[The smugness with which he waves the comb is disproportionate - but the reason why will be clear shortly.]
Now, open the pouches.
I can tell you this: you have the potential, at least, to tell when magic is being cast and to differentiate the energy signatures on various objects. What you can stand to improve on, however, is to identify how a regular object is different from a conjured one.
[He'll have to borrow a couple of things from Yuuko, although he has to wonder if he'll be charged for them.
This, too, he doesn't say: there's only a select few who can tell when Merlin casts his magic when he's trying to not be obvious about it.
Why, he'll have plenty of fun teaching his new pupil. Maybe this time, it won't backfire in a similar fashion to Vivian using what she learned to construct the gate that Merlin cannot pass.
...it will be out there in the Garden, should Watanuki wander far enough and find the boundary. Those words that immortalize the weight that has yet to leave Merlin, even though he doesn't think of it as often these days.]
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[The smugness with which he waves the comb is disproportionate - but the reason why will be clear shortly.]
Now, open the pouches.
I can tell you this: you have the potential, at least, to tell when magic is being cast and to differentiate the energy signatures on various objects. What you can stand to improve on, however, is to identify how a regular object is different from a conjured one.
[He'll have to borrow a couple of things from Yuuko, although he has to wonder if he'll be charged for them.
This, too, he doesn't say: there's only a select few who can tell when Merlin casts his magic when he's trying to not be obvious about it.
Why, he'll have plenty of fun teaching his new pupil. Maybe this time, it won't backfire in a similar fashion to Vivian using what she learned to construct the gate that Merlin cannot pass.
...it will be out there in the Garden, should Watanuki wander far enough and find the boundary. Those words that immortalize the weight that has yet to leave Merlin, even though he doesn't think of it as often these days.]