"[Meditation] is a technique that prevents the unconscious flow of exhausted magic out of your body. There are many effects, but one of the most important is to recover physical and mental fatigue overnight."
Hmph
"As I said earlier, there are many things you need to remember to be strong. And it's also important to train your body. For example, if you are familiar with the same martial arts with the same amount of magic, then it is better to train your body."
"Training means running and pretending, right?
"That's right. It's also important to build up your body and get a tough body. In order to do that efficiently, we need you to learn how to handle magic."
I see.
I've heard that before.
With the magic of "meditation", you can get rid of any tiredness by sleeping overnight.
So, if you can do that, you can continue to train hard every day.
Do I need to be able to use my magic well in my body to do that?
"Okay. Now, tell me how to use magic, Eye."
"Yes, sir. Now let's begin training in magic manipulation."
Thus, the first special training by Eye began.
"First of all, let Alphonse develop his magic inside."
Do you want to refine it?
"Yes, concentrate on your stomach first. Yes, under the navel. It starts with feeling the magic coming from your own flesh."
"... under the navel. Is this it? There's something warm about it."
"Very nice. Alphonse has already received treatment for embedding the Shizukuishi Magic Stone in his abdomen from Ars Barca, so it must be easy to understand. Yes, if you can feel the magic there, we'll move on to the next level."
One of Charles's mansions in the King's Capital of Brilliant Magic Land.
We stayed and lived there while studying abroad.
In a room in the mansion, lying on a soft bunk, I concentrate on my body.
I concentrated all my attention on the magic in my stomach.
You can feel the magic under your navel.
Maybe this is it.
I was able to quickly grasp the magic because I had my brother put in a Shizukuishi magic stone before.
"Many people use their own magic from their stomachs to move their bodies. The same is true of the nobles and knights of the Brillian Magic Land, including Master Clément. But to make a difference, let's make the magic even stronger."
"It makes the magic stronger. What am I supposed to do?
"Breathe slowly and deeply. And you feel the magic in the atmosphere. The air Alphonse breathes also contains magic. You take that magic into your body and mix it with the magic in your body."
Mix?
Breathe in and take in the magic in the air and mix it with your own magic.
Eye told me to calm down without straining my body.
Because eventually you have to be able to unconsciously think about it without thinking about it.
Relax and concentrate on your breathing as if you were sleeping while lying down.
Suu, take a big, but slow breath.
At that time, I took all the magic contained in the air coming in from my nose into my body and mixed it with magic in my stomach.
Until then, it feels like the warmth, but the powdery and unclear magic gradually changes.
"Very nice. Now, let's move on to the next phase. Once you've mixed the inside and outside magic, you'll then refine it. It's the same as distilling alcohol. Repeat distillation of alcoholic drinks to turn them into alcoholic drinks. Over and over again, it becomes more and more powerful."
Refine your magic.
My father and brother Hector like alcohol.
Even children in Brilliant Magic Country are not thin enough to drink instead of water, but imagine drinking alcohol that is likely to ignite and burn if you approach the fire.
Until then, it was magic like powdery air, but gradually turning it into something as heavy and thick as liquid.
"You're good, Mr. Alphonse. That's right, those two kids. Your father and mother were good at magic, but perhaps they inherited the power."
I closed my eyes and concentrated on my body, and Eye said so.
Praised.
I'm glad.
My father and mother are so excited. [M]
Eye told me it was thanks to my parents that I could handle magic well.
But that's right.
I didn't know.
My father used to tell me that he was active on the battlefield, but his mother never heard much of that.
But Eye was so good at magic.
While listening to Eye, I remember my father and mother in Vulcania.
And thank your parents.
In this way, I continued my training to turn the magic inside my body into a thick, thick, flaming alcohol-like magic.