Everything had been going smoothly for Touko Aozaki lately.
As a "failure" who had not even inherited the crest and could only cross the seas to study at the Clock Tower, she had not only become a Lord's disciple but crushed every prejudice imposed on her through her own talent.
Grand Caster-to reach that rank, even bloodline was merely an accessory to talent.
Touko Aozaki had proven that with tangible results. Dozens of mages were already known to have died at her hands, and she had single-handedly destroyed quite a few small families and organizations.
And during this time, the works she created had grown increasingly mature.
Indeed, thanks to her outstanding skills and achievements, Touko had begun hearing vague rumors that the Mage's Association intended to grant her a Sealing Designation.
Touko Aozaki knew this was not retaliation instigated by the mages she had defeated. Though the Mage's Association was deeply hidebound, it still respected the rank of Grand. Certainly, some envied her talent, but not to the point of turning the entire Association against her. Thus, the purpose behind her Sealing Designation was far purer than that of many others who had received the same distinction.
This was the entire world of magecraft's recognition and "goodwill" toward her.
The original purpose of Sealing Designations was to draw greater value from individuals who stood ahead of this world. Capturing them and soaking them in formalin was precisely the correct approach.
The foundation of magecraft lay in inheritance. Apart from such exceptional beings as True Magic Users, exhausting all the truths of the world was simply too difficult for any individual.
If techniques that could not be replicated vanished with their users' deaths, it would be an immense loss and waste for the entire world of magecraft, just as it