extracted a weathered photocopy from
within His Garment its crucial elements
meticulously obscured forming dense
mosaics that concealed vital Secrets he
presented it to Conrad with both hands a
confident smile curving his lips as if
this document were his ultimate trump
card Conrad eagerly seized the photocopy
his gaze piercing as it swept over each
word with the intensity of a hawk he
scrutinized it repeatedly each perusal
intensifying his curiosity and desire
the contents of this note were
comprehensible to him yet he recognized
it undoubtedly belonged to a grand
sorcerer even more formidable than
himself however the critical points were
so thoroughly redacted that they left
him Restless yearning to peel away the
layers obscuring the truth slowly Conrad
lifted his head his eyes glinting with a
dangerous light reminiscent of a beast
on the verge of unleashing its wrath he
fixed his stare upon gardo his voice low
and resonant where did you acquire this
note why have the crucial points been
concealed cardo's heart tightened yet he
was already prepared with his
explanation he replied with an unruffled
demeanor this note originates from an
ancestor of our Eastern civilization who
once apprenticed at the Academy of
Tranquility Upon returning home he left
behind this record upon hearing this
Conrad furrowed his brow as if weighing
cardo's words he was astonished that
such a talent had emerged from the
Eastern civilization a recognition that
seemed to have gone unheralded to it was
a remarkable honor yet the Eastern
civilization had chosen not to publicize
it after all if they were to unveil this
note a plethora of s-rank sorcerers
might flock to pledge their allegiance
he fell silent for a moment a dangerous
glimmer flickering in his eyes he
contemplated whether to employ some
extraordinary means to extract the
original document then AB sconed with it
from the Eastern civilization for
in-depth study with this note in hand he
felt the substantial confidence that he
could transcend to an ultr S rank it
that juncture the question of entering
the Academy of Tranquility would become
inconsequential gardo felt a jolt from
Conrad's razor sharp gaze forcing a few
Hollow laughs as he struggled to
maintain an appearance of calm Master
perhaps you should refrain from
harboring any ulterior motives this note
is hidden in a remarkably secretive and
secure location should any disturbance
arise or if my life senses peril
the original will immediately self
imilate turning to Ash's he that point
you would find yourself with nothing to
show for your efforts Conrad narrowed
his eyes a knowing smile playing at the
corners of his mouth as if he had
discerned gard's underlying thoughts you
are overthinking this that I'm merely
curious about when your Eastern
civilization produced such an
extraordinary sorcerer how is it that
his legendary Feats have not echoed
across the cosmos it is truly perplexing
Ardo felt a wave of relief wash over him
realizing that Conrad did not fully
trust his words yet he continued to
explain with a smile this ancestor was
exceedingly low-key despite his
prodigious talent and sorcery he devoted
his life to quiet study and seldom
intervened directly moreover whenever he
did act he did so with such subtlety
that he left no traces behind naturally
preventing any rumors from circulating
hence his legendary Deeds remain sh
routed in obscurity the methods of
sorcerers have always been complex and
enigmatic capable of executing lethal
Deeds without leaving a trace that if
one truly wished to conceal their
identity they could do so with utter
silence unnoticed by all Conrad pondered
for a moment weighing gardo statements
finally he nodded slowly his sharp gaze
softening considerably very well I shall
tentatively place my trust in you