7 Episode 7: Magic Courses in Anisphere (1/2)
”Speaking of which, I'd like to build up a lot of awareness with Uffi.”
”The folding of perceptions, is it?
”Yeah. Yufi knows I can't use magic, right?
Yuffi gave me a slow nod, although he gave me a look that seemed lost somewhere.
In this world, a great nobleman can use magic. I have talent in it, and the amount of magic I have and the number of magical aptitudes I have become statuses.
I am incompetent in that respect. A body that has magic but cannot use magic. This is innate, and it can be the result of my research that it is not of an acquired and changing nature.
”The reason I can't use magic is mostly because I'm guessing...”
”Please wait?
”Yes?”
”Making guesses? That's the first time I've heard that...”
”So let's get to know each other,” I said.
”... to the point of becoming. Excuse me, go on.”
It seemed confusing, Ufi, but I nodded whether you were convinced by what I had explained.
”First of all, the magic is exercised with the help of the Spirit.”
”Yes. Work on spirits that exist everywhere in the world, at the cost of magic and form magic. And there is the nature of magic that fits with the Spirit, and it is taught that it becomes aptitude.”
”Yeah. That's a common story. I took a step from there.”
”A step-by-step perception, when you say?
”Literally. How can it be decided that magic conforms to the Spirit, or how can the Spirit shape magic at the price of magic?”
In the first place, the magic of this world is exercised by the Spirit. And the number and variety of spirits are numerous.
The four great spirits of fire, water, earth, wind, the original spirits of light and darkness, the subspecies spirits derived from them, etc.... than to say. Whatever the typical spirits are, it's hard to distribute them when you include even derived subspecies spirits! I've been filing too fine to distribute, but enough to throw it out on the way!
That investigation showed that the Spirit basically says that even if there are differences in attributes, they are essentially ecological, or that the nature is the same. The Spirit is just something that drifts in the air if the Spirit is alone. It's like when this gathers or has the will to be promoted to a being like the Great Spirit or God.
When summed up, the Spirit is a spiritual being drifting in the world, and what can be recognized visually is a unique individual, such as a strong collective. And we know that it feeds on magic.
”Is magic food for the Spirit?
”The Spirit is a spiritual being, a spiritual force invisible to magic. I defined magic as the power of zero from the soul. And the Spirit doesn't have something called self-consciousness if he has to be a collective and be able to even see. I thought magic was processing the spirits.”
”What processed the Spirit is magic, not what the Spirit prayed for embodies!?”
I laugh without thinking like Yuffi's surprise. Because I understand that there is no such thing as an existing mindset.
”It's normal to think that way in general, but here's what I'm thinking. Spirits are usually like air drifting unconsciously. Change it by giving it food called magic, and make it magic. I believe that having a cap on magic is like the blood of a soul in the first place. And even though we don't get the amount we need out of the vessel, we think we're going to get out for the unnecessary amount.”
The vessel called soul is packed with magic, or what is the source of magic. This will never go outside for what it takes, but anything but what it takes will be released outside. This is who magic is.
The Spirit is unconscious, drawn by magic, and entrusted to the consciousness to which it was given its presence. Explain to Uffi the idea that magic is an act of alteration of the existence of the Spirit, and that the Spirit is not necessarily conscious and responsive to it.
It was clear that Yufi looked sinister. Some people are followers of the Spirit Faith who worship the Spirit. From those people, my thoughts would be heretical, too. So I don't usually talk about this idea. Because of the circumstances, Yufi will be a collaborator, so I thought I'd have to talk to her.
”… I've never thought of magic or spirits as natural before, why, etc.”
”Even I was driven by necessity to find out, so I came to this conclusion. So, if you can figure out how it works, you can see why I can't use magic.”
”You said you found out what prevented you from using magic?
”It's a magic the Spirit doesn't like, simply put”
Yes. I have magic. That's for sure. It is evidenced by the fact that it is activating the magic props. But I have not been able to use magic.
The Spirit tries to keep his presence with magic as food. And unconsciously seek magic that goes well with you. That will be recognized as the “fit attribute” of the side that uses magic.
If the Spirit of Water is doing the magic he prefers, so as to obtain the fitness of the water. In other words, aptitude fluctuates depending on how the Spirit likes the flavor.
”I don't know what this may be, but I think what happened to nobility and royalty started when I signed with the Spirit.”
”Are you talking about the Spirit Contract? Though the legend is said to be the beginning of the aristocracy that he exchanged covenants with superior spirits such as the Great Spirit and borrowed his strength. There are still a few, but there are also spiritual contractors.”
”Yes, a contract with the Spirit that is visible and self-sufficient can be so powerful that it cannot be compared to normal magic. That's why they say the country began by incorporating the spirits into the covenant and creating a system called aristocracy.”
”I see. It's the remnants of your ancestral spiritual covenant that allows the nobles to use magic.”
Maybe. That was quite a while ago, so I don't think you'll know the truth unless you dig up some old records.
Although following history is one romance, the romance I should follow is another.
”Although I don't know if it has become the nature of the magic I prefer because it is the blood muscle that I have contracted with the Spirit. Leaving that aside, I've come to the conclusion that I can't invite spirits to use magic because it doesn't fit the spirits.”
”So, Master Anis is developing the magic props?
