Magical Index: Become a Girl and Come to Academy City

Index glanced at it sideways and said proudly, "Didn't you write this? As the one who created this magic, why do you still need me to help you decipher it?"

"Uh, well." Tianchuan Gong scratched his head, feeling nervous.

This was not written by her at all. It was clearly an "original" magic copied here based on the memories of another world. Of course, she couldn't understand it.

But before Tianchuan Palace could make up an explanation, Index couldn't help it and grabbed the white silk cloth and started looking at it.

As a forbidden book index, she didn't want to miss anything about magic, and she didn't want to miss anything about the magic book even more. Even if Tianchuan Palace didn't come, she would find a reason to come and take a look at this magic book.

Although the contents of the Grimoire's original text are dangerous and would drive ordinary people crazy just by reading them, Index has a special physique and her brain structure has the function of defending against the contamination of the original text.

Index said that she could rely on the religious barrier to protect her mind and soul, which is why she was able to collect 130,000 grimoires.

There were only two short sentences on the silk cloth: The way of Heaven is to reduce the surplus and make up for the deficiency; the way of man is to reduce the deficiency and serve the surplus.

After staring at these two sentences for a long time, Index nodded thoughtfully.

This made Tianchuan Gong beside him anxious: "Xiaoyin, don't just nod, tell me what kind of magic it is."

Index sat down to the side, looking like a senior, and slowly said, "Let me test you. Do you know how many types of magic there are?"

"I don't know." Tianchuan Gong shook his head like a rattle.

Index took a sip of her drink to moisten her throat, then took a deep breath and explained, "I know the two spells you wrote down. Among my collection of 130,000 grimoires, books like Baopuzi are from the same system as the two spells you wrote down."

"According to scholar Fraser's classification, magic can be divided into two types: imitation and contact."

"Imitative magic, also known as empathic magic, utilizes the connection between two objects of similar structure to transfer magical power from one entity to another, and in some cases, vice versa."

"Contact magic, also known as infection magic, involves two objects with the same source, transferring magical power from one entity to another. Parts of the human body, such as nails and hair, are often used as the basis."

"First, the same cause can produce the same effect, or in other words, similar things can produce the same effect. Frazer called this the 'law of similarities.' A specific example is the ancient Chinese art of warding off evil."

"Second, once objects come into contact, they continue to interact with each other at a distance even after the actual contact is severed. Fraser called this the 'contact law.'"

After finishing a long paragraph, Index raised her head proudly, as if she was proud of her knowledge.

Tianchuan Gong nodded after hearing this, "Oh~ I'm confused now that you put it that way."

Seeing Tianchuangong with a confused look on his face, Index smiled bitterly in her heart. In this city full of science, this was the countless times she felt distressed because she couldn't find common language.

She explained, "Simply put, the first sentence you wrote is a 'Heavenly Way' spell, which is also called sensory magic. It means balance, and it can balance the material forces of inanimate objects."

"The second sentence is the 'Way of Man' technique, which is contact magic. It can be roughly understood as plundering, which is to transfer the power of the weaker life form to the stronger one."

After Index's explanation, Tianchuangong barely understood what was meant, and asked curiously, "How do I activate these two techniques?"

Index shook her head helplessly: "Don't even think about it, you can't activate it."

"Why?" Tianchuan Palace asked.

Index explained the reason: "While these two techniques aren't angel techniques and can be used by humans, they require a vast amount of magical energy. An ordinary person's vitality simply isn't sufficient to refine the required amount of magical energy."

This sentence seemed to make Tianchuan Gong fall into a cold water tank. She asked: "What kind of person can be used?"

Index muttered to herself as she recalled, "According to my estimation, saints and vampires can use it, but ordinary humans, only top-tier magicians can use it. If you can significantly increase your vitality, you can refine usable magic power."

But she shook her head as soon as she finished speaking: "No, you are an esper developed by Academy City. Even if you have this kind of vitality to refine magic, your body cannot support you to use magic."

Tianchuan Palace also understood this matter. She had long accepted the reality that she could not use magic. Although she was unwilling, she was powerless to do anything about it.

Seeing her lost look, Index stood up and comforted her: "It's okay, don't you still have super powers? I think that short-haired guy with electric discharges is pretty powerful after learning super powers."

Tianchuan Gong felt even more uncomfortable after hearing this. Her "Quality Assessment" was not LV5, and even if it was, it would not rank high in the future combat power.

She couldn't help but think in her heart, wondering if there was a way to change her identity as a person with special abilities, give up her abilities and use magic?

Just as she was thinking hard, Index waved her hand and interrupted her thoughts: "Hey, is it your turn to tell me now?"

Tianchuan Gong, who had reacted, looked puzzled: "Ah, what should I tell you? Do you have anything you want to ask?"

Index put her hands on her hips and said, "You're asking even though you already know the answer. Of course, how did you, a science student who doesn't even know the types of magic or how to write it, come up with this kind of spell? And you know that magic itself is very strange. I had to explain it to Touma for a long time before he was willing to believe it."

In response to this question, Tianchuan Gong smiled cunningly: "Why should I tell you? In other words, if I don't tell you, what can you do to me?"

"What did you say! Orange-haired guy, why are you like this? I explained everything to you, but you didn't tell me." Index puffed up her cheeks and stomped her feet and shouted.

But Tianchuan Palace still acted like a hooligan. Index was a good person, and a good person who did not advocate violence, so there was no need for him to make up reasons or excuses to explain to the other party.

You know I have a secret, and I know you know I have a secret, but so what? You're not Shokuhou Misaki, Index. Can you read my mind?

I just won’t tell you, I won’t lose anything or be in any trouble.

This is the logic of Tianchuan Palace.