About Magic: Arisugawa and Piyo
Elana attached the choker she had to Piyo.
“This is an accessory made from magic stones. All mages wear things like this.”
“Oh, now that you mention it, I do have an image of them holding big staffs.”
She chuckled at my words.
“Those are made long to support large stones. The staff changes depending on whether you prioritize mobility or power.”
“Hey, what’s it like when you use magic? Like, ‘Fire, appear!’ kind of thing?”
Elana laughed again and took a small, palm-sized book from a pile of stacked books.
“Fufu, magic can’t be done with just imagination. Of course, it’s important; if you can’t imagine it, you can’t create it. But you have to follow proper procedures. Although, there seem to be extremely rare geniuses who can do such divine feats.”
The book handed to me explained mana and how to perform techniques with illustrations. The body movements were just like martial arts forms.
“That’s a basic book. Try reading it. The methods written vary, and books might differ. In essence, it contains good methods that our predecessors discovered on their own. It should be helpful, shouldn’t it?”
I flipped through it, but it looked more difficult than I had anticipated.
“Hey Piyo, I want to do Elana’s magic.”
“Hmm, alright. Follow me.”
At Piyo’s wish, we were led to a vacant lot a short distance away.
“Stand back a little. It’s dangerous.”
As instructed, I moved back to keep my distance and watched. She lowered her head. Then, about three fireballs shot out from her back, drawing an arc as they landed on the ground. A pillar of fire erupted with a “bong” sound.
The heat wind flowing on the breeze made me realize it was real.
“W-Wow! That’s so cool! Piyo wants to do that too!”
“Can everyone really do that?”
Elana shook her head at my question.
“Not immediately. I practiced quite a bit for this. Besides, we are a race born with a lot of mana.”
“Is that so? It seems quite difficult.”
Unlike me, who was close to giving up, Piyo was full of determination.
“Then I guess I have to read this book from the beginning.”
At my words, Piyo tilted her head.
“Hmm, Piyo can’t read letters.”
