The doctor was amused by Shade:
"It was a secret art, passed down through the family of Miss Shana Aya, the fiancée of the former group leader, Mr. Shelf Tim. I've never spoken to you in detail about those two, but Miss Aya did not come from an ordinary background.
"Her grandmother's elder sister was also a Ring Arcanist. Tracing further back, Ring Arcanists appeared in the family every few generations. Though the family had declined greatly by her generation and she was its only remaining member, she truly possessed some very ancient knowledge.
"Miss Aya became a student of the Academy because her ancestors had connections with Saint Byron's. She was not like you or me, whose talent was discovered by chance. By the way, don't you find the surname 'Aya' strange?"
When Shade had first heard that surname, he had only been in this world for a few months and did not understand its cultural customs particularly well. But now, the Outlander was already quite familiar with the local situation:
"It is strange. So the surname is fake?"
"Yes. Even I don't know her original surname. It is said that their family has a rule: only after reaching a high enough Ring level can one inherit the family name. Of course, that isn't the important part. The important part is that Miss Aya was the one who sealed that power inside me back then.
"Back then, I did not understand Evil Spirit Demons. Now, I have some guesses. One of Miss Aya's ancestors must have been an extremely powerful Demon Hunter."
The doctor solemnly took out a manuscript:
"After they met with disaster, it took me a long time to emerge from my grief. But I did not forget to sort through their belongings. There were no details