“Do you think that child will be able to achieve his dream in the future?” Sein suddenly asked Bousse, who was standing beside him, as they watched the magic carpet depart.0

Bousse had overheard the boy and Sein’s exchange earlier but this question caught him off guard. He hesitated, unsure how to respond.0

As Bousse watched the flying carpet disappear into the distance, his thoughts drifted back over a hundred years.0

He had once been the same age as the boy when he got tested for his magic aptitude and sent away from his parents to a big city to pursue education as a mage.0

The vast distances that required airships to traverse had been an unthinkable journey for a child.0

The relentless, grueling academy tasks and the weight of...0