Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 84 Magic
It is late spring and the nights are cool.

In the forest park of Snow City, Qin Nan and Tang Cao stood face to face, each holding a candied haws.

This was bought when Tang Cao came. On the way, she happened to meet a vendor who was about to get off work. She was a little craving for strawberry candied haws, so she bought two and also brought one for Qin Nan.

"Senior, I have already mastered telepathy. Can I learn some more advanced offensive magic next?"

Tang Cao licked the sugar coating on the candied haws bite by bite.

On the other hand, Qin Nan's eating style was much more "aggressive". She bit off a whole strawberry, and the broken sugar coating and juice flowed out from the corners of her mouth and were rolled into her mouth with her tongue.

"Forget about high-level magic. The magic power you possess now is not enough to support you in completing magic of that level. But you are right. It is time to teach you some offensive magic."

Looking at the Tangcao in front of him, Qin Nan continued to explain.

"Using magic is both easy and complicated. To put it simply, there are only three steps: the spell, the connection, and the release."

"As the name suggests, spells are various patterns or carriers that can carry magical power. Generally speaking, most magical girls' spells are composed of 'words'."

"Chinese characters, English, oracle bone script, runes, and other characters can all be classified as spells. If you want, you can even create your own 'writing' to use."

Karakusa blinked. "Any text can be used as a spell? Doesn't that mean magical girls exist abroad, too?"

"Of course there will be," Qin Nan nodded. "This world is huge, and protecting the real world doesn't just depend on us. It's just that I haven't really come into contact with foreign magical girls."

Hearing this, Tang Cao tilted his head slightly.

Come to think of it, the Earth is so big, it is impossible for the heretic demons to just focus on invading China. Not to mention that they will treat everyone equally, at least most cities with higher negative energy should have dimensional gaps.

"It's useless to think about this now. Magical girls are unlikely to leave the city they protect, and the chances of them going abroad are even smaller. So you may not be able to see magical girls from other countries in your lifetime."

"No, senior, I'm just curious whether different words will produce different magical reactions when releasing magic. For example, is there a difference between Old English and English when used?" Tang Cao said.

Qin Nan glanced at Tang Cao in surprise, then smiled. "You actually thought of that. Good! I was just about to remind you."

"The concept of the ritual is based on the way the magical girl uses her magic. The words are just a carrier and there is no difference in themselves. Whether it is the words we use now or the words used in ancient times, there is no difference."

"If we really want to tell you the difference, it probably lies in the complexity of the characters and your proficiency. I personally suggest that you use the characters you are most familiar with to form the spell. This will be more convenient."

Listening quietly to Qin Nan's words, Tang Cao nodded thoughtfully.

"I think I understand a little bit. To put it simply, it depends on proficiency, right?"

"Yes, that brings us to the next two steps."

Qin Nan picked his teeth with a bamboo stick and spoke.

"Magic connection means using the magic-laden spells you've created to arrange and combine them into corresponding sentences, patterns, words, or phrases, and then you can unleash the corresponding magic."

"Once the spells and connections are determined, they are fixed, so we will use the most basic and easiest to understand arrangements to compose the corresponding magic."

“If you come up with a nonsensical phrase, the magic can still be cast, but it will be very troublesome to chant and cast, so don’t use overly convoluted combinations.” “I understand.” Tangcao clenched her little fist. “In short, it’s about using the simplest method to cast the most powerful magic, right?”

"Yes."

Qin Nan snapped his fingers, threw the bamboo stick away, and continued.

"Now that you have a basic understanding, let's get started now. Sit cross-legged, close your eyes, and I will teach you how to assemble your own magic spell."

Following Qin Nan's instructions, Tang Cao excitedly sat down cross-legged.

"I know you're excited, but you won't be able to gather your magic power like this. Calm yourself down first."

Qin Nan casually walked around Tangcao, observing the magical energy of nature surrounding her, while also paying attention to Tangcao's own magical reactions.

"Although magic is a natural phenomenon, it also changes according to the willpower of the user. When you are happy, magic will rejoice. When you are sad, magic will also fall sadly."

"And if you want to control this magic, the first thing you have to do is control your emotions and find a balance between magic and technique."

The voice echoed among the trees. Tang Cao did not answer. He just closed his eyes and calmed down, slowing down his excited heart and calming himself down.

"After becoming a magical girl, you should have noticed some changes, such as being more sensitive to the birth of negative energy."

"What you need to do now is to sense your own magic power and the magic power of nature. This might be a little hard to understand, so close your eyes and try to expand your thoughts."

In fact, when people close their eyes, the picture in front of their eyes is not dark. Due to strong light exposure, eye fatigue, psychological effects and other factors, the world after closing their eyes is still complex and changeable.

However, when a person is completely calm, without being disturbed by the outside world, the scene in front of him will slowly return to darkness and silence.

When magical girls are in this state, the magic power in their bodies will be revealed, lighting up the empty darkness.

Noticing a sudden change in Tang Cao's expression, Qin Nan quickly spoke.

"You don't need to answer me, and you don't need to open your eyes. Magic is like a deer in the woods, easily frightened. If you scare them, you'll have to start all over again."

Hearing Qin Nan's words, Tang Cao quickly forced himself to calm down, maintaining his original posture and not daring to move.

"very good."

Qin Nan raised the corner of his mouth.

"You should have noticed the magic before you by now. I'm guessing it's a vague, insubstantial mist. Judging from your element, it's most likely white."

"Take this feeling seriously. This is a reflection of the magic within you, and it also reflects the total amount of magic you currently possess."

"What you need to do next is to condense this formless mist into corresponding words."

(End of this chapter)