The Replica Magic Starting from Black Four

Chapter 6: Techniques are just techniques! Magic and sorcery are what truly matter!
At dusk in the evening.

Mumu and Yuno looked at Sister Lily as she turned and left, both with headaches on their faces.

It looks like I'll have to wash these clothes all over again.

"Damn it! It didn't work again!"

Asta, soaking wet, crawled out of the shallow pit and roared in frustration.

"Stop complaining and come help us pack the clothes. If we don't pack them before dinner, we'll go hungry tonight."

Miki glanced helplessly at Asta, offered a reminder, and walked towards the clothesline.

Yuno followed closely behind, speaking calmly to Asta:

"I've said it so many times, nuns are clergy and cannot marry, and 15-year-old kids can't marry either."

"I will not give up! It hurts...it hurts."

Asta clenched his fists, looking serious, but the next moment his expression twitched as he clutched his shoulder and cried out in pain.

Having taken a direct hit from a water spell, Asta was clearly not unscathed!

Yuno: "Idiot!"

"Damn it, what did you say, Yuno!"

Asta shouted and walked over from the side.

However, Yuno was clearly not interested in arguing with Asta at the moment, and started to gather the clothes on the clothesline.

"Alright, Asta, this isn't the time to argue. Could you please fetch a bucket of water?"

Yuki quickly took a few pieces of clothing off the clothesline, glanced helplessly at Yuno and Asta, and then offered some words of comfort.

"Okay, Momo."

Asta glared at Yuno, feeling somewhat displeased, but knowing what to do, he nodded to Yumu, picked up the empty wooden bucket beside him, and walked towards the well behind the church.

Watching Asta leave, Yuki looked at Yuno beside him and teased, "Putting Asta aside, your sharp tongue is just as sharp as ever."

Yuno paused in her action of collecting clothes from the clothesline, then continued collecting them without expression.

Seeing that Yuno didn't speak, Yuki shrugged.

Although there were quite a few clothes on the clothesline, the two of them worked quickly and soon placed all the clothes into the large wooden basin.

The two then need to wait for Asta to bring the water so they can wash all their clothes again.

Yuno was silent for a moment, then looked up at Mumu, who was stretching lazily beside her, with a hint of hesitation in her expression.

"What? Is there something you want to ask?"

Mumu raised his arms and spun around a few times to loosen his shoulders. As he turned, he noticed Yuno's hesitant expression, paused for a moment, and then chuckled.

"What happened to your sudden increase in speed during the competition just now?"

Yuno, somewhat puzzled and curious, with a hint of embarrassment on her face, asked.

"Oh, you mean that explosive technique for using magic, how do you explain it..."

A look of realization dawned on Yumu's face. She made no attempt to hide anything, and after a moment's thought about how to express it simply, she continued:

"Simply put, it is a compression and release of magic power, gathering this power under your feet to generate explosive force, thereby increasing your speed in a short period of time."

"However, this technique is more refined than 'magic coverage.' The amount and timing of the magic burst need to be adjusted according to oneself, because while using this technique, the reaction force will also act on one's own body, and one may accidentally injure oneself."

After hearing Yumu's explanation, Yuno's eyes showed a hint of understanding.

This wasn't a complicated technique; it was simply an application of magic. Yuno hadn't realized that it wasn't a lack of intelligence on his part, but rather a limitation imposed by his environment.

True "magical knowledge" is only in the hands of royalty and nobility.

Seeing Yuno still lost in thought, Yuki suddenly realized something and frowned.

"Yono, a skill is just a skill. Whether it's magic coverage or a skill that bursts out briefly, it's just a means to an end."

"The essence of a mage is magic; don't lose sight of the fundamentals."

A rare seriousness appeared on Yuuki's face as he spoke, offering a reminder. At that moment, Yuuki suddenly realized that, without his conscious influence, Yuno had been focusing too much on the application of technique!
Miki developed these techniques because he didn't have a magic book and could only increase his power through these techniques. After all, his magic power didn't show any offensive capabilities, so he could only work on his techniques.

This is also a key reason why he has remained undefeated in his battles against Asta and Yuno.

But Miki knew very well that magic and magical power were the foundation of a mage!

In essence, so-called techniques are merely a strategy that mages use to compensate for their own lack of magic or mana.

Especially for mages like Yuno, who are born with immense magical power and talent, focusing too much on the application of techniques is like losing the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.

not to mention!
Yuno's wind magic, unlike Asta's anti-magic, Yami's dark magic (leader of the "Black Bulls"), and Meleo Leona's fire magic (known as "Big Sister"), are all martial arts-oriented and suited for close-quarters combat.

Yuno paused for a moment upon hearing Yuki's reminder.

"Thank you." After a long while, Yuno spoke softly to Yumu.

"Why are you so polite?"

Miki glanced at Yuno with amusement.

"Moriki, do you really think Asta can obtain the grimoire?"

Yuno suddenly asked a question that she had been worried about all along.

at the same time.

Within the church.

A man dressed in a white monk's robe with a cross hanging over it, who looked to be around forty or fifty years old and had some gray hair, walked out of the kitchen with a grin and looked at the other children who were already waiting:

"Stop fooling around, dinner is about to be served, hurry up and get it ready."

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"..."

The orphans in the church, who were just as young as Asta and Yuno, all had bright eyes and spoke in clear voices when they heard that dinner was about to be served.

Upon seeing this, the priest immediately smiled with satisfaction.

"Huh? Mogi, haven't Yuno and Asta returned yet?"

The priest noticed Sister Lily standing to the side and asked her with some confusion.

"They've been back for a while, but those guys have gotten all the clothes I just washed dirty. I'm making them wash all the clothes in the yard as punishment."

Sister Lily shook her head and said somewhat angrily.

“It’s already lunchtime, and I’ve never seen you this angry before.”

The priest walked over, a gentle expression on his face.

Hearing the priest's words, Sister Lily's feigned anger vanished, replaced by a hint of worry. She slowly said, "I just want the three of them to spend more time together."

The priest sighed.

Although they kept encouraging Asta, they had a vague feeling that Asta probably wouldn't be able to obtain the grimoire.

The priest and Sister Lily walked to the window, where they could see the figures of Mumu and Yuno in the courtyard.

Just as the priest was about to call Yuki and the others to dinner, he suddenly heard Yuno asking Yuki a question.

The other side.

After fetching the water, Asta carried the bucket back and, as he passed the corner, he heard Yuno's question again.

"Moriki, do you really think Asta can obtain the grimoire?"

The priest and Sister Lily stood by the window, their mouths, which had just opened, closed again, and they fell silent.

Asta stopped at the corner of the church, carrying a wooden bucket, leaning against the wall, his head slightly lowered, making it impossible to see the expression on his face.

Yuno probably didn't expect that her sudden question would be heard by the person involved, as well as by the priests and nuns in the church who were worried about all of this.

(End of this chapter)