Chapter 4 Learning Magic
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Translator: JayM
Chapter: 4
Chapter Title: Learning Magic
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"Irene, I want to learn magic..."
Evan thought for a moment and asked Irene for guidance.
To be honest, even if he upgraded his Haki, Devil Fruit abilities, and Martial Arts all to the max level of ten, he still had no confidence in dealing with Acnologia's ability to devour all things.
As such, he wanted to learn some of this world's abilities to help himself become even stronger.
After all, Irene was also within the hunting range of Acnologia!
Although in the original work Irene never exposed her identity, and even when she was standing in front of Acnologia, she seemed to hide her true nature very well…
But after all, the world had already changed because of his arrival. If Irene exposed her identity and attracted an ambush from Acnologia...
Then the consequences would be unimaginable!
Evan didn’t want any tragedy to happen that would make him feel regret, so he had to become stronger. At the very least, he couldn’t become a burden to Irene.
"Magic?!"
Irene was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and asked.
"What do you want to learn magic for?"
"I want enough power, power that can protect the people I want to protect, and so that I won’t regret anything in the future!"
Earnestness was completely written all over Evan's tender face.
"Evan doesn't need too much power, because Mommy will protect you well, no matter who the enemy is!"
Irene saw the earnestness and worry in Evan's eyes. Although she didn't know what he was worrying about, no matter what, she swore to protect Evan and Erza to the death. If anyone dared to touch her children, she would definitely make them pay a bloody price.
"..."
Evan knew about Irene's feelings for him, but his determination was equal to hers, so he still looked at the latter firmly.
"However, Evan, since you want to learn magic, then let me teach you!"
Irene looked at the boy in front of her dotingly. With a wave of her hand, three magical balls of light appeared in the air, and then they floated into Evan's body.
"These are Enchantment and Separation magic, as well as my experience in using them, and also a little bit of magic power! Feel it first and see."
Irene enchanted her own Enchantment magic and experience onto Evan's body, and additionally enchanted a bit of magic power into his body.
Irene had long discovered that there seemed to be no magic power inside Evan's body. She also knew that his powers were all achieved by relying on those bizarre fruits of his.
Moreover, she had already experienced the power of those magical fruits herself and had obtained a tremendous benefit from it.
In fact, the help that the Human-Human Fruit, Human Model provided to Irene was much stronger than Evan had imagined. This Devil Fruit not only endowed her with a human form, but it also further developed her potential while simultaneously endowing her with the powerful durability and stamina of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user. This made her become even stronger than before.
As for the secret of the fruits, Irene didn’t ask too much about it. She respected Evan's secrets and unconditionally believed in him.
In fact, ever since the boy had magically appeared in front of her and had given her a fruit that allowed her to turn back into a human and enjoy human sleep, human diet, and everything human, Irene had already viewed her encounter with Evan as a kind of fated destiny...
"Is this magic?"
At the same time, Evan had his eyes tightly closed. He was currently feeling the power he had obtained from Irene.
To be honest, it was too powerful. The power of Enchantment and Separation magic was like a divine art. He even felt that as long as he mastered Enchantment and Separation magic, he could master all of the magic in this world.
However, there was one point that gave Evan a bit of a headache at present: there was no magic power inside his body...
Even so, Evan wasn’t afraid because he had a cheat!
‘System!’
Evan silently recited in his heart. Instantly, the system template appeared in his mind.
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Character: Evan
Physique: Special Physique (Can eat multiple Devil Fruits)
Haki:
Observation Haki: LV6 (+)
Armament Haki: LV6 (+)
Conqueror's Haki: LV6 (+)
Devil Fruit:
Zoan-type Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Beast Model, Azure Dragon: LV6 (+)
Paramecia-type Press-Press Fruit: LV6 (+)
Logia-type Glint-Glint Fruit: LV6 (+)
Martial Art:
Swordsmanship: LV6 (+)
Rokushiki: LV6 (+)
Magic:
Magic Power: LV0 (+)
Enchantment Magic: LV0 (+)
Separation Magic: LV0 (+)
Fund Balance: 208,908
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Sure enough, after Evan obtained Irene's help, the words Magic Power, Enchantment Magic, and Separation Magic directly appeared in his system, and they had already become upgradeable as well. At the same time, according to the system's prompt, the limits of Magic Power, Enchantment Magic, and Separation Magic, weren’t just level 10. As for what their specific level caps were, it seemed that he needed to explore it himself.
"This system is really black-hearted!"
Evan looked at the system counting Enchantment Magic and Separation Magic as two separate magic systems, and he instantly felt a burst of heartache. Since they were counted as two separate magic systems, upgrading them would require double the funds. Relying on his guaranteed three thousand a day, how long would he have to wait to upgrade them to the limit?
But helplessness was helplessness. What needed to be upgraded still had to be upgraded.
Evan first pressed the plus sign behind Magic Power.
As Evan spent one point of funds, his Magic Power instantly changed from LV0 to LV1!
Evan's funds also changed from 208,908 to 208,907...
Seeing that the method of consuming funds for upgrading his Magic Power was the same as what his Haki, Fruit powers, and Martial Arts consumed, Evan no longer hesitated. He directly clicked madly on the plus sign of Magic Power five more times, instantly consuming 111,110 of his funds, and his Magic Power also went up from LV1 to LV6.
At this time, Evan's funds only had 97,798 points left.
Seeing that the funds in his hands were no longer enough to upgrade either Enchantment or Separation magic to LV6, Evan had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, upgrading both of them to LV5 instead. Instantly, he consumed another 22,222 of his funds, and at this time, he only had 75,576 points left.
"I really don’t have enough funds to spend! Why isn't there a cracked version for my system?"
Evan sighed with emotion in his heart as he looked at his funds, which had instantly gone from over two hundred thousand to over seventy thousand.
However, everything was worth it! Because he had indeed become stronger!
With the upgrade of Evan's magic, his panel's data corrected itself, changing to...
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Magic:
Magic Power: LV6 (+)
Enchantment Magic: LV5 (+)
Separation Magic: LV5 (+)
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Evan could accurately feel his own strength, as well as the majestic magic power inside his body. The current him could already obtain magic power through normal development just like an ordinary mage.
"Evan..."
Irene felt Evan's changes and was quite shocked. She saw with her own eyes how her child instantly went from an ordinary person with no magic power to a mage with powerful magic power. Although his magic power wasn’t worth mentioning compared to her, placed in the outside world, he could absolutely be called a powerhouse now.
"Irene..."
Evan wanted to explain the issue with his body to Irene. In fact, he had already thought of a reason. He planned to push all the issues regarding his body onto the fruits. Anyway, she had already experienced the magical effects of the Devil Fruits herself.
"Evan, you’re a genius! That's wonderful! My child’s a magical genius!"
However, before he could explain, Irene had already picked Evan up in one fell swoop and spoke excitedly.
Evan could see that she was happy for him from the bottom of her heart, and instantly, his heart warmed.
"Hehehe..."
Meanwhile, to the side, Erza, who had been placed by Irene in the baby carriage that Evan used to use, also felt cheerful and laughed happily.
It seemed that even Erza was happy for her big brother becoming stronger.
This made Evan's determination become even firmer!
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T/N - The MC now has magic power. There’s also the fact that Irene got a boost from the Human Fruit that she ate, which makes sense as it was a Zoan Fruit. I wonder what powers she got from it anyway and if the author will ever expand on it. Because Chopper developed it pretty well in One Piece, and I can see Irene using some of them. At the very least, the hybrid form that’s common to all Zoans is a must for her.