Just as Landfall was immersed in the grandeur and vastness of the buildings before him, Baka Cat, after carefully reading the equipment text, scratched his head in confusion.
"Hey, something's not right, Mage Burton. Didn't you say Mithrilos Academy doesn't accept ugly apprentices?"
"But if it doesn't discriminate by race, why does it have this—"
As he spoke, Baka Cat lifted the Seeker's Face Covering.
Judging from the description of the Seeker's Face Covering, Mithrilos Academy seemed to strive to treat every student equally and eliminate the barriers between them caused by various factors.
Even Mage Burton himself had just said that during his travels, he had seen people hated for their ugliness. From his tone, he clearly disliked such treatment as well.
If so, why did Mithrilos Academy have such a strange rule?
Even Mage Burton himself had to follow it?
Hearing this, Burton, who had been about to correct Landfall, fell silent for a moment.
This rule did indeed clash sharply with the atmosphere of Mithrilos Academy. It felt contradictory and bizarre.
"This is indeed a rule written into Mithrilos Academy's code. There is no distinction of race, but there is a distinction between beauty and ugliness."
"To be honest, I don't like such a rule either, much less judging people by their appearance."
"But Mithrilos Academy has its reasons for making this rule."
Burton paused for a moment, searching his memories for anything related.
"—I do not know the true reason behind this rule."
"But throughout its long history, there have not been no exceptions."
"And according to various rumors and records, those ugly beings who learned the Academy's knowledge almost all came to bad ends."
"Some went mad, imprisoning themselves deep within caves as crystals grew all over their bodies. Others died suddenly and turned to