Chapter 47 Extraordinary Magical Talent
Chapter 47 Extraordinary Magical Talent
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As Little Goku finished chanting the spell, a point of light appeared at the tip of the magic wand, but it quickly went out.
"It seems... we failed!"
Little Wukong blinked.
"No, failure is not failure!"
Dumbledore's expression relaxed.
"Your wand swing is very precise, but there's a problem with the spell you're reciting. You need to slow down the beginning and speed up the end."
Repeat after me: "The fluorescent light flickers."
Just now, Goku's wand lit up with a light, which was fleeting, but it proved that ki can be used as magic.
The reason it wasn't completely successful was entirely because Little Goku's spellcasting process wasn't up to standard.
"Fluorescent...light...flickering!"
Following Dumbledore's instructions, Goku chanted the spell and waved his wand once more.
This time, a stable light source appeared at the tip of his wand, illuminating the surroundings.
"Wow, it's lit up! It's lit up! It's lit up!"
Little Goku excitedly waved his magic wand, and the light source at the tip of the wand moved accordingly.
After the timer for the Wand of Light spell was up, he suddenly remembered something and asked Dumbledore:
"If I don't have this stick, will I no longer be able to cast spells?"
He would find it very inconvenient to carry a small wooden stick with him during combat, and the stick could easily break if the close combat was intense.
This little wooden stick isn't a magic staff; it's not that sturdy.
"That's how it is for now, but once you've mastered more magic and studied it in depth, you'll be able to cast spells without a wand."
However, the magic's power would be slightly weaker, which is unavoidable.
Dumbledore nodded.
For wizards, the wand is not a burden, but the best tool to assist in casting magic.
In the Middle Ages, before wands became widespread, many wizards were caught and burned at the stake by Muggles because their spells were too slow and weak to be effective without the aid of a wand.
Moreover, wizards cast spells from a distance, so carrying a wand wouldn't be too inconvenient.
However, given Goku's style of fighting with fists and blows, it's quite troublesome. We can only say that we'll have to learn how to cast spells without a staff later.
But as soon as he finished speaking, his eyes widened suddenly.
"How is that possible!"
It turns out that when Goku asked the question, he tried putting down his wand and using his finger instead to cast the Wand Illumination Charm again.
As he finished chanting the incantation, a dim light source appeared on his finger.
Although it wasn't as bright as the light source from a magic wand, it was still successfully cast.
"It's more convenient this way."
Shaking the light source in his hand, Little Goku revealed a satisfied smile.
He can cast spells without a wand, which better complements his fighting style.
"Wukong, release it a few more times."
Dumbledore had Goku cast the Wand Illumination Spell a few more times, and gradually discovered why Goku could cast spells without a wand.
The main function of a wand is to stabilize magic output and amplify the power of magic.
Many wizards are unable to master wandless spellcasting because they cannot properly control the magic within their bodies.
A wizard's magic is innate, unstable, and easily influenced by emotions.
Many wizards born into pure-blood families, even if they are exposed to magic from a young age, can only learn magic after entering school at the age of eleven.
Before that, the magic power within their bodies was quite unstable.
Young wizards often unintentionally release their magic, causing many strange things to happen around them.
But Goku's ki is different; it is a power that has been condensed through countless training sessions.
With Goku's talent, he can almost perfectly control his ki without experiencing any unstable ki situations.
Therefore, as long as you maintain a stable output of energy according to the standard casting method, you can successfully cast a spell.
However, its power is somewhat weaker compared to casting spells using a wand.
"Next, we'll learn the Levitation Charm. This charm is much more difficult, especially since the rhythm is hard to control..."
Having figured out why Goku could cast spells without a wand, Dumbledore stopped worrying and continued to guide Goku in learning the most basic magic of a first-year student.
Goku's staffless spellcasting is a unique ability that cannot be copied; only he can use it himself.
And so, with teaching and learning going on, the time quickly came to noon.
"What an amazing learning ability!"
As Dumbledore watched Goku eat the sumptuous lunch brought by the house-elves, he couldn't help but sigh.
In just half a day, Goku learned all the spells that first graders were supposed to learn.
Although the spells for first graders are very simple, even a genius would need at least half a month of practice to master them without studying the underlying principles.
He himself spent a week on it back then, while Little Goku only took half a day.
He summarized the reasons as follows:
First, Goku has a strong ability to control the ki within his body, which greatly increases the success rate of releasing magic.
Secondly, Goku has an exceptionally high talent for the trajectory of waving a magic wand; basically, he can accurately replicate his opponent's movements after the first one.
As for learning spells, it's a bit worse than the first two points, but it's still above average.
In the afternoon, we continued our magic studies.
This time, however, Dumbledore did not teach any new spells, but instead explained the theoretical knowledge of magic.
He doesn't plan to teach magical history, potions, herbalism, astronomy, or magical zoology.
In his view, a short period of time wouldn't be of much use in improving Goku's strength.
However, the principles of magic, which are related to future learning and mastery of more advanced magic, still require careful study.
If Little Wukong becomes interested in the earlier lessons later, it won't be too late for him to teach them.
An afternoon of instruction on the principles of magic left Dumbledore utterly bewildered.
"Take your time...take your time..."
After the afternoon classes ended, Dumbledore could only console himself with this thought.
Compared to the unprecedented magical talent Goku displayed in the morning when he learned spells, the afternoon's magical theory lessons were a complete disaster.
It's not that Goku has poor learning ability, but rather that his foundation is too weak.
Little Wukong had never been to school since he was a child. At first, he couldn't even count properly and thought that after eleven came fourteen.
Later, he became Master Roshi's apprentice and learned some academic knowledge.
However, during the year of training, most of the time was spent on martial arts practice, and the time spent on academic classes each day was not long.
Little Wukong's level is at most that of a first-grade elementary school student.
The key reason is that they used to live in the mountains and were too naive, so they didn't know a lot of common sense.
For a young Goku of this level to learn complex magic theories, even the magic theories taught in a first-year course, would be extremely difficult.
Fortunately, Dumbledore, as the most powerful and versatile wizard, had extensive teaching experience.
It took one-on-one instruction to barely get Goku into the basics of magic theory.
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