Idle Mage: Humanity's Strongest Backer-Novel

Ashton was teleported home by the personnel of the Academy much to his surprise, only then did he realize why Mary seemed confident that he didn't have to worry about it.

He also got an e-mail from the Academy that contained directions on how to get there on their own. The instructions were clear and precise so Ashton didn't have to worry about commuting anymore.

When he got home, Ashton still felt surreal. He sat down on his sofa, thinking about what happened earlier. The Mystic Academy was so much more than he expected it to be and honestly, he liked it a lot. He's really exited to open up the new chapter of his life like this.

For now though, there is something else that requires his attention...

[Host's Specialization, Identified. Mission Cleared! Rewards: 5 Spell Cards (White Mage Edition), A Lonesome White Mage's Diary(x1), 100,000 Credits, 50,000 Mana Crystals. See Profile: Specialization, for more details about Host's Specialization!]

'Show me my Profile please.'

***

[Profile]

Host: Ashton West

Race: Human

Aptitude:

• Mageroot: Mysterious Rainbow

• Magical Artifact: Book of Infinity (Cursed - Legendary)

• Providence: Fey Emperor's Blessings (???)

Specialization: [White Mage]

Rank: [Apprentice: Lv.1 (1x Refinement)]

Cultivation Technique: Treasure Glazed Nine-Refinements Sutra

[Spells: 5]

[Inventory:]

[Grinding Spots: 0/5]

[Sign-in Opportunities: 0]

[Mission Board: 0]

***

A few key details changed in his profile.

First and foremost, he's already a Lv.1 Apprentice and also experienced his 1st refinement - meaning that he already dropped his cultivation once, experiencing Lv.1 twice.

The first refinement wasn't difficult, he did it on one sitting. It wasn't painful either but that's just because it's still too early in his refinement. He already knows that the following refinements would be harder and more painful that this and he's ready for that.

His Aptitude tab is still the most impressive part. He truly lucked out on that ticket which caused a chain reaction for him. But his attention wasn't focused on that, it's on the new information added to his Profile.

[Specialization: White Mage]

He focused on that and all of a sudden, another panel popped-out in front of him and displayed the necessary information about it.

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: A type of mage who provides excellent support for their comrades. White Mages specializes in Buffing allies to increase their fighting capabilities, they are also proficient in Healing, Cures and getting rid of Corruption. Their offensive capabilities are rather weak but it doesn't mean they're useless, in fact they are extremely vital for operations.

• Doubles the Boost Effect and Duration for Supporting Spells.

***

'Yeah, that's about what I expected it to be.' He murmured inwardly.

It is comforting to know that he could still use his old world's standards to gain some insight of what's happening around him.

Just as he thought, White Mages are indeed the support class. In other games, White Mages are often called as: Priests, Medics, or just Healer. No matter which game it is, White Mages are the dedicated healers of a team since Healing Spells could only show their full potential in their hands.

It isn't as cool as hurling mini-suns to your enemy or changing the weather itself, but keeping your teammates topped off and healthy doesn't really sound so bad.

But, see here's the thing...

Typically, White Mages had to rely on their teammates to survive. Yes, White Mages might be able to keep them alive but the moment someone dies, the pressure would be too great for the White Mage.

White Mages aren't even considered as Glass Cannons, they're just straight up glass. And if we're following the typical RPG clichés here, White Mages would definitely be extremely vulnerable to Assassins.

And Ashton could already see that coming...

The moment that he sees an Assassin on the enemy team, he should already know that he'd be their target. That's just the way how it is.

'But that doesn't necessarily mean that I have to make it easy for them to kill me.' He stated inwardly, 'If they want me dead, then they have to put in the work. I'm not just going to stand still and topple over once they come close. Who knows, maybe I could even kill them instead.'

'But in order to do that, I'll need more spells than what I currently have.'

'Thankfully the mission came through. 5 new Spells, all under the White Mage category. Alright, let's see what I'll have.'

'System, consume the Spell Cards.'

[Spell Cards (White Mage Edition)x5, consumed!]

[Congratulations Host, you received: Warmth, War Cry, Haste, Fortify, Stun Bolt]

'Alright, let me see what they do.' Ashton then opened up the Spell Panel to check the new spells he got.

