The Extra who regained his past life memories

I rubbed the back of my head awkwardly.

"It... it’s really nothing special."

"I simply think about what I want the spell to accomplish first."

"Then I break that idea into smaller parts."

"I ask myself what I need to recreate that effect."

"What element is most suitable?"

"What properties does that element have?"

"And how can I combine those properties to achieve the result I want?"

I paused for a moment before continuing.

"For example..."

"This time I want to create a perception skill."

"So the first question I asked myself was..."

"What do I actually need?"

"The answer was simple."

"I need to know everything happening around me."

"So I chose Space."

"If I can perceive space itself..."

"Then the spell should be able to support almost all of my other abilities."

A faint smile appeared on my face.

"But then I realized another problem."

"My control over Space Affinity still isn’t very good."

"So using Space by itself would make the spell unstable."

"That’s when I thought about adding Darkness."

"I have much better control over Darkness."

"So I can use it to stabilize the spell while allowing Space to perform the sensing."

I continued explaining, becoming more absorbed in my own thoughts.

"After that..."

"I just keep asking myself more questions."

"How should the two affinities interact?"

"How should they spread around me?"

"How should they detect their surroundings?"

"What is the most efficient structure?"

"Once I have a clear image..."

"I start testing every possibility."

"If something works..."

"I keep it."

"If it doesn’t..."

"I figure out why it failed."

"Then I make adjustments and try again."

I laughed awkwardly.

"...That’s really all there is to it."

"It probably isn’t as impressive as you’re making it sound."

I looked at Astrid and Amy.

"So..."

"What do you think?"

For several long moments...

Neither of them spoke.

They simply stared at me.

Their expressions looked as though they were trying to decide whether I was speaking the same language they were.

Finally...

Astrid let out a long, exhausted sigh.

"...Gray."

She rubbed her forehead.

"Are you even speaking human language anymore?"

I blinked.

"Huh?"

"What do you mean?"

She looked at me as though I’d just said something completely unbelievable.

"You say all of that as if it’s perfectly normal."

She began counting on her fingers.

"’I dismantle the spell.’"

"’I analyze what I need.’"

"’I choose the most suitable elements.’"

"’Then I combine them until I achieve the desired effect.’"

She slowly shook her head.

"Do you have any idea how absurd that sounds?"

"Most mages spend their entire lives learning spells created by other people."

"They never even think about creating one of their own."

"But you..."

"You analyze magic as though it’s nothing more than a puzzle waiting to be solved."

Her gaze became strangely complicated.

"With an SS+ talent..."

She murmured quietly, almost to herself.

"...You’re going to become unstoppable one day."

Another sigh escaped her lips.

"...Another monster."

"The Matriarch was already a monster."

"And now..."

She glanced toward Amy before looking back at me.

"Both of her children are walking the same path."

I scratched my cheek awkwardly.

"...Is it really that strange?"

Astrid answered immediately.

"Yes."

"Very strange."

Amy, however, had remained completely silent.

Unlike Astrid, who was simply shocked...

Amy was replaying every word I’d spoken.

Ever since deciding to create her own spells, she’d been struggling to figure out where to begin.

But now...

Everything suddenly seemed much clearer.

"...I see."

She nodded slowly.

"So that’s how you think."

Instead of trying to create an entire spell all at once...

Break the concept apart.

Understand what effect you actually want.

Choose the most suitable element.

Then slowly rebuild the spell piece by piece.

A bright smile spread across her face.

"Hm..."

"That actually makes a lot of sense."

She looked at me warmly.

"Thanks, Gray."

"You helped me more than you realize."

"I think I finally know how to approach the spell I’ve been trying to create."

Before either Astrid or I could respond, Amy suddenly turned around.

"I have to try it before I forget!"

Without another word, she hurried back toward her training area.

Ice and Lightning mana immediately began gathering around her once again.

Normally, she would’ve stayed to chat with me much longer.

But inspiration was precious.

If she let the feeling fade now...

It might never return in quite the same way.

Watching her rush off with such excitement, I couldn’t help but smile.

"...Looks like she got inspired."

Astrid smiled faintly as she watched Amy begin experimenting with her mana.

"It certainly seems that way."

Then she looked back at me.

"And judging by that look in her eyes..."

A small chuckle escaped her lips.

"...I doubt she’ll be stopping anytime soon."

I smiled as well.

Maybe...

Just maybe...

The next person to create an original spell in the Starlight family...

Wouldn’t be me. It would be my sister.

I took a deep breath before beginning my training.

Closing my eyes, I slowly released my Space Affinity.

Instead of shaping it into a spell, I let it spread gently through the area around me, attempting to use the surrounding space itself as my eyes.

Almost immediately, I realized it wasn’t working.

I couldn’t sense anything.

The mana dispersed aimlessly, blending into the endless expanse around me without returning any useful information.

"...As expected."

I wasn’t disappointed.

If creating a perception skill were that easy, there would have been no need for all the planning I had done.

Every spell I had created so far had required countless attempts before reaching completion.

There was no reason this one would be any different.

Rather than forcing the space to obey me, I decided to change my approach.

From my previous experiments, I had already learned one important lesson.

At my current level, I couldn’t truly control space itself.

Trying to dominate it was simply impossible.

Space wasn’t like Ice, which I could freeze into any shape I imagined.

Nor was it like Darkness, which naturally responded to my will.

Space was different.

It was ancient.

Boundless.

Something that existed independently of everyone and everything.

Trying to force it into submission was like trying to command the sky itself.

So instead of controlling space...

I decided to become part of it.

I relaxed my body and allowed my Space Affinity to flow naturally from my mana core.

I didn’t force it.

I didn’t give it commands.

I simply let it spread outward, gently merging with the surrounding space.

The sensation was unlike anything I had experienced before.

It was almost as if I had become a tiny drop of water falling into an endless ocean.

There was no beginning.

No end.

Only infinity.

For the briefest moment, I felt something.

A faint connection.

A subtle awareness of the world around me.

My heart skipped a beat.

Then...

It vanished.

The connection was far too weak.

Like trying to hear someone’s whisper during a violent storm.

No matter how hard I focused, the surrounding space remained silent.

Slowly, I opened my eyes.

"...Space Affinity alone isn’t enough."

That result didn’t surprise me.

If anything, it confirmed the theory I had already formed.

Space was simply too unstable for someone at my current level.

Perhaps after reaching higher ranks, I would be able to rely solely on Space Affinity.

But right now...

I needed another element.

Darkness.

Compared to Space, my control over Darkness Affinity was far superior.

It flowed as naturally as breathing.

If I could use darkness as a medium...

Perhaps it could stabilize the surrounding space, allowing me to perceive everything within it.

The idea immediately reignited my enthusiasm.

Without wasting another moment, I released my Darkness Affinity.

Dark mana quietly spread around me like an invisible mist.

Then I carefully attempted to weave it into the layer of space I had already created.

The result...

Was immediate failure.

The two mana flows collided violently.

The delicate structure collapsed before it could stabilize.

The surrounding mana scattered in every direction.

"...Not like that."

I immediately dispersed the remaining mana before it could destabilize further.

Instead of becoming frustrated, I closed my eyes again.

Every failure taught me something.

This one was no different.

The problem wasn’t the elements themselves.

It was the order.

I had released Space first...

Then tried forcing Darkness into it afterward.

Naturally, the two rejected each other.

If they were going to work together...

Then perhaps they needed to be born together from the very beginning.

A smile slowly spread across my face.

"I think I know what went wrong..."

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