Wizard Stone - Chapter 692



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Episode 692: There is no understanding

“Are you asking me to believe that?”

“It is true. In fact, there is a rumor going around in the empire right now.”

“What are you talking about?”

“There is no understanding. There is only appearance.”

Schugel shook his head as if he could not agree. The others seemed to think similarly, though they did not show it.

Roy, who learned magic through his senses, was no exception.

It’s not that I like learning magic through my senses. I had no choice but to use this method because it was hard to read books and they didn’t stick in my head.

In other words, if I could understand the book, I would have read it.

If even he himself is like this, how much worse must it be for Schugel, who has only read books his entire life?

“I can understand everything else, but this doesn’t work.”

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying you can learn magic without reading the books or understanding their contents. It’s just that the weight of understanding is less important than it used to be.”

“The specific gravity has decreased?”

“In the past, reading books was the only way to get to magic. But that’s not the case anymore.”

“How can one learn magic without reading a book?”

Shugel’s head lingered on him for a moment and then passed. It seemed that he had momentarily forgotten that there were people who learned magic without reading books.

Of course, Roy didn’t interfere unnecessarily. There was no need to step forward and get the glares.

That wasn’t what Lilar said in the first place.

“I didn’t say you could learn magic without reading books. I said reading books isn’t the only way to learn magic.”

“Isn’t that it?”

“It’s different. Magic isn’t just about shooting fire out of your hands.”

“Are you talking about magic items?”

Lilar nodded to Alcon’s question. Alcon nodded as if he had expected that.

“As magical items have developed, the fields covered by magic have become more diverse and vast, so the importance of understanding has decreased.”

“That’s right. Of course, there are still people who don’t consider magical items to be magical. But that won’t last long. Of course, it’s not just because of magical items that people start saying that.”

“Is there another reason?”

“of course.”

“What?”

“Hmm. This isn’t a short story… … .”

“I’m fine.”

Alcon asked those around him for agreement, as if to say, “Why not?” Naturally, no one objected.

Rather, I hope that by talking as long and in detail as possible, Schugel will be convinced.

“Then tell me what you know. To understand why understanding has disappeared, you must first understand the vastness of magic.”

“The vastness of magic.”

“It was said that the scale of magic had grown because of the magical items that came before, but in fact, magic had already grown to a level that was difficult for one person to handle. It was so big that even if you studied magic your entire life, no one would dare say that they understood magic.”

Even if you study magic your whole life, you can’t say you understand magic.

It was as if he was referring to Shugel. In fact, Shugel’s face was frozen so hard that it was scary. His already red face was about to get bigger.

Of course, whether that was true or not, Lilar did not stop explaining.

“Of course, this is also because magic was mainly used to understand the world and its principles. That’s why I didn’t dare say that I understood magic.”

“Because it was said that he understood magic and was well-versed in all things and principles of the world?”

“That’s right. And most young wizards aren’t interested in that kind of thing. They’d rather go out and study the world than stay in their rooms. Just like you quit being a professor.”

“No, why are you suddenly talking about that?”

“… … Alcon, have you quit being a professor?”

“That’s what happened.”

“her.”

Shugel looked at Alcon in disbelief.

Shugel has been a professor at a magic school his entire life. It was natural for him to react like this.

“Why on earth… … .”

“I plan to start a business.”

“business?”

“Yes. I’ll explain in detail later.”

Alcon looked at Lilar again as if he wanted to finish listening, then quickly continued the story.

“So, what did the wizard do once he got out?”

“They fought. Most of them became battle wizards.”

When they heard that they had fought, everyone’s eyes naturally turned to one place. Right next to them was a person who was like a symbol of fighting.

Roy shrugged his shoulders and said, receiving attention.

“Looks like you’ve been stressed out.”

“That would be the case. Of course, I’m talking about the wizards who left the magic tower voluntarily.”

“Are there people who didn’t come out of the tower voluntarily?”

“Of course.”

“Then what did they do?”

Instead of answering, Lilar looked at Alcon. Alcon blinked as if asking why he was looking at him, then answered instead.

“Are you out to make money like me?”

“Yes. As you know, magic costs a lot of money. At first, it was possible to solve it with the support of nobles and merchants, but as magic became more and more extensive, that alone became insufficient. So what do you think they did?”

“Well, two things come to mind.”

“What?”

“It’s simple. Just ask for more money.”

“How do you mean?”

“There are two ways to do this. Either take a child from a noble family as your disciple, or marry a wizard into a noble family.”

“That’s right. Family usually doesn’t spare any expense. The birth of a wizarding family.”

Roy nodded slightly. He liked that it wasn’t difficult to understand, regardless of the content.

