What is magic for? What is the philosophy of magic? To Miguelâs inquiry I sink just a little into my own ideas. Set aside time to put it into words again, and then I stare back at Miguel and open my mouth.
âMagic is for magic. The philosophy of magic is meant to be unraveled.â
âHo⌠you think magic exists for magic?
âThe beginning of magic science in the first place was because I couldnât use magic. Then why canât I use magic? I wanted to solve that mystery. It was to use magic, but above all, I had to learn magic.â
You have to know magic to find out what makes magic unusable. I canât use magic. It was paradoxical in a way that I would learn magic deeply, and it might have looked odd or something funny from the side.
But I didnât care about that. Because I knew. That perspective, that way of thinking. That was a good enough weapon to say it was the only one of mine at the time, brought from my memories of my previous life.
âIf magic canât be used in its present form, you have to know why it canât be used. Otherwise the magic wonât be available. Demonic props created by magic are only by-products. Magic is an exploration to learn the essence, and I think itâs academic. Now the basis of the teachings on the magic of the Kingdom of Palettia is theology. Learn the teachings of God, the teachings of the Spirit, and know his heart. Magic is not like that.â
âSo what is magic you learn in magic? Magic is a miracle and nobility given by God and the Spirit. Anyone can teach it, right?
âWishes and prayers do work for the Spirit. Theyâre our neighbors. So Iâm not saying theology itself is bad. But I wonder what to do with those who are not saved by prayer or wish. So I have to unravel the law and make it my own.â
No matter how desperate you pray, no matter how truthful you wish. I could not use magic.
Still, I couldnât stand to see the miracle there with my fingers. âCause thereâs something Iâve been longing for there. Yet there was no reason not to reach out.
âI donât think praying or wishing is a mistake. But thatâs not the only way. That hasnât proven to be the only way. They havenât even figured it out. Then Iâll have to do it. Because things always have a beginning and an end. Then I believed knowing it was the way to magic.â
â⌠youâve often seemed like that since you were a child?
Squeeze as Miguel admired just a little. Sure, it might be weird, but I think.
âMiguel doesnât question it?
âDoubt?â
âHow can there be something I canât do,â he said. There are people who can do it. If thatâs talent or blood muscle, there are a variety of conditions that you canât use. So I can finally give up. You wonât be able to give up, but you can be convinced. But then itâs up to him to end up there, right? I just didnât give up. â
If you canât pray to the Spirit and use magic in the way you wish. Still, we donât give up using magic, we just have to find out about magic. If thereâs only one way, Iâll have to give it up. Youâre free to give up there, and Iâm just talking about scratching my feet without giving up.
It was the magic props that were born halfway down that road. I can finally tell you with my chest up that that is my magic. At that time, the very hope that I was able to connect because I didnât give up.
âSo magic is a discipline to know. Know the truth of the world not to give up, or to be convinced. Know and unravel the shapes and mechanisms of the world. Thatâs, in a way, the opposite of our current policy. But it doesnât change the process of poking around.â
Same in the sense of facing the Spirit. However, that approach is just different.
So I donât deny the magic way it is now either. Wishes, prayers, magic that draws strength from the Spirit are also nice.
But as much as I love magic. The exploration of the existence of the Spirit, the elucidation of the mystery of magic. Both are nice, but the latter was the only one I could choose from. Thatâs just the story.
â⌠to the point of becoming. Surely you are heterogeneous, Princess Anisphere. So I wonder what. Both the idea of magic and the invention of magic props are created. You only liked magic.â
âThatâs right. Iâve been magically distracted.â
âSo youâre from the Ministry of Magic, no. It doesnât fit with the idea of theology as you call it. For you, magic is the result.â
â?⌠what do you mean?
Miguelâs rhetoric caught on oddly. It is stained that I do not fit with theology, but for me, magic is the result.
âMagic is not a result for those inclined to theology, Princess Anisphere.â
â⌠then what do you say it is?
âMeans.â
âMeans?â
âMagic is a means to many. To approach the existence of God or the Spirit and give it its miracle. For oneâs own attachment to the absolute existence of the former glory, the Spirit or God. And the means for us to get close to it, and magic is not the result. That recognition is a huge gulf between you and the Ministry of Magic and theology.â
⌠inadvertently breathed. I never thought of it that way.
