Inside the study of Meni Castle.
Aaron met the current Count Meni.
As the son of the first count, Count Meni was already over seventy and looked exceedingly aged.
Yet when he saw the spider mask on Aaron's face, he displayed a rare excitement. "You are... one of the Shadow Spider?"
"I am the new-generation sorcerer leader of the Shadow Spider. You may call me Angola!"
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Aaron's lips. "You summoned me here for the matter of the Star Heights airship?"
Now, it was once again time for selection.
"Yes. Two people with sorcerer talent have recently emerged in my family. I hope you can take them to broaden their horizons. One of them is Juliet..."
Count Meni let out a sigh. "Sadly... women are always so easily lost in beautiful fantasies of love."
"The agreement signed by Teacher Andrew before did not seem to include this."
Aaron fell silent for a moment before replying.
"Please do your utmost, sir. There are no other sorcerer apprentices left in the family..."
A trace of helplessness appeared on Count Meni's face. "And the Meni Family is willing to offer sufficient compensation... so long as it satisfies you."
"That can be attempted." Aaron's smile widened. "You seem very hopeful about this opportunity? Has someone in your family appeared with fifth-grade-or-higher aptitude?"
"No, no, of course not!"
Count Meni waved both hands frantically. "It is merely that, according to news from the Mithri Family, the scale of apprentice recruitment on the Sorcerer Continent will be larger than before this time, and the standards will be relaxed somewhat..."
"Oh?"
Aaron was slightly surprised, but he understood that when something was abnormal, there had to be something sinister behind it. "And you are not afraid of danger?"
"Of course