Water Magician-Chapter 546: Magic Power is Gravity in Extra Dimensions

Editor: Tseirp

The sea voyage was peaceful.

Besides the two of them, there was also a group of about ten soldiers on board. However, since the ship was quite large, they didn’t have any particular interactions…

Abel was reading a book, while Ryo was scratching something onto an ice board.

Then, on the afternoon of the third day.

“Hehehe…hehehe, hehehe…hah!”

“What’s with that eerie laugh…?”

“I’m in such a good mood that I’ll forgive that comment of yours today, Abel. I’ve finally completed it!”

“Completed what?”

“The Theory of Magic Power (Hypothesis)!”

“…Huh?”

Ryo was ecstatic, while Abel tilted his head in confusion.

“The Theory of Magic Power? What’s that?”

“In simple terms, it’s about what magic power actually is.”

“…And? What is magic power?”

Abel could tell that Ryo wanted him to ask, so he went along with it.

Abel was a really nice guy.

“Magic power is gravity in extra dimensions.”

“…What?”

Abel tilted his head.

He had absolutely no idea what that meant.

“Hehehe, with this, I can explain all the magic power in the world. Every fantasy story ever written, every novel, comic, or anime that has used the word ‘magic power’—I can explain them all! The authors themselves probably didn’t realize they were using the gravity of extra dimensions as magic power…hehehehe. This is the fusion of fantasy and science fiction! I will create a new genre—SFF, Science Fiction Fantasy!”

Ryo was passionately rambling, but Abel still didn’t understand a thing.

Most of the words were unfamiliar, but since the main topic was ‘magic power’, Abel decided to focus on that and ask again.

“Ryo, what exactly is magic power?”

“Magic power is gravity in extra dimensions.”

“Yeah, still don’t get it. Those are just more words I don’t know.”

“Right…I figured…”

Ryo was finally brought back to reality.

And then he thought—

Explaining this to Abel…isn’t that impossible?

To understand Ryo’s theory, you need a lot of prior knowledge.

Especially knowledge of physics.

Especially knowledge of theoretical physics.

Especially knowledge of superstring theory.

First, in physics, all forces or interactions in this universe can be classified into four types:

‘Gravity’; ‘Electromagnetic Force’; ‘Strong Nuclear Force’; ‘Weak Nuclear Force’

Every force that exists falls under one of these four categories.

For example, chemical reactions—like ‘something burning’—are all based on the movement of electrons and thus fall under the ‘Electromagnetic Force’ category.

In physics.

Among these four, the ‘Strong Nuclear Force’ and ‘Weak Nuclear Force’ only act at subatomic levels, around the size of an atomic nucleus.

These forces are powerful but only function in an extremely tiny world that people cannot perceive.

So, for now, we’ll ignore them.

‘Gravity’, on the other hand, is something that every person living on Earth knows.

They have also experienced it.

They have experienced the feeling of being ‘pulled by the Earth’.

That is ‘Gravity’.

Everything that is not ‘gravity’, ‘strong force’, or ‘weak force’ falls under ‘electromagnetic force’…at least, that’s a simple way to think about it.

Now, there is a question that physicists have pondered for many years.

That is…

‘Why is gravity so weak?’

For people living on Earth, gravity constantly pulls them downward…they might not think of it as weak.

No matter how powerfully you throw a ball, no matter how strongly you kick it upward, the ball never reaches space—it always falls back to the ground…

That’s because Earth’s gravity pulls it back.

How could such a force possibly be weak?

But think about this:

Consider a magnet.

Even a very, very small magnet can lift a paperclip off a table.

Against gravity.

The force that pulls the paperclip upward is the force of electricity and magnetism—the ‘electromagnetic force’.

The Earth, which weighs approximately 5,972,400,000,000,000,000,000 tons, pulls the paperclip downward. Yet a tiny magnet, weighing just a few grams, can easily overpower that pull.

That’s the difference in strength between ‘gravity’ and ‘electromagnetic force’.

If we compare the strengths of the three forces other than ‘gravity’.

If we set the ‘Strong Nuclear Force’ = 1,

‘Electromagnetic Force’ = 0.01

‘Weak Nuclear Force’ = 0.00001

The ‘weak force’ is quite weak, right?

But what about ‘gravity’ when compared in the same way?

‘Gravity’ = 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000001

That’s how it looks.

Yes, it’s too weak!

Overwhelmingly, ridiculously weak!

So weak it almost seems like an error!

That’s why some physicists think:

“It’s just a measurement error.”

“It’s only a fraction leaking out from the real thing.”

An error? The real thing? What does that mean?

They argue that:

The true form of ‘gravity’ does not exist in our three-dimensional world.

Now, recall something:

‘Superstring theory’ that has come up several times before.

Superstring theory, or simply string theory. One of the leading-edge theories in physics.

The last time it came up was…right, when the Holy Pope was frozen.

According to this theory, our universe has at least nine dimensions or more.

However, we can only perceive three dimensions.

The remaining six dimensions are… beyond our perception.

These six hidden dimensions are called extra dimensions.

The key to Ryo’s magic power theory lies in these extra dimensions.

Gravity is the only force that can pass between dimensions without any loss.

Some theoretical physicists believe that the true source of ‘gravity’ exists in extra dimensions.

What we experience in our three-dimensional world is merely a fraction of it leaking from the higher dimensions.

That’s why the gravity we perceive is so incredibly weak.

This means that in the extra dimensions, there exists an immense amount of gravity.

So, where are these extra dimensions?

Answer: They are everywhere.

In front of our eyes, behind our heads, above us, below us.

Inside our stomachs, within our hearts, and of course, right next to our brains.

Ryo even believes that humans exist within all nine dimensions, but we can only perceive three of them.

Which means, the so-called extra dimensions exist everywhere.

