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Morin's words weren't completely fabricated.
The three conditions were almost identical, except for the requirement to incorporate magic. And the existence of the Eye was real. It was an organization that already existed in Now You See Me.
The only thing Morin had made up was that the Eye was an organization of stage magicians who could actually use magic.
But now, even that had a reasonable explanation.
Thanks to Daniel's display.
Before this, Morin had already felt that Now You See Me was a little unscientific.
Leaving aside disappearing playing cards, instant hypnosis, and post-hypnosis effects.
Those could all be explained as highly skilled techniques, or slightly exaggerated tricks.
But later on-
The scene where raindrops stopped in mid-air. Even though the movie claimed it was a visual effect created by strobe lights, the water droplets didn't fall even after the umbrellas were thrown away.
Or the scene where Daniel crossed his arms, fell backward, and his entire body vanished, leaving only a raincoat behind.
None of that could be explained by "magic tricks."
In this world, if those phenomena actually existed, there was only one logical explanation.
Magic.
Once magic was added to the equation, everything that had been stuck suddenly made sense.
And if it wasn't...
The tears of countless physicists would fall once again.
As a loyal protector of physicists' tears, Morin felt there was nothing wrong with accepting that these magicians could use magic.
While he was thinking this, Morin had a whim.
He picked up a steak knife from a paper bag, spun it once, and activated his [Novice Skill: Rabbit out of a Hat].
He had already practiced [Novice Skill: Kato's Hand] yesterday. Although it had taken up nearly a hundred thousand words' worth of content, the effect had been very good.
He had to admit it.
The system's evaluation had never been wrong.
As the skill activated, the steak knife vanished from Morin's hand. Only the paper bag remained.
At the same time, the knife appeared in Daniel's-
Right in front of him.
The magic power attached to the knife was instantly consumed, and it began to free-fall under gravity.
Both Daniel's and Morin's gazes instinctively followed it downward.
"Thunk!"
The sharp tip embedded itself deep into the wooden stool.
Morin: "..."
"Did you have something you wanted to say?" Daniel backed away, trembling, putting as much distance as possible between himself and the knife that had nearly ended his lifelong happiness. "Please don't attack directly, okay?"
"Would you believe me if I said it wasn't intentional?" Morin's mouth twitched.
He had originally planned to transfer the steak knife into Daniel's shirt pocket.
What he hadn't expected was that this novice-level skill had serious limitations in precision and teleportation range.
So the steak knife had "coincidentally" appeared almost right in front of Daniel's nose, then fallen straight down-
Nearly hitting Daniel's private parts.
"Do you think I'd believe that?" Daniel carefully pulled the knife out of the stool and moved it far away, not daring to give it back.
He was afraid Morin might have another "accident."
If the position had been just a little higher and a little further in...
He'd be gone for good.
"Alright, don't sweat the small details," Morin waved his hand. "Anyway, I've proven the existence of magic with facts. What do you think?"
"Yeah. To prove something I already believed, you almost destroyed my future," Daniel stared at him.
"It was only off by a little, wasn't it..." Morin chuckled, stood up, and said, "Let's go. It's time to prepare for a new magic show."
"Hey-changing the subject this obviously?" Daniel hurried after him. "You're just going to ignore this? I want compensation!"
"What kind of compensation?"
"Teach me a few spells. How about that?"
"Magic tricks. They're magic tricks," Morin noticed two passersby glancing over after hearing Daniel and immediately emphasized, "They just look magical because there are very few flaws. Real magic doesn't exist."
Daniel: "???"
Who was it that had just confidently told him magic existed?
The change in attitude was way too fast.
"Fine..." Under Morin's subtle signal, Daniel noticed the surrounding attention. "Then teach me a few magic tricks. Is that okay?"
Daniel had always been strong-willed and controlling.
But now, in an unfamiliar field like magic, he could only cling to Morin's leg.
And perhaps influenced by the environment, he also reverted to a much sillier version of himself.
"No."
"Why?"
"Because I don't know how to teach it."
"What? You can use it, but you can't teach it?"
"It's the same as you, Daniel," Morin said as he walked. "You can use your magic. But do you know how to teach someone else to use it?"
