When the Crowley Family's envoy appeared at the entrance to Genie's Hut, Colmar was teaching the North District Wizards who had received commendations that month several special uses of the Buffy Brain Revitalizer. For North District Wizards, who needed external aid to cast magic, this powerful stimulant that enhanced mental capacity had a wide range of applications.
When Catherine informed her of the visitor's identity, she made no attempt to hide her surprise.
As a famously stubborn family within the Wizard Council, the Crowley name had a terrible reputation in Beta Town North District. They were the sort of traditional wizards who were cold-blooded to the extreme, willing to force North District tricksters to hand over bloodstained Magic materials for the sake of ensuring an experiment proceeded smoothly.
After the emergence of North District Wizards, this family had also become a representative of the wizards most hostile toward them. On the surface, it was due to the deeply ingrained magical discrimination among old-school wizards. In reality, it was because once North District Wizards gained a certain degree of magical mastery, they severely encroached upon the interests of the Crowleys.
The simplest example was Haoma Grass. Because there were no longer enough cheap tricksters to do the gathering work, the price of this Magic Plant from Silent Forest had more than doubled in recent years. It was widely used in potion-making, incense, and many magical experiments due to its ability to strengthen a wizard's connection with nature. This alone cost the Crowley Family dozens of jade coins each year.
"—What are they here for?"
The North District Archwizard narrowed her eyes, folded her left arm across her chest, and raised her right hand to unconsciously brush her chin. Then she immediately realized that in physiognomic divination, this gesture meant ambiguity. In