The Black Mystery Tower looked bizarre, but its atmosphere of nervous dread actually reached its peak when a piece of news arrived... Sia Tower, which had been hunting the Red Dragon, suddenly disbanded the large force that the dragon had toyed with almost to the point of collapse.
Everyone, including the Black Mystery Tower's three tower masters, was politely sent back—even Kament Tower, who had been following Fengo all along.
Although many people did not quite understand what had happened and suspected that Sia Tower had already found a way to capture the Red Dragon, which was why it had dismissed those hoping for a share of the spoils, they all secretly mocked the Black Mystery Tower.
Of the Black Mystery Tower's three tower masters, aside from Rute, who was reputed to be the strongest, Kament Tower had abandoned all dignity. He had practically glued himself to Fengo's back and stopped just short of serving him tea and water.
Then there was Nicholson, who had sacrificed the lives of two outstanding students just to curry favor with Sia Tower.
Although the other Mage Towers had also suffered losses to varying degrees, only the Black Mystery Tower had lost both its reputation and its substance.
But that mockery probably came only from the lower- and middle-ranking mages. The clever Archmages likely had their own thoughts about this incident.
That included Hill, who was holed up underground, absorbed in his work.
When he heard Aislin and Nanalie discussing the matter in complicated tones... both women had concluded that Felis might run into trouble before the tower masters returned.
After all, Rolando had already swallowed the potion... he apparently wanted to become a Seventh-Circle Mage before Kament Tower returned, hoping to win a little affection from his teacher.
He had actually believed the