"I'm a master of it," Leon pointed out with a grin. Then he looked a little more modest. "Well, technically. There are people who've been studying it far longer than me and there are always new things being found out about it..." He waved a hand a bit as though to say that these technicalities weren't all that important.

The issue with Japan was an interesting one, though. The young mage scratched at his head a bit, unconsciously brought on by Akihiko's own actions. "Perhaps it's just some supernatural hotspot. Are there any... odd phenomenons there that you're aware of?"