Chapter 69: Immediately, Sleep!

Chapter 69: Sleep, Immediately!

"Hmm, will and command, huh?"

Recalling her spellcasting just now, Moran realized that if her mind wandered even slightly, the effect of the Spring Water spell would be affected.

She would have to practice more so she wouldn't have to maintain such a high state of intense concentration every time she cast the Spring Water spell.

Thoughts are the hardest things to control; maintaining focus for long periods was inherently difficult.

If she always had to be completely focused to cast spells, her mobility would be too poor. Someone could land a sneak attack with perfect precision, making it impossible to use magic for self-protection.

She made a mental note of this.

She continued reading.

"Factor three affecting the effect of the Spring Water spell: Emotion and Outburst.

Emotions affect not only the will but also magical power.

When casting, if emotional fluctuations are too great, the magic in progress will automatically become an outlet for those emotions, leading to a burst of magical power and causing the entire spell to spiral out of control.

The manifestation of a lost-control Spring Water spell is generally a surging torrent of water that exceeds one's casting limit.

If emotions are not controlled in time, the Spring Water spell will drain one's magical power in a short amount of time.

Once magical power is depleted, if the emotions remain intense and the casting state is not interrupted, it will further damage one's vitality. In extreme cases, it can be fatal..."

"It can damage vitality? Even be fatal? That serious?" Moran felt a lingering fear.

She had succeeded on her very first attempt just now, and she had been so excited that she had lost control slightly. At that moment, the spring water had surged out like a breached dam; fortunately, she had managed to control it in time.

Moran went to check the consumption of the Spring Water spell under normal circumstances.

Although the consumption varied depending on each witch's magical proficiency and water-element affinity, meaning there was no exact number...

Generally speaking, for a young witch with the poorest water affinity, when they first learned the Spring Water spell, creating a water tower of that size would consume no more than 6 Mana.

Moran's water affinity was limitless, and her conversion of mana into water elemental power was completely unobstructed; her consumption should only be low, not high.

Yet, her practice earlier had consumed 20 Mana.

Most of that was likely lost during her momentary loss of emotional control.

She had only lost control for less than three seconds.

By that calculation, with her mana capacity approaching that of a mid-level witch, it wouldn't even take a minute to drain it all.

If her emotional fluctuations were any stronger, she couldn't even bear to imagine the consequences!

Moran remembered what the *Little Witch Series* said: "Little witches under the age of thirteen are forbidden from learning magic, as it leads to damage to their foundation."

It seemed that little witches truly were not suited to contact magic.

The younger they were, the harder it was to control their emotions.

And since little witches had so little magical power, a single emotional outburst during casting could potentially take their lives.

At least Lady Amisha was there to supervise the academy at all times.

Right, why didn't Shana's mother realize she was a witch before she enrolled?

Even if witches couldn't see the energy aura of a witch, a little witch without an energy aura should have been quite obvious!

During the enrollment ceremony, the little witches all seemed to be completely unaware of their own talents.

What was going on?

Moran was extremely curious, but the book before her provided no answers.

Maybe... she should ask her portable Headmistress?

"Headmistress, Headmistress, do mothers not know about a little witch's talent before enrollment? Isn't there an energy aura?" Moran asked.

A certain Amisha: "..."

It was true that she monitored the little witches twenty-four hours a day, so she was no longer surprised that Moran treated her like a personal tutor.

"Refer to the book *Traces of Energy*."

"Oh!" Moran immediately flipped through the *Book of Witches*, preparing to look for *Traces of Energy*.

"It is already two in the morning. Close the book and go to sleep now. Read it tomorrow. Lack of sleep and poor physical condition will also affect the rate of mana growth!"

One moment she was reciting content from *Tinkling Spring Water*, and the next she was asking about little witches. Amisha felt that with such a wandering and leaping mind, if she didn't give a warning, Moran might end up reading all night.

Ensuring the little witches grew up robustly and healthily was also part of her job as Headmistress.

As soon as Moran heard that lack of sleep would affect mana growth, she was instantly terrified: "Sleep, sleep, sleep! Sleeping right now!"

She set the *Book of Witches* aside and lay down obediently.

But she couldn't help worrying in her heart: "Headmistress, is there anything that can reduce sleep time? If I have to sleep eight hours a day, I won't have much time to study after coming back from class!"

"Who told you that you must sleep eight hours? Only little witches under thirteen need seven to eight hours. After thirteen, five or six hours a day is enough. Once you are an adult, three or four hours is sufficient. At higher ranks, you can even sleep less. Of course, sleeping more isn't harmful."

"?(°°)?" Moran was utterly shocked: "The *Little Witch Series* didn't say that!"

"From today onwards, the *Little Witch Series* will include it. If you're interested, there is a book called *Wellness Starts with the Little Witch* in the first-year library. But for now, immediately, close your eyes and sleep!"

Amisha had never imagined that one day she would become someone who nagged little witches to sleep.

Moran: "..."

So they're only adding it now?

Perhaps it was only because she was influenced by her memories of her previous life that she subconsciously felt she had to sleep eight hours!

Back in the Emerald Creek era, she had nothing to do all day, sleeping until she woke up naturally. If she saw it wasn't dawn yet, she could even catch a nap. She had never paid attention to how long she actually slept.

No wonder the enrollment ceremony time was so "unholy."

No wonder the academy bells rang as early as six in the morning.

For witches with short sleep durations, the concept of "working at sunrise and resting at sunset" probably didn't exist!

Moran felt that her understanding of witches was still insufficient and that she urgently needed to read books to supplement her knowledge.

However, it really was too late. Suppressing her thirst for knowledge, she closed her eyes and counted sheep.

When the bells rang in the morning, it would be another day of sleep deprivation, requiring Breadfruit to stay alert.

"I'll come back for a nap at noon..." Moran muttered to herself as she got out of bed to change.

Thinking of the Spring Water spell she had learned last night, her changing speed increased slightly.

She actually left a bit earlier than usual; Vasida and Sylph had not yet come out.

Today was her turn to be Miss Snail!

Moran first ran to the outside of Vasida's courtyard: "Vasida! Is there still water in your water tower?"

"There's a little left. Do you have no water on your side? Use mine first! I'll help you fetch more when you come back at noon!" Vasida poked her head out, wearing pajamas and sporting messy hair.

She thought Moran had no water for washing up.

"No need! Leave it to me!" Holding her wand, Moran charged heroically toward Vasida's backyard.

Vasida rubbed her eyes: "???"

Leave what to her? She wasn't even holding a bucket!