Carefree days always flew by. In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.
By staying here, Roland and the others had grown closer to Sophia and Polina, while Froya's relationship with the two had also eased considerably.
Roland learned that without standing in Arcana circles, Sophia's rank as a second-rank mage and Polina's as a first-rank mage left them all too vulnerable to harassment and predatory attention.
Their only defense was probably their past experience living and studying at the Orvisto Wizard Tower.
Moreover, Polina had taken the spellcasting license exam because she had been studying hard on her own outside of work to raise her mage rank.
It was hard to say whether that was inspiring or tragic.
Or perhaps the need for such inspiration was itself a tragedy.
And so, February 5 arrived.
It was a special day. The important paper that had drawn attention from all sides, Roland's previously submitted "Research on Oracle Magicalization," was finally officially published!
Since it had already received plenty of advance publicity, those with connections had more or less managed to get an early look, but few had yet read it in full.
Only on this day did they finally get their wish.
In his hotel room, Roland reclined on the bed, sticking to his usual habit of studying Ancient Elvish.
This time, however, he was not continuing his lessons. Since he could not access the course materials while away, he could only read poems aloud from the book in his hands.
Amid the rise and fall of its rhythms, verses from the First Elven Dynasty drifted through the air like music.
This was one of the characteristics of Ancient Elvish: even a little rhyme made it sound as lovely as a song.
As he read, Roland could even faintly