Standoff

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“Conrad actually let you go that easily. You say things in such a strange way that people often misunderstand you, don’t they?”

“I don’t think that’s particularly true.”

“Then you must just be incredibly oblivious. From what I’ve seen, this has probably happened to you plenty of times already.”

“...”

“Watch what you say. I have a feeling you’re going to get caught up in all sorts of disasters because of that.”

That was harsh.

As I scratched my cheek, Persi sighed and looked over the design proposal I’d drawn up for the item I wanted made.

Persi Cistern Levantine, Dean of the Department of Magic, was a capable researcher recognized even by the Magic Tower.

Considering that humanity in Sera’s world had achieved most of its technological progress through magitech, being recognized by the Magic Tower—the very heart of that technology—was quite an accomplishment...