Receiving Magic: Magic that allows one to receive an animal's body for use, enhancing one's own power.
The risk of this magic is that if you forcibly receive an overly powerful magical creature, and your own power is insufficient, or your willpower is not strong enough, you may lose your rationality and go berserk, until you exhaust yourself and die.
The basic training methods are as follows...
Bang!
Rhode closed the book with one swift motion, looked closely at the cover; it's definitely the "Magic Encyclopedia".
Randomly opening a magic encyclopedia, and it blatantly contains methods for practicing magic?
Is this content really free to read?
Thud! Warm slipped off Rhode's shoulder and landed on the book cover, rolled over hazily, somewhat confused about the situation.
"Clearly, you really don't love studying."
Rhode put Warm back on his shoulder, then held this hefty encyclopedia and left the library—just in case, he needed to confirm whether he could actually read this book.
...
"The 'Magic Encyclopedia'? Of course, it's fine." Mira said, "There are no books in this library that you're not allowed to look at."
"But it even contains learning methods for various magic. Won't there be issues?"
"But the purpose of putting such books in the library is for people to learn."
Mira probably guessed what Rhode was worried about, "Don't worry, dangerous magic won't be casually placed there."
Rhode nodded: "Oh... then I can be reckless."
"Reckless isn't used like that..."
Rhode waved his hand and went back to the library, quietly reading.
Celestial Spirit Magic is divided into Holding Magic by its manner of use, and by its effect type into Space Magic.
It is also Ancient Magic that has been passed down for over 400 years.
Each celestial spirit corresponds to a constellation in the sky, and each has its own 'medium', which is a key.
Ordinary celestial spirits correspond to Silver Keys, while the most powerful twelve celestial spirits correspond to twelve Golden Keys.
Because Rhode was flipping through the Magic Encyclopedia, not specialized books on Celestial Spirit Magic, the introductions presented here were relatively shallow.
The learning method did record how to open the door after acquiring keys and the process of contracting with a celestial spirit.
However, Rhode had learned the important parts from the President.
For more detailed content, Rhode needs to look for specialized materials, like books on Ancient Magic, or Space Magic.
He looked around the sea of books... this truly is no small task.
Rhode was immersed in the library for several hours.
Warm slept and woke, and woke and slept on the desk, finally waking from hunger and softly rumbling, reminding Rhode it was about time to eat.
Rhode stood up, stretched, and casually looked at the time: "It's almost five o'clock, I'm more studious here than I ever was at school... at this rate, I'll soon become a magic expert!"
"Woo-woo~" Warm's small horns drooped, as if urging him to stop boasting and hurry.
Hurrying was impossible; Rhode needed to carefully return the books to their original places, and then wash his hands again in the restroom before heading back to his job at the tavern.
As a service attendant, meal times are usually earlier or later to avoid being too busy to handle things during peak hours.
Rhode, like Mira and the others, chose an earlier time, and when guests came to the tavern to order meals, someone had to immediately put down their bowl to attend to them, which was quite a hassle.
"Sister Mira, we're back!"
A blue-haired girl came in, accompanied by two tall, skinny guys.
"Reby! Welcome back! Jet and Troy, too!"
Some people idly chatting in the tavern were the first to greet them, indicating their popularity.
Mira immediately put down her bowl and chopsticks to greet them: "Welcome, you came back two days later than expected. Was the mission smooth?"
"Yes!" Reby said excitedly, "The client was nice, invited us to stay and play in Hiloci Gate City for two more days."
"Hey~~" Mira purposely displayed a difficult expression, "If you added rewards without permission, that's against the rules."
"It's not unauthorized reward addition." Reby clung to Mira's arm, using a slightly coquettish tone,
"The client said it was in case of future accidents... sort of like 'after-sales service' or something..."
Her height was barely above Mira's shoulder, making her quite a petite and adorable girl.
Snuggling next to Mira like this made her seem even cuter, at least Jet and Troy had expressions of envy—envying Mira.
"Then... I'll let you pass." Mira winked, indicating they had a good relationship.
"Thanks, Sister Mira!" Reby released Mira and gave back the task list for registration, asking, "Has anything changed in the guild?"
"Mostly the same, but we did have a newbie recently who wanted your help with a language issue a few days ago."
Reby tiptoed, propping her hands on the counter, asking eagerly: "What, what? What's going on?"
The magic she uses is solid script magic, able to write words with magic power and give them real meaning.
For instance, writing the word for 'fire', it truly turns into flames and shoots out.
Perhaps due to this magic, Reby knows many ancient scripts, and is deeply interested in anything related to language and writing.
"Here's the thing..." Mira helped Reby complete the task registration while briefly explaining things about Rhode,
"...I'll introduce you to him later, Rhode should have some areas where he needs your help now."
Standing like door guardians behind Reby, Jet and Troy instantly caught on to the keyword: "He?"
Rhode had already finished his food quickly, preparing to take over his shift.
Just as Mira introduced him: "This is Rhode. And this is Reby, Jet, and Troy."
In fact, Rhode had already heard about them from Laki, but before he could say hello, Jet had already jumped onto the nearest table.
Reby also jumped onto a chair by the table, while Troy put one foot on the chair and the other on the table.
They each struck a cool pose, announcing loudly:
"We are—the Lane Engine Squad!"
The two guys drinking nearby were startled by the trio.
Rhode was taken aback by the three of them; seeing their presentation, he could only think of the Rocket Team.
Rhode raised his hand, unsure whether to clap or scratch the goosebumps forming.
He covered his mouth with a hand, leaning towards Mira's ear: "Uh... are they the kind of very unique, trouble-attracting types?"
Mira thought for a moment: "Well... compared to Natsu, they cause much less trouble."
Rhode had learned by now that Natsu was quite the troublemaker, often having to use most of his work reward for compensation due to damages.
If they cause less trouble than Natsu... Rhode sighed, it's quite an unsettling description.
Reby, such a petite and cute girl, is she really that prone to causing trouble?