"Uh..." Daniel scratched his head, grasping the core of the problem.
He knew how to use his magic.
But right now, it was nothing more than an effect he produced based on instinct.
If he had to explain it...
All he could say would be the universal phrase.
"Feel it with your heart."
In countless movies, wise elders said this to protagonists, who then had an epiphany and defeated the final boss.
In reality, those elders had said the same thing to many others before.
The results...
Spoke for themselves.
It wasn't that the protagonist was special and therefore had an epiphany.
It was that only those who had epiphanies survived, defeated the boss, and became protagonists in the first place.
As for the failures?
History didn't remember them.
Except for Jax.
"So you also just rely on instinct?" Daniel asked. "You don't really understand magic either?"
"Yes," Morin nodded. "Same as you. I awakened earlier, so after a long time practicing, my control improved. I don't usually make mistakes."
"I see..." Daniel looked thoughtful.
Then he suddenly realized something.
"Wait. You said you're very proficient?"
"Hm? ...Hm?"
"So you did that on purpose earlier?!"
"Oh-uh. Of course not. That was a new spell I just learned."
"I don't believe you. You're a bad person!"
Daniel originally wanted to use this as leverage to force Morin to teach him a few spells.
But Morin, relying on his eloquence, successfully convinced him again.
He made Daniel believe that he had simply "felt something" after seeing Daniel use magic, and had learned the spell on the spot.
Because it was newly learned, his control wasn't stable yet.
That was why the accident happened.
That was why Daniel had nearly been emasculated.
Half truth.
Half lie.
Naturally convincing.
Of course, the biggest reason was that Morin was thick-skinned enough.
In the end, Daniel only received one thing as compensation.
A luxury dinner.
"What's that?"
"A dining table?"
"There's a covered dish on it."
"Why would they put a dining table up there?"
"Is today's magic show about food?"
"This is the first time Daniel's announced a collaboration before a show, right?"
"Yeah. I heard he specially invited a partner who performed a few days ago. He was really handsome."
"I heard today's performance has a new format."
The audience buzzed with discussion.
Then Morin and Daniel walked out together.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Morin's voice echoed through the venue via the microphones. "Welcome to today's magic show. The theme of this performance is-A Luxury Dinner!"
Cheers erupted.
"A few days ago, Morin said he wanted to treat me to a luxury dinner," Daniel said with a smile. "I happily accepted."
Then his expression went completely blank.
"But is this what he promised me?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the dining table between them.
The table was enormous, covered with a floor-length white cloth, large enough to seat at least ten people.
Yet sitting on it was only a small dish, covered by a hemispherical opaque lid.
The contrast was ridiculous.
The audience burst out laughing.
"However," Daniel continued, putting on a puzzled look as he turned to the crowd, "Morin confidently told me that today, I'd definitely get a feast. What do you think?"
"How about..." he paused, "we open it and take a look?"
Under everyone's gaze, Daniel walked over and slowly lifted the lid.
Then-
On the plate were two French fries, crossed neatly together.
Beside them was a small dollop of ketchup.
Daniel: "!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ"
"What is this?" He picked up the fries and showed them to the audience with an exaggerated expression. "Two French fries?"
The audience was already laughing so hard they were bent over.
"And a bit of ketchup. Very good. Very good," Daniel nodded seriously, applauding as he used the fries to scoop up the ketchup and display it.
"Did you all see that? Perfectly golden French fries, paired with fresh, red ketchup."
"My God."
"This is the most exquisite combination."
"This dinner..."
"It's a world-class luxury dinner."
He tossed the fries into his mouth, chewed twice, swallowed, then widened his eyes in exaggerated bliss.
"Incredible."
"This is the best luxury dinner I've ever had."
The audience completely lost it.
Daniel, who had always maintained a cool, high-class image, had fully abandoned it.
Not only did he break character.
He completely overturned it.
Exaggerated expressions.
A ridiculous contrast.
A "luxury dinner" consisting of two French fries.
The audience was shocked, delighted, and laughing nonstop.
The venue was filled with explosive laughter.
But of course-
This wasn't the end.
Because this performance had only just begun.