On the floating ship, Saine, maintaining a partial Flame Demon Transformation, studied the fat man before him with a leisurely gaze.
Things had gone more smoothly than Saine had imagined. When he arrived at this floating ship, the mages stationed aboard had not even put up any worthwhile resistance.
Pure Academy Mages and seasoned War Magicians who had experienced several Plane Wars truly stood at two opposite extremes.
Of course, the reason this floating ship had obediently stopped also had something to do with the personality of Baus, the Level-1 Magician in charge of everything aboard.
"Your name is Baus?" Saine could not help asking again.
His bearing and manner of speech did not actually resemble those of a Black Magician. After discovering that this floating ship possessed no Will to Resist, Saine had shown none of the overbearing, unreasonable side expected of one.
"Yes... yes, sir," Baus answered, trembling.
Saine's strength surpassed Baus's by an unknown margin. Since his own magical attainments were truly mediocre, Baus could not even tell that Saine's life level remained at Level Two. Instead, he took him for an aggressive Third-Level Great Magician.
That made sense. The two third-level deans Baus had only occasionally seen during opening ceremonies at the Francina Second Public Magic Academy had nowhere near the individual presence of the fierce Saine before him.
Faced with such a powerful opponent, Baus did not possess even the slightest urge to resist.
If he had truly encountered one of those notoriously infamous Black Magicians, Baus could only accept his misfortune.
This fat man was quite sensible and adaptable, and his temperament was rather broad-minded—or perhaps simply defeatist.
Baus's lack of resistance greatly satisfied Saine.
However, what interested Saine even more was the man's name and appearance.
During his apprentice years at the City