I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 369

Chapter 369: Kitty has Completed Beginner Training

“Surfing!”

In the underground world where warm currents and heat waves constantly flowed, I repeatedly practiced the magic I independently grasped in the stream—Surfing Spell.

Xiao Mo mentioned that it’s rare for someone like me to learn magic on their own without any guidance from a magic tutor. It usually only happens with magic geniuses or those who have reached the pinnacle in a specific elemental magic talent.

To put it plainly, my magic talent, magical comprehension, and water element sensitivity are all at an almost highest level, possibly even surpassing Xiao Mo.

Because of my existence, I am inherently connected to the most advanced magic—Forbidden Magic.

Magic is not only closely related to a person’s soul but also to their physical condition.

Even Xiao Mo herself is unsure how far I can develop in Forbidden Magic in the future.

“Wave-Stepping!”

Surrounded by surging waves rolling forward, I lightly leaped and stepped on the waves with my feet clad in Mary Jane-like shoes. With a sensation akin to bouncing on a spring bed, ripples spread beneath my feet like throwing stones into the water, transforming the originally soft water into a distinctly solid ground.

Balancing with outstretched arms, I dashed towards the pitch-black cave entrance at my fastest speed ever.

“Splish splash—”

After a few seconds, finding no more path ahead, and waves crashing down, I ignored the fatigue from the rapid running and turned around with a thought—

“Surfing!”

“Splish splash—”

Another wave formed, carrying me surging forward.

Magic runes aren’t actually a type of true writing in the conventional sense. Their existence is quite mystical, with a flavor of “stream of consciousness.”

This is why, after Xiao Mo gave me a slight guidance and I attempted to generate the magic “Mobius Circle,” getting teased by Xiao Mo for a while that night, I was able to comprehend the “Surfing” magic on my own.

In most cases in the other world, magic isn’t constant. For instance, skills like “Surfing” are known by many water magic users, but each has their own starting pose and input of magic runes, which are not completely identical, they just share a general essence.

Magic runes can be drawn, but each person’s emotional state, stroke order, and front or back can influence the final outcome of the magic. In addition, magic runes are inherently amorphous. Eventually, most advanced magicians have their own, unique magic form.

The “amorphous” nature of magic runes primarily manifests because they are not literally a type of script or design. Despite appearances, like the magic array of “Mobius Circle,” the patterns on this magic array are actually ever-changing. This sensation is like… music? Or perhaps expressions?

Cats hardly ever display human-like facial expressions, but based on a cat’s condition, body movements, and some minor facial details, we can determine if the cat is relaxed, angry, or sad. Xiao Mo taught me to use magic runes as if teaching me to discern a cat’s state.

For example, when a cat is angry, it glares at you from the corner of its eye, and its tail swings erratically. Xiao Mo told me that this cat is in an angry state, and the magic rune “anger” embodies this feeling. Then, based on Xiao Mo’s instruction of the “anger” feeling, I intuitively simulated a magic rune for a “happy” cat on my own.

Or Xiao Mo demonstrated to me the approximate rhythm of “cheerful” in music, and I learned the “cheerful” melody, intuitively grasping the “sad” musical melody. Music can be expressed through sheet music, but cannot directly convey the emotions and stories of music as words on paper, which is the charm of music. Magic gives me a similar feeling.

Magic runes can be written, but magic itself cannot be described in words. It’s a kind of stream of consciousness, much like this feeling.

“Wave-Stepping!”

Stepping on the waves I controlled, bathed in warm sunlight, I finished I-don’t-know-how-many times of magic training.

Although magic itself is a stream of consciousness, mastering magic proficiency, like most things, has no shortcuts, only one path—practice makes perfect.

“When you are proficient enough with a magic and its runes, you can enhance your perception and manipulation of magic, thereby increasing your own magical power,” Xiao Mo said.

“When using Wave-Stepping, Nuo’er, you can first set aside the intensity of water element control, then…”

Seeing me land on a large rock, Xiao Mo walked over, grabbed my hand from behind, and simulated the surfing magic I had just performed.

“Like this, make the water splashes gentler. Water magic is inclined towards softness, like a girl’s skirt, light and airy. Imagine coming back to your room in pajamas after a daily shower, with the scent of shower gel floating around…”

Under Xiao Mo’s magical urging, beautiful waves surged again ahead, accompanied by visibly electric power.

“My affinity with water elements is pretty bad, so I can only simulate it like this. But Nuo’er, remember one thing: water magic isn’t for causing disasters. When using it, your mind should be calm, like still water.”

“Whoosh…”

The waves, carrying arcs of electricity, gently moved forward, wetting a few patches of mud.

“Water is the source of life, and the dew of the earth. Nuo’er, you’ve just started learning magic, so don’t be impatient.”

After demonstrating “Wave-Stepping” for me personally, Xiao Mo kissed my cheek and then grabbed my wrist again from behind. “Come on, try again.”

“Mm.”

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

When I opened my eyes again, perhaps due to the increasing moisture around, colorful rainbows hung around the “Water Curtain Cave” that Xiao Mo had split open.

“Wave-Stepping.”

Sprays of water erupted, waves floating like clouds.

“Beautiful.”

Xiao Mo behind me let go of my hand. “That’s the feeling! Nuo’er, your talent is really high!”

“It’s all thanks to you.”

Being praised like this for the first time made me a bit embarrassed.

“If it weren’t for Xiao Mo’s efforts back then, allowing me… to be reborn like this, and teaching me so much, I wouldn’t…”

“Skip the formalities. If Nuo’er likes magic, you can combine those three spells you know while you’re feeling good now.”

Xiao Mo summoned a magic circle, proactively helping me lift my rabbit backpack and travel bag onto my back, then floated up into the sky.

“Do you want to test it out?”

“Test… what?”

I was puzzled. “Here?”

“After all that commotion just now, people around here will probably come to check soon. It’s time for us to leave.”

Xiao Mo in the air explained, extending her hand. A rift opened beside her, revealing her signature scythe.

“Once, some idiot saw my deep longing for magic and said if I could pass his test, he’d agree to let me travel with him in the future.”

Pulling out the scythe and casually swinging it twice, Xiao Mo gripped the blade and extended the handle towards me.

“You’ve completed the training mode, Little Kitten. How about trying a real battle?”

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