The pen and notebook floated towards the Headmaster and grabbed it with his hands. He then began writing down Philip's theory with evidence from the Silky Gaia Leaves
After writing it down, the Headmaster realized something and asked Philip
"What about the thing I did earlier when I grabbed the pen and notebook and what about the flow of Mana in the body from the Spirit Fibers and Mana Spots?"
"Hmmm..."
Philip clutched his chin with his right hand and closed his eyes to think
Yuze's head is lowered as he keeps on peeking at Philip's face
'How can he know these kind of things and concocting a theory just from hearing the explanation about Mana for the first time and from the little evidence from my tea? He just learned about the Mysticism Age!'
Philip then opened his eyes and began to speak
"You said that Mana is the First Law of Mysticism, surely there's a second one and probably more?"
"There's three"
The Headmaster showed three fingers and began to count down the laws
"First Law of Mysticism, Mana; Second Law of Mysticism, Spirit; and Third Law of Mysticism, Mystical Energy"
"Can you please explain the other laws?"
Spirit was discovered one year after the discovery of Mana
The researchers tried to investigate the Mystical Hotspots and found glowing blue stones formed in veins and pockets inside the caves deep undeground
They took sample of these blue stones and studied them based on properties and its connection to Mana
They found out that Mana is being absorbed to these blue stones like it's being possessed by Mana. It was later found out that these blue stones are releasing a more concentrated and pure amount of Mana and then dispersing into the atmosphere through osmosis
This was the reason that the Mystical Hotspots was releasing Mana, it was due to these blue stones
It was later established that these blue stones are to be called Spirit Stones because it resembles the material from cultivation novels. Although they are called Spirit Stones, they release Mana into the atmosphere if the stone is overflowing
Upon further research, Spirit Stones can also be used as pocket Mana by people who can harness Mana. These Spirit Stone acts as a battery for Mana users to absorb the Mana inside the stones and releasing it without them having to gather Mana in the air. This way, they can harness concentrated and pure Mana rather than Mana scattered in the air
Several months later, the researchers found more Spirit Stones deeper in the Mystical Hotspots. These Spirit Stones are bigger and larger than the ones they found not too low from the surface
The Spirit Stones that they first found are just the size of a thumb and the ones that they found just now vary from the size of fist to a handful. This larger Spirit Stones contain incredible amounts of concentrated Mana and they are deemed to be incredibly precious
To differentiate the sizes of the Spirit Stones, the researchers developed a naming system of these stones based on their sizes;
Stones are at least less than 2 centimeters in diameter; Gems are at least 5 centimeters in diameter; Crystals are at least 10 centimeters in diameter; Cores are at least 20 centimeters in diameter; and Stars are at least 50 centimeters in diameter
Currently, there are no use for these larger sizes of Spirit Stones and they are currently stored in a very secured storage house. Further research from the Spirit Stones has been very slow since there are countless variables to take in consideration when studying newfound materials, unlike Mana which is undetectable and unmeasurable by modern technology
"That's it for the Spirit." The Headmaster finished explaining about Spirit
"Mhm, please continue to Mystical Energy." Philip let the Headmaster continue with his eyes closed in order for him to absorb the information and knowledge he's receiving
"From what I know about Mystical Energy, it is the supernatural events or happenings around where Mana exists..."
"That's it?" Philip opened his eyes from the little information he got about Mystical Energy
"Yes, that's it. Mystical Energy was just recently discovered and hasn't been studied quite yet. There's a reason why it's called 'mystical energy'" The Headmaster could only shrug his shoulders
"I see..." Philip closed his eyes once more to think deeply
"So, what do you think?" The Headmaster seems like he was hurrying Philip as he was very excited in his theories about the Laws of Mysticism. Yuze was also pretty excited from learning new things
Philip opened his eyes and told them what he thinks,
"I think that, you already answered your questions"
"How?" The Headmaster tilted his head in confusion as he can't piece it together
"Regarding the Spirit Fibers and Mana Spots, Mana do not exist in these locations. Spirits are what is inside of your Spirit Fibers and pressure points! There is a reason why it's called 'spirit fibers'" Philip smirked towards the Headmaster as he got back at him
The Headmaster was not affected since he was thinking deeply about what Philip just said. Same as with Yuze
Philip sighed and explained further,
"Look, it's true that Mana is present inside of the Spirit Stones but once Mana was concentrated and placed in a container, it becomes a Spirit. Our bodies are also a container, a vessel, and once Mana was concentrated and contained in these so called Mana Spots, it becomes Spirit"
The Headmaster was glaring with seriousness towards Philip as smoke was rising from his head while Yuze is glaring at him with sparkling eyes that are eager to hear more. Philip then continued,
"This further proves my theory that Mana is a type of energy and not a force. Once Mana entered your bodies and they are concentrated and contained in your meridians, you feel lighter and fell stronger. It's obvious that energy is swelling inside your body as you take in Mana. Of course, you'll get sick if you take in too much Mana. Just like how a light bulb will pop when large amounts of energy or electricity is being applied to it"
The Headmaster was then writing this down on the notebook as he listens to Philip
"Also, since Spirit Stones are like battery to people that can harness Mana and is filled with concentrated and pure Mana, which is a type of energy, I'm pretty sure that Spirit Stones can be a replacement for chemical batteries and other sources of energy used in electronics, vehicles, and power plants?"
