I took off my helmet, which was blocking my vision, and began my lecture. "First, a question." "Uh huh." "Where, Berseria do you think magic comes from?"
"Where? From the hands, right?" I got the answer I expected. However. "That's right, people who can't use magic tend to think that magic comes from the hands." "Isn't that the case?"
"No. It doesn't actually come from the hands, it comes from the coordinate axis specified by the caster. The truth is that many casters cast it close to their hands because the coordinates are more stable when it's closer to the caster." "I see. I've always wondered about that." "What is it?" "So that's why the gloves of fire-using wizards don't burn." "If you were curious about that, have you looked into it?" To that, Berseria's answer was... "As I said before, magic is really taboo. There's no one I can ask, and books aren't easy to come by."
"I see. That makes sense."
No matter how much she wondered, she couldn't get any closer to unraveling the mystery. "Seeing is believing, you know. You should see it for yourself. Shall I show you?" "Can you do that?"
"Yes, it's fine, Megi." I made a magical flame appear on my palm. "As expected of a member of the hero's bloodline. You can use offensive magic as well."
Seeing the magical flames up close, Berseria's eyes lit up like a child's. "I'm not particularly good at it though. It's not hot, so feel it." At my urging, Berseria reached out her hand to the flame. "Hmm. It's slightly warm, but not hot." "Right? The temperature can be adjusted to some extent depending on the skill of the caster." "Hmm. This looks like it would be useful for camping." The fact that it was about camping, rather than cooking, seemed very Berseria-like. Well, that's beside the point. "Now to the main topic."
"Hmm."
"Like this, I can cast it accurately when it's close to me, but next time I'll try aiming at a distant spot. You can see that training straw post over there, right? I'll use that as my target." "Yes. Thank you." "Megi." Magical flames appeared again.
However, the flames appear a little away from the designated spot. "See, they're off, right? The farther the distance, the harder it is to hit the target. It's the same as with a bow." "I see. So it takes a fair bit of training to hit from a distance." "I don't rely on magic for my attacks, so as I just showed you, I'm not that good at hitting from a long distance."
"Now that you mention it, when you put my subordinates to sleep, you were doing it from a close distance." "Honestly, I'm stronger with sword attacks. I only use magic as an attacking method when physical attacks don't work, or when I'm using a magic sword."
"What do you mean by enemies that physical attacks don't work on?" "Slimes are examples. They're liquid, so anything other than fire is ineffective. You can freeze them to slow them down, but you can't defeat them." "I see, that's instructive. So, what do you mean by magic sword?"
"It’s a skill to enchant weapons with attributes using magic. It’s not their exclusive patent, but it’s famous for being used by the magic swordsmen of Sorceras, a country famous for its magic." "I see." "So, about the advantages of magic swords." "Yes." "They can't cut through iron like the flaming swords I mentioned earlier, but they can at least land an effective hit when attacks don't work with normal swords." "I see."
"Also, depending on the duration, it consumes less magical power and mana than a normal attack spell. That's about it for magic swords." "There are many different types of magic." "The spells vary from country to country. Even if they have almost the same effect, there are many spells that are difficult to learn and consume different magical power and mana. The ones used in Braidea are quite common." "You say so, but what about that sleeping spell that Lord Eucharlouch used?" "That's a special spell that only those of the hero's bloodline can use. There are other sleep spells that stimulate the target's psychological trauma and give them nightmares, but..." "Hm?" "The one I used instead induces a comfortable, restful sleep. The soldiers were sleeping soundly, weren't they? It's a peaceful spell that doesn't harm either body or mind and is truly suitable for those of the hero's bloodline." "A spell that neutralizes the enemy without harming them, huh? That's a spell that is truly befitting of the hero's bloodline..." Berseria was deeply moved by my words.
I digressed a little at the end, but that's about all I need to say about magic accuracy.
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