"Huh? Really?" Bella asked.

"Huh." Isabel chuckled, "If that's really the case, wouldn't you be able to kill anyone you want?"

"Yes......

"But they all think so. To a certain extent, they are afraid of the Segovia family. Because if you really don't need any props to establish a correlation to complete the curse, it means that there is no way to crack it. - Of course that's impossible."

"But why are there such rumors?"

"Well, I think, it may be because of the performance of the Segovia family during the war, which caused him to have this misunderstanding. However, there is a kind of magic that is relatively close, but it doesn't seem to require any props."

"What does that look like?"

"I heard that once, during the stalemate between the two armies, a mage of the Segovia family caused the enemy commander who met for the first time to fall off his horse and fall unconscious. Obviously, the two had never been in contact before, and they hadn't seen each other. This is a disarray." Isabel said, "We're almost there."

At this time, the two had already left the backyard of the mansion, walked through a small wood, and came to a stone gate in the back mountain.

It looks like the entrance to a tomb.

"The secret of that spell is hidden here."

Isabel said, placing her hand on the door.

The stone door glowed faintly, and then slowly opened.

Walking into the stone chamber, inside was a hollow room, about a few dozen feet square.

There is a mirror in the middle.

"...... this?"

"As you can see, it's a mirror." Isabel replied, "And it's an ordinary mirror."

Bella didn't understand what Madame meant.

"What do you see in the mirror?" Isabel asked.

"You can see Madame and me, and the view behind you." Bella replied.

"Hmm." Isabel said, "That's right. We can see ourselves in the mirror. And then we think, that's what we are. But in reality, we are just seeing the shadow reflected in the mirror. I'm afraid it's hard to know what your real self is like. Of course, others may be able to tell you that the image in the mirror is exactly the same as you are. But what if someone else doesn't help? In that case, we can only take what we look like in the mirror and take it as our own. In other words, what we reflect in the mirror affects our perception of ourselves."

"Is it ...... Does it interfere with perception?" Bella seemed to understand something.

"Hmm." Isabel nodded, "In addition to appearance, there are many things that we need to use other tools to understand, and finally form our concept of the whole world, which also includes the understanding of ourselves."

"What do you know about yourself?"

"For example, if you tell a stranger that he's terminally ill, that person won't necessarily believe him. But if all the doctors and priests, and even his relatives and friends, told him that, then the probability of him believing would increase. And at this time, if there is any discomfort in the body again—it may just be caused by exertion or not sleeping well at night—but it will be associated with the disease, and in the end, he may really not be able to afford to get sick at all."

"Is it a misconception?"

"It's not a question of whether it's wrong or right. Probably, from that person's point of view, everything makes sense. Just like looking in the mirror, this is what we see in our eyes, and that's why we think we're like that. You know, the use of magic is mainly based on mental power, so as long as you hint to the other person that he can't use magic, then he may be suspicious of himself. Whether he agreed with it or not, he had already planted this seed in his heart, and as soon as something abnormal appeared, he would think about it and wonder if there was really something wrong with his magic. If you keep giving him hints and reach a certain threshold, the curse will be completed."

"It does look like a powerful magic." Bella said.

"It's not that exaggerated." "It's not going to work for everyone. When it comes to the scope of application, those who are extreme and obsessed, or who have done something wrong, are the easiest to be tricked. But on the contrary, people who are relatively calm and open-minded about everything will have little effect. After all, magic comes from within."

As long as you are strong-willed and above board, you don't need to be afraid of any threat.

"Perhaps, because of this unique way of 'casting spells', people mistakenly think that they don't need any props as a medium for association. But in reality, exerting an effect by influencing cognition is itself a way to establish relevance. Or rather, this in itself establishes a correlation. So, there is no such thing as not needing any medium. Otherwise, wouldn't directionality, which is one of the most important factors in a spell, be unreasonable?"

In that case, it is not possible to lock the cast target onto a person.

This is also the basic principle on which magic applies. In addition to enhancing the strength of magic to a certain extent, the magic wand that people usually use to cast spells is more important to control the magic elements and let the magic flow in a specific direction.

This is also the vector nature of magic release.

In addition, almost all magic items are also built on the basis of this basic principle to function.

"But ma'am." Bella said, "This should be your family secret, so is it really okay to just tell me casually?"

Isabel smiled.

"It's not a big deal," said Madame, "and it's not even a secret. It is just a revelation left by the ancestors, so that future generations can always recognize themselves and not be lost in their nature by flashiness. And I'm not very good at spells myself, so I don't care about that. Plus the two of us are more destined. To tell you the truth, you have a bit of the air of my youth."

"Huh?" Hearing this, Bella's cheeks flushed slightly.

"Tell me, have you solved the truth?" Isabel asked suddenly.

"I'm ......," Bella hesitated.

Although she can guess it now, she is not very sure.

Although the clues are already obvious, there is not enough evidence.

"Sometimes, things don't always work perfect." Isabel said, "Now that you have the answer in your heart, you have to be brave enough to verify it, life often doesn't give us the opportunity to be fully prepared."

"However, I'm worried that if something happens......

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Isabel's voice was resolute and resolute, and her eyes were full of trust.

"Ma'am, you already know that, right?" Bella asked, "Just when I showed you the fragment."

"You really have the look of my youth, hahaha——! Isabel let out a hearty laugh.