Talk:Hajime Nagumo/@comment-29781549-20170130212636/@comment-27168967-20170829133348

Direct Mana Manipulation is actually a feat that's normally restricted to the demonic beasts (and Apostle). Normal mortals cannot do that. That's why magic incantations are needed to manipulate the flow of Mana for normal mortal unless they got hold of the Ancient Magic which helps in reducing the chant time considerably. Those with in-born skills like Yua and Shia is a form of special case. Hajime got it from absorbing demonic beasts consumed.

However, in the later part of the facing God, we are told of something that may hint that normal humans may gain mana manipulation once they go through a special biological treatment, turning them into something akin to Apostle.