After the duel the male noble tells me his name is Sir Ramning and we eat together in the dining room. After dinner, it is late evening and Sir Ramning says: " It's too late for training. You should use the rest of the day to relax. Try heading to our library, there are many interesting books about magic and this city."

I go to the library. The girl follows me. I say: "Can you tell me your name?"

The Girl says:"I will tell you if you promise me that I can choose a name for you. A name is bound to your soul and a crucial thing for spell casting."

I say: "Sure I will trust you."

I think that's better than choosing. At least I will have a name that fits this world.

The girl momentarily considers and says: "I think Thalion is a name that fits you. Originally, it comes from a language used by the world's greatest mage. He came here from another world, at least that's what the stories about him say. But it's only a very famous children's tale. Before I forget, my name is Mia Ramning, but you can call me Mia. But don´t tell everyone your name. If you have bad luck, someone can track you only with your name. Although my name applies, you would need my full name, so please don't call me Mia in public. In public, please call me Lady Ramning. It would be better if you had a second name too but that's a privilege only for the nobles, sorry." Mia looks at me with a sassy grin and says: " Maybe you should marry me for your own safety."

I blush a bit and she smiles at me. I grab a book and hide my face behind it. I didn't find it very interesting; it's a book on the most terrible plays in the history of the kingdom. Mia walks out of the room and I return the book back to the shelf and grab a book about magic devices and the simple level of magic understanding. It's very interesting. It seems that the energy for magic flows all around us. Mages cast magic by controlling the flow of magic with mighty words, the words of creation, but the words of creation could be translated into every language and would still work. Because the meaning is what matters and not the spelling. When you decide to cast spells, you must first decide some things. First, you must decide if you would like to control the magic around you or the magic in your body. Controlling the magic around you, could be done by anybody but mighty spells need an advanced understanding of the world to employ the words of creation. That's why only highly intelligent people, that train a lot, can perform powerful magic that uses the energy around you. The second option is to use the energy of your body, but normal humans don't have enough energy in their bodies to use magic. But when you do have enough mana in your body, it's more important how confident you are in your energy reserve and abilities than advanced knowledge of our world because the energy in your body is only yours, so you have a theoretical ultimate control over it and it's more about confidence.I think that you could cast basic magic without words of creation when you have energy in your body. The concept of casting magic with body magic is called Sorcery and people who can use Sorcery are Sorcerers. People who use the words of creation are called Word mages. But the book mentions that there are more ways to cast magic, but these two are the most common. I think Mia will teach word magic . Because I am only a human with normal energy reserves. That's sad because I think that sorcery is more powerful, but it's something you can only acquire from being born as a demi human or being cursed by a god.

I don't feel like taunting a god so much that he curses me, so sorcery is out of the picture. Maybe I should try to learn the language my name is from or at least some words from it. Is there a book about this? I look at the bookshelves, ah spotted one. So what does my name mean? I forgot to ask Mia what it means. It should be near the end, so here should be 't' - where is Thalion? Ah there it is. I blush again and think Mia sure has a weird humor. Thalion, that's gonna get me in trouble at school. Thalion literally means hero. I must make sure nobody finds out that Mia chose that name, or I will die of shame. It got pretty late and I should go to bed. While I go upstairs thinking about my day I remember about these two adventures I met. Maybe I should contact them. I was very rude to them by leaving without saying anything but I panicked and fled, which was really rude. I am such an Idiot. I lay in the bed and suddenly I am standing in space surrounded by stars, planets, and shooting stars. There stands a woman in front of me. She wears a white cloak and has black hair. She has a lantern on a staff in her hand. I think I was here at some point. My head begins to hurt. The woman smiles at me and my body feels warm and my headache stops. I can't see her eyes, they are hidden under the cloak. I try to speak but no words come out of my mouth. A sudden thought comes to mind: Etia, goddess of the cycle. The woman suddenly turns around and walks away. I wake up, it's morning and go downstairs.

Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website.

Downstairs I meet Sir Ramming and he says: "Mia is a long sleeper. She should wake up at noon, she had a very busy week. Feel free to use our library."

I have no problem with waking up when I have done something the day before but people's sleep rhythms are different. I say: " I will go for a run. I will be back in the early noon."

I think, I will test my limits with this body and I must exercise more to become even stronger. Outside the city, I run until I reach my limit. I think I ran at a speed of around 20 km/h (12 m/h) with a distance of 40 kilometers (24 miles). Not bad, actually, that would be a dream result in my last life. I should try running daily or at least weekly to enhance my endurance and speed. I will never know what problems will come at me in this world. Back at the mansion I see Mia eating breakfast.

I say: "Hi, I'm back. Should we start training when you have eaten breakfast?"

She says:

"Just give me a moment."

I sit down next to her and we talk a bit. After breakfast, we go outside.

She puts a stone on a table and says: "Try to observe it."

I look at the rock, focusing more and more, but nothing happens.

I say: "It's a stone, it's grey and hard I would guess."

Mia says: "And now, focus on finding every last detail about this stone and then say observe."

I look at the stone wondering what information he might be hiding.

I say: "observe"

And now there is a flood of information in my brain. I understand that this is a stone imbued with magic. It can measure the magic potential in sorcery . As well as your ability to use the words of creation from birth. It is a remarkable item. And the feeling of magic. It feels like a river is running through you and this item is a sea of magic.

Mia says: "Do you now understand what magic is? The next step is to lay your hand on this stone and measure your potential. When you see numbers please tell me I will not see them."

I lay my hand on the stone. Two numbers emerge from the stone. The first one is 8 and the second one is a 2.

"The first number is an 8 and the second is a 2. " I reply.

Mia looks at me a bit shocked and says: "you said 8 and 2 right?"

I think, oh god I am probably not good enough for magic school. What should I do now that I already planned for that to happen? I think I will go back to the forest until I can acquire a room. I had so much fun living in society.

I say: "Yes, I have an 8 and a 2. Is that bad?"

Mia says:"An 8 is quite the opposite of bad. It means you are very talented in the words of creation and a 2 means you have some sorcery potential. That could also explain your inhuman strength. I think at some point in your life you activated your body enchantment magic instinctively in a fight or something and you subconsciously activate this magic every time you use your body for a fight or something similar. Anyway, I need to teach you magic so you can attend magic school. You need to cast at least 1st level spells. When you are aiming for the advanced magic class you should be able to cast at least 2nd level spells consistently."

And so we trained. I always begin my day with an exercise routine in the morning. I did magic training in the early afternoon. And so I got the ability to cast second level spells and by mistake, one day when I cast magic to observe I found out that the dagger I "borrowed" was magical. I didn´t find a dagger very useful, so Mia introduced me to a smith. And he had manufactured this dagger into a spear. The weapon had the ability to glow bright when magic is inserted and was more durable than a normal weapon. Sir Ramming paid for me and said that it was an investment in my future. I was a bit unsure if this was a smart idea. Because this is not my dagger, but Sir Ramning calms me down. There is a rule, when you beat someone in combat who has a magic weapon, you have the right to take it. It's a rule to ensure that magic items don't rust away in some nobles' sheaths .