Magic (Villainess: Reloaded!)

Magic is an important part of the light novel series Doushitemo Hametsu Shitakunai Akuyaku Reijou ga Gendai Heiki wo Tenishita Kekka ga Kore desu (Eng. Villainess: Reloaded! Blowing Away Bad Ends with Modern Weapons) by 616th Special Information Battalion. These types have been mentioned:


 * Elemental magic
 * Blood magic
 * Lost magic

Elemental magic
Elemental magic is performed by drawing upon the powers of spirits belonging to the elements of fire, earth, wind, and water. It is limited by the practitioner's imagination and mana reserves. The spirits will more or less perform acts of magic based on the practitioner's mental image. (The protagonist of the novel series has an advantage over other magic users by possessing imagery from documentaries on Earth.) The distinction of element is not absolute; water spirits, for example, is capable of creating most liquids the magic user can imagine, not just water, including a substance implied to be petroleum, and earth spirits can perform acts with both soil and metals.

Blood magic
Blood magic affects the human body directly. It can be a power that heals or harms. It can even drive a person mad. Unlike elemental magic, blood magic does not make use of spirits. One practitioner said that in a sense, it is a form of curse. A common application of blood magic is to strengthen one's muscles for increased strength or running speed. It can also be used to manipulate the activity in the brain, like inducing neural responses or temporarily turn off specific brain modules. (The protagonist of the novel series is researching ways to turn off the human conscience.)

Lost magic
Lost magic refers to types and techniques of magic lost to time. Most of the examples in the novel series were intentionally suppressed by authorities who feared them. A lion's share of lost magic is the so-called natural magic, a type of magic separate from both elemental magic and blood magic, which creates many unexplored possibilities, though the term 'lost magic' also include forgotten or suppressed applications of the two accepted forms of magic. For example, there is a form of blood magic that allows the user to bind magical beings as their familiars through the use of a blood-contract. One form of natural magic is spatial distortion, which allows for the creation of rifts in space and pocket dimensions connected to those rifts.