“I’m done preparing,” Theo said.

Vince, who was also immersed in reading, glanced up from his book. He was impressed with Theo’s concentration over the last six days. [Battle Song] was notorious for forming and then building on a theoretical base that was drastically different from existing magic systems. The unclear phrases that were littered through it, while proof of the author’s foreign origin did not help one’s comprehension.

But Theo took less than a week to comprehend it… His comprehension is beyond my expectations!

The cover of the book had become even more tattered in the last six days. In a situation where Theo’s comprehension didn’t reach 100%, calling it ‘complete’ might be offensive. However, it would be difficult to understand any more of the book’s contents without the author.

If one were to discount the difference between the author’s and reader’s perspective, the differences in meaning caused by the gap between eras and civilizations, and so forth, Theo’s understanding would be 95%. Vince had already taught Theo everything he knew about Battle Song. In fact, Theo might even...