Everyone else in the room was a teacher or teaching assistant from the Alchemy Department of the Imperial Academy.
There was only one reason they were drinking here today.
Albert had just overcome another academic challenge.
"Albert, stop staring at it. It's just a Meteor Shower with some strange Magic Power fluctuations. Come over and tell us about that Mana Spiral Conversion Formula you discovered."
"That's right. It's not often we get a chance to come out and celebrate, so let's make the most of it."
Although these alchemists couldn't see things as clearly as Nikola and Albert could,
that didn't mean they were useless.
On the contrary, no one who taught at the Imperial Academy was useless.
Every department selected the best of the best from among thousands of alchemists.
They weren't blind.
"That was the Flamingo Knights Order that just left, right?"
"Nikola was with them, too."
"Good grief, they're really going all out. That's one of the Empire's top Knights Orders."
Someone clicked their tongue.
The Flamingo Knights Order was one of the Empire's top Knights Orders.
Its equipment, personnel, and training were all among the best in the country.
For starters, it had a full thousand mages.
On top of that, it had nine thousand combat personnel and twenty thousand support personnel.
A Knights Order of this caliber was usually tasked with guarding the Imperial Capital and protecting the emperor.
There were only ten Knights Orders of this caliber in the Imperial Capital.
But today, one had left the city to protect Nikola.
So some people felt envious.
"Considering this is Nikola we're talking about, sending a Knights Order to escort him is perfectly normal."
Some people cared, and some didn't.
As far as he was concerned, going to such lengths to protect a Title Holder