Mushoku Tensei: A Journey

"That's all kid, make sure to not blow my cover." After he said that, Kalman immediately disappeared.

If I didn't know any better, I would think he was using teleportation magic, but he's just that stupidly fast.

Without wasting time, I read the paper, and it was amazing. It had five spells, each one of which could be developed into a battle system.

The first one was a wind spell that simply made a gush of wind, but I could already see how to implement it in combat, those past five years of hell with Tars weren't just for show after all.

The second spell was an earth spell that could form an earthen spike that rises from the ground, very interesting.

The third one is a fire spell that boils my blood, making me stronger and more powerful in attacking, this spell could only be used by someone who has a strong body, if a normal human for example used it they would just fry themselves, even as half a demon myself I wouldn't be able to use it for long of not for my Laplace Factor that also gave me incredible strength.

The fourth one was a healing spell made especially for the third spell, it's a passive spell that makes blood in my body, replacing the one that gets burned, if used too much at the wrong time you might suffer internal bleeding. I pondered a little bit and to be honest I don't think I should use it, it demands a lot of attention to use the right amount of blood and I could probably make a better alternative.

The last spell is an ice spell that can turn water into ice, simple but useful.

I memorized every spell as fast as I could before eating the paper, that way master wouldn't find out, plus with my metabolism, it would be right.

I then sensed someone approaching with my third eye, it should be a third eye in my forehead like any other normal Superd demon's but since I am a mutant it's in my left eye.

It still works the same way though, all I have to do is inject it with some mana and it's ready to go.

I already know the person that's coming, Lady Vida. The one who assisted my mother in her pregnancy and also the one who wanted to kill me.

I want to hate her but I can't, her reaction was justified since the Laplace War ended not even a decade ago.

Still, I didn't want to interact with her, I am sure she felt the same, so I snuck under the blanket, acting like I was still asleep. She will just heal me and use a Detoxification spell on me just in case like usual, after that, I can start training.

At that moment I had an idea.

My third eye can detect living beings and the flow of mana, and I think I can use it to mimic the healing spell that is usually used on me without incantation.

I already can do that with the water ball spell, that's because after I said the spell I could remember the feeling of how I did it and then do it myself.

If I can see the flow of mana in my body when the spell is used, I can try to mimic it and learn it on my own.

With my plan clear in my mind, I made a water ball on the ceiling and I then turned it flat, making it like a mirror of some sort.

This is an invention of mine when I make a water ball the more mana I use the bigger it is, but I could also use more mana with the water ball being relatively the same in size, that's because instead of using mana to make water, I made a water ball that is very rich in mana, almost like an incomplete potion.

If I use enough mana, the water will start reflecting the flow of mana itself in a way that I can see using my third eye, and then I can use the ice spell to make the reflection still as if taking a picture.

It's easier said than done, so I got to work.

First, I made a little water ball then recited the ice incantation freezing the water.

I threw the little ice pebble out of the window, now I was sure to perform the spell without the need for the incantation.

Then I formed four water balls a little below the one that was filled with mana.

With this, I think I am ready. Lying down, I acted like I was in a deep sleep.

Lady Vida entered at that moment, and despite having my eyes closed I could see her in the form of mana.

She looked at me for a second before putting her hand on my chest, then recited a spell.

The reason I didn't just memorize the spell she was saying was because this version was incomplete, the reason she could use this short version was because of her talent.

The water mirror saw the flow of mana in me, when the spell ended, I froze the water at the right moment before the flow disappeared, and then I used the other four water balls to make a surface nailed to the roof, this was the hardest step since I didn't want to alert Lady Vida, who was reciting a Detoxification spell right now.

To be honest, I was more interested in the Detoxification spell, but I should learn the fundamentals of healing before I try to go for that.

After she left, I jumped from the bed, flew to the roof and checked on my plan.

It worked, with my third eye I could see the pattern of magic like a picture.

This is going to be a long day, but I am sure everything will go smoothly.

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(3rd Person POV)

{In The Void World}

"Wakey Wakey," The Man God spoke in the void world to one of his apostles.

This apostle was skinny and frail, with all of his bones showing through his skin.

He was a disciple of someone known in history, a person who could rival the seven great powers.

People believed he was dead, but he was alive, using a spell that turned him into a demon who could live as long as his head was intact.

He didn't talk, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't.

"I will be quite frank with you, I need a favor."

The man looked at the Man God, nodding at him.

"Ah wonderful, so you see some years from now, I want you to kill..."

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(Saladin's POV)

I did it!

After working till midnight, I could now use healing magic without any incantation!

Even with it being intermediate level healing magic, I still could save my life with it if ever needed.

I am tired, but I still wanted to try something.

I quickly made an ice bowl, putting it on the ground in front of me before starting to use a spell.

This one is a melded type of magic that I had the idea to make when I was learning the flow of magic through the body when healing. I focused, making a water ball dense with mana at first, then I bit my finger, dropping some of my blood in the floating water.

I then used healing magic and the spell that I got for Kalman that produced more blood, using them at the right moment took some time and was very exhausting, but I did it.

I made a ball of a liquid that started changing color now and then, when I was sure it was stable, I dropped it in the ice bowl, before flying to one of my chests that had some healing herbs, dropping some of them.

All this time I was using my third eye to make sure not to fuck up something, the moment I saw that the flow of magic was getting disrupted I stopped and observed it.

After half an hour of this tiring process, the liquid stabilized.

I looked at it with awe, this was my first real invention, a potion!

When I was reading the story I realized that the matter here also followed the principle of physics and chemistry, although more flexible.

On earth, scammers were always trying to sell people a fake product that could make them thinner, healthier, and live longer, but they could never do it for real.

In this world, however? Could it be done? I asked myself this question multiple times in the past five years, and after I saw and studied the flow of magic while healing, I was instantly inspired to make this.

This is a potion that could heal and refill someone's magic when drunk, of course, this was only in theory.

'You know what beats theory? Practice!" Without hesitation, I drank the potion.

I trust my strong body to survive if something goes wrong, and if I am hurt, I always have Lady Vida.

The potion felt cold in my throat but hot inside my stomach, nothing happened at first, that was until a reaction finally took place in my body.

I could feel my mana and energy rise, making me feel powerful. That didn't last though as the potion started tearing at my insides.

Luckily that did no real damage to me, it still hurt though.

I tried to understand what was going on inside me using my third eye, and I think I got it.

The potion was too unstable, even though it healed my body and mana, it wasn't that good, and when all of the potion's power was gone, the rest started acting like a highly toxic acid that was full of mana.

I started breathing heavily as steam left my body. This was a natural reaction that my body had, the steam coming out was very intense but it didn't hurt as much anymore.

When everything was out, I vomited everything I had in my stomach, leaving me feeling even more exhausted.

I returned to bed, this was enough for today.

But I was very excited for tomorrow because, from this experience alone, I could already see a way to build a perfect combat system that would make me as strong as a person with Aura with the use of magic!

That will have to wait for tomorrow, today, let me dream.