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[Warmth - Lv.0]

• Cast an orb of light that heals injuries over time. Only effective on minor(common) injuries.

• Lasts for 1(2) minute(s)

• AOE: 1(2) meter(s)

• Minimum distance: 2 meters

• Max distance: 5 meters

• Can only have 1 orb at a time.

[War Cry - Lv.0]

• Release a rallying cry that encourages allies, mildly(noticeably) increasing you and your team's strength and endurance.

• Lasts for 5(10) minutes

• AOE: 5 meters

[Haste - Lv.0]

• Summon a blessed gust of wind that mildly(noticeably) increasing you and your team's speed and reflexes.

• Lasts for 5(10) minutes

• AOE: 5 meters

[Fortify - Lv.0]

• Commune with the Great Earth and receive its blessing, mildly(noticeably) increasing you and your team's defenses against physical and magical attacks.

• Lasts for 10(2) minutes.

[Stun Bolt - Lv.0]

• Release a fast and solid bolt that stuns the enemies in place.

• Stun Duration: 1 second

• Range: 3-5 meters

***

'Those inside the parenthesis...are they the effects of my Specialization?'

[Yes, Host.]

'Not bad.' Ashton commented to himself.

The spells he received looked useful enough. He didn't get the White Mage's bread and butter spell which is 'Heal' but 'Warmth' is good enough for now.

Still, it seems that his luck is bad today. He didn't get any rare spells. All he drew were Basic Spells still, which is fine but he really wanted to see what kind of effects Rare Spells has.

Oh well, it seems that he'd have to wait for a while to see it.

'System, replace the current spells on the Grinding Slots with the new spell I got. Are the rates the same?'

[Yes, Host.]

'Do it then.'

As soon as he gave the other, the System switched the spells he's currently grinding to the new ones.

He received some feedback from the older spells but they weren't incomplete as he took them out before they were completed. He didn't mind it of course, plus getting the older spells to Lv. 3 will take a month to finish, he wouldn't be losing out to much if he got the newer spells to catch-up first.

More importantly, he doesn't have enough mana to cast a Lv.3 Spell so pushing it that far is useless.

'Alright, now that's out of the way. What the hell is this book all about?'

[A Lonesome White Mage's Diary]

To his curiosity, Ashton took out the book from his Inventory and started reading the beginning at the very least.

[...I need a girlfriend. If possible, I want one at this very moment since I seriously am about to lose my sh*t.]

'Woah, starting off a bit strong there aren't we, brother?'

[Why did I pick White Mage? No, seriously why? I had a Rare Specialization available to me during the assessment! I should've picked that instead. But no...me and my dumbass brain thought that it's too difficult and troublesome to pick that so I chose White Mage instead!]

[Had I known that they would look down on me because I'm a White Mage and would even brand me as a loser, I wouldn't have picked it in the first place. Now, my chances of scoring a beauty is visibly lower. What am I going to do?]

'Uh...'

[1:03pm: You know what? Forget about it. I'm happy to be a White Mage! Being a White Mage is love, being a White Mage is life. Nobody could convince me otherwise. I'm so lucky to be here!]

'I bet he met a girl who's going to be his classmate and it just so happen that she's incredibly hot and totally his type.'

[1:10pm - So, her name is Mia. That name totally fits her. It's synonymous to beauty, fairness, gentleness, kindness and all sorts of wonderful things. Ah, is this it? Am I...am I in love? Oh...what a great day this is!]

'Seems that I'm right and holy hell, Dude! Chill! Why don't calm down and touch some grass or something? Seriously? You just met her today.'

[1:15pm - Her voice sounds like an angel's song. Seriously, I could listen to her talk all day and I'd be fine. Come to think of it, what was she talking about again? I can't seem to remember but, oh well. That's fine.]

[But yes, she's insanely attractive. I can't believe that we'd be classmates from now on! Hell, she's doesn't think that I'm a loser! She's even talking to me! Seriously! This day couldn't get any better!]

[5:00pm - Never mind, everything sucks. Mia who? Don't know her.]

[Bruh, she's taken. And my crusty ass won't even come close in comparison to the dude he's dating. Life sucks! I wanna die.]

'Oh buddy...'