Magic Maker - How to make magic in another world

Magic Maker – How to make magic in another world –

Chapter 38 Aqua 1

Marie and I had visited the lake near our home.

A familiar landscape.

Everything began here.

Lately, we hadn’t visited much.

“It feels nostalgic, doesn’t it? It’s only been about two years.”

Is that so? It feels like it’s been much longer.

Those two years were so intense.

We discovered the magical light emitted by Cutthroat Trout, and we came to know magic.

And now.

I can use some magic.

It felt like a miracle.

Sometimes, I wonder if this is really reality.

But undoubtedly, there exists a version of me who can use magic.

A wizard.

I became the existence I once admired.

But the journey is still ongoing.

We moved to the water’s edge and bent down to gaze at the surface.

“So, what did you come here to do today?”

“Yeah. There are things I want to try and investigate. First, I thought I’d reconfirm.”

I stared into the water.

I couldn’t see the bottom, but I consciously tried to perceive the depths.

Naturally, I couldn’t see.

But there was something visible.

Something glowed underwater.

It was a faint light, but it undoubtedly existed.

Even outside the spawning season, Cutthroat Trout always emitted a faint magical light.

The same goes for humans with magical abilities.

I couldn’t see it in the past, but now, with proficiency in handling magic, I could perceive the magical energy of a target.

It’s not perfect, but if the target has magical energy, I can sense it.

Even if Cutthroat Trout doesn’t emit magical light, I can still see it.

And indeed, the trout in this lake had magical energy.

The Cutthroat Trout in the lake near Istria’s forest didn’t have magical energy.

This implies that only the trout in this lake possess magical energy.

Of course, there’s a possibility that trout in other lakes and rivers may have magical energy.

However, it’s certain that not all trout have magical energy.

This lake is special.

It’s near the house where I was born.

Is this just a coincidence?

It almost seems like it was planned.

… No, there’s no way to know if it’s divine revelation, fate, or destiny.

If thinking about it is pointless, then there’s no need to think about it.

“Is it faintly glowing?”

“Yeah. It seems like the trout in this lake is indeed special. Whether it’s the trout or the lake itself, I don’t know.”

“But other creatures don’t have magical energy, right? So, maybe the trout is special?”

“It could be, or maybe not. Humans also have those with innate magical abilities and those without. Even if there’s a unique factor for something with magical energy, it might be impossible without the innate ability.”

“What does that mean?”

“I don’t know. That’s why I came here. To investigate. Well, there were also things I wanted to try.”

“It’s probably about magic, right?”

Marie seems to see through me.

Exactly.

When I say I want to try something, it’s usually related to magic.

I took off my boots and stepped into the lake.

Moving to a spot where the water reached my knees, I turned the palm of my right hand downward.

I released magic towards the water.

The circular magic glowed as it headed towards the water’s surface.

Upon touching the water, it was effortlessly drawn into the lake without any resistance.

It glowed underwater but gradually dimmed and disappeared.

There was no apparent difference in appearance.

It just looked like ‘a ball of light moved from the air into the water.’

There was no repulsion force, so it seemed as if it had just passed through.

I had tried this before.

At that time, I thought there was no meaning in touching the water.

So, initially, I experimented with fire magic related to the phenomenon, and then with lightning magic.

But was there really no change?

I doubted that.

The trigger was realizing that magic affected the atmosphere.

Magic that touched the atmosphere received its influence, amplifying the characteristics of that substance, imitating and sustaining it.

If magic touching the atmosphere could become ‘fire’ or ‘electricity’ by touching them, it wouldn’t be strange for there to be ‘changes such as floating or resistance’ if magic touching the atmosphere touched water.

But that wasn’t the case.

What does this mean?

As an experiment, I immersed myself in the water up to my shoulders and released magic underwater.

Just like before, I instructed the magic light to move from underwater to the air.

The reaction of the moved magic was the same as before.

In other words, without any resistance, without any discomfort, it floated straight up, maintaining its speed, gradually fading and disappearing into the air.

