I opened my eyes and saw the strange ceiling again.
Noah yawned. He read too late last night. However, he also absorbed a lot of knowledge from a book called "Common Sense of Magic", so he didn't have to worry about being noticed for not knowing anything.
Looking at another book on the bedside table, "Universal Dark Magic: Amaterasu Style", this book was the answer Makarov gave last night when Noah asked Makarov what magic he could learn to improve his combat power.
"Dark magic" refers to mobilizing dark magic elements to fight, not non-evil "black magic".
There are a total of 108 magic tricks in "Amaterasu Style". Makarov asked Noah to choose two magic tricks to study and learn. If he forced himself to learn them, it would only hurt himself.
At first Noah suspected that Makarov was exaggerating, until he opened the book, he understood why Makarov said that.
The magic circle used when activating the Amaterasu-style magic is different from the magic circles used for other magic.
The "Rune Magic Circle" engraved with profound runes is not only the most important foundation of "Amaterasu-style" magic, but also the fundamental reason that supports the power of this magic.
If you want to use magic power to carve runes on the magic circle at the moment of casting the spell, this can only be done by a wizard who has absolute control over his own magic power.
Moreover, "runes" represent the understanding of magic. The large number of runes required for the "Amaterasu Style" cannot be completed without a vast reserve of knowledge.
It requires a lot of energy, a lot of knowledge, and magic control.
These three necessary factors make the difficulty of learning "Amaterasu Style" soar, and it can only be mastered by a genius.
Even Makarov only had some knowledge of this magic, but did not choose to practice it. So far, only its creator in the guild knows the complete "Amaterasu-style" magic.
The one who created the "Amaterasu Style" and passed it down was Makarov's most respected teacher, one of the founders of Fairy Tail, the second-generation president of Fairy Tail, and the man with amazing wisdom, Precht Gelberg.
"This second-generation president is so knowledgeable that it's terrifying."
Noah picked up the Amaterasu. Last night he was able to sleep peacefully until dawn because he read the extremely profound magic theories in the book.
I also wonder what the second-generation president who travels around the world would feel when he knows that his hard work has such a powerful sleep-inducing effect.
But that has nothing to do with Noah. Even if the second-generation president knew about it, the first person he would deal with would definitely be Makarov, the unfilial disciple who had piled his works in the warehouse to gather dust.
But Makarov is now over eighty years old, and it is a question whether the second-generation president who has been traveling around the world and has no news yet is still alive.
Noah found it very difficult to learn the "Amaterasu Style". His magical knowledge was already so weak that it was almost non-existent. Even learning one of the magic moves alone was extremely difficult.
"What a pity."
Noah sighed, knowing that unless he could immediately place a wish order for a "massive magical knowledge" reward, there was no way for him to learn a single move of "Amaterasu" in a short period of time.
[bite]
[You have a new wish commission, please check]
The reminder sound in his mind made Noah a little excited.
Could it be what I thought? After completing four wish orders, it was finally my turn to "make my wish come true".
Although Noah knew when he awakened "Prayer" that this magic could not respond to his wishes, he still had some illusions at this moment.
What if?
I couldn't wait to unleash my pure white magic power, and a wish list like a page of a book appeared before my eyes.
[Local Prayer Request]
[Kana Alupelona's dependent relative "Xiaobai" passed away. The grieving girl prayed for a miracle and prayed that "Xiaobai" would not leave her]
[Reward: Master the magic of "Card" by yourself]
[Duration: 24 hours]
Looking at the prayer order, Noah frowned deeply.
Although it was not the magical knowledge he had imagined, when Noah thought of the happy alcoholic girl crying because of the death of her relatives, he couldn't help but feel empathy.
If my old father Faust dies one day, I will probably cry for him.
But do I have the ability to help Kana?
Let's go visit Kana first. She needs someone to accompany her now.
Fortunately, Noah lives in the girls' dormitory. Although he doesn't know which floor or room Kana lives in, Noah knows where Mira's room is.
Knocking on Mira's door, Noah tells her about Kana's situation.
"This is an emergency. I'm worried that something might happen to Cana due to excessive grief. Come with me to see her, Mira."