Philip asked a question towards the two, which they became wide-eyed. The Headmaster stopped writing and stared at Philip, as well as Yuze. Philip then dropped another bombshell unti their already fried brains,
"Also, if these Spirit Stones contain such large amount of energy... What if they are attached to items such as artifacts, staff, staves, accessories, armor, and weapons? Will they become magic items?"
At this point, the Headmaster and Yuze was snapped out from their amazement. They became confused as to why they would attach Spirit Stones to items when items doesn't have any Spirit Fibers or anything that Mana can flow into
"What? Why?" It was the Headmaster who asked Philip why he proposed this strange suggestion to which Philip showed them three raised fingers
"Third Law of Mysticism, Mystical Energy"
The Headmaster and Yuze became even more confused. Why would Philip mentioned the third law when there is little to none informations or research about it?
Philip saw this and smirked,
"Mystical Energy is not what you think it is. It's not some unexplained instances or mysterious happening when there is Mana present around. It is Magic, from the result of controlling Mana!"
The Headmaster and Yuze is still unmoving and it seems that they still needed further explaination
"Magic is not a type of energy, it's a force. You guys interchanged Mana and Mystical Energy. The researchers thought that the Mana that is being controlled and released from the volunteers are still Mana, but they are actually the so called Mystical Energy."
"Yeah, I understand that, but how?"
"This leads to the composition of the universe, Dark Energy as Mana and Dark Matter as Magic"
The Headmaster and Yuze's eyes became wide again from surprise but it turned into confusion since they felt like topics are being thrown everywhere. They decided to ignored their confusion as they want to learn and know why Philip brought up the undetectable and unmeasurable Dark Matter and Dark Energy
"!!!"
"!!!"
As they are thinking for themselves, they immediately realized something. They both looked at the same time towards Philip which they saw him nodding while smiling. They then looked at each other as they couldn't believe what just transpired
"As science has crudely explained, Dark Matter is a type of matter that is undetectable and interacts with visible matter by Dark Energy. It holds matter throughout the universe together. On the other hand, Dark Energy is a form of energy that drives Dark Matter and matter in the universe to allow them to interact with other forms of energy, forces, and matter"
"Oh my god! My head hurts! But I need to write this and show it the associations later!" The Headmaster exclaimed as Philip finished his explanation
Yuze leaned on the arm rest of the couch with her left hand clutching her head
"Who says I'm done? I'm about to finish it!"
The Headmaster was once again surprised but he became tired and let Philip continue, "Bah! Go ahead and continue!!"
"Since Dark Matter is the result of Dark Energy, so as Magic is the result of Mana. If Mana was used through a medium, then it will create Magic. The Mana control you did earlier to grab the pen and notebook from afar? That is already Magic! It's close to being a Telekinesis! The Floor Transporter and that power Yuze showed earlier is already Magic! It's already teleportation!"
Philip slammed and tapped the table again and again as if he was angry with the two that they did not understand something so simple
"If you place a Spirit Stone, which is a medium to contain Mana, on an object, you can inject the Mana into the object from the Spirit Stone and generate the desired Magic by using the object as a bigger medium and an extension of the hand!"
Philip explained deeper as to why inserting a Spirit Stone on an item can harness the Mana more efficiently by using an extension of the Spirit
"Anything that was generated by harnessing Mana is already Magic, or what you call Mystical Energy!!"
***
Philip already finished explaining the supposed relationship between Mana, Spirit, and Mystical Energy which is now Magic towards the Headmaster and Yuze
The Headmaster closed his notebook as he finished writing everything Philip said. He then clasped his hand and placed his elbows on his knees then lowered his head towards his knuckles. He looks like an old man that just lost purpose in life
Meanwhile, Yuze is clouching on the couch as her left arm is placed on her head. She was looking at the ceiling with expressionless face like she was question the meaning of life
"Oh! By the way, that was just my theory! I'm not too sure if that was accurate or not..."
The Headmaster and Yuze was snapped back into the real world and instantly turned their heads towards Philip
"Huh?"