"'True Word Spell'?"
"Isn't that the spell Roland and Grand Mage Lunifis developed together? Is it finally going onto the network?"
"To be precise, the paper should have been published and the spell added to the network around the tenth.
But layout problems at Magic delayed things for a few days. They only just got it sorted out."
Hearing the young people talking, several high-ranking mages turned toward Ovesto beside them and gave knowing smiles.
Surprise also appeared on Carl's and Ald's faces, but the jealousy smoldering within them burned even hotter.
Grand Mage Lunifis!
That famous mature ice queen-a truly "grand" mage!
The eldest princess of the Yther Kingdom, an idol to the entire nation, beautiful, fair-skinned, and rich!
Why did a rookie like Roland get to work with her?
At its core, jealousy was the competitive drive to possess resources.
Some people's excellence was bound to encroach on others' interests.
How could they not be jealous?
Still...
So what if you're talented, kid?
However talented you are, you still have to obediently wait in line for years, maybe even a decade or more, before you have any hope of winning an award, don't you?
The two knew they could not compare to Roland, but when they thought of all the monstrous geniuses out there, and the older students and seniors who had joined the queue years or even more than a decade earlier, they suddenly felt much better.
Sure enough, seeing someone else fail to win an award felt even better than winning one themselves!
The next day, June 15.
The day of the latest Morningstar Award selection finally arrived, drawing considerable attention.
Yet before that, a seemingly unrelated piece of news took center stage.
The paper presenting the research findings on the True Word Spell had finally