The Proper Way to Introduce Yourself

Mage Hansen's voice rose and fell. Whenever his emotions calmed, Benjamin did not dare dig too close; otherwise, if a hole suddenly opened up in the hall, things would get awkward.

Still, what he had heard so far was more or less enough.

The other side had probably noticed that something was wrong, which was why the information they had just revealed to Benjamin was half true and half false. The school's location, the publicity arrangements... Yet they still only saw Benjamin as someone Mage Finch had sent to test them, and had not developed any intention of backing down because of it.

—They still wanted to keep going, only with even greater resolve.

They really weren't afraid of death...

Benjamin could not help shaking his head.

Even if Mage Finch had sent someone to probe them, from this group's perspective, it would only take moments for the Magic Academy to learn what was happening. They knew perfectly well that the Magic Academy would retaliate against them. Therefore, they might as well go all the way and speed up their entire plan instead.

They would immediately send mages to various places and use the Rune Meditation Method to make a name for themselves, pushing the whole matter into the public eye. Once mages from every country began paying attention to what was happening here, Benjamin would find it difficult to act under so many watchful eyes.

Unfortunately... Benjamin had no intention of doing anything to them personally.

After listening for a while longer, he turned and left, returning from the underground tunnel to the secluded path. He filled in the entrance, then swiftly departed Lante City.

Since these people wanted to speed things up, he only needed to speed things up as well.

Benjamin took out a voice-transmission wood chip