บท 139: Consequences of Breathing

Hotaru's POV:

This is actually happening.

I'm actually being taught how to use magic!

Well, technically, Mina and that jerk Ceres call it 'chi,' but isn't that essentially the same thing? Stuff that lets me use cool magical abilities.

Thinking back to when I saved Mina…

I'm not even sure how I used that healing power! I remember I was really emotional, when all of a sudden there was this weird glowing white heat...radiating from my palm, and flowing into Mina. Based on all the video games I've played, I had thought it looked like a healing spell, so I didn't try to stop it. 

Thankfully, I was right. Mina was able to survive, thanks to my quick action.

However…

It's peculiar how I haven't been able to use any power like that, ever since, no matter how hard I try; even in a situation where my life was at risk—flying in the face of everything I thought I knew about being an Isekai protagonist!

Following Ceres was my best bet.