The witch continued to smile. "Then may I ask, Ms. Keli, are you a member of the Wizard Journal's staff?"
Keli replied awkwardly, "I... I'm not. But you've approved my GG submissions for several issues."
"Since you aren't a member of the Wizard Journal's staff, why are you meddling in our affairs?"
A note of impatience crept into the witch's voice. "Ms. Keli, consider this a formal warning. Stop harassing Mr. Leo, or I'll have to ask you to leave. The Wizard Journal doesn't welcome troublemakers."
Keli could tell that the witch was already very angry.
Although she was a special envoy, ultimately, she merely worked for a Formal Wizard.
Every employee of the Wizard Journal, on the other hand, worked directly with Formal Wizards.
"I'm very sorry, ma'am," Keli said. "I was out of line."
With that, Keli led Hain away without apologizing to Leo. The two sat on his other side, their backs turned squarely toward him.
"Mr. Leo, if they continue to harass you, please let me know," the witch said. "I'll ask them to leave."
"All right, ma'am."
Inside the office.
Vivian anxiously waited for Wizard Stofen's reply.
A moment later, the office communicator rang.
"Vivian, what's so urgent that you needed to contact me?"
"Wizard Stofen, it's about Wizard Leo. When I met him today, I discovered that he had already become a First-Rank Wizard Apprentice."
Vivian continued, "Also, Wizard Leo..."
Vivian was just about to explain the matter of the Dragon Blood Purification Potion to Stofen.
But Stofen interrupted impatiently. "I understand. Since he's already a First-Rank Wizard Apprentice, give him a slot for this round of GG submissions."
"I have an urgent matter to attend to. I won't be leaving my laboratory for the next two weeks."
"I'll leave the Wizard Journal's affairs