It took getting used to at first. 

I began to go out more with mother as the image of the gate slowly disappeared from my sight the more I'd gotten out with mother. 

We'd shop around for vegetables, meat and equipment. Candles were bought once a week by the maid as she knew more of what lasted longer. Mother got ingredients for food as she was more experienced in that part of work at home. 

What interested me was magic, and the use of swords. I'd discovered magic after being healed by my mother during a minor injury. 

After that I'd fallen for magic and can't stop thinking about it. It's not something that holds onto my memory, although there do seem to be some recollection of shows that hold the use. 

Basically those shows were fantasy and now I'm experiencing it as a reality. Although using it seems to be a minor thing in this world, more so common while also rare to itself. 

I've seen mother use magic, however other than her only a minority in the village hold a simple use in it. Although not as great as mother and the maid, their abilities contribute to the wellbeing of the entire village rather than full out combat. 

Magic was demonstrated in front of me countless times now after the use of healing. It appears as if mother caught up with my interest and keeps a constant but limited use of it. 

She'd continue, so she must know how much I've become interested in it compared to an older child. Now that I think about it, is magic even legal in use? It could also signify that this world considers users of magic witches such as those in my memories. 

Perhaps I should seek another hobby if it were to be true?

Now that looks interesting.

I saw a large blue colored book. The design was filled with lines made of silver attached to the wooden or roughy built book texture. 

I glimpsed it back and forth as mother walked around which made her catch my attention of curiosity over that one book. In accordance with my gaze, she decided to walk towards the book store and check around as our target was the blue toned book. 

"Welcome, please take a look around. If you need guidance don't be afraid to ask."

The old man seemed to work alone and be the sole owner of this small bookstore. There were very few books, however their prices were relentlessly high including the smaller ones. 

"Textbook of Magic.."

Mother whispered as she stood in front of the curious book we laid eyes upon. It was huge and loaded with pages which hold few images and countless words. 

By the way I moved my excited body, definitely felt the need for it. It was the first thing in this world that I've wanted and most definitely put up to good use. 

"We'll take this!"

My mother ordered as she felt my excited movements despite the book being more of a step by step guidance than a fairy tale for children. 

"That'll be 5,000 silver asura coins."

Mother had the money right at hand, much more loaded than I'd thought as she still held much more in her bag. Wouldn't those gold coins suffice though?

"One's magic capacity is unknown until their body grows to the right age of its production. It takes years for one to awaken magic, even to the point of having to learn its control with no proper etiquette."

Mother had decided to read it aloud to me the moment we entered the house. We were in a large room inside our home filled with only a chair and seemed more of a training area. Perhaps even a storage room is more appropriate despite the small amount of things included in it. 

"One's affinity can be found by the use of a magic crystal or magic orb. Oh, we have one around here! Why don't we try that out for you now that we're into the topic!"

I was excited indeed, why would I not respond to that?

Mother searched the room carefully and found a small chest. In the chest she found an orb but not a crystal as she'd probably wanted. 

She put it in front of me and began to show me in visual detail what to do, such as just placing my hand on the orb and awaiting a reaction. 

At this point I've already made myself seem like a smart baby, so might as well go full out.

I did as she commanded and placed my small hand atop the orb in which the orb reacted very slowly compared to what had been mentioned. After a minute had passed I was directed to remove my hand and in the orb were tones of colors. 

Each color took the form of small sized particles floating around. The colors were to be completely all the ones that existed and after having a clear view of them, they came together to form an entire color that resembled a stream of rainbow. 

The stream changed its color every few seconds or developed each color together to show it in a fantasized rare form. Mother was in shock and I only viewed it to be some sort of uncommon attribute until further colors began to form around the stream. 

They were further streams of gold, deeper toned black with red and a pure white stream that flowed in circular motion around all streams to engulf everything as to hide the former colors. 

We'd find ourselves confused and moved to the Textbook in search of an answer.