So, I got isekai’d

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"My Earth Magic...doesn't have any mana...?"

"It seems so"

Master Shin couldn't help but scratch his head as he thought of a reason why

"Naturally, Affinity for Earth Magic can be obtained if you are born with it..."

"...But in my case, it seems like I don't, yet I do?"

"..."

He then walked past by me

"Even though I have an affinity for Earth Magic, I could never have that level of control on what you just did earlier"

"Of what I did earlier...?"

"You were able to do it with ease, precisely launched your magic at the Gales as well as able to form various sizes and shapes with it. That takes a lot of concentration as well as Mana to do so"

But what's surprising is that, Master Shin thinks my magic didn't use any Mana...

I took a look at my stats to confirm...

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...He's right...

I didn't spent any mana that whole time...

"How were you able to know I wasn't spending Mana?"

"Firstly, at your state right now, it would be impossible to create that kind of magic. Not in a large scale at least"

"Makes sense..."

"And the real reason, is because your magic didn't take time to form"

"Didn't take time to take form? But I was taking time to prepare earlier"

"That's not what I meant. Didn't you notice that my boulders aren't attacking the Gales at the same time?"

"I thought you were doing it on purpose..."

"Why would I? If I can control it all at once like you did, I would've had less trouble with them, but I can't. Mana takes time to form into a material that you want it to be. It takes an amount sufficient to create a boulder, then slowly turns into that matter"

"Can't you equally distribute your mana to multiple boulders at once?"

I sounded intelligent after that statement, only to be debunked by Master Shin's next statement

"I've heard of Mana Manipulation before, but not many people, including me, can do that. To be able to manipulate your mana that way, means having an abundance of mana in you, but that still takes time to form"

"Which leads you to think I didn't expend mana"

"..."

Master Shin looked once again at the abomination I've just done earlier

"...That's Goddess' Emissary for you alright, always full of mysteries"

"...?"

"Just how powerful are you?"

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If you can't even answer that, how can I?

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...But there's also one thing that's bothering me...

"If I didn't spend any mana on those earth magic earlier, then where's the source of my magic coming from?"

"That's...!"

Without any warnings, A giant spike that I created came right at me

"Behind you!"

But I already anticipated it, blocking it with an earth spell shaped like a shield in the process

...Turns out, I can pretty much use my element whenever I want to. Almost as if its becoming second nature to me

"...Looks like there's no need for me to tell you"

"Thanks for the compliment, but looks like we've got another company"

After launching its surprise attack, the creature then slowly walks to show itself

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...It was a bear like figure with a large mouth to be precise...

"A Loudbear..."

"Loudbear?"

"Creatures who are stronger the more damage you dealt to them. its scream are the only special attack I've seen the last time I've fought it"

"It'll be troublesome then, since there's two of them, the other one has a thick hair on its head"

Master Shin got taken aback with the last statement I've made

"Now that's even more bad news..."

"Why's that?"

"Those two Loudbears are Lovebirds. The one with the scars all around its body is the male, and the one with a thick hair is the female. Once the female lets out a scream, its male partner will get enraged further, enhancing itself"

"Quite a duo aren't they?"

"To think that we even encountered them while in Rare Crimson Moon..."

Master Shin looks unsure that we would win against them...

...But I was expecting the opposite

"Master Shin, mind if I handle this one myself?"

"What are you even-"

As if suddenly having a realization, Master Shin obliged to my request

"I might not be able to handle them myself, but seeing you, my finest former disciple, I believe you can do it"

I smiled to his statement as my response

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I then slowly walked up to the Loudbears, assessing each and every detail

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With confidence...

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With certainty...

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Before the Loudbears are able to take action

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"?!"

I immobilized them by surprise, suppressing their whole body in my earth magic

"RAWRGH?!"

They screamed, as they're unable to break free from my spell

"Don't even try, I can form it back as much as I wanted to"

As if finally getting my message, the two Loudbears stop, seemingly preparing for something else

"What the?! Its about to do its special attack at the same time?!"

"It won't"

Because I will end them before they're able to do it

With all my might, I slowly formed in my head the result that I wanted...

...Until that imagination turned into a reality...

The Loudbears that was about to perform its attack, suddenly got silent the moment the earth binding spell spread its spikes around them, killing them in the process...

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Once again, the battlefield became a silent field

Master Shin, who was watching behind the scenes, found a new intriguing thing

"...Mana Manipulation...without an expense of Mana..."

"Rui...just where is your source of magic coming from...?"

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