You explained it much better than I expected.

Of course, Alcon’s assistance also played a part in this. It was noticeable that he appropriately listened to the conversation so that it went smoothly.

There must have been some stories I already knew, but I pretended not to know and answered and asked questions.

Well, there’s no one in particular who would receive it… … .

He didn’t know much himself, and Beek continued to keep silent, perhaps because he thought it was not his place.

The rest of the wizards were beyond words.

Finally, this time Alcon asked the question again.

“What’s the other one?”

“It’s a business. Wizards started selling scrolls and magical items that they created during their research to nobles. Of course, as I said before, as magic grew in scale, that alone became insufficient. They needed money not only from nobles but also from commoners.”

“The scope of understanding has narrowed again.”

Schugel was impressed by Alcon’s theorem.

“How does starting a business with the common people give you the realm of understanding?”

“It’s a given. For commoners, what happens when magic is activated is more important than how it works. They don’t know how to use Flare Scrolls and Magic Lanterns, do they?”

That’s right.

To be honest, I don’t know much about it myself. I know about flare and light magic, but I don’t know how they are made or what their principles are.

All that matters is that it lights up, that it shines, and that’s it, plus the price.

And the same goes for people who create magical items.

“Rather than thinking about principles, I guess I’ll just have to think about whether or not the magic item will sell.”

“That’s right. And it doesn’t require any understanding to make such items.”

“Are you talking about magic circles and runes?”

“That’s right.”

Lilar nodded and picked up his teacup. Of course, the tea was already cold.

“Dewardrio?”

“I will do it.”

Lilar took out something that looked like a metal bar from his bosom and dipped it into the teacup. Judging by its appearance, it seemed to have a similar purpose to the metal bar he was using.

Of course, unlike his own iron bar, this one was much smaller and heated up on its own.

While the tea was boiling, Lilar began to talk again.

“Our family also tried to decipher the runes at first. Once we knew the meaning, all that was left was to combine them.”

“But it failed.”

“Yes, of course, I have found out some things. And I have made things based on those things. But there is a lot more opposition.”

“Are you saying there are more items that are just randomly put together?”

“That’s right. I don’t know the exact principle, but they just make and sell things because magic is activated. And you can do this kind of work even if you can’t use magic. In fact, most of the people in the family who make magic items can’t use magic. Of course, they’re not completely ignorant of magic. Some people know more about magic than I do.”

Roy couldn’t hide his surprise. He had already seen enough of Lilar’s knowledge through the previous magic and stories.

But they say there is someone smarter than Lilar.

And that’s without even being a wizard.

Now I see that the world Basil spoke of has already arrived. There was no need to wait thirty years, or even twenty-five years.

Even those who love magic like Simon but cannot use it can now do things related to magic.

Should I tell Firen to take a test to see if Simon can learn magic or not?

If it’s Glen Slip, you’ll recognize it right away… … .

I’ll have to think about it later. For now, it was time to focus on Lilar.

The story isn’t over yet.

“I talked about magical items earlier, but in fact, not only magical items but also magic is changing to focus more on phenomena than understanding.”

“Are you talking about family magic?”

“Yes. The wizarding families in the Empire periodically reveal one of their family magics. Did you know?”

“I know that because I heard about it.”

“Among the magics that have been revealed, there are some great ones, but honestly, most of them are a bit ambiguous to use. In other words, there are still more magics that have not been revealed.”

“Then, even if we meet, there must be more magic we don’t know about than magic we are learning together.”

“I don’t think it’s to that extent right now, but it will be soon. In other words, the form of the magic and the results it brings are more important than the principles of magic. In the case of the Magic Tower, the theory is still quite important, but that’s not the case for the magicians from the family. If you learn magic and it seems like it’s not going to work out, then you should look into the theory.”

“So, can you understand and learn advanced or even intermediate magic like that?”

Shugel, who had been quietly listening to the story, suddenly asked a question. Even Roy thought it was a rather sharp question.

If even low-level magic is that difficult, how much harder must the higher-level magic be? Is it easy enough to learn without reading a lot of related books?

No, it is not.

Because if you have a solid foundation, you can run longer and go higher.

The same goes for training as well as theory. If you learn magic and then move on to the next magic without training, then even if you learn magic, it won’t be considered as having learned it.

When I think about it in terms of training, I can understand Shugel’s feelings a little. For the first time, I agree with Shugel.

I wonder what Lilar will say?

“You won’t understand.”

“what?”

“Intermediate magic isn’t that easy, is it? However… … .”

“but?”

“Just because you study the theory and understand intermediate and advanced magic doesn’t mean you can use them, right? I don’t want to study magic that I can’t even use.”