Fanatics of the Magic Academy

Rose bought some meat that was nearing its expiration date while the convenience store was about to close.

It's half the price of a normal purchase, and if it's about to expire, it can even be 2.5% off.

"Holy crap, why didn't you say so earlier! How come there's such a great item? What was the point of buying it at full price before?!"

Rose was a little frustrated. If he had known about this operation beforehand, he could have practiced for a while longer by buying food nearing its expiration date before closing.

However, Rose quickly adjusted her mindset.

If we lose our horses, we can't know what a blessing is.

If Rosell practices for a couple more days, he might have to meet Tiana again from Joel the Old One's car.

If he really becomes a miracle worker, he'll still be farming jungle monsters.

Rose returned to his tent, intending to practice again that evening.

He felt he was capable again.

He felt he could easily draw runes, and his control over them had greatly improved.

All the sense of obstruction, ambiguity, and stagnation that I had felt when drawing runes before vanished from my mind.

The runes became clearer in his mind.

Rose found it very strange.

There's a story behind the path of becoming a magician.

Even though I didn't grind for proficiency, I was able to increase my rune drawing speed simply by understanding some of the principles and underlying concepts of runes.

A sense of curiosity welled up within Rose:

"What is the principle behind this? Could it be that changes in cognition can also change spellcasting?"

Before I understood the principles and underlying nature of magic, reason, though it could influence reality through runes,

But there's a sense of passivity.

After I understood the principles of magic, my rationality became much smoother when using runes to interfere with reality.

Matter can act on consciousness, and consciousness can also influence matter in turn?

Rose was filled with great interest; this world was truly fascinating.

However, there is a serious lack of theory related to Rose and insufficient data to support it; everything is just speculation.

"Perhaps I can really go to the magic academy someday, not for anything else, but mainly for the knowledge of this world."

Rossell suppressed his chaotic thoughts and decided to learn the magic spells Kenneth had given him first.

He closed his eyes. This wasn't actually a necessary procedure for casting a spell, but it did allow him to concentrate better.

Then, Rose began chanting the [Cyclic Fireball]:

"Flames! Converge! Compress the core!"

He quickly chanted the first three runes, and then began chanting the rune that had been stuck for two days, [Spiral Cycle].

"Spiral Cycle!"

Subsequently, the eight runes of the [Spiral Cycle] were sketched out in Rose's mind in one go, eventually converging into a complete structure.

?

Rose was momentarily stunned; he hadn't expected to be able to sing it out in one go.

In Rose's estimation, he would need at least a few more hours of practice before he could reach the level of spellcasting.

Clearly, he underestimated the extent to which knowledge, as Kenneth put it, could tap into the power of reason.

Of course, there's also the reason why Rose's proficiency with this magic has reached an incredibly high level.

Then Rose lost focus for a moment, and the [Spiral Cycle] rune collapsed instantly due to unstable subsequent connections.

"call."

Rose took a deep breath, steadied herself, and began to sing again:

"Flames! Gather! Compress the core! Spiral cycle! Absorb magic, stabilize, cycle count, critical perception!"

As Rose finished chanting, a spiral-shaped orange-red fireball appeared in Rose's palm.

The fireball spun slowly in Rose's hand, and the spiral patterns on its surface seemed to come alive.

Correspondingly, Rose's focus level decreased by 18 points.

Rose is planning to start the first cycle.

He sang:

"Absorb magic power, stabilize!"

As the four points of focus were depleted, magic surged forth and poured into the fireball, causing it to tremble violently.

A dazzling light burst forth from the center of the fireball, which began to exhibit an unstable state and rapidly expanded outward.

At this moment, with the effect of the [Stabilize] rune, the flowing spirals on the surface of the fireball began to rotate, and the fireball began to collapse inward.

Eventually, it collapsed into a shape that was a size larger than it initially appeared, and its color gradually changed from orange-red to crimson, with small sparks even appearing on its surface.

The [Cycle Counting] rune in my brain sent a message:

【once】.

Rose's eyes shone as he stared at the fireball. After just one compression, Rose felt that its power far exceeded that of [air compression].

Then, Rose began the second cycle.

"Absorb magic power, stabilize!"

As his four points of focus were depleted, the fireball expanded again, then compressed, growing even larger.

The white core emitted a light so bright it was almost blinding, and the spiral patterns on the fireball's surface transformed into surging waves of fire.

Subsequently, the [Loop Counter] outputs the following message:

[Second time].

Rose sensed the power of the fireball; it was much greater than he had expected.

Rose immediately realized that the increase in power in each cycle was not entirely linear.

It is a growth curve similar to an exponential one, where the power of each compression multiplies.

That's awesome. Even if we compressed Old Feng to death with air compression, it wouldn't be as good as this fireball.

Rose roughly judged that, based on the power growth curve of the previous two compressions,

If it's compressed again, the power will be too great, and the noise it will cause will be too loud.

Therefore, Rose decided to release him immediately.

Rose continued singing:

"Unleash your power!"

Then, the fireball broke free from Rose's hand, and the instant it left Rose's palm...

The surface threads suddenly tightened, followed by a sharp hiss, and it spun forward rapidly, trailing a trail of flame.

After advancing a certain distance, the fireball began to expand rapidly.

"boom!"

Rose felt the ground tremble, and flames instantly engulfed half of the alley.

The aftershocks of the explosion spread rapidly in all directions, and a wave of heat hit them, making Rose's hair fly wildly in the air.

He had to shield his eyes with his hand, but even so, he could still perceive the incandescent light through his eyelids.

Dust, smoke, and the fumes from burning garbage in the alley tumbled upwards, forming a thick column of smoke.

Rose lowered her arm, her eyes still lingering with the images she had witnessed of the explosion.

The ground was blasted into a dent, and Rose approached to observe.

They were roughly assessing the power of the magic.

"Holy crap, if that hit someone, they'd be burned to ashes."

It truly lives up to its reputation as a second-circle spell; it's already this incredible after only two cycles.

If we take his maximum concentration level of 48 as an example,

He can cycle up to 7 times, which is close to the limit of 8 cycles for [Cyclic Fireball].

When the time comes, if one shot is fired, everyone on the street will have to go see Grandma.