Chapter 116: Magic Design (4)
May said that and walked away.
As if she said something out of the ordinary.
As if she said the obvious as a matter of course.
“… Now, wait a minute. “Wait a minute, May.”
I walked up to May and grabbed her shoulder.
“What were you just talking about? Dragon heart. “The one you and I made?”
“Yes, that.”
“Can you be more specific?”
May blinked her sleepy eyes at my words and then looked at me.
“… Me, the bathroom.”
“Ah.”
“I’ll let you know when I get back.”
“Yes, yes.”
Then May trudged to the bathroom.
In the meantime, I thought.
‘Dragon Heart…’
I made Dragon Heart with May some time ago.
Dragon Heart is a highly concentrated mana aggregate. I weaved a dragon heart and poured mana into its structure.
A dragon heart created by forcibly breaking down and compressing the structure of mana in order to crystallize it.
It is the only ‘real thing’ I have created.
In fact, only the shape was a dragon heart, but all it contained was my mana, so to be more precise, it should be called a ‘human heart’, or a ‘frontier heart’…
‘No, let’s quit.’
I can’t use it because it makes me cringe.
Anyway, Dragon Heart is a clear mana crystal. Pure mana itself without any foreign substances such as black cloth mixed in.
If only we could apply that principle now.
‘Then first.’
I picked up a three-dimensional map device.
Through what I learned from Arald the other day, I can enter my data here.
To me, this is already closer to a three-dimensional blueprint than a three-dimensional map.
Mana magic has clear symbols, and wizards learn those symbols to implement magic. In the process of combining different techniques, small details change, but the essence does not change.
First of all, the essence. Just creating it was an incredible feat.
Boom-
An image appeared on the three-dimensional map device.
What appeared was the symbol of the magic technique. This is the ‘stop’ I learned from Elodie. Since it is the most basic magic symbol that wizards learn, its shape is not difficult. That helps now.
“I’ll have to ask Arald to quickly raise the resolution.”
If we continue to do this in the future, errors may occur with the current resolution.
“Then, just like this, use the black cloth…”
The black sky moved according to my hand gestures. The black sky spread like fog and slowly gathered into the image of the three-dimensional blueprint.
And a collection of black cloth made exactly like a three-dimensional model. Of course, if you try to insert this symbol into the spell, the black sky will just break like before.
So this time, leave the inside of the black sky empty and put mana into it like when making a dragon heart.
Ugh-
My mana flows into the black sky. If you pour mana into the black cloth that has the shape of a symbol and crystallize it, only then will a pure mana magic symbol be completed.
However, it is dangerous to crumple a huge amount of mana at once like when making a dragon heart.
If something like that were done indoors like this, there would be a huge uproar. However, a decision cannot be made with only a small amount of mana.
‘I’m pouring in mana little by little. Until you have a decision.’
That’s how I endlessly put mana into the black sky. But take it slow and not in a hurry.
Pajik! Puzzle!
In this process, mana quickly fills the small symbol, and it soon explodes with a sound.
But this is working as originally intended. For mana to become crystallized, it must first be broken. I also went through this process when I created Dragon Heart.
‘… ‘How long are you going to stay in?’
Mana is condensed under high pressure and ruptures, and new mana fills the empty space created, causing it to break again. That repetition. If you do this, the Mana Crystal will be completed.
But this is a lot more volume than I imagined, so my mana is being consumed enormously. Because I’m already using Helheim’s mana.
“Huh… !”
But still, perhaps because I had tried something similar once, I felt that it was close to completion.
Faaah!
And finally, the moment I became convinced that no mana could enter through any cracks within the black cloth covered in the shape of the symbol.
I slowly released the black cloth.
“…”
I was speechless for a moment and looked at that figure.
A mana crystal that emits a brilliant light. However, it is not a dragon heart, but a mana magic symbol.
It is a collection of huge, extravagant mana that is excessive and extravagant for something just squeezed out for the sake of ‘stopping’.
“What.”
The voice I heard at that time. It was May.
May, who came back from the bathroom, was looking at the mana symbol I had completed.
She said May, her sleepy eyes becoming more drowsy.
“You didn’t need to tell me.”
* * *
I saved the new magic symbol in the workshop and went to work.
Now that I have crystallized it into an object, I can now replicate this symbol.
Actually, I wanted to try it out right after I made it, but I suddenly felt some anxiety.
I went to Elodie, believing that she would understand my anxiety.
“Teacher Elodie.”
“What is it?”
When I met Elodie in her teacher’s office, she responded with a cold expression on her face.
I can see the smoke increasing every day. There was barely any trace of smoke now.
If I hadn’t met Selena, she might have been intimidated by this performance.
I also spoke along with the performance.
“I have something to talk about for a moment. “Please follow me.”
“If you have anything to say, do it here. “Don’t make people move unnecessarily.”
… This guy, isn’t it possible that he’s relieving the stress he’s accumulated while working as a teacher on me?
At that time, her voice was heard from Elo D.
[It would be strange if they told me to follow them even though we don’t have a good relationship. I’m a stubborn person with pride here. Make up some suitable excuse.]
[What an excuse, how can I come up with an excuse to follow you?]
[You just have to fight in moderation.]