Oh, well. Oh, my God. Was I from such a preliminary place?
â⌠I never thought about it. Oh, well. Magic is a means to everyone. Uffi, too, is that so?
â⌠right. It was natural for me to be able to use magic. I certainly wouldnât deny it if they said it was a means.â
âI may have come to that idea because I couldnât use magicâŚâŚ it tastes a little badâ
âUnpleasant?â
Unexpectedly frowning at Miguelâs point. I wonder what you would say tastes bad. Iâm sure it doesnât taste good that I didnât properly understand the perception was eating wrong, but is there anything more unsavory about it than that?
âItâs not just the theory of spiritual stones and demonic stones or the development of demonic props that Princess Anisphere is said to be blaspheming spirits and gods.â Using âthe very existence of the Spirit. Thatâs the best way to reverse the nasty emotional part. For example, the Spirit Stone is what Princess Anisphere should call the carcass of the Spirit, as the Spirit itself had no will and was a spiritual being feeding on magic. I canât help but remember my anger from those who worship it.â
â⌠then tell me what kind of protection the Spirit gave me. Youâre right, I canât use magic?
I was a little frustrated and got a thorn in my remarks. Iâve regretted it since I put it in my mouth, but you do, donât you? What did the presence of the Spirit do to me? Even though itâs the result of my research because you wonât do anything for me.
âMaybe the facts are. But I donât want the facts.â
â⌠then what do you want?â
âTo remain with the great being of the Spirit. That way we can use the miracle of magic. It promises me my place, my futureâŚ. so I canât accept Princess Anisphere who could rock it from the rootâ
I understand what Miguel is saying. Understandable. But I canât empathize. I chewed my back teeth hard on that frustration. I feel sick about the toothpick that sounded in my mouth.
â⌠I do not deny faith. Even I donât appreciate spirits. But thatâs not what it is.â
âHmm?â
âThe Spirit is only with nature, not on our side, not our parents. Spirits, spirits, but they donât have the basics of will, do they? There are spirits and gods out there who interfere in the way we do things? Youâre not.â
Thatâs absolutely crazy.
âItâs not like humans are slaves following spirits.â
âSlavesâŚâŚ even slaves!? Ha ha! Donât say that in a great way! Princess Anisphere!
âBecause itâs not. If you want to follow the Spirit so much, you can do whatever you want, but I donât think itâs gonna be national policy, I am.â
Because we are human beings. I canât believe the miracle of magic was given to me by the Spirit, and thatâs why the Spirit doesnât want subordination, but he doesnât recognize it according to its teachings. The guy who said that is set to win.
âCause the Spirit never asked man for anything explicitly. Itâs always human that I asked the Spirit for. The Spirit performs the miracle of magic using such human magic as food. Thatâs just it for me.
âIf you say that magic can be used as great as those close to the Spirit. So people who canât use magic arenât worth it? That canât be right. How many civilians do you think there are? Shouldnât we use a miracle called magic to protect such powerless people or to fill their lives?
Magic is a miracle to make someone smile. I know the reality isnât that easy. But magic to me is a nice thing to make someone happy.
All kinds of frustration accumulate in my stomach at once. I donât care what you think. Itâs all about getting close to the Spirit, if magic is the means for it. I wonder if thatâs what we should be disclosing more magic to the people.
âWhat Princess Anisphere says is especially true. If youâre saying magic is everything, thereâs no way out of view of what a civilian who canât use magic can do. Well, Iâm free to see what the nobility thinks of civilians who canât use magic. Unless you say it or it doesnât make sense.â
â⌠rightâ
âBut the Ministry of Magic interfered with the kingdom. Thatâs why I questioned Princess Anisphere, the princess who created the new theory of magic⌠because it was the words that I wanted to hearâ
â⌠Miguel?
âI donât like nobility because Iâm tough. But I was born with power. The status of being born into a house called Nobility and the power of being able to use magic. Responsibility arises there. I donât know. I donât know.â
Thatâs what Miguel said. He was erasing an attitude that seemed light-hearted. There he is, born in the Marquis Graphite family, showing the attitude that his status deserves. The look looks at me with seriousness itself.
