READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 6 - Think the other way around and think, "It's okay to create sorcery".
“Create…sorcery?”
“Mm.”
Keeka nodded confidently at the tone in my voice.
“Looking at your magic, the power of chanting is great for sorcery to be activated.”
“I guess that’s true, but…”
It is true that you need to concentrate, but magic takes shape just by chanting.
It’s surprisingly easy because when you chant, the magic moves on its own and becomes sorcery.
“You could say that chanting is what creates magic. You can say that each word of chanting creates magic.”
It would be the same as the multiplication table example I mentioned earlier.
“What about 9×5?”, instead of going to the trouble of adding 9 five times, you can quickly come up with the answer by remembering the product of the multiplication. The same logic applies for magic.
I don’t know how to move the magic power to activate the “Wind Edge”, but if I say the chant, the magic power will move on its own and become the “Wind Edge”.
“Listen. Imagination is important for magic.”
“Imagination…?”
“That’s right. What form does the magical power hidden within yourself manifest in this world? For example, let’s say you create a ball of flame like this.”
Keeka suddenly created a ball of flame in the palm of her right hand by using sorcery.
I am used to it since it is the second time, but I am a little surprised when she does that without any prior action.
“However, this doesn’t mean I’m doing anything randomly. I’m creating it by imagining my magical power turning into a ball of flame in my head. This is sorcery.”
“I see.”
The magic is triggered by chanting.
Sorcery is triggered when you imagine what you want your magical power to become.
“Well, it’s not that simple. First of all, those who cannot use sorcery cannot even control their own magic power. That’s why the art of sorcery is not so common in this world.”
According to Keeka’s story, there were very few people who could use sorcery.
Besides, since magic is activated by chanting, there is not much need to control one’s own magical power.
I see. Keeka’s story makes sense.
However, even though I am the only one who has actually seen sorcery, this reasoning ability or imagination..
Who the hell is Keeka?
“That’s where the sorcery comes in.”
“…Haa.”
“For example…I guess so.”
After saying that, Keeka fell silent for a while as if she was thinking about it.
I felt bad for interrupting her somehow, so I kept my mouth shut too.
“‘Magic power. Thou art the flame that will reshape the world, appear before me, and burn down all my enemies.'”
“What?”
Keeka, who had been silent, suddenly uttered words that could only have been uttered by a person with Chuunibyou disease.
“What’s wrong? Repeat.”
“Repeat what you just did!?”
No, no!
I have already gotten over my Chuunibyou sickness.
“What are you so shy about? Isn’t your magic chanting similar?”
…Well, certainly.
The Father of Magic, someone with power, something like that…
Is it too late to hesitate at the embarrassing word?
“I understand. I’ll say it. I’ll say it.”
“Ah…Aah, don’t just say this, concentrate on it.As if you are talking to the magical power that sleeps within you, imagine that the magical power inside of you becomes a huge flame.”
“Huh…”
I closed my eyes to concentrate, thinking that I should just follow along obediently.
…The magic power within me.
Every time I chant, I feel a strange sensation that makes me sharpen my nerves.
“Magic power…!?”
The moment I whispered that, I felt a strange sensation, as if something had jumped inside me.
It was probably the movement of magic power, but it was different from what I had felt earlier. It’s something…. I can’t describe the difference in words, but it’s…. like a voluntary….like that?
“Good. I haven’t learned much about your body, but I think you have some potential.”
Keeka’s words did not reach my brain, as I was too busy controlling the magic power that was violently moving through my body as if it were jumping around.
For now, I must concentrate on the chanting that Keeka said!
“Thou art the flame that will reshape the world, appear before me, and burn down all my enemies.”
My body’s temperature is rising speedily.
The moment I thought that, all of my body’s heat source was concentrated on my extended right hand.
My right hand began to move on its own as if he were desperately trying to stop something from running wild.
“…Hmm. Does magic require a ‘closing’ of chanting? That’s right…”
“Miss Keeka!? This is quite painful!?”
If it had been just a few minutes ago, the magic would have been activated by now, but I don’t know what it is, but it hasn’t been done.
My right hand is hot! It’s shaking! It’s starting to hurt!
I can’t keep this up! There’s something that shouldn’t be released is coming out!
If this were a crowded train, I’d have said my last words by now!
“Wait. I’m currently thinking of a suitable name for this magic.”
“What!?…Name!?”
“That’s right… How about something like ‘Flame of Genesis Ragnarok’ ?”
“Is that okay!? Didn’t you add strange kanji to it!? Won’t the mythology police get mad at you!?”
“Hmmm….I looked into your mind and picked one of the words that you have put together as ‘cool fancy words’, Is that wrong?”
“It’s no good, or it’s embarrassing, or it’s a dark history…! No, I can’t hold it back anymore! If I say that, will my right hand stop hurting!?”
“Yeah, probably.”
“Damn, I have no choice but to say it….! I just need to say it….”The Flame of Genesis Ragnarok!”
The magic power that had gathered in my right hand gradually formed a shape as I shouted that with a bright red face.
“Okay, just imagine Ragnarok.”
“What’s that word!? What do you mean, imagine Ragnarok!?”
“I don’t know. I don’t know the word Ragnarok. However, I guess it’s a word related to fire, right? That’s why I chose that word.”
“Flames…?”
Come to think of it, the chant was something like “My magical power, turn into some great flame.”
Ragnarok…?
I wonder if it meant something like the “twilight day” of some myth…?
If I remember correctly, someone with a name like Surtur burned the world to the ground…
“Oh, that kind of thing?”
Is that why there was such a disturbing word like “recreating the world”?
Eh, what, wait?
Am I about to activate that world-burning Ragnarok right now?
For some reason, the tip of my right hand feels hot…
“What the heck is that?”
When I looked at it, I saw a huge ball of flame floating on the tip of my right hand.
I can’t tell you how big it is, but it’s as big as a two-story building.
“W-What’s this?!”
When I looked, I saw an extremely large ball of flame floating in front of my right hand.
I can’t tell you how big it is, but it’s as big as a two-story house.
What’s this? Am I creating a Sun?
“Oh. Looks like my guess was correct.”
Keeka mutters calmly, nonchalantly, even though I’m holding a huge ball of flame in the air.
“Hey, explain! Explain!”
” I’ve already explained it to you. I told you that imagination is the key to Magic, didn’t I?
“No, you’ve got to do something about this flame first!”
It’s hot! It’s so hot I can’t focus on anything!
“…Just like with magic, you can just send it somewhere.”
“.…Eh?”
I glanced back and forth at Keeka and the ball of flame several times, and thrust my right hand forward.
Then, the huge, oversized ball of flame vanished at a fast speed.
“Oh…”
“So, let’s continue the discussion.”
Keeka continued as if nothing had happened.
To be honest, I do have a strong curiosity about where did that ball of flame go, but I am more interested in the ball of flame itself, so I listened to Keeka’s words.
“What matters in magic is concentration. But you don’t have the power to freely control your magical powers so precisely as to be able to use sorcery. Therefore, you have borrowed power from the magic chanting and other such tricks.”
“Borrowing power…”
“Ah. Therefore, I tried to include words in the chanting that would promote the imagination to activate the magic,…… and it seems to have worked.”
“Ah. When I saw your chanting, I thought that chanting has the power to activate magic and to bring out the magician’s imagination. Therefore, I tried to put words in the chanting that promote the imagination to activate the magic…. and it seems to have worked.”
“So… by adding words to the chant that remind me of the magic I’m about to use, you made me do something magically awesome…?”
Ha, I don’t really understand.
“But now it’s been proven. You can create sorcery yourself.”