120 – Sincerity⚝
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Enboza Menshi’s eyes narrowed. I kept talking because she wiggled her fingers as if she didn’t like her. I have no intention of bragging about something I don’t believe in, just to impress someone.
“If Hobarn can be a supplement to prove magic, why can’t it be a supplement to enhance divine law?”
From there, I started questioning.
“Divine power itself occurs in the phenomenal world and also creates changes, so there is no need to prove it separately.”
I said that this clear truth has the property of being independently proven, without anything supplementary.
“If you look at it like this, Hobarn seems to be proving it, but there are parts that don’t work. I also watched the person who handles Hobarn, but it’s nothing more than a lump of stone whether it’s moving or not. Of course, I agree with the saying that it cuts magic, but it’s just a huge stone sword in normal strikes. There are no special characteristics.”
In other words, according to this logic, Hobarn has both the physical properties of a stone and the physical properties of a weapon that can cut magic.
“Divine power creates recovery and changes in the human body. If so, it can be said that among the divine laws and magic that operate with the same regularity, the divine law has a greater influence on Hobarn’s movement. The reason for this is that it is close to the divine law in that it gives the strength to lift the hobarn, and it shows the influence of both the divine law and magic in lightening the weight of the hobarn.”
I spoke about the physiques of the Hobarn-wearers I researched.
“They were all warriors taller than 170 cm and all had excellent strength. None of those who have ever maneuvered Hovarn have been sickly or small in stature. Then, shall we interpret this in two ways?”
Just——I snapped my fingers to call attention.
“This can be seen as strengthening the body in that it gives you the strength to lift Hobarn. If you go into this logic, it is possible to argue that Hobarn’s driving force is actually the driving force of the divine law. Of course, there are many people who will oppose it, but there is no definition that says that having a driving force is magic. What we call magic today is an observable phenomenon that has no physical force but has mental deterrence. As a few radical materialists claim, the New Law is a kind of magic without a driving force. Assuming these propositions to be true, why is the converse unacceptable?”
A sign of repulsion was about to emerge, but Enboza Menci blocked it. It’s a look that tells you to keep talking.
“Also, if you consider the claim that Hobarn is lightweight on its own, that is impossible. If it is really light, it will be impossible to hit as a stone. There is no real change at all except for cutting magic. Perhaps everyone who lifts the Hobarn suffers from some sort of delirium due to its magical effect, and thanks to that, they hold it to the end. It makes sense if you look at it as a driving force of Ryu that makes you break through your limits.”
I said looking straight into Enboza Mensi’s face.
“However, human bones and muscles are not like that. No matter how much you awaken the power to break through your limits, you cannot maintain it. When I was young, I also had a childhood friend fall from the fourth floor with superhuman strength. It is possible to do it once, but if you do it two or three times in a row, your joints will inevitably be destroyed.”
Therefore, judging from this phenomenon, it is said that there is a problem with specifying Hobarn as something that can be activated by magic. Since there is a driving force, let’s criticize that calling it magic unconditionally is the same as a radical materialist.
“Mr. Parrot.”
Enboza Mensi threw a question at me with a ferocious look.
“It is the religious world who said that the driving force is a condition for magic and that it proves the incompleteness and immaturity of magic.”
“I know.”
However, he emphasized that if we want to know the truth, we must approach it with an open possibility.
“No matter how you look at it, lifting Hobarn should be seen as physical enhancement, not mental derangement or self-training. This has already been proven by the New Law. The unusual defensive power of those they call paladins is the power of the divine law. Saints can heal, and paladins can strengthen, but for Hobarn, if you think they need a driving force, there’s nothing that can’t be explained.”
“No.”
“Please point out.”
“According to what you said, the line between divine law and magic becomes blurred. In this way, since both things with and without a driving force enter the realm of magic, the divine law disappears and everything falls under the concept of magic. Are you saying you know what you’re talking about? This is why kids who haven’t studied professionally develop absurd logic with their imaginations!”
“You are right.”
I asked why there is no developed form of the New Law, and continued.
“Just as magic uses a driving force to show even more powerful phenomena, new laws can also use a driving force to show more powerful power. Criticism from the religious world could be their mistake. It becomes difficult to properly understand Hobarn from the moment Koo Dong-jin nailed it as only a magical realm. In particular, even though Hobarn’s maneuvers due to body enhancement are credible, it’s more strange that they are only anti-physical evidence of magic and a supplement to prove its existence.”
If so, I asked what the physical properties of Hobarn as a stone mass are.
“That’s just a stone.”
“No, if Hobarn is the evidence of magic, it makes sense to not only cut magic, but to lose its physical properties as a material.”