âNobility is for the country and for the people. Luxurious homes, luxurious living. I was educated so much that my ears seemed to be able to make octopuses that I would be forgiven for taking charge and fulfilling my responsibilities. Donât take that for granted.â
â⌠youâre a tough houseâ
âHistory tells us the end of the house where we forgot about it. We should not rot more than we were born into nobility. Because if it rots, it will be the last thing you have to truncate. I donât want to be that way, and Iâm sorry those guys stand up there. I want to live my life while I can.â
That said Miguel takes his seat and walks up to my side. He stayed on one knee and drooled his head.
âI just donât want the relationship of alliance to collapse. Because of this relationship, there is something called loyalty that can be dedicated. So think of this as an act of personal respect.â
â⌠Miguelâ
âPrincess Anisphere, please let me serve this self. Now this country is quietly experiencing a national disaster. Strong leaders are therefore required. Thatâs why I want you to stand on top.â
Miguelâs words were very sincere. About to snort by accident.
⌠Thatâs why I feel awfully sorry for you too. Yeah, if youâve told me this far, Iâll have to tell you.
â⌠Miguel, keep your head up. We are only allies. Keep your respect in your chest. And thatâs why I want to tell you.â
âHmm?â
â⌠as a matter of fact, Iâve been told that thereâs an option not to be king.â
â⌠Huh?
Miguel looks up and makes an interesting voice. I cough to breathe.
Turn your gaze toward Uffi before opening your mouth. Yufi nodded quietly at me. Looks like Uffi thought it was okay to talk to Miguel.
âThat also depends on the elucidation of the spiritual covenantâŚ. As a result, I may not be king. Iâm going to adopt him instead.â
â⌠its adopted son is no wayâ
âItâs me.â
Yufi quietly raises his name. Miguelâs gaze shifts from me to Uffi.
And he laughed like he said what was wrong. I grin, then breathe, and wipe the tears that floated because I laughed too much.
âThatâs too much ghost bills! No, I do think itâs a hand to adopt Miss Uphilia!
âWell, thatâs why weâre looking into spiritual contracts. If I can, I can, if I canât, Yufi can. In the first place, if a spiritual contract is impossible, thatâs what Iâm talking about.â
âI see! So youâre saying itâs the kingâs life! Thatâs funny to hear!
Hit Miguel in the hand with pleasure as he sits back in the chair. Fine, I said something important, but itâs okay⌠right?
âBut suppose Miss Uphilia is adopted and becomes queen. What will Princess Anisphere do?
â⌠itâ
If Uffi becomes king. I no longer have a duty to be king. Iâm sure youâll be prepared for when something happens to Yufi.
When such a future comes, huh? Honestly, I wasnât thinking. âCause Iâve been giving up on dreams like that lately.
â⌠beside Yufi, I want to spread and develop magic for this country. Even if Uffi is going to be king, itâs not a stone. Thatâs why I want to support you. I want to do what I want. What I can do.â
Not as a king, but as one âwizardâ.
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I want to spread magic as one person, not as a national duty.
I want to see everyone take demon props and enrich their lives.
Iâd like to see something that was born of an idea that I couldnât think of.
Take that by Uffi. With Uffi. If Yufi bears the burden of being king, I want to be there for him.
If you will allow me to be free, I want to live with Uffi, who freed me above all else.
Now I can say that with my chest up. Because I like this guy. Because I love this guy.
Then the look on Miguelâs face as he looked at me soothed.
â⌠as good as it gets. Miss Uphilia.â
âYes.â
â⌠is this what you want to protectâ
â⌠Yesâ
Iâm snorting like we both figured something out, but I donât know what. It seems oddly embarrassing. No, I do have a lot of protection for Uffi! Mostly peace of mind or something! Itâs also yuffy to rough up that peace of mind!
âHa. Well, if you ask me that, Iâm not going to change my attitude. Either way, itâs going to be better than it is now. And my respect for Princess Anisphere belongs to me personally. Weâll split our positions.â
âIâm so glad you said that. Honestly, Iâm just very comfortable with the same age I met recentlyâŚâ
Miguel tells me he admires me, but he wonât confuse it with the Marquisâ position. I was able to earn that trust at this tea party. Thatâs why I can break my belly and keep pace with Miguel, too.
