Magic, what is it?

[Reverse the circle.] 】

If you want to analyze its essence, it is difficult for even the sage Henry Melch in this world to do it.

[In vivo reconstitution.] 】

However, if it were only to analyze the composition and the steps to cast the spell, even if it was assumed that both parties had basic knowledge of magic, it would have taken a long time to discuss.

[Parse, portray, enable.] 】

So the answer to this question, broadly speaking, should be, "No one knows what it is." ”

Because even the elves who are at the peak of their magical attainments among the five clans actually have the most outstanding talent at the "application" level of magic.

[If you have as much magic power as you want around here.] 】

Just as people drink water, use water to transport, and water crops to feed livestock, life can survive and civilization can flourish. Life and civilization itself depend on it, and strong nations often go hand in hand with abundant rivers, but people do not know how water is made up and where it comes from.

The White Book says, "You don't need to know where this water and this food comes from, but you need to be grateful, knowing that this is the highest gift from the great." ”

Like many other large religions, its relationship with inquisitive magicians is complex. Sometimes cooperative, sometimes hostile.

[Even if it's only for a short time, I want to gain enough strength to fight equally.] 】

But even in the darkest of times for magicians, when they called heretics, blasphemers, beheaded and had to cut off their bloodlines as soon as they were discovered.

[No, this is my battle. 】

The footsteps of people exploring.

【I'm fighting alone】

It never stopped.

So what is magic?

The answer may not be about its essence.

It's what it's given.

"Something that can't work miracles. ”

"What is magic called?"

"Huh-" The short spear javelin that was the same as the White Witch was suspended in mid-air.

This is extravagant extravagance, and it is very different from the human and elven magicians who are careful about their own magic power, and only those whose magic power is overflowing can be cast. Without any spells or elemental transformations, it is purely made of extremely aggressive magical particles condensed into substance.

An attack that is performed with the magic itself.

The witch who had lost her last humanity did not hesitate at all, she was like a beast defending her territory, her red eyes cold and hostile, and she attacked directly.

"Bang-——!!" javelins flying out at high speed.

A sonic boom was issued.

In less than a second, it crossed the distance of several hundred meters and came to the front of everyone.

There is no way to avoid it.

They didn't even have time to react.

What are the elements that measure the attack power of a strike weapon?

If there is still room for you at the moment, our Millet will tell you in all seriousness that it is weight and speed.

The weight needs no explanation, and even a complete layman will understand that the heavier the weapon, the more lethal it is.

However, weapons used against humans, especially sharp weapons such as swords, are usually very lightweight, which is determined by this latter factor.

Twice the mass can only bring twice the kinetic energy, but twice the speed can bring four times the kinetic energy. Although the vast majority of people in this era are unaware of this, lighter and faster sharps tend to be more lethal than their heavier counterparts.

The same is true for shooting weapons, which use a 20-gram bolt to shoot at a speed of 300 paces per second.

By extension, the javelin, which is far larger than a crossbow bolt, can travel more than three times as fast as a heavy crossbow.

Its destructive power is only enough to penetrate any armor that exists in the world.

and even the city walls.

A weapon that goes beyond the speed of sound and is enough to penetrate everything.

It was already a battle beyond their imagination.

But Orno.

Palms up.

What is magic?

The answer is not in the dusty and bookworm-biting trails, mottled and musty scrolls.

The answer is not in the boasting of the spittle of the tutor of the Royal Society of Astrology and Alchemy in Padrosi.

The answer is.

An innocent child, in the sparkling eyes.

"Bang !!!——"

The wind blew, the leaves danced wildly, and everyone closed their eyes, their hair and cloaks swayed wildly.

"Knock ——!!!!"

The eardrums were struck by a loud roar and were dissensitated, and people could no longer hear what seemed to be the loudest war drum they had ever heard in their lives. But the vibrations of the air and their skeletons spoke of the fact that the witch's attack was still unfinished.

Even battering rams can't match their attacks.

Like Thor's hammer.

Unbeatable, terrifying.

But Orno.

Stopped it.

"Whew-" Miss Elf exhaled.

Then he raised his other hand.

"Bang Bang !!!!!!"

The wind was wild, and the shockwave, which was even more powerful than before, came down again, and Henry and Erica inserted their weapons and stopped at the front with Adolphus, while everyone behind them was blown to the point that their faces hurt like knives.

The world was quiet for a short time.

There was silence, as if there was nothing in the room.

Aside from the constant ringing in their ears and the swelling in their heads, they struggled to even stand on the ground.

