“I see. The properties I can utilize are based on my affinities. Was I able to create the Ice Arrows because of my water attribute and affinity?”

Even if Merlin didn’t have the water attribute, his deep knowledge of water and affinity for it was beyond that of an average person. If he had chosen chakra instead of magic and had opened [Water] as a chakra practitioner, he may have led a revolution in the chakra field of study. He already possessed a deep [Understanding] of the properties and essence of water. With magic spells, even if it weren’t the Ice Arrow, Merlin would have been able to use many spells without any prior memorization or training. However, the issue was that there were a limited number of spells that he could use without memorization; many spells required users to memorize them.

“Flame.”

Whoosh.

As he chanted, a flame arose from the palm of his hand. Then, Merlin clenched his hand into a fist and put out the fire. 

“It takes me about three minutes to memorize a spell. The textbook has 25 Rank 9 spells, so it should take me about two hours to go through all of them.”

Merlin started to slowly walk around as he memorized the spell chants. When he skimmed through the textbook, he found that there were various spells that were suited for many different occasions. There were destructive attack spells such as Ice Arrow and Fire Bolt, communication and mirage spells that sent messages to other people or made someone see a ghost, and physical property spells that changed the frictional properties or weight of an object. There were even summoning spells that would call forth otherworldly beings to form a contract and imbuement spells that allowed mages to imbue magic into an external object.

Of course, the spells that caught Merlin’s eye were the...