I canât say Iâm on your complete side. But unless Iâm mistaken, I can build a cooperative relationship unless it clashes with Miguelâs interests. That reassures me the other way around.
âI donât want to say thatâs what the Ministry of Magic didâŚâ
â⌠I didnât want to deny it until I thought,â
Faith should be free. But I donât think it tastes good once you separate it from politics.
Thatâs what Uffi and I need to do in the future. Itâs hard for me alone, and I canât do just Yufi, because itâs the two of us, together.
That doesnât change which way you become king. So there is no anxiety.
âIâll look into the Ministryâs moves. If youâre a princess, itâll be hard to get information.â
âItâs very helpful. Thanks, Miguel.â
âItâs for the country. And if magic spreads, itâs going to be a lot of fun. A tea party that spreads magic will lend a hand in the shadows so that the story can proceed successfully. Of course you can invite me, right?
âYeah, definitely. It would be helpful if you brought your friend.â
Miguel smiled niggardly at my words and gave it back to me. I think I could have returned it with a full smile, too.
After that, I broke up with Miguel. It would be better if we didnât meet frequently in person, but he said he would try to get in touch with us somehow, so our discussion was over.
The day passes after the tea party with Miguel. As always, the investigation of the materials was difficult to navigate, and when I started talking to Uffi about filling the roots without specifications, I began to reduce the frequency.
âDear Anisphere, Miguel wrote to you.â
âFrom Miguel?
âYes, I received it through my royal palace maidâ
Take Miguelâs letter that Ilia received, cut the seal and check the contents.
Iâm going to check the contents, and generally Yufi calls me when I finish reading and try to fold the letter.
âWhat did Miguel say?
âIâm a tea party for spreading magic, but first, I said I should be invited as a guest once before I host. He said you should turn your hand around the back so that invitations reach me from the aristocracy interested in magic, so you can make allies there, and then host and spread the word.â
â⌠to the point of becomingâ
Iâm guessing this is where Miguel can help us. The only way to gather the rest of my allies is for me to take a good chance.
But you say. I knew the Graphite Marquis wouldnât stand out and come up with a name. Somehow it sounds very intelligence. Itâs a talent that wasnât around me. I want to keep my connection to Miguel important in the future. Shall I do a little research on Miguel, with what I like?
âSpeaking of which, you havenât received any invitations latelyâ
âOh, they spread that somewhat so that Father would refrain because I couldnât let go of my hand with royal life. Iâm making magic available in spiritual contracts, so donât interrupt me.â
Honestly, I really appreciate it. I have no choice but to be royal in my belly exploration, but Iâm just tired of being intended for it.
â⌠ehehâ
â? Whatâs wrong, suddenlyâ
âMmm. I was loved more than I thought.â
I still feel strongly that you can protect me. That makes me weirdly ticklish, comfortable and grinning.
Thatâs why we have to work hard. It was right after I thought so.
âAh, Master Uphilia!
â? Raini?
Once again, Raini comes in just a little faster, calling Yufi. Yufi blinks her eyes wondering if anything happened to Rainiâs condition.
Raini then looks a little troubled and gives Yufi a letter.
âNow, itâs better for Uphilia.â
âUsing? From whom?
â⌠from Master Halfisâ
â⌠from Halphis?
Uffi blinked her eyes as surprised, and dropped her gaze on the letter she received in wonder.
Speaking of which, it may be unusual for a letter to reach Uffi. Whoâs Halfis?
âWhoâs Halfis?
âIâm an alumni of the College of Aristocrats. ⌠I donât think there was any contact.â
Uffi tilts his neck as if a little confused. In the meantime, did you decide to take a look at the letter or cut the seal?
As he continues to read the contents, Uffiâs eyes open in amazement. And he nodded as he was convinced and turned to me.
â⌠Sounds like Miguel planted itâ
âHmm? I mean, thatâ
âYep. He was a schoolmate and asked me to tell him that he wanted to meet with Anis. Looks like a tea party invitation.â