Mira, who was wearing pajamas, was a little confused. She had known Kana for so long, but she only knew that Kana's mother died when she was 5 years old.
I haven't heard Kana say that she has any relatives, let alone living with her.
But because she believed in Noah, Mira still took him to Kana's house.
After knocking on the door several times but getting no response, and calling Kana but getting no response, Mira asked curiously: "Even if she drank a lot last night, Kana should be awake by now given her physical condition…"
"Could it be!"
Noah and Mira looked at each other, and the latter instantly received part of the power of the "Soul of Satan". The devil's hand poked hard to destroy the lock core of the door.
The situation was urgent, so Mira chose to break the door violently.
Noah walked quickly into the house. Although Kana's dormitory was not very clean, it was not filled with the smell of alcohol and bottles of wine on the floor as he had imagined. Instead, it had some cute decorations that only little girls would have.
The two soon found Kana.
In the bedroom, Kana was curled up in the corner, hugging a white puppy tightly.
"Kana, are you okay?"
Mira squatted down beside Cana, and when she touched the puppy's stiff body, she suddenly understood everything.
This white puppy named "Shiro" has been with Cana before she joined Fairy Tail at the age of 5. He can indeed be called Cana's "relative".
"Mira… Xiaobai it… Xiaobai it…"
Kana was heartbroken, as she couldn't warm up the cold puppy in her arms.
When Kana was very young, her mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness and was dying. Because she was worried that her daughter would be lonely after her death, she took little Kana to a pet store and bought a cute white puppy.
Kana liked the puppy very much and named it Xiaobai.
Less than a year later, Kana's mother passed away due to a serious illness.
In the 12 years that followed, the little white dog stayed with Kana every day. Even though it was too old to walk, it still waited for Kana to come home at the door every day.
Until last night, when Kana returned home and opened the door, she did not hear the puppy's happy barking, but only a cold and stiff body lying at the door, as if watching for something.
At the end of his life, Xiaobai was still waiting for Kana to come home.
Kana regretted it so much. If she had gone home earlier last night, would she have been able to see Xiaobai for the last time?
Mira hugged Kana, she also lost her parents when she was young, but at least she still had younger brothers and sisters to rely on.
Kekana, she has lost her last relative.
"Kana, don't be sad. Xiaobai lived to be 12 years old, which is a relatively long lifespan for an ordinary dog."
Mira tried to comfort Kana, "Xiaobai died of old age and never suffered any illness in his life. He is lucky. You should be happy for him…"
Seeing Cana silent, Mira sighed, knowing that losing a loved one was not a pleasant feeling, and turned her head to ask Noah to comfort her.
Unexpectedly, Noah stared at the little white dog with a serious expression.
"Kana, Mira, can you two confirm that Shiro is just an 'ordinary' creature?"
Mira didn't understand why Noah asked this question at this juncture, but she still answered: "Yes, Xiaobai is just an ordinary pet puppy, unlike those pets with magical beast blood that can live for a long time."
"I see."
Noah whispered, "Kana, if you have the ability to revive Xiao Bai, will you do it?"
"Yes! I will do anything!"
Kana seemed to have grasped a ray of hope, eagerly awaiting Noah's next words.
With a relieved smile, Noah vaguely felt the significance of the existence of the "Prayer" magic.
Isn't it just the apparent "commissioned transaction"?
So what are you waiting for?
He stretched his right hand behind him, and a pure white light flashed, and a card with magenta occupying most of the front surface appeared in Noah's hand.
A card that has been modified by "Wish" and adapted to this world's effects – Soul of Resurrection!
Noah handed Kana over.
"Kana, this is a power that only card wizards can use, but the amount of magic power required is enormous, and I don't know exactly how much."
"Whether you can wake up Xiaobai or not depends on you in the end."
Kana took the card in a daze. The moment she got the card, she understood how to use it, and a glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes.
Thinking back to what old Dolan had said to me, if my magic power was really that strong…
The girl's eyes became firm, and she pushed all her magic power into the card until the card glowed red.
"I use Xiaobai as the target, and activate the Soul of Resurrection!"
The card dissipated between the girl's fingers, transforming into a mist that looked like a gentle woman, and opened its arms to embrace the little white dog.
The next moment.
"Woof!"