Free Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Volume 03 - Nine Schools Competition (I) by Sato Tsutomu Page A

dozens of yards at a time, and the world record is held by a Magician who leapt over 100 yards in one try. The record for landing is even greater, with some Magicians able to drop 2000 meters successfully without any equipment."
    "If that's the case, why is Flying-Type Magic. . . . . . Free movement in the sky still elusive. . . . . . Right?"
    "To be precise, Generalized Flying-Type Magic that anyone can use remains elusive. There are a handful of Ancient Magic users that can freely fly through the sky."
    Suzune added a few details to Mayumi's explanation.
    Hearing this, Azusa shook her head, though this was probably an involuntary action.
    "That type of magic approaches the unique abilities of BS Magicians. Since it can't be shared, it can't really be called a technique.
    Theoretically, you can use Speed and Weight Systemic Magic to nullify the effect of gravity and soar into the sky. In reality, long jump and floating magic have already been developed, so why can't we fly. . . . . ."
    "Wouldn't higher level reference tomes contain the answer to this question?"
    Mayumi visually interrogated Azusa as to why she couldn't accept the answer chronicled in the books.
    "Magic Sequences must include an end point, as the effect of overwriting reality is sustained until the ending conditions are met. While a target object is under the effect of magic, if you want to cause a different type of magic to manifest on the target, you need to use magic that has superior phenomena interference ability.
    When using Flying-Type Magic, every time you adjust speed or height, you aren't just overwriting the original magic with a new one, you also need a stronger phenomena interference ability. A single Magician is only able to separate the phenomena rewriting ability into ten segments, so he or she can only adjust the flying status ten times before hitting their limit.
    . . . . . . This is the publicly acknowledged hurdle to why there's no practical solution to Flying-Type Magic, right?"
    Mayumi didn't ruminate very long before nodding her assent to Azusa's long-winded explanation.
    "What, A-chan, you've done your research. You've organized all your arguments, so what's the problem?"
    "According to this line of thinking, the problem lies in the fact that new magic needs to constantly overwrite the currently active magic, correct? If that's the case, I think that it would be easier to cancel the current magic than activate the new magic."
    By now, Azusa had completely shaken off the earlier tearful expression, and was now plunging ahead at a feverish pace. Suzune calmly asked Azusa the next question:
    "The theory is sound, but from a practical standpoint how would you cancel the active magic?"
    "Why don't you insert a condition for ending the magic during the design of the Magic Sequence? In other words, by preemptively entering a small Magic Sequence into the active Magic Sequence, this can be turned into the ending condition for the magic."
    Azusa was immersed in her theory while, conversely, Suzune was calmly stating her counter argument.
    "Unfortunately, Magic Sequences are unable to affect other Magic Sequences. Magic Sequences can only be used to affect the Information Body, even if two types of magic are both trying to influence the same Information Body, only the one with the stronger interference strength would actually manifest, as Magic Sequences don't possess a strong versus weak relationship.
    Counter magic that can dissolve Magic Sequences do exist, but that's high level magic that directly influences the Information Body. This would be okay at the experimental level, currently there are no Magicians who can freely wield practical levels of Counter Magic."
    "Is that so. . . . . ."
    By the time students reached the second semester of their second year, Foundations of Magic class would progress to Applications of Magic. This class started with concepts surrounding "Counter Magic" — magic that nullifies opposing magic — which was what