Reeves's story was not complicated.
He came from a wizard family on Bode Island called Vansel. Among the many wizard families of the Southern Region, Vansel was not among the very best, but it still ranked in the first tier, because the Vansel family had once produced a Rune Pattern warlock of the True Knowledge level.
Angel did not know Reeves, but he had heard of that Rune Pattern warlock—Aguro, the "Mirror of the Ebb Tide."
When Antonio had introduced Angel to certain matters concerning Sky Mechanical City, he had mentioned that many of Sky Mechanical City's long-distance transmission arrays open to the outside world had been drawn by Aguro of the Vansel family.
As a Rune Pattern warlock—moreover, one specializing in the spatial school—Aguro's unparalleled skill in Rune Pattern Drawing had earned him an exceptionally wide circle of connections.
Yet unfortunately, more than a century ago, Aguro had left the Vansel family without any warning.
No one knew where he had gone, nor whether he would return. A century had now passed, yet there was still no news of Aguro. It seemed he had completely severed all ties with the Vansel family.
Wizards coming and going was common enough in the Southern Region. For instance, after the previous leader of Savage Cave became a Legend, he left the Southern Region and never returned. So it was not some rare occurrence. After all, to pursue truth, one always had to give up something.
Yet such free-spirited departures only applied to wizard organizations. Most wizard organizations had powerful successors. Take Lord Rhein, for example—he had made his name early, his strength crushing his generation. After smoothly taking office, he had ruled for a thousand years without disaster.
But the Vansel family was different. Aguro was unique and irreplaceable. Before this, the