“By combining the elements of [Dim] and [Kaim] as I explained earlier, while also placing [Retsumi] and [Hatsumi] to prevent their flow, we construct the magic circle.”
“I see, I see.”
“I understand.”
“…………”
Currently, in this room, a magic lecture by Kasumi was taking place. Kasumi explained the lost ancient magic, and Zeke and the others listened earnestly. Kasumi drew patterns and explained them in detail.
Various magical terms were being thrown around.
“So, can [Dim]’s element be placed within the flow of [Hollul] patterns, as Rain mentioned?”
“Yes, that’s right, Rain. [Hollul] can accept many elements like [Dim], [Atla], [Spectra], etc., and the magic effect changes depending on how you incorporate the patterns into the wave.”
“…………”
“…………”
However, only Rain and Anya were nodding in agreement with the explanation, while Zeke and Tuli listened quietly, furrowing their brows. Zeke and Tuli couldn’t keep up with Kasumi’s lecture. They found it very difficult to understand the meanings and combinations of the numerous patterns, terminology, and the rules for incorporating them into magic circles.
“Haha! Zeke, don’t you understand? I guess I win! “
“Don’t try to stir things up. …… “
Anya was teasing Zeke with great joy. To her, the globally rare experience of a magic lecture from four hundred years ago became the subject of a competition. Zeke groaned.
“And, I mean, I don’t completely understand… um, let’s see…? Placing the [Dim] pattern on the circle of [Retsumi]…”
“Then, by adding symbols derived from the [Dim] pattern, it becomes [Dim-ou], [Diraha], each meaning division of fate and derivation, and it shifts from the flow of [Retsumi] to the flow of [Toma].”
“W-Wait a moment? Wait a moment, Teacher Kasumi?”
Zeke’s head was about to explode from Kasumi’s wealth of information.
“Sorry, but Teacher Kasumi, I didn’t quite understand the part about the combination of flows… What should we do at intersections where flows with elements collide…?”
“…………”
“Tuli-kun, you also found it difficult to understand there, right?”
“Huh? What are you talking about…?”
“………… “
Tuli was suddenly addressed and responded with a bewildered voice. She understood even less than Zeke did.
“No, no, no, there’s no way I could understand this at all! It’s impossible! How many words do you think have been mentioned at this point!? You can’t memorize this! It’s just not possible!”
“Well, Tuli-han’s reaction is more typical. Zeke-sensei seems to be keeping up more than well enough.”
While Tuli shook her hands vigorously, Kasumi chuckled. Zeke graduated from the most difficult university in the country and is now an elementary school teacher. His brain is much more trained than others, and the ancient magic class was too difficult for Tuli with an ordinary intellect.
Rain and Anya, who understood Kasumi’s explanation better than Zeke, were indeed monsters.
“The original purpose of magic is medicine, divination, curses, psychotherapy. It’s not about lighting fires or raising winds. It’s about reading the flow of destiny and blessing crops.”
“I see… So, in modern times, magic power is mainly used as energy to operate machinery, but what’s the view on that as an ancient witch? Magic is not good at moving things, right?”
“That’s right. The compatibility between machinery and magic is high because machinery obtains effects by repeating the same operation. The flow of magic remembers the movement of the machinery. Even in your time, gear-driven clockwork machines were starting to be researched, and because the movement of gears is constant, it was said that they had a good compatibility with magic.”
“I see… That makes sense.”
“Well, research was left unfinished because of what happened in the village afterward.”
Kasumi shrugged and continued explaining.
“As one of the difficult aspects of magic, it’s affected by everything in the outside world.”
“Affected by everything in the outside world?”
“Yeah, that’s right. Magic isn’t just about the patterns engraved in magic circles. It’s influenced by everything from the temperature and weather of the day to the condition of the land, the phases of the moon, the date, the time, the arrangement of surrounding objects, and so on. So, when the weather changes, the effect of magic changes too. That sort of thing happens quite often.”
“That’s… well, it’s somewhat acknowledged in modern times, but it’s not that heavily emphasized, is it?”
