#Xellos lectures on magic
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In which Xellos gives a lecture
ใ ใ้ญๆณใใจใฏโใใใใ้ญใใจใฏไธไฝไฝใชใใงใใใ๏ผใ "'Magic' isโno, 'ma' is what, do you suppose?"
ใโๆฌๆฅใใใฎไธ็ใซใฏๅญๅจใใชใๆณๅใๅโใ ่ฟทใใใจใชใ็ญใใใฎใฏใขใกใชใขใ ใฃใใ "Laws and power that don't naturally exist in this world," Amelia answered without hesitation.
ใผใญในใใใๆบ่ถณใใใซใใชใใใจใ Xellos gave a satisfied nod.
ใใใฎ้ใใงใใใใชใใก้ญๆณใจใฏใใใจใใจไฝใใชใใจใใใใใๅชๆใซใใฃใฆใใใฎไธ็ใฎๅ ๆใไธ้จ็ใใใๅใใๅฅใฎๆณๅใ็ใฟๅบใใใฎใงใใ "Precisely. Magic is a thing which, by means of spells, deranges this world's laws of nature and produces power and another set of rules from a place where originally there was nothing.
ใใฎไธ็ใงใฎ้ญๆณใฎ็บๅใฏใไธ็ใจ่ฃ่กจโใฉใใใ็ดไธ้ใฎไฝ็ฝฎใซใใใ็ฒพ็ฅไธ็้ข๏ผใขในใใฉใซใปใตใคใ๏ผใซๅชๆใซใใฃใฆๅนฒๆธใใใชใซใใใใฎๅใใฒใๅบใใฆใใพใใ "The invocation of magic in this world intrudes into the world's other sideโthe astral side, a place so close to being 'here' that it's not even a hair's breadth awayโand draws out power.
ๅฐๆฐด็ซ้ขจใฎ็ฒพ้่กใฏใใใใ็ฉ็็ใชๅใจใใฆๅ
ท็พใใใฆใใใ็ฎๆจใจใชใใใฎใซใใใใคใใใใใงใใใ็ฉ็็ใชๅใจใใฆๅ
ท็พใใฆใใพใฃใไปฅไธใ็ฉ็็ใช้ฒๅพกๅใง้ฒใใใจใใพใๅฏ่ฝใงใใ "Elemental spiritism embodies that power as physical force and strikes the target with it, but due to the fact that the power is physically embodied, it is also possible to avert using physical defensive force.
ใใใ็ฒพ็ฅ็ณปใฎ้ญ่กใ้ป้ญ่กใฏใๆปๆๅใฎๅคงๅใๅ
ท็พใใใใ็ฒพ็ฅไธ็้ข๏ผใขในใใฉใซใปใตใคใ๏ผใใ็ดๆฅใ็ธๆใฎ็ฒพ็ฅไธ็๏ผใขในใใฉใซ๏ผใซใใใใคใใใใใงใใ "However, astral (psychological, mental) magic and black magic strike the target's mind (psyche, mental world... soul?) directly from the astral side without giving physical form to most of their attack power."
ใใใใใใใใคใใใใ ใใใใฏใฏใใฏใใจๆใไธใใใ "Teach," I said, waving my hand urgently, "I got a question."
ใใฏใใใชใใใใ "Yes, Lina."
ใ้ญ็ซ็็ซๅ๏ผใฌใผใดใปใใฌใข๏ผใชใใใฏใขใใซ็ซ็ทใ่ฆใใใใ้พ็ ดๆฌ๏ผใใฉใฐใปในใฌใคใ๏ผใๅใๅฑฑใชใใใซ็ดๆฅใใใใใจใใงใใใใโฆโฆใพใใๅฑฑใๅใซ็ฒพ็ฅไธ็๏ผใขในใใฉใซ๏ผใใใใจใฏๆใใชใใโฆใ "Spells like the Gaav Flare (Demon Dragon Roaring Inferno) have a visible line of fire, and the Dragon Slave (Dragon Destroyer) can be thrown straight against things like castles and mountains. ...I can't think mountains or castles could possibly have mental worlds...."
ใใใผใใใใใจใใใซๆฐใฅใใพใใใญใ "Ah. Well spotted.
