Discussion The Water Magician

Episodes: 12 | Source: Light Novel | Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Isekai, Reincarnation
Synopsis
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After getting caught up in an accident, Ryou Mihara is reincarnated in the world of Phi as a water magician. Waking up in a remote forest, he sets out to achieve his ideal slow life by living off monsters and refining his magic. Unbeknownst to Ryou, in his second life he has gained the hidden trait "Eternal Youth."

One day, Ryou stumbles across a shipwrecked adventurer named Abel. As Abel requests Ryou to accompany him to the town of Lune, they embark on a journey through mountains infested with monsters. Upon arriving at the town and registering as an adventurer, Ryou's powerful water magic and equipment are unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. Although his prowess piques the interest of many, Ryou is eager to begin his own adventure and hone his magic even further!

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

 

Episode 1 was good. Ryo Mihara died in his own world and was reincarnated while not having any specific "quest" to have to do, like slay the demon lord, etc. During his time with who is akin to an angel, he wished to have a slow and relaxing life and was given water magic to use. He was sent to "Phi" where 20% of humans can cast spells and more specifically a house with a monster repelling barrier and 2 months of supplies, in the Forest of Rondo. Interestingly, he also has an unknown gift which is eternal youth.

Ryo did well starting out, practicing magic to be able to use water magic offensively, and also using his knowledge of chemistry to turn water into ice, and also heat water. With the ice, he can use it as a weapon, or in another use turning it into a magnifying glass basically to use to create fire.

The first monster he took out was a lesser boar. The next monster he had a run in with was an assassin hawk which fled due to him taking its eye. A Dullahan randomly appeared and started to sort of train him before giving him a weapon. The assassin hawk returned evolved and they fought. Ryo won and slayed it before a dragon speaking with telepathy appeared, Lewin. Lewin was looking for the assassin hawk, and was impressed with Ryo defeating it. I guess the Dullahan was related to the Fairy King, as the sword is the sword of the Fairy King.

 

Episode 2 was good. Ryo came across a ship wreck when he visted the beach to get some seafood. He happened to find a lone survivor, so helped them. Turns out Abel was on a ship of smugglers, so he wasn't concerned with them being dead. Makes sense that Ryo is in rags basically, because he's got not cloth or threat to mend them.

I wonder if the point about 50% of people in the central provinces being able to use magic is relevant given the "angel" said only 20% could use it, or if it's more about using magic with a staff, vs without is like Ryo can do. Or, maybe it's some areas just have a higher percentage of magic users.

Ryo is now accompanying Abel at his request to the town of Lune located in the Kingdom of Knightley to try and find his friends, which seems to be far north. As a parting gift, the Dullahan gave him an attire. Wonder if it has special properties like the sword.

Seems that Ryo's magic is indeed different from the normal, at least what Abel is familiar with. Seems like he is very high level. They encountered some rock golems which were a little different from the generic humanoid shapes often used. Ryo quickly defeated them using a huge block of ice and physics dropping it on them. They got a magic stone from one golem.

A behemoth and seem wyverns faced off, with the behemoth taking them out without effort. Seems the roar of it nullified their magic. The Behemoth is massive. Looks like they will go through a dungeon in the future, and one is in Lune. They came across some more wyverns crossing the mountains and took them out getting some more magic stones.