Chapter 136 Lost Knowledge
"I never thought there would be so many people in Grandchester forming friendships with fairies."
Mike, who was in the Marquis's arms, reacted to this statement.
"But then, in the past, humans and fairies were much closer and got along better."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah. Humans had a lot more magic, and there were many more people who could find us."
"Oh, really?"
Then Thomas approached Mike with interest.
"Noble Mike, could you tell us more about it?"
Mike floated softly and began to speak as if giving a lecture.
"It's hard to explain in human words, but the important part might be 'recognition.' Fairies are basically the same as magic. You could say that fairies are born when magic gathers together and forms a vague 'self.' So, they often don’t have clear shapes or intentions. Instead, they are drawn to things they find interesting and sometimes record or remember things on their own."
"Hmm, hmm..."
"And sometimes, living beings are born that can manipulate magic. Especially humans tend to give birth to such beings. They can manipulate magic like us and cause the phenomenon called magic. Moreover, by taking magic into their bodies, they can give it direction."
"Direction?"
"In your words, it would be called 'attribute.'."
Mike jumped onto Sara's shoulder and said, "I’ll borrow a bit of magic," before creating a small fireball in front of Sara.
"Humans think of this as fire attribute magic, right?"
"That's right."
Next to the fireball, Mike created a round water ball and a dirt ball, and he started to spin them around with wind attribute magic.
"I think this is all about activating the magic of each attribute, but from the fairy's perspective, it’s just a phenomenon using the same magical power. It just has a direction."
"So all magic is made of the same power called magical energy, right?"
"That's right. The magical energy itself doesn’t have attributes. But most humans 'believe' that magical energy has attributes, so they can only use the magic of their good attribute and can only use the magic that they 'think' they can unleash."
Mike's explanation made Sara and Thomas have the same question at the same time.
"So if you can 'believe' you can use it, anyone can use all attributes?"
"Can anyone really use all kinds of magic?"
Mike nuzzled Sara and replied, "Exactly!"
However, Rebecca countered Mike's answer.
"But my friend Fey has the ability to identify a person's attributes. Doesn't that mean a person's usable attributes are fixed?"
At this, Fey showed up to explain.
"Revi, that’s not right."
"What do you mean?"
"Humans who can manipulate magic are born with the ability to use all attributes. But as they grow, their direction gets shaped by their personality and environment. For example, if you are born in the Grandchester family, you recognize 'I should be able to use fire or wind attribute magic,' so that attribute's magic manifests. What I see is that fixed 'form' within a person."
Rebecca glanced at Fey with a hint of resentment.
"Fey, I wish I had that explanation sooner... If I had heard it as a kid, I would have practiced a lot more types of magic..."
"I’m pretty sure I told Revi that when you asked. Right now, you have light magic, but if you practice, you can use other types too. Then Revi decided for herself, ‘I have a bit of Grandchester blood, so I’m sure I can use fire and wind magic too, right?’"
"That’s just... I wanted a kinder explanation."
Feeling a bit sorry for Rebecca, Sara asked Fey a question.
"Hey, Fey. When does a magic type get fixed?"
"I can’t say for sure since it’s different for everyone, but most adults have theirs set."
"Once it’s set, can you add more types?"
"It’s not impossible. It’s just that it’s not as easy as the type you’re good at. If you can believe that you can make the magic happen with your power, you should be able to use it. I guess it’s a bit like learning to play an instrument as an adult. It’s not as easy to get good at it as when you’re a kid, and it often takes longer to cast."
"Then, since my mother (Rebecca) has a long time ahead of her, maybe she can use all types at some point."
"Yeah, I think if she can believe in herself, it’s possible."
Hearing that made Rebecca’s face light up with hope. It seemed that being able to use all types of magic was very appealing. However, at that moment, Rebecca didn’t yet know that she would soon face a big challenge of needing a lot of time to practice 'visualizing specific phenomena.'
And then, Mike floated up into the air again.
"To get back to the topic, 'seeing' fairies means being able to recognize that 'fairies are there', which is about whether you can believe it or not. Sara, Blaze, and the maidens were able to believe that fairies were there because Rebecca encouraged them. A long time ago, parents made their children perceive fairies. That's why humans who can use magic could basically see fairies."
