“The fact that he received top marks in the national exam means…” Cheon Woo-Jin started.

Siegfried concluded. “He’s a genius.”

“Precisely. He’s a genius indeed. Emperor Stuttgart himself seemed to have personally favored him, saying that he is the future of the empire or something,” Cheon Woo-Jin continued.

“I think he’s good enough to receive such praises… I mean, he aced the whole exam, right? He totally deserves it.”

“He’s a genius, so there’s not a single thing he can’t do. It doesn’t matter if it’s politics, administration, foreign affairs, construction, arts, city planning, economics, etc… No wonder those bastards from the Church of Osric were hell-bent on abducting him.”

“But will those cult heads be able to handle the backlash? It’s someone the emperor himself favors, right?”

“The Church of Osric wants to sow discord and plunge the world into chaos. The emperor? They don’t care about him at all. In fact, one of their main goals is the collapse of the empire. Do you really think they’re scared of the emperor?”

“Those guys aren’t scared of anything…?”

“They were brazen enough to abduct the Head Researcher of the Magic Tower. To do something like that, someone can only be one of two things—either they’re crazy or…”

“They’re confident in themse...