Unfortunately, there was no microscope, not even in the residence of the esteemed Count. However, Rorschach already had a theory. The people of the Shadow Land had always believed "the water is alive"—perhaps it was a type of microorganism.
Moreover, they were microorganisms with Magic Power. The proof was that his Small Decomposition Skill and other Anti-Magic Skills could temporarily put the "living water" into a dormant state, as well as the Spiritual Light Rorschach had seen, which was distributed unevenly across the water's surface.
'Why the surface? Could it be that the microorganisms in the water need some component from the air to generate Magic Power and, in turn, control the water body?'
This was Rorschach's hypothesis, and the fact that the water lost its activity and became drinkable after being boiled was remarkably similar to sterilization.
