The original Schiller had been a mage, even the head of the department that liaised between the Soviet Union's KGB and the magical world. Yet Schiller had found no fragments related to magic in his memories. Otherwise, he would have guessed something from the start.
Schiller had inherited none of the original Schiller's connections in the magical world and did not know which mages he had known. But a little deduction made it clear that the original Schiller had likely followed the same social principles among ordinary people and in the magical world alike—highly renowned, but with few true friends.
The fact that Constantine did not know Schiller showed the same thing. They might have heard some part of the original Schiller's reputation, but they had never actually met him and knew nothing of his whereabouts.
Only after Schiller returned did he use his familiarity with the comics to find the entrance to Oblivion Bar and meet Night Master. Hearing him complain that dark mages were always causing trouble there and that he could not afford bodyguards, Schiller thought of bringing him one of Pamela's Assault Cabbages as a gift.
For a long time, Schiller had refused all invitations and invitation letters. But after he resumed socializing, some of the original Schiller's connections began to surface as well.
For example, Master Andrew, who had invited him to this birthday banquet, was a renowned Archmage of the academic school of magic. He possessed an independent mage tower and had countless accomplished students.
Schiller's reputation among ordinary people had nearly reached its maximum level, but he now had a new goal. After several blank years, he wanted to regain his footing in the magical world. Beyond inheriting the original Schiller's connections, he needed to expand his social circle and contribute to the