Talk:New World/@comment-103.42.210.14-20180407171922/@comment-45.56.46.26-20180610032157

The question is why magic exists in the New World, or rather what is the nature of the soul?

Subordinate questions would be things like why were Momonga (and other players) transported to the New World along with their Yggdrasil abilities? What happens to them in 21XX when they finally die in the New World?

If the New World is really just a dream Ainz is having after having dozed off in Yggdrasil, then he is basically the god of that world, but unconscious of his true power. Or rather, to realize it would mean the end of his dream. Lucid dreaming is fun for a while, but it gets boring fairly quickly, a bit like playing a game by constantly entering cheat codes.

Of course, that 'reality' is only part of the story dreamed up by Maruyama-sensei. But within the story, is there a reason Yggdrasil players are brought to the New World? Or not?