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[huaaaaagh]

Huh... I wonder if that's why Asuna's best wand is a tree branch.

[Mages are such mysterious creatures.

BUT ALSO-]

Spellblade? He can cast magic with his sword?

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Unless it's some sort of amazing, special tree, that's not going to be a great staff, but... Better than metal.

Yeah. He can cast spells through the sword and deal magic and elemental damage with his physical attacks.

[huaaaaagh]

It was made from wood of the World Tree, so... I'd say it was pretty special, yeah.

But that sounds awesome! I wonder how it works.

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"World Tree" sounds special. What was that?

I have no idea. If I ever figured it out, I never remembered it. I never knew if he figured it out before he got that class, or changing classes just gave him that ability, I think... It's annoying, because I'm trying to recreate his ability here, since I was able to do it in someone else's calibration, but I feel like I'm missing something important for it.

[huaaaaagh]

[so cool. so, so cool. he wants one.]

The World Tree is in Alfheim- it's where my fairy form comes from. At the center of the world is an enormous tree, reaching up into the sky- so tall that it takes more than ten minutes just to reach the lowest branches, and that's too high for even the strongest fairy to fly. A lot of legends in that world revolve around the tree.

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[You can just see her eyebrows climb steadily higher, as the more Kirito says, the more interested she is.]

If you were to get a staff made from the wood of a tree like that... That's the kind of weapon that becomes a legend in its own right.

[and i want one so bad]

[huaaaaagh]

Haha, probably. I'm not sure if even Asuna would know about that- her weapon of choice is a rapier, and a wand for casting. I don't think I've ever seen her use a staff, and no one else in my party uses them, either.

[It's basically the worst balanced party ever.]

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So... Some kind of magic knight class? Please tell me she's not your primary caster.

[KIRITO WHY]

[huaaaaagh]

Mm... I guess you could call her that, yeah. When we all entered ALO she decided she wanted to try the healer class, and most of us stuck with DPS or tank. We don't really use much magic.

[S-SORRY]

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... I kind of want to shake you silly on behalf of every adventurer from my entire world.

[huaaaaagh]

Hey.

[He has the decency to sound sheepish, at least.]

I know it's reckless, but the world we'd lived in before had no magic at all. We did nothing but train and fight for years using nothing but weapons and the skills we learned there. Old habits die hard, and- spells just didn't come naturally to us. Nobody wanted to make the switch.

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I guess I get it, but... Hearing about all these people in other worlds going into these dangerous situations without a dedicated healer just makes my skin crawl.

[huaaaaagh]

No, no, don't misunderstand, Asuna is a dedicated healer! She only joins the fight when we're in a pinch and really need her to. We're not that reckless.

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Oh. Then, I guess that's better...

[but i still want to prove a point about how awesome magic is, okay]

[huaaaaagh]

I'm sure a time will come when we'll be kicking ourselves for not having a dedicated magic damage dealer. Then you're free to say "I told you so".

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And I will. Loudly and repeatedly.

[huaaaaagh]

Of that, I have no doubt.

[just wait till he's canon-updated]

Do you need a staff specifically to cast magic, or is it just for stat boosts?

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Stat boosts.

If I don't have a staff, I can sort of get by on my offensive magic, but... My healing magic heals for like twenty per cast. Obviously, not good.

[huaaaaagh]

[He has to do a bit of mental math for a second because twenty is pathetic by anyone's standards, but especially bad for his world.]

What can it do with the staff, then?

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With the healing staff the Atroma took away from me, I could hit above a hundred. But I'm like level five as a healer, so...

[huaaaaagh]

Is that a good level or a bad level?

[Their skill system is so different, he doesn't want to assume, sob.]

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I was level five as a mage before I finished elementary school.

[So, bad.]

[huaaaaagh]

[....wow, okay.]

Haha, noted. Not a fan of the class?

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My stats are weighted completely wrong for it.

[She sighs, hanging her head a bit.]

Offensive, negative status, and debuff magic are based on intelligence as the primary stat for the magic power, but healing, positive status, and buff magic rely on spirit, which... isn't me.

[huaaaaagh]

That's kind of how I feel about magic in general. I've always been a strength-agility build- the intelligence stat never even existed.