"I successfully cast all three True Word Spells. Seris incantations work!"
Amid his excitement, Roland made sure to share the good news with Lunifis.
"That's wonderful!"
Lunifis's reply arrived quickly, her words carrying a note of excitement.
"It looks like I'd better work harder and keep developing the level 1 True Word Spells."
Roland asked, "Is there anything I can help with? You've been doing all the work, and I honestly feel rather embarrassed."
"Didn't we agree to divide the work? Just conserve your strength and get some proper rest. Once I've finished this stage of the research, you'll have to get back into the fight!"
Inside the Yther Wizard Tower, Lunifis enthusiastically sent Roland that reply, then gave her fingers a gentle flick.
On the desk, a quill floated into the air, dipped itself into the nearby ink bottle, and resumed writing furiously on the paper.
"Trial implementation of the Seris Pinyin Scheme begins in the Yther Kingdom!"
"Heisenberg Wizard Tower adopts the Ous Alphabet Phonetic-Symbol Scheme as an experimental course!"
"Yther Wizard Tower develops standard audio lessons modeled on Mr. Roland's accent!"
"Ous Alphabet Phonetic-Symbol Scheme gathers over a hundred suggestions and releases an improved version!"
"Ms. Lunifis tells this newspaper that the current scheme requires no revisions."
"Ous Alphabet Phonetic-Symbol Scheme team says it welcomes all opinions and suggestions with an open mind."
Across the Magic Network, public debate grew increasingly heated as Lunifis and the Orthodox School each made their moves.
Ever since Roland mastered the level 0 True Word Spells "Bind," "Repel," and "Tremor," more and more people had joined the discussion about the pronunciation of oracle-bone characters.
Many mages who knew little of the underlying situation declared that Seris Pinyin was simply too awkward and too difficult to learn.
It did not