Chapter 10 Saying Different Things (2/2)

To be honest, I’m a bit… no, I’m quite shocked. It’s not that I want to use magic to fight monsters, but I’ve always wanted to use it.

[……However, that’s only that case of “casting your own magic”.]

[ [ [ Eh? ] ] ]

[After the Treaty of Friendship, the most innovative technology that was passed down from the magical world was the technology for storing magic formulas into the so-called “magic tools”. There’s a gemstone that can store magic and magic formulas called magic crystals and by storing magic formulas there beforehand, anyone can use the magic stored in it just by touching it.]

[By any chance…… Is that blue jewel in the bathroom something like that?]

[Yes, that’s right. There that thing in your world, right—- I think it was called “bateri”? In the same way, if magic power is stored in the magic crystal beforehand, the user can use the stored magic with only a small amount of magic power for activation. Nowadays, the use of these magic crystals has become mainstream and the technicians who can make these tools are even called mages.]

[Just additional information, one would need to get permission to use powerful offensive magic tools and it’s should be obvious that it’s forbidden to use them in the city. Well, there’s a restriction for the purchase of such items in the first place.]

Fumu, in short, maybe it’s better to think of the magic tools as something like a flashlight or a lighter from our world. In fact, we could use it in the bathroom or in our room just by touching it, and we don’t need to study any difficult theories.

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[Therefore, you could even go as far as to say that…… Unless you want to be a mage, you don’t need to study magic…… As I said earlier, the speed with which one learns magic varies greatly from person to person, it would be convenient if you’re able to activate it yourself, and it might be good to study it for some time.]

While saying this, some kind of magic circle floated on Lilia-san’s hand ,and a gentle breeze blew in the room.

[There are 8 types of magic: fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, light, dark and non-attribute magic. Each attribute of magic has their own strengths and weaknesses. Incidentally, my strongest attribute is wind while Luna’s strongest attribute is water.]

[It’s kind of impressive to see it in person.]

While Yuzuki-san look impressed at the magic that Lilia-san demonstrated to us for a bit, what came to my mind is something that looked like the magic that Kuro had used. I’m sure that all-purpose coat she used is probably related to magic, but what kind of attributes does it have? As expected, when it comes to Demons, it would probably be dark attribute, right? Her coat was black…… but were the tatami mats that she rolled out green? I’ll ask her next time.

[I’ll be giving all of you those books and you can read it when you have the time.]

Then, after some pause, we were dismissed after an hour of theoretical explanations about magic.

The second day in the other world passed without incident, and at night, I was reading the introductory book on magic given to me in my room, but I can honestly say that it only looked gibberish for me.

Each of the magic attributes has their own theory, and the basis of their techniques are complex and difficult to understand. It is said that if people in this world want to learn magic, they would go to a magic school to learn it. In fact, Lilia-san said she learned it in the Knight Corps and Lunamaria-san said she learned it at a magic school. That’s how difficult it is to learn on your own, and it seems that the presence of an expert instructor is important.

Lilia-san said she would arrange for an instructor if we were interested, but I felt awkward for receiving that much assistance from her, so I refused.

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And in a way, I’d say it’s exactly as I imagined. Magic is something that the demons are far more skilled at than humans. I’ve heard that most demons can use some kind of magic depending on their strength but most of the demons seem to be to intuitively use magic. I’ve heard that a demon has to be at a level of at least a high-ranking demon who has a very high level of knowledge to be able to instruct others and that’s why demon instructors are almost non-existent.

A demon of that level can activate magic even without any chanting or a magic circle—– Wait a sec? Haven’t I seen someone do something like that? I mean, didn’t Kuro do that? In that case, I can ask Kuro…… No, I don’t even know when she’ll show up and—-

[I felt like I’m being summoned!]

[Pfft!?]

Just as I was thinking about her, a young demon girl—– gallantly appeared and trespassed into my room. With her black coat fluttering behind her back, I could see her white legs through the gaps in her coat. Her coat was so big that I couldn’t see it until now, but she was wearing half-pants underneath huh…… No, that’s not it! Hueeehh!? Why did you appear just when I’m thinking of you!? As I thought, you’re an esper, right!?

[It’s another good night, isn’t it~?]

[……Ah, yeah…… not that, since when are you here!?]

[Now now, don’t mind the trivial details. Here, baby castella. I put jam in it today!]

Isn’t that a mini jam bread, not a baby castella anymore? What’s the point of making it in the shape of a baby castella?

Putting the baby castella in my mouth she offered to me as if it’s natural, Kuro spontaneously sat down on a chair she took out of nowhere and place a cup of coffee on the table.

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Kuro has the same innocent smile she had yesterday, but I’m not sure if I’m so used to it that I don’t even have the energy to tsukkomi and just drank the coffee she offered. Then, I suddenly remembered something.

[Arehh? Come to think of it…… I thought demons don’t eat anything other than what’s designated for them today?]

[That’s right. But it’s alright since these are designated for me.]

[I- Is that so.]

Remembering what I’d heard this morning about how the demons spend their New Year, I asked her but it seems that the baby castella and coffee were designated for her. Who the heck among the Six Kings would designate baby castella and coffee? No, maybe it’s popular in the Demon Realm, the combination of these two.

Thereupon, Kuro notices the book I have in hand and exaggeratedly tilted her head as she spoke.

[Unnn? What’s that book about?]

[Ah, it’s an introduction to magic.]

[Heeehhh~ You’re trying to learn magic huh. Ah, is that why you wanted to meet me?]

[Ah, well~ Something like that? I’ve been reading a bit, but there seem to be eight different types of magic and I don’t know which one to start with……]

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[8 types? Even though there are only “two” types of magic?]

[……Huh?]

I was going to tell her how I’m troubled with the different kind of theories each of the different attributes of magic, but I stiffened at the words that Kuro replied as if it was very obvious.

Only two types? It’s supposed to be seven with fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, light and dark, plus the eighth type being non-attributed……

[There are only two types?]

[Unn, that’s right. There are only two types of magic: “Non-Transmutation Magic”, which uses magic power as it is, and “Transmutation Magic”, which changes the magic power into something else like fire or water.]

[……Err…… Kuro, there’s something I’d like to ask…… How long does it usually take for a person to be able to invoke simple magic?]

[Hmmmm. It will vary depending on your qualities, but it can be “as early as a day or as long as a month”?]

[…..Huh?]

Dear Mother, Father—– I have begun to learn about magic. But the Demon Race and the Human Race—- They were saying different things.

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