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In this world everyone has an elemental affinity. Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire are common, but there are rarer "elements" Such as light, dark, and metal.
The MC, Lapis, discovers he has a metal affinity. With enough MP he could theoretically manifest metal. However at his level, he's better off as a metal detector in the mines. Now. That's where "metal" in the English sense of the word ends.
The connotation of "metal" here is closer to "jewlery". In the mines, for example, he keeps finding precious gem stones. Which wouldn't make sense as a "metal detector".
In Japanese, kintama "testicle" also literally means "golden ball"
His first magic spell goes wrong, trying to manifest "golden balls" he makes his furry friend jizz his pants.
I think "Family Jewels" might be a good English colloquialism. But I think also his "metal magic" is a kind of enhancement skill, which can turn soft things hard (if you know what I mean).
It's also "metal" in the sense of ranking. You know "prove your metal". It's a "virtual reality", emphasis on virtue, titles have power attached to them. So when you receive a rank up it's like an enhancement.
That's something lost in a lot of Japanese Kid shows. Digimon for example had Digimetal but it got changed to Digi-armor in English. Virtual and Digital are conflated in English. Their Digivice was a Digital Vice. Or a Virtuous Vice. But even in plain English something like that would still fly over the heads of most kids.
Anyways, Lapis also has the ability to Rank up things, people, and monsters. As a result of his "Metal" Element. Kinda like in "That time I was reincarnated as a slime". Although here it requires more than just a name.