As long as people lived in this world, they all had their own desires.
Snape had his desires, Draco had his desires, Hermione had her desires... and the companions in Cabin had their own desires, too.
As long as those desires existed, the Forerunners could never be an organization that stood aloof from the world.
The Forerunners' desire was the "brilliant sea of stars," but that was only their goal at this stage, and it wasn't the meaning of the Forerunners.
Yes, walking the path of Magic—that was what Anton had given them.
Anton yearned for Magic, and "heading toward the brilliant sea of stars" was merely the process of studying and experimenting with Magic. For him, it was a grand magical experiment.
"Wow, so Magic really can do all this stuff. That's so cool!"
Mm, that was all there was to it.
And in return for all the help he received from so many people in carrying out this experiment, Anton offered them everything the experiment produced, as well as everything that came from the process itself.
Power, benefits, protection...
And countless planets waiting to be developed!
He hoped that this structure would let everyone pursue their own desires while leading them all forward along an even greater path of Magic.
Not rule, monopolies, or schemes.
When it came down to it, setting aside his advantage in Magic, Anton considered himself an ordinary person. He had no way of offering the world a better platform, nor did he want to spend time and effort puzzling over politics, something he was never good at in the first place.
So he didn't interfere in those matters.
"Forerunners" was a name with real meaning, and Anton liked it.
He was especially willing to teach others Magic, spread his ideas about Magic, and