“If I don’t leave, what would I be doing here?” Eugene asked her.

“You can do whatever you like. I don’t know when the Red Tower Master might be retiring, but… Sir Eugene, if you say you wish to become the next Tower Master, the current Red Tower Master would probably approve you as his successor without hesitation.”

“I have no intentions of becoming a tower master.”

“Then how about the Court Wizards? Isn't Trempel Vizardo also extremely interested in recruiting you?”

Trempel Vizardo was the Commander of Aroth’s Court Wizards. Since about a year ago, he had been trying to get close to Eugene to recruit him for a position in the Court Wizards.

“Crown Prince Honein also greatly favors you, Sir Eugene. In my opinion, Crown Prince Honein’s line is one that will be able to continue to proudly make a name for itself over the next few decades, until it even reaches outside of Aroth,” Mer continued to persuade him.

“Although I’m grateful for the Crown Prince’s favor, that also doesn’t appeal to me,” Eugene rejected the suggestion.

“You won’t be able to become the Patriarch...