The Reincarnated Young Girl Is Adored by the Spirits She Helped in Her Previous Life
“How to fight? If it’s swordsmanship, I practice almost every day.”
“Bau!”
Daw also seemed to be saying, “Leave the swordsmanship to me!”
Since coming to the lakeside villa, I hadn’t been able to practice as much, but normally, I trained in swordsmanship daily.
“Swordsmanship alone is not enough. Remember what happened last night when you saved Lord Loa.”
It was true—defeating a large number of sorcerers with a five-year-old’s sword was difficult.
“If you encounter strong enemies in the future, you will need to master magic to protect yourself.”
“…But magic is forbidden.”
According to my father, using magic from a young age would stunt my growth.
“Exactly. That is why we will use imagination training!”
“……What’s that?”
“Lady Luria also imagines enemies while practicing swordsmanship. You will do the same, but with magic.”
I certainly did imagine opponents when training with my sword. But in that case, I was actually swinging my blade.
With magic, I couldn’t actually cast spells. Would this really be effective?
“Magic relies on willpower and imagination, so imagination training should be very effective… probably.”
Kuro’s voice got quieter as he spoke. Maybe he wasn’t entirely sure if it would work.
“Alright. Teach me.”
“…You’ll try it?”
“Even if it doesn’t work, there’s no harm in trying.”
“Thank you!”
After thanking me, Kuro began explaining as I lay on the bed.
“First, about the healing wind Lady Luria created last night.”
“Healing wind?”
Last night, after I shouted “Disappearrrrrr!”, the sorcerers vanished.
It seemed Kuro had decided to name that phenomenon “healing wind.”
“In your previous life, Lady Luisa transformed spirit energy into magic power to cast spells.”
Kuro was right. That was one of the fundamental principles of magic.
All sorcerers borrowed spirit energy from spirits, converted it into magic power within their bodies, and then used it to cast spells.
“However, the healing wind from last night activated spirit energy directly as magic.”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“You are similar to a guardian beast in nature, Lady Luria. That is why you can do such things.”
Kuro had once told me that I was half-spirit.
Maybe being half-spirit meant I could use spirit energy directly.
“In any case, getting used to spirit energy is crucial. Try circulating it through your body.”
Following Kuro’s instructions, I practiced.
I had never consciously thought about it before, but the energy flowing through my body felt different from magic power.
“When I focus on it, I realize… Luria’s magic circuits are different from my past life’s?”
“…That is true. But normally, it’s like blood flow—you wouldn’t notice the difference.”
Why did I notice it? As I pondered, Kuro spoke again.
“Perhaps it’s because in your past life, Lady Luisa continuously used magic on her own body to stay alive?”
In my previous life, I lacked proper nutrition, so I constantly circulated magic through my body.
When I was on the verge of death from illness, I had examined every inch of my body with magic.
Maybe that was how I became proficient at sensing my internal magic flow.
“I think I’m starting to understand the trick to circulating spirit energy!”
“As expected of Lady Luria! To improve so quickly—amazing!”
“Really? Hehe.”
“You should practice this every night before bed and whenever you have free time.”
“Got it!”
Then, after a moment of thought, Kuro added:
“However, please refrain from using magic unless absolutely necessary. It’s bad for your growth.”
“So it really is bad for my body…”
“Even when using magic, try to limit the area of effect and minimize its use.”
“Okay, I’ll be careful.”
“The healing wind released power uncontrollably in all directions, but using magic like that is harmful to your body.”
Kuro spoke seriously, giving me proper guidance.
By practicing circulation, I would improve my control.
When the time came to use magic, I could minimize spirit energy consumption while maximizing its effectiveness.
“Unleashing spirit energy without control, like with the healing wind, is damaging to your body.”
“Hmm.”
“Also, if you suspect an enemy is about to use magic, try commanding them to stop.”
“Just telling them to stop? Will that work?”
“It will. The command isn’t directed at the caster, but at the spirits.”
“Hoh…”
I wasn’t sure how effective that would be, but if Kuro was teaching me, it must have some meaning.
If I ever desperately needed to stop an enemy’s magic, I would try it.
For a while, I closed my eyes and practiced sensing spirit energy.
Kuro continued teaching me, explaining that healing wind was especially effective against sorcerers.
“If you could direct that healing wind instead of releasing it in all directions, it would be even more powerful!”
“Hmm, I see.”
“You were a veteran mage in your past life. If you understand how to use spirit energy, you will master it quickly!”
Encouraged by Kuro, I continued training until Sara woke up.
