628 - - 19-15 Over hurdles
"Well, the way we're doing it now, in essence, it's nothing more than a
Returning to the conference room in the laboratory, Jin reassessed the situation.
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"So it's just a
Toa said as if he was impressed in a strange way.
But humans can't fly, can they?
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This is Saki.
"Engineering magic can't affect living creatures. Isn't that what you and Jin confirmed before?
Physical phenomena caused by magic can affect human beings, but it is nearly impossible for magic itself to affect human beings. The only exception is healing magic.
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"You said that the mana circulating in the body seems to be interfering with it, right?"
That's right. I'm interested in that too, but we'll talk about it another time.
The conversation gets too much and it gets difficult to keep it together.
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I'm sorry to hear that.
"Now that we know that we can exert power over golems, let's put aside the human thing for the moment. I want to take this one step further."
Jin finally began to talk about the core of his research.
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"Can't the golem itself make itself fly? Can't the Golem itself be able to fly itself...can't it exert its power over ...... itself?
Is that Jin's ultimate goal?
Jin nodded at Reinhardt's question.
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"Yes. If this becomes possible, the world will change.
Erza was the first to understand what he meant.
"The thrust of the plane ......."
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"That's right, Elsa. And it can be applied to other things too. Like space ships."
A satellite launched by gravity magic failed. Before trying again, Jin wanted to develop new propulsion.
"If we can put this to practical use, people might be able to fly by themselves."
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"Jin-kun, does that mean you can telekinetically move your own body? ......I don't think anyone has ever been able to do that before."
Jin couldn't help but nod in agreement with Stearina's words.
"Well, I guess. But it's a dream I'd like to think about.
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No one could argue with that. Flying is a dream that no human being will ever achieve.
"First, let's start with a golem, not a man."
Let's take it step by step, Jin.
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"But even a golem can fly itself ......? I wonder if it's possible to do that?
Stearina tilted her head. The point is that it can't lift itself up.
"Yes. But I think that's because I made a mistake in setting up the starting point of the magic.
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Elsa answers this question. This is the biggest discovery that flashed through her mind in the hot water.
"In other words, I think that everyone who tried to move me, without exception, had their starting point
"Hmmm ...... what does that mean?"
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Stearena, who seems not to understand at all, is now replaced by Jin, who explains for her.
"You can't lift yourself up. That's because the point of force, the fulcrum, and the point of action are all inside the body. But magic is different. You can consciously place the starting point outside your body.
Archimedes once said, "Give me a fulcrum. Give me a fulcrum, and I will move the earth.
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"Ah!"
"Oh, yes!"
Stearina and Reinhardt shouted almost simultaneously.
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They could imagine what would happen if the origin of the force was outside their bodies.
"But I don't ...... think Jin could do such a thing."
"Yes."
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Jin replied seriously.
"Mages who can analyze the Magick Formula are so rare that no one has ever thought of such a thing before, have they?"
"Yes, that's right! And also the attempt to fuse science and magic!"
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Anyway, it's true that there are no precedents," Jin prefaced,
"It's worth a try, isn't it?"
He said. Jin then began to prepare for the demonstration experiment.
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It was already quite late, but no one was ready to call it quits. That was how interested they were in the experiment he was about to conduct.
"Here, like this..."
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Since the crystal spins and does not fly in a stable direction, we decided to attach it to a simple model airplane.
This model plane is called a hand-launched glider, a type of model plane that is usually thrown by hand and glided.
Jin had built many model airplanes for his children when he was at the orphanage, so he was familiar with the technique.
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"That's it."
The group goes out of the institute again. The light leaking from the windows of the institute was too dark, so they used the magic of <
"I'll give it a try then. <<
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Jin chanted the key word, and the plane in his hand, or rather the magi-crystal attached to the plane, generated propulsive force.
"Launch!"
With these words, he let go of the model plane. The plane lost altitude for a moment, but as it gained speed, it raised its nose, began to climb, and disappeared into the darkness.
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"It worked. ......"
Jin, who was staring at the darkness as the plane disappeared, muttered to himself. As if inspired by this, the others also spoke in praise.
"You did it, Jin!
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"Congratulations, Brother Jin!
"Jin, that's wonderful!"
Jin, this is a great discovery!
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"Thank you."
The plane can only move in a straight line and its speed cannot be adjusted, but it can be used to propel the plane. The biggest hurdle has been overcome.
It is now midnight, and the second meeting of the
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Reinhardt and the others have gone home, and only Jin and Erza are left in the hall. Hannah is also there, but she is sound asleep after a long day of play.
The time is 1:00 a.m. The moon is a little past the mid-sky, and it is tilting to the west. The autumn moon was high in the sky and illuminated the ground from overhead.
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Around the pavilion, which had become quiet, autumn insects were chirping again.
"...... quiet."
"......n."
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It was late at night, but their heads, still burning from the discussions they had just had, were not sleepy yet, and Jin and Erza were sitting on the porch listening to the insects.
Incidentally, the sounds of the insects on Horai Island were a chirp similar to that of a Japanese water bug, a chirp similar to that of a cricket, and a chirp similar to that of a blue-bellied pine beetle. There were several other species, but Jin did not know their names.
"Thank you, Elsa."
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"......?"
Elsa answered Jin's thank-you note in a whisper by tilting her head.
"Thanks to Elsa's hint, I think I'll be able to put an end to the problem that has been bothering me for a long time."
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"....... I'm glad I could be of help to you, Jin.
"Yes, it helped. Yeah, it helped. Well, there's still a lot of work to be done. I think I can handle that."
"I look forward to ......."
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"Yeah, keep your eyes peeled for what we'll come up with."
Jin gave one big sigh.
"......Ah, I think I'm getting sleepy now."
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"Me too."
Elsa also let out a sigh.
"I'm going to bed."
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Good night.
And then the lights went out and the only light was the moon shining in the sky.