For Eugene, he had spent these past few months with a singular focus on studying magic, even more than when he had first started learning magic. He re-read the magic books kept within the Red Tower of Magic, even though he had already finished reading all of them a long time ago, while also working his way through Akron once again from the first floor to the top floor. He had even cajoled and threatened Melkith into lending him the rarer magic books that were kept in the White Tower of Magic.

Seeing as he was so focussed on this, it was only natural that rumors would start to spread. In fact, even if Eugene hadn’t been so enthusiastic in his pursuit of magic, rumors would still have no choice but to start flying. It was because the name Eugene Lionheart was just that famous.

Aside from being associated with the Lionheart clan, Eugene was the master of Akasha and the successor of the Wise Sienna. With someone like Eugene already beginning to research his Signature and preparing to rise to the ranks of an Archwizard, it was only natural and inevitable that Eugene would become Aroth’s eye of the storm.

The very first person to come looking for him was Aroth’s Crown Prince. Honein Abram, the Crown Prince who had been interested in Eugene since he first started studying in Aroth, visited the Red Tower of Magic accompanied by Trempel Vizardo, the head of the Court Wizards Division. Under the pretext of renting them out, Honein loaned Eugene several books from the Royal Palace’s Library of Magic.

The next person to come looking for Eugene was Hiridus Euzeland, the Blue Tower Master. Since he was worried that, as someone who was not a member of the Red Tower of Magic, it would be rude of him to give advice and instruction to Lovellian’s disciple, he had only come looking for Eugene after first seeking permission from Lovellian. Like Trempel, Hiridus had heard the news that Eugene was conceiving his own Signature and had come to give advice from an Archwizard’s point of view.

The Green Tower Master, Jeneric Osman, hadn’t come looking for Eugene. Perhaps it was because he had yet to shake off the humiliation and rage from losing that duel he had had with Eugene back then? From what Eugene had heard, it appeared that Jeneric had been cooped up on the top floor of the Green Tower of Magic ever since the day their duel had ended.

It didn’t really matter much to Eugene. He didn’t know what kind of advice the Green Tower Master might be able to give from his perspective, but Eugene had already listened to advice from three Tower Masters and the Head of the Court Wizards Division.

Also, he had already seen the Green Tower Master’s Signature, Yggdrasil, and thanks to comprehending the previous level of the spell, the Divine Tree, through Akasha, Eugene was even able to cast the spell himself.

“If possible, you shouldn’t visit Merdein Square,” Melkith advised him. “You also shouldn’t go to any of the stores in town that have green letters or patterns on their signs.”

“Why not?” Eugene asked.

Melkith scoffed, “Are you really that ignorant? Merdein Square is the front yard of the Green Tower...