「It’s Anastasia. What’s this so sudden? I’m busy looking after Yuki-chan」
Lina stopped Anastasia, who was trying to take Yuki-chan, the snow cattle and the group to the southern plains. By the way, the snow cows have their long fur sheared and they look clean. Since the golden land is warm, it would be too hot if their fur was left as it was.
Ignoring Anastasia, who was bouncing with energy, relaxing with the animals, Lina speaks with a serious expression.
「Tell me about the magic you used」
「My magic?」
「My attack didn’t get through it. If things stay that way, I would become a liability to Alec」
Various mana attacks were launched to support Alec, who was at a disadvantage during his fight with the Dwarf King, but everything except for the silver ice wall Anastasia made was nullified.
Lina, who couldn’t help in his predicament, regrets her own powerlessness and seeks greater strength.
「I don’t hate that you’re relying on me, but…」
Since Lina’s always competing with her, Anastasia don’t hate it. Since this is about trying to gain strength for Alec, she has no intention of holding back.
However, Anstasia had a reason why she couldn’t teach Lina.
「Actually, after the battle ended, my magic became unstable. That’s why I’m also practicing」
Anastasia tried it again after battle, but no matter how many times she tried, she can only achieve ice made from regular mana matter. She can no longer make the silver ice from magic metal.
「Really?」
「Yes. I’m not lying」
「Oh, useless」
「What did you say? That kind of flip flop is too much!」
She tried to ask Anastasia for help, even without bowing, but Anastasia couldn’t use that magic. This isn’t even a conversation.
「Very well, if you’re going to ask, I have an idea! I’ll teach you everything about magic!!!」
However, Anastasia snapped at Lina’s attitude and the situation changed dramatically.
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「…You want to teach me magic?」
The location is in the great lord’s room. The young ones, including Anastasia, were gathered in fron tof Philip, the head of the room.
「Nobody’s more suitable than father when it comes to Magic! Please, Father!」
Anastasia got angry at Lina’s attitude and begged her parents. The story itself is simple, but she thought it was the perfect opportunity to talk about magic, so she decided to talk about it.
「Well then, let’s first check how much of magic you understand. Can someone explain?」
「…If that’s the case, I will…」
「Miss Sophie? Then, please」
The sixth year student in the civil servant course. Sophie who read various books, is also knowledgeable about magic.
「Mana’s the powr to bend the world. However, the world also has a restorative power to bring things back」
Mana erodes the world. It has the power to alter reality.
However, we cannot resist the world’s restorative power, so the distortion will correct itself.
「And magic is used to engrave the distortions to the world. The distorted world becomes the correct on eand becomes a new law」
The world’s restorative powers is strong, but if one possesses greater power than the restorative force, distorts the world, and managed to make the world recognize it as the correct state, it becomes permanent. That’s magic.
After hearing Sophie’s explanation, Philip judged it as incomplete.
「Not bad. You’re studying well, but that alone doesn’t mean you have grasped the essence of magic」
「Essence of magic?」
Sophie’s explanation is what the students understand, but the lords require an even higher level of understanding. In short, Philip and Alec, and Lina and Anastasia who will rule the territory along with Alec.
「Magic, is about twisting and fixing the world with a strong will, you know that there are races other than dragons that use magic, right? Do you think those races possess a strong will?」
Not many living beings wield magic, such as dwarves who create magic metal, and monsters that use magic. There aren’t many, but there are races and other living creatures who can handle magic.
「The dwarves are stubborn, but… Do you think they have strong enough will to use magic?」
Mira, who has seen dwarven women making handicrafts in the golden land answered. Even though they’re forced to work by the dragons, they don’t seem strong, yet they can create magic metal.
「Yes. Apart from monsters that use magic, there are also monsters whose body possess a magical effect. Magic tools are using the parts where this magic effect resides」
For example, when creating a wind magic item, wind is generated using the material of a monster that is enveloped in wind and flowing either wind attribute or non-attribute mana. It’s said to harbor the magic effect because of the material of the monster that’s cloaked in wind perpetually carries the wind attribute.
Among these bodies that host the magic effect, the body of a Shinryu possess a powerful magic effect throughout its entire form. Each scale, each drop of bloodーAll of it is treated as highest grade of material.
Conversely, the reason why a Kiryu’s body doesn’t become material is because; even if they manipulate mana while alive, their magic effect don’t remain on their body, and that’s why it doesn’t remain as matter.
「As for Nasha’s case where she temporarily created magic metal. There’s another reason besides the fact that her concentration was increased to an extreme state. It was the same reason why dwarves and magic use magic by birth. That is…」
The reason why dwarves can use magic. The girls concentrate to the great lord’s story, thinking that if they know that, they might be able to use magic.
Philip had a wry smile, he revealed the cruel truth.
「They are loved by God ーThe world」
It’s an endlessly simple and and endlessly cruel conclusion.
「Loved?」
「Yes. The dwarves and monsters can use magic because the world loves and recognizes them. It’s not that they’re forcibly twisting the world with their will. The world draws out their wishes instead」
「That’s…」
The god of dwarves loved the them and answered Surut’s wish. Those who are recognized and loved by the God(The World) can use magic easily. Even when Anastasia created her silver ice, she was able to use magic because the sun stone accepted her wish. Without the backup of the sun stone, the current Anastasia cannot use magic.
「For that reason, there are two ways to use magic. One is to twist and subdue the world with your will and impose your ego」
The magic that crushes the world used by the Great Lords, Kiryu, and Shinryu.
「The other method is to receive the world’s blessing, recognized by the world and asked the world to change itself」
The magic of those who were loved by the world of dwarves and monsters.
「The magic we use is the former, but the enemy sometimes uses the latter. Remember that you need to face the world, whichever method you use」
The power to fight the world. The will to fight the world. If you lack either the will or strength, you can’t defeat the strong world (enemy). Magic can only be used when power and will are combined.
「…I see now」
Alec was deeply convinced after hearing Philip’s explanation.
(In short, the dragons are hated by the world. Since they are selfish, it makes the God (the world) hate us)
Why doesn’t Kiryu mana turn into magic? Alec realized yet another truth of the world.