When Shura asked that question, everyone turned to look at Hastur.
Hastur lowered his gaze slightly. A rare trace of dejection appeared on his usually stern face. "The old acquaintance I spoke of was my... mentor, Mibury."
After Hastur spoke Mibury's name, looks of "just as expected" appeared on Lapuye's and Asethos's faces.
Others might not have known who Mibury was, but the head of Crownstar Cathedral and Asethos, who had lived through countless centuries, did.
From Year 2300 to Year 4100 of the New Calendar was precisely the cyclical period of ascendance for the Southern Region's Wizarding World. Countless geniuses sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain, emerging into the world and making their mark. Though it had not been the era's absolute zenith, that period was still known as the Fallen Gold Era. Mibury had been a figure active in that age.
He had also come from Crownstar Cathedral. He was an exceptionally outstanding prophecy wizard, once ranking among the top ten of the 108 Observers.
—There had been Observers in the Fallen Gold Era as well, and there had been a full 108 of them. The Observers of that time held seats, and the higher one's seat ranked, the stronger one's overall power was.
Mibury's ability to rank among the top ten was enough to demonstrate his strength. It was said that he had stood only one step away from advancing to Legend.
Prophecy wizards who could enter the Legendary realm were as few as the morning stars. For Mibury to have reached such a level was utterly terrifying in his day.
Yet such a heaven-blessed genius had ultimately vanished without warning.
The outside world only knew that after Year 4067 of the New Calendar, Mibury had never appeared in the Southern Region again. Crownstar Cathedral's explanation