Magic Maker - How to make magic in another world

Magic Maker – How to make magic in another world –

Chapter 18 Fire attribute magic

“As I thought, I can’t see anything at all.”

This is the living room.

This conversation takes place after our discussion.

I’m showing my father my hand, where I’ve gathered magic power.

By the way, I’ve already informed my sister of the progress, so she isn’t surprised.

“It’s quite bright, so if you can’t see it now, you might never see it.”

“Hmm. Can Marie see it?”

“Yes, I can. The light gathers in the right hand.

But the way Shion sees it might be different.

Hey, can I touch the magic in its gathered state?”

I hesitated.

I defeated the goblin with this magic.

If Marie were to touch it and have a similar reaction, it would be troublesome.

However, if in the gathered magic state, I only consider a moderate level of warmth and lower the amount of magic released, it might be safe.

“Wait a moment, let me suppress the magic a bit more… There, I think this should be safe. If it gets hot, let go immediately, okay?”

“I understand.”

As I suppress the amount of magic, the intensity of the light decreases.

In this state, Marie touches my hand.

“It’s a little warm, but not hot enough to cause a burn. I wonder if it would turn out like a goblin if the magic keeps increasing.”

“Most likely. However, I think that phenomenon only happens with subjects that have a magical reaction. So, it seems okay for Dad to touch it. But it seems dangerous if the other person has magic.”

“…I might end up like that too.”

“Probably, but there’s still a lot we don’t know, so I can’t say for sure.”

“However, if that’s the case, it means it would be effective against monsters, right?”

“Hmm, I can’t say for sure. It might just be that the goblin had magic. Maybe only that goblin had it. Just like how among humans, some have magic and some don’t.”

“So, it’s not necessarily effective for everyone.”

“I see,” Dad said, nodding several times.

Marie and I exchanged a glance.

We seemed to share the same questions.

“Oh, by the way, Dad, you adapted quickly even after that conversation earlier.”

“Huh? If I believe in something, I won’t keep doubting every time something happens. There might be times I’ll need help from now on, and I want to understand it properly. I can’t see or feel it, but I might come to recognize it eventually. Besides, what parent wouldn’t take an interest in what their child finds fascinating?”

Well, I think it’s not exactly like that. I think Dad is just doting on us? I won’t say it, though. But for me, I’m glad he’s showing so much interest. I like this side of Dad.

“However, if there’s a magical reaction, or whatever it was, it’s dangerous to release it recklessly.”

“Yeah, of course, I’ll be careful. I don’t want to hurt anyone.”

“I see. Well, then, is this the extent of what you can do for now?”

“Unfortunately, but there’s something I’d like to try. I want to ignite a little fire.”

“In that case, go start a fire near the well. You can extinguish it immediately.”

Dad and I continued our conversation, and on our way outside, I noticed Marie looking clearly dissatisfied.

“What’s wrong, sis?”

“Nothing at all. It’s nothing, really.

We’ve been doing things together just the two of us until now, so I’m not angry that your talking to Dad!

It’s just that I feel like you understand each other more than when you talk to me, and it’s not making me mad!”

I see, so that’s what it is.

But there might be a part that can’t be helped.

This is something that, how should I put it, feels romantic.

There are things that you can only understand between guys.

Dad said magic is dangerous.

But I guess he also thinks about such unrealistic things.

That’s what being a boy is like.

It’s not discrimination, but distinction.

Women might understand it too, but there are parts you can understand better because you’re of the same sex.

On the other hand, I don’t understand women.

“Shion! Aren’t you coming?”

Dad shouted from the courtyard.

Why are you a little excited?

Well, I’m also excited inside, so I can’t say anything.

“I-I’m coming now! Come on, sis, let’s go?”

“Hmph, I’m going. Geez!”

When we went outside, Dad had already set up the firewood.

It seemed like the preparations for the bonfire were perfect.

There was a well in the corner of the courtyard.

We moved there, and Dad said,

“Now, let’s light the fire. Is that okay?”

He had a fire striker in his hand, and his eyes were sparkling.

He’s kinda cute, this person.

He’s my dad, though.

“Yeah, please.”

After striking the fire striker a few times, sparks flew, and the fire ignited.

Blowing on it a bit, the fire grew brightly.

He’s really skilled at this.

I can’t do it like this.

“Thank you, Dad. Well then, please step back a bit.”

The two of them stepped back and watched.

I bent my knees in front of the bonfire and began gathering magic.

The magical power gathered in my right hand, and I let the light touch the fire.

In an instant.

The fire caught on my hand.

It was a momentary event.

It didn’t touch my hand. Only the magical power touched the flame.

Yet, it quickly spread like it had touched gasoline.

From my wrist to my fingers, blue flames burned.

It was hot. It was hot, and I panicked at the sudden occurrence.

“It’s burningg!”

“Shion!”

“What are you doing!?”

Dad quickly grabbed a bucket of water and poured it on my hand.

Fortunately, the fire was extinguished in one go, leaving only a burnt smell.

The damage was less than I had thought.

Maybe because it was fire from my own magical power, I didn’t get burned.

But it was quite hot.

“Ah, that was close… thank you, Dad.”

“Really, you were in danger! I had a bad feeling, so I had water in the bucket.”

“No, I’m really sorry. Thank you very much.”

Dad and Marie sighed, as if saying there was no helping me.

I did feel regret this time.

But, I didn’t expect it to suddenly catch fire like that.

“So, what was that just now? It looked like the fire suddenly moved to your hand.”

“Well, about that… magical power reacts to the magical power of others, right? I had a question if it’s only magical power that it reacts to. So, I had two things in mind. One was what happens if you come into contact with high magical power from a person who has magical power. I got the result with the goblin. And the other was what happens if you touch it to some kind of phenomenon. I wanted to see this. The result was as you saw. There was a reaction. The red flames turned blue, clearly transferring to magical power. I think this is definitely a phenomenon that happened because it touched magical power.”

“I see… so magical power, when brought into contact with a phenomenon like fire, elicits some kind of reaction.”

“There’s a good chance. So, I think we need to try various things from now on. However, there might not be too many different types of experiments. For now, I want to study fire. It was different from what I expected, but it definitely reacted to magical power.”

“Indeed, I saw it with my own eyes. We have no choice but to believe. Shion’s words were true.”

Dad nodded with a pleased expression.

I also felt happy and smiled.

“I knew it, both of you understand each other. Even though I don’t understand at all…”

“W-Well, you know, sis has her own strengths! Besides, I’ve been really helped by sis until now, and because sis was here, I even understood the existence of magic!”

“I-Is that so? Yeah, you’re right. Hehe, that’s right! It’s because I was here, right!?”

“That’s right!”

She quickly regained her good mood, my easily cheered-up sister.

That’s what’s cute about her.

However, the excessive reaction of magical power touching the fire.

And considering the results, I had a momentary realization.

Hey, isn’t this like magic?

It wasn’t created from nothing, but the magical power released in the palm of my hand ignited.

That means it’s like a fire attribute magic.

A future where I can cast Fireballs might not be too far away.

“Uhe, uhehehe, I can shoot Fireballs, uhehehehe”

“Sh-Shion is making a weird face! What’s going on, Marie!?”