Lu Cang's tone was full of hostility.
He had already retreated to the middle of the hotel lobby.
The hotel wasn't exactly lively right now.
But there were still quite a few people in the lobby.
The other man wouldn't dare attack him in full view of the public.
And an invisible barrier had already shielded Lu Cang.
The man before him had soft, white hair. He smiled faintly and said, "Relax."
"If I wanted to kill you, why would I have come to meet you?"
Lu Cang said, "I don't want to meet you."
"Don't be like that."
"I heard that you're the most magically gifted genius after Iz..."
"I've been wanting to meet a genius like you, too."
As he spoke, he walked toward Lu Cang.
The man sitting on the sofa over there also walked toward Lu Cang.
Two identical men.
Was it some kind of spell?
"What do you want?"
Lu Cang asked calmly.
"Nothing. I just want to teach you a few spells and see whether you're really as talented as the rumors say."
"Though you really are eight years old, just like the rumors..."
"A mage who awakened earlier than me." The monocled man behind him muttered in a barely audible voice.
"Uncle just wants to teach you a spell." The man behind him continued muttering in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
Teach him a spell?
Actually, Lu Cang had been looking for other magic lately, too.
But he hadn't realized until he started looking.
The magic available in Rhein Town was surprisingly limited.
It turned out that most spells required buying a spellbook, and a second-tier spellbook cost twenty gold coins.
The selection at the magic shop in Rhein Town was even more pitiful.
He'd learned after asking around that