Chapter 446: The Irresistible Charm of Science
Unbeknownst to her, Edith had already relinquished the podium, handing it over to Euphilia, who wasted no time diving in.
Euphilia got right to business, scribbling notes while giving her lecture.
Analytical Magic, after all, starts with the fundamental principles of magic.
Magic, magic power, guidance, elements.
Still using the Fireball Spell as her example.
Fireball Spell [2, 8], where 2 refers to magic power, and 8 refers to elemental amount.
Under the same conditions, the unit of magic power can guide and gather a fixed amount of elemental value, determined by the structure of the magic circle.
Adjusting the magic circle’s composition can shift it to [1, 9] or [3, 7].
Regardless, magic power and elemental amount correspond one-to-one, and for the Fireball Spell, they have a positive correlation.
So, we write the function expression: y = kx.
This can also represent the Fireball Spell; different k’s correspond to different Fireball types.
The same type of Fireball will vary in size and power depending on the input magic power.
Other more complex spells will have varying relationships—some may be quadratic, cubic, or even of other functions.
If it’s multi-element magic, then it’s a multivariate relationship, and compound magic means stacking multiple functions.
That’s the foundation of Analytical Magic!
Now, in Physical Magic, we can just breeze through the three laws of physical magic.
First, any magic that loses energy will eventually dissipate, with elements returning to chaos—this reflects the zero state of magic.
Second, the operation of magic is positively correlated with magic power and inversely related to the complexity of the magic itself—this is the equivalency of magic.
Third, when magic acts upon an object, it too experiences the same level of interference—this is the mutuality of magic.
Physical Magic, then, studies the problems encountered when applying these laws in practice, seeking solutions.
With that, Euphilia took a breath and smiled down at the sea of students below.
She relished their clearly bewildered expressions—her heart swelled with joy.
Ah, the allure of math and physics!
Back when teachers lectured her, she was just as lost, and now, she felt she was getting her groove back!
What’s wrong with a magical world? Can’t it include math and physics?
For these concepts, if you let an average high school student listen, they’d probably develop a headache, let alone these primitive souls with zero exposure to modern education!
If anyone can understand even a punctuation mark, they’ve surely got talent!
No doubt—none of these students could understand a word!
Still, they listened intently.
Why?
Because the stunningly beautiful Euphilia was lecturing! Who wouldn’t pay attention? Ignoring her would be a monumental loss!
Who cares if they don’t get it? Everyone’s in the same clueless boat—no biggie!
In fact, some suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing Euphilia had finished talking.
Then they erupted with enthusiasm.
“This… Kangaroo Magic is a bit interesting, I feel like jumping around!”
“Analytical Magic? Sounds a little like it ties in with the Alchemy Academy?”
“Mist Magic? Wow! Such thick fog, I can barely see!”
Euphilia just smiled, remaining silent.
The more they reacted, the more delightful it was for her.
What’s this called? This is called legacy!
The suffering I endured, you all must endure too—every bit of it!
Even Edith, who started off alright with Algebraic Magic being quite nifty, was now like, what in the world is this Analytical and Physical Magic?
I understand every word, but why does it sound like it’s from an alien language?
Though she couldn’t fully grasp it, her keen instincts as a teacher told her there was great depth here!
The things being studied in these two fields, especially the practical application of Physical Magic, were downright scary.
So she jotted down every word Euphilia spoke, copied every symbol she wrote on the board—even the little chalk dots that happened when she paused—everything went onto her paper.
Not understanding was fine; we have plenty of modern magic faculty around, and their experience exceeds mine by leaps and bounds.
They’ll surely notice something!
“Euphilia, I need some time to study what you said; I can’t give you an answer right away.”
“No problem, I just thought of it and mentioned it. Please, Edith, continue with your lecture.”
Having said that, Euphilia returned to her corner seat.
Looking at the now empty podium, Edith opened her mouth.
And… continue lecturing? Might as well speak with my head! My mind is buzzing right now!
“How about this, Euphilia? Do you have more thoughts to share?”
Euphilia covered her mouth and yawned, “That was all I thought of on a whim; I’m done.”
She was a bit sleepy.
Today’s workload had already exceeded the limit.
Edith glanced around and then down at her tightly-clutched notes.
With a sudden resolution, she made a decision she’d never imagined making.
“Class dismissed! Goodbye!”
Before the students could react, she dashed out of the classroom.
The students were left puzzled.
What just happened? There’s still twenty minutes left—class is over?
They instinctively turned their gazes towards Euphilia.
Euphilia was a little bewildered too.
This Edith seemed so gentle, who knew she could be so decisive and quick?
But that was perfect, time for a nap!
In the blink of an eye, she disappeared.
Students: …
Now, both teachers have left early?
“If I’m not mistaken, this is Saint Felis Academy, right?”
“Oh no, the academy’s doomed!”
“What do we do now?”
The younger students were still brainstorming solutions, while the older ones had already packed their things and stepped out the door.
The teachers had left, and class was officially over—what else is there to ponder? Just get out!
On the other side, Edith rushed out of the classroom and headed straight to the research group of the Modern School at the Magic Academy.
She walked quickly but cautiously, like a person with precious cargo rushing to get it home.
She couldn’t wait to share this treasure with her colleagues and superiors.
Soon, she arrived at the group and let out a big sigh of relief.
“Edith? Why aren’t you teaching at this hour?” her acquaintance Horn asked.
“Where’s the director? And someone please call in the group leaders and anyone from our school currently at the academy—I have something extremely important to announce!”
Horn, though puzzled, saw her urgent expression and pushed his questions aside, going to gather people.
After a while, everyone assembled.
Many looked at Edith with irritation, expecting her to explain herself.
So, Edith pulled out her notes and began to relay everything Euphilia had said, word for word.