Is that really so?
I had no choice but to sigh.
“Last class, about magic theory, I heard you belittled my class.”
“Are you belittling me? “I have never done that.”
“I heard you said that a wizard who cannot fight in battle is not a wizard.”
“Well. “I’ve never said that, but it’s the right thing to say.”
Of course, Elodie never said anything like that. They want to start an argument and fight over anything right now, so they spit out whatever comes to mind.
“Are you saying this is correct? “In magic, theory is as important as practice.”
“No. What is important in magic is practice. “Theory only follows practice.”
“That’s why students need theory. “To follow more quickly in the footsteps of those who have gone before.”
“Do you think they can come after you if you study in front of your desk? Do you think the theory can catch monsters?”
[It should be called a devil, not a monster.]
[Oops. Still, there are monsters on this continent too, right?]
Is it safe anyway?
“The magic born from correct theory prevents wrong habits. “Theory is important to see the distant future.”
“Well. I think the immediate reality is more important than the distant future. “For those with wrong habits, the continent needs wizards who can kill as many demons as possible.”
“Even if those bad habits kill the wizard?”
“You don’t know that unless you try it.”
“You have to know before you try.”
As we started arguing, the attention of the teachers in the teacher’s office began to focus.
Wow, fighting again?
I’m sick of it.
What are those two trying to do?
You can’t get through it without fighting every day?
Aren’t we born incompatible with each other? Etc.
Now everyone in Atlas knows that our relationship is bad.
… But honestly, I don’t know what we’re arguing about. I didn’t understand what I was saying.
“… Hmm.”
When I thought it was okay, I looked at the people around me. Could it be said that he was pretending to notice?
Then he said to Elodie:
“Let’s move places. “I already had something to tell you.”
“Great.”
That’s how we were able to come up with a suitable excuse to move in together.
… But does this have to happen every time the two of you have something to talk about from now on?
Let’s hope I don’t run out of words.
So we entered the empty classroom.
I took out the mana crystal with the magic symbol I made and showed it to Elodie.
“…”
As soon as Elodie saw the mana crystal, her expression froze.
He didn’t say anything for a while, so I finally asked him first.
“What do you think this is like?”
“What do you think… ?”
Elodie took the decision from me and looked it around.
And I told him exactly what I was anxious about.
“It’s too much…”
“Is that so too?”
My mana is now concentrated at high pressure in this crystal.
Although it is not as much as Dragon Heart, the mana used here is not small.
After obtaining Helheim’s mana, the total amount of mana is far beyond that of most wizards. Even by my standards, a significant amount of mana was concentrated into a crystal solely for the purpose of ‘stopping’ the spell.
“Assuming this can work as a spell, what happens if you combine elemental fire with fire to create a wisp?”
Anyway, I can only use Will Order Wisp yet. If you use it with this crystal.
Elodie tilted her head back and forth in response to my question.
Still, she couldn’t come up with an answer, so she tried making a wisp with her own hands.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, a wisp was created repeatedly in Elodie’s hand.
Elodie said after looking at it for a while.
“… I don’t know.”
“What?”
“I don’t know what will happen if you create magic with the crystals you have.”
“Do not lie. “I can’t believe there’s something you don’t know about magic.”
“I appreciate that evaluation, but the more you know about magic, the more you don’t know.”
Elodie once again attempted to smooch her wisp. And I felt with my sixth sense that although the amount of mana used by Elodie gradually increased, the wisp always maintained the same form.
“See? Magic doesn’t get stronger by putting a lot of mana into it. “After being used for magic, the remaining mana just dissipates.”
I knew what Elodie said.
When I first fought Renzo, he said to me who had eaten the dragon heart.
Without proper technology or magic, it’s just a water tank. Of course, at the time, I had a weapon called Mjolnir, which was quite sufficient to put a huge amount of mana into.
Magic does not become stronger by adding a lot of mana. If you want to use strong magic, you must know what strong magic is.
“Then will this decision also create an ordinary wisp?”
If that’s the case, it’s a good thing. Rather, this is the effect I want.
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Of course, it would be a waste if this enormous amount of mana was only used to light a small fire, but if you create various spells based on this, you can create anything.
“… “I don’t know that.”
“Huh?”
But Elodie seems to think otherwise.
“This isn’t just mana. Crystallized means that it does not disperse. Normally, the remaining mana would just disappear after using magic, but this one will stay here forever.”
“What happens if I keep staying?”
“In order to use magic, a spell works and a certain amount of mana is used, but the mana remains there. So I can’t help but write. However, since the mana to be used for magic will already be sufficient, something will collide there. “But I don’t know the consequences.”
“… Do the gears keep turning?”
“Okay. “Like a star that revolves endlessly, like an orchestra whose music never ends.”
Elodie explained the situation using a parable she had told me before so that I could understand.
I really don’t know what will happen.
“I have no choice but to try it.”
“Where will I test it?”
“Atlas’ gym would be enough. “I should try it in the evening after school, when no one is around.”
Atlas’ indoor gym is similar in size to Constel’s. The most famous educational institution on the Agoris continent. It lives up to its name.
Elodie spoke as if she did not trust him at all.
“… I hope that’s enough.”