"Teacher, I think perhaps you should read these articles."
Coming back to their senses, several students from the Katria School spoke to Grand Mage Malsin.
Grand Mage Malsin was somewhat puzzled, but he still accepted the newspapers his students had prepared and began reading.
A little while later, he looked up and asked with a hint of confusion, "People outside are already discussing this?"
"Someone probably used your remarks to turn the criticism against Mr. Roland."
Grand Mage Malsin immediately realized what had happened, and embarrassment crossed his face.
"My fault. I got carried away and didn't watch my tongue."
As a Grand Mage, his every word and action could affect many people.
There had been painful lessons about that before.
Grand Mage Malsin had never expected that his simple expression of excitement and joy at seeing a path forward would be exploited by people with ulterior motives.
"How about I publish a clarification in the newspaper?
"That wouldn't be ideal either. We haven't gotten to the bottom of this yet. If I say it has no Divine Radiance, only for it to appear later, wouldn't that cause another round of trouble?"
"Help me invite Roland and his teacher, His Excellency Ovesto, so we can discuss this face-to-face."
After some thought, Grand Mage Malsin made his decision.
Roland soon learned of Grand Mage Malsin's invitation and gladly accepted.
At the end of that month, while public debate on the Magic Network raged over the true caliber of Seris runes, Roland and his teacher had already arrived in the city's eastern district to meet Grand Mage Malsin at a private villa.
He was a senior member of the Runes School nearing seventy, a few years older than Ovesto.
Like Ovesto, however, he was healthy and vigorous, sharp-eyed and seemingly still