30. Magic Class
Ben spend his days improving his spells and learn the books that he have bought. He focuses on improving the heat of his spells for now, be it fire, light, or plasma.
He has found some interesting properties like cold fire or smelly fire, but he will focus on the heat for now. He'll explore those strange properties in the future after he can raise the heat to a high degree.
After 1 week of learning & training, Ben can raise his fire & sun magic's temperature to 3150 celsius. For his light magic, he can raise the heat to 1000 Celsius, because their initial temperatures are low.
As for his Sun Mode: Super Heated Body, he can raise it to 2300 celsius. It's easier to raise his outside spells' temperature than his body's temperature.
His progress in one week is really fast, all thanks to A.I Chip's assistance. It's also because he hasn't explored the heat domain which is an important factor of fire & sun, so he can train it fast in early steps. However, now it is getting harder to raise it even further.
The thing that limiting him to raise it is still his physical & magical power. He can cover it with some mastery over temperature because of his learning. But now it's impossible to surpass the physical limit just with his mastery.
"I need to train my body again so it can withstand higher temperature."-Ben
[Name: Ben Cooper
Age: 12
Status: Alive
MP: 46,816/46,816
STR: 80
AGI: 77
STA: 85
INT: 96]
The training with temperature raised some points in his stats. However, it is still not enough to withstand higher temperatures. Even though he is a Sun Dragon Slayer with high heat resistance, but he still has limits on how much heat that he can take.
"It's fine for now, I will work on it slowly. No need to raise it too fast, I need to firm my foundation too."-Ben
Ben will strengthen his foundation, so his power won't be fragile.
"I will work on the heat slowly. I will also work on MP control and mastery so that I won't waste too much MP for my spells. As for physical training, I'll just raise my training intensity."-Ben ponder while petting Bella who lay on his lap
Ben has set the list of things that he needs to train. He won't rush his progress again from now on. He has rush it enough before because he needs power fast. But his power is enough for now, he needs to make it stable and firm.
"Ben nii-san, let's go to the town!"-Wendy
"Alright, alright, I know it already."-Ben
Today, Team Ben will go to Clover Town's Magic School to teach again. Wendy has to wait for a week, so she's really eager to go. She wants to meet her friends soon.
Team Ben goes to the town in their car like usual. They reach the town in half an hour and go to the Magic School. They go to their class that is located at the corner.
Their class is filled with 11 problematic students with the lowest ranks in school. They're also from a poor family and have had low progress before. That's why the Headmaster is really happy with the result that Team Ben made last week.
If all his students can get a good result in his school, then the mayor will trust him to manage the school again. He have pushed the previous teacher, but the teacher just couldn't do it.
When Team Ben enters the classroom, every student is surprised, and they seem happy. They thought Team Ben won't teach them again because their usual teacher have returned.
"Nii-chan, Wendy, I thought you guys won't come again."-Girl 1
"The Headmaster has asked us to teach regularly. We will teach you every Monday from now on, so get ready! I don't want to see any lazy bump in my class!"-Ben grin
"REALLY? THAT'S GREAT."-Boy 1
"YEAH, WE WON'T BE LAZY IN YOUR CLASS, ONLY IN THE TEACHER'S CLASS."-Boy 2
"Oi oi oi, you shouldn't be lazy in his class too!"-Ben sweatdrop
They all laugh and then the class started. Ben starts by asking them to show their progress in this 1 week. Everyone is eager to show their progress to Team Ben, so they all do their best.
The first one to try is a boy, he is Ron, a 7 y.o with light green hair. He learn fire magic because he think that it's cool. He starts to use his fire magic, which is just a simple spell, fireball. Ben watches the process until Ron makes a small fireball on his hand.
"You have progressed, that's good, but you still rush the process when you gather your magic power & build the magic, so you miss some parts. Watch closely!"-Ben
Ben makes the same fireball spell and does the steps slowly so that Ron can see it. When Ben's fireball formed, it is bigger, brighter, & hotter than Ron's.
"I use the same amount of MP with you, but the result is different because I don't make too many mistakes. No need to rush the process, you will be able to do it faster when you reach high mastery. Still, you're doing a good job to do something like this in a week."-Ben smile
"Alright, I understand, nii-chan."-Ron smile too
"Next!"-Ben
Then the next students also show their progress to Team Ben. They all have made some good progress in this 1 week. They're not geniuses, but their progress is good for normal talents.
[List of students:
1. Ron (m): Fire Magic
2. Mina (f): Take-Over Magic (animal soul)
3. Gea (f): Bubble Magic
4. Hans (m): Illusion Magic
5. Dito (m): Telekinetic Magic
6. Dan (m): Bullet Magic
7. Olive (f): Sound Magic (flute)
8. Cya (f): Water Magic
9. Parka (m): Muscle Magic
10. Felice (f): Requip
11. Yorki (m): Lightning Magic)]
All 11 students choose different magic that is provided by the school. They have their own agreement to choose different magic when they choose in the past.
But even with all these different magics, Ben doesn't have a problem evaluating & teach them. Even if the magics are different and he never learned some, but their basic is still the same.
With the magic knowledge that he has, evaluating them will be easy. Furthermore, he has A.I Chip to scan these magics and find their mistakes & how to fix them.
"You've shown good progress in this 1 week, but don't be complacent! You still have a long way to go in Mage's world."-Ben
""YES.""-Everyone salute, even Wendy, Bella & Carla
"The three of you aren't students here, so no need to be like them."-Ben sweatdrop
"Hehehe, it's reflex."-Wendy
"Reflex."-Bella nod
"Your training has turned us into soldiers after all."-Carla
"Sigh, forget it! Let's start today's lesson, we will learn about MP control. This is your biggest weakness right now after I look at your magic."-Ben
As beginner mages, it's usual for students like them to have weak control over their magic power. Even Ben still needs to raise his MP control, not to mention these kids.
MP control is something that a mage will keep learning as they grow stronger. With the rise of their power, their MP will be harder to be controlled. That's why they need to keep training their control as they grow up.
Ben takes everyone to the empty training ground behind the school. On the training ground, Ben teaches them how to control their MP. They form a big circle, so Ben can see all of them.
"Remember, what you need are concentration and belief. Believe in yourself, believe that you can do it! That's the first step for you to be a good mage."-Ben
""YES.""-Students
"Good, now look at me and hear my explanation!"-Ben
When Team Ben & the students train on the training ground, 2 people are watching them from a room on the 3rd floor. They're the Headmaster and the class' real teacher.
"What do you think, Mr. Raul?"-Headmaster
"Honestly, my students have shown good progress since last week. I'm impressed by them, and I'm really curious about their method. I will watch this seriously, and try to find my mistakes & the solutions because I want the best for my students."-Raul
"That's great. Now, let's watch this carefully."-Headmaster
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