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Notes

The word "精神" appears regularly in the volumes, it can mean "mind; spirit; soul; heart;", and in Mahouka’s magic system can mean both "mind" and "spirit" at the same time.

Though, even if is called "mind" the meaning diverge from brain, that which the author use a different word for it (脳). "神" is referred when talking about "thinking" on this volume — and, I presume, in the past ones — and "spirit".

One example of the usage of this word is in the therm "Mental Interference Type Magic", which was translated as "Mental" in this case. So, since both things in this context are at least connected, Miyuki's Cocytus, as an illustration, is a magic that not only acts on the mind of the target, but on it's spirit, freezing them. And, accordingly with this universe, any effects on the spirit of someone, will be reflected on it's physical body. So paraphrasing the wikia about Cocytus "It can also be fathomed as a magic that froze the time of the realm of a target's soul".

Given that ambiguity it's meaning will alternate between "mind" and "spirit" based on the context. Though I will try to keep consistency.

Keywords

Gram Demolition -Gram-Cut- 'Gram-Slash'

Non-systemic magic, which is just like 'Gram Demolition' or 'Gram Dispersion', and it’s classified as counter-magic. It is a variation of 'Gram Demolition'. It neutralizes magic by 'cutting' the magic sequences in the information dimension with a psionic blade.

Because it is able to neutralize magic without hurting the opponent, it has attracted the attention of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as being ideal for subduing criminal magicians.

Thunder Beast

An arrangement of Zhou Gongjin's favorite magic, 'Shadow Beast', that uses a chemical simulacrum of a beast to attack the opponent. By the addition of lightning magic, it makes it possible to summon a beast wrapped in lightning from a summoning tile. While the beast's figure is of a virtual image, the electricity on its surface is real, which is charged with high voltage. Because of that, the air that the Thunder Beast passes through will be ionized, thus creating a path for electric current. When combined with lightning magic, it is possible to hit a target without the need of magically converging or inducing the discharge.

Contact Type – Gram Demolition

This magic creates a completely homogeneous layer of high-density Psions around the body at the boundary of 50 centimeters, which repels all Psions coming from the outside. As if covering the body with 'Gram Demolition', it is possible to neutralize any magic directed at the caster.

Tomitsuka Hagane can use this magic due to his predisposition to it. Due to his advanced skill in controlling psions, Tatsuya is also capable of putting this into practice