"Terry Duzem, a state-sponsored student of Alpha Academy at First University, class of 1980, possessed an exceptional talent for alchemy. In his second year, he completed the Registered Wizard examination ritual. In his third year, he published an important paper on Divine Substance as its first author and became a specially invited guest at the International Young Alchemists Conference..."
The Puppet seemed to have returned to the stage where it hosted hunting competitions. It paced back and forth atop the broad desk, twirling its slender cane between its long fingers. Its voice and tapping footsteps echoed one another, weaving a pleasant rhythm:
"...Then the school established an independent laboratory for him—the Duzem Alchemy Laboratory. Oh, there's a small detail here. The one who completed that paper with Dr. Duzem back then was Professor Monteria... Perhaps that was why they met tonight? A simple exchange of greetings between two old friends who had not seen each other in a long time?"
"Back to the point. At the age of twenty-one, Terry Duzem, already a 'Doctor,' entered the Great Arcana sequence of 'Wands,' with the code name 'Star.' He represented the Wizarding World's hopes for the future and should have been the youngest recipient of a Great Arcana title in the past thirty years... Oh, no, perhaps the second or third youngest?"
As it spoke, the Puppet fretfully flicked its long fingers and began muttering calculations to itself. "Eighteen is less than twenty-one. Zheng Qing from Jiuyou Academy should be the youngest Great Arcana in the past thirty years... And there's that Beauty Su from Qingqiu. Hmm, twenty-three? Twenty-four? How old is she this year?"
Its eyes rolled as it looked toward the old man behind the desk, its dull face brimming with curiosity.
Old Man Ruo Yu pretended not to hear