The magic created underwater showed the same reaction when floating in the air.

When releasing magic into the atmosphere, it inherited the characteristics of the air.

When releasing magic underwater, despite not touching the atmosphere, it showed the same reaction as when released into the atmosphere.

“Did you figure something out?”

“Well… I still don’t quite get it.”

Magical energy, including the atmosphere.

Magical energy showing similar reactions even underwater.

In other words, does magical energy possess the characteristics of the atmosphere and air because it has touched the atmosphere? Or does magical energy inherently have such qualities, even without touching the atmosphere, possessing characteristics similar to air?

No, it’s too hasty.

When looking at the reactions of fire magic and lightning magic, it makes more sense to think about reactions such as air resistance and oxygen supply.

Thinking that it gained those characteristics by touching them is more logical than assuming it inherently had those qualities from the beginning.

Because when you touch fire or lightning, the magic manifests itself.

I thought that releasing magical energy underwater might show some reaction related to water.

Wait a minute.

Releasing magical energy from the atmosphere into the water showed no reaction.

And conversely, there was no reaction in the same way.

That means, unlike fire and lightning, there was no significant change?

In composite magic, magical energy is synthesized with other magical energy to create new magic.

In the case of the same attribute, they can combine.

Atmosphere and water.

The atmosphere contains water vapor.

… In other words, are they the same or similar attributes?

So, even if magical energy moves from the atmosphere to underwater, there may not be significant changes.

All reactions are not the same.

There is no change even when allowing air to touch water.

If the temperature rises, there are reactions like vaporization due to heat absorption, or if the temperature drops, reactions like solidification occur.

But those are reactions different from reactions caused by ordinary air.

Does that mean ‘no reaction is not strange’?

I have touched magical energy to rocks, wood, and other substances.

However, when touching non-transparent objects, magical energy reactions can only be confirmed on the surface.

And there was no reaction.

Except for water, there really was no reaction.

Anyway, I need a different approach.

First, let’s touch magical energy to the water.

After that, give the command to ‘lift the water’ and raise the magical energy.

Increasing the commands increases the amount of magical energy used, so I can’t create a powerful magic.

However, at this stage, what I need to confirm is whether water reacts to magical energy.

Anyway, let’s see if water touched by magical energy can be moved.

Let’s check that.

Now, how does magical energy move?

… This.

The magical energy that floated up disappeared, creating ‘water splashes’ as it ascended.

“Huh? Wait, did the water just move?”

“Yeah, it did. I commanded the magical energy to lift the water.”

“What? So, it reacts to water too!?”

“Yeah, it seems like it.”

“Amazing! So, now you can use water magic after fire and lightning!?”

“Well, yeah, it looks like it. Uh-huh.”

Oops, my cheeks loosened.

But it’s still too early.

There’s no doubt that the water reacted to the magical energy sphere, as Sister said. However, rather than lifting the water, it was more of a reaction where the water that adhered to the surface splashed.

With this, it can’t really be called magic.

Alright, next, let’s try lifting the water with magical energy in a synthesized state.

Results: This time, a quantity of water about the size of a water balloon floated up, rose several tens of centimeters, and then fell back to the water surface.

“It, it floated! The water floated!”

For some reason, Marie seemed more excited. She grabbed my shoulders and started shaking me back and forth.

“Yeah, it, floated, huh? Sister, stop shaking, please.”

“Oh, sorry. I got a little carried away.”

While calming down my inner ear that had been vigorously shaken, I took a deep breath.

“What’s wrong, sister? You’re not usually this excited.”

“Huh? Up until now, it’s been fire and lightning, right? They seemed a bit dangerous.

But water is a bit more fantastical, you know? Look, isn’t it beautiful? Maybe that’s why.”

Now that she mentions it, it might be true.

However, I still don’t fully understand, and I wonder if it’s that big of a deal.

Girls are hard to understand.

But looking at the joy on my sister’s face, I can’t feel bad.