Jack's Journal Entry III
"The plan I made yesterday with Mr. Randam was successful. Not only did it succeed in helping him, it also brought me three silver coins. With this my immediate survival is ensured."
"In hindsight, my plan wasn't all that good. If it weren't for an old man named Victor, who was probably a noble judging by his attire, it would have likely failed. Most of it only worked because he was there. He used some form of magic to make Compes answer our questions and confirm our suspicions."
"I also learned a great deal. Such as the existence of sorceresses, who are apparently strong enough to destroy an empire, but for some reason disappeared from history afterwards."
"Oh! Also — I saw MY solar system! My universe! With Earth at the center point. The Church of Mardrago has a connection with my old world."
"And there is apparently a sorceress in town. I'm thinking of trying to find her, but from what Old Man Victor told me, working together with one is punishable by death if you are not a noble. So I'm weighing whether or not the risk is worth it. I'm not sure what happens if I die here. I don't even know if I died back on Earth. I'm not willing to risk it."
"Next: magic. I have discovered a way to cast it. I have confirmed that magic uses my energy while the pressure uses itself. The only real difference is that pressure responds to will directly."
"As for how magic works, I wrote it down on another paper, but it burned when the enchantment took effect. I don't know if it works without the pen, but I'll keep experimenting with it."
"I believe a spell needs these three things, and this is my own assumption:"
"First is the will to cast the spell. I initially thought you had to say your name, but the Bishopess didn't, so that may not be required."
"Second, it needs energy. I don't know how to supply it the way the nuns did, so I'll keep using the pen as the middleman for now."
"Third is the will to produce a specific effect after the energy is given. This is basically the logic part of the spell."
"Now that I think about it, the reason the paper caught fire immediately was probably because I assigned the energy ahead of the intent. So the correct basic spell structure should be:"
"Starting will > The spell itself > Give it energy."
"I also remember that the clay tablet Compes used had some form of energy storage built into it. I don't know how it's made, so I will have to experiment. My plan is to try making an actual charm with what I know, like the ones exorcists used in old TV shows and anime."
"As for everything else: I'm not exhausted or tired. I ate lobster today. I also got depressed over the conditions of the girls Chel has working at the tavern. I lost all respect for the man after hearing what one of them told me. Apparently they are all from different places, mostly from the Nordic Kingdoms above the Mehatot River Line. They are debt slaves."
"That practice still exists here. What made it worse was that they apparently believe there's a chance to escape from the cycle eventually."
"I don't know the exact reason, but ever since I visited the church my ability to feel on behalf of others seems to have increased. I don't hate it. The ability to feel empathy is a good thing to have. I don't want to end up like Chel."
"After I rest I will begin working on researching magic more. I also need to find out how long it is until the clerk position tests start."