Then—suddenly, Inigo felt tired.
"You are exhausted, that's normal, especially for the first timers. You have to increase your mana capacity if you want to sustain effects like that in real combat," the instructor said, stepping forward with hands clasped behind his back. His voice was calm, but there was a glint of intrigue in his eyes now.
"You didn't just infuse the projectile—you altered the kinetic discharge with pure intent. That wasn't a mere enhancement. That was transmutation on the verge of evocation."
Smoke still curled from the impact site on the reinforced panel. A shallow crater, scorched at the edges, marked where the bullet had struck—its normal penetration amplified by a burst of mana detonation on contact.
"So, how do I increase my mana capacity?"