“...... Well, I'll leave it to me. Horno said this without looking back, and because of the tinnitus, people could not fully hear it.

"Let's go, I'll do the rest. Apparently noticing this, the blonde haired elf repeated it again.

"It's time to open your eyes. Henry's voice was close at hand, and then he seemed to leave from front of him, for through his eyelids Mira immediately felt that his front was brightening, as if he had closed his eyes on a summer afternoon and were exposed to the sun.

- No, but.

Shouldn't it be cloudy?

Cloudy day in the woods.

Is there anything so bright?

"......." Mira slowly opened her eyes, she still felt a roar in her eardrums, and although she was not physically hurt, her heart was beating wildly.

"Ahh

And then she noticed why.

The reason why the surroundings become brighter.

The tree is gone.

The ghouls are gone, too.

Even the earth in front of him no longer exists.

Within five hundred meters of where Orno was standing, there was only one witch in black still standing.

The dark clouds in the sky were cut into a large hole, and the contrast between the blue sky and the gray clouds was striking, and the frozen soil on the ground was blown away to reveal the soft black soil inside.

"I don't want to admit it, but it's time for us to go. Adolphus, who was covered in cold sweat under the helmet, spoke to everyone's thoughts, and even Henry and Erica were unable to intervene in a battle of this scale.

"The pinnacle of the ivory tower called magic—"

"Only the legendary class—" The magic teacher, pale from the consumption of mana and the shock of his heart, muttered his hand to the elf's back.

"Let's go, Camilo—" Erica grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.

"The Great Wizard—"

"Stump, Tread, Tread—"

The sound of hurried footsteps sounded from behind her, and Orno didn't look back, but she was somewhat relieved to know that her teammates had evacuated.

"Whew-"

Horno closed his eyes, exhaled, and reopened his eyes with a dazzling golden light.

The witch slowly approached, and then stood about two hundred meters away from her.

This distance is a bit difficult for the human eye, but it is not difficult for the elf with excellent eyesight, and she can clearly see every detail of the other person's body.

"You...... It's grown so big. "They were the only ones in the clearing where the ghouls, Henry, and the others no longer existed.

The long-lived elves also have a long growth period, and even though Orno is quite old in terms of human time, she still looks immature on the outside.

And the witch is the opposite.

"Even if the other half of the blood comes from a short-lived human being, it can only be said that it has become such a mature posture in just a few months. ”

"It's counterintuitive. She tilted her head and looked at her daughter: "Is it ......?"

His face resembles his own, but at least a head taller. Like him, he has dazzling black hair.

"I thought I was in a mood swing like this. ”

"But I didn't expect it to be calm. ”

"I guess I expected this to happen. ”

"I've read similar examples in the scrolls, and I've long understood the reproductive barrier between elves and humans, and I would be the exception if I didn't make sense. ”

"But people are stupid creatures. Orno is using the Elven language here, not specifically to humans, but to the broad concepts of the five races, including himself, "individual" and "total".

"Even if you know that there will be a tragic ending in the future, you still can't help but want to immerse yourself in the beauty of the moment. Even though they know that it will come to an end, they still deceive themselves into hoping that such a day will never end. ”

She closed her golden eyes again, her mouth still speaking irrelevantly, but her hair and her entire body floated. The mana began to vibrate, so strong that even the air reacted. The witch became vigilant, and many pitch-black javelins appeared beside her again.

"Melt. ”

"Smack——!! "But this time they couldn't even shoot, and under Horno's faint words, they disappeared into the air like bursting foam.

The ——! witch was obviously defenseless against this, she looked left and right in confusion, and then condensed a new javelin again, but each time it dissipated in mid-air.

"It's useless. The elf shook his head.

"You and I don't have a level of understanding of magic itself. She tilted her head, looked at her daughter with half-closed eyes that radiated a striking golden light, and said word by word:

"Letting you take the lead is my mother's atonement for your infertility. ”

"Next. She raised her hand, and the restless mana began to ripple like a heartbeat.

"You unfilial daughter who erected a sharp thorn at your biological mother. ”

"Are you ready to be taught a lesson? ”

The witch visibly assumed a wary posture, and she raised her shield, which was the same thing as the javelin, the condensed condensed of extravagant pure magic.

"......" Horno was silent.

The witch raised her shield and condensed her javelin again.

The extravagant and wasteful way of running magic is a simple and crude way for a magician like Camilo to grit his teeth in anger. There's no need to be careful, there's no need to think about unleashing powerful magical effects with minimal mana mobilization, it's just simple.

