"How could Black Magicians be forgiven? Could we simply turn a blind eye to the destruction they have wrought upon the Wizard World?" the Level-5 Knight asked rather heatedly.
Saine remained calm before the Level-5 Knight. Under the gaze of so many powerful figures at the Wizard Alliance Assembly, Saine spoke slowly. "Those whose crimes are truly heinous are indeed difficult to forgive."
"But for those Black Magicians whose wrongdoing is still shallow, or who strayed down the wrong path because of certain special circumstances, I believe they should be given one chance to choose again, even if it means allowing them to atone for their crimes through meritorious service," Saine said.
Before the many powerful figures of the Alliance Assembly, Saine spoke of his own past—as a Black Wizard Apprentice.
As a Black Wizard Apprentice who had grown up in the Davier Region, Saine's youth could hardly have been called happy.
Nor had he willingly set foot upon this path.
Had he not been fortunate enough to encounter several seniors who gave him immense help in succession, he did not know what his future might have become.
Saine spoke of his first mentor, an obscure Rank One Black Magician.
In Saine's eyes, his mentor had been nowhere near the level of "utterly vicious and heinous."
On the contrary, Moxidu had been one of the rare Black Magicians who was comparatively generous and held fast to a Spellcaster's faith in the pursuit of Truth.
If some among the Black Magicians could be rehabilitated and saved, then Black Magicians like Moxidu would clearly be first in line.
Besides Moxidu, Saine also mentioned the Level-4 Magician Midiqi and his mentor Luluenman, both of whom had profoundly influenced the course of his life.
Coincidentally, both of these Rank Four powerhouses of the Wizard