( :bigthink:... This guy makes a good point. Mika considers it, for a moment. )

... Probably the first. If I'm just channeling magic back into myself through the second method, I might as well just power myself up directly. I guess if I could get the spirits to accept an offering of blood in exchange for more power, with my blade as a conduit...

( He's mostly just thinking aloud here... He never looked into how these things actually worked back home, and he's almost regretting it now. )

... Though I don't think spirits of my affiliation excel in raw power. Apparently we're supposed to be good at multitasking, or something.