"So, you came after all. Were you drawn here by the seven dazzling treasures?"
As the group marveled at the newcomer's beauty, O'Locke's disgusted, contemptuous voice came from the side. From his words, it was clear that he was extremely displeased with Luvia.
"Is there a problem, old gentleman?" Luvia looked at O'Locke with a smile, as though she had not understood the implication behind his words.
"As expected of that lowly bloodline, Luvia Edelfelt." O'Locke remained as impolite as ever, though he had also revealed the newcomer's identity.
"What an honor."
Luvia's expression did not change in the slightest in the face of O'Locke's insulting words.
"Luvia Edelfelt. What an extraordinary person."
After learning the newcomer's name from O'Locke, Lord El-Melloi II looked somewhat moved.
"Teacher, do you know her?" Gray asked softly at his side.
"She comes from a famous Finnish Jewel Magic family. It is said that the previous head has largely withdrawn from public life, and that the family's affairs are mostly managed by his daughter. That should be her." As one of the Clock Tower's Lords, Lord El-Melloi II naturally knew the notable figures of the magecraft world.
"I never expected even an immature Lord to know of her. They are merely nouveau riche from the Renaissance, who rose to power through hyena-like methods." O'Locke suddenly laughed.
"The Renaissance was still several centuries ago. Is this the magecraft world's hierarchy of contempt?"
Upon hearing O'Locke's words, Shen Fei immediately understood why he looked down on Luvia. As everyone knew, the older something was in the magecraft world, the more mysterious it was. Powerful magecraft families generally had histories of around a thousand years, and naturally looked down on magician families that had only recently developed.
Back then, Lord El-Melloi II—Waver—had been one of those mocked.