Episode 22.6-7 (1/2)
”Now then, what is magic? Magic is a phenomenon that gets brought upon this world by emitting mana inside your body through a certain process and controlling the way that mana is emitted.”
Dorost paused there and let her words sink into the participants.
”You can produce fire even without using magic. However, should you control your magic well, you can grant unbelievable force and explosive power to a fire, far beyond what's possible without magic. The more extraordinary a phenomenon by magic is, the truer of a magic it is, magic which is a Grace gods bestowed upon humans.”
Dorost wrote some words on a big wooden board using a charcoal.
Offensive magic
Defensive magic
Recovery magic
Probe magic
Support magic
”These are classifications of magic. Ah, is there anyone here who can't read? Be honest. Magic talent does not discriminate against your ability to read.”
Three people raised their hands.
”Good. Then this lecture will put those who cannot read into consideration from now on. These words I just wrote from top to bottom are, offensive magic, defensive magic, recovery magic, probe magic and support magic. All magics are classified into one of these.”
These magic classifications came as a huge confusion to Lecan. The classifications Shira taught Lecan were Body type, Mind type, Perception type, Creation type, Space type, Light and Heat type, Special type and Sacred type.
”This order also signifies the hierarchy in magic. Offensive magic is the most superlative magic, while support magic is the most inferior magic, with few magic-like qualities to it.”
Lecan never heard about hierarchy in magic.
”However, even though there are un-magic-like spells among support magic like igniting fire, producing lights, things that can be done with other means, it also contains very magic-like spells like making an object in front of you invisible. Hierarchy by classifications is merely for convenience's sake.”
Dorost wrote more words on the lower part of the wooden board.
Dungeons
Grace Items
”It is possible to move between floors in a dungeon by reciting a spell. Those who know the move spell, raise your hands.”
About half of the adventurers raised their hands.
”In dungeons, even those who do not possess mana can move between floors by reciting a spell. In addition, some Grace Items dropped in dungeons allow those without mana to produce magic-like phenomena by reciting spells.”
Dorost draw a horizontal line on top of the words <Dungeons> and <Grace Items> on the board.
”These phenomena are not defined in the magic classification detailed earlier. As such, they are not called magic even though they produce magic-like phenomena, we call the spells recited to induce those phenomena as non-magic spells.”
She erased the <Dungeons> and <Grace Items> words with a dust cloth.