Wood's Meeting

Benjamin immediately returned to the Magic Academy.

He did not begin preparing for matters in the Hori Kingdom right away. Instead, he went to the Rune Research Institute, found Mage Abby, the person in charge, in the corridor, and asked about the recent situation.

"Our current project is a mental power enhancement array—based on those brand-new runes you brought back before." Mage Abby pushed up her glasses, opened the record board in her hands, and said, "Progress has not been fast, but we should have results in half a month."

Benjamin nodded first, affirming their work, before asking, "While researching runes... have you noticed any abnormalities in the flow of nearby elements?"

Mage Abby frowned. "Why... Headmaster, why do you ask?"

"Because I recently learned something. Large-scale use of runes may carry a certain degree of danger, and could even trigger elemental disasters. I want to hear your thoughts on it."

At that, Mage Abby lowered her head and pondered for a moment before saying, "At present... we have not detected any signs of elemental disasters. However, whenever we try to set up a rune array, the elements within several dozen meters experience slight disturbances. We considered that normal, so we did not pay special attention to it."

So it really was possible...

Benjamin immediately nodded and said, "Then from now on, devote some effort to studying this phenomenon as well. Make sure the degree of elemental disturbance is kept as low as possible at all times."

"We understand."

Mage Abby nodded, turned to a fresh page on her record board, and wrote it down as a new project.

With that, after dealing with the rune issue, Benjamin felt considerably more at ease. If they started guarding against danger at the very first sprout, he believed runes would not eventually