”I have magic. We need to make the most of it. And I wanted to use magic. That didn't have to be in the form of magic the Spirit did. By the way, I don't think we can use magic on civilians because there's no remnants of the spiritual covenant. Still, I think it's only rare that even civilians can use magic, probably because of those circumstances. Or an aristocratic bastard.”
”I was born with the magic favored by the Spirit,” he said. Should we consider it lucky? ”
”Yeah, maybe. Leaving that aside, without that talent I had to overshadow it with effort. And I discovered things.”
”Is it a discovery? And that led to the development of demonic props?
”Right. First, I explored the use of magic without passing the Spirit.”
Magic power releases excess minutes from the body and becomes foggy. If the Spirit is a magic that is not attracted either, it can also be said to be a resource that is wasted. I decided to do some research to see if I could use this for something. Could this have been around the age of six?
”The first thing I laid eyes on was the Spirit Stone.”
”It's a crystal of spiritual power that spirits gather where they gather and are said to be given to them by high-ranking spirits.”
”Yeah, so I decided to find out who that was.”
”? Identity, is it?
”Because it's not just a stone, is it? We can't figure out how it's created without looking at those principles.”
”... to the point of becoming”
Crystalline stone given by the Spirit, that is the Spirit stone. With this, even civilians can use the power of the Spirit. However, the applications are limitless.
Instead of a fireplace if it is a spiritual stone of fire. If it's a spiritual stone of water, we can get the water out, but that's it. If it's a spiritual stone of the wind, it produces the wind, but it doesn't have enough power to fly people. The spiritual stones of the earth can enrich the land, but they cannot shake the earth.
I mean, I can only do things like degraded magic. Now, the real question is how could Spirit Stone have done that and how could it have been created by the Spirit?
”Simply put, it's the remains of the Spirit.”
”... what?
”Or the coagulated of the Spirit. Spirit that has materialized, without will. So I guess it's best to say carcass.”
”... when they say that, something you should be thankful for will strike you as badly as possible”
”If you open the lid, reality is such a thing. Well, spirits are basically unrelated to resentment because unlike organisms, the concept of death is rare. I guess not when you're more than a big spirit with a clear will.”
So spiritual stones are rich in spirits and are discovered in rich lands. The Kingdom of Palletia has a good balance between nature and population. In an environment where the Spirit is reasonably habitable, there are human beings beside him who produce the magic that feeds the Spirit.
If you go to the depths, you can get pure quality things near people if you mine spiritual stones to the extent that they can help you with your daily life without going to the depths. It is no exaggeration to say that Spirit Stone is the corner responsible for the export industry of the Kingdom of Palletia.
”You miss it. Flying through the sky, she used the spiritual stones of the wind in bundles, and plunged them into the walls of the castle.”
”He said he got into it...”
”I thought my whole body would fall apart”
Because of that failure, I was able to obtain doubts about the Spirit Stone that I did not have any magic, so it turned out to be Auray.
The nature of the spiritual stone was well understood. And if you don't have a number, you won't be like the magic you want, and you won't be able to use it freely. I can also say that my trial and exploration began there.
”Well, I did a lot of things. Truly the last decade has been... a day of trial and error...”
”Is that the reason why you became known as the Princess Odd Heavenly...”
”Yeah, you are. Because I really wanted to use magic. I'm still not happy with it. The magic that sprays from the body can now be effectively utilized with magic props. We're only going to develop it to increase its variety.”
”As far as it goes.... So why did you want me as your assistant?
Yufi leans her neck in doubt. You can say that Yufi and my qualities are the opposite. I am a hater who is turned that way by the Spirit, and Uffi is a popular person loved by the Spirit. It's really fitness for all attributes.
”Being able to actually see all sorts of magic. And because he's a mysterious creature with all the attributes and aptitudes and all the cheats and no physical abilities.”
”Chi and...?... Um, am I that weird?
”I think it's weird. 'Cause there's something wrong with Yufi's existence. Even though it's not weird to have some parts of your body go crazy. That's the kind of stats you get, too, huh?
”Huh...?
Hilarious or slightly pale, Yufi blinks and looks at me. In fact, there is something in this world that should be called a unique disease because it is this world. That can be a disease about magic.
”For example, you think that unnecessary amounts of magic are inherently in the body and mentally impaired? Sometimes you do, don't you? Even though my parents are so fine, my kids grow up to be such bad aristocrats.”
”Uh, yeah.... It's not a question of education, it's a disease?
”You're prone to heart disease. Magic is something that comes out of your soul. If we do not have a stable balance between our bodies and our souls, we will soon make one or both worse. So there are a lot of cases where the magic doesn't go out of the body and you get sick or, conversely, you get sick.”
If you don't get out of your soul and you have magic, if you say it, you will cause root rot. The soul becomes unbearable and distorted by saturating magic. It was a serious discovery that some children would distort their personality or come to their bodies with anomalies if their souls were distorted.
It's just that it hasn't spread to the country very yet, or it hasn't. Although I discovered it, I can't swallow it, and most importantly, I'm not a doctor. The doctors gathered by the royal family have been entrusted with research and verification.
”Then I have an easy-to-like magic by the Spirit, so there's no such anxiety?
”Conversely. Now there is too much magic eaten to feed to the source of magic inside the soul, making it sick and weak or risking carrying obstacles. I think Yufi has a miraculous balance between how much God loved her. Hundreds of years, no, maybe one genius on a millennial basis”
”... the fact that the amount of magic triggers disease is more surprising than what I'm called a genius”