Well apparently I failed miserably in my first attempt of the “water element” skill

  I hope it was at least somewhat funny for the readers…

  But funny aside, I still need to figure out a proper way of activation.

  For now I have some ideas in mind but I′m kinda anxious

  What if none of them work?

  Nope, no no, these thoughts are the least I need at the moment.

  Try out first, worry later

  Well, my second idea is a little more, what should I call it even?

  Say different

  If brute-forcing doesn′t work I simply need a different approach

  So, let′s go with science!

  I mean think about it

  If the skill won′t activate on its own, then it has to have some kind of condition

  And I have the hunch the condition is connected to my image of the skill, or in other words how the process of making water works

  Because even though I′m working with magic here, in the end I want to create water

  Now, on a primary level everything is just composed of atoms and molecules right?

  For water it′s H2O, so let′s imagine the particles interact with each other to become water

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  It may seem a little farfetched, but if it works it works right?

  “Let′s give it a shot” I say filled with hope but also anxiety as I shut my eyes

  I envision a vast white space, where spherical particles wander around aimlessly

  Two smaller white globes, hydrogen

  And one larger, red one, oxygen

  They approach each other

  Then, they fuse into a formation of three, connecting with something similar to sticks

  This process repeats, again and again

  hundreds, thousands, millions of times

  I “zoom out” of the white space, farther and farther

  The millions of particles eventually become what we perceive as water, and this very water flows out of my hand

  !!!

  “Wow wow what!” Is what comes out of my mouth as I see what comes out of my hand

  “[Water creation] has been learned.”

  My heart is almost flying out of my chest right now

  I barely finished imagining and it immediately…

  After some ten seconds I manage to set my thoughts straight again

  By now the stream of water has stopped, a small puddle was made beneath the boulder I′m sitting on.

  It′s magic

  Magic really exists

  And I am able to use it

  And I also got a new skill

  And I can make water whenever I want now

  And, And!

  I′m probably grinning like an idiot right now…

  I try to make some more water but I can′t focus at all

  I take some deep and long breaths to calm my excitement.

  “Okay, I′m calm now” I lie to myself

  How in the world could anyone stay calm after something like that?

  I stand up and walk around excitedly

  After about five minutes and a few hundred repetitions of “Oh my god I can use magic let′s go!!” pass my excitement finally falls a little.

  Then I remember that I have forgotten something important

  I still haven′t checked the water for its drinkability

  I put both of my hands together and envision the whole process of creating water once again.

  This time I slightly rush the chemical process, but it still works

  I fill up my hands and just when it′s about to overflow, I stop

  Neat

  Then I ask appraisal to do its job

  “Distilled water. Due to lack of minerals it would be dangerous to consume”

  Wait, no way, are you joking?

  Everything was going so well and now that?

  Give me back my good time!

  “Why? Why does it lack minerals?” I shout out frustrated

  Of course, deep down I already accepted it

  I literally made “water” without any additions. Of course it would be distilled

  But I′m still pissed, so let me rant a little…

  Wait

  An electric feel runs through my head and a bulb is lit

  Didn′t I have the [Mineral Control] skill?

  It′s a farfetched idea, again, but can′t I just create the lacking minerals?

  Hastily I open my status.