After venting his rage and envy, Merlin finally calmed down, pacing in small circles as he gathered his thoughts.

  “Let me think for a bit... I know some Spatial magic, but let me list them first,” he said.

  While Spatial affinity was incredibly rare, basic Spatial magic wasn’t. It formed the foundation of every advanced mage’s training: magic boxes, far-step spells, teleportation arrays—each relied on simple manipulations of space.

  Yun Jin crossed his arms. “If Spatial magic is so common, what makes affinity so special?” he asked. For him, the only difference between elements was how easily he could use them. He had never even attempted to cast a spell outside of his affinities.

  Merlin tapped his chin, thinking of a way to explain.

  “Only people with true affinity can create new spells,” he said. “It’s like how humans learned to fly by studying birds. If birds didn’t exist, we might never have figured out flight.”

  Affinity wasn’t just about efficiency. It was about connection. Those who possessed it could bypass the rigid formulas and conditions of spellcasting.

  It was why Yun Jin, despite lacking formal training, had managed to create [Aura Blade] simply by imitating the structure of other element spells. Without affinity, that would have been impossible.

  In short, affinity let you feel an element—and shape it—without following strict procedures.

  “I think starting with [Far Step] would benefit you the most. Let me show you,” Merlin said.

  He focused, and Yun Jin, activating [Mana Eyes], carefully observed.

  Mana surged from Merlin’s feet toward a nearby point in the garden. A clump of mana appeared, small and dense, like an anchor point. A link formed between Merlin and the anchor—and with a faint woop, he vanished.

  In the blink of an eye, Merlin reappeared atop the anchor.

  “See? Teleportation relies on two things: the anchor and the pathway,” Merlin explained. “Right now, I can only teleport to places I can see. But masters can anchor to anything they sense, even places they’ve never seen. It just takes years of practice—"

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  Woop!

  Before Merlin could finish, Yun Jin suddenly materialized above him—upside down—and crashed down hard onto the boy.

  “Ouuch!” Merlin wheezed, pinned beneath Yun Jin’s weight.

  “Sorry!” Yun Jin sprang back up, shaking his head to clear the dizziness.

  Teleportation felt so... strange. Disorienting. But even through the nausea, he could tell it was something he could master.

  Unlike Arc Lightning, where I accelerate and launch myself forward with Qi, here I just appear at the target point... even if upside down.

  Yun Jin grinned. He had copied the basic principles instantly. But without fully understanding how to place the anchor correctly, he had materialized randomly.

  Anchoring was close to spell targeting, which he was familiar with.

  But anchoring wasn’t just aiming—it was creating a spatial relationship between oneself and the destination.

  Without a stable link, the magic randomly placed him at the anchor, and if the distance was too great, the spell would pull him to the nearest reachable spot.

  “Okay, now try again—and this time, listen!” Merlin said, exasperated. “Focus on where you want to be, and how you want to get there!”

  Yun Jin nodded, this time extending his mana carefully toward a spot near the villa they had left. He compressed the energy, imagined the pathway clearly in his mind, and activated the spell.

  Woop!

  He appeared cleanly this time, feet firmly planted on the ground—though dizziness still spun behind his eyes.

  [You have learned a new spell: Far Step (Rank E) – Teleport a short distance.]

  Breathing out, Yun Jin steadied himself.

  “Not only can you teleport to your own anchors, but you can also jump to coordinates carved into teleportation circles,” Merlin added. “Though that’s... a bit advanced for now.”

  “Haha... I think this is already too much for me,” Yun Jin admitted, staggering slightly before sitting down cross-legged to meditate. His head throbbed dully.

  Looks like trying to jump ten meters at once was too much. He needed to start with small distances—three meters at most—before working up.

  Still... this is hard. And fun.

  Yun Jin welcomed challenges like this. He didn’t just want power handed to him—he wanted the process, the growth.

  He might seem like a monster who could learn a spell in seconds. But in truth, he couldn't even use Far Step properly without [Mana Eyes] assisting him.

  His magic circuit quality was still poor. He couldn’t easily anchor points the way Merlin could.

  [Mana Eyes] allowed him to focus his will onto the energy around him and form anchors manually. With practice, short-range jumps within three meters felt manageable—but beyond that, every jump taxed his mind heavily.

  And he intended to master it all.