Roland...
Acting Tower Master, empowered to exercise the veto!
The room fell silent for a moment.
Then sharp gasps sounded one after another.
Atrelin was a typical nation governed by a Mages' Council. Its highest authority was the Arcane Committee, whose commissioners were effectively legislators and lords. The colonial worlds also modeled their leadership on Atrelin's.
An appointment like this practically meant they were grooming Roland to become the Empire's future leader.
This was the perfect illustration of scholarship leading to office!
Some of the sharper minds quickly caught on.
This was not an exceptional promotion at all, but a normal advancement.
The main reason was that Lainer World currently had no one else suitable.
Grand Mage Watson had run into a few minor problems. If he continued serving as Tower Master, the mages under him would harbor doubts.
He had been dragged into this entirely because of Piero and Gallo.
"Roland, congratulations!"
"We couldn't really say anything in front of Grand Mage Watson just now, but this is truly something worth celebrating."
"Until Lainer World is free of the threat from the Abyss, members of the Orthodox School are no longer suitable for holding office here.
"As for Gallo himself, even if he ultimately proves innocent, he may still be transferred out of Lainer World."
"Tsk, tsk. This affair might not diminish his standing in Arcana, but over at the Committee... stepping aside to avoid conflicts of interest, or even resigning to accept responsibility, will be unavoidable."
After leaving Grand Mage Watson's office, everyone who had come out with Roland offered their congratulations.
As leading figures of the Runes School among the younger generation, Roland and Gallo were obvious rivals.
The Committee had sent them to Lainer to assess and nurture them, as well as to let them