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[Spartacus]

But theoretically, you can gain mana from them even if on the lesser quality right?

[Dullahan]

Did we ever get a clear explanation on in what way 回帰 (regression, recurrence) is considered an evil of mankind? Does it just have to do with "something something mankind are prone to let history repeat itself"?

nasu is spooked and needs to read dialectic of enlightenment, hue hue hue

[Arashi_Leonhart]

There are magical energy furnaces that are closer to literal batteries.

[Spartacus]

There are magical energy furnaces that are closer to literal batteries.

But Humonculus is more efficient, purely talking in quality and quantity the magical energy can be gain compared to the ordinary battery tube is that so? Since human souls is in higher quality. Wait, they have a human soul so, they technically is no different with tube human.

Gee, it's literally made for the reader to root for them.

[Arashi_Leonhart]

We don't know anything about mana furnaces except "they exist" and "they power stuff." Presumably Homunculi are more efficient, but ???

And they are different than "tube humans" or whatever if you mean a test-tube baby. Homunculi are magical circuits given form pretty much and created through an alchemical process; a test-tube baby just means you were grown artificially and does not necessarily mean anything yea or nay on magical effects.

[Spartacus]

Well, the method and objective are obviously different from tube babies. But I can't explain why, but that doesn't really matter it just an afterthought of me.

I just wondering because that recent discussion about magi's different value interested me. While their experiment is understandable for me in the context of their reasoning, I feel like the narratives never been on the magi side and more lean towards common moral, with the whole Gordes and Humonculi, Illyasviel being a grail, etc. So, in my understanding, it's more like 'this is why they did this, tradition also okay with that, but that doesn't mean they are justified.'

But anyway, I got my answers so thank you.

[Altaris]

Well there's the doge in Strange Fake

[Ronove]

The same reason why Servants eat human souls instead of dog souls: humans have more value.

This is racist.

[SirGauoftheSquareTable]

Zouken worming you doesn't make you a vampire, it makes you chum, half-dead, or horny depending on your level of narrative importance.

Ah cool. I was just curious because I thought some of the more offensive bugs in Zouken's arsenal were called Vampire Insects or something. Also, do the Crest Worms suck blood or simply eat mage flesh and activate circuits?

[Arashi_Leonhart]

In Japanese "vampire" is just made up of the characters for blood sucking so yes blood sucking worms are going to be vampiric.

[SirGauoftheSquareTable]

In Japanese "vampire" is just made up of the characters for blood sucking so yes blood sucking worms are going to be vampiric.

I see. I knew "kyuuketsuki" or however you spell it in romaji simply meant bloodsucker, but I didn't realize it applied to the worms as well. Thanks.

[Deathhappens]

"Things were so much better in the good old days when all the poor people died of smallpox and the blacks and gays knew their place."

nothing to see here

[You]

Also, do the Crest Worms suck blood or simply eat mage flesh and activate circuits?

like raff said that also depends on your narrative importance
but their original purpose

"To put it simply, there is a poison, a worm, in Matou Sakura's body. The worm is called crest worm. It is like an artificial sanshi, the three corpses. Do you recognize this name?"

…I shake my head.
Sanshia bug said to inhabit a human body that reports the person's evil deeds to the Judge of Hell.
I've heard of sanshi, but I've never heard of a crest worm.
"So you do not know. Well, it was originally just a harmless parasite.
It's a familiar that lives off of its host's magical energy. It is of the lowest rank of familiars, as it does nothing beyond telling its master whether or not its host still lives."

You can see how much of a genius Zouken is seeing what he is capable of doing with a familiar that's just supposed to be an ankle bracelet.

[SirGauoftheSquareTable]

like raff said that also depends on your narrative importance
but their original purpose


You can see how much of a genius Zouken is seeing what he is capable of doing with a familiar that's just supposed to be an ankle bracelet.

Yeah, I totally see it now. Also, didn't know their origins were that humble.

[Zurvan]

Question, what was it that the regalia's did in Extella?

[Ronove]

Question, what was it that the regalia's did in Extella?

Regalia gave the wielder (Hakuno) access to moon cell's authority after winning the HGW, but it was limited after being split into 3 because Hakuno separated into the body, soul and mind. Nero and Tamamo are both recognized as queens of the MC and have bot armies to fight for them. Otherwise, they just use their respective regalias to transform and buff themselves top servant level.

[Urameshi Yūsuke]

So do you get magic from reaching the root, by turning away from it, or is it created as you attempt to reach it?

[Iceblade44]

So do you get magic from reaching the root, by turning away from it, or is it created as you attempt to reach it?

Well reaching the root makes you get erased from all observable universe so not the first I guess

[Riku Noctis]

So do you get magic from reaching the root, by turning away from it, or is it created as you attempt to reach it?

If you can somehow bypass the firewall that erases you, yes. Aoko more or less did that but we don't really know how she did it.

Basically, wait for mahoyo 2.0 in a few decades.

[SirGauoftheSquareTable]

If you can somehow bypass the firewall that erases you, yes. Aoko more or less did that but we don't really know how she did it.

Basically, wait for mahoyo 2.0 in a few decades.

Would this then be the case for all the users of True Magic because I was under the impression that all users of True Magic have found unique pathways to the Root, and their Magic comes from a small portion of the Root as a result.