Locke took out his library card. After Witch Lana examined it, she revealed a strange expression. "Come with me, Locke Augustine."
"I haven't seen such an interesting young wizard in a long time."
"But our Rose Council's library is different from the libraries of Boniface University and Golden Crown Mountain. Without an acquaintance, you'll find it impossible to take even a single step here."
Witch Lana turned around and gestured for Locke to follow.
Locke naturally chose to follow her. After all, the gazes of all the wizards in the library were rather strange, and having a familiar Sun-Ring Wizard lead him around made things much easier.
Witch Lana brought Locke before a human wizard in the Second Ring free area. That human General Studies wizard, Bill, was tall and thin, with a crew cut and a black wizard's robe. He was as skinny as a bean sprout.
Wizard Bill looked at Locke in surprise. "An outsider wizard? That's truly rare."
He looked at Witch Lana. "And this is—"
Witch Lana raised her chin and crossed her arms. She was currently wearing a wizard's robe decorated at the shoulder with a light-blue rose, Ocean Princess, as an ornament. She looked exceptionally beautiful.
"Consider him one of my admirers. Whatever he needs, do your best to satisfy him."
Wizard Bill bowed to Witch Lana.
"I understand, Teacher Lana."
Witch Lana looked at Locke and explained, "In the Rose Council's library, when you ask a General Studies wizard to search for some special magic book, you tell him the relevant keywords, and the answer he gives you will often have two possible outcomes."
"If you run into a wizard outside our little circle, you can just give him a perfunctory answer. After all, only General Studies wizards themselves possess such a massive