"Smart gamblers never go all in with a single bet. Because they know they are gambling, and that the risk exposure is always at its greatest."
"There is no shame in maintaining reverence for things you only half understand. As long as you are alive, there will always be a chance to learn more."
Having said that, Rat Immortal lowered its paw and tapped the yellowed parchment on the table, its tone growing slightly heavier. "This Magic Circle is like that, and demons are the same... You think I have nothing to do with demons, but how much do you know about their true nature? You think the school will stop demons from entering the campus, but how much do you know about the policymakers at First University?"
It let out a short, piercing laugh, as though adding an annotation to its two questions.
The witch's delicate brows drew tightly together, and a trace of caution appeared on her face.
Even as the vice president of the Student Union, she knew little about this kind of knowledge involving the secrets of the Wizarding World. Not to mention that she came from Beta Town North District—a place universally recognized in the Wizarding World as a magical wasteland.
Rat Immortal did not seem inclined to give detailed answers to its two questions. Changing the subject, it returned to its story.
"Using demonic aura to stimulate and strengthen magical reactions, thereby increasing a wizard's chances of succeeding in advancement—this was the main subject of my laboratory's research. Simply put, magic power has a stress-like response to demonic aura. Demonic aura can cause magic power to undergo multiple transformations in a short time, thereby improving Magic Power Quality... until the wizard can no longer endure those transformations and ultimately accepts the alteration of the