Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"The technology of transferring magic circuits to Orihalcon —— what they call enchants, in other words, is synonymous with making magic props."

With such a forethought in his mouth, Alfania began to explain her thoughts on doing enchantments to her limits.

"Enchanted items... Did they say artifacts? The big difference between that and the common demonic props is, as I said a little bit earlier, whether or not there is a built-in demonic stone to build up magic. If we compare only the products that have been made, we believe that there is no clear difference between the two."

"From what I've heard so far, it sure looks like that, doesn't it?

"Ah. But. Again, the most significant difference would be the way it is made. Artifacts are made by transcription of magic circuits using the magic of the operator, but magic props are made by writing at the hands of people, digging using tools… that is, by drawing physically. All I can say in common between these two is that using the same type of ink and drawing a thick magic circuit produces a large output... is that good enough?

"Yep. Well, of course."

"Right ~. I'm fine, too."

"... So what happens when you increase the magic you hang on the enchant when you make an artifact. I've never zoomed in and observed it, so I don't know, but it probably increases the performance of the ink... No, something like a demon stone can be made in the gap between the ink particles, making it easier for the magic to conduct"

"You know exactly what I mean when I can't see you, right?

"What, it's easy. The ink used for the Enchant is made by completely removing and stabilizing the magic and crushing the powder particles to the point where they become invisible."

Demonic stones that can be harvested in this world are concentrated and crystallized over time by magic vegetables in mountains and valleys rich in mana, or in demonic bodies of magic specifics. In other words, what Alfania was making seemed to be a type of paint - the so-called "rock paint" - that made rock as a raw material.

"In order to improve the performance of the ink, it needs to be shredded as fine as possible, but it cannot be infinitely smaller. And it doesn't dissolve in acid. If it melts, that is expected to improve performance, but so far I have never encountered enough acid to melt demon stones.... Whoa, no need to say anything else about this?

"Yeah, of course I won't tell you. Acid, by the way, like sulphuric acid?

"Mr. Ryu? What's that?

"You mean strong acids made from sulfur, hydrogen and oxygen? Well, maybe I'm using hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid... you really can't dissolve it, can you?

"Well, I'm not sure what they're saying... but even if I put it in a pretty powerful acid, I make sure I can't do one of the bubbles"

"Is it also a glassy nature? Well, it could be difficult even in royal waters... Then around hydrofluoric acid..."

"What the hell did you say..."

"Oh, yeah? Never mind? Because I'm talking to myself."

Even if you mobilize all the technology in this world, Waltz makes you think about technology you don't know if you can do it. Alfania seemed intrigued by her statement as such, but seemed not to be forced to pursue it, perceiving that Waltz would not try to speak in detail.

As a result, Waltz again inquired toward Alfania, who had an indelible look on his face.

"So, the Alphanian conclusion is that if you destroy magic and enchant it, the magic stone precipitates in the magic circuit, right?

"Seishin... I'm not sure what that word means, but if you're saying what crystals can do, you're right. But after degrees, it will probably stop making sense as a magic circuit"

"Short with the next line...... I mean, because it sticks?

"Mm-hmm. There's almost no doubt that the line between the magic circuit and the line will stick with the crystallized demon stone, losing its original function. As a result, I honestly don't know what kind of artifacts I can do."

"Doesn't that make it completely ineffective? Speaking of extreme stories, doesn't that mean that the Demon Stone crystals that occurred in various parts of the circuit stick together and become a big Demon Stone? (But somehow you can make a time-lapse artifact...)"

"I don't know...... If you're saying that the circuit will only form on the surface of the orihalcon, you're pretty sure they're right. But I don't know what would happen if it involved a phenomenon that would penetrate the interior of the Orihalcon. As they may know, a magic circuit works quite well, even if it's somewhat appropriate."

"What..."

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"... Lord Cortex seems to know, but you don't... This, for example."

Alfania takes the lantern that was on her desk.

"Magic Lantern?

"Uhm. This is the easiest circuit I have. What kind of magic circuit do you have..."

That's what Alfania put up her index finger. It's the kind of pose you describe as "1" with your fingers.

Waltz, who sees it, asks a surprise.

"... Could it be just one line?

"Mm-hmm. Exactly. Just pour magic into one stick of wire and light will come from the edges. By the way, I hope you don't ask me how that could happen. I'm ashamed... I don't know exactly why this is happening."

With his index finger up, Alfania smiled bitterly.... This is what this is all about. As a phenomenon too puzzling for her own hands, she seemed to dare to take it out of the scope of her research.

At that time, Cortex seemed to squeal, "It's like a magnetic circuit." No one seemed to notice that.