CHAPTER 149: CHAPTER 149 NEW SPELL

Roman nodded as she handed him the paper.

"You can’t use it to pass your class if that’s what you’re thinking about, but you can use it to practice, just like this." Neia held a book in her hand, and the spell circle formed.

"Conceal" She muttered as the book vanished from Roman’s sight.

"Ohh." Roman smiled, but the next moment his system came up.

[Illusion]

[Effect Negated]

Neia watched as her spell broke and the book became visible. She looked at Roman, a little bit angry.

She still couldn’t figure out how her spells hadn’t worked on Roman. Even if he was an illusion mage, she should be far stronger and able to put him under a spell, but it was impossible.

"Wait, I want to test something. Close your eyes and turn around," Neia spoke.

Roman did as she wanted and turned around with his eyes closed. After some time, she told him to look, and the moment he looked at her hands.

[Illusion]

[Effect Negated]

The spell broke.

"So any illusion cast on you, or any illusion that affects you is broken just like that, I cast the spells when you turned around and nothing happened, but when you looked at my hand the spell broke, I haven’t seen or heard of this before" Neia mumbled as she tapped the counter with her finger.

Roman knew what was happening, but he couldn’t tell her; he had to play dumb, and even if he did, she wouldn’t believe it, so there was no use.

"I don’t know what to say. Maybe I’m blessed," Roman muttered with a smile.

"Have you come up with a spell yet, is that what you’re trying to learn?"

"Yes, I already have a spell circle, but projecting it is still a little hard, so I end up casting the spell. I should be able to do it after practice with this spell circle. I’ll see you later." Roman spoke as he walked away.

"I’m used to talking to him a lot. Maybe I should try flirting with him to see if he’ll accept." Neia chuckled to herself as she waved Roman back.

Roman exited the library and went towards the dorm, he was going to train a little with Ava so she wouldn’t be suspicious.

Roman arrived at his room and pushed the door open, but Ava wasn’t in. She was probably training since the weather was good, the sun was covered by clouds, and it was a little cold.

’Might as well try the spell circle’

Roman had been able to project his fireball spells in a circle, but he couldn’t hold it for long, so casting the spells would be easy, but something crossed his mind.

If he got the circle wrong, it could explode in his face; that was something he couldn’t let happen.

Roman placed the paper in front of him and took a deep breath. Roman focused on the paper and the spell circle drawn on it.

He held a shirt in one hand, stretched his other hand forward, and started to create the circle in the air.

It worked for a second.

A faint white glow formed. Lines began to shape—then it vanished. Roman infused Mana in his eyes so he could see the spell circle.

He tried again.

This time, he focused harder, slowing his breathing, thinking only of the circle and the shirt in his hand.

Again, the spell circle formed... but the edges started to shake. The lines broke apart.

"Damn, I didn’t think it would be this hard" Roman whispered under his breath.

He wasn’t giving up.

Again, he tried. And again.

But each time, it became harder. His head began to ache, and sweat rolled down his face. His hand was already shaking from holding it upright so long.

The glow wouldn’t hold. No matter how many times he tried, it kept slipping away before he could finish. It was like he was losing focus midway.

He dropped his hand and sat down on the floor, frustrated.

"Why is this so hard?" he muttered.

He stared at the paper.

The circle looked simple. Just a few lines in the action circle, a few runes. But doing it in his head, projecting it, was something else. Every small mistake, every shake of his hand, made it collapse.

He wasn’t scared of casting it wrong—he was scared of it blowing up in his face if he forced it.

Roman leaned back against the bed.

"Alright. One more try," he said.

He stood up, held the shirt again, and slowly began projecting the spell circle once more.

This time, it lasted longer.

The white light flickered. The lines moved into place, and the circle looked stable.

Roman’s heart raced.

He held it there, fingers steady, sweat rolling down his temple. The shirt in his other hand began to glow slightly.

Just when he thought it was working—

Snap.

The circle broke again.

Roman sighed and dropped the shirt. But a small smile appeared on his face.

"It’s getting better," he muttered. "I’ll get it soon."

Just then, he heard the door open.

Ava stepped in, wiping her face with a towel. Just like he thought she had been training outside.

Roman quickly hid the paper placing it into his pocket before turning towards her.

"Hey."

"Hey," Ava said. "You been resting?"

Roman nodded. "Yeah, I was waiting for you"

She didn’t ask more, just tossed the towel on her bed and stretched her body then she sat on the ground in front of her bed.

"Well then, let’s get started," Ava said.

"You were just training. You should rest a little before we start," Roman said.

"I’m the one teaching you. I’m good to go." Ava replied.

"If you say so." Roman sat in front of her. Ava had a weird smile on her face, and he knew exactly why.

"So what should we start with, still Mana control?" She asked.

"No, I’m already training on my own. Teach me how to project a spell circle. Also, you can teach me a new spell in the process," Roman said.

Currently, he was sure Ava would do anything for him, because she wanted to get laid, and he was going to; after all, she was his path to increasing his spell power.

If his spell power was increased then his illusion spells would be stronger.

"Alright, since you’re an elemental mage which flame spell do you want to learn?" Ava asked

Roman had no idea of any other flame spell. He could guess from his knowledge of books and movies, but he wasn’t sure if it was the same in this world.

"Just teach me any one, a simple one" Roman replied.

"Alright, flame arrow, it’s easy to cast but does real damage depending on the caster"

She raised her hand, and a red spell circle began to form in front of her. It was sharp and fast—every rune locking in place perfectly.

"This is the circle for Flame Arrow," she said, holding it in place for Roman to see.

Roman studied it carefully. He already knew some basics, but the way Ava created the circle so smoothly made him feel a little jealous.

This was something he was struggling to do some minutes ago.

"Now watch," Ava added with a smile as she raised her other hand. Another spell circle formed, and she created a wall of ice out of thin air.

The flame spell circle glowed brighter, and a burning arrow made of fire shot towards the ice she created.

The ice stopped the flame, but some parts broke off. She stopped both spells. Then, she projected the spell circle for the flame arrow again.

"Your turn," she said with a proud smile.

Roman took a deep breath and stretched his hand forward. He started projecting the circle like he had seen, but it was shaky.

Lines appeared, then faded. Runes were out of place. The circle flickered, then vanished.

He sighed. He could see the spell circle in front of him but doing it was different.

Roman tried again.

This time, he slowed down. The spell circle started to form, but midway his hand trembled and the whole thing collapsed.

Ava didn’t say anything. She just watched quietly.

Roman kept trying, again and again. Each time he got closer. The circle was starting to form properly, but something always threw it off—wrong rune, weak focus, trembling fingers.

"You’re rushing," Ava finally said. "Slow your breathing. Feel the mana flow, don’t force it, your Mana control is a little better, try harder"

Roman nodded.

He closed his eyes for a moment, took a deep breath, then tried again.

His hand moved slower. The glow returned. The lines locked into place—one rune, two runes, three.

The full spell circle formed.

Roman’s eyes widened. It was holding, it was working, but then a notification appeared in his head.

[You have learn the spell: Flame Arrow]

Immediately, the notification appeared. Roman lost focus, but instead of the spell breaking down, it was already complete, so a flame arrow was created.

"Shit!!" Roman mouthed as it was pointing towards Ava, but before the arrow could be fired he pushed his hands sideways.

A small arrow of fire shot out suddenly from the circle, straight toward Ava’s bed.

It hit the sheets.

*BOOM!*

Smoke shot up, and a corner of the blanket started burning.