Sienna’s memory was extracted using magic and played out in front of them as a video.

Two centuries ago, Sienna had spent decades creating the Circles Magic Formula. Afterward, she created the Eternal Hole to surpass the limit one could reach using the Circles Formula — the Ninth Circle.

Then, Sienna started preparing to enter seclusion.

After creating the Eternal Hole, Sienna no longer needed Akasha, so she donated the magical device containing the principles of the Eternal Hole and Akasha to Akron. She hoped that someday, a wizard would succeed in comprehending the Eternal Hole and materializing it in their body. If they had enough skill, they would be able to even interfere with Akasha and become its new master.

All of this had been in preparation for Sienna to sever her ties with the mortal world. Since donating the Eternal Hole and Akasha, Sienna severed all contact with the monarchy, the towers of magic, and the magic guild. She maintained some level of communication with her disciples, but even that dwindled as she passed on her position as the head of the Green Tower to one of her disciples.

Kazitan, where Hamel’s tomb was located, was a desert and a territory of Nahama, but until one hundred years ago, it belonged to Turas rather than Nahama.

Vermouth, Molon, Sienna, and Anise had created Hamel’s tomb deep underground on the outskirts of Turas, in Hamel’s hometown. They had erected statues and memorials before placing Hamel’s body in a sanctum sealed from intrusion.

The tomb was a forbidden place,...