[ His smile softens at the revelation. Ayaka will find that she'll be able to touch him perfectly fine. His muscles may feel more taut, but he feels no strain in the slightest. More than anything, it's the magic of the Materia that's instilling this upon him. The fact she can already cast it upon others instead of focusing on herself was impressive in of itself. But more importantly, she really needs to know. ]

Thought as much.

[ As for him? ]

I'm fine. [ Now for the last leg of the tutorial. ] All you need to do is imagine what you want to cast.

[ Just like that! Though to put her mind at ease, ]

The more you use more powerful magic, the more tired you'll get.