“Well, in modern times, people only know about simple magic that uses magic power alone.”
Kasumi continued to explain magic.
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“Magic circles aren’t just for drawing patterns; the circle itself serves as a barrier. With that barrier, the influence of external factors on magic is minimized.”
“A barrier by magic circles…?”
“Yeah. This is the case with magic that involves elements other than magic circles. For example, rituals involving singing or dancing, or setting up objects outside the magic circle to create a ritual site, increase the influence from the outside.”
“Rituals, huh? Modern magic doesn’t know about that.”
“Or when using complex magic that involves combining multiple magic circles, the influence from the outside becomes greater. Basically, the more complex the magic, the more susceptible it is to subtle external influences.”
As Kasumi spoke, she placed aroma candles around the magic circle drawn on paper. This was something Kasumi had used for divination before, and Tuli remembered it.
Placing objects around the magic circle to assist magic. This was a kind of makeshift ritual site.
“To put it bluntly, it’s affected by even things like the weather or the placement of objects on the other side of this planet. It’s so minuscule that you really don’t need to worry about it, though.”
“That’s amazing…”
“That’s why magic uses magic circles to stabilize the effects as much as possible. Ideally, you’d want to use a huge building as the foundation for a grand ritual, carefully considering all the influences within it to construct the magic circle, and create some incredible magic – that’s the true desire of a magician.”
“That sounds difficult.”
Hearing the level of craftsmanship that a master would demand, Zeke had a dumbfounded look on his face. Anya and Rain started talking.
“Are rituals and ritual sites used as auxiliary to magic circles? Or are rituals and ritual sites the main thing, and if the ritual process can be expressed through patterns, can they substitute for magic circles?”
“The question is which one is the main thing, Anya-san. Just a guess, but I think rituals and ritual sites existed as magic first, and later they were symbolized into the more convenient magic circles.”
“Anya-han, Rain-han, you’re so perceptive. You’re right, the origin of magic was indeed in rituals first. The current magic circles are a way to reproduce those rituals in a symbolic form. So the parts that can be reproduced through magic circles are standardized that way, while the parts that can’t be expressed through patterns still use the actual rituals.”
According to Kasumi, magic performed through rituals has a bit more difficulty in consistently reproducing the effects. Subtle differences in the gestures of the dances, slight deviations in the song pitches – all of these elements affect the magic, causing the results to vary each time.
So they use magic circles, which are easier to draw the same pattern, and the barrier it creates helps eliminate noise as much as possible. That’s the mainstream, or rather, the mainstream from four hundred years ago, as Kasumi explained.
Zeke listened intently with a serious expression, while Tuli was completely lost and just stared blankly.
“But you two really are so smart. You already understand a good deal about magic.”
“N-Not that much…”
“Hmph.”
“Don’t give me that look, Anya…”
Rain scratched his head bashfully, and Anya kept pestering Zeke as usual. It was a familiar situation.
“But…”
Rain spoke up.
“About the crop failures and the sudden population explosion of small animals… is that really going to be okay?”
” ………… “
A slight tension fell over the group. After a moment of consideration, Zeke began to speak slowly.
“I understand the concern, but realistically, there’s nothing we can do. We have almost no knowledge of the magic from four hundred years ago, so we have no choice but to leave this matter to Kasumi-kun.”
“That’s right. I plan to keep a close eye on this problem.”
“It’s probably an issue that will resolve itself over time, right? As time passes, the crop failures will stop happening, and the reincarnated people will disappear.”
“I’m hoping for that too. There are still many things I don’t understand about the magic of reincarnation, so I can’t say for certain, but the research so far points to that conclusion.”
Both Anya and Tuli nodded in agreement at the exchange between Zeke and Kasumi. As the experts in their respective fields, they had no intention of unnecessarily interfering in areas outside their expertise. Since Kasumi, the authority on ancient magic, was here, they would help if there was something they could do, but they wouldn’t take the lead.
However, Rain shook his head slightly.
“That’s true… but what I’m a little worried about is, could there be someone trying to misuse this reincarnation magic?”
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