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Reference:
Alchemy = Potion Making
Alkahestry = Energy and Lifeforce manipulation
Transmutation = Manipulation of materials
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Alkhestry was... more difficult than traditional Alchemy.
You see, while regular old transmutation Alchemy focuses on the change of matter while Alkahestry is focused on the flow of energy.
But I will say, I never thought having a good memory and being a fan of Fullmetal Alchemist would save my life someday.
The first thing I needed to be able to do to perform Alkahestry was to have a good grasp of the flow of energy and lifeforce. If I could learn from Youkai that would help immensely but by the time I get to Kyoto and learn chances are Issei would have somehow awakened his sacred gear or the arranged marriage would arrive.
So, as always, it was up to me to think on my feet and find a solution to the problem.
...I will be honest it's getting easier and easier to justify killing Issei and Genji though.
Well, in my journey to discover Alkahestry, I started training my mana perception. The ability to sense mana was honestly like a 6th sense. However, I found a way to increase my sensitivity and attunement to mana.
During meditation, I can tune out my other senses and just listen and feel for the flow of mana around me. Training this was exceptionally efficient in school where in class I just start meditating and try to tune into the mana of the devils inside the school.
Having distinct targets I could use to train my mana sense helped immensely. Trying to sense the mana signatures of the devils was like a game for me in my free time.
It also gave me this skill.
[Mana Sense(Novice) Lv.4]
-The ability to sense mana in the world around you.
Because of my currently frankly low proficiency with it, it was hard to sense mana accurately of even the devils. If I had to guess I'd say their mana sense would be at intermediate level to sense my unusually high mana even though I wasn't using any abilities.
While my mana sense might be low for now that won't be the case for long. Because it synergizes incredibly well with meditation, in fact, meditation is a skill far more useful than I previously thought.
Beyond increasing my mana regen for its duration it more most useful ability is sharpening my mind and giving me incredible control over my senses as long as I maintain concentration.
And I also made something to help me even further with my mana sense and that was enchanting a pair of reading glasses(that I bought with the money of the charitable people of Kuoh) with Mana Sense. And I must say the result did not disappoint.
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