้พ็ ดๆฌ๏ผใใฉใฐใปในใฌใคใ๏ผใซใใฆใใ่กใใใใใจใใใฃใใใจใใ่ตคใๅ
ใใ็ฎๆจ็ฉใซๅใใฃใฆๅๆใใฆใใใฎใ่ฆใใพใใใญใ "Even with the Dragon Slave, when you cast the magic, a faint red light can be seen heading toward and focusing on the target.
้ญ็ซ็็ซๅ๏ผใฌใผใดใปใใฌใข๏ผใฎ็ซ็ใๅฅ็้้ญ้ฃ๏ผใฉใฐใใปใใฉในใ๏ผใฎ้ทใ้พ็ ดๆฌ๏ผใใฉใฐใปในใฌใคใ๏ผใฎ่ตคๅ
ใใใใฏใในใฆใใใใฐๅฐ็ซ็ทใฎๅฝนๅฒใๆใใใฆใใใใงใใ "The blazing flames of the Gaav Flare, the thunderbolt of the Ragna Blast (Hellmaster Summoned Demon Army), the red light of the Dragon Slaveโthese all play the part of a fuse, so to speak."
ใๅฐ็ซ็ท๏ผใ ใชใฆใ ่ฟใใซๅใใใใใ "A fuse?" I repeated like a parrot.
ใใใใงใใใใใใๅๆใใใใใฏไฝใใซๅๅฟใใใใฎๅฐ็นใงใ็ฒพ็ฅไธ็้ข๏ผใขในใใฉใซใปใตใคใ๏ผใซใใพใใพใใฃใฆใใๆปๆๅใใฏใใใฆใใใฎไธ็ใซๅ
ท็พใใพใใ็ฎๆจ็ฉใ็็ฉใงใชใใชใใใฎใพใพใ็็ฉ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝใใใใฎ็ฒพ็ฅ้จๅใใใใใใซๅผใ่ฃใใฆใใใๆฎใฃใใจใใซใฎใผใใใฎไธ็ใซๅ
ท็พใใพใใ "Correct. On the spot where these focus, or where they respond to something, the offensive power collected on the astral side takes form in this world for the first time. If the target is not a living thing, the power simply comes through as physical force: if the target is living, it shreds the non-physical part of it, and then the remaining energy is embodied in this world as physical force.
โใใใใ็้ๆง๏ผใจใซใกใญใขใปใฉใณใน๏ผใฎใใใชใ็ฒพ็ฅไธ็๏ผใขในใใฉใซ๏ผใ ใใซๅนๆใใจใฉใพใ่กใใใใพใใใฉใ "โOf course, there are also magics whose effects are confined to the mental (spiritual) realm, such as the Elmekia Lance (Fervent Flashing Spear)."
ใใใใฒใจใค่ณชๅใ "Another question." ใจใใใใฏใขใกใชใขใ This time it was Amelia.
ใใฏใใใๅฌขใใใ "Yes, young lady."
ใใชใใงใใใชใซ่ฉณใใใใงใใ๏ผ้ญ้ๅฃซๅไผใงใใ้ญๅฐใซใคใใฆใฎๆฌ่ณชใฏใใในใฆ็ฉถๆใใใฆใใใใใงใใชใใฎใซใ "How are you so well-informed? Even the Mage Association hasn't investigated everything regarding the basic nature of sorcery."
ใใใใฏโใ "That isโ"
ใใฒใฟใค๏ผใ "Secret?"
ใ้ญ้ๅฃซๅไผใฎ้่ชฌใ ใใใ้ญๅฐ็่ซใฎๆๅ
็ซฏใจใใใใใงใฏใใใพใใโใจใ ใใ็ญใใใฆใใใพใใใใ "Let's just say that the commonly accepted ideas of the Mage Association alone aren't precisely magical theory's cutting edge, and leave it at that."
ใใใใใใ่ใใฆใใพใใใใ ใใใใใจใใ่กจๆ
ใงๅฐใญใใผใซใฌใใฃในใ "I have another question, if I may," Zelgadis said, looking fed up.
ใใฉใใใชใใชใใจใ "Anything you like."
ใใใใงโใใคๆฌ้กใซๅ
ฅใใใ ๏ผใ "All right, thenโwhen are you going to get to the main point?"
โSlayers 5, pg. 161-164
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