Recruiting Seiya had been Princess Emerald's idea from the very beginning.
After all, a mage capable of withstanding Magic-Enlightenment Power was, to a certain extent, already a strategic weapon capable of deterring other kingdoms.
And after their brief exchange, Princess Emerald had also been won over by Seiya's knowledge and elegance. That was why she had suddenly decided that she wanted Seiya to stay and serve as her court magic instructor.
There were two reasons for this idea. First, Princess Emerald wanted to build a good relationship with a powerful mage like Seiya.
Second, she was genuinely quite interested in the Nakatsukasa Shikigami Magic Seiya had mentioned.
After all, according to Seiya, this so-called Nakatsukasa Shikigami Magic was utterly unique in this world apart from himself. It should be considered a type of Lost Magic.
This was a world of magic, where everything in daily life was closely intertwined with magic. Who would refuse the chance to learn a powerful form of magic?
This was Lost Magic even rarer than ancient magic. Even as the princess of a nation, she would naturally be moved by it.
What set Spirit Mages apart from other mages was that the upper limit of their strength depended on how many Spirit Keys they possessed.
If all the Zodiac keys were in your hands, then you could proudly call yourself the strongest Spirit Mage!
Spirits themselves also had certain limits to their strength. The only difference was that a Spirit Mage's magic power determined how many Spirits they could summon at once.
Princess Emerald was also a Spirit Mage, but because she had had too many subjects to study since childhood, such as statecraft and etiquette, her strength could only be considered that of a third-rate Spirit Mage.
The Zodiac Spirit Keys had long since