11. The Time-Honored Ultimate Efficiency Training Method [Loving My Juniors is Magical Girl Tier lol / 12,732 Viewers Watching]
"Is this firepower for real?"
I arrived at the rocky area I'd come to with my junior yesterday and marveled at the broadcast stats. This wasn't just a new record—it was platform-topping numbers even for a morning stream from an empty house. And this was already down quite a bit from when I'd first gone live. Needless to say, it would've taken both the massive controversy firestorm and the magical girl junior to hit these heights. It was the viral spread from every direction to boot me out, combined with the epic reversal from the stand-in electrode villain.
Oh. And why'd it drop? I'd started streaming from the base of the mountain on the way up, turning it halfway into a hiking stream. The influx got filtered out.
"Whoa, that's a ton! You're super popular, senpai."
"Nah, it ain't my popularity."
I quickly corrected my junior's misconception as she gawked beside me, then kicked off today's content—aka my senpai duties.
"Oh, today's content is junior tutoring."
I'd only posted it in the cafe, so I explained for the fresh influxes who weren't in the know. The chat scroll was flying by so fast it was tough picking what to react to. Interaction might be tricky till I adjust. Good thing today's content wasn't heavy on chat engagement anyway.
"First off, junior, did you do your homework?"
"Yup, yep! 'Figure out why mana control is hard'! I thought real hard about it like you said!"
I'd assigned homework, but she didn't need to bring this much enthusiasm... I'd just wanted her to puzzle it out herself before hearing the answer—better than blindly getting it right. That's why I'd said it was okay to be wrong; there was no single "right" answer. Still, lack of motivation's the real issue—high drive's a plus.
"Alright, lay it on me."
"Okay. Um, first, my experience is lacking..."
"No, no. Leave out personal stuff like that."
Her direction felt off, like she'd choke, so I cut in quick—and chat exploded in predictable backlash. What choking? ...Huh, her face didn't look great either. Did she take it as scolding?
"Ahem. This was homework on why it's 'difficult,' not your 'immature' points. No need to factor in stuff like experience or talent that sways proficiency."
"Aha. Got it."
"Good. Try again."
"Lots of folks back then sought my advice."
No matter how strength doesn't equal teaching skill, begging the strong for guidance is instinct. I'd dealt with plenty. Bluntly, my theoretical knowledge is thin, but past experience let me step up for my juniors.
I reminisced briefly, tossed a chat reaction, then heard her regained-confidence answer.
"Fire's nature itself feels hard to control and wild. Once it ignites, it shakes off restraint and spreads uncontrollably."
Spot-on interpretation right off.
"You said skip personal, but... my mana feels excessively strong compared to my skill level too."
Not bound by my words, nailing another key point. All four or five ideas were solid. She'd have grown plenty on her own soon enough—no teaching needed.
"Good thinking. No wrong answers here."
"Hehehe."
"Still, digging deeper simplifies it. Wanna hit two points? First, attributes. What magical girl are you?"
"Uh, Divine Blaze, the Sacred Flame magical girl."
"Right. Sacred Flame—holy fire. That's your magical girl trait and identity. The flames you wield manifest from this 'concept'."
This 'concept' is a magical girl's core. No magic academia on Earth, so no need to explain, but it lets them wield powerful, free magic sans knowledge. Mismatch concepts? Tough or impossible—narrower range. But supremacy within the concept? Guaranteed.
And it means grasping your concept boosts performance.
"But when you talked attributes earlier, you thought just 'flame,' not Sacred Flame."
"Yeah. Felt like a fancy modifier."
"No magical girl traits are 'just flair.' All core features. So your attribute is holiness and fire... that's the biggest control hurdle."
Fire's potent but volatile; paired with finicky holiness? Nightmare.
"Senpai, doesn't holiness make it easier? Our team healer sis says hers is a breeze."
"Holiness is tricky; holy power's the easy part. Holiness is an attribute; holy power's separate holy energy. As an attribute, holiness is trickier than most."
Holy power's divine mercy; holiness is mimicking god. Totally different difficulty.
"But great matchup and utility. Hard to handle, sky-high potential."
"I'll train hard!"
"Good. Next point—you've probably felt this. Magical girl training's more adaptation than ascent."
"Ah!"
She got it instantly—knew it deep down but couldn't articulate. She'd sensed her mana outpacing skill.
"And it's not just us—awakeners too. Abilities usually follow 'train to gain.' We're reversed."
Build muscle via exercise for strength. Study to fill your head with knowledge. Obvious causality—but ours flipped.
We got raw power upfront via 'transformation' (or 'awakening'), no process.
"So training's distant from 'getting stronger.' Just embodying the sudden strange power's overwhelming."
Most 'growth' is just proficiency at basics. Growth, sure... but not upward.
Genius or fate pushes past embodiment to next stage, of course.
"Got it!"
"That covers grasping it. Now next."
Her eyes sparkled. Theory bored her? Like kids awaiting PE... Uh oh, sorry.
"Just dull, repetitive drills left."
"Ehh?!"
"Canon for a reason?"
What can ya do? True ascent might differ, but controlling given power? Right mindset, grind it down.
"...There is an efficient way."
"Eee~ Don't tease!"
"Not fun, but wanna try?"
Doable now.
"Yes!"
I'd led her, but too eager? Her mascot's odd look agreed—got the vibe.
Guardian consensus done, I approached my innocent junior and gripped her waist tight.
"Eh? Huh?"
Blocked the phone cam quick and bolted.
"Whaaat~?"
Don't get dizzy, folks. Ignoring her echoing bewilderment across the peaks, I max-speeded to the target. Untransformed, slower—but close enough.
Thud—
Cliff-edge leap left deep prints mid-Sobaeksan. Landed.
"Ughhh... Senpaiii... Too faaaast...!"
"Better snap to."
"Grrr—"
Speed-weak for a flight-basic magical girl, a monster appeared before us. Jewel-scaled behemoth, upsized king lizard vibe.
"Gasp! M-Monster?!"
Low-frequency rumble whipped her alert; she gripped her staff. Good reflexes. Team battles paying off.
"Real combat, duh."
Uncovered the screen; chat flooded with obvious answers.
Decent-sized gate behind the monster—fresh spawn, sensed it. Perfect training bait. Combat's efficient. Adapted that way myself.
"S-Senpai? What's this."
"Said it wasn't for fun."
"Eeeeh."
Grumbling aside, she distanced quick, staff aimed.
"Grrr—"
Sensed real threat; monster observed instead of charging.
"But senpai, this is like usual fights. That okay?"
"Think so, mung?"
"Myeongmyeong?"
"Mm. You'll see in battle."
That lizard looked junior-beatable. Flashy form, meh aura. Her firepower? One-shot easy...
"Ignite, oh flames!"
Poof—
...But her staff's meager sacred flame scattered short. Cute vs. yesterday's blaze.
"Wha—huh? Why?!"
Shocked? But if it was too weak for practice, I wouldn't call it efficient. Tuned it just right.
Specifically, iced her mana paths en route—disrupted flow, hard to wield. Conclusion:
"To cast at full power, you'll need trickier mana control!"
"Eeeek!"
"Grrrrr!"
Realizing now, monster charged post-scout. Weak flames? Ballsy.
Junior wobbled airborne dodging tail; I eyed chat. Freaking out hard. Can't ignore brutality claims—explained quick.
"Not that risky. No trauma worries. Mentioned before: magical girls' base specs differ."
Little effect... Chat calmed when, mid-fierce fight, tail hit her—my planted defense magic shielded her.