While Lucian was speaking with the Director…
At the same time, inside the now-empty training hall of the Association, on the floor where the test had taken place only a short while ago, something strange was happening.
The training hall had fallen completely silent, and beneath that silence…
A faint glow suddenly appeared across the floor.
Slowly, light flickered beneath the stone as, one after another, strange symbols began forming across its surface, connecting with one another in perfect symmetry.
The markings spread outward, creating an intricate formation that almost resembled a spell circle.
The entire formation began glowing brighter and brighter.
Then—
FWOOM!
A burst of mana suddenly erupted from the formation, and a figure immediately flickered into existence at the centre of the magic circle.
It was a woman.
She wore a long, curved, pointed hat that covered most of her head, while a staff rested firmly in her right hand.
The staff looked anything but ordinary.
