Help, I'm in Another World and All the Men Are So Hot! [BL]-Chapter 96: Uncharted Power

For now, it was time to regroup and restart the experiment.

"Although I startled Damien, that crystal reads the magical power of whoever places their hand on it and uses the type of illusion to represent its attribute. The size indicates the strength of the magical power," Theo explained.

Occasionally, while nuzzling Damien’s ear from behind, Theo provided a more detailed explanation.

It was a little embarrassing, but today Damien would let him be this way.

In fact, he wanted him to spoil him even more.

"The attributes are what they appear to be; I have fire, Sebas has earth. Leonide is, if I remember correctly, water. Since we’re at it, please show them," Theo said.

"Understood," Leonide replied as he placed his hand on the crystal upon Theo’s instruction.

"With water, it will look like water is overflowing from the crystal. As I mentioned earlier, it’s just an illusion, so don’t worry; you won’t drown," Theo said, providing a preemptive explanation.

Just as Theo had said, water began to flow out from the crystal as Leonide placed his hand on it.

The overflowing water reached about two meters high, stopping just as it engulfed Leonide’s entire body.

If Theo hadn’t explained it beforehand, Damien would have jumped in surprise.

This crystal felt like it was bad for his heart.

As soon as Leonide withdrew his hand, the overflowing water vanished instantly.

Damien knew it would happen, but he still felt relieved.

"Um, so does that mean I have light magic?"

Light magic sounded so heroic!

Could it be? Was this finally his time to shine?

His earlier disappointment was fading away as excitement returned.

"Hmm..."

But then there was Theo’s thoughtful hum from behind.

Wait, was light magic something problematic?

Oh no! Was it too rare, making him a target for persecution?

This was bad—he was cool!

"Light magic shouldn’t exist, though..."

Huh? What did that mean?

"This type of crystal has been existed since ancient time, but... There has never been magical power other than fire, water, earth, and wind appearing here," Theo explained.

"What about light or darkness?" Damien asked, confused.

"Neither exists," Theo replied.

Wait, what?

"Then, um, is there no magic for light?"

"There is light magic," Theo clarified. "But that light magic is a form of either fire or wind magic."

"Huh? I get fire, but wind?"

It’s easy to imagine light from fire, but what does light from wind even mean?

"I’m not very knowledgeable about magic either, but it seems there’s a light magic that uses lightning, a derived form of wind magic. Since there aren’t many who possess derived magical powers, I’ve never actually seen it myself," Theo explained.

Lightning, huh... Could that mean something like glowing from electricity?

"So, could it be that I have lightning magic...?" Damien pondered aloud.

"Hmm... even if someone has derived magic, the crystal should react to it just like it reach to its basic form... And even if that’s case, it’s hard to tell if it was lightning magic just based on the glow"

"If that’s the case.. then what’s my magic?"

"Hmm..."

Theo groaned and fell into deep thought.

"Master. ...I’m sorry," Leonide said suddenly.

Damien was taken aback.

Was that Leonide?

He was bowing his head!

No, no, wait. Let’s think this over.

A mysterious magical power! How cool was that?

He forced himself to lift his spirits back up.

"Regardless of the attribute, it’s definitely true that I have magical power, right?! If that’s the case, then I can use magic too, can’t I?!"

Even if he didn’t know his attribute, it was certain that he had magical power.

Besides, given how that light shone, his magical power must be quite strong!

"Hmm..."

But again, there was that thoughtful hum from behind.

Wait, does that mean he couldn’t use magic? Even though he had magical power?

"Magic is fundamentally constructed to use the magical power of each attribute, so in a state like Damien’s where the attribute is unknown, it’s hard to determine which magic he can use... Even just practicing to use magic takes time, so in Damien’s case, it would be unclear whether he hasn’t practiced enough to use it or if his attribute doesn’t match," Theo explained.

Eeeeeeh, no way...

It had seemed like he might finally find something he could do...

Just as hope had begun to appear, he felt deflated.

"Young Master, you should be able to use magic regardless of the attribute at the Level 1."

"Oh, that’s right. With that, I might make you feel like you’ve used magic."

Seeing Damien visibly downcast, Sebas threw him a lifeline.

The phrase "feel like you’ve used magic" bothered him a little, but at that point, he was willing to accept it.

"Damien, just watch," Theo said, and while still hugging Damien from behind, he thrust his right hand forward.

"By my will, this pattern forms, Magic flows, takes shape, transform."

As Theo said... or rather, chanted that, a red, glowing intricate pattern appeared before his outstretched palm.

Whoa! Magic!

Seeing a true display of magic for the first time since coming to this world lifted Damien’s spirits instantly.

Moreover, since Theo was reaching out beyond him, it looked like he was the one using it.

The pattern disappeared after just a few seconds, but Damien’s excitement remained high.

"Can I use that too?!"

Without thinking, Damien turned his head to look at Theo.

His eyes must have been sparkling with excitement, as Theo smiled warmly back at him.

"Yes, what you just saw is called a magical pattern, which appears when one tries to construct a magical circuit. Since constructing a magical circuit isn’t necessary, anyone with magical power can do it," Theo explained.

Wow!

If anyone can do it with magical power, then he could too!

"How do I do it?!" Damien asked eagerly.

"It’s simply a matter of reciting a spell. Just repeat what I say," Theo instructed.

Damien nodded enthusiastically.

This was it! He was finally going to try magic (tentatively)...