#Xellos lectures on magic
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andersunmenschlich ยท 5 years ago
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An Experiment
In which Xellos gives a lecture
ใ€Œ ใ€Ž้ญ”ๆณ•ใ€ใจใฏโ€•ใ„ใˆใ€ใ€Ž้ญ”ใ€ใจใฏไธ€ไฝ“ไฝ•ใชใ‚“ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผŸใ€ "'Magic' isโ€”no, 'ma' is what, do you suppose?"
ใ€Œโ€•ๆœฌๆฅใ€ใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใซใฏๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใชใ„ๆณ•ๅ‰‡ใ‚„ๅŠ›โ€•ใ€ ่ฟทใ†ใ“ใจใชใ็ญ”ใˆใŸใฎใฏใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ขใ ใฃใŸใ€‚ "Laws and power that don't naturally exist in this world," Amelia answered without hesitation.
ใ‚ผใƒญใ‚นใใ‚“ใ€ๆบ€่ถณใใ†ใซใ†ใชใšใใจใ€ Xellos gave a satisfied nod.
ใ€Œใใฎ้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ใ™ใชใ‚ใก้ญ”ๆณ•ใจใฏใ€ใ‚‚ใจใ‚‚ใจไฝ•ใ‚‚ใชใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅ‘ชๆ–‡ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ€ใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใฎๅ› ๆžœใ‚’ไธ€้ƒจ็‹‚ใ‚ใ›ใ€ๅŠ›ใ‚„ใ€ๅˆฅใฎๆณ•ๅ‰‡ใ‚’็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ™ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ "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.
ใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใงใฎ้ญ”ๆณ•ใฎ็™บๅ‹•ใฏใ€ไธ–็•Œใจ่ฃ่กจโ€•ใฉใ“ใ‚ใ‹็ด™ไธ€้‡ใฎไฝ็ฝฎใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€็ฒพ็ฅžไธ–็•Œ้ข๏ผˆใ‚ขใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒซใƒปใ‚ตใ‚คใƒ‰๏ผ‰ใซๅ‘ชๆ–‡ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅนฒๆธ‰ใ—ใ€ใชใซใŒใ—ใ‹ใฎๅŠ›ใ‚’ใฒใๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ "The invocation of magic in this world intrudes into the world's other sideโ€”the astral side, a place so close to being 'here' that it's not even a hair's breadth awayโ€”and draws out power.
ๅœฐๆฐด็ซ้ขจใฎ็ฒพ้œŠ่ก“ใฏใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’็‰ฉ็†็š„ใชๅŠ›ใจใ—ใฆๅ…ท็พใ•ใ›ใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€็›ฎๆจ™ใจใชใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใซใŸใŸใใคใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใŒใ€็‰ฉ็†็š„ใชๅŠ›ใจใ—ใฆๅ…ท็พใ—ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸไปฅไธŠใ€็‰ฉ็†็š„ใช้˜ฒๅพกๅŠ›ใง้˜ฒใใ“ใจใ‚‚ใพใŸๅฏ่ƒฝใงใ™ใ€‚ "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.
ใ—ใ‹ใ—็ฒพ็ฅž็ณปใฎ้ญ”่ก“ใ‚„้ป’้ญ”่ก“ใฏใ€ๆ”ปๆ’ƒๅŠ›ใฎๅคงๅŠใ‚’ๅ…ท็พใ•ใ›ใšใ€็ฒพ็ฅžไธ–็•Œ้ข๏ผˆใ‚ขใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒซใƒปใ‚ตใ‚คใƒ‰๏ผ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰็›ดๆŽฅใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎ็ฒพ็ฅžไธ–็•Œ๏ผˆใ‚ขใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒซ๏ผ‰ใซใŸใŸใใคใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€ "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."
ใ€Œใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ‡ใ€ใ—ใคใ‚‚ใ‰ใ‚“ใ€ ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏใฏใŸใฏใŸใจๆ‰‹ใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚ "Teach," I said, waving my hand urgently, "I got a question."
ใ€Œใฏใ„ใ€‚ใƒชใƒŠใ•ใ‚“ใ€ "Yes, Lina."
ใ€Œ้ญ”็ซœ็ƒˆ็ซๅ’†๏ผˆใ‚ฌใƒผใƒดใƒปใƒ•ใƒฌใ‚ข๏ผ‰ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใฏใƒขใƒŽใซ็ซ็ทšใŒ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใ—ใ€้พ็ ดๆ–ฌ๏ผˆใƒ‰ใƒฉใ‚ฐใƒปใ‚นใƒฌใ‚คใƒ–๏ผ‰ใ‚’ๅŸŽใ‚„ๅฑฑใชใ‚“ใ‹ใซ็›ดๆŽฅใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใงใใ‚‹ใ‚ใ€‚โ€ฆโ€ฆใพใ•ใ‹ๅฑฑใ‚„ๅŸŽใซ็ฒพ็ฅžไธ–็•Œ๏ผˆใ‚ขใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒซ๏ผ‰ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใฏๆ€ใˆใชใ„ใ—โ€ฆใ€ "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...."
ใ€Œใ†ใƒผใ‚“ใ€‚ใ„ใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใซๆฐ—ใฅใใพใ—ใŸใญใ€‚ "Ah. Well spotted.
