Back when he was in the world of A Certain Magical Index, Aureolus, who had used the Great Golden Elaboration, had said something like this.
"Eyes are the first magic in this world."
The same was true in this world.
In that case, it was only natural that Magic Eyes would become something magi yearned for.
Because Mystery was directly tied to the passage of time.
Because in the distant past, there were few things people could accomplish, and magecraft was called magic.
Because in the distant past, Gods and fantasy still existed upon the earth, and many miracles existed as though they were only natural.
Now, Mystery had gradually diminished and weakened as the ages passed.
Yet the magecraft of the "eyes" had remained until the present day, still occasionally bestowing its favor upon humanity and appearing in those with talent.
To magi, the value of Magic Eyes lay not only in their power, but also in the Mystery they carried within them.
Noble Colour Magic Eyes in particular were inborn powers, practically Mystery bestowed by the world itself, enough to make magi drool with desire.
Even ordinary Noble Colour Magic Eyes were like that. Needless to say, if Golden Rank Magic Eyes appeared, even the Mage's Association would be thrown into chaos. Even the Magic Eyes possessed by Arcueid, known as the True Ancestor Princess, were only of that rank.
As for Jewel Rank, which stood above Gold, it was a great miracle that even magi believed could not exist in the modern age.
"However, there seem to be rumors within the Mage's Association that several Lords from the great noble families at the top of the Association are secretly concealing Jewel Rank Magic Eyes."
Fang Li shrugged at Darnic as he spoke.
"That undoubtedly adds an air