Magic Maker - How to make magic in another world

Magic Maker – How to make magic in another world –

Chapter 74 Shield and boost

After returning home in the afternoon.

I took a deep breath in the courtyard.

It’s been a while since I’ve been back home.

After all, my own home is the most calming place.

Now then.

I finally have some time.

I couldn’t find any time at all during the lazy syndrome treatment.

There are two things I’m about to do.

I think I can do them now because both of them certainly existed.

First, the “Physical Enhancement Magic.”

This is the magic that my sister showed as a precursor to laziness syndrome.

I believe it was magic that was unconsciously activated.

Due to excessive magical energy supply, physical abilities were enhanced, showing physical prowess comparable to adults.

However, excessive use of magic caused magical energy depletion, leading to lethargy and the continuation of symptoms, eventually becoming lazy syndrome.

It was a symptom that occurred because control of magical energy was lacking.

I am confident in magical energy manipulation.

Until about two years ago, I could only sense the magical energy inside my body.

I felt the pulsation of internal magical energy, but I wasn’t very knowledgeable about its manipulation.

For the treatment of lazy syndrome, I continued to interfere with magical beasts, trout, and human magical energy, making it possible for me to supply and adjust.

Thanks to that, I can strongly feel magical energy and have gained a deep understanding.

It’s difficult to express in words, but I can recognize something like the flow of energy.

Therefore, the speed and efficiency of refining magical energy have also increased.

Furthermore, due to the influence of the scarlet night and the effect of being bitten by Einzwerf, magical energy has increased nearly a hundredfold.

Now, I should be able to “consciously enhance physical abilities.”

I focused my consciousness.

Usually, when using magic, one enters a magic-gathering state, imbuing the body with magical energy, or transitions to a magic-gathering state before using magic.

If we categorize this as external magic, then physical enhancement is internal magic.

As for internal magic, there is no need to transition to a magic-gathering state.

In a state of doing nothing, magical energy circulates within the body.

First, I recognized the magical energy in this state.

The flow of magical energy. Sensing this requires a quite delicate perception.

However, it was easy for me now.

Having felt the pulsation of other people’s magical energy, poured magic, and circulated it, manipulating my own magical energy was a simple matter.

Magical energy emanating from the vicinity of the heart flows towards the head and then towards the lower part of the body.

It continues to circulate throughout the entire body and then overflows to the outside.

The amount of magical energy overflowing to the outside varies depending on the total magical energy the person possesses.

When I visually recognized magical energy, an aura appeared around my body up to nearly a meter.

This is the amount of magical energy I currently possess.

The magical energy is faintly tinted red.

It used to be a different color, not this faint red, but more whitish.

For now, let’s take a look for the first time.

Consciously manipulating the torrent of magical energy circulating within, I deliberately left the magical energy that should have exited the body inside and kept it circulating.

The magical energy that circulated throughout the body affected the physical form.

In an instant, strength overflowed throughout my body.

The appearance didn’t change.

But there was definitely a sense of the presence of power.

I leaped unexpectedly.

“Huh!”

With just a jump straight up, I easily flew about two meters.

It’s not as impressive as the special magic jump, but this is just a physical enhancement magic.

As expected, it worked.

I had confidence, but there were still uncertainties until I tried it, and I was a bit anxious.

I’m glad it worked.

If I were to name this magic, it would be called “Boost.”

It’s different from magic that assists temporary movements like special magic jumps.

This is a magic that enhances my entire body.

I moved my body while circulating magical energy.

In normal times, running about 100 meters takes about 12 seconds.

When Boost is activated, it’s around 6 seconds.

In normal times, the long jump is about 4 meters.

When Boost is activated, it’s around 8 meters.

I tried various other things, but the records were generally about twice as good as usual.

It’s not just a simple doubling of physical abilities.

For me, a magic user who can’t use swords, there’s no magic more helpful than this.

Boost will surely become a handy magic from now on.

Now, even though Boost alone is quite a useful magic.

There’s another thing I’m considering.

Strictly speaking, this may not be magic.

If classified, magic used with one’s own will, like Flare or Bolt, is called “Conscious Magic.”

Magic that activates automatically under certain conditions is called “Unconscious Magic.”

In gaming terms, the former is called “Active,” and the latter is called “Passive.”

Now, what I’m about to try is the latter, Unconscious Magic.

And this Unconscious Magic is already being used without me consciously realizing it.

In other words, it’s activated even in my current state of doing nothing.

What is it?

I walked out of the courtyard and moved to the nearby forest.

There, I found a slender tree and stood in front of it.

Then, I crouched down and struck it.

With a dull sound, the tree swayed ever so slightly.

A heavy sensation transmitted through my fist.

I hit it quite forcefully.

However, there was no pain, only a sensation.

I could feel it, but there was no stimulation to my sense of pain, and there was no injury.

It’s only about the sensation of pain that I feel, not the overall sense of touch.

“I knew it… it was like that after all.”

Now, I had anticipated this phenomenon to some extent.

Recalling Einzwerf, he didn’t suffer any injuries even when attacked by Dad and Glast.

However, after biting me, the magical energy circulating within Einzwerf’s body became disturbed, clearly in an abnormal state.

In that condition, when he received attacks from Dad and Glast, although there was considerable hardness, unlike the first time, they managed to sever his arm somehow.

I used to think it was a result of Dad and Glast strength, but they mentioned that it had become “softer.”

That’s when it clicked for me.

I wondered if the magical energy he had enveloped himself with played a defensive role.

When I was a child, I discovered the existence of magical energy from Cutthroat Trout and once imbued my hands with magical energy through magic gathering.