"What about the blessings of the fairies?"
"When humans and fairies form a friendship, it means connecting with each other's magic. Once they become friends, the fairies start using the human's magic to activate their spells. The same goes for the blessings from fairies, but since it requires a lot of magic, maidens with less magic couldn’t receive the blessings."
Suddenly, Thomas muttered.
"Could it be that the characters mentioned in myths and religious texts live unusually long because they received blessings from fairies...?"
'By the way, the people in the Bible from my past life also seemed to live a really long time...?'
"I don't know. But maybe there were more people with a lot of magic back in the day."
Suddenly, Sara had a scary thought and turned toward the Marquis.
"Grandfather, I've realized something really scary. The royal family has a lot of magic, right? What if someone guided them to perceive fairies...?"
"Don’t say more than that. I’m trying not to think about it."
It seemed they were all thinking the same thing.
"Anyway, Mike. If people can see them, can any human become friends with fairies?"
"That's not possible! We are drawn to the glow of magic. People who can control magic naturally build up magic inside themselves and circulate it without realizing it, but this magic shows various glows when it sways or is released by emotions. The glow is different for every person, but Sara's is super beautiful!"
Then, Noir, who was next to Blaze, jumped in.
"Indeed, Sara's magic sparkles in many colors. However, Blaze's magic shines so brightly that it's almost blinding."
It seems they are showing off their friends. Meanwhile, Fey quietly whispered into Rebecca's ear, "Revi's magic is transparent and beautiful."
"So, just because someone has a lot of magic doesn't mean people can easily become friends, right?"
"""That's right!"""
Pochi and Sedrick were also watching this, but they weren't the type to assert themselves much, so they just stared blankly. Fairies have all kinds of personalities.
"But there must be other people in this country with fairy friends, right?"
"There are very few, but yes."
"Can those people use all kinds of magic? I mean, do they even know about this stuff?"
"Uh, Thomas asked me, so I explained, but I wouldn’t say anything if I wasn't asked. It's long and a hassle. Plus, only fairies that have been around for a decent amount of time might know about it."
Sara agreed with that. Mike probably wouldn’t have actively talked about this unless they wanted to cheer up the downcast Marquis.
"In other words, we just heard a really valuable story."
Thomas and the maidens couldn't help but agree with this.
"That was a very interesting story, but we can't tell anyone about it."
"I think so too."
"I now realize how precious it is just to be able to talk to fairies."
But then, Thomas suddenly looked up and stared at Mike.
"Noble Mike, from what I've heard you explain, if one has magic power, they can at least see fairies, right?"
"That's right. If you can properly perceive that the fairies are there,.
"There's no problem. Just like Noble Mike is here, milady said that there are many fairies here. There's no way I would doubt that."
Then Thomas quietly closed his eyes and created a small piece of metal at his fingertips using earth magic. At that moment, the fairies began to gather around him. Thomas felt the presence of the fairies and slowly opened his eyes.
"Ah... I can see them too. What a beautiful sight it is."
Thomas gazed in admiration at the many fairies drifting in the air.
Seeing Thomas like that, Marquis and Scott started to feel restless. The fairies, which they thought were distant beings, were actually closer than they had thought. It was natural to want to see them, even if they couldn't become friends.
The two lit small flames at their fingertips and closed their eyes to try to feel the presence of the fairies. Compared to Blaze and Thomas, it took quite a while, but thanks to Mike asking the fairies nearby to play around them, they somehow managed to see the fairies too.
Moreover, a bright red lizard fairy approached Scott and became friends with him. Scott's magic power was too weak to receive the blessings of the fairy, but nonetheless, it didn't change the fact that they were friends.
That said, Scott, who has a strong Grandchester bloodline, has more magic power than the maidens. Since he is still in his growth period, Mike told him that if he worked hard on his magic training, he might be able to increase his magic power enough to name a fairy and receive the blessings of the fairies. This made Scott really excited. He will probably focus more on magic training from now on. He might even gain more attributes.
In this way, in recent years, the Grandchester territory has seen a rare number of people who can see fairies and have fairy friends, but of course, this is a secret from outsiders.
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