"Budding, Budding..." Rosen repeatedly murmured the term under his breath. In the past, this word would never have stirred any reaction in him. But now, it seemed to have become a curse; whenever Rosen uttered it, he felt his heart quake with fear.
Only now did Rosen finally understand why Angel had told him about this matter with such solemnity.
Because it was far too important!
Or rather, the matter of the Budding was a violent upheaval for the entire Wizarding World. Yet most terrifying of all, it could not be spoken of to too many people.
It was a terrifying nightmare hidden within the fog.
It could not be asked about, could not be contemplated, could not be spread, could not be speculated upon, and still less could it be tested.
Yet such a dreadful secret had appeared in the Yirong Kingdom. It was tantamount to placing an uncontrollable unexploded bomb beside Sky Mechanical City's pillow.
Rosen could scarcely imagine what a terrible disaster it would be if faith in the Budding erupted within Sky Mechanical City.
Sky Mechanical City was one of the greatest hubs of wealth in the Southern Region's Wizarding World. Nearly all the elite talents of the entire Wizarding World gathered here, and every major wizard organization and wizard family had a foothold here. If the "Budding Disaster" broke out here, it could erode the entire Wizarding World in the blink of an eye.
It had to be stopped! And every possible means had to be used to stop it!
Rosen was ordinarily an exceedingly cold-natured man, yet what he had heard today still gave rise to an intense obsession within him.
An obsession that had to be fulfilled. Otherwise, Sky Mechanical City itself might be overturned by the "Budding Disaster."
Even though no signs