In the end, Nathan decided not to talk about it for the time being. Vivian respected his decision because she, too, didn't want to think of the possibility of her killing her own student.
Meanwhile, Charlotte was helping him in the magic circle creation.
"So, you mentioned earlier that you had a few magic in mind. Have you heard of them before?"
Nathan nodded. "Well, not all, but a few."
"I see. It appears you have used the time element by using that contract."
"Yes. It's just that I end up having to bear the side effects as well."
"Can you tell me about it?"
"The magic I plan to use is Acceleration. It allows me to accelerate my body's process. This is not the same as a speed increase. It's true that my speed will also increase, but more importantly, all my thought processes, conjuring my ena, and other stuff related to my body will increase in speed. This is what I mean by Acceleration."
"That's a rather interesting magic…" She paused for a moment. "So, the side effect you're talking about is the aging process?"
"I see. If we look at the flow of the ena, there will definitely be multiple links, one of which will accelerate the body's aging. It's just… this one link might not necessarily be a body aging flow. Instead, it's something like body acceleration or something."
"I am aware of that." Nathan nodded in understanding.
"Well, we can take a look at it later. For now, what else do you want to make?"
"I want to make a time-stop magic, which basically stops the time for my opponent. However, I couldn't do it when I used the time element." Nathan smiled wryly.
"That is, of course, a hard thing to do. First of all, if you want to stop someone's time, you need a large amount of ena. After all, your enemy is also a lump of ena. As for the aliens… it might work to a certain degree, but they probably have a resistance to such a thing."
"Yes. I believe it's not possible with my current strength, so I'm thinking about something else. Rather than using it and failing, I would rather use a lesser version of it. It's basically the opposite of the first magic," explained Nathan.
"Deceleration, huh? That's indeed good. However, the opponent can use their ena to resist it, you know?"
"I know that. After fighting a warrior class mutant, I realize how good this magic is. If I can force the enemy to use their ena continuously to resist my power, I can drain their energy over time, which will allow me to gain the advantage. I was fortunate to kill the warrior class mutant fast enough that it didn't reach that point, but you get the idea."
"Still, it won't be as effective as the alien. In the end, they can destroy the magic circle itself."
Nathan nodded. "That's fine as well. Depending on how I use it, I can defeat the enemy. Besides, we have familiars to fight alongside us."
"That's true. Alright then. I will adjust the range for this one." She took a note. "What about the third magic?"
"It's Save Spell. I don't think I can return my body to a certain point in time, right?"
"Not necessarily, but that kind of power is not something you can possess right now." She indirectly mentioned the dreams and voice Nathan mentioned earlier. "So, what do you have in mind?"
"I want to use it on my own attack. Do you think it's possible?"
"Your own attack? Wait. Do you mean ena?"
"Yes. Ena itself is fundamentally different from my body or other physical objects. If we can't even travel the spear back in time, we surely can manipulate ena to a certain extent, right?"
"If it's only ena…" Charlotte thought for a moment. "It might be possible. It shouldn't be as hard as doing it on weapons or humans. It appears you want to change the timing of your attack."
"Yes!" Nathan confirmed it with a nod. He had imagined this magic for quite a while. When his bullets were about his enemies, the latter would have shifted their stance to intercept them.
But what if those bullets never really came? Instead, they turned back in time and started flying toward them again, but from halfway through their original trajectory? They would have their time off, which would mess up their fighting style.
At the same time, there was another usage of this spell. If he used this spell on his enemy's attack, couldn't he turn back its time to the point where it hadn't been conjured? It would be similar to dispelling that particular attack.
"I understand." Charlotte nodded. "How about the fourth one?"
"The fourth one is a timer magic. I can create an explosive bullet, which will explode upon impact. But if I add the timer magic into it, I believe I can make them explode according to the timing. Of course, this magic can be applied to other things, such as traps. It's a universal magic that will boost my stability."
"It's understandable. Unlike the third magic circle, this one doesn't necessarily control one's time. It's more similar to the second one, Deceleration."
Nathan nodded. "The last magic is the most important. It might become my next trump card. I call this one Time Seal.
"The purpose is pretty simple. It's basically stopping the time of everything within… maybe right in front of the magic circle. Then I can punch this magic circle multiple times, which will 'stop' those punches altogether. Once I release that spell, all that punch will combine in force, creating a much more powerful attack."
"!!!" Charlotte looked surprised. She never really thought about this kind of spell. But if it worked, it would definitely become Nathan's trump card. In fact, what if he could record several explosive bullets and release them all at once? The power would multiply.
Of course, there was a limit to what the magic circle could hold. Nevertheless, it shouldn't have a problem releasing two or three times the initial power.