The Greatest Sinner

"Magic Missile" didn't leave a scratch on the wall, but a hit from "One-Eyed Raven's Beam" broke off a small piece of it. Though it was very small, after a few dozen hits, part of the wall would be destroyed. "Great power." Evan summed it up.

But, the success with the spell was not the most important thing Evan was able to accomplish today.

"This Magic Circle before casting the spell itself is very similar to the way the spells of "Summoning Magic" work. Unlike the other Magic Types, when you cast a "Summoning Magic" spell, you first create a magic circle from which an object or a creature appears. But, unlike what I`ve just done, in "Summoning Magic" spells this "foundation" is a part of the spell, not a separate auxiliary structure." Mumbled Evan.

"So I`ve unknowingly created the actual spell myself?"

It was just as Evan had said. He had actually created a new spell of his own right now. But, Evan didn't create it from scratch, and he was well aware of that.

"I`ve only succeeded because I got into unique and unknown conditions. If this is a spell of "Summoning Magic", then a Magic Circle, like this is part of the spell. For the spells of "Amplification Magic" and "Creation Magic", you don't need such a Magic Circle before cast. But, "One-Eyed Raven's Beam" is definitely a spell of "Creation Magic", and I couldn't have done it without the auxiliary structure."

"Hmm, this spell, while not exactly conventional and I didn't create it from scratch, I still think it could be considered of such a kind. Since this is the first spell I've created by myself, I need to give it a good and appropriate name. How about the "Foundation?"

Smiling Evan was about to leave, he was pleased with himself and his progress, but suddenly a very interesting thought occurred to him.

"What if you could use "Foundation" on other spells?  "Foundation" isn't part of the spell, it's a separate structure, I think it should work." Said Evan and pointed his index finger toward the wall.

His "Warp" spun and mana headed toward his fingertip. Now Evan cast "Magic Missile" and mana transformed into a white Magic Circle. Then it turned into a sphere, then became a beam and flew into the wall.

Boom.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAH, this is just unbelievable. I`ve spent the same amount of mana, but the spell became more powerful. Thanks to thorough training, the beam is a little denser and its speed is higher. What's more, the spell itself is more stable now, and it's all thanks to "Foundation".  Just great..."

Evan was thrilled and then he wanted to test something else. This idea came to him after he had successfully used "Foundation" during a Magic Missile cast.

<I don't have much mana left, but it'll be enough for the finishing touch.> Evan thought, and his "Warp" spun.

He put both hands out in front of him and mana went to his two index fingers at the same time.

Whoosh.

A white Magic Circle appeared in his left hand, while a purple Magic Circle appeared in his right. The next moment in the center of the Magic Circle, mana transformed into spheres and two beams simultaneously flew toward the wall.

Just then, Evan cast two spells simultaneously, applying "Foundation" to each of them.

Boom.

At the very end, the two beams merged into one and there was a deafening explosion so strong that it shook the whole house.

Bam.

A large splinter broke off the wall and fell to the ground. 

"Fantastic, I'll have to be sure to do some training. But now I think I need to get some rest and do a few things." Mumbled Evan and walked out of the house in high spirits. He headed for the Academy.

He needed to turn in his task and visit the library. Last time he had read only a few books on the first level of the library, but he had access to three others. He should have taken advantage of the vast amount of information available.

Of course, Evan wouldn't be able to read all the books, but there were many topics he wanted to get at least a basic knowledge of, and some he wanted to delve into.

After a while, Evan made his way to the Academy. The first floor was as crowded as always, especially by the bulletin board. It was worth noting that almost no one was paying attention to Evan's appearance today. As he supposed, rumors had quickly spread throughout the school. It was good news for him, though. It wasn't nice to have hundreds of people staring at you everywhere you went.

Evan walked over to the resource warehouse where he gave away 40 "Sun Clovers" and received a reward of 50 "Moon Coins". Compared to the 2,800 "Moon Coins" he`d received yesterday it seemed like a drop in the ocean, but Evan`s task was the easiest of all. It was safe and the target of the mission was not far from the city.

Yesterday Evan had sold a large number of skins even though they weren't worth much because of his condition, and he`d also got money for 5 "Monster Cores". None of this was thanks to the hunt. There's no way he could have killed an evolved monster of the first rank on his own.

Having completed the task, Evan headed towards the library, but suddenly...

"Hey, crazy newbie!"

He was stopped by a girl with scarlet hair and amber eyes. It was - Olivia Marsh. She was an "Inner student", had a purple "Warp", and was an Amplifier. She`d entered the Academy half a year ago, during the last enrollment.

Olivia had already broken through three "Barriers" and only had one last step to take before reaching the "One-Pointed Star." In the previous entrance exam, she had been one of the best.

Evan looked at her questioningly, not sure what she wanted from him.

"I challenge you! Let's fight in the arena and find out who's the strongest!" Olivia loved to compete with others. She fought every outstanding student who had recently entered the Academy and hadn`t have the first rank one yet.

Olivia looked forward to the Academy's recent enrollment to fight the talented new students. Of course, Evan was her most coveted opponent. He was known not only because he didn't wear a mantle but a coat, but also because he was the best in the special test. Moreover, don't forget the fact that he lasted a full thirteen seconds against Draven.

"Not interested." Evan replied briefly and walked past Olivia.

She hadn't expected Evan to say no so quickly, it turned out he wasn't interested in her offer at all. No one had ever turned her down before, and the Academy itself was steeped in a competitive spirit.

"Wait a minute! Why are you turning me down? Don't you want to fight? Let's fight!"