An agreement was originally made to protect the Brandi Library...... And the secret under the library is none other than Kerman Santo himself. At that time, Felicity, who was a witness, did not yet have the name of a saint, and Neo's Archmage Tower was still just a fenced open space by the sea. The predecessor of the "Archmage Tower" as an organization, the Mage Association, was led by one of the original three founders of the Archmage Tower, and the only one who died in the prime of life, Walker Tuchman.

Despite being given an extremely simple name, Tuchman has a passion that no one else can match. In terms of the depth of knowledge or the strength of the power, he was far inferior to the other two archmages, but he almost single-handedly united the willful and reckless mages who had always been scattered, and became a force that no country could ignore. The mages he sent to Balach to help Kerman were the first Guardians of Beranti to bear the name "Battle Mage".

He did so out of sheer zeal and goodwill, and did not ask for any privilege for it. But in the decades since his death, the more calculating Silver Scepter Harold has made a variety of gains for the battlemages. Most importantly, battlemages have the right to "study the power of the Serpent in order to understand the subtleties of magic and better protect the world".

Kerman Santo is de facto against this.

As the most combative of the three archmages, Santo the Stone Sculptor is a very cautious person, and his personality is not very strong. Especially with Harold, if there is a dispute, he is usually the one who chooses to concede. Moreover, the reason for his opposition is not very good - "dangerous." ”

"'Danger' is only one of the ingredients for 'success' for a mage. Harold is said to have replied.

"We don't ask for any financial compensation. Ogro interrupted the High Priest, "We have never risked our research endangering Beranti and Balach. ”

"Of course. Laval smiled, "I just wanted to explain it a little more clearly." ”

Ogro fell silent, and seemed to finally remember the respect he deserved for a respected elder and high priest, and bowed a little stiffly in apology.

Ed looked at him silently, and suddenly understood where the resentment in his eyes had come from - they had lost a powerful source of power that could be harnessed and even controlled. That's probably ...... It's like a dragon losing his treasure, even if it doesn't belong to him in the first place.

He remembered Santo's last disciple, Stobel's emotion: Today's Archmage Tower, all it pursues is power, and the original intention of the founders has long been cared for.

"Even if the Soul Eater is gone," Laval said, "we may need to keep an eye on Ante Bofford's whereabouts beyond that rift to the Atlas...... It sounded like he had some connection to the Soul Eater. ”

"That's a king. Croeffler said lazily, "A dead king is still a king." ”

Laval nodded knowingly: "It's better to avoid having anything to do with the state in this matter...... You can stay out of it. ”

"Something related to the Soul Eater is our responsibility. Ogro lifted his chin, "The Archmage Tower will find him." However, I have some questions, and I don't know who can answer them for me: why does a king become an undead, and why does Scott Crissus control the necromancy?...... Did he create the dead fog in the pit?"

"Of course not!" Ed blurted out.

Ogro nodded calmly at him, "So you know the answer?"

Edse. He didn't know the whole thing, he just instinctively defended Scott...... Although Is, who was more likely to do so, was unexpectedly silent at the moment.

No, not just silence - Ed gave Iss a worried look.

From beginning to end, Isis has been absent-minded...... It was as if his soul was not here at all.

"It's not him. Nigel began, "At least he's not the one who created the fog of death...... Those were a couple of necromancers, and their bodies were supposed to be still underground. ”

Ed went underground to find Iss and Scott, but it was these necromancers he had been tracking for a long time from the start...... However, as soon as the spell was interrupted, the necromancer fell to the ground and died silently - he didn't ask anything.

"So you don't know, if they're related to Scott. Ogro said.

"Why do they have to be related to Scott?" Borena asked.

"Because Scott awakened the Necromantic Serpent and stripped it of its flesh as a sacrifice. Ogro replied, "Isn't that what you just told us?"

"All I tell you is what I hear. Borena shrugged, "I can't guarantee that the priest who didn't even show up for himself is telling the truth. ”

“...... I really don't understand. Ogro grimaced his puzzled face, "I thought Scott Criess was our real enemy, and you guys were trying to prove that he was a good man?"

Borena touched his nose. He couldn't deny that...... Perhaps for different reasons, most of the people here don't want to see Scott as an enemy.

"Whether he's a 'good and innocent man' or not," Alan finally spoke, "what's in it for us to know the truth by planting things on him that he didn't do?"

"Okay. Ogro grinned and pointed to the sky they couldn't see, "At least, that's what he did, isn't it?

"Actually, I don't quite understand. Borena frowned, "Unknown stars, eternal rules or something...... What the hell did Scott do?"

“...... I wonder if you know where the power of magic comes from?"

After a moment of silence, Laval asked him rhetorically.

“...... God?" Borena grinned, "I'm sorry, I don't really have much research on this. ”

"It's the gods," Laval replied, "and the world itself." Most people think that the power of a priest comes from faith, and the power of a mage comes from talent and skill, but at the end of the day, our power comes from the same source, from above the stars...... It was a rule set by the gods thousands of years ago, protecting the world and allowing the power of magic to operate under some control without being destroyed by losing balance. But the rule ......"

He involuntarily paused and looked at Is.

"Rules can be made, and they must be broken...... The dragons had tried this a long time ago, but it didn't work. ”

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