Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

Chapter 101 Spells are Tools

Veer was making the magic circle for Arcane Shield as it was the safest spell in his arsenal. Even if it went off, he wouldn't be injured, not heavily at least.

For Arcane Shield, the magic circle needed a total of three Runes and they were relatively easy to carve. After making the Magic Circle, Veer muttered, "Arcane Shield."

Instantly, the magic circle shimmered in an ethereal glow as a translucent sphere appeared around him. He observed it while supplying it his mana.

'How does it even work?' Veer thought. 'This shield is just a sphere of Mana, so why doesn't it work when I try the same thing?'

After one minute, the shield dispersed in the atmosphere. Right after that, Veer took out his Spellblade and used it to channel his Mana to form a shield around him.

His mana leaked from him as he tried to control every single wisp of it. But it was clear that the farther it travelled, the worse his connection with it became.

Knowing that his mana would just get mixed with the atmospheric Mana, Veer kept the range only a length of his forearm. Then, he closed his eyes and visualised the Arcane Shield he had been observing before.

His precise Mana control worked wonders, as the Mana transformed into something entirely new. It was still Mana and still had the shape of a shield, but it was as if it had gained a new property to it.

The feeling was very similar to that of Arcane Shield and Veer could feel it. His eyes snapped open as he tried to observe the shield in excitement. However, that made the shield burst like a water bubble.

Veer coughed, as he waved his hand before his face. He quickly stood up and changed his spot, as he went to sit close to the river.

'I have been observing the Arcane Shield since forever and practically know everything about it,' Veer thought, but then shook his head. 'No, there is always something to learn, so I can't think like that.'

The knowledge and sensation of the Arcane Shield was engraved in his mind after so many days of observation. So, he only needed to visualise everything about the Arcane Shield and use his Mana to change into that.

"I don't understand it clearly, but I'm definitely close," Veer muttered, as his body trembled in excitement. He finally understood something he had only read about before.

Imagination was the base of power.

It was true. As long as one had enough Mana, Mana control, and proper imagination, one could do practically anything. He had studied the Arcane Shield for over a month and was able to make it without any spells.

'Spells are just tools.'

Veer grinned, as he finally understood what Freya meant by those words. The Spells and magic circles were just tools to get the desired results in an easy way.

'The Runes... they're Ancient Language which can connect... no, that's not the right word,' Veer furrowed his brow. 'They can affect the world somehow and every Rune has a function. The Spells use those functions to draw upon the world's power.'

He felt as if his mind had expanded, his thoughts running at lightning speed, as if he was in some enlightened state. But he didn't notice all that as his entire focus was on his new understanding of the world and its power system.

'Our imagination can do the same work. We can force our beliefs and thoughts on the world and...' Veer's breathing hitched as he realised how ridiculous the world was.

He knew most of these things before, but knowing and experiencing something was different. He had experienced everything firsthand this time.

'Calm down!'

Veer took deep breaths as he finally returned to normal. Closing his eyes, he reminded himself, 'It is Overpowered and broken, but the requirements are just too much.'

It took him more than a month of observation to do a weak imitation of a F-Tier Spell, and the simplest of them all. So, one could just imagine how tough it would be for higher spells.

And this was just for the things he could observe fully. What about things he would have to imagine by himself?

'No wonder everyone prefers to use Spells,' Veer shook his head, as he could understand them. Why bother wasting time on observing and researching when they could just learn a spell? It was far easier anyway.

'So, this won't work for now,' Veer thought, as he dropped the matter for later. He wanted to reach Liliana and Elara as fast as he could and practising around would just waste his time.

'Not to mention that abomination. I can't stay here for long.'

Thinking of that, he closed his eyes and entered his meditative state. Then, he once again made the Magic Circle for Arcane Shield, but he didn't immediately activate it—he looked at it closely.

'What will happen if I move this?' he wondered, as he looked at the Runes. They were equally apart from each other and were carved in a perfect triangle.

He could guess that one of the Runes helped in blocking the Magic Damage, the other probably maintained shape, and the last one tried to sustain it.

They were all just his guesses, though.

Veer had successfully modified Fire Bolt to make Fire Bullet after messing with the Runes, so he was hoping to do the same with this one.

The first thing he noticed was their distance, so he first thought of changing it. Maybe the properties would also change.

Thinking of that, he let the Magic Circle dissipate and made another one. He drew the first two Runes normally, but when it was time for the last one, he changed its placement.

Instead of drawing it at the top to complete the triangle, he drew it a little closer to the bottom-right one. Just as he was about to check for any changes, the Magic Circle blasted into a small explosion.

The impact threw him into the river, as he thought while drowning, 'Ah! This is going to take a while!'