I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 25 Cultivation at the Beginner Level

Noah and Lingbo returned to the rooftop with drinks. After a short rest, Noah continued her lesson—

"Then, let's begin the actual practice."

"Since you're all at the 'Emerging Bud' level, I won't teach you anything too complicated. At your current stage, you can release the magic power within your bodies as magic projectiles through magic release techniques."

"Even without being taught, magical girls can learn this move naturally, just like flying. So you don't actually lack offensive methods."

The morning glow nodded.

As magical girls who awakened relatively early, she and Yotsuba almost instinctively used this method of condensing magic power into magic bullets and launching them when facing the monsters in the encounter more than half a month ago.

"Of course," Noah continued, "if you want to learn some magic to enhance your current combat capabilities, I won't object."

"I will compile some information on basic spells and post it in the group. Consider this your 'homework.' If you want to improve your skills, you can study on your own after class."

"What I want to teach you now is the most basic thing: the study of magic."

"Spells, ceremonial attire, mental projection, and even the flight you're used to all require magical energy to operate. Magical energy is the fuel in battle, so increasing your total magical energy is definitely the right thing to do."

Noah paused, then extended her right hand. A soft, white orb of magic slowly condensed at the tip of her index finger—

"The direction you will be practicing next is 'continuous release of magic'."

"It's not about pursuing maximum instantaneous power, but about learning how to steadily and persistently release the magic power within your body and maintain that state. By continuously releasing magic power outwards, you can effectively increase your total amount of magic power."

"Normally, you can practice at home on your own. Just be careful not to let the magic you release slip out of your hand, otherwise it will turn into magic bullets and blow holes in your own house, which would be ridiculous."

"Is it really that simple?" Asaka scratched her head, a look of confusion on her face. She had originally thought that training as a magical girl might be something more difficult.

But is simply releasing magic power enough? That's too easy, isn't it?

Noah looked at her and gave her a meaningful smile: "Then why don't you try it and see?"

So, under Noah's guidance, the four girls began to try this seemingly simple exercise of "continuous magic release".

However, only a few minutes had passed—

"Huff... huff... huff..."

Chaoxia was the first to give in, squatting on the ground, her forehead covered in sweat.

"My magic... I feel... like I'm about to run out..." she said haltingly, "But... why... why am I... so tired...?"

"Because in normal battles, you don't release magic power for such a long time and at such a high intensity."

Noah walked over to her and explained with a smile.

"You usually gather your magic power and release it in an instant—that usually only takes a few seconds. This kind of practice involves releasing it continuously, so it's definitely not comparable."

"Huh?...When we fly normally...don't we release magic power?" Yotsuba was also a little out of breath, but she asked the question that was on her mind.

She also needs to use magic to fly, but she has never been that tired from flying.

"Actually, there is some, but the magic consumption is too low, so even if you keep releasing it, you won't feel anything. If you increase the power and fly very fast, you will feel tired very quickly."

The other magical girls, while not as disheveled as Asaka, all looked exhausted. Even Rei, who had maintained a blank expression, began to breathe rapidly.

"Therefore, this method of practice requires considerable perseverance and dedication."

Noah observed the younger magical girls, a slight smile appearing on her lips as if recalling something from the past. But then she snapped back to reality and slowly gazed at the distant scenery of the city.

Afterwards, Noah told the magical girls to sit down and rest, while she continued her lesson—

"Then, while you rest, I'll continue talking about some theoretical things."

"When you were practicing, you probably had some questions, such as why you could release magic power for such a long time, instead of exhausting all the magic power in your body in an instant?"

"This is because, for magical girls, the upper limit of 'magic release' is limited by their own 'magic circulation'. You cannot release all the magic power in your body in one breath."

"Indeed..." As if recalling something, "When I released the magic bullet, it felt like it was a full-force attack using all the magic power in my body, but after it was released, I felt like I still had a lot more magic power left in my body..."

"That's right." Noah nodded. "What you mean by 'a full-force attack that mobilizes all the magic power in your body' is not actually all the magic power in the true sense. It is just the maximum limit of 'magic power output through magic power circulation' that you can achieve in your current state."

"So, does that mean the total amount of magic power isn't that important?" Asaka then asked, "Anyway, no matter how much magic power you have, you can't use it."

"No. Putting aside the situation of 'protracted war,' even the upper limit of magic output is only limited to basic methods like 'launching magic missiles'—"

Noah paused for a moment, as if realizing that her statement was somewhat inappropriate.

"Uh... it's not just magic missiles, actually most spells and Mystic Codes are the same, there's a limit to the amount of magic power they can output. But Heart Image isn't like that—"

"The Mind Image is an ability directly bound to the soul. Therefore, activating the Mind Image directly consumes the magic power within your body, without needing to go through the 'magic power loop,' and is naturally not limited by the amount of magic power output."

"Of course," Noah continued, "there are also some spells and Mystic Codes that are not achieved through the release of magic."

"So overall, increasing the total amount of magic power is very useful. It not only helps you cope better in prolonged battles, but also effectively increases the upper limit of your ability to use Mind Image."

"When you're at home, you should practice a lot. It may be tedious, but it's the necessary path you need to take to become stronger."