But we simply cannot recognize them.

That’s why we can connect to them from anywhere.

And we must connect to them and use them.

Because without doing so, we lack what we need.

Yes. We lack everything.

Just gathering magic power with sheer willpower?

Just generating magic spells out of thin air?

No friggin’ way.

It is simply not enough.

From the very beginning, a question had lingered.

Creating water? Creating ice?

Even if one were to use water vapor from the air, it would be far too insufficient.

Then, where did the missing portion come from?

E = mc²

E is energy.

m is mass.

c is the speed of light.

Einstein’s equation suggests that matter can be created from energy.

Yes, matter was created from energy.

But there is a major problem here.

It is said that the mass actually converted into energy by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was only about 0.7 grams.

In other words, even if all that energy had been converted into mass…it would have only produced 0.7 grams of matter.

Water projectiles? Ice spears?

To generate them would require an enormous amount of energy.

Using magic power as energy?

Simply using magic power?

Using one’s internal reserves of magic power?

There’s no way that would be enough!

The missing portion must be drawn from somewhere else…

Magic power floating in the air?

It would be wrong to say it doesn’t exist.

But if that’s the case…what about the law of conservation of energy?

Would it be ignored?

Would it collapse?

It’s still not enough.

When dealing with physics—when handling it rigorously—there is always a key term that must be considered.

That term is ‘system’.

In a closed system…

Within the same system…

Even the law of conservation of energy applies within a system…

All kinds of…

If that is the case, then there is only one way to bypass this limitation.

‘It must be drawn from another system.’

And that other system is the ‘extra dimensions’.

However, ‘gravity’ is still just gravity.

Most magical phenomena fall under ‘electromagnetic force’.

Are they separate forces?

Yes, but in reality, ‘gravity’ and ‘electromagnetic force’ share the same fundamental nature.

Ultimately, they are just different vibrations of ‘strings’…that is what string theory proposes.

Originally, at the birth of the universe, ‘gravity’, ‘electromagnetic force’, ‘strong force’, and ‘weak force’ were all one single force.

As time passed, temperatures dropped, and pressure decreased, and these forces separated into the four we recognize today.

If that is the case, then couldn’t ‘gravity’ be converted into ‘electromagnetic force… at least, through magic, it seems possible.

“Djinns like Merlin-san and Garwin can control gravity. But they can also wield the four magic attributes. If we consider that gravity itself is the source of magic power, then it makes sense that they can use all attributes of magic…”

Ryo was explaining aloud, but he was really just talking to himself.

Abel didn’t understand a single bit of it, nor did Ryo expect him to.

“Once magic is activated, even if distance increases, it remains connected—like a magic thread continuously supplying magic power. For example, a spell like

remains intact even over a long distance. But that is a very strange thing. Why does the supply of magic power continue, even when far apart…? This mystery is resolved if we consider that ‘magic power is actually gravity from the extra dimensions’. Extra dimensions are not three-dimensional. They might be five-dimensional, six-dimensional, or even beyond. What we call ‘distance’ might not even have the same meaning there.”

From the moment he arrived in ‘Phi’ and began using magic, Ryo had questions. And now, he was beginning to realize that he might have been approaching an answer all along.

Even if it was largely unconscious.

There is a physical phenomenon where distance seems to be irrelevant. It is called ‘quantum entanglement’.

In quantum entanglement, a pair of entangled photons is created and then separated.

But no matter how far apart they are, if one photon is affected, the other photon reacts ‘instantly’.

That is quantum entanglement.

Yes, ‘instantly’, regardless of distance.

This phenomenon was experimentally confirmed in the early 21st century.

Ryo had a vague feeling that extra dimensions might be involved in this phenomenon.

That’s right—by the 21st century, humanity was already beginning to reach into phenomena related to extra dimensions!

“Of course, I believe that magic power flows through our bodies. Maybe it’s even present in the air. But what if those magic power are just catalysts that draw upon the gravity stored in the extra dimensions…?”

It wasn’t a perfect explanation.

There were still missing pieces.

But…at this moment, Ryo felt confident enough to say it outright.

“In other words—magic power is gravity from the extra dimensions!”

“Yeah…sorry. I don’t get it at all.”

Ryo concluded, and Abel declared, utterly lost.

“Well, that’s fine! Once we return to the Kingdom, I’ll publish this!”

“Publish…? What do you mean?”

Ryo declared, and Abel tilted his head in confusion.

“Huh? There must be places to present research papers, right? Remember how Kenneth once published his research on fusion magic and long-distance communication via the splitting of magic stones? A place like that…”

“Oh, that. That’s only for members of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Kenneth and that old man Ilarion are members… but you aren’t, are you?”

“No, I don’t remember ever joining something like that. What kind of elitist organization is that?”

“It’s an institution where only top researchers in their fields are admitted. I think you need two active members’ recommendations and two published papers to even apply. You probably don’t qualify…”

Hearing that, Ryo slumped in disappointment.

But he quickly recovered.

“I don’t need to publish it there! I’ll reveal it to the world!”

“Reveal it?”

Ryo declared it like a journalist about to expose a major scandal.

“I’ll include it in the sequel to ‘The Hungry Swordsman Abel’! I’ll change the entire fantasy novel genre with this!”

“Wait, Abel is a swordsman, right? You’re going to put magic power theory into that novel?”

“It’s fine! I’ll introduce a righteous, pure, and noble magician named Ryo who will explain everything!”

“The moment you called yourself righteous and pure while stealing Abel’s spotlight, I had my doubts…”

Abel wasn’t exactly worried about the fate of the story, but he couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.

Feeling sorry for the novel’s version of himself.

And so, would Ryo’s magic power theory truly change the future of fantasy novels…?

A grand challenge was about to begin!… Or at least, maybe.

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