Chapter 156 - Transmitter, Emitter, and Summe

  I opened my eyes slowly, staring at a new ceiling. Each day seemed t something different with this new routine, which was, in a way, kind of fun.

  “What’s this?” I murmured, feeling an unusual weight on my stomach. When I lifted the b, I found a surprise. There was nothing visible on me... or rather, there was, but it was hidden. Something had wriggled under my shirt, ling itself there, and it was moving slightly.

  Suddenly, whatever was sleeping inside my shirt poked its head out, ing through the same opening for my neck. Its feline eyes were right o my face.

  “Good m... my love,” said the little gray cat.

  Love?

  “Cyl!” I excimed, still drowsy. “What are you doing in there?”

  She tilted her head, looking thoughtful.

  “I was snuggling and enjoying my husband’s st,” she replied, pletely unfazed.

  I sighed, uo believe it.

  “I think we o set some boundaries...”

  “I agree! The boundary is: no boundaries,” she said firmly, her eyes glinting with mischief. “Now, am I going to get a good m kiss?”

  Without a word, I pushed the affeate cat out from under my shirt.

  “Chloe gave you a kiss on the cheek... I want to do that too,” she insisted, leaping up to try to kiss me as I dodged her attempts.

  “Get off...” I muttered, trying to escape her.

  Looks like my m started off lively...

  ***

  Two days had passed, and I was in a , which meant, unfortunately, I was having a theoretical lesson. I was eager for some a. In this room, the desks were paired together. I was seated with the wolf girl, while Chloe and Syvis were in front of me. Edmund and Alice were o me. It seemed that the rest of roup was attending a different css at that moment.

  The professor, a demi-human from the cat tribe, was teag a css that I’d actually taken with Professor Adrihna a long time ago, back when I was eight. Still, the material was required, as it formed the foundation for many magical cepts.

  Professor Adrihna had been training us in magic for years. I received instru both from my family and from her. Initially, she said she would teach me just the “basics,” but over time, she seemed to get more excited, pushing the limits of what was sidered appropriate for someone my age—at least that’s what she told me. Since my Special Eyes fell into the Summoner category and I had an affinity for all elements, only she and my mother could truly guide me, as they both possessed the same category. Adrihna also trained Chloe, who had the Summoner category as well.

  Kinue, oher hand, received a different kind of training. Adrihna expihat Kinue would gain even more advanced knowledge once she fully mastered her bestial form. I learhat when a demi-human is transformed, they access magic differently. Mana flows in a unique way through their bodies during the transformation, as their bestial form is built from mana itself.

  Even though we were fortuo have one of the most powerful mages on the ti as our mentor, she stantly reminded us that Apsalon Academy would reveal new details we hadn’t entered before. Even the smallest insights could ge our uanding of mana, us a unique perspective.

  “Uood? This is how mana is divided and how it behaves within a mage’s body,” the professor expined as he wrote on the board.

  He poi the mage csses listed there. “All mage csses revolve around the three categories of mana. However, two csses stand out based oegory they use. bat Mage is typically suited for Transmitters, while She is for Emitters or Summoners,” he said.

  The professor turhe page in his book, and an illustration appeared on the board, showing one figure holding a fming sword and another ung a burst of fire.

  “If your primary mana category is Transmitter, you have an easier time mastering it. Everyone has a bit of the other categories within them, but the dominant ones are identified through a test ducted by a mage instructor when you first begin your training. These dominant categories are where your mana flows most fortably and strongly. That’s why it’s called your Primary Mana Category. It’s where your mana finds the most affinity.”

  He went on to eborate with examples drawn on the board. “A Transmitter mage utilize a mana armor, which boosts their physical attributes and allows them to cloak themselves in their ow. This mana armor also covers their clothing and ons, reinf them. So, for instance, if they cloak themselves in fire mana, their clothing won’t catch fire. Someone who is a Transmitter bee a bat Mage and o specialize in close-quarters bat. They still cast spells like fireballs or fme bolts, but they’ll be weaker than those cast by a She. It’s all a matter of affinity.”

  He poio the illustration of a mage ung a fire bst. “The Emitter category makes a mage profit in casting ranged spells. They don’t possess natural mana armor, but they have signifit advantages in casting more potent and far-reag spells,” the professor tinued.

  My cssmates were visibly curious, abs every word the professor spoke. Some students, though naturally gifted, hadn’t received advaraini, and were sidered raw gems. They had enormous potential but still needed refining to reach true excellence.

  I could feel the ay in many of them, especially those from noble families without a military orous magical background. Even among the most talented, it was easy to see the differeween those prepared since childhood and those who were just beginning to grasp the power they held.

  “A mage with the Emitter category bees a She, blessed with a rger mana reserve. Thanks to this, they execute more plex and powerful spells. However, this advaen makes them a bit vaio their natural talent. Many don’t bother to learn hand-to-hand bat and prefer to focus solely on magilike a bat Mage, a She rely on an ample mana reserve to use in battle, assuming they choose to stick with spellcasting. A bat Mage, oher hand, usually resorts to using ons due to their lower affinity fed spells.”

  Looking around, I noticed a few students clearly proud of their talent for being Shes. I’d heard that from the sed year onwards, students receive a badge indig their mage css. Many enjoy showing them off, especially if they’re a She or Healer Mage.

  If someone wants to kill you, they won’t care about your badge…

  I knew about these distins, but they didn’t mean mue. I rimarily a Transmitter with Emitter as my sedary category.

  But it’s not the end of the world for those who only have Transmitter as their primary category. The way mana behaves for them makes it harder to cast long-distance spells, but the solution is simple: just ‘pull the b harder.’

  I used an analogy that made it easier to uand. Aer Mage has a light arrow; they only o pull the b lightly, and the shot already creat distances. A Transmitter Mage, oher hand, has a heavy arrow. For it to reach the same distahey o pull the b with greater force. As a Transmitter Mage masters their mana, they achieve simir results to aer, but there’s no denying that Emitters have a rger mana reserve and a greater natural ease with long-distance spells.

  The main advantage of a Transmitter is the natural mana armor—something aer doesn’t have. This armor boosts the Transmitter's physical attributes, like strength and speed. Emitters, oher hand, have a variation of armor but only imbue objects with mana. This means they , for example, make an arrow catch fire when fired from a bow, or even apply other kinds of entments. A Transmitter, however, o stay in stant tact with the object to cover it with their element.

  For aer, imbuing an arrow with their element is an effit way to serve mana. Creating a fireball, for instance, es muana than simply igniting an arrow and shooting it. However, most Emitters prefer to rely on their spells, avoiding the effort of learning direbat. Thanks to their rger mana reserve and the ease of staying away from flict, they don’t face the same pressure as Transmitters do on the front lines. Instead, Emitters position themselves at a distatag enemies with spells while keeping a degree of safety.

  This is one of the reasons why Shes tend to be prideful. Since many mages e from noble families, most on nobles aren’t ied in spending time learning close-bat skills. Being born with Emitter as their mana category, along with a rger mana reserve, has surely reinforced the idea in their minds that they’re superior to bat Mages. After all, while Transmitters are out there fag dangers up close, Emitters remain at a safe distariking from afar and in the fort of their position.

  The professor poio the illustration of the She. “Remember, it all es down to affinity and practice. There’s no point in being blessed as aer if you don’t practid expand your spell arsenal. Aer naturally has a rger mana reserve, but you still o learn how to trol your expenditure; otherwise, it won’t do you any good. Just like a runner build endurahrough training, a mage increase their mana reserves while also learning to mas ption as they beore attuo their mana gem.