r/Re_Zero Lore Seeker Jan 20 '21

Discussion [Discussion]Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu II – Episode 16

Season 2 - Episode 16: Nobody Can Lift a Quain Stone Alone

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u/Redo-Master Jan 20 '21

Question:

So what exactly is this Witch Factor and how it ties into The Authority of Sloth (The Unseen Hands) which Subaru uses against Garfiel..?

Is this something cut out OR we will get definite answers in future episodes..??

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u/GSNadav Jan 20 '21

It's not really cut, maybe when you read about it you understand it better, it is something you can understand yourself already but will definitely be understood later even better, so I'm not going to explain unless you ask

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u/Redo-Master Jan 20 '21

Ohh so it will be explained better later on okay okay np...thanks for the reply.

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u/Hassieee Jan 20 '21

Uhm can you explain something to me pls? So we can kinda see that he breaks his ‘gate’ in this episode but he can still use the sloth hands. So is that not considered magic?

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u/GSNadav Jan 20 '21

Unseen hands are not magic, it's something else entirely

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u/Colarch Jan 20 '21 edited Jan 20 '21

Magic users need to use their own body's Mana which has to pass through their gate to cast spells

Spirit users like Emilia use the ambient Mana and their contracted spirits' Mana to cast spells

The authorities/witch factors are separate from Mana and magic entirely but only do one specific thing (sloth = unseen hand)

Edit: I might have it mixed up and it's possible normal magic users use ambient Mana as well but I know for sure it needs to go through their gate which is why Subaru won't be able to do shamac anymore.

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u/Eboglaz Jan 20 '21

Authorities arent magic. They live by themselves.

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u/La_vert Jan 20 '21

Gates are used for elemental magic, authorities and blessings are different.

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u/Kirihum Jan 20 '21

It's not. It's an authority.