Gemfish

Leo stood on the deck with his arms crossed, gazing into the distance.

At the same time, he continued studying the Codex in his mind.

A Wizard ship was essentially a type of magitech item.

Following the route set by a Wizard, it would sail across the sea with fixed precision, without the slightest deviation.

No sailors were needed to operate it during the voyage.

Thus, there were only Leo and the others aboard this Wizard ship, with no other crew members.

Fried stood at the bow and said, "Wizard Leo, I think I need to apologize to you."

"Back during the Great Summons, when you had just returned from the Twin Continents, I saw the others excluding you, yet I failed to stand by your side."

"I'm sorry about that."

"Since you were someone Wizard Nova had taken a liking to, then even if Formal Wizards targeted you, you should have been able to resolve it with ease."

Leo's expression turned strange as he listened to Fried.

He had thought Fried was simply apologizing for his earlier actions.

But now that he listened closely, it sounded less like Fried was apologizing for what he had done and more like he was apologizing for failing to trust Wizard Nova.

Though Leo found it odd, he did not dwell on it. He said, "Given my circumstances at the time, there was nothing wrong with what you did. No one would be willing to make enemies of Formal Wizards."

Fried insisted, "No matter what, my actions showed distrust toward Mentor Nova. That was wrong."

After saying that, Fried clenched his fists and gave an awkward smile. "At the time, when the Formal Wizards targeted you, I thought your Wizard path was already over. But in truth, it did not end because of