Roland felt he had gained a great deal from his conversation with Grand Mage Watson. Even after ending the call, he continued to savor it.
He simply cast the Copying Spell and transcribed the entire conversation for easy reference.
He even added some thoughts and annotations of his own, and gave the spell he was envisioning a name.
"Since it has to do with dreams, I might as well call it the Dream Spell."
Meanwhile, at Grand Mage Watson's invitation, Roland drafted an article for the Arcana Review, evaluating the results of his modifications to Wish.
The article was titled "A Brief Discussion of the Principles Shared by Linguistics and Wish."
"As everyone knows, linguistics plays an indispensable role in the application of magic. Even if we study natural language alone, it is easy to see that language inherently serves imperative functions, such as issuing commands, making requests, offering advice, giving warnings, and imposing prohibitions. This shares a common principle with Wish in the field of arcana.
The imperative function refers to using affirmative or negative words to guide someone toward a particular behavior or attitude. It is frequently employed in everyday life.
Suppose we are at a ball and wish to win a beautiful lady's favor and dance with her. We would usually approach her and express our request with something like, 'Oh, madam, you are truly a dazzling star. Your beauty and bearing have utterly enchanted me. Might I have the honor of sharing a dance with you?'
Yet such an imperative statement is not guaranteed to succeed. It depends on factors such as your appearance, bearing, social standing, and wealth, as well as the lady's tastes and mood at the time.
If you are a handsome, captivating gentleman with an elegant bearing, I believe you could dispense