I tried out a bunch of things, so here’s a summary of what I’ve figured out so far.

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1. *The stoppable time is only 1 second.*

→ So short!

2. *After one use, there’s a 10-minute cooldown.*

→ It’s just a measly 1-second stop, but even this cooldown feels annoyingly long.

3. *Limited to 10 uses per day. (Realistically, only about 7 without straining.)*

→ Not like I’d even need that many right now anyway.

4. *Usage resets after a day. Or rather, it seems to reset after sleeping.*

→ Stayed up past midnight to test, but the count didn’t refresh.

→ On days when I didn’t sleep well, using it 2-3 times gave me a headache.

5. *During stopped time, the world turns monochrome.*

→ Kinda scary at first, but now I think it looks low-key cool.

6. *Everything becomes silent.*

→ Though I can still make sounds myself if I try.

7. *During stopped time, objects themselves are frozen—changing their state or shape is impossible.*

→ More than the 1-second limit, this might actually be the biggest drawback.

8. *Moving objects is fine.*

→ Can’t crack a raw egg, but I can pick it up and move it a meter to the right.

9. *Anything I’m touching when time stops can have its shape altered.*

→ So if I’m holding a raw egg when I stop time, I can crack it.

10. *Electronics don’t work—unless I’m holding or at least touching them when time stops.*

→ My phone works, but a TV game controlled via a separate controller doesn’t.

→ My phone works, but anything requiring a connection won’t.

→ Used my phone’s stopwatch to confirm the stopped time really is about 1 second.

11. *If I stop time while riding a bike, the bike keeps moving—it doesn’t suddenly stop and throw me off.*

→ However, if another bike is right in front of me, that one freezes, so I could still crash into it.

→ Trains and buses stay frozen if I stop time while riding them.

→ No idea what happens if I stop time while driving a car—don’t have a car or a license to test it.

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So yeah, that’s about it. Some of this might be wrong, but it’s close enough.

Still, looking back, I can’t help but sigh—*1 second of stopped time with a 10-minute cooldown? What’s this even good for?*

But I tried really hard to imagine some special, spectacular use for this time magic.

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A runaway truck suddenly appears right in front of me!

No way—I can’t dodge in time! My life flashes before my eyes.

Is this where it all ends?!

No—I still have one trick left! My one and only unique magic!

That’s right—TIME MAGIC!

With perfect timing, I unleash my time-stop! Gracefully dodging the truck at the last possible second!

I’ve cheated death!

The crowd erupts in thunderous applause!

Ahhh, thank goodness I have time magic!

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…Yeah, no. Not happening.

I mean, people do die in traffic accidents, so it’s not completely useless. But still… this isn’t the time magic I imagined.

Nope.

Nope.

Nope.

I can’t even imagine using it 10 times in a day. Hell, I don’t even use it once. Seriously, this thing’s worthless.

Sigh.

And so, my grand plan of “living a slightly mischievous yet fun life with time magic” was shattered before it even began. ‘Cause there’s just no use for it.

Well, I’ll still keep testing it casually whenever I remember. And I’ll keep being disappointed every time.

But someday… someday, I’ll find an amazing way to use it! Yeah—next time, I’ll try that!