[Hibiki's question gets a nod, which rolls into her explanation.]
My father made it fun. [This is Hibiki, so Rin realizes she needs to keep it simple.] Magecraft is somewhat different from what most people would suspect magic to be. It's more akin to magic science. A mage has to have a thorough understanding of how things work, in other words, so we can take a shortcut.
[Which in practical terms, to get back to answering Hibiki; Rin gestures to the Sakura tree.] When I was little, I used to practice with real crystals, growing and shaping them. An experiment like this is built on a similar but different process, but anyone can do it.
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My father made it fun. [This is Hibiki, so Rin realizes she needs to keep it simple.] Magecraft is somewhat different from what most people would suspect magic to be. It's more akin to magic science. A mage has to have a thorough understanding of how things work, in other words, so we can take a shortcut.
[Which in practical terms, to get back to answering Hibiki; Rin gestures to the Sakura tree.] When I was little, I used to practice with real crystals, growing and shaping them. An experiment like this is built on a similar but different process, but anyone can do it.