When the others saw him writing down their information on a paper, they looked at each other but didn't question his actions.
The magician finished writing after a while, then kept the paper in his pocket. "Okay, I will co to this a bit later. For now, let's go back to the topic. So, is sothing all of you are already aware of and experienced. It increased your POW and introduced so amount of G.C. onto your body. Not exactly introduced because it was already within yourself. To say it more appropriately, it brought out the G.C. within yourselves.
"Depending on individual talents, it has increased the two factors by a considerable margin. Currently and in the few more years to co, you need to increase your POW to 20 for reaching the Bronze rank and then, you go through the . Can anyone tell why you need exactly 20 POW? Why not 19 or 21?"
"It's because 20 POW is the most optimal state for going through . Lower and higher than that would not bring out the fullest of the or so I've heard." Again, Koshikawa was the one to answer.
Others, except for the magician, had thoughtful expressions on their faces.
"Correct. Do you know why it wouldn't bring out the fullest of the ?"
This ti, Koshikawa shook his head.
"It's because no matter how much foundation you build up, your base capacity remains the sa. By base capacity, I'm referring to your total potential. Rember when I said that you people went through using the modern thod and what percentage of your potential is exhausted when using that thod? It's fifty percent.
"So in essence, when you go through your , fifty percent of your potential is left. Now you must be thinking - if that's the case, what's the harm in increasing beyond 20 POW? Wouldn't it be better if I do that?
"No. That's not how it works. Take two empty buckets of the sa sizes, let's na them Bucket A and Bucket B. First, you half-fill Bucket A with water. Then, you take Bucket B and also fill water till it's half-filled but then, you thought of adding a bit more. After so ti, you thought of filling Bucket B by pouring the entire amount of water from Bucket A. What do you think will happen? Obviously, so quantity of water would fall off. Why is that? Because it doesn't have the capacity to store more than a full bucket.
"Apply this analogy to the total potential I was discussing. If you go through the without reaching the Bronze rank, the bucket would not be filled entirely, that is, your potential would be exhausted entirely but the benefits would be far less. Conversely, if you were to push through more than 20 POW, you already wasted so of your potential that would have been far more useful when you go through ."
The magician paused, giving others ti to process.
Imada and the others understood what the magician was saying pretty quickly.
"I have a question." At this mont, Koshikawa raised his hand.
The magician nodded. "What is it?"
"According to this analogy, does this an that the 'perverse' thod as well as the 'scripture training' thod that you told us about does this an that even after the , people who practice those thods would still have so potential left?"
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the magician's face. "That is an interesting question. Short answer, yes. I'm afraid it would take so ti to explain the entire concept so let's discuss that later. Anyways, the reason I'm explaining all this has very little to do with the current scenario. I know that the academy didn't get the ti to inform you about this yet this to you guys yet so I'm filling in the gaps. Take a rest. After I co back, I'll lay out the plan."
With that, the magician walked away.
Imada and the others looked at each other and started discussing the topic they were taught just now.
***
Inside a small hut.
A family of three was chatting along with the magician. There was a middle-aged couple along with a young boy of about ten years of age. The magician ca to this place when he heard that the young boy was sick. It's not that there wasn't modern dicine available but the magician was specifically known for being a "miracle doctor".
Whenever the magician heard this na, he bitterly smiled. He wasn't a [Healing] Gruer User but he had so knowledge about it because he was close with a person who was one. Back then, he often scoffed while learning, saying it wouldn't be useful. Only after he ca to Batomata Island did he realize the importance of his skills.
The magician got up while ruffling the hair of the sick boy. "He would be healthy by evening."
The middle-aged woman, who was the mother of the boy, looked at the boy. "Tomorrow, you won't be sick and will go to school. No excuses."
The boy's face turned sour.
The magician lightly laughed. "Uh, just look at the ti. I should leave."
"I have just prepared lunch. Leave after so ti."
"Sister, I have left the kids out"
"It won't take much ti," The middle-aged man also urged.
Twenty minutes later, the magician walked out of the hut rubbing his stomach. "That was quite a load." He said, before looking at the sky.
Bright and clear.
It made him feel nostalgic about the ti he ca to the island. 'How many years has it been Back then, I was confused, angry and irritated when I imagined how I would live here. Strangely, life is good here. The locals generously gave a small plot of land when I was contemplating how to continue living.
'In the morning, I tend to my farm. In the afternoon, I have my lunch while basking under the sun and looking proudly at my farm. In the evening, I perform magic tricks, laugh and chat with the community. Quite a smooth-sailing life for a person like , I must say.' Eventually, his thoughts reached the beast tide that was about to co and his face turned serious.
'I have to inform the locals.'
***
When the magician returned, he saw Imada and the others casually chatting among themselves and clapped. "It took longer than expected. Anyways, if you guys don't have any questions, should I move to the plan?"
"Yes." Koshikawa voiced out. "One question before that, would the plan require us to grow stronger by the ti we fight the beast tide."
The question made Imada and the others stare at the magician in anticipation. On one hand, they were excited by the prospect of getting stronger but at the sa ti, they figured how hard it would be to get significantly stronger within a couple of days.
The magician smiled upon seeing this. "There are two answers - yes and no. I'll explain it clearly in a few minutes. For now, let's discuss the plan in general. Don't worry, it isn't very complicated and simple to understand."
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