I recalled the fireball I learned from Tyria over and over again and thought of the driving force in her head.
“Look.”
Yellow flames rose from her fingertips.
“As the professor said, it burns with nothing. What’s here looks like matter, but it doesn’t have the basic physical properties of matter. Either ignore it or exist without it. Perfect magic exists ignoring the physical laws of the phenomenal world. Hobarn is not like that. Because it maintains its original properties while resisting magic, it’s just like a wound being healed right in front of your eyes. The physical properties of the bare skin are the same, but only the wounds are erased with divine power. This is no different from Hobarn’s maneuver.”
Thus, before claiming that Hobarn is a supplement for magic, he said that he should think about the possibility of realizing divine law as a driving force. Enboza Mensi shook his head as if he was fed up with this kind of talk.
“What claim was closed 50 years ago?”
“Still, there is something worth considering.”
“Anyway, is it Yujaeron or theism?”
“It is closer to theism. If we set aside the early religious world’s criticism that the drive train is the devil’s playhouse and accept the idea that both divine and magical powers can be realized through the drive train, then Hobarn should be seen as activating with divine law.”
The professor stood up. With a very disapproving look on his face, he asked if the presentation was over, and he said yes.
“Okay, so the presentations of the Gujokyo and Hyunjokyo are over. Shall I count how many people are here?”
There were a total of 87 people.
“Everybody close your eyes.”
Then, those who thought the teaching assistant’s opinion announced earlier were right, they were asked to raise their hands.
“Forty-seven.”
There is no need to look further, but I asked those who believe that the teaching assistant’s opinion presented next time is correct.
“Why forty-two?”
Those who raised their hands in plural should express their opinions. Both are valid arguments, and the latter in particular deserves logical consideration. Enboza Mensi kicked the church and said to them.
“You guys are the talented people who need to develop sorcery! What if you support theism, not theism?”
They both became quiet when asked if they were going to become religious maids. I suddenly realized Right now, Enboza Mensi was furious enough to break the composure he had been guarding so far.
“Have you seen both?”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
As Talker and I answered in succession, Enboza Mensi said that the prize for this bet was his teaching assistant position.
“I really sighed. No, why are all my favorite kids like this?”
Wouldn’t one guy fall for him and the other come with a theory that could put a knife in his back?
“Hey, Talker of Session?”
He immediately speaks in short language and leaves a thick lip mark on his right palm. The red dye was engraved with distinct traces. As she gestured for her to come closer and look, the talker walked away with a confident expression.
“I am satisfied with this.”
Then, he stomped his palms on both cheeks of Talker, leaving traces of his lips.
“You’re smart and sincere, but I can’t possibly prepare for a lecture with a guy who says he likes me?”
Just thinking about it makes me goosebumps and says I’ll have a drink next time so let’s finish it off.
“You guys don’t know, but the Rescue Church Army liked me, so didn’t they choose that stupid parrot?”
─ Let’s see Yen Mensi. She was a real inconsiderate woman.
“Professor!”
I got hot and stood between her and the talker. The grown-up boy is on the verge of crying. The traces of her red lips remained on her cheeks, making her look all the more sad and pitiful. Why on earth would I fall for a woman like this and suffer from heartache alone?
“Yes, bird head. Say it.”
“Do we really need to talk about what we are talking about here?”
If that’s the case, what will we become of us who have prepared so far? They say it’s the student’s fault for falling in love with the professor first and having selfish feelings.
“Everything has a time and a place, right?”
“I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know. Anyway, I have no intention of changing teaching assistants, so prepare for your presentation again!”
Talker was crying, now with his eyes wide open, so I patted him on the back.
“Brother, I will give up. You won anyway.”
“No, who wants?”
“The professor made a bet, right?”
Me and Talker hyung confirmed that we had prepared really hard, and that we were just accepting the results.
“I wouldn’t know if I didn’t make an appointment. You’ve already done it, so keep it. Our teaching assistants did it, but the professor shouldn’t be like this. I now know that I will be dismissed from my teaching assistantship. To be honest, it was difficult to study magic and it was difficult to follow the lectures. Sooner or later, I will even participate in the joint evaluation and tournament, so I don’t have enough physical time.”
Enboza Menci’s eyes shook. It was a feeling you could call a surprise.
“Are you really Ruben’s son?”
Since he said that very quietly, he was silent just like when he first saw him here.
“With this, the teaching assistant.”
─The end of the service.
“I will make it stop.”
I slapped Talker of Session on the shoulder.
“It was an impressive presentation. My brother is much smarter than me.”
I just wanted to see Heden and Oila. Now I have to listen to Rosa and first aid on Monday and listen to Kite and Herbology again on Wednesday.