Inside the residence at the Orvisto Wizard Tower.
"Magic rune compilation successful, construction sound, resonance rate satisfactory... approved!"
Roland was corresponding by email, reviewing the school members' collective contributions to turning seal-script characters into magic.
Since establishing the Joint Research Association, he no longer had to work alone, and the project had received support from all sides.
The establishment of radicals, in particular, had allowed him to adopt a collaborative approach similar to an open-source community, pooling everyone's efforts through the Joint Research Association.
This world had no distributed version-control systems like Git, but centuries of experience with state-sponsored compilations and scholarly book projects went a long way toward compensating for that shortcoming. As a result, the project was progressing fairly smoothly.
After a bout of highly efficient work, the effects of "Scholar's Zeal" gradually faded. Roland, whose brain had been running at high speed for so long, finally began to feel tired.
After instructing the Magic Quill beside him to copy the documents, he stood and stretched at length.
"Master."
The Fox-Eared Girl waiting nearby approached and offered him the milk tea she had prepared earlier.
Roland took the tea and drank, then instructed her, "Help me organize these manuscripts."
The Fox-Eared Girl acknowledged his request.
She promptly gathered the manuscripts and went to work at a small desk on the other side of the room.
Roland settled into his rocking chair, cast "Projection," and checked the news on the Magic Network.
It was already June 10. His previously submitted paper on the "Dream Spell" had officially appeared in Magic, and, as expected, quite a few congratulatory letters had arrived.
The Magic Network Administration Office had also issued an announcement stating that the spell would be included in its assessments, sparking a rush to learn it.
Many people declared