Episode 253: Dr. Asahi’s Magic Explanation (1)
“What science needs is whether it can be measured, whether it can be reproduced, and whether it can be explained clearly. Only when everything is in place can we discuss it as a theory. What you must not misunderstand is that it only allows discussion, not that it has been proven correct. To prove it, you need to unravel all the elements!”
Asahi (Asahi) said this while walking around the podium.
“Well, what I’m trying to say is that this is just a hypothesis, so please take it with a grain of salt! The reproducibility is high, so it can be used as a basis for judgment to some extent.”
“Now,” Asahi clapped her hands lightly.
In sync, the content displayed on the projection display switched.
“The mysterious power used in this world. For now, we call it magic! We have advanced scientific knowledge, but it’s a mysterious phenomenon that cannot be explained by it.”
What was displayed was a schematic diagram of some kind of huge facility.
“We travel between the stars, terraform planets, devour stars, and even draw energy from a vacuum. Our scientific technology makes these things possible. Well, we can’t reproduce it at all due to a lack of resources. But at least, we have the theory. Given enough time, we could even manufacture a space-time warp gate.”
“However,” Asahi continued.
“Unfortunately, even with all that knowledge, we haven’t been able to analyze the phenomenon called magic that is used on this planet. However, giving up on understanding it is unbearable for us, the children of science. That’s why Asahi is always thinking!!”
Onee-sama listened to Asahi’s speech in silence.
She felt like a father watching his child’s school play. A father, indeed.
“Well, we have few research materials at hand, but we had plenty of time. First, the soldiers called Magic Warriors, who were originally stationed in Telek Port City. We asked for their cooperation and observed the phenomenon of magic.”
“It seems like you caused them a lot of trouble, though.”
“Onee-sama, please don’t tease me! Besides, we gave them enough compensation! ＜Ringo＞ took care of it!”
After confirming ＜Ringo＞’s nod with a sideways glance, Eve shrugged.
“We observed the magic they used. Specifically, for about a year. We’re still continuing, but we’ve gathered quite a bit of information, so I’ll summarize and present it!”
Asahi switched the display on the screen.
What was displayed was probably a report on the magic that had been observed.
“I’ve reported a little before, so this is a review!
First, the magic they use is only something called Fireball. Mainly, they fly a ball of fire to attack with heat and explosion.
The number of uses is almost fixed, although there are individual differences. However, the number of uses recovers over time.
By continuing to record, we found that the number of uses increases or decreases under various conditions. For example, the number decreases when you are in poor physical condition, that kind of thing.”
The “Fireball” magic used by the Magic Warriors is a versatile one that can be used without restrictions, although there is a limit to the number of times it can be used. There is an upper limit to the number of uses, and the number does not increase infinitely over time.
“The maximum MP is fixed, and the MP used for Fireball is also fixed. That’s it.”
“You’re stating that definitively.”
“That’s the general understanding in this world! Now, the point is that even with the same Fireball, the phenomenon is slightly different depending on the person. As I said before, it turns out that the caster’s image greatly influences the manifestation of magic.”
Asahi had various things done, such as showing videos and giving explanations, to give multiple casters the same image. As a result, the phenomenon and power of the Fireball stabilized, and the number of uses also increased.
“In other words, magic is image! What you think you can do, you can do, and what you think you can’t do, you can’t do! And if you think you can, it manifests ignoring physical phenomena!”
“When I hear that, it sounds too omnipotent and scary.”
“Ah, don’t worry, Onee-sama! There seems to be an upper limit to what you can do! It also relates to the number of Fireball uses, but if the phenomenon you want to create is vague or outlandish, it seems like it won’t even activate in the first place!”
Asahi seems to have tried various things (had them done) to see if they could use magic other than Fireball. As a result, they succeeded in creating water and blowing wind.
“For example, I tried to fire water at ultra-high speed to make a water cutter, but maybe the image was bad, because he collapsed after flying it a little!”
“I took care of him, so please don’t worry.”
“It seems that the MP consumption increases when the image is vague… Ah, is MP okay? I’m calling it that because it’s easy to write.”
“Well, that’s fine. It’s easy to understand.”
Something consumed with the use of magic is called MP. Unfortunately, it has not yet been quantified, and specific numerical values cannot be shown.
“If you have enough MP, it activates, and if you don’t have enough, it doesn’t activate. The water cutter also started to activate properly once they understood the theory! It’s interesting!”
Magic is unreasonable, but the phenomenon seems to stabilize by systematizing it.
“Also, that man who used the Mystic Eyes of Charm from a while ago! I’m still continuing to research that properly!”
He was a mysterious operative who was abducted from the Repuytari Kingdom.
He was involved in a horror development for a while, but now he seems to be living in Telek Port City as a collaborator, participating in magic experiments every day.
Eve had completely forgotten about it because she wasn’t interested.
“In the end, that power is a simple magic that increases the target’s liking for you. The number of activations and the fact that it recovers over time are similar to Fireball. However, the increased liking seems to return to normal over time.”
“Hmph. So that’s why ＜Ringo＞’s information was rewritten. I don’t really understand what it means to increase liking, but it’s scary that it affects even AI…”
“Yes! I tried various things, but the effect was basically on the Brain Unit! Electronic circuit memory and magnetic storage devices were not rewritten! However, it reacted to the optical circuit that reproduced the neural network, so it is highly likely that it is affecting synaptic connections!”
It is unknown how the range of magic is determined, or even what is determining it, but it seems certain that some kind of will is involved.
“In my opinion, the user’s will seems to have the highest weight at the moment! However, for things that affect the mind, such as the Mystic Eyes of Charm, the target’s will also seems to be involved!”
“Will… that’s vague again. Well, that’s why you’re having trouble analyzing it…”
“It seems that if the other person’s will is strong, a corresponding amount of MP is used!”
It seems that if you activate it against someone who clearly dislikes you, it may fail or increase their dislike. Also, when the effect reached ＜Ringo＞, it was predicted that the effect was limited because ＜Ringo＞’s scale of thought was too large.
“From what we’ve seen so far, it seems that will is necessary to use magic. The process by which magic is activated in response to will is still unknown, but it’s a harvest just to know that there seems to be a certain law!”
I’m just letting Asahi-chan talk and talk!
This child really talks a lot, so it’s easy to write.