Thanks to his capable teacher and allies, Roland smoothly defused the probing offensive launched by Gallo and the others. He even turned defense into offense, preparing to seize the opportunity to secure some funding.
In late August, he actively wrote an article appealing to all sides, and officially published it in a newspaper in early September.
"On the Seris Spirit"!
Anyone with eyes could see that this was a counterattack against Oksaya's earlier public criticism.
"Recently, I have heard some mage friends discussing the Seris spirit, even proposing a ban on pilot education programs in Seris. I find this deeply regrettable.
Mr. Oksaya, who made this proposal, seems to have forgotten where we humans came from, and how our magic and Arcana came into being.
Before discussing the subject of this article, the Seris spirit, I must first give Mr. Oksaya a proper history lesson. This will also remind those who take issue with the Seris spirit to face these fundamental questions.
As everyone knows, the verifiable, traceable history of human civilization across the entire Yate Continent, which was later unified as Atrelin, falls into seven major eras.
They are as follows:
The Wilderness Era, also known as antiquity or the tribal age, was dominated by the Gnosis School. People revered ancient spiritual powers such as stargazing, divination, dream perception, and mind control. This was the pioneering beginning of humanity's gradual mastery of magic.
During the latter half of this era, as tribes and towns emerged, humans gradually learned in secret from intelligent magical creatures such as elves. They began mastering magic and entered the esoteric arts era.
The esoteric arts era revered language and writing. Humanism and classical city-states arose, and the Runes School was born during this period. Following modern reforms, it added disciplines such as history and