้พ็ ดๆ–ฌ๏ผˆใƒ‰ใƒฉใ‚ฐใƒปใ‚นใƒฌใ‚คใƒ–๏ผ‰ใซใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ€่ก“ใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ†ใฃใ™ใ‚‰ใจใ—ใŸ่ตคใ„ๅ…‰ใŒใ€็›ฎๆจ™็‰ฉใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆๅŽๆŸใ—ใฆใ„ใใฎใŒ่ฆ‹ใˆใพใ™ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚ "Even with the Dragon Slave, when you cast the magic, a faint red light can be seen heading toward and focusing on the target.
้ญ”็ซœ็ƒˆ็ซๅ’†๏ผˆใ‚ฌใƒผใƒดใƒปใƒ•ใƒฌใ‚ข๏ผ‰ใฎ็ซ็‚Žใ€ๅ†ฅ็Ž‹้™้ญ”้™ฃ๏ผˆใƒฉใ‚ฐใƒŠใƒปใƒ–ใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆ๏ผ‰ใฎ้›ทใ€้พ็ ดๆ–ฌ๏ผˆใƒ‰ใƒฉใ‚ฐใƒปใ‚นใƒฌใ‚คใƒ–๏ผ‰ใฎ่ตคๅ…‰ใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ™ในใฆใ€ใ„ใ‚ใฐๅฐŽ็ซ็ทšใฎๅฝนๅ‰ฒใ‚’ๆžœใŸใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€ "The blazing flames of the Gaav Flare, the thunderbolt of the Ragna Blast (Hellmaster Summoned Demon Army), the red light of the Dragon Slaveโ€”these all play the part of a fuse, so to speak."
ใ€ŒๅฐŽ็ซ็ทš๏ผŸใ€ ใ‚ชใ‚ฆใƒ ่ฟ”ใ—ใซๅ•ใ†ใ‚ใŸใ—ใ€‚ "A fuse?" I repeated like a parrot.
ใ€Œใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใŒๅŽๆŸใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใใฏไฝ•ใ‹ใซๅๅฟœใ—ใŸใใฎๅœฐ็‚นใงใ€็ฒพ็ฅžไธ–็•Œ้ข๏ผˆใ‚ขใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒซใƒปใ‚ตใ‚คใƒ‰๏ผ‰ใซใŸใพใ‚Šใพใใฃใฆใ„ใŸๆ”ปๆ’ƒๅŠ›ใŒใฏใ˜ใ‚ใฆใ€ใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใซๅ…ท็พใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚็›ฎๆจ™็‰ฉใŒ็”Ÿ็‰ฉใงใชใ„ใชใ‚‰ใใฎใพใพใ€็”Ÿ็‰ฉ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝใ‚‰ใ€ใใฎ็ฒพ็ฅž้ƒจๅˆ†ใ‚’ใšใŸใšใŸใซๅผ•ใ่ฃ‚ใ„ใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆฎ‹ใฃใŸใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผใŒใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใซๅ…ท็พใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ "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.
โ€•ใ‚€ใ‚ใ‚“ใ€็ƒˆ้–ƒๆง๏ผˆใ‚จใƒซใƒกใ‚ญใ‚ขใƒปใƒฉใƒณใ‚น๏ผ‰ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€็ฒพ็ฅžไธ–็•Œ๏ผˆใ‚ขใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒซ๏ผ‰ใ ใ‘ใซๅŠนๆžœใŒใจใฉใพใ‚‹่ก“ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ "โ€”Of course, there are also magics whose effects are confined to the mental (spiritual) realm, such as the Elmekia Lance (Fervent Flashing Spear)."
ใ€Œใ‚‚ใ†ใฒใจใค่ณชๅ•ใ€ "Another question." ใจใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ขใ€‚ This time it was Amelia.
ใ€Œใฏใ„ใ€ใŠๅฌขใ•ใ‚“ใ€ "Yes, young lady."
ใ€Œใชใ‚“ใงใใ‚“ใชใซ่ฉณใ—ใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ้ญ”้“ๅฃซๅ”ไผšใงใ‚‚ใ€้ญ”ๅฐŽใซใคใ„ใฆใฎๆœฌ่ณชใฏใ€ใ™ในใฆ็ฉถๆ˜Žใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ‚‚ใชใ„ใฎใซใ€ "How are you so well-informed? Even the Mage Association hasn't investigated everything regarding the basic nature of sorcery."
ใ€Œใใ‚Œใฏโ€•ใ€ "That isโ€”"
ใ€Œใฒใฟใค๏ผŸใ€ "Secret?"
ใ€Œ้ญ”้“ๅฃซๅ”ไผšใฎ้€š่ชฌใ ใ‘ใŒใ€้ญ”ๅฐŽ็†่ซ–ใฎๆœ€ๅ…ˆ็ซฏใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“โ€•ใจใ ใ‘ใŠ็ญ”ใˆใ—ใฆใŠใใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€ "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."
ใ€ŒใŠใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚่žใ„ใฆใ‹ใพใ‚ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€ ใ†ใ‚“ใ–ใ‚Šใจใ—ใŸ่กจๆƒ…ใงๅฐ‹ใญใ‚‹ใ‚ผใƒซใ‚ฌใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚นใ€‚ "I have another question, if I may," Zelgadis said, looking fed up.
ใ€Œใฉใ†ใžใชใ‚“ใชใ‚Šใจใ€ "Anything you like."
ใ€Œใใ‚Œใงโ€•ใ„ใคๆœฌ้กŒใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ๏ผŸใ€ "All right, thenโ€”when are you going to get to the main point?"
โ€”Slayers 5, pg. 161-164
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