Unlike Saitis's dreadful talent, Walkerway's aptitude as a spellcaster was among the very finest in the entire Multiverse. Magic suited his hands as perfectly as silk draped over a dancer's body, and runes were practically an extension of his limbs.
Possessing magic talent that could only be called monstrous, Walkerway's path as a professional naturally went without a hitch during the earliest years of his youth. In his first attempt at awakening magical power, the delighted Mr. Zuo Mi effortlessly became an Apprentice Level Mage brimming with mana. Lightning and fire danced under the excited boy's control, while light and darkness alike answered this genius's call.
Although, in a sense, someone as excessively extreme as Walkerway was not truly suited to become a spellcaster who relied on reason and calm calculation at every step. A warrior who took courage and strength as glory would have better suited his will. But in this world filled with coincidences and surprises, how many professionals had the chance to choose the profession they liked at the moment they awakened their power?
The young Walkerway was no exception.
Both his talent as a spellcaster and the knowledge Saitis had memorized destined the future "Dead Wen Feng Lantern" to become a Mage professional at this moment. And the fact that he entered the halls of magic while retaining the mindset of a warrior seemed to foretell his sorrowful life...
With his flexible mind and bold, inquisitive nature, Walkerway's path of professional advancement went as smoothly as the "novel protagonists" sung of by bards. It took him only three years to become a Journeyman Mage, and by the time Walkerway was twenty-five, this unquestionable genius had already successfully stepped across the threshold of Formal Level!
By then, the young Mage's wish that "the young should not be