"Humans are it for intelligent biological life, in the worlds I'm used to," he says. "And plenty of them have red eyes. So yeah, all mages are humans, but that's not necessarily because people aren't humans can't be mages, it's because people who aren't humans aren't even there. And the thing that mages have that lets them use mana is called a linker core. It's a... I have no idea how to describe it in any language, I don't think I've ever heard one that had good words for Device magical senses. I can sense them, anyway. They are magic."

And now, more ice cream. He hugs his spoon. It is a good spoon. It makes eating ice cream easier and that is great.