Excited by the first experience, I instinctively punched a wall with the fist imbued with magical energy.

Back then, it didn’t hurt much.

I thought it wasn’t painful because I was a child and didn’t have much strength, but looking back now, I believe it was because I had attacked while in a “magic-gathering state.”

Based on that experience, I never tried to “attack something in a magic- gathering state” again, thinking that magical energy itself didn’t possess such power.

However, it wasn’t entirely accurate; magical energy did have power when gathered.

Strong magical energy absorbs impact.

In other words, even in a “magic-gathering state with low magical energy,” it’s not very meaningful.

In a state of low magical energy, the effects of magic gathering are minimal.

The force of a child’s serious punch isn’t significant, but even so, they would feel pain when using magic gathering.

But with my current magical energy level, it meant that I would have “considerable impact absorption even in a magic-gathering state.”

This became an unconscious magic shield.

By the way, this shield has another effect.

That is the “natural healing ability.”

I believe magical energy is akin to life energy. The depletion of this life energy results in lazy syndrome, while its abundance corresponds to the well-being of the body. If magical energy, as a natural energy, circulates more within the body, the body’s abilities, such as healing capacity, naturally increase.

In other words, healing ability.

Several times, deliberately keeping the magical energy level low while keeping the shield deactivated, I lightly injured my hand for observation. Without a doubt, minor wounds healed completely within a few minutes.

This seemed to be the reason for the rapid healing of fractures.

Now, regarding the shield, a question arises whether it applies to external release, that is, atmospheric magic. The answer is no. Even when I tried releasing a mass of magical energy, it didn’t serve as a cushion or absorb impact. The shield only activates in situations where magical energy is either naturally released, overflowing outside the body, or when magical energy is partially gathered in the body. This is probably due to the characteristic of magical energy that it needs to adhere to the body to manifest the properties of the shield.

However, even in an adhered state, the properties of the shield and atmospheric magic coexist. As long as it touches the skin, the shield’s properties exist, and when it separates, those properties are lost.

Now, this shield has a role beyond defense.

I gather magical energy in my right hand, in a fist. Two years ago, my magical energy capacity was only up to 90, but now I can gather magical energy up to a capacity of 10,000. Because it contains considerable power, using magic can be dangerous. For now, I decided to gather around 1000 magical energy while using Boost and activating the shield.

I deliver a punch with the gathered magical energy fist. The impact has clearly increased compared to earlier. With a sound reminiscent of “Zugan,” the tree shook, and countless leaves fluttered. There was not a trace of pain.

“…Guess it won’t break after all.”

However, the area I punched had been eroded by the impact.

This wouldn’t happen with a normal punch.

It seems there was considerable power behind it.

While I don’t think I can defeat magical beasts easily with bare hands, it could serve as a deterrent.

As a means to leverage magic, it’s quite promising.

Now, the experiment yielded results beyond my expectations.

“Hehe, this magic seems like fun. Flying in the sky might be within reach!”

Muttering such things, I started on my way back.

It seems there is still untapped potential in magic.

Will there be further developments if I go to the royal capital?

Or will I be overwhelmed by the daily grind without such leisure?

Feeling a mix of anxiety, anticipation, and loneliness, I returned home.

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Chapter 75 Letter from Queen Laxua L. Milhya

Sealed Letter

To Duke August R. Balkh

First and foremost, I appreciate your efforts in resolving the recent turmoil. The incident in Istria has fortunately brought awareness of the existence of Demons throughout the world.

As you are well aware, the emergence of the demonic race was anticipated, but the possibility of it occurring was beyond our imagination. However, the words of the “White-haired Woman” proved to be true, as acknowledged by the ministers.

Now, to the main point. There are opinions suggesting that we should promptly invite the physician who has established a method for treating Lazy syndrome worldwide to the royal capital. However, Lazy syndrome is not limited to our country; it has also occurred in other nations. If we pursue treatment exclusively within our borders, it will undoubtedly escalate into an international issue.

If the descriptions from a thousand years ago hold true, demonic beings will appear. While having a common enemy in the demonic race, engaging in conflict among allied nations would be fatally detrimental. Deteriorating relations with other countries should be avoided at all costs.

Furthermore, even if our country, which has produced the physician and magician Shion Ornstein, treats patients from other nations, issues of prioritization will arise. It is unrealistic to expect other nations to accept this based on reasons such as proximity. It is a trivial but crucial problem.

Hence, a decision has been made to gather elite individuals from each country and bring them to our nation for “education.”

I understand the concerns about verifying the presence of magical power and the shortage of educators. However, time is of the essence, and the number of Lazy syndrome patients far exceeds that of Istria. Besides considering the sentiments of kings and nobles from various countries, there are patients worldwide, and Shion Ornstein is the only person capable of treating them.

When the thirtieth day arrives, the “chosen ones” from various countries will come to the royal capital. It is urgent to educate them and train them to treat Lazy syndrome. Shion Ornstein is to visit the royal capital immediately and conduct the education of the “chosen ones.”

This is a decided matter and will not be reversed.

First and foremost, priority will be given to the treatment of Lazy syndrome, and afterward, measures against the demonic race will be devised. Rewards for the suppression of demonic beings and Lazy syndrome treatment will be presented in the royal capital. We are fully occupied with the care of the “chosen ones” and routine tasks. Select the escort units there.

I trust you understand, but do not let Shion Ornstein escape. Do not release the only hope, Shion Ornstein, under any circumstances—never.

The fate of the world rests in the hands of that individual.

Laxua L. Milhya