would rember sothing like that. But so things remain unforgettable no matter the case.
"Interesting. So your brother also has" [Zax]
Zax stopped mid-sentence as he realized that he once again ntioned a touchy subject. It was clear that Annoue wanted to return to her brother, so saying him wasn't the smartest thing to do.
"It's okay. I enjoy talking about my little brother. He actually has red eyes like you, but sowhat darker. I've never seen him disable them, but they weren't making him tired as mine do. No idea what they are supposed to do. Maybe they helped him with his crafting skills as he could run our father's shop by himself." [Annoue]
"Shop? What kind of shop?" [Zax]
Annoue went over telling stories about Shingi working on the shop, describing how he was using his MANA HANDS or MANA DOUBLES, collecting the sunlight to purify the tal he worked on, and all the fancy moves he was doing while crafting.
"Are you sure this brother of yours is only eight years old? He doesn't sound that young to ." [Zax]
"Well, after waking up, it seed like he got the help of one of the Blessed Ones and was a quick learner too." [Annoue]
"Blessed One? Is that a title or sothing?" [Zax]
"They are heroes from back ho. Most of them are strong, and there are a few among them that people tell tales about. One had helped to wake up my brother, and she was the person teaching him things." [Annoue]
"What do you an helped to wake him up?" [Zax]
Before she could start explaining the story of her mother and how she and Shingi, who still was on her mother's belly as she was still pregnant with him, got cursed, the effects of the SCRY MODE started fading away. It was unexpected as not that much ti had passed.
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BECAUSE OF THE OVERUSE OF SPIRIT MANA, ALL SPIRIT-BASED ABILITIES OR SPELL HAVE BEEN RESTRICTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
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BLESSING OF NYHM HAS BEEN DISABLED FOR 24 HOURS
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SPIRIT MADNESS FAILED TO AFFECT sNPC#12
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SPIRIT MADNESS CHANCE INCREASED
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Shingi didn't expect sothing like that to happen. It seed like his SCRY MODE was Spirit-based without him noticing until now. However, after seeing Syra in action, his understanding of how Spirit Mana worked had changed, which seed to have affected and improved his SCRY MODE, and possibly every Spirit-based Spell of his.
He could also feel he couldn't use his special eyes, which ant that they were Spirit-based, as he assud after what Syra had ntioned in the past when they first t.
Fortunately, Spirit Madness didn't affect him, even if he had the cure for it, but it was for only one ti, so he wanted to keep it from using it as long as possible.
"Guys, we will stay here longer than planned, so make sure the repellents ate in a fit state and also keep watch." [Shingi]
"Did you find sothing with that ability of yours you ntioned?" [Syra]
"Annoue is currently with a person nad Zax. Is that another friend of yours?" [Shingi]
Syra sighed as a burden left her.
"Yes, so she has t Alora. She and Zax are pretty close. They may even be married at this point, but you never know with Alora. She always gets herself busy and delays it." [Syra]
"He ntioned Alora researches on the way to sent her back here. Zax seed to be teaching Annoue the way of the sword. I thought most of you were focusing on magic. Can he not use magic?" [Shingi]
Alora laughed at this comnt.
"Well, his Spellcasting abilities aren't among the best, but he is an expert in using the blade. If your sister drew his attention, she must have so talent. Did you hear any details about what Alora is searching for?" [Syra]
Shingi shook his head as what they discussed wasn't sothing that she needs to know or would help.
"I have so questions for you, though. Do you know what Spirit Madness is?" [Shingi]
Syra's eyes got wide of surprise at hearing this from Shingi, as she knew he was still new at it.
"Did Zax ntioned soone being affected by it? Don't tell it was Nix." [Syra]
"Oh, no. No ntion of it there. But I almost got affected, but I am fine. I am not aware of what it is supposed to be, though. The Fairy who gave the Blessing of Nyhm ntioned that overusing mana could negatively affect , but not exactly how." [Shingi]
"I can't explain to you exactly how it works, but you should never risk yourself getting affected by it. So Spirits don't care about the good side of the world, and if they take the chance, dark things will follow." [Syra]
"Then do you think you can help learn to use it better? You know to keep safe." [Shingi]
Syra looked at him with a look to show that she knew what he ant.
"I will teach you the basics so that you don't turn against us in the middle of a battle, but you should keep the use of it to the minimum. Since I am a Spirt, it is harder for to be affected, and also, I am more experienced and know my limits. But you have a lot to learn." [Syra]
Syra explained how she used her Spirit Elent from within her and how she manipulated it.
It was different from how it worked for Shingi, as Alora focused on other thoughts or feelings depending on the elent she wanted to use. For example, with Spirit Elent, she had to consider her safe place or place to relax and focus on the feeling she had there.
Of course, Shingi didn't need to use that way as it was just how to draw the mana out of the Mana Pool, but it fascinated him with the difference between how their magic worked.
So next, he saw how she manipulated the Spirit to heal soone, even without needing to make it as a Spell, and how she manipulated it to cast Spells.
They trained for a couple of hours before Syra reached her limit, and since Shingi couldn't use his Spirit Mana to train on what he learned, he decided to use his TRANCE ROOM before getting a watch himself.
But he didn't expect that his TRANCE ROOM also wasn't available.
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