Smash the magic out.

It negates all the glory, wisdom, and even knowledge that they boast of.

Like a mountain giant with a club, he knows how to use brute force without any rules, but he can torture any knight who is skilled in swordsmanship.

It's just that it's unbeatable because of the sheer volume.

- So.

Even if it's for a short time, if anybody.

If anyone can have the same level of magic-

Who can.

If you're in a position to be on par with the witch—

"Remember, the way of magic is the way of knowledge. ”

Horno raised his hand, and with a light stroke, he repelled the javelins with a swift wind pressure.

"Remember, the way of magic is the way of truth. ”

The witch has a huge amount of magic power, but it is always easily slapped away by Orno.

"Remember, the way of magic is the way of life. ”

She approached step by step, and at the same time, she saw the move, and quickly closed the distance.

"Remember, the way of magic is the way of heaven and earth. ”

"I am not a conformist, but a man who knows heaven and earth. ”

"I am, Ornoidoravanenshi Latisukhir (the one who keeps the world with discerning eyes)"

"I am. ”

"Masters of the elements. ”

"Archmage—" The moment she said her real name, her whole body appeared with golden lines.

The magic in the air disappeared in an instant, and then ice picks appeared from all directions, spinning at high speed towards the witch.

"Bang !!"

She brutally blocked the blow with her black magic, and the conflicting reaction between the two massive forces of magic covered the ground around her with a thin layer of frost - but that wasn't the end of it.

"Boom!!" Immediately after the icicle struck Orno's specialty, the impact of air magic, and the successive strong vibrations swept the witch's magic shield apart and dissipated into the air, and Orno, who was already ready for the third move, attacked the huge flames from the sky this time.

"Bang bang!!" The charred earth scattered in all directions, and the chaotic elements caused the air to become thin and blurred.

"Suppressed ......," muttered Mira, who was hiding in the distance.

"I see, saturation attacks, with continuous attacks of different attribute elements, make the change speed of magic protection unable to keep up, and there is disorder. ”

"Crash—"

"There's no time to explain there, and the ghouls who aren't dead, that's our job, and we can't let them near her. Now she can't withstand any physical attacks. Henry said this, first mentioning Kramer.

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"Are you sure you want to do that?"

"Do we have any other options besides this?"

"Not even you can get close to her. ”

"There is only one other peak that can be defeated. ”

"I'm tired too, Mr. Sage. ”

"This way of fleeing, scheming, all kinds of thinking, in fact, is just an escape. ”

"I'm tired of it all, and as a certain little girl said. ”

"My child is crying. ”

"It's funny to say, but after living for such a long time, it is at this last moment that you humans have learned that you human beings are another treasure that is just as important as love. ”

"What even the people I love didn't give me came from a little girl who was a fraction of my size next year. ”

"The courage to face the facts. ”

"Small, weak, but more precious than a man who has no power and does nothing. ”

"She was the one who made me make up my mind. ”

"This circle was originally used by people, to draw magic from the earth in order to resurrect the dead. The principle is the same, just a few details need to be modified, even though the magic in this land is on the verge of exhaustion. ”

"But magic is such a thing, take a closer look around you. ”

"Isn't it as much as you want? ”

"Don't look at me like this. ”

"It's also among the elves. ”

"It's a genius character—"

"Bang boom—"

The ice shattered, the flames disappeared, and the whirlwind gradually dissipated in the air. When the dust settled, Orno raised his hands condescendingly and looked at his daughter with a blank face.

The witch knelt on one knee, and the black magic beside her tore through the space like lightning and appeared agitatedly, but it was obviously suppressed by something else.

She instinctively tried to summon her magic to resist, but found that her previous hand-to-hand approach was now unattainable.

"We're back here, although you don't remember about it. ”

"But that's where you were really born. ”

"What a terrible instinct, only to find out that the original depicted circle has been destroyed by you. Is it because you feel a potential threat? ”

"But it doesn't matter. ”

"Did you know that as an individual with magical powers, the mage himself is a moving circle material? ”

"The restless magic that pervades this body now is more precious than all that I have worked so hard to collect. ”

"Don't underestimate the wisdom and knowledge that people have passed down over thousands of years. ”

"You stupid daughter. ”

Horno raised his hand and sliced his wrist open with the wind condensed from his fingertips.

As if sensing something, everyone who had beheaded the